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1. 1 Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight each character as needed whe Sea Key and press the control to enter each character into the radio 123 jonesi 1 2 4 BRSP Alternatively i 7 Be El g h j CANCEL 2 To highlight the next character in the character display press the 4 e Forward button Forward gt Bbc 3 To highlight the previous character in the character display press the Back button P 4 To enter the highlighted text press and release the Tuning Select control Back ablc 5 The Info button allows quick access to the Backspace control You can then use the Tuning Select control to access the OK and Cancel options Press Info again to go back to the character selection 2 Info 2 Configuration Plugging in and language selection 1 Place your radio on a flat surface and plug the cable from the mains adaptor into the DC input socket located onthe left hand side of your o Ye radio marked DC ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket 2 Plug the mains adaptor into a wall socket and switch on the socket IMPORTANT The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting et the radio to the mains supply The mains socket used for the radio must remain accessible during normal use In order to disconnect the radio from the mains the mains adaptor should be removed from the mains socket outlet completely 3 When you app
2. Having entered the SSID you must enter details of the encryption system used on your wireless network This should be the same as specified in your router settings If your network does not use encryption then select the Open option Your radio should then connect to the network so skip to step 11 If your network uses WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy select the Pre Shared Key option then go to step 8 The remaining options are for WPA or WPA2 WiFi Protected Access see step 9 If you chose Pre Shared Key in step 7 you should then choose the WEP option The key should be entered using only the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F The key will be 10 characters long for 64 bit encryption and 26 characters long for 128 bit encryption The radio will accept lower case letters a f as equivalent to upper case A F Spaces or special symbols are not permitted in WEP keys Text entry is by the same method as described above in step 6 See also Text entry on page 8 sonfiguration DNS Primary DNS 192 168 Secondary DNS Oe Ox SSID 6 9 mynetworkfij 2 BRSP OR ICANCEL 4 DC ij q 9 a h o Authentication Open Pre Shared Key WPA WPA2 Encryption type Disabled WEP Key 9 9 01234ABCDE BRSP OR CANCEL 2 J q 18 Manual network configuration cont 10 11 19 The three controls on th
3. Displays information about the radio be lelcy RADIO station or scrolling text messages such 12 34 Description The best new music and entertainment as artist track name phone number etc Internet radio BBC Radio 2 Displays programme type information e g Pop Classic News etc and the BBE RADIO location of the current radio station Internet radio Genre Variety Show country London United Kingdom 12 BBC Radio 2 Displays the reliability of the data stream from the station currently being pe lelcy RADIO Reliability Excellent Internet radio BBC Radio 2 Displays the bit rate and format of the station being received s lelc RADIO 12 34 Bit rate 128 kbps Codec WMA Sampling Rate 44 1kHz 30 Display modes cont e Playback buffer Displays status when connecting to and playing a radio station This indicates the reliability of the data stream to your radio If there are no bars shown to the right of the dividing line then the data stream reliability may be poor and you may find that there are many breaks in the audio f Date Displays the current date Additional or alternative information may be displayed when listening to Podcasts Categories displayable can include Episode name Show description Show genre Show language Episode URL Bit rate Codec Sampling rate Whenever the radio is d
4. You may need to press Select control at each stage of the update Once the software update is completed the radio will prompt you to press Select to restart Press the Tuning Select control and your radio will then restart You may find that you will need to reconfigure your network connection following an update You may also need to re enter all radio station presets alarm settings and configuration options VERY IMPORTANT Do not switch off the power to the radio until the update operation is complete and the radio has restarted otherwise the unit may become permanently damaged Main menu DAB FM AUX in Sleep Alarms System settings System settings Time Date Backlight Inactive Standby Language Factory Reset Software update Software update Auto check setting Check now Software update Check periodically for new versions YES NO Software update Auto check setting Check now Network profiles Each time that you connect your radio to a WiFi network the radio will store the details of that connection SSID security key DHCP IP address settings as a profile Up to four such profiles are stored in the radio so that if the unit is used in multiple locations there is no need to enter the network settings when returning to a location previously visited The radio stores the four most recent profiles in memory identified by their SSID Normally the radio will attempt
5. Your radio has 3 station order settings from which you can choose The station order settings are alphanumeric ensemble and valid Note The default station order on your radio is alphanumeric 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio 2 Press the Mode button as needed to select DAB Radio mode 3 Press the Menu button to enter the DAB menu list 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Station order is highlighted Press the Tuning Select control to enter the station order adjustment mode 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control to choose between Alphanumeric Ensemble and Valid Alphanumeric sorts the station list alpha numerically 0 9 A Z Ensemble organises the station list by DAB multiplex Valid shows only those stations for which a signal can be found The current setting is indicated by an asterisk 6 Press the Tuning Select control to select the required station order 7 Press the Menu button as needed to return to the DAB menu or to the stations list 65 Menu Rado 5 cs ac e My Music Spotify DAB Radio FM Radio AUX DAB Radio DAB Station list gt Scan Manual tune gt Prune invalid DRC gt Station order gt Station order Alphanumeric Ensemble Valid Prune stations If you move to a different part of the country some of the stations which were listed may no longer be available Also from time to
6. d Signal error strength Displays text messages such as the artist or track name phone in number traffic alerts etc Displays the type of station being listened to such as Pop Classic News etc Displays the name of the DAB multiplex to which the current station belongs as well as its broadcast frequency Displays the signal error and strength for the station being listened to A lower error number indicates a better quality of radio signal The signal strength graph can be used when positioning the radio or its antenna For good reception the graph should occupy three or more blocks Info DAB Radio DAB Heart re Heart More Music Variety DAB Radio ac Falla DAB Heart AA Pop Music DAB Radio ac Talle 12 34 DAB Heart re MXR Yorkshire Freq 223 936MHz DAB Radio ac Tall F DAB Heart Signal error 0 inad Strength DAB Radio 2 Talla 60 Display modes cont e Bit rate and audio type Displays the digital bit rate and audio coding information for the station being listened to f Date Displays the current date g DL Plus text Some stations may provide other programme related information for the display in addition to the regular text If none is available a message No DL is displayed Asignal strength indicator is always shown in the lower area of the display on the right hand side If the broadcast being
7. DAB Heart mA 11C 220 352 MHz Strength DAB Radio Tl ic Talla Dynamic Range Control settings Dynamic Range Control also known as DRC can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment by reducing the dynamic range of the audio signal 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio 2 Press the Mode button as needed to select DAB Radio mode 3 Press the Menu button to enter the DAB menu 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until DRC is highlighted on the display 5 Press the Tuning Select control to enter the DRC adjustment mode The current DRC setting will be indicated with an asterisk 6 Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the required DRC setting the default is Off DRC Off DRC is switched off Broadcast DRC will be ignored DRC high DRC is set as sent by broadcaster DRC low DRC level is set to 1 2 that sent by broadcaster 7 Press and release the Tuning Select control to confirm the setting Note Not all DAB broadcasts use the DRC function If the broadcast does not provide DRC information then the DRC setting in the radio will have no effect Menu g 08 Select W Seek wat E DAB Radio Radio Spotify DAB Radio FM Radio DAB Radio DAB Station list gt Scan Manual tune gt Prune invalid DRC gt Station order DRC DRC high DRC low DRC off 64 Station order setup
8. System settings gt System settings Equaliser Network Time Date Backlight Inactive Standby Language Brightness Normal Standby Brightness High Medium Low Headphone socket A 3 5mm Headphone Socket located on the left hand side of your radio is provided for use with headphones Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker Please be aware that the sensitivity of headphones can vary widely We therefore recommend setting volume to a low level before connecting headphones to the radio IMPORTANT Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss To prevent possible hearing damage do not listen at high volume levels for long periods Line out socket 3 5mm Jack A 3 5mm Line Out socket located on the left hand side of your radio is provided for connecting the audio signal to an external amplifier Inserting an audio cable into this socket will not mute the internal loudspeaker Set the volume control on the radio to minimum if desired 86 Auxiliary input socket A3 5mm Auxiliary Input socket located on the left hand side of your radio is provided for connecting the audio signal from an external audio source such as an MP3 or CD player 87 Connect a stereo lead from the headphone output of your MP3 or CD player to the Aux In socket located on the left hand side of your radio Typically this lead will have a 3 5mm stereo
9. The manually specified IP address should be chosen to be compatible with the settings in your router and must be a unique address on your network If you are using DHCP for some devices and static manually configured IP addresses for others the IP address used should fall outside the range that the router may allocate using DHCP Typically the first three groups of digits will be the same for all devices on your network To enter the IP address rotate the Tuning Select control to set the value for each group of digits and then press the control to enter the value and to move on to the next group When the IP address has been entered the subnet mask should be entered The subnet mask defines which parts of the IP address are common across your network For most small networks the subnet mask will be 255 255 255 0 and this is entered in the same way The Gateway address is normally the IP address of the router through which the radio connects to the internet and is entered in the same way as the previous addresses Network settings Network wizard PBC Wlan setup View settings Wlan region Manual settings NetRemote PIN Setup Connection type Wireless DHCP DHCP enable DHCP disable IP settings 2 9 3 9 IP address 192 168 1 Subnet mask 255 255 4 255 Gateway address Gateway address 192 168 1 25 4 9 Manual network configuration cont 5 In most installations the DNS settings D
10. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and press the On Standby button to switch on your radio Press the Mode button as needed to select FM Radio mode Rotate the Tuning Selectcontrolina clockwise direction The displayed frequency will increase Press the Tuning Select control to carry out an auto tune Your radio will scan up the FM band from the currently displayed frequency and will stop scanning when it finds a station of sufficient strength The display will show the frequency of the signal which has been found If RDS information is available after a few seconds the display will show the radio station name If you only hear hiss or interference simply press the Tuning Select control to scan further Your radio may have found a spurious interference signal To find more FM stations press the Tuning Select control to repeat the scan operation To scan down in frequency rotate the Tuning Select control in a anti clockwise direction first and then press the control Your radio will scan down the FM band from the currently displayed frequency and will stop scanning when it finds a signal of sufficient strength When the end of the waveband is reached your radio will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the waveband Use the Volume control to adjust the sound level as needed 2 Je Mode 3 p gt COEN Select es s S a 103 40MHz FM Radio A bITa 12 34 FM Heart FM
11. Heart FM The Best Variety Of FM Radio Hits A bJ Tala Manual tuning FM Radio 1 Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and press the On Standby button to switch on your radio 2 Press the Mode button as needed to select FM Radio mode IC 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control to control the frequency that the FM Radio radio will tune to The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz Mode When the end of the waveband is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the waveband 103 40MHz 4 Use the Volume control to adjust the sound level as needed a 5 B oo W PRITE Pe EP eSeev we 68 Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in FM mode Info 1 Press the Info button to cycle through the different options a Text Displays text messages such as the artist or track name phone in number traffic alerts etc b Program Type Displays the type of station being listened to such as Pop Classic News etc c Frequency Displays the frequency of the FM signal d Date Displays the current date Note If no RDS information is available then the radio will only be able to display the frequency There will be no text or programme type information available under these conditions The radio only provides displays when there is information available So if there is no text for example that display is not available The RDS indicator at the bottom of the
12. Rotate the Tuning Select control until Language is highlighted on the screen Press the Tuning Select control to enter the Language options menu Rotate the Tuning Select control until the desired language is highlighted on the screen Press the Tuning Select control to select the chosen language option The display will then change to show the System settings menu in the chosen language Rotate the Tuning Select control until the Setup wizard option is highlighted on the screen and then press the control If you change the language you will not see Setup wizard in English You will see an equivalent menu item in your language for example Assistant r glages in French or Installaz guidata in Italian Rotate the Tuning Select control until YES is highlighted on the screen and press the control to select it This will cause the radio to run the set up procedure as if it had just been switched on for the first time but it will do this using the language selected in step 9 above Continue setting up your radio on the next page o Select a Seek at in 4 System settings Inactive Standby Language Factory Reset Software update Setup wizard Info Setup wizard Run wizard again at next start up YES NO Main menu DAB FM AUX in Sleep Alarms System settings gt System settings Network gt Time Date gt Backlight
13. and A F Some wireless routers can also use pass phrases for WEP but these are not supported by your radio WPA keys are usually set up using a pass phrase of between 8 and 63 characters Your radio accepts pass phrases for WPA keys To enter the WEP or WPA key characters are selected and entered using the Tuning Select control As you rotate the control the highlight scrolls through the available characters as well as the three controls on the right The character currently highlighted will be entered when you press the Tuning Select control Do this as needed until the complete key has been entered Remember WEP keys only use the numbers 0 9 and letters A F WPA keys are sensitive to upper and lower case characters You must enter the key exactly or the radio will not connect to the network The three controls on the right hand side of the screen have special functions You can quickly access these by pressing the Info button and then use the Tuning Select control as needed See also Text Entry on page 8 select BK5P to erase a character just entered long press to clear select Ok when the complete key has been entered select CANCEL to cancel and re run the Network Wizard If a WEP or WPA key has previously been entered for the selected SSID then the display will show Key Set If you have previously entered a different key you must clear this by selecting the sksP symbol This
14. gt fra Genre Alternative Ambient Big Band Bluegrass Blues Business news h Blues All Stations Highlighted Stations Belgium France Germany Greece 435 All Stations Asian sound radio Aston FM Atlantic FM Audio Book Radio BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 24 Searching for a radio station by name There may be occasions when you know the name of a radio station but you do not know the location or genre This facility allows you to search for the station using a part or parts of the radio station name 25 Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet Radio menu Rotate the Tuning Selectcontrol until Station list is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select Rotate the Tuning Select control until Stations is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select Rotate the Tuning Select control until Search stations is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select To enter the search word s rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight each character for the search in turn and press the Tuning Select control to enter If you make an error rotate the control or use the Info button to access the delete character BksP on the screen and then press the Tuning Select control Rotate the control or press Info again to go back to the character selection After the final character of the search has been entered use the
15. will be performed and the radio will restart as if first plugged in The DAB stations list together with any preset stations will be erased and your wireless network connection details will be lost All configuration settings will be restored to their defaults the clock and alarms will be reset In case of malfunction for any reason reset the product as described above to resume normal operation It may be necessary in some cases to disconnect the mains power and batteries then reconnect power after 10 seconds In case of malfunction due to electrical fast transient burst reset the product as above reconnection of the power source may be required to resume normal operation Menu Q o Select Ni Seek w S ex 4 Information Main menu DAB FM AUX in Sleep Alarms System settings System settings Network Time Date Backlight Inactive Standby Language Factory Reset tory reset Proceed 90 Software update From time to time new software features for your radio may be developed Your radio has therefore been designed to allow its internal software to be updated using your Internet connection You should not attempt to update your radio unless it is recommended to you by Roberts Customer Services Updating the software may remove all network settings radio station presets and alarm settings from your radio It is important that you do not attempt this procedu
16. Friendly Name New Friendly Name Firmware Radio ID Roberts Stream 207 002261111222 Julia s Stream 20 Apply a 6 17 002261111222 94 Troubleshooting If you experience any trouble with your radio then you may find it useful to visit the help section on our website If you have difficulty connecting the radio to your computer network some of these steps may help to resolve the problem 1 95 Confirm that a WiFi connected PC can access the Internet i e can browse the web using the same network Check that a DHCP server is available normally a router function Your radio will by default use DHCP unless you choose to disable it This may be configured using the menu items Main Menu gt System settings gt Network gt Manual settings You then need to choose DHCP enable or DHCP disable If you enable DHCP then the radio will negotiate with your router or DHCP server and will be provided with an IP address as well as the other settings needed If you wish to set the network configuration manually refer to paragraph 6 Check that your network s firewall is not blocking any outgoing ports As a minimum the radio needs access to UDP and TCP ports 80 and 123 Port 53 may be required for DNS Some Internet radio services may require additional ports to be open Windows Media Player 11 or 12 will allocate a port number for UPnP media sharing and will configure Microsoft s Windows
17. Gf JENNY Jenny s music Music Video Pictures Playlists Fra Music All music gt Genre gt All Artists gt gt gt gt Contributing Artists Album Artists Composers Media selection When searching via UPnP you will have a selection of search criteria as determined by the UPnP server software on your computer This allows you to search by a given information type Album Artist Genre etc and then to narrow the search to an album or to a particular track within an album Some UPnP server applications allow the search options to be customised The searches described here are just examples of the possibilities Listening to a complete album 1 Use the Tuning Select control to choose content by Artist Album Genre etc according to your needs then press the control to enter your choice 2 When you reach the album or folder the menu will then switch to showing the tracks in that album or folder When searching by UPnP they will normally be listed in track number order but as with the search criteria this can vary according to the server application used 3 With the first track in the album indicated press the Tuning Select control The album will then begin playing While the radio is playing from your media library you may use the menus as described above to choose a different selection When you select the track from which to play the radio will then immediately begin playing the n
18. Network settings View settings Wlan region Manual settings NetRemote PIN Setup Network profile Keep network connected Network profile Jones family Paul s network Test router Confirm delete Confirm delete YES NO 92 Software version display The software version display is provided for reference and customer support purposes 1 Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button Rotate the Tuning Select control until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the System Settings menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Info is highlighted on the display Press the control to display the software version and radio ID Rotate the Tuning Select control to display further information 3 Press the Menu button to exit Audio FAQ Your radio can access some audio help for Internet Radio use 1 93 With your radio switched on and in the Internet Radio mode press the Menu button Rotate the Tuning Select control until Station list is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Select control Rotate the Tuning Select control until Help is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Select control to enter the Help menu Rotate the Tuning Select control until FAQ is highlighted Press the control to display some frequently asked questions Rotate the Tuning Select control to choose a question
19. To look at modify or delete your favourite stations lists on the web site use the link My favourites in the My account area To delete a favourite radio station click on the icon with a heart and minus symbol Configuring My Added Stations If you wish to listen to a radio station which is not currently held in the database at http www wifiradio frontier com it is possible to add the details yourself You will need to obtain the internet address URL for the audio stream for the station that you wish to add This may be information provided by the radio station itself via its web site or perhaps passed to you from another listener Note The URL for the audio stream will generally not be the URL for the web page from which you listen to the station on your PC Use the My added stations link in the My account area on the web site This allows you to add details of new stations or to modify those already added You can provide a name for the radio station which will be shown on your radio You must also provide the web address location and format details Once you have Internet radio stations available in your My Added Stations list you may play these stations from your radio These stations will be available on your radio from the Internet Radio menu item My Added Stations It is possible to add the web addresses for audio streams which may not be playable by your radio If you attempt to play such a stream
20. UTC 01 00 Madrid Am UTC 01 30 UTC 02 00 Athens Cair UTC 02 30 Time Date Set Time Date Auto update Set format Set timezone Daylight savings Daylight savings Daylight savings ON OFF 76 Setting the alarm clock Your radio has two separate alarms which can be set to wake you to either the radio or a buzzer alarm In the event of a power interruption your radio has built in memory that will retain your alarm settings Ensure that the time is set correctly before setting the alarms Alarms can be set while the radio is in Standby mode or switched on 1 To change the states of the alarms while the radio is in Standby press the Mode Alarm button The display will cycle through No Alarm Alarm 1 enabled Alarm 2 enabled or Alarms 1 and 2 enabled 2 To change the detailed alarm settings while the radio is in Standby press and hold the Mode Alarm button This will cause the Alarms menu to be displayed Then skip to step 5 below 3 Alternatively you may change the alarm settings while the radio is switched on Press the Menu button to access the menu for the current mode Rotate the Tuning Select control until Main menu is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the Main menu 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Alarms is selected on the display Press the control to see the current alarm settings If no change is required press the Menu or Back
21. access code from each radio in order to add it to the account They may then share your favourite and added radio station details 32 Customising your radio cont Configuring My Favourite Stations 33 Using the web site at http www wifiradio frontier com it is possible to search among the many radio stations that are available by location genre or language You may also choose from new or popular stations When the radio stations that you have found are shown on your computer screen they are shown with a Play icon and an Add to favourites icon the plus symbol and heart Clicking on the Play icon will allow you to hear the radio station via your computer Clicking on the Add to favourites icon will cause the radio station to be added to the list accessible via your radio To help you organise your favourites and since you may have a great many after a while the web site will allow you to specify the name for a category or group under which the radio station will be listed on your radio Suitable names might be Rock Smooth Mum s stations and so on When ever you add another radio station to your favourites you can either add it to an existing category or create a new one Once you have Internet radio stations available in your My Favourite Stations list you may play these stations from your radio These stations will be available on your radio from the Internet Radio menu item My Favourites
22. and again use the Play to function see steps 3 5 The additional tracks will be added to the playlist in the current Play to window You may also delete or change the order of tracks within the Play to window 9 When you wish to exit DMR mode simply either switch off your radio or press the mode button to select a different operating mode Don t forget that in order to reselect the DMR mode and to be able to use Play to from Windows you must first ensure that your radio has an active connection to your network see steps 1 and 2 above Note Some Windows security software can prevent correct operation of the Play to function Such software may have updates or configuration options which will permit Play to to operate correctly please consult your anti virus software supplier The Play to function in Windows 7 and 8 has been tested successfully with the Stream 207 radio when using Microsoft s own security software without problems Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 Windows Defender for Windows 8 8 1 Music Player P Play To Roberts Stream 207 002261 cai Roberts Stream 207 002261111111 Roberts Radio Limited Stream 207 Clear List a Windmills Of Your Mind 351 14 The Man I Love 0 38 B Voice ALLEE Alison Moyet a Almost Blue 3 53 a Je Crois Entendre Encore 3 30 a What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life 3 15
23. built in firewall appropriately Other firewall software may require configuration for UPnP or to allow particular IP addresses to have trusted access Check that your access point does not restrict connections to particular MAC addresses sometimes called MAC address filtering You can view the radio s MAC address using the menu items Main Menu gt System settings gt Network gt View settings gt MAC address The MAC address will typically be of the form 00 22 61 xx xx xx If you have an encrypted network check that you have entered the correct encryption key into the radio Remember that text format WPA keys are case sensitive If your radio displays Network error when attempting to connect to an encrypted network then please ensure that you enter the correct key for the network If the problem persists then you may need to re check your network configuration If you need to set up your radio s IP address manually you will need to know low level details of your network s configuration Use the menu items Main Menu gt System settings gt Network gt Manual settings gt Wireless gt DHCP disable The radio will then prompt you in turn for the Ethernet IP address Ethernet Subnet mask Ethernet Gateway address Ethernet Primary DNS Ethernet Secondary DNS If you are setting up a wireless connection manually you will also need to enter the SSID the encryption type and
24. free of charge The guarantee does not cover 1 Damage resulting from incorrect use 2 Consequential damage 3 Product with removed or defaced serial numbers N B Damaged or broken telescopic aerials will not be replaced under guarantee Procedure Any claim under this guarantee should be made through the dealer from whom the product was purchased It is likely that your Roberts dealer will be able to attend to any defect quickly and efficiently but should it be necessary the dealer will return the product to the company s service department for attention In the event that it is not possible to return the product to the Roberts dealer from whom it was purchased please contact Roberts Radio using the contact details on the www robertsradio com website For product repairs falling outside the guarantee period please refer to the Customer care tab on the www robertsradio com website These statements do not affect the statutory rights of a consumer 104 gt Issue 1 ROBERTS RADIO LIMITED PO Box 130 Mexborough South Yorkshire S64 8YT Website http www robertsradio com 2015 Roberts Radio Limited CE
25. gt Inactive Standby Language gt Factory Reset Language English French German Italian Danish Spanish Setup wizard Start now YES NO 10 Clock and time settings The following instructions assume that you have either just plugged in your radio see page 9 or that you have just specified the language option for the menus see page 10 1 11 Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the desired clock format either 12 or 24 hour then press the control to enter your selection Next the way in which the radio updates its clock is set A menu allowing you to specify the auto update option for the clock will be shown The Update from Network option will be best for most users Rotate the Tuning Select control to choose an auto update option for the clock This can be updated from DAB or FM radio from the Network or not updated The default is to auto update from the network If you choose another option go to Connecting to your computer network on page 12 Otherwise you will first need to select the correct time zone and daylight savings setting see the next steps If you choose No update you will need to set the clock manually later see page 75 Press the control to confirm your choice Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the time zone for your current location Press the Tuning Select control to enter the setting You will then need to set the Daylight Savings o
26. is not always conclusive Information Ifyou cannot play the station via your PC this may indicate that the problem is not necessarily due to your radio but it could be your network your internet connection the broadcaster or internet congestion Music Player UPnP problems The use of the Music Player function with UPnP should be straightforward However the power that UPnP offers by allowing devices to connect with each other means thatit is often disabled by default by security applications such as third party firewall software and in routers If you are using Windows Media Player WMP as your UPnP server and if it fails to operate with your radio please keep this fact in mind A fresh installation of Windows and Windows Media Player when using Microsoft s built in firewall software will normally work f you have trouble getting UPnP working it is generally because of some other software that has been added to your computer If UPnP does not work as expected possible reasons may include UPnP functions blocked in firewall software UPnP functions turned off by security software UPnP functions hi jacked by other software UPnP functions blocked in the router Multi cast packets blocked in the router IP address of system blocked in firewall software Some third party UPnP servers are much less dependent upon other parts of Windows than WMP 11 or 12 If the greater flexibility that these offer is attractive then it may be fou
27. media USB playback My playlist Repeat play Off Shuffle play Off 2 Clear My playlist 43 Shared media JENNY Jenny s music HOME_PC Mum s music Allowing a device to connect to Windows Media Player 12 gt Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center gt Media streaming options gt Search Choose media streaming options for computers and devices ie Name your media library Julia Choose default settings Show devices on Local network oy Allow All Block All a E Media programs on this PC and remote connections Customize Allowed Allowed access using default settings Roberts Stream 207 002261111111 Allow Allowed access using default settings Locating and playing media files using UPnP Once the UPnP server has been configured to share media files with your radio you may select the files that you wish to play as follows 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on the unit Press the Mode button as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown The main Music Player menu will then be displayed 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Shared media is highlighted on the display and then press the control to cause the radio to scan for UPnP servers Note that it may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan The display will return to the Music Player menu if no UPnP servers are found 3 After a successful scan
28. mode display e Mode Menu o Select Ni Seek w S Internet Radio DAB Radio FM Scan setting Audio setting System settings gt Main menu gt M Radio FM weak reception Listen in Mono only YES NO FM weak reception Listen in Mono only YES NO Presetting stations in DAB and FM modes Your radio has five memory preset buttons each for DAB and FM radio They are used in the same way for each operating mode Storing a preset using the preset buttons 1 5 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio Tune to the required radio station as previously described To store the station as a preset press and hold the required Preset button 1 5 until the display shows Preset stored The station will be stored under the chosen preset button Repeat this procedure as needed for the remaining presets Stations which are already stored in the presets may be over written by following the above procedure Note The radio station presets are retained in memory when the radio is switched off and disconnected from the mains supply Recalling a preset using preset buttons 1 5 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio Select the required operating mode using the Mode button Momentarily press the required Preset button Your radio will then tune to the station stored in the selected preset memory The preset used w
29. playback progress for the track currently playing b Artist Displays the artist information for the track currently playing c Album Displays the album information for the track currently playing d Format Displays the bit rate and format of the track currently playing e Buffer Displays the radios internal buffer status during media playback f Date Displays the current date Whenever the Music Player is displaying an information screen as opposed to a menu screen the time is displayed in the top right corner of the display and a WiFi strength indicator is shown in the bottom right corner together with an indicator showing that the radio is obtaining the media from a UPnP server Info Music Player Music player 12 34 Music player 12 34 Love Me Do Love Me Do Bit rate 192 kbps a oa d on Codec WMA My Music 1 06 2 21 My Music Sampling Rate 44 1 kHz Music player 12 34 Music player Love Me Do Love Me Do Artist Playback buffer The Beatles 1 My Music My Music UP AF A Music player 12 34 Music player Love Me Do Love Me Do Album 1 The Beatles Today s Date 08 09 2014 The Stream 207 is able to display the album art for the track being played The ability of the radio to display art depends on the presence of the art in the file being played the art being not too large or being re sized by the server and the ability of the UPnP server to send the art to the radio Art sent to
30. plug at both ends Switch on your radio Press the Mode button until AUX in mode is shown on the display Press play on the connected audio device If you are using its headphone output for the connection set its volume control to a level of somewhere between two thirds and maximum the objective is to get a strong audio signal but without too much distortion Then adjust the volume on the radio as required Note if using an iPod as the sound source you may need to set its output to maximum to get an adequate audio signal level After use disconnect your player in order to listen to your radio conventionally LEN ME Late FAVE Ife Mute function Pressing the Mute control will mute the output from the loudspeaker woe Skee 1 Press and release the Mute Volume control to mute the sound output 2 Press and release the Mute Volume control again or rotate the control 4 to un mute the sound output 88 Inactive Standby timer The Inactive Standby timer allows your radio to save power by automatically going to Standby if no controls are used for a period of time or switching off completely if using batteries By default this period is set to 8 hours but you may change it if you wish 1 With your radio switched on press the Menu button to access the menu for the current mode 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until System settings is highlighted and press the control 3 Rotate the Tuning S
31. received is in stereo then the stereo speaker symbol will be shown If the currently tuned station has been stored as a preset then the preset number will also be shown see page 72 61 DAB 12 34 Heart Bit rate 128 kbps AIR Codec MP2 BAB ee Channels Joint Stereo ac Full DAB 12 34 Heart mam Todays date 06 04 2014 DAB Radio bc Tall DAB Heart ee No DL DAB Radio ic Full Finding new DAB radio stations Should you wish to use your radio for DAB reception in a new location or if no stations were detected during the initial scan you can follow this procedure to allow your radio to find out which DAB radio stations are available 1 Ensure that the telescopic antenna is extended and then press the Mode button as needed to select DAB Radio mode 2 Once in DAB mode press the Menu button 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Scan is highlighted on the display 4 Press the Tuning Select control to initiate the scan The display will show Scanning and your radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB frequencies As new stations are found the station counter will increase and stations will be added to the list The bar graph indicates the progress of the scan DAB Radio DAB by Q Station list Mode Scan Manual tune Prune invalid DRC Station order Menu d Scan Stations 24 Scanning D ee Select eek a
32. setup PIN number Your radio has the option of being controlled by an application installed on an Apple iPhone iPod touch iPad or equivalent Android device The PIN number facility allows you to ensure that your radio can only be controlled by your own device rather than someone else s The remote control application is called ConnectR and is available from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for your device Details of how this feature can be used are explained in the separate documentation available from the Roberts Radio website The default PIN is 1234 and is entered in the ConnectR application on your device when it first connects to your radio You may change the PIN if desired using the NetRemote PIN Setup option in the Network settings menu The updated PIN should then be used to reconnect the radio to the application Keep network connected Your radio has the option to shut down its WiFi connection when it is in Standby This minimises power consumption but it does mean that you will need to switch the radio on manually in order to use either Spotify Connect the Play to function or any remote control software such as the Roberts ConnectR app If you need to be able to remotely control the radio even when it has been put into Standby then you can choose to keep the network connected by using the Keep network connected option in the Network settings menu In the Standby mode display the WiFi signal indicator is
33. shown with or without a cross through it according to the state of the connection 06 04 2014 15 37 onfiguration Network settings Network wizard PBC Wlan setup View settings Wlan region gt Manual settings NetRemote PIN Setup NetRemote PIN Setup 1234 012345 6 BRSP 789 CANCEL Network settings View settings Wlan region Manual settings NetRemote PIN Setup Network profile Keep network connected 06 04 2014 20 Internet Radio Internet Radio the basics Before you can use your radio to listen to broadcasts via the Internet it is necessary to have connected it to your computer network using the wireless WiFi connection Please see page 9 for details There are literally many thousands of radio broadcasts available via the Internet as well as Podcasts Your radio provides several ways of searching for broadcasts in order to make finding and choosing them easier Once you have found the radio stations that you like you may either store them as presets within the radio or add them to a list of your favourite stations which your radio can access The radio allows you to store up to 5 presets and as many favourites as you like You may search for an Internet radio station by Location If you know the name of the station and the country from which a station is broadcast this may be the easiest method to find a station It is also a great way to expe
34. that suits your requirements and press the control to listen to the answer Adjust the volume as needed Menu Select api Seek Q Menu 09 Select 4i Seek w S Main menu DAB FM AUX in Sleep Alarms System settings gt k System settings Inactive Standby Language gt Factory Reset Software update gt Setup wizard Info Info SW version ir mmi FS2026 0500 01 45 V2 6 17c4 EX53330 1 All Spotify version 0 1 2 3 abcde7a35 Info 0 1 2 3 abcde7a35 Radio ID 012345A12A1B Friendly Name Roberts Stream 207 0012 34al2ala Friendly name Your radio uses a Friendly Name so thatitis identifiable within remote control software such as the Roberts ConnectR app UPnP server and control software and the Spotify app By default your radio s Friendly Name will be shown as the Roberts Stream 207 followed by a 12 digit alphanumeric code which is the network MAC address that is unique to your radio If you would like to change this name to something more personalised you may follow the instructions below 1 Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Select control to enter the System settings menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Network is highlighted Press the Tuning Select control to enter the Network settings
35. the control to select Rotate the Tuning Select control until Stations is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select Rotate the Tuning Select control until Genre is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select Rotate the Tuning Select control to scroll through the list of content types This menu is normally cyclic you can scroll the list continually in either direction When the chosen genre is highlighted press the Tuning Select control You then have the choice of All Stations of the chosen genre or a list of countries Note if a country is not shown then the station may still appear in the All Stations list Rotate and then press the Tuning Select control to choose as needed Alist of radio stations is then shown Rotate the Tuning Select control until the desired station name is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Select control to select the station The display will show Connecting while it finds the new station If the radio is unable to connect this may be for one of the reasons explained on page 23 Adjust the Volume control as needed to set the listening level Menu 3 Select An Seek aun 5 Internet radio Podcasts My Added Stations My Favourites gt Local United Kingdom gt BBC gt Stations gt gt gt 45 Stations Location gt Genre gt Search stations Popular stations gt New stations
36. the menu to wrap around in either direction This can make it easier to reach items at the end of a long menu such as a list of countries or Internet radio stations 5 The Forward button may also be used to make selections from the displayed menu If an error is made when navigating the menus it is generally possible to go back to a higher level menu by pressing the Back button 6 The Info button allows the display of information relating to the radio station or music file being played Note In this booklet press always means press and release If itis required to give a long press on a button this is described as press and hold 7 Select E2 no Seek a wo SS e va Mode Internet Radio Spotify DAB Radio 4 Spony ify Control My Music Main menu a Select Internet radio wot S Spotify Music player DAB FM as AUX in Forward Back Info Navigation controls cont Introduction Text entry There are several occasions when you may need to enter text characters into your radio For example when setting up the WiFi connection or when entering text for searches When entering text you can use the Tuning Select control alone or in conjunction with some of the buttons The rotary control allows you choose from all of the available characters while the buttons allow you to move left and right through the list of characters This may be easier than only using the rotary control
37. the radio needs to be in a JPEG format and no larger than 640 x 480 pixels If the radio does not receive any art then a default icon is displayed Some UPnP server applications will also send a default icon if no artis found within the file being played Some UPnP server applications will be able to re size the art if needed before sending it to the radio If the radio expects to receive art but none is provided then no art or icon will be displayed Due to the wide variations in album art formats and UPnP DLNA standards the failure of the radio to display album art is not considered to be a fault 44 Using USB memory devices This section describes how to use your radio to access and playback your audio files via USB memory devices USB memory devices plug into the rectangular slot on the top of the radio Important Your radio is only designed to work with USB flash memory devices It is not intended to be connected to hard disk drives or any other type of USB device The Stream 207 radio has been tested with arange of USB memory devices of up to 128GB capacity USB memory must use the FAT or FAT 32 filing system in order to operate with your radio Your radio is unable to play from media formatted using the exFAT or NTFS formats It is possible to use SD or SDHC cards for media storage and playback when held in a suitable USB adaptor However due to the wide variation of such adaptors it is not possible to guarantee that a
38. will appear on the display set up as described on the preceding page 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the required station and then press the control to confirm your selection The display will show Connecting while it finds the new station If the station has on demand content that is it gives the option of listening to programmes which have already been broadcast please see page 27 Selecting a podcast BBC Listen again Should you be unable to connect to a particular station please note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day and some stations are not always on line 35 Menu 9 Select SX Seek wW SS Da 4 Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu LEH Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts My Added Stations fra My Favourites Smith fav Podcasts Stations 35 Smith fav BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 7 Bluegrass radio Heart Selecting your added stations 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet Radio menu Rotate the Tuning Selectcontrol until Station list is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select 2 Rotate the Tuning Selectcontrol until MyAdded Stations is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the required station and then press the control to confirm your sel
39. will remove the Setj indication After the final character of the WEP or WPAkey has been entered highlight the ok symbol and press the Tuning Select control The screen will show Connecting and then Setup wizard completed Press the Tuning Select control to the exit setup wizard The radio should now be able to connect to the network Once connected to the network and therefore also to the internet your radio will display the main menu Press and release the On Standby button to put the radio into Standby mode If the radio is powered from the mains adaptor it should then display the time as obtained from the Internet If the time displayed is not correct for any reason it can easily be adjusted later see page 75 Manually setting the clock a Select SS Seek are ws ae Ss 4 Info BRSP OR CANCEL Network settings Please wait Connecting Setup wizard VY Press SELECT to exit Setup wizard completed Main menu Internet radio Spotify Music player DAB FM AUX in 06 04 2014 15 37 Connecting to your computer network cont If you have followed the steps on the preceding pages successfully your radio will have connected to your router and then made a connection to the Internet and set its clock If this is the case then you can try listening to radio stations via the Internet as d
40. year Press the control to enter the selection The hour digits will then flash Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the correct hour Press the control to enter the selection The minute digits will then flash Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the correct minutes Press the control to enter the selection The display will then return to the previous menu Rotate the Tuning Select control until Set timezone is highlighted on the display then press the control Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the time zone which is applicable to your location then press the control to confirm the setting Press the Menu button to exit or go to step 13 to set the summer winter time option Rotate the Tuning Select control until Daylight savings is highlighted on the display then press the control The asterisk shows the current setting In the UK ON is equivalent to British Summer Time OFF is equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight ON or OFF as required then press the control to confirm the setting Press the Menu button to exit o Select wn Seek w SS Time Date Set Time Date Auto update Set format Set timezone Daylight savings k and Alarms Set Time Date 06 04 2014 1353 Set Time Date 06 04 2014 13 53 Set Time Date 06 04 2014 13 53 Set timezone UTC 00 00 Dublin Lond UTC 00 30
41. your radio will normally display an error message of some kind The Roberts Stream 207 can only play MP3 WMA and AAC Internet radio streams To look at modify or delete your added stations list on the web site use the link My added stations in the My account area To delete an added radio station click on the icon with a heart and minus symbol Storing favourite stations with your radio Select It is also possible to store your favourite radio stations whilst playing a hy Seek station on your radio Favourite added 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio 2 Tune to the required station using one of the methods described on 4 the preceding pages FH My Favourites Smith fav 3 Press and hold the Tuning Select control The display will show eras Favourite added 4 These stations will be available on your radio from the Internet Radio menu item My Favourites see Selecting your favourite stations overleaf Repeat this procedure as needed to store other favourite stations 34 Selecting your favourite stations 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet Radio menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Station list is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Select control to enter the menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Wy Favourites is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Select control and your favourite stations list
42. 2 26 Selecting a podcast BBC Listen Again Some radio stations allow you to listen to programmes that have already been broadcast The BBC s Listen Again service is an example of this In addition radio broadcasters and individuals may make programmes which are intended normally to be downloaded into a computer or copied onto a portable media player These are commonly known as Podcasts On your radio both Listen Again programmes and Podcasts are grouped together as Podcasts and the same menu is used to access and listen to both types of programming Listen Again programmes are also accessible via the Stations menu see pages 22 23 1 27 Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet Radio menu Rotate the Tuning Select control until Station list is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select Rotate the Tuning Select control until Podcasts is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select You may then search by location genre or using part of the name of the podcast The searches operate in exactly the same way as when searching for a conventional radio station Searching by location is done first by continent then by country You may then list All shows or search within a country by genre Searching by genre is more direct since once the genre is chosen the next menu display shows a list of available podcasts Searching by name operates in the same way as
43. AB station Rotate the Tuning Select control to scroll through the list of available DAB radio stations Press the Tuning Select control to select the highlighted station The display may show Connecting while the radio re tunes Use the Volume control to set the sound level as needed If the station list is still empty after the scan the display will show Service not available If no stations are found it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception a Mode 3 w Select S Seek qu oS Mute e Sleep wee O DAB Radio Radio Spotify DAB Radio DAB Radio Scan Stations 24 Scanning Es 435 Station list Heart Heat Kerrang Kiss LBC Planet Rock DAB 12 34 LBC mA Londons Biggest Conversation LBC DAB Radio fed Tull 58 Selecting a DAB radio station 1 When playing a DAB radio station the display normally shows the name of the current station with other related information 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control to access the radio station list and to scroll through the available stations 3 Press the Tuning Select control to select the highlighted station The display may show Connecting while the radio re tunes 4 Rotate the Volume control to set the sound level as needed Note If the display shows Station Not Available it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better re
44. Info button and then the Tuning Select control to highlight the ok symbol on the screen and then press the control to finish The radio will search for radio stations that match your search data If you include a space between two search items the radio will look for station names which include both items Thus a search for ROCK 100 could find a station called 100 Classic Rock Hits as well as a station called 100 FM Rocks Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the station that you wish to listen to and press the control to confirm your choice The display will show Connecting while it finds a new station Menu Q Select k W098 Seel w S Ss 4 Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu Eh Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts My Added Stations VVVVVV Eh Stations Location Genre Search stations Popular stations New stations Fra Stations ROCK 100 GH Search stations Radio 10 Top 100 Classic Rock 100 DIZ Selecting a new or popular station As described in the section Internet Radio the basics on page 21 your radio connects via the Internet to a database of radio stations This option is provided to highlight stations which are newly added to the list of those available or stations which are particularly popular w
45. NS Domain Name Server will be set to the same IP address as your router In this case the secondary DNS may be left at zero To enter the DNS address rotate the Tuning Select control to set the value for each group of digits and then press the control to enter the value and to move on to the next group Repeat this until all eight groups of digits have been entered The next step is to set up the WiFi connection starting with the name of the wireless network SSID followed by the encryption options and password To enter the SSID characters are selected and entered using the Tuning Select control As you rotate the control the radio scrolls through the available characters as well as the three controls on the right The character currently highlighted will be entered when you press the Tuning Select control See also Text Entry on page 8 Do this as needed until the complete network name has been entered The SSID setting is sensitive to upper and lower case characters and symbols You must enter it exactly as set up in your router The three controls on the right hand side of the screen have special functions You can quickly access these by pressing the Info button and then use the Tuning Select control as needed select 8K5P to erase a character just entered long press to clear Info again to continue select Ok when the complete SSID has been entered select CANCEL to cancel and go back to the DNS settings screen
46. ROBERIS STREAM 207 DAB FM WiFi Radio with Internet Radio Music Player and Spotify Connect and remote control from ConnectR app for iPhone and Android ROBERTS STREAM 207 spotify Digital pA afa Dats aB BAR Radio Please read this manual before use Digital Audio Broadcasting Contents Tal dele 0 eld 0 pene ee Before you can use this product wat About this instruction manual sensns seernes Controls and COnMGClONS visited amine odie mendes Battery operation Navigation controls Configuration ccceseeeeeeeeees Plugging in and language selection Clock iand time SCG S sic s0e ccee veesespnecercaersenceer nE N AEEA 11 Connecting to your computer network 12 16 Manual network configuration 17 19 Network remote control OptionS ccesseceeeseceeeeseceeeeeeeeeeenneneeee 20 Internet Radio mode 08 21 36 Internet Radio the DASICS 0 cc ccc tessa eseteseseneeeeeeessnsseesenionneseses 21 Selecting a radio station by location and genre 22 24 Searching for a radio station by NAMEC cccceeeeeeteeeteeeeteeeteeteeees 25 Selecting a new or popular station ceccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeteeteeees Selecting a podcast BBC Listen Again Presetting Station assurera idnes aeiiaaie eeii Display MOJO Sk coed ea cdecvecstocecereseeseres ctw dite rctercecsavtscsnececeverctecanectes Cust
47. a God Give Me Strength 5 37 a The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies o 3 30 a Dido s Lament When I Am Laid In Earth 3 20 _ a La Chanson Des Vieux Amants 5 08 2 Cry Me A River 539 OE i i44 oO bbig 4 S d DMR 12 34 DMR 12 34 Love Me Do Love Me Do Meh Playback buffer Artist mm The Beatles My Music My Music UPR A UPN A gt a DMR 12 34 DMR 12 34 Love Me Do Love Me Do Bit rate 192 kbps Album os 1 The Beatles a Codec WMA My Music ye Sampling Rate 44 1 kHz Spotify Connect Spotify Connect the basics Spotify is an internet based on line music service with millions of songs available which you can access wirelessly using your radio your computer and other devices You can browse music by artist album genre playlist or record label you can make direct searches for known music Spotify Connect allows your Spotify selections to be played through the radio remotely controlled from your iPhone iPad or Android device Connectalso allows you to transfer the playing of the sound to other Spotify Connect enabled devices under the control of your tablet or smart phone Once your Spotify account has been connected to your radio you may also start Spotify playing from the radio without needing to use the Spotify app Spotify Connect compatibility is shown with the following identifier 53 Setting up Spotify Connect For more details about setting up Spotify Connect please go to spotify com connect To use Spo
48. allow you to access your files according to the folders within which they are stored as well as other criteria Windows Media Player is less flexible than some other UPnP servers in this regard but is generally easier to set up 37 Many UPnP server applications are also capable of sharing pictures and video files to other network connected devices If this is the case as it is with Windows Media Player you may see the option of choosing between Music Video and Pictures on the Music Player s menu Clearly you should only select the Music option Content offered via the alternative options will not be playable on your radio Some third party server applications allow customisation of the search criteria and indexing methods This can be useful if you have a very large collection of stored music files Here is a short selection of alternative UPnP server programs although many others are available AssetUPnP Windows Linux Mezzmo Windows MediaTomb Linux Mac OS X Serviio Windows Linux Max OS X TVersity Windows Twonky Media Server Windows Mac OS X Linux free of charge or trial versions with limited functionality are available at the time of writing other platforms in development Please refer to the documentation for your chosen server program for full details of its configuration and usage Some Network Attached Storage NAS devices and some routers include UPnP DLNA server so
49. apacities even if they are new 4 NEVER mix Alkaline and Rechargeable batteries The recharging of Alkaline batteries can be very dangerous 97 Rechargeable batteries Your Stream 207 radio uses a range of methods to ensure correct and safe charging of Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride batteries These work to protect your batteries from excessive charge and discharge These protections can only work properly if the advice above is followed In particular the radio will not be able to correctly charge batteries if they are a mixture of different brands or different ages or different capacities We recommend that all the rechargeable batteries used in your radio are bought together as a set They should always be charged together and discharged together and not borrowed from time to time for other applications This will ensure that they give their optimum performance in your radio We recommend that the rechargeable batteries that you use should be from a quality brand and should be of greater than 2000mAh capacity Batteries of 2500mAh capacity will typically be able to power your radio for betweeen 6 and 15 hours depending upon the operating mode the volume setting and the condition of the batteries DAB and FM modes require less power than Internet radio Setting the Keep Network Connected option to No will save power in DAB and FM modes see page 20 Before you first install a new set of rechargeable batteries into you
50. b Rock c Pop d Jazz e Classic f News g Movie h My EQ The currently selected mode is marked with an asterisk 83 Menu LY o Select Ni Seek w S Ss 4 Main menu DAB FM AUX in Sleep Alarms System settings System settings Equaliser gt Network gt gt gt Time Date Backlight Inactive Standby Language Equaliser Flat Rock Pop Jazz Classic News Setting up your My EQ profile If you find the preset equaliser functions not to your liking you may set up a custom treble and bass setting as follows 1 Follow steps 1 3 on the preceding page in order to enter the Equaliser menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until My EQ profile setup is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the adjustment mode 3 To adjust the bass level rotate the Tuning Select control until Bass is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the adjustment mode and rotate the control until the desired level between 14 and 14 is displayed The sound will change as you turn the control Press the control when you are happy with the bass setting 4 Toadjustthe treble level rotate the Tuning Select control until Treble is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter adjustment mode and rotate the control until the desired level between 14 and 14 is displayed The sound will change as you turn the
51. buttons to exit 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the desired alarm 1 or 2 is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter alarm setup 6 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Time is highlighted on the display Press the control to adjust the alarm time 7 Rotate the Tuning Select control to choose the alarm hour Press the control to confirm the setting 77 a Mode Menu 9 Select Nii Seek wW S 06 04 2014 15 37 07 30 08 30 Main menu DAB FM AUX in Sleep Alarms System settings Alarms Alarm 1 Off 00 00 Alarm 2 Off 00 00 Alarm 1 Enable Off Time 00 00 Mode Buzzer Volume 20 Save Alarm 1 time 07 00 Setting the alarm clock cont cand Alarms 8 Rotate the Tuning Select control to choose the alarm minute Press woo Stax wv S Alarm 1 time the control to confirm the setting The display will then return to the alarm setting menu If the radio has been set to use a 12 hour clock format there will also be an option here for setting AM or PM for the alarm time 07 30 9 Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight Enable and press the control The display will show the Frequency options for the alarm Alarm 1 The alarm frequency options are as follows cern Off the alarm will be disabled Mode Buzzer Volume 20 Daily the alarm will sound everyday Save Once the alarm w
52. centre On no account should batteries be disposed of by incineration Navigation controls This page describes the basic means of controlling your Stream 207 radio Instructions for each operating mode are given in the later sections of this book 1 Pressing the On Standby button brings your radio out of Standby mode Pressing On Standby while the radio is in use and powered from the mains adaptor will cause it to return to the Standby mode with the clock display or switch off when using batteries 2 Pressing the Mode button gives you access to each of the operating modes in turn Internet Radio Spotify Music Player DAB Radio FM Radio and Auxiliary input Alternatively press the Mode button and then turn the Tuning Select control clockwise or anti clockwise to highlight the desired menu item then press the control to select that item 3 Pressing the Menu button will access the menu system 4 Many operations require the user to make a selection from the menu This is done using the Tuning Select control Turn the control clockwise or anti clockwise to highlight the desired menu item then press the control to select that item If there are more than six items in a menu then the display will automatically scroll up or down so that the additional items become visible A sliding bar on the right will give an indication showing the current portion of the menu that is displayed If there are many items in a menu then the radio allows
53. ception A question mark in front of the station name merely indicates that the station has not recently been detected by the radio It may still be available The use of the radio station presets is described on page 72 Secondary services Some DAB radio stations can have one or more secondary stations associated with them Typically these are not broadcast continually If a station has a secondary station available then the secondary will appear in the list of station names beneath the main or primary station Examples are the programmes Daily Service and Parliament on BBC Radio 4 1 Tolistentoasecondary service use the Tuning Select control to scroll to the chosen station and press the control to tune to the station If the secondary service is not available off air then the primary service will be selected 59 409 ae Select Seek we Mute oSA Sleep DA 4 o Select hs Seek aw DAB Heart re Heart More Music Variety DAB Radio tac Full GE Station list Heart Heat Kerrang Kiss LBC Planet Rock DAB LBC re Connecting DAB Radio ac Falla 35 Station list BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 Daily Service Parliament BBC Radio 5 Live Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode 1 Press the Info button to cycle through the different options a Text b Program Type c Multiplex Name Frequency
54. cial functions You can quickly access these by pressing the Info button and then use the Tuning Select control as needed select BK5P to erase a character just entered long press to clear Info again to continue select Ok when the complete encryption key has been entered select CANCEL to cancel and go back to the TKIP AES options screen Once the key is entered the radio should connect to the network While the radio is trying to connect to the network it will display Processing when checking the encryption key and then Connecting If the connection is made successfully the radio will return to the Network settings menu Ifthe unit cannot connect then it will display a Failed to connect message and will return to the SSID entry screen step 6 Once connected the network settings are stored in the radio The settings are retained when the radio is disconnected from the mains You may now use the Back and Mode buttons to access the functions of your internet radio Authentication Open Pre Shared Key WPA WPA2 Encryption type TKIP AES Key 9 9 01234ABCDE 012345 6 BRSP 789 _ OK g h A 5 F CANCEL no qrs Network settings Please wait Connecting Network settings Network wizard PBC Wlan setup View settings Wlan region Manual settings NetRemote PIN Setup Network remote control options Network PIN
55. control Press the control when you are happy with the treble setting 5 Press the Back button and the display will prompt you to save the changes If you wish to save the changes rotate the control to highlight YES If you do not wish to save the changes highlight VO Press the Tuning Select control to enter the selection 6 To use the My EQ profile rotate the Tuning Select control until My EQ is highlighted and then press the control to make the selection To quickly cancel the effect of the My EQ profile rotate the Tuning Select control until Flat is highlighted on the display and press the control to select The treble and bass settings will be remembered for the next time that you wish to use the My EQ setting The Loudness setting in the My EQ profile enables a brighter sound with an enhanced stereo image It is switched on by default To adjust select the Loudness option and press the Tuning Select control to toggle loudness on or off a Select A Seek uns Sa Ss Back 4 ay and Audio Equaliser Jazz Classic News Movie My EQ My EQ profile setup My EQ profile setup Bass 0 Treble 0 Loudness On Bass Bass dB HT UERGER eee 14 0 14 Treble Treble 6 dB ee TRRRees Seen 14 0 14 84 Brightness control The brightness of the display can be adjusted for when the radio is in standby and for when itis in use If
56. cover 7 Back button 14 DC In socket 21 On Standby button Controls and connections cont Introduction Rear view 24 imi F wl 1 E A o O Pa lt y OPEN al Internet Radio DAB DAB FM RDS USB Digital Receiver Warning FREQUENCY RANGE Internal battery switch MUST be set to WiFi 2 4GHz 5GHz correct battery type before installing FM 87 5 108 MH batteries Rechargeable NiMH batteries pi VES recommende CHANNEL BLOCK DAB DAB BAND Ill SA 13F 23 DC 12V 1A S oi k lo 72 I I Ca n JO Size c UNe 2 LRt4 ROBERTS RDS E eee E 22 22 Battery compartment 23 WiFi antenna internal 24 Telescopic aerial Battery operation using alkaline batteries also see page 97 and 98 Open the battery cover on the back of the unit by pushing the battery door in slightly and then downwards in the direction of the arrow Slide the switch inside the battery compartmentto the Alkaline position right Insert six LR14 C size alkaline batteries into the spaces in the compartment Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity as shown inside the battery compartment Then replace the battery cover When the batteries are exhausted the low battery indicator
57. d using the memory preset buttons 1 5 but these buttons are not available when listening to podcasts since they have other functions The radio station presets are retained even when the radio is switched off Please see also the sections Last Listened on page 29 and Configuring My Favourite Stations on page 33 Storing a preset using the preset buttons 1 5 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio Tune to the required station using one of the methods described on the preceding pages i Preset stored 2 To store the currently playing radio station as a preset press and hold the required Preset button 1 5 until the display shows Preset stored The station will be stored using the chosen preset button Repeat this procedure as needed for the remaining presets 3 Stations that are already stored in the presets may be over written by following the M procedure described above Mode Recalling a preset using preset buttons 1 5 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio Select the Internet Radio mode using the Mode button Internet radio 12 34 BBC Radio 2 8S ee Gy The best new RADIO 2 music and entertainment 2 Momentarily press the required Preset button Your radio will then connect to the station stored in the preset memory The preset used will be shown at the bottom of the display screen 2 B 28 Last Listened It i
58. display shows that there is some RDS data present in the broadcast being received The stereo speaker display shows that the radio is receiving a stereo broadcast please see also Stereo Mono switching on page 71 69 FM 12 34 Heart FM Heart FM The Best Variety Of FM Radio Hits Bl Till FM Heart FM cS Pop Music FM Radio lar Tall J FM 12 34 103 40MHz FM Radio BI Tale FM 12 34 Heart FM Today s Date 08 09 2014 FM Radio ar Tull Scan setting When using the FM mode your radio can be set to either scan local stations or to scan all stations including distant radio stations 1 Press the Mode button as needed to select FM Radio mode Press the Menu button to enter the FM menu Rotate the Tuning Select control until Scan setting is highlighted and then press the control to enter the scan adjustment mode The current scan setting is indicated with an asterisk To set your radio so that only the stations with the strongest signals are found during scanning rotate the Tuning Select control until YES is highlighted Press the Tuning Select control to confirm the setting Normally this will restrict scanning to local transmissions Alternatively to set your radio so that all available stations are found during scanning local and distant transmissions rotate the Tuning Selectcontrol until NO is highlighted Press the Tuning Select contr
59. e Music player mode using the Mode button Then select Shared media from the menu so that the radio establishes a connection with Windows Media Player on your PC After this step all other functions may be performed from your computer 3 At your Windows PC locate the file album or playlist that you wish to play on the radio 4 Use the right hand mouse button to pop up a menu of options for the chosen item and select the Play to option 5 Windows should show you one or more devices including your radio to which you may choose to send the music Highlight the radio item and click with the left mouse button 6 Windows will then open a Play to window showing the track or tracks to be played Your computer will then take control of your radio Your radio will enter the Digital Media Renderer mode DMR and after a few seconds the radio will start playing The display on the radio will show that is itin DMR mode 7 While the radio is playing in DMR mode you can use the controls in the Play to window on your computer to skip tracks fast forward or rewind to pause or restart and to change the volume on the radio You may also use the controls on your radio to adjust volume display track information press the Info button or to change operating mode It is not possible to skip tracks or pause playback using the radio s controls while it is in DMR mode 8 While playing you may select additional content within Windows
60. e current mode 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the System Settings menu 4 To change the time zone setting go to step 11 To change from winter to summer time go to step 13 To change the current time or date setting rotate the Tuning Select control until Time Date is highlighted on the display then press the control to enter the time and date setting screen 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Set Time Date is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the clock setup The day digits will flash 6 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the correct day is shown on the display Press the control to enter the selection The month digits will then flash 7 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the correct month Press the control to enter the selection The year digits will then flash 75 Main menu DAB FM AUX in Sleep Alarms System settings gt System settings Equaliser Network Time Date Backlight Inactive Standby Language VVVV V Time Date Set Time Date Auto update gt Set format Set timezone gt Daylight savings Set Time Date 06 04 2014 13 53 Set Time Date J 06 04 2014 13 53 Manually setting the clock cont 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the correct
61. e or disable the Shuffle option rotate the Tuning Select control until Shuffle play is highlighted 2 Toactivate the shuffle option press the Tuning Select control so that On appears on the display Your selected tracks will be played in random order 3 To turn off the shuffle option highlight Shuffle play and press the Tuning Select control so that Off appears on the display 4 Press the Menu button to exit from the menu 5 Shuffle icon will show on the display when Shuffle is enabled If both Repeat and Shuffle playback options are set to On then both Repeat and Shuffle icons will be shown in the display 43 o Select si Seek qu e a Select i Seek qu e Music player Shared media USB playback My playlist Repeat play On Shuffle play Off Clear My playlist Music player 12 34 Love Me Do ga 1 06 2 21 Music player Shared media USB playback My playlist Repeat play Off Shuffle play On Clear My playlist Music player 12 34 Love Me Do Piel kk 1 06 2 21 ma s F Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in Music Player mode Note that the availability of information depends on the specific media files their format and upon the server capability Not all UPnP servers make information from the media files available in the same way 1 Press the Info button to cycle through the different options a Progress bar Displays the
62. e right hand side of the screen have special functions You can quickly access these by pressing the Info button and then use the Tuning Select control as needed select BKSP to erase a character just entered long press to clear Info again to continue select Ok when the complete encryption key has been entered select CANCEL to cancel and go back to the SSID settings screen Once the key is entered the radio should connect to your network Please skip to step 11 WPA and WPA2 are similar although WPA2 offers a higher level of security Whichever you selected in step 7 you then have to specify the variant used They are TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol and AES Advanced Encryption Standard As previously the setting should match that used by your router Some routers allow both to be specified and the router will use whichever variant is supported by the connected device AES is regarded as the more secure option if it is available The radio will then require you to enter the encryption key This must be a string of between 8 and 63 characters and must be identical to the key which has been entered into your router Note the encryption key is sensitive to the use of upper and lower case letters and symbols Take care to enter the key exactly or the radio will not be able to connect to your router See also Text Entry on page 8 The three controls on the right hand side of the screen have spe
63. ectcontrol to highlight Off and press the control 4 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the Save option is highlighted on the display then press the control to save the new setting The chosen alarm will now be disabled 81 Sleep timer Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed The sleep timer setting can be adjusted between 15 and 90 minutes in 15 minute increments 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio Press and hold the Mute Sleep control until Set sleep time appears on the display Then skip to step 4 below Alternatively access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button Rotate the Tuning Select control until Main menu is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the Main menu Rotate the Tuning Select control until S eep is highlighted on the display then press the Tuning Select control Rotate the Tuning Select control until the required sleep time setting is selected Press the Tuning Select control to confirm the setting The sleep timer can be set to between 15 and 90 minutes or to Off Your radio will switch into Standby mode after the preset time has elapsed An active sleep timer is shown using a small timer indicator at the bottom of the playing displays This indicator also shows the sleep time remaining before the radio switches itself into Standby mode To cancel the sleep time before the preset time has
64. ection The display will show Connecting while it finds the new station Should you be unable to connect to a particular station please note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day and some stations are not always on line In addition as mentioned on page 33 itis possible to specify audio streams for My added stations which are not compatible with your radio In this event the station will not be playable The Roberts Stream 207 can only play MP3 WMA FLAC and AAC internet radio streams Note that the audio coding formats listed are generic terms There are many variations of each format as well a variety of streaming protocols in use by different radio broadcasters Your radio has been designed to play the vast majority of coding and streaming formats in current use by broadcasters Menu 0 See es 2 Select Seek S ternet Radio Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu 4 Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts My Added Stations 3 My Added stations Aardvark Radio Brooklands FM Huntingdon Community Radio 36 Music Player Use with Windows Apple Mac Linux USB memory The Music Player allows you to play audio files which are stored on a computer on your network or ona USB memory device plugged into the radio In order to play files from a computer on your network your
65. elapsed and to turn off the radio press the On Standby button to turn the unit off manually To cancel the sleep timer and leave the radio playing go back into the sleep timer settings steps 1 to 4 above and select the Off option in step 4 Alternatively simply press the On Standby button twice in succession to cancel the timer and switch the radio back on again lle WANE Main menu Spotify Music player DAB FM AUX in Sleep Set sleep time 15 minutes DAB Heart ms Heart More Music Variety DAB Radio aes 30 Tull Set sleep time Sleep OFF 82 Display and Audio Equaliser function The sound on your radio can be adjusted to suit your personal taste for the material that you are listening to The Stream 207 has a range of equaliser modes Alternatively you may set the treble and bass levels to your own preferences which can be accessed from the My EQ menu item 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the System Settings menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Equaliser is highlighted on the display Press the control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control to cycle through and highlight the various modes Press the control to confirm your selection a Flat
66. elect control until Inactive Standby is highlighted and press the control 4 Choose from 2 4 6 8 hours or Off Your radio will go into Standby after the selected time has expired Setting Inactive Standby to Off will disable this feature Note that if the sleep timer is used see page 82 then the sleep timer will override this setting 89 Menu o Select NA Seek wW S Main menu DAB FM AUX in Sleep Alarms System settings gt System settings Equaliser Network Time Date Backlight Inactive Standby Language Timeout Information Factory reset If you wish to completely reset your radio to its initial state this may be performed by following this procedure By performing a factory reset all user entered settings will be erased if Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the Vain menu option then press the control to select Rotate the Tuning Select control until System settings is highlighted and then press the control to select Rotate the Tuning Select control until Factory Reset is highlighted and then press the control Rotate the Tuning Select control and highlight YES to proceed If you do not wish to carry out a system reset highlight NO and then press the control The display will revert to the previous menu With YES highlighted press the Tuning Select control A full reset
67. elect your UPnP server using the Tuning Select control If you allowed automatic connection previously your radio should now connect and you may skip to the next page Ifyou did not permit automatic connections your radio will then normally display Unauthorised at this stage Your PC may prompt you that there has been a connection to your UPnP server Whether prompted or not in order that the radio may access the music files you will need to click the Library tab in WMP 12 and select the Stream item to open the Media Streaming window Select Automatically allow devices to play my media then select Automatically allow all computer and media devices Alternatively select More Streaming options to enable sharing on a per device basis In the More streaming options window the radio may be listed as a blocked device Click on the button shown to select Allowed Note If you are using Microsoft s Windows firewall software this should be correctly configured by WMP 12 If you are using third party firewall software you may need to manually configure it to allow your unit and WMP 12 to communicate see the Troubleshooting section on page 95 On the radio select the named server again using the Tuning Select control If WMP 12 is now able to communicate with your radio you will be presented with some media selection options on the display Select aot 4 Seek Music player Shared
68. elect your radio choose Roberts Stream 207 on the Spotify Connect devices screen You are now ready to play music through your radio using Spotify Connect The next time you open Spotify it will continue playing from the previously selected device m Beyond Edgar Froese BEYOND THE STORM Magic Lantern Edgar Froese e TOR 0 44 Connect Network settings View settings Wlan region gt Manual settings NetRemote PIN Setup Network profile gt Keep network connected 16 45 CONNECT 1 OE D Connect lets you play and control Spotify on all your devices Les s iPod touch This device Roberts Stream 207 00226 qq 24 Available on network a 54 Controlling Spotify on your radio The music can be controlled using the controls on your radio as well as by any Spotify enabled device Spotify 12 34 Magic Lantern Artist Edgar Froese 1 Press and release the Play Pause button to pause playback of the current track 2 Press and release the Play Pause button playback will resume from the point where it was paused 3 Press the Forward button to start playback of the next track in the current Spotify playlist 4 Press the Rewind button to start playback of the previous track in the current Spotify playlist 5 Rotate the Volume control to set the required volume level The volume may also be controlled from within the current Spotify app Using the mode button to selec
69. er network cont 13 You will first need to identify your network in the list of network names presented by the Network Wizard If no networks are found then you may have to get your wireless router working please see the instructions supplied with it or you may be too far from the router When the radio finds your wireless network it displays the Network Name SSID for the wireless access point on the screen This is a name that is allocated to the access point in your router by the person who set up the network for example Jones family or Paul s network If the router supports WiFi Protected Setup then WPS will be shown in front of the SSID Rotate the Tuning Select control to see the SSID for each wireless network that has been found If your network is shown proceed to step 6 on the next page If it is not shown then proceed to step 5 If you make a mistake at any point use the Back option to go back to the previous screen If your network is not found it may be because the router is configured not to broadcast the SSID You should then use the Tuning Select control to highlight and select the Manual config option in order to enter the network details manually This is described in Manual Network Configuration see page 17 If your network name is being broadcast and it was not found then try re scanning press the Back button and if necessary try moving your radio to a location closer to your acce
70. escribed on page 21 onwards Note The clock display in Standby mode is only maintained when the radio is powered from the mains If you are powering the radio from batteries the clock will not be displayed and the radio will shut down completely in order to minimise battery usage The clock will be set to the current time the next time that you switch on the radio depending upon the clock update settings Changing the network connection From time to time you may find that you need to connect to different computer networks The Internet setup menu allows you to change your radio s network settings scan for an alternative wireless network or to manually configure the network parameters The steps outlined below describe how you can do this see also the section Network profiles on page 92 If you have no need to do this however please skip to page 21 Configuring the radio to use an alternative WiFi connection 1 From the Network settings menu select Network wizard This will present you with details of any WiFi networks that are found Scroll down the list using the Tuning Select control to the desired network name Press the control to select this network The radio will then use its WiFi system to communicate with the network Depending on the settings for the new network you may need to enter an encryption key see pages 14 15 By default the radio will then acquire an IP address and other network settings from your route
71. eted Press the Tuning Select control to exit setup wizard and then go to paragraph 10 on the next page If your network is configured without an encryption key the screen should say Connecting and then Setup wizard completed Press the Tuning Select control to exit the setup wizard and show the main menu If this is the case then you have successfully connected your radio to your network so please go to paragraph 10 on the next page If the screen displays Key it is because the network is using one of the encryption systems Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP or WiFi Protected Access WPA You will need to enter the correct WEP or WPA key into the radio to allow it to communicate with your wireless network If you do not have the WEP or WPA key then you should obtain it from the person who set up your network Some wireless routers may come with an encryption key already set up by the supplier in which case you should refer to the documentation provided with it WPA is used here to also include WPA2 5 Select SY Seek w 2 Oi 4 SSID Jones family WPS Paul s network Smith Dad s network Rescan Manual config WPS Menu Push Button PIN Skip WPS VVV Network settings Please wait Connecting BRSP OR CANCEL 14 Connecting to your computer network cont 10 15 WEP keys are 10 or 26 characters long using 0 9
72. ething more personalised you may follow the instructions on page 94 of this instruction book 57 Status Spotify Information Spotify username Oooh Shiny Spotify bit rate Low 96 Kbit Normal 160 TO High 320 Kbit L Note The selected Bit Rate will only take effect after the current playlist is changed Spotify Status CONNECTED Spotify Last Error OK System Information Friendly Name Roberts Stream 207 00226 Julia s Stream 2Q Firmware ee ES Radio ID 002261111222 New Friendly Name DAB Radio Using DAB mode for the first time 1 2 Carefully extend the telescopic aerial Press the On Standby button to switch on the radio If the radio has been used before the last used mode will be selected Press the Mode button as needed so that DAB Radio mode is selected on the display If this is the first time that DAB mode is used a scan of the Band III DAB channels will be carried out The display will show Scanning If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected instead During the scanning process as new stations are detected the station counter will increase and the stations will be added to the list which is stored in the radio The bar graph indicates the progress of the scan When scanning is completed the radio will list the stations found in numeric alpha order 0 9 A Z unless it has previously been tuned to a D
73. ew more minutes before the charge indicator stops flashing If you only listen to your radio for short periods you do not need to connect your radio to the mains to charge the batteries every time that you use it However if the radio is not to be used for a few weeks then we recommend that the batteries are fully charged charge light shows steady green before the radio is put to one side If you intend not to use your radio for some months then we recommend that the batteries are removed and put away keeping them in a cool place out of reach of children away from moisture and such that no metal object can contact the battery terminals With care rechargeable batteries can last a long time and can operate for many hundreds of charge and discharge cycles When your rechargeable batteries can no longer power your radio adequately please dispose of them thoughtfully Information To avoid danger and risk of injury please follow these guide lines Improper use of batteries may result in leakage of fluid overheating or explosion Battery fluid is corrosive and may also be toxic Battery fluid can cause skin burns can damage the eyes and can be harmful if swallowed 1 Keep batteries out of the reach of children 2 Do not heat open puncture mutilate or dispose of batteries by burning 3 Do not mix different battery types or old and new batteries Always replace all the batteries at the same time 4 Do not carry or
74. ew selection Please also see Playlists on page 47 41 ww Select Seek e Gf JENNY Jenny s music Music Video Pictures Playlists Eh Music All music Genre All Artists Contributing Artists Album Artists Composers VVVV VVVVVV T All Artists Beautiful South Beethoven Cat Stevens Cream Edgar Froese The Beatles LEH The Beatles 1 The Beatles Abbey Road Help Revolver Rubber Soul Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart VVVVVV VVVVVV Th 1 The Beatles Love Me Do From Me to You She Loves You I Want to Hold Your Hand Can t Buy Me Love A Hard Day s Night VVVV VV Listening to a particular track 1 If you wish to play only a particular track from an album or folder first choose the album or folder as described on the preceding pages Rotate the Tuning Select control until the required track is highlighted Press and release the Tuning Select control The track will begin playing The radio will then play subsequent tracks from the same album or folder Controlling playback Press the Play Pause button to pause playback of the current track If you press the Play Pause button playback will resume from the point where it was paused Press the Rewind button to start playback of the previous track in the list Press the Fast forward button to start playback of the next track in the list Press and hold the Fast forward or Rewind button
75. ffle play On Clear My playlist Lf My playlist Love Me Do From Me to You She Loves You I Want to Hold Your Hand Can t Buy Me Love A Hard Day s Night Prune servers Your radio stores details of UPnP servers that it has seen via its network connection in its internal memory If you use the radio at different locations you may find that there are servers listed by the radio that you are no longer interested in The prune servers functions allows the list to be updated so that only active UPnP severs on the currently connected network are shown when selecting Shared Media from the Music Player menu 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Prune servers is highlighted on the display Press the control 3 To remove servers that are no longer required rotate the Tuning Select control until YES is highlighted on the display Press the control to cause the servers to be removed 4 If you do not wish to prune servers rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight NO and press the control to confirm Wake On LAN If you are using a computer as a UPnP server for playing your music files via your radio you may not wish to keep that computer operating when you are not listening via your radio If your computer is suitably configured it can either shut down or enter a Standby or hibernation state when it is not being used Your radio can wake up a co
76. ftware Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server If your computer is running Windows 7 or 8 then Windows Media Player includes a UPnP server which will make your files available to your radio There are other UPnP server solutions available for non Windows users and for Windows users who may wish to use an alternative see the preceding page It is beyond the scope of this instruction book to cover all possible options for UPnP We explain the use of Microsoft s Windows Media Player here since that will be the first choice for the majority of users Set up UPnP access with Windows Media Player 1 Windows Media Player version 12 referred to here as WMP 12 can create a library from all the media files available to it on your PC To add new media files to the library select Library then Music then All music or Artist Album etc This will show you the current library contents You may then simply drag and drop files from other locations into the library Alternatively with media files or folders on the screen you may right click on the file or folder and select Include in library and then select Music In this way you can quickly add additional content to your music library 2 In WMP 12 click on Stream see picture at right and then select Automatically allow devices to play my media Then accept the Automatically allow all computer and media devices option There are othe
77. ghted on the display Press the control to enter the Clock Format menu The current clock display format is marked with an asterisk 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select either 12 or 24 hour format Press the control to confirm your choice of clock format The display will then revert to the previous menu If the 12 hour clock format is chosen the radio will then use the 12 hour clock for the setting of alarms and will display a 12 hour clock with an AM or PM indicator when in standby mode Menu lt yt eo Y Select Seek oe nd Alarms Main menu DAB FM AUX in Sleep Alarms System settings System settings Equaliser Network Time Date Backlight Inactive Standby Language Time Date Set Time Date Auto update Set format Set timezone Daylight savings Date Time 12 24 hour format 12 24 74 Manually setting the clock After a connection to the Internet has been established your radio will normally setits clock automatically to the local time zone that was specified during setup see page 11 Should you need to set the time manually change the time zone or manually switch from winter to summer time from GMT to BST in the UK also commonly known outside the UK as daylight savings time then please follow this procedure 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio 2 Press the Menu button to access the menu for th
78. he Tuning Select control to scroll through the playlist Tracks which are served via UPnP will show their track name and USB tracks will show their file name Erasing a track from the playlist 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until My Playlist is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the playlist 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the track you wish to erase is highlighted Press and hold the Tuning Select control 4 You will be asked to confirm the deletion To delete the track rotate the Tuning Select control until YES is highlighted on the display then press the control to confirm the deletion 5 If you do not wish to delete the track from the list rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight NO and press the control to cancel the operation e Mode A Select A e wt cae Menu 3 Select i eo se Music player Shared media gt USB playback My playlist Repeat play Off Shuffle play On Clear My playlist 5 My playlist Love Me Do From Me to You She Loves You I Want to Hold Your Hand Can t Buy Me Love A Hard Day s Night h My playlist Love Me Do From Me to You She Loves You I Want to Hold Your Hand Can t Buy Me Love A Hard Day s Night My playlist Delete from My playlist YES NO 48 Clearing the playlist 1 Press the Menu butt
79. hich the unit is being used according to your internet IP address United Kingdom and BBC stations for example Rotate the Tuning Select control until Location is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select Rotate the Tuning Select control to scroll through the list of continents When the desired continent is highlighted press the control to enter your selection The display will show a list of countries within the chosen continent If there are many countries shown you can scroll through the list continually in either direction For example ifthe chosen continent was Europe then to find the United Kingdom scroll up from the top of the list to the bottom by turning the Tuning Select control anti clockwise Press the Tuning Select control to choose the desired country You will typically find that you then have the option to select either A Stations or one of a number of categories The lists are always sorted alphabetically and long lists will wrap around from top to bottom or bottom to top Jo Mode Menu d 9 Select sn Seek aun Zh Location Africa Asia Caribbean Central America Europe nternet Only VVVVVV h United Kingdom All stations Highlighted stations Alternative Ambient Big Band Blues VVVVVV rnet Radio Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu 44 Internet radio My Favourites Local Uni
80. iFi signal indicator is shown with or without a cross through it according to the state of the connection Network settings View settings Wlan region Network settings Manual settings Keep network connected NetRemote PIN Setup Network profile Keep network connected YES NOx 06 04 2014 15 37 06 04 2014 15 37 z 51 Windows Play to function UPnP renderer If you use Windows 7 or 8 it is possible to choose a music album track or playlist at the computer and then tell Windows that this should be played on the radio using the Play to function Using suitable software sometimes known as a UPnP Control Point similar functionality is available for other computer types and for handheld devices using Apple s iOS or Android operating systems In this mode the radio acts as a UPnP Renderer 1 Inordertouse the Play to function the radio must be actively connected to the network The first time that you use the Play to function you will need to allow Windows to recognise your radio To do this please go to step 2 If you have previously used Play to so that Windows remembers your radio and you have configured your radio to keep its network connection in Standby mode see Keep network connected at left then go to step 3 2 lfyourradiois notcurrently in use or does not have an active connection to your network then you should first switch on your radio and select th
81. ill be shown at the bottom of the display screen FM Heart FM FM Radio FM Radio 12 34 Heart FM The Best Variety Of Hits om Tall Preset stored 3 Mode FM Radio k2 Berl wllF M 234 j Heart FM 12 34 Heart FM The Best Variety Of Hits 72 Clock and Alarms Automatically updating the clock Your radio will normally update the clock automatically when connected to the internet If you enter a time setting manually the radio will calculate a local time offset which is then stored in memory Whenever it synchronises the clock using the internet including after a power failure your radio will then set the clock automatically using this information You may wish to use the radio away from the internet in which case you may specify that the unit sets its clock from DAB or FM radio broadcasts After a power failure the radio will then set its clock the next time that you turn on the radio in DAB or FM mode Alternatively you may specify that the time is not automatically updated In this case the clock must always be set manually after a power interruption 1 With your radio switched on press the Menu button to access the menu for the current mode 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the System Settings menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Time Date is highlighted on the display Press
82. ill sound once Weekends the alarm will sound only at weekends Alarm 1 frequency Weekdays the alarm will sound on weekdays only Off Rotate the Tuning Select control to choose the required alarm paly frequency option Choosing Off will disable the alarm Press the control Weekends to confirm the selection Weekdays If you choose to set the alarm to Once you will also need to set the date using the Tuning Select control Alarm 1 date time 10 The alarm can be set to buzzer Internet radio DAB radio or FM radio 06 04 2014 For whichever radio mode is selected the radio alarm may be set to any of the stations which have been stored as presets or to the station 13 53 most recently listened to Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the current Mode option for the alarm then press the control if you wish to change it Alarm 1 Alarm 1 mode Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight either Buzzer or the Enable Off Buzzer required radio mode Press the control to confirm the selection Time 07 30 Internet radio Mode Buzzer DAB Volume 20 FM Save 78 Setting the alarm clock cont 11 If setting the alarm to a radio option rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the Preset option then press the control if you wish to change it Choose from either the radio station Last listened to or from the presets 1 5 Scroll to the chosen option and press the control
83. ing the radio you are agreeing to comply with these licence terms Thompson Licensing MP3 audio decoder MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Fraunhofer MPEG 4 HE AAC Audio decoder MPEG 4 HE AAC audio coding technology licensed by Fraunhofer IIS http www iis fraunhofer de amm Z Fraunhofer Ws Microsoft Windows Media Audio decoder WMA This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft Microsoft Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft Spotify Spotify Connect The Spotify software is subject to third party licenses found here http www spotify com connect third party licenses Updates If you download a software upgrade to your radio additional licence terms may apply and these are available at http www frontier silicon com audio eula htm 102 Guarantee Sinformation This product is guaranteed for twelve months from the date of purchase by the original owner against failure due to faulty workmanship or component breakdown subject to the procedure stated below Should any component or part fail during this guarantee period it will be repaired or replaced
84. ions for DAB and FM Radio describe how to use the radio to listen to conventional radio broadcasts The section titled Clock and Alarms describes the different ways by which the clock in the radio may be set as well as explaining the use of the alarms snooze and sleep timer features The Display and Audio section shows how to adjust the display use the equaliser and connect your radio to other audio equipment The Information section includes troubleshooting specifications and warranty information Introduction page 9 page 21 page 37 page 53 page 58 page 67 EEE page 73 nfiguration Controls and connections Front view i ee p z i ROBERTS STREAM 207 i 1 17 16 OE a Inte Mi Back Fe rd i 14 Ke Leal gt it a QoQ GIF 3 131211109 8765 4 3 1 Tuning Select Snooze control 8 Preset 3 button 15 Headphone socket 2 Volume Sleep Mute button 9 Menu button 16 Line Out socket 3 Speakers x 2 10 Preset 2 Fast forward button 17 Auxiliary input socket 4 Preset 5 Stop button 11 Info button 18 Charge Low battery indicator 5 Forward button 12 Preset 1 Rewind button 19 Display panel 6 Preset 4 Play Pause button 13 Mode Alarm button 20 USB socket underneath rubber
85. isplaying an information screen as opposed to a menu screen the time is displayed in the top right corner of the display and a WiFi strength indicator is shown in the bottom right corner 31 Internet radio BBC Radio 2 felelc RADIO 12 34 Playback buffer nin Internet radio BBC Radio 2 Ey 2 12 34 Today s Date 05 09 2014 Customising your radio In addition to storing your favourite radio stations in the radio presets your radio allows you to create customised lists of stations which can appear in two special menus on the radio called My Favourites and My Added Stations Your radio uses a database which is accessed via the Internet in order to find out which radio stations are available and how it should connect to them You are able to add your personal selections to this database These will only be accessible by you using your PC or your radio You can choose the stations which will appear in the My Favourites menu from the large selection already listed Additionally if you find a radio station that is not listed then you may also add the Internet address URL of the station s audio stream to your selection It will then appear on your radio via the My Added Stations menu item Registering an account 1 Open the web site http www wifiradio frontier com using the Internet browser on your computer Click on the Register here link and follow the on screen in
86. ith listeners around the world Your radio allows you to easily choose stations from these two categories using menus very similar to those used when finding stations by location and genre 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet Radio menu Rotate the Tuning Selectcontrol until Station list is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Stations is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Popular stations or New stations is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Select control to enter your choice 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the station that you wish to listen to and then press the control to enter your choice The display will show Connecting while the new station is found If the radio is unable to connect to a particular radio station this may be for one of the reasons explained on page 23 Menu Y o Select Ins Seek w S Ss 4 iternet Radio Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu Eh Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts My Added Stations VVVVVV fra Stations Location Genre Search stations Popular stations New stations 4 Popular stations BBC Radio 4 ENERGY ZURICH All Irish Radio Classic FM RTL BBC Radio
87. ither display Network Error or Stoppea This can be for many reasons but typically will be due to one of the following The radio station may not be broadcasting at the present time The radio station may not be able to accommodate any more connections from internet listeners The broadcaster may limit listening to specific countries or regions There may be network congestion either locally or at a distance which is affecting the reliability of the connection If your radio can connect but the audio is not continuous and the radio keeps having to reconnect this may be due to the radio station only having limited connection capacity Please also refer to the Troubleshooting section on page 95 23 9 Select Nii Seek w Sx 4 L BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 Podcasts gt 5 BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 Podcasts gt 4 Podcasts Arts Drama Readings Breakfast show Gardening tips Rock show Theatre news Show time VVVVVV GF Art Drama Readings 28 01 2014 January 28 27 01 2014 January 27 26 01 2014 January 26 26 01 2014 January 25 Internet radio 12 34 BBC Radio 2 Description fetele The best new RADIO music and entertainment Selecting a radio station by genre Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet Radio menu Rotate the Tuning Selectcontrol until Station list is highlighted on the display and then press
88. ive a suitable broadcast signal IMPORTANT Before you continue make sure that your network router is powered up and working with your broadband Internet service use your computer tablet or smart phone to verify this To get this part of the system working you must read the instructions supplied with the router About this instruction manual This instruction manual is split into sections for each of the operating modes of your Roberts Stream 207 radio Each section is clearly identified by the shaded heading in the top right hand corner of each pair of pages Before using the Internet Radio and Music Player functions you will need to connect your radio to your network using the WiFi connection This is covered in the section titled Configuration This section also explains how to set the language menu option The Internet Radio section describes how to find radio stations to listen to These can be radio stations that you already know and listen to conventionally or new stations you may search for You may set up stations that you like as Favourites so that they are more readily accessible The section for the Music Player describes how you may play music files that you may have stored on a computer connected to your network The use of Shared Media using UPnP and USB playback is explained The Spotify Connect section explains the use of the radio in conjunction with the Spotify internet based music streaming service The two sect
89. lay the supported formats with most common UPnP servers The following table summarises the maximum supported bit rates for the various audio formats that are playable on your radio Higher rates may be playable in some cases but performance of the product may be affected Codec Maximum supported data rate AAC LC HE HE V2 320 kbits sec FLAC 1 5 Mbits sec LPCM 1 536 Mbits sec MP3 320 kbits sec WAV 1 536 Mbits sec WMA 320 kbits sec All codecs support 2 channel stereo coded files only All codecs support sample rates up to 48 kbits sec includes 32 and 44 1 kbits sec Files which have Digital Rights Management DRM protection applied will not be playable on your radio 1 16 and 24 bit samples are supported in FLAC files 2 The maximum supported bit rate is for 48 kHz sampling 2 channels and 16 bits per sample 3 WMA Lossless WMA Voice WMA 10 Professional and files which have DRM protection are not supported 99 Cautions Information Do not allow your radio to be exposed to water steam or sand The AC DC adaptor and radio shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the AC DC adaptor or the radio Do not leave your radio where excessive heat could cause damage Itis recommended to operate the product such that there is a minimum The name plate is located on the rear of the radio distance 10cm recommended to adjacent objec
90. lename in numeric alpha order 0 9 A Z before being played Albums will play in the correct order if the filename begins with the track number use leading zeroes if more than 9 tracks Controlling playback from the USB memory device including Shuffle and Repeat functions is explained on pages 42 and 43 e Mode 3 lt EA a Select ek 4 Music Player z adio Spotify My Music DAB Radio FM Radio AUX Music player Music player Shared media gt USB playback My playlist gt Repeat play Off Shuffle play Off Clear My playlist 5 USB playback 1 The Beatles Abbey Road Help Revolver Rubber Soul Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart LE 1 The Beatles Love Me Do wma From Me to You wma She Loves You wma I Want to Hold Your Hand wma Can t Buy Me Love wma A Hard Day s Night wma VVVVVV Music player Love Me Do Artist The Beatles My Music ac F Playlists Sometimes you may wish to set up a list of music tracks or albums which can then be played without further action as background music for a party for example Your radio can be configured to hold a queue of up to 500 tracks in a playlist menu The tracks or albums for the playlist can be selected from your UPnP server and from a USB memory device The playlist is held in the memory in your radio until the external power is removed or until the playlist is cleared from the menu Addi
91. ll adaptor card combinations will work in the radio Audio formats supported are MP3 WMA AAC FLAC and WAV USB playback does not support files encoded using WMA Lossless WMA Voice WMA 10 Professional nor files of any format which have DRM protection Recommendations Unless you have only a few files on the USB memory device do not place all files in the root folder The number of items files sub folders in any folder should be less than 2000 Searching and playback will be more responsive if the number of files in any one folder is limited we suggest not more than 250 Itis recommended that the USB memory is reformatted in your computer before adding your music files The maximum depth of folder nesting permitted is 8 folder levels but playback is only from the currently selected level Shuffle and Playlist functions are limited to 500 tracks 45 w Cautions In order to minimise the risk of damage to your radio or your USB memory please place the unit so that the memory device cannot easily be knocked while it is inserted in the socket Remove the USB memory before carrying the unit or if not using the USB feature for a prolonged period Place the unit in Standby mode before removing your USB memory device The USB connection is intended only for flash memory devices The use of hard disk storage media is not suppor
92. ly power the display on the radio will light up and say ROBERTS and Stream 207 If this is the first time that you use your radio or a Factory Reset has been carried out the display will show Setup wizard and YES will be highlighted on the screen g Select qx Seek ENRETE i Setup wizard 4 By default your radio will display all menus and messages in English If English is your preferred language then press the Tuning Select control Seance to select YES and to begin setting up your radio Jas ene If you selected YES please skip to step 1 on page 11 4 YES NO Setup wizard 5 If your preferred language is not English then rotate the Tuning Select control so that the NO option is highlighted Press the Tuning Select control to enter the selection Start now Continue on the next page YES NO Plugging in and language selection cont 10 11 12 Your radio will ask whether the Setup Wizard should be run at the next start up Although the YES option is highlighted if you wish to change the language you should select the NO option Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the NO option Press the Tuning Select control Your radio will then display the Main menu Rotate the Tuning Select control until System settings is highlighted on the screen Press the Tuning Select control to enter the System settings menu
93. menu 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until View settings is highlighted Press the Tuning Select control to display the current network settings 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the IP address is showing on the display This is the local IP address used by your radio on your network In the example screen to the right the IP address is 192 168 1 27 Make anote of the IP address shown on your radio s display for the next stage 6 Ensure that your computer is on the same network as the radio On your computer enter the IP address noted above into the address bar of your web browser For example enter 192 168 1 27 followed by Return This will allow you to view some of the radios settings and will allow you to change the friendly name 7 Type the new name in the box as shown and then click Apply to save the name The new Friendly Name will now be visible to network connected devices Menu Y 8 Select x Seek qu Information Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu VVV System settings Network gt Time Date gt Backlight gt Inactive Standby Language gt Factory Reset Network settings View settings Wlan region gt Manual settings NetRemote PIN Setup Network profile gt Keep network connected View settings DHCP enable SSID Julia S IP address 192 168 1 27 Subnet mask System Information
94. mputer which has shut down using a Wake On LAN command via the network provided that the radio has previously connected to a UPnP server application on that computer A computer which is not currently active will be shown with a question mark in the list of UPnP servers Many computers will not respond to Wake On LAN commands from the radio in all modes and may require software device driver BIOS hardware or router configuration changes for this function to operate Failure of a computer to respond to Wake On LAN is not considered a fault of the radio Music Player Music player USB playback My playlist Repeat play Off Shuffle play On Clear My playlist Prune servers Prune servers Prune shared media wake on LAN servers YES NO 4 Shared media DAD Les JENNY Jenny s music HOME_PC Mum s music 50 Keep network connected Your radio has the option to shut down its WiFi connection when it is in Standby This minimises power consumption but it does mean that you will need to switch the radio on manually in order to use either Spotify Connect the Play to function or any remote control software such as the Roberts ConnectR app If you need to be able to remotely control the radio even when it has been put into Standby then you can choose to keep the network connected by using the Keep network connected option in the Network settings menu In the Standby mode display the W
95. ms ccceceeeeseteeeeeeneees Automatically updating the clock eeeeceeeeneeeeeeereeeeneeeeeeeeeeenneees 73 Setting the clock format cities ee eens ean teats Manually setting the clock as Setting thevalanm Clock aseisiin nadaa diia SNOOZE Umen ienai AENEA EEEE KETE EEEE EEEIEE Disabling alarms Sleep timer Display and Audio Equaliser function Brightness control Headphone socket Line out socket and Auxiliary input socket 86 87 Inactive Standby features ii ciscisssics cess ned nesscgee aai 89 Information 90 104 Factory reset 90 Software update 91 Network profiles cccccceseceeseeeeees 92 Software version display and Audio FAQ cccccseeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeees 93 Eo VAE EA T E E E Troubleshooting ii Additional information concerning batteries cceeeee 97 98 PU GIO COD CCS sinisen riain i a aa aia Cautions and Specifications i Software License Information cssscescseceecseeeeeseeeeeeseeeeteneeees GUARAM CC easier cesar ep E EE N ERIAREN NENA Stream 207 radio features The Roberts Stream 207 provides the following features in an attractive compact unit e Listen to local regional national and international broadcasts using FM DAB and Internet radio e Listen to over 1000 radio stations from around the country and over 10 000 from around the world without using your PC e Listen to previously broadcast material fr
96. nd in some cases that they are easier to get working 96 Additional information concerning batteries Your Roberts Stream 207 radio has been designed to use a choice of power sources You may plug it into the mains using the supplied high efficiency adaptor or for listening away from the mains you may use either alkaline or rechargeable batteries We do not recommend the use of carbon zinc or zinc chloride batteries It is very important that you read the advice and warnings given below 1 Whichever type of batteries you choose to use it is very important that the battery selection switch under the cover is set to the correct type a If no batteries are fitted then set the switch to the Alkaline position This position minimises the power consumption when the radio is powered from the mains b If Alkaline batteries are fitted then set the switch to the Alkaline position c If Rechargeable batteries are fitted then set the switch to the Rechargeable position Your radio is designed to use Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries No other type of rechargeable battery should be used in the radio 2 NEVER mix old and new Alkaline batteries The old batteries may suffer damage and leak which will damage your radio and whatever the radio is standing on 3 NEVER mix old and new Rechargeable batteries This may result in unreliable charging and shortened battery life Never mix Rechargeable batteries of different types or c
97. nect Your radio is able to stream content from Spotify at different data rates If your internet connection has alow data usage allowance or has arelatively low maximum data rate you may wish to specify that your radio uses a lower data rate for Spotify connections In some cases this may allow more reliable streaming although at the expense of some loss of audio quality The data rate used for Spotify Connect is configured via using a web browser This is the same page this is used to change the Friendly Name of your radio 1 Access the radio s configuration web page as described on page 94 of this instruction book 2 The Spotify options at the top of the web page allow you to specify the data rate used either 96k 160k or 320k bits per second Select the rate according to your needs For example listening at a rate of 320kbps for 1 hour each day for a month equates to approximately 4 5 gigabytes of data usage If you have a low data allowance you may wish to choose one of the lower data rates 3 The new data rate will be used by Spotify Connect to stream music to your radio when the radio plays from a new playlist Friendly name Spotify Connect Your radio is identified within the Spotify app using its Friendly Name By default your radio s name will be shown as Stream 207 followed by a 12 digit alphanumeric code which is the network MAC address that is unique to your radio If you would like to change this name to som
98. ng a single track to your playlist 1 When selecting or when playing a track using a UPnP server or a USB memory device press and hold the Tuning Select control and the display will show Added to My playlist 2 The track will be added to the playlist for playback later Adding an entire album or folder 3 When using a UPnP server or a USB memory device highlight the chosen album artist or folder and press and hold the Tuning Select control The display will show Added to My playlist 4 Each of the tracks within the album artist or folder selection will be added to the playlist individually This allows any unwanted tracks to be removed from the playlist if needed see the next page 47 apt KO Select Seek e Select Se S EJ 1 The Beatles Love Me Do From Me to You She Loves You I Want to Hold Your Hand Can t Buy Me Love A Hard Day s Night VY Added to My playlist EA All Artists Beautiful South Beethoven Cat Stevens Cream Edgar Froese The Beatles VVVV VV VY Added to My playlist Viewing your playlist 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on the unit Press the Mode button as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown The Music Player menu will then be shown on the display 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until My Playlist is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the playlist 3 Rotate t
99. ns with discharged batteries try charging the batteries a second time by removing and reconnecting the AC power adaptor If charging is stopped again then it is possible that the batteries are old and may need to be replaced When the batteries are exhausted the low battery indicator will show red for a short while The radio will then switch itself off It may not be possible to switch the radio back on until the batteries are recharged or until the radio is connected to the mains adaptor If the radio is not to be used for any extended period of time it is recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio ZL Ao ee e ROBERTS ros O smeam207 Warning 0 ji NiMH 4 le Alkali IMPORTANT You should never attempt deliberately to recharge alkaline batteries in the radio Attempted recharging of alkaline batteries can be dangerous When using rechargeable batteries the battery switch must be placedin the Rechargeable position Batteries will only be charged when the radio is switched off and connected to the AC adaptor Batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine fire or the like After use disposable batteries should if possible be taken to a suitable recycling
100. o station the buzzer alarm will be used instead 79 a Select Seek aun mi Sx Alarm 1 Enable Once Time 07 30 Mode DAB Preset Last listened Volume 20 Save 4 SY Alarm Saved Alarm 1 Enable Once Time 07 30 Mode DAB Preset Last listened Volume 20 Save Alarm 1 preset Last listened 1 BBC Radio 2 2 Rock Antenne 3 Absolute Radio 4 Not set 5 Not set Alarm 1 volume Alarms Alarm 1 On 07 30 Alarm 2 Off 00 00 When the alarm sounds cont 1 During an alarm the alarm icon will flash at the bottom of the playing mode displays The radio will automatically revert to standby mode after 60 minutes 2 Tocancelan alarm press the On Standby button to return to Standby mode Note If the radio is switched on because of an alarm you can control the volume but the volume change display will not be shown You cannot perform operations which involve the Select control since this also acts as the Snooze button see below Snooze timer 1 The buzzer or radio alarm can be silenced for 5 minutes by pressing the Tuning Select Snooze control Should you wish for a longer snooze duration this can be extended Pressing the control again while the radio is snoozed will set the available snooze time to 5 10 15 or 30 minutes The snooze duration may also be chosen by rotating and then pressing the control 2 While the snooze timer is active the remaining sn
101. of between 15 and 90 minutes Power saving Inactive Standby Easy to read colour graphic display with an adjustable display backlight Auxiliary input for playing audio from MP3 players iPods or other audio equipment Line output socket for connecting the audio signal to an external amplifier or recorder and stereo headphone socket for private listening Mains or battery powered using supplied mains adaptor or 6 x LR14 C size or rechargeable equivalent not included Built in battery charger Before you can use this product Before you can use your internet radio you must have the following e A broadband Internet connection not required for DAB FM or Music Player functions e A network router with WiFi capability connected to your broadband Internet service e f your wireless network requires a security password to allow connection then you either need to know the WEP WPA or WPA2 key used for encryption so that you can get the radio to communicate with the network or your router needs to offer WiFi Protected Setup WPS The radio is compatible with 802 11b g orn networks and can use 2 4GHz or 5GHz WiFi frequency bands The radio will typically work within a 10 20 metre radius from your wireless access point The actual range achieved will depend upon the building type other nearby wireless networks and possible interference sources DAB and FM radio functions can operate wherever the radio is able to rece
102. ol to confirm the setting Press the Menu button to return to the normal FM mode display Mode Menu 3 Select aut eek FM Radio 6 B DAB Radio FM Radio FM Radio FM Scan setting Audio setting System settings gt Main menu gt FM station scan Strong stations only YES NO FM station scan Strong stations only YES NO 70 Stereo Mono switching If the FM radio station being listened to has a weak signal some hiss may be audible It is possible to reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in mono rather than stereo 71 Press the Mode button as needed to select the FM Radio mode display and tune to the required FM station as previously described Press the Menu button to enter the FM menu Rotate the Tuning Select control until Audio setting is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Select control to enter the audio setting mode The current setting is indicated with an asterisk To switch to mono in order to reduce the hiss from a weak FM signal rotate the Tuning Select control until YES is highlighted Press the Tuning Select control to confirm the setting Alternatively to return to the normal automatic stereo or mono mode rotate the Tuning Select control until NO is highlighted Press the Tuning Select control to confirm the setting Press the Menu button to return to the normal FM
103. om the BBC using Podcasts Listen Again e Listen to podcasts from a wide range of broadcasters e 15 radio station presets 5 Internet Radio 5 DAB and 5 FM e Use the Music Player to play your music collection from your computer Connection to Apple and Linux based computers is also possible e Playback of audio files from USB memory devices e MP3 WMA AAC FLAC and WAV formats are supported e The Stream 207 connects wirelessly to your home computer network Dual band WiFi allows compatibility with a wide range of networks e WiFi Protected Setup WPS is supported for simpler setting up with compatible wireless routers e Works with Windows Play to function as a UPnP renderer e Compatible with Spotify Connect allowing your Spotify selections to be played through the radio remotely controlled from your iPhone iPad or Android device The system menu can be configured to the following languages English French German Italian Danish Spanish or Norwegian Supports remote control from Apple iPhone iPad and Android using Roberts ConnectR app All radio station presets network configuration details and user settings are retained in the event of a power failure Clock display with time and date when in Standby Two alarm timers with snooze feature to wake you to either a buzzer or a radio alarm alarms only operate when mains powered Adjustable sleep timer can be set to turn the radio off after a delay
104. omising your radio os Music Player Mode j ccccceseceseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaseeaeeeeneeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeneees Use with Windows Apple Mac LiINUX ceceeceeeeeeteeeeeneeeteneeeeees 37 Accessing your audio files via UPnP using Windows 7 8 amp 8 1 38 39 Locating and playing media files using UPnP eeee 40 43 Display modes 44 Using USB memory devices 45 46 Playlists ies aieri 47 49 Wake On LAN 50 PIUNG SQIVOISs aaao anan 50 Windows Play To function UPnP renderer 51 52 Spotify COMMEGC sijcsscecsicccscs cxce cass seshccncsaneccescevecteccavecencesssceccepeetveies Spotify Connect the basics airiran oiinadi idinan Set up a Spotify Connect account s Playing music using Spotify Connect ccccceesceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeteeees 54 Controlling Spotify On your radio seserinis 55 Display modes Spotify Connect Steamingidata rates siiiu iaasa iee ra einiaid EIN KAn IUE A E E A Selecting a DAB radio station Display MOd S i c iccccscascreteiieeds nsec esssasesesecenasersedewes oi iets asde Finding new DAB radio Stations ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeneeeeeneeerees 62 Manual Tuning Dynamic Range Control settings Statim order SOU Pieces teed oornag aie A R A Eae 65 Prune stations zs 66 Manual tuning Display modes Scan setting 0 Stereo Mono switching Presetting stations in DAB and FM modes Clock and Alar
105. on to enter the main Music Player menu 2 Toclear the whole playlist rotate the Tuning Select control until Clear My playlist is highlighted on the display Press the control 3 To clear the whole playlist rotate the Tuning Select control until YES is highlighted on the display Press the control to clear the playlist 4 Ifyou do not wish to clear the playlist rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight NO and press the control to confirm Playing your playlists 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until My playlist is highlighted on the display Press the control 3 To play the playlist from a particular track rotate the Tuning Select control until the desired track is highlighted then press the control to start play 4 While playing from the playlist you can use this function to jump to a particular track within the playlist 5 While playing from the playlist you may add additional tracks or albums or remove specific tracks please see the preceding pages 49 Menu E 09 Select Seek w S Menu 2 Select lt itt Seek Music player Shared media gt USB playback My playlist Repeat play Off Shuffle play On Clear My playlist My playlist Remove all from My playlist YES NO Music player Shared media gt USB playback My playlist Repeat play Off Shu
106. ooze time is shown next to the flashing alarm icon on the clock display 3 In order to cancel the Snooze timer while the alarm is suspended press the On Standby button The display will briefly show an Alarm Off message Note The radio s clock does not run when the radio is switched off and powered only from batteries so alarms will not operate under these conditions If you are using the radio powered from batteries and an alarm is due then the alarm will sound but the snooze function will not operate If the Tuning Select Snooze control is pressed the alarm will be cancelled and then after a few seconds the radio will continue playing ont wt Select Seek S lt and Alarms 06 04 2014 15 37 07 30 08 30 Set snooze time 15 MINS 80 Disabling alarms 1 To disable an alarm while the radio is in standby mode press and e S release the Mode Alarm button to cycle through the alarm on off Mode 06 04 2014 options see page 77 step 1 E 15 37 2 To disable an alarm while the radio is playing enter the Alarms menu 07 30 08 30 _ see page 77 steps 3 and 4 and rotate the Tuning Select control 2 L A until the desired alarm is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Select control a en E Alarm 1 3 Rotate the Tuning Selectcontrol until the Enable option is highlighted Enana ald on the display Press the control Mode Buzzer Volume 20 Save 4 Rotate the Tuning Sel
107. ork connected option You should choose Yes if you wish to keep the radio connected to the network when it is in Standby mode This will allow remote control software to switch on your radio when needed If you choose No then your radio will shut down its WiFi connection when it is in Standby DAB or FM modes This minimises power consumption but it does mean that you will need to switch the radio on manually in order to use either Spotify Connect the Play to function or any remote control software such as ConnectR app Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the required option and then press the control to make the selection 2 After setting the Keep Connected option the display will show a list of supported WiFi regional options Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the required region for the UK choose Most of Europe and then press the control to make the selection Your radio will then scan for available WiFi networks 3 The radio will enter the Network Settings Wizard and will display Scanning The radio will automatically scan both 2 4GHz and 5GHz WiFi bands After a short while the display will show a list of the available WiFi networks ao A Select Seek onfiguration Network settings Keep network connected YES NOx Wlan region Most of Europe Network settings Network wizard Scanning 12 Connecting to your comput
108. ot be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine fire or the like After use disposable batteries should if possible be taken to a suitable recycling centre On no account should batteries be disposed of by incineration Battery operation using rechargeable batteries also see page 97 and 98 Open the battery cover on the back of the unit by pushing the battery door in slightly and then downwards in the direction of the arrow Slide the switch inside the battery compartment to the Rechargeable NiMH position left Insertsix identical Rechargeable LR14 C size batteries into the spaces in the compartment Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity as shown inside the battery compartment The radio is designed to be used with Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH rechargeable batteries No other type of rechargeable battery should be used Plug the mains adaptor into your radio and then plug the adaptor into the mains The charge indicator will flash green indicating batteries are charging Batteries will be fully charged in around 5 7 hours The charge indicator shows a steady green light when the battery charging is complete Under some conditions the charging indicator may switch off after flashing only briefly This may happen ifthe batteries are already freshly charged or if the radio detects that you may be attempting to recharge alkaline batteries In these cases the charging will be stopped If this happe
109. ption according to your location Daylight Savings is also known as Summer Winter time or BST GMT adjustment Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight ON or OFF as required The asterisk shows the current setting Press the control to make the selection In the UK ON is equivalent to British Summer Time and OFF is equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time Continue setting up your radio on the next page a eee Date Time Se qu 12 24 hour format 12 24 Auto update Update from DAB Update from FM Update from Network No update Set timezone UTC 00 00 Dublin Lond UTC 00 30 UTC 01 00 Madrid Am UTC 01 30 UTC 02 00 Athens Cair UTC 02 30 Daylight savings Daylight savings ON OFF Connecting to your computer network Before you can use your Stream 207 radio to listen to internet radio or to music streamed from your computer it must first be connected to your computer network This section of this book describes how to connect the radio to your network using the wireless WiFi connection The following instructions assume that you have just set up the clock and time options using the Setup Wizard as described on the preceding page These instructions also apply to the Network Wizard in the Network Settings menu from step 3 onwards 1 After setting the Daylight Savings options see page 11 the display will show the Keep netw
110. r options see overleaf but this is the simplest if you just wish to quickly enable media streaming to your radio 3 Press and release the On Standby button to switch the radio on Then press the Mode button as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown The main Music Player menu will then be displayed Music Player Enabling Media Streaming in Windows Media Player 12 O Windows Media Player lat P 3 CO gt Library gt Music gt All music Organize v Create playlist v PE y Search Allow remote control of my Player Title ED Library gt Playlists 4 fd Music Q Artist Automatically allow devices to play my media i ould You Be Hap More streaming options se 3 way Album 4 Breathless Genre 5 Radio Unplugged B Videos 6 What Can I Do Tin E Pictures 7 The Right Time 8 I Never Loved You 4 Other Libraries 9 Irresistible Roberts Music test 10 Forgiven Not Forg 11 Lough Erin Shore U 12 Only When I Sleep Mode Internet Radio Spotify My Music Music player 38 Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC cont 39 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Shared media is highlighted and press the control to select The radio will scan for all available UPnP servers It may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan The radio will display lt Empty gt if no UPnP servers are found After scanning s
111. r radio you should first make sure that the battery type switch beneath the battery cover is in the Rechargeable position Install the batteries arranging them as shown inside the battery compartment Plug the mains adaptor into a mains socket and then into the radio While the batteries are charging the charge indicator should show a flashing green light When the batteries are fully charged the indicator will stop flashing and will show a steady green light The time taken to charge the batteries will depend on how much charging they require New batteries may be partly charged when first fitted but it is normal for a set of batteries to take several hours to charge fully this can be between 5 and 7 hours depending on the battery capacity and their initial state of charge Rechargeable batteries cont If you use the radio powered from the batteries the battery light will be off until the batteries are exhausted The battery light will then show red for a short while before the radio switches itself off It does this in order that the batteries are not excessively discharged This would otherwise damage the batteries and shorten their life If you use the radio powered from the mains with rechargeable batteries fitted the charging process is suspended until you switch off the radio When you switch off the radio using its On Standby button charging will then resume If the batteries have already been charged then they will only charge for a f
112. r using DHCP configuration Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu System settings Network Time Date Backlight Inactive Standby Language Factory Reset Network settings Network wizard PBC Wlan setup View settings Wlan region gt Manual settings NetRemote PIN Setup Network settings Network wizard Scanning 16 Manual network configuration If you do not wish to use DHCP for automatic configuration or if your network is configured with a hidden SSID then you will need to enter some network settings manually Note a hidden SSID may prevent casual observers from detecting your network but it is not recommended as a means of network security 1 17 From the radios Network settings menu select Manual settings There are as many as nine settings screens shown by the 1 of 9 progress marker in the top right corner of the display The next menu asks whether you wish to use DHCP to configure your network parameters IP address subnet mask gateway address etc Unless you are familiar with networking and related terminology we recommend that you allow the use of DHCP Choose DHCP enable unless you need to specify the network details manually If you chose DHCP enable please skip to step 6 on page 18 in order to set up the wireless connection details If you chose DHCP disable the next step is to set up the IP address
113. radio must connectto a file server program on your computer which uses the Universal Plug and Play UPnP protocol often known as DLNA If your computer uses Windows 7 or Windows 8 then your computer already has a UPnP server program available This is Windows Media Player version 12 and it can share your audio files with your radio It allows you to select files by Album Artist and so on using your radio s controls Throughout this section where Windows 8 is mentioned this also includes Windows 8 1 Windows Media Player can serve MP3 WMA AAC and WAV files to your radio If you are an Apple Mac or Linux user or if you have your audio files stored in other formats such as FLAC there are other UPnP server programs which you may use with your radio Note that Apple computers do not support UPnP streaming natively and that Apple does not license their own equivalent streaming protocol DAAP to third parties The Music Player on the radio can playback audio files in MP3 WMA AAC FLAC and WAV formats WMA Lossless files can also be played when using Windows Media Player as the UPnP server Note that the playback of files encoded using WMA Voice WMA 10 Professional and of files which have DRM protection is not supported by the radio When using a UPnP server the search and selection criteria are determined by the server software not by the radio but typically include searching by Artist Album and Genre Many server applications also
114. re unless you have a good Internet connection and a reliable mains power supply Make sure that your WiFi connection is reliable before proceeding Your radio will not be able to update its software while it is running on batteries 1 91 The Software update option is accessed via the System settings menu When you select Software update the menu will display Auto check setting and Check now If you want your radio to check periodically for new software versions rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight Auto check settings Then press the control and select YES If you do not want your radio to check for updates select the NO option To check if there are any software updates available currently rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight Check now and then press the control The radio will check to see if an update is available The display will show Checking for new versions If there are no updates then the display will show Software up to date If a software update is available your radio will then offer the choice of updating the software or not displaying New version available Update software Select the YES option if you wish to go through the update process If you choose to update your radio it will first download the new software and will then reprogram its internal memory This may take anything from a few seconds to a few minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection
115. rience radio from other parts of the world You may also search for an Internet radio station by Genre If you prefer a particular type of music Blues for example you may search for a radio station that broadcasts that type of music and you can choose from a list of Blues radio stations regardless of location or taking location into account If you know part of the name of an Internet radio station you can enter it into the radio and it will search for stations that match that name This can be helpful if you are unsure of the location or genre of a particular station The STREAM 207 radio connects to a radio station database which serves many users in many countries This means that there is a very wide range of programme content available You can also search for stations which have been recently added to those available new stations or you can search for the most popular 21 Selecting a radio station by location Press the On Standby button to switch the radio on Then press the Mode button to select the Internet Radio mode display Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet Radio menu Rotate the Tuning Select control until Station list is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select the option Rotate the Tuning Select control until Stations is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select Note that the menu may offer one or more local selections based upon the country in w
116. rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight your UPnP server and then press the Tuning Select control If the display shows multiple media types select Music Some UPnP servers can serve pictures and video content to suitable devices 4 The radio will now list the media categories which are made available by the UPnP server for example A bum Artist and Genre Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight which category you wish to browse then press the control to confirm your choice If you wish to use the search function rotate the Tuning Select control until Search is selected on the display You may select characters to build a keyword for searching for content to play When you first set up sharing with a UPnP server not all of your files will be available immediately The UPnP server must look inside each file to identify the artist and album information from tags embedded in them The server may also need time to access the Internet to obtain additional information such as album art which it can display when you examine your music library on your PC For a library of many files this can take some time Oe 7 Music Player Radio Spotify My Music DAB Radio FM Radio Music player Music player Shared media gt USB playback My playlist Repeat play Off Shuffle play Off Clear My playlist fh Shared media JENNY Jenny s music HOME_PC Mum s music
117. s often helpful to be able to go back to a station that you have recently listened to Your radio has a Last Listened feature which provides you with quick access to the ten most recently listened to radio stations or podcasts As each new radio station is listened to the oldest item is deleted from the list The Last Listened list is stored when the radio is disconnected from the mains 1 With the radio switched on and in Internet Radio mode press the Menu button The first item on the menu is Last listened With this item highlighted press the Tuning Select control 2 The display will then show a list of the last ten Internet radio stations or podcasts Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight whichever you wish to listen to and then press the control to cause your radio to reconnect to that radio station or podcast 29 Menu 9 Select SX Seek wW SS Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu Last listened Absolute Radio eurosmoothjazz Rock Antenne EldoRadio BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 Internet radio Rock Antenne 12 34 http Description Rock Antenne best ee in classic rock Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in Internet Radio mode Note that not all information may be available for all Internet radio stations Press the Info button to cycle through the different options ternet Radio Internet radio BBC Radio 2
118. ss point router ay a Ss Back Select Seek 4 SSID Jones family WPS Paul s network Smith Dad s network Rescan Manual config SSID Jones family WPS Paul s network Smith Dad s network Rescan Manual config Connecting to your computer network cont 6 When the SSID for the wireless network you wish to connect to is highlighted on the screen press the Tuning Select control If WiFi Protected Setup WPS was indicated you will see an additional menu at this point otherwise proceed to step 7 Choose one of the WPS menu options as required for your router WPS may be via push button or using an identification number Push Button the display prompts you to press the WPS button on your router and then the Tuning Select control on the radio The two devices should then connect with the encryption key sent automatically from the router to the radio PIN the display shows an identification number which you must enter into your router using a web browser refer to your router s user documentation You should then press the Tuning Select control on the radio The two devices should then connect with the encryption key sent automatically to the radio Skip WPS if you wish to enter the encryption key yourself or if it was previously entered into the radio If you chose Push Button or PIN the screen will then show Connecting and then Setup wizard compl
119. store batteries such that metal objects may contact the end caps 5 Remove batteries from the radio if they are worn out or if you are storing it for a long time 6 Remove old or worn out batteries promptly and recycle or dispose of them according to the regulations applicable to your location 7 Ifa battery does leak remove all batteries from the product taking care to avoid directly touching the leaked fluid If the fluid contacts skin or clothes wash with water immediately Before inserting new batteries thoroughly clean the battery compartment with a damp paper towel or follow the battery manufacturer s advice for clean up 98 Audio codecs Your radio supports a range of audio codecs which provide compatibility with a wide range of Internet Radio stations These also allow users to stream music from their computers or to play directly from USB flash memory devices Note that for any given audio codec there are many streaming protocols available and thus even if an Internet Radio station uses a supported format this does not guarantee that every such station will work with your radio The radio stations database to which your radio connects is checked for compatibility so that most stations should be playable without problems Similarly when streaming media from a computer while a codec may be supported there can be many subtle variations in formats tagging schemes and protocols even within UPnP In general your radio will p
120. structions to register an account During the registration process the web site asks for an access code This allows it to uniquely identify your Internet radio from the many others that it also provides data for To obtain the access code please follow these steps 2 With your radio switched on and in Internet Radio mode press the Menu button then select Station list using the Tuning Select control 3 Scroll down the Station List menu to the item called Help Press the Tuning Select control to enter the Help menu 435 Internet radio Internet radio Last listened Station list gt System settings gt Main menu gt Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts My Added Stations Help 4 Help Ih Get access code Get access code gt Access code FAQ gt 123ABCD 4 Inthe Help menu select the menu item Get access code Provided that the radio is connected to the Internet a code will be displayed of typically seven characters upper case letters and numbers Make a note of this code for the next step If you need to re register later you must repeat this process to get a fresh access code 5 You should then use the code displayed by the radio to fill in the Access Code field on the web page when you set up your account Once you have your account set up if you have other radios which use the same database you may also add them to your account You will need to get an
121. t Spotify S If you have previously connected using the Spotify Connect app you may select Spotify using the mode button on your radio Mode 1 Press the Mode button to select the Spotify mode Q Please note if the power is removed you will need to re connect Spotify with your radio using the app once again 55 Display modes Spotify Connect Your radio has a range of display options when playing Spotify Connect 1 Press the Info button to cycle through the different options a Progress bar Displays the playback progress for the track currently playing b Artist Displays the name of the artist for the track currently playing c Album Displays the name of the album from which the current track is taken d Bitrate Displays the bit rate and sampling rate of the track currently playing e Playback buffer Displays the radios internal buffer level Whenever the radio is displaying an information screen the time is displayed in the top right corner of the display and a WiFi strength indicator is shown in the bottom right corner Info Magic Lantern Spotify Spotify Magic Lantern 12 34 Artist Edgar Froese Spotify Magic Lantern Spotify Spotify Album Beyond the Storm 12 34 Magic Lantern Spotify Bit rate 320 kbps Sampling Rate 44 1 kHz Spotify 12 34 Magic Lantern Spotify Playback buffer k 56 Streaming data rate Spotify Con
122. ted Playback via USB of files stored on MP3 players is not guaranteed Playing files from USB memory devices Lift up the rubber cover on the top of the radio to access the USB socket Carefully insert the USB memory device into the USB socket Press the On Standby button to switch the unit on The radio may detect that the memory has been connected in which case it will ask whether you wish to open the folder view of the memory contents Press the Tuning Select control to select Yes and skip to step 4 below If the USB memory was not automatically detected proceed as follows To select USB playback mode press the Mode button as needed until the Music Player mode is selected Rotate the Tuning Select control until USB playback is highlighted on the display and press the control The radio will now list the content stored on the USB memory device If there are many files or folders this may take a few seconds Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the required folder and press the control to enter the current folder The list of tracks in the current folder will be displayed Alternatively if you have nested folders such as album folders within an artist folder then you will simply step to the next folder level Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the track and press the control to begin playing from the highlighted track All files in the current folder will then be played in turn Files are sorted by fi
123. ted Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts My Added Stations VVVVVV 5 Stations Location Genre Search stations Popular stations New stations Eh Europe Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican VVVVVV 5 All Stations Asian sound radio Aston FM Atlantic FM Audio Book Radio BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 22 Selecting a radio station by location cont 8 Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight your chosen radio station and then press the control to enter your selection The display will show Connecting while the radio connects to the new station The station should then start playing Adjust the volume as needed 9 If the station has on demand content that is it gives the option of listening to programmes which have already been broadcast or to Podcasts there will be an additional screen showing the radio station name as well as a Podcasts option These are selected using additional menus determined by the radio station and the content There may simply be a list of programmes or there may also be options to chose from broadcasts on particular dates or days of the week The examples shown here are typical Podcasts and Listen Again content can also be accessed separately from the main Internet Radio menu see page 27 If your radio cannot connect to a radio station Note If your radio is unable to connect to an Internet radio station it will generally e
124. the control to enter the time setup 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Auto update is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the Auto Update menu 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control to choose an update option from Update from DAB Update from FM Update from Network or No update as required Press the control to confirm your choice The radio will then exit to the previous menu display 73 Menu si eee Q Select Seek S Main menu DAB FM AUX in Sleep Alarms System settings System settings Equaliser Network Time Date Backlight Inactive Standby Language Time Date Set Time Date Auto update Set format Set timezone Daylight savings Auto update Update from DAB Update from FM Update from Network No update Setting the clock format The clock display used in Standby mode and on the playing mode screens can be set to 12 or 24 hour format The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms 1 With your radio switched on press the Menu button to access the menu for the current mode 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the System Settings menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Time Date is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the time setup 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Set format is highli
125. the encryption key See page 17 for full details on how to set up your radio s network configuration manually Troubleshooting cont If your radio can connect to the network but is unable to play a particular internet radio station it may be due to one these causes 1 The station is not broadcasting at this time of the day 2 Thestation has reached its maximum allowed number of simultaneous connections 3 The Internet connection between your radio and the server often located in a different country is slow This could be due to internet congestion either locally or at a distance 4 Thestation may choose to block internet connections to your geographic region sometimes known as geo locking 5 The station is no longer broadcasting The database of radio stations that your radio connects to is frequently updated and checked but may not always be completely accurate 6 The radio station is broadcasting using an audio format which is not playable by your radio although the Stream 207 does play the most popular formats used by regular broadcasters Try using a PC to listen via the broadcaster s web site or via the radio station database web site at http www wifiradio frontier com If you can play the station with a PC it may be that the internet feed or local network connection is poor However some broadcasters such as the BBC provide different data streams for PC users and internet radio listeners so this test
126. tify with your Stream 207 radio you will need to download the Spotify app and you will need a Spotify Premium account The Spotify software is subject to third party licenses found here www spotify com connect third party licenses Playing music using Spotify Connect Spotify Connect lets you push a button to control the music between your Connect enabled devices While playing a song you can switch playback from your smart phone tablet or even to a Connect enabled radio 1 Ifyou have selected Keep network connected in the network settings menu see page 51 Spotify Connect will be able to access your radio even if your radio is in the Standby mode If you have not selected Keep network connected you will have to switch the radio on manually and select Internet Radio mode in order to cause your radio to connect to the network 2 Make sure that both your radio and Apple iOS Android device are connected to the same network and that you have downloaded the latest Spotify app on your device 3 Simply open Spotify on your Apple iOS Android device and tap the Spotify Connect icon on the play screen When the Spotify app has identified other devices that are compatible with Connect the Connect icon will be shown with a circle When another device is playing the Spotify Connect icon will be become green Tapping the Connect icon will show a list of Connect enabled devices and allow remote control of the volume 4 To s
127. time some DAB services may stop broadcasting or may change location or frequency Stations which cannot be found or which have not been received for a very long time are shown in the station list with a question mark The Prune stations function will delete the marked DAB stations from your station list 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio 2 Press the Mode button as needed to select DAB Radio mode 3 Press the Menu button to enter the DAB menu 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Prune invalid is highlighted Press the Tuning Select control 5 Tocause the stations list to be pruned eliminating unavailable stations rotate the Tuning Selectcontrol until YES is highlighted on the display 6 Press the Tuning Select control to cause the invalid station names to be removed from the station list If you do not wish to prune stations highlight NO and then press the control The display will revert to the previous menu Note If you have moved your radio to a different part of the country you should also carry out a search for new stations please see the section Finding new stations on page 62 DAB Radio My Music alo Spotify DAB Radio Gs DAB Radio DAB Station list Scan Manual tune Prune invalid DRC Station order Prune invalid This removes all invalid stations continue YES NO 66 FM Radio Operating your radio in FM mode 67
128. to confirm the selection Note that the alarm may only use a preset which has already been stored 12 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the Volume option is highlighted on the display and press the control if you wish to change it The radio uses the saved volume setting for each alarm when it sounds Rotate the control to set the required volume and then press the control to confirm the setting 13 In order to store the alarm settings rotate the Tuning Select control until Save is highlighted Press the control to store the alarm settings Your radio will show Alarm saved and will then go back to the list of alarms with the new alarm setting shown in the display If you decide not to save the settings press the Back button The display will show Save changes with a YES or NO option Rotate the Tuning Select control to choose NO and then press the control Alarm not saved will show on the display Active alarms are shown using small alarm indicators at the bottom of the playing displays and on the clock display when in Standby Note If you make a mistake at any point while setting the alarms use the Back button to go back to the previous screen When the alarm sounds The buzzer or radio alarm will sound at the selected times for up to 60 minutes unless cancelled The volume used for the alarm will be as specified during the alarm setting procedure If the radio cannot connect to the specified radi
129. to connect to one of the stored profiles and only if it is unable to do so will you need to use the Network Wizard see page 16 In the event that you visit a location only once you may wish to delete the profile for the network in that location to avoid losing other profiles 1 Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button Rotate the Tuning Select control until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the System Settings menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Network is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the Network Settings menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Network profile is highlighted on the display Press the control to see the stored profiles The profile which is currently in use if any is marked with an asterisk 4 To remove a profile from memory rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the profile to be deleted and then press the control 5 The radio will offer a YES or NO selection Rotate the Tuning Select control to select YES and then press the control The selected profile will be deleted Note that it is not possible to delete a profile which is currently in use Menu au Q Select Se S Information Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu System settings Network Time Date Backlight Inactive Standby Language Factory Reset VVV VVV
130. to move through the current track The longer the button is pressed the greater the speed at which the player will move through the track Release the button when the desired point is reached Note that this feature is not supported when playing files encoded using the FLAC format Press the Stop button to stop playback IV usic Player Gh The Beatles 1 The Beatles Abbey Road Help Revolver Rubber Soul Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart VVVVVV EH 1 The Beatles Love Me Do gt From Me to You gt She Loves You gt gt gt gt I Want to Hold Your Hand Can t Buy Me Love A Hard Day s Night Music player Love Me Do My Music 42 Controlling playback cont In the music player you may choose to repeat the current album or playlist or to play the files in random order or both options together Repeat tracks 1 To enable or disable the Repeat option rotate the Tuning Select control until Repeat play is highlighted 2 Toactivate the repeat option press the Tuning Select control so that On appears on the display Your selected tracks will now be played repeatedly 3 To turn off the repeat option highlight Repeat play and press the Tuning Select control so that Off appears on the display 4 Press the Menu button to exit from the menu 5 The Repeat icon will show on the display when Repeat is enabled Play tracks in random order 1 To enabl
131. ts in order to ensure good ventilation e The ventilation of the product should not be restricted by covering it with items such as newspapers tablecloths curtains etc No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the product Itis recommended to avoid using or storing the product at extremes of temperature Avoid leaving the unit in cars on window sills in direct sunlight etc e The radio must be used in a moderate climate 100 Specifications Power Requirements Mains Batteries Battery life Connectivity WiFi Frequency Coverage 101 100 240 volts AC 50 60Hz V only use only supplied adaptor 6 x LR14 C size alkaline or NiMH rechargeable Approx 12 30 hours using alkaline cells depending on operating mode see also page 5 802 11 b g n supported with WEP WPA or WPA2 encryption Compatible with 2 4GHz and 5GHz WiFi bands FM 87 5 108MHz DAB 174 928 239 200MHz Circuit features Loudspeaker Output Power Headphone socket Aux in socket Line out Aerial System 2 x 63 5 mm 2x 1 Watt 3 5mm diameter stereo 3 5mm diameter stereo 3 5mm diameter stereo WiFi Built in antenna DAB Telescopic aerial FM Telescopic aerial The Company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice Software license information F information Use of the software in this radio is subject to software licence terms contained in this user manual by us
132. wd 62 Manual Tuning Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various Band IIl DAB channels 5A to 13F 63 When in DAB mode press Menu button so that the display shows the DAB menu Rotate the Tuning Select control until Manual tune is highlighted Press the Tuning Select control to enter manual tune mode Rotate the Tuning Select control to choose the required DAB channel Press the Tuning Select control to cause the radio to tune to the chosen channel When the radio has tuned the display shows the channel number and frequency and the name of the DAB multiplex found if any A bar graph shows the signal strength and is useful if you need to reposition the radio or its aerial The minimum signal marker I which separates the left and right parts of the signal graph shows the minimum signal level required for satisfactory reception Any new radio stations found on the tuned DAB multiplex will be added to the list stored in the radio Press the Menu or Back button to choose a different frequency Press the Menu or Back button a second time to access the main DAB menu then select Station list to return to normal tuning Menu E Select ays 4 Seek Menu Back DAB Station list Scan Manual tune Prune invalid DRC Station order Manual tune 11B 218 640 MHz 11C 220 352 MHz 11D 222 064 MHz 12A 223 936 MHz 12B 225 648 MHz 12C 227 360 MHz 12 34
133. when searching for a named radio station selecting the ok symbol when you have entered the text You may enter one or more pieces of text which will be used for the search Rotate the Tuning Select control and then press the control to confirm your chosen podcast The display will show Connecting while it finds the new programme Stations which enable you to listen to previously broadcast programmes also may allow you to fast forward rewind to any point within the programme or pause the programme playing Please note these features are dependent on the programme or podcast and will not always be available Menu Select P Seek Q 4 pl Pe pil Q Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu Eh Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts My Added Stations VVVVVV TH Podcasts Location gt Genre gt Search podcasts Eh Podcasts Arts Drama Readings Breakfast show Gardening tips Rock show Theatre news Show time Presetting stations With so many Internet radio stations available it is desirable to have a means of rapidly selecting the stations that you listen to most frequently Your radio has five memory presets for Internet radio which can easily be set to store the details of any Internet radio station The five presets are accesse
134. will show red for a short while The radio will then switch itself off It may not be possible to switch the radio back on until the batteries are replaced or until the radio is connected to the mains adaptor If the radio is not to be used for any extended period of time it is recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio We recommend for economy that the Stream 207 is powered using the AC adaptor whenever possible with battery operation for occasional or stand by use only The use of WiFi technology in the radio can significantly affect battery life If extended listening using batteries is anticipated then the use of rechargeable batteries is recommended DAB and FM operating modes require less power than Internet radio and the Music Player Setting the Keep Network Connected option to No will save power in DAB and FM modes see page 20 ROBERTS rvs STREAM 207 Internet Radio DAB DAB FM RDS USE Digital Receiver ris cE R Ove CHANNEL BLOCK A Estes cre yen De 12v 1A OTe xi svenrrenies el X 1 sizercrvum ziiris WZ IMPORTANT When using alkaline batteries the battery switch must be placed in the alkaline position Failure to do so could result in serious damage to the batteries or radio Batteries should n
135. you use the unit in the bedroom you may prefer alower standby brightness level than the standard setting There are three Standby brightness levels and 3 levels for when the radio is in use 1 Press the On Standby button to switch on your radio Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the control to enter the System Settings menu Rotate the Tuning Select control until Backlight is highlighted on the display Press the control 3 To adjust the display brightness when the radio is switched on rotate the Tuning Select control until Normal is highlighted on the display To adjust the display brightness when the radio is in standby rotate the Tuning Select control until Standby is highlighted Press the control to enter the selected brightness adjustment mode The current setting will be marked with an asterisk 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control to choose either the High Medium or Low brightness level Press the control to set the level Press the Menu button to exit When the radio is in Standby mode pressing a button or turning a rotary control will cause the radio to switch to the normal brightness level for a few seconds This is so that even if the standby brightness level is set low it is still possible to see the time when needed 85 Main menu DAB FM AUX in Sleep Alarms

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