Roberts Radio Radio iStream User Guide
DAB / FM and WiFi Internet Radio  
with Music Player and Last.fm  
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Introduction  
Introduction  
iStream internet radio features  
The Roberts iStream provides the following features in an attractive  
compact unit:-  
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Works with Last.fm, an on-line music service with millions of tracks  
available. It plays personalised radio stations based on your choice  
of artists, songs, listening history and similar tracks based on the  
preferences of other Last.fm listeners with similar music tastes.  
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Listen to local, regional, national and international broadcasts using  
FM, DAB and Internet radio  
All radio station presets, network configuration details and user  
settings are retained in the event of a power failure.  
Listen to over 1000 radio stations from around the country, and over  
10,000 from around the world without using your PC.  
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Large clock display with time and date when in Stand-by.  
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Listen to previously broadcast material from the BBC (using Podcasts  
/ Listen Again)  
Two alarm timers with snooze feature to wake you to either buzzer or  
a radio alarm (alarms only operate when mains powered).  
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Listen to podcasts from a wide range of broadcasters.  
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Adjustable sleep timer, can be set to turn the radio off after a delay of  
between 15 and 120 minutes.  
30 radio station presets (10 Internet Radio, 10 DAB and 10 FM).  
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Easy-to-read graphic display.  
Adjustable display backlight.  
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Use the Music Player to play your music collection from your  
computer (using Windows Media Player 11 or 12). Connection to  
Apple and Linux based computers is also possible.  
Auxiliary input socket for playing audio from MP3 players, iPods or  
other audio equipment.  
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Playback of audio files from USB memory devices.  
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Line output socket for connecting the audio signal to an external  
amplifier or recorder.  
MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, WAV and Real Audio formats are supported  
(Real Audio for Internet Radio only).  
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Stereo headphone socket for private listening.  
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The iStream connects wirelessly to your home computer network.  
Mains or battery powered operation using supplied mains adapter, or  
4 x LR20 (D size) alkaline cells (not included).  
WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is supported for simpler setting up with  
compatible wireless routers.  
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Before you can use this product  
Before you can use your internet radio, you must have the following:  
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A broadband Internet connection (not required for DAB, FM or Music  
Player functions).  
A wireless access point (WiFi) connected to your broadband Internet  
ServiceProvider,preferablyviaarouter. Inmanycasesthebroadband  
modem,routerandwirelessaccesspointwillbeasinglecombinedunit  
supplied by your Internet Service Provider or bought from a computer  
store.  
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If your wireless network is configured to use Wired Equivalent Privacy  
(WEP)orWiFiProtectedAccess(WPA/WPA2)dataencryptionthenyou  
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 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  
receive a suitable broadcast signal.  
IMPORTANT: Before you continue, make sure that your wireless access  
point or router is powered up and working with your broadband Internet  
service (use your computer to verify this). To get this part of the system  
working you must read the instructions supplied with the wireless access  
point or router.  
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Introduction  
(page 10)  
About this instruction manual  
This instruction manual is split into sections for each of the different  
operating modes of your Roberts iStream internet radio. Each section is  
clearly identified by the shaded heading in the top right hand corner of  
each pair of pages.  
Configuration  
Internet Radio  
Music Player  
Last.fm  
Before using the Internet Radio and Music Player functions, you will need  
to connect your radio to your computer network using the WiFi connection.  
This is covered in the section titled Configuration.  
(page 19)  
(page 33)  
(page 48)  
(page 57)  
(page 66)  
(page 72)  
(page 81)  
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,ornewstationsyoumaysearchfor.Youmaysetupstations  
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.  
DAB Radio  
The Last.fm section explains the use of the radio in conjunction with the  
Last.fm internet based music streaming service.  
FM Radio  
The two sections for DAB Radio 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.  
Clock and Alarms  
Display and Audio  
Information  
The Display and Audio section shows how to adjust the display, use  
the equaliser and connect your internet radio to other audio equipment.  
The Information section includes troubleshooting, specifications and  
warranty information.  
(page 87)  
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Controls and connections  
Top view  
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1. On-Off / Volume control  
2. Headphone socket  
3. Auxiliary input socket  
4. USB socket  
6. Tuning / Select / Snooze control  
7. Last.fm button  
11. Mode button  
12. Menu button  
13. Info button  
8. Preset / Play-Pause button  
9. Back button  
14. Low battery indicator  
5. Forward button  
10. LCD display  
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Controls and connections - cont.  
Rear view  
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15. Telescopic aerial (antenna cable socket behind)  
16. WiFi antenna (internal)  
17. Line output socket  
18. DC in socket  
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Battery operation  
We recommend for economy that the iStream is used via the AC adaptor  
wheneverpossiblewithbatteryoperationforoccasionaluseonly. Inserting  
the adaptor plug into the DC input socket will disconnect the batteries.  
If using batteries, only alkaline types should normally be used. Battery  
life will vary according to the use of the radio, but between 30 and 60  
hours should be possible. WiFi use takes much more power than DAB  
listening, for example.  
To install batteries in your radio follow these steps.  
1. Release the catch securing the rear door of your radio.  
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2. Insert four LR20 (D size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment.  
Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity  
as shown inside just above the battery compartment.  
3. Close the rear door and secure the catch.  
The low battery indicator lighting, reduced power, audio distortion or the  
radio switching itself off are all signs that the batteries may need replacing.  
Iftheradioisnottobeusedforanyextendedperiodoftimeitisrecommended  
that the batteries are removed from the radio.  
Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) cells can be used in the radio  
but must be charged outside the radio using an external charger. Note that  
commercially available D size NiMH cells have a capacity which is only  
a small fraction of that of D size Alkaline cells and so they will power the  
radio for only a few hours before needing recharging. Never mix batteries  
of different types, capacities or brands in the radio.  
IMPORTANT: The 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 centre. On no account  
should batteries be disposed of by incineration.  
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Introduction  
Navigation controls  
These pages describe the basic means of controlling your iStream internet radio.  
Detailedinstructionsforeachoperatingmodearegiveninthelatersectionsofthisbook.  
1. Pressing and holding the On/Off control brings your internet radio out of the  
Stand-by mode if running from the mains or switches it on if using batteries.  
Pressing and holding the On/Off control while the internet radio is in use will cause  
it to return to the Stand-by mode with the clock display when running from the  
mains, or will switch it off after a short delay when running on batteries.  
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The On/Off control is designed not to respond to a very short press of the control.  
2. Pressing the Mode button gives you access to each of the operating modes in turn:  
Internet Radio, Music Player, Last.fm, DAB radio, FM radio and Auxiliary Input.  
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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 five 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.  
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If there are many items in a menu, then the internet radio allows 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. In addition to the Select control, pressing 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.  
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6. The Info button allows the display of information relating to the radio station or  
music file being played.  
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Navigation controls cont.  
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  
searching for artists or albums. 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 up and down or left and right through the  
character list displayed.  
1. RotatetheTuning/Selectcontroltohighlighteachcharacterasneeded  
and press the control to enter each character into the radio.  
Alternatively  
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2. To highlight the next character in the character display press the  
Forward button. Press and hold to move more quickly.  
3. To highlight the previous character in the character display press the  
Back button. Press and hold to move more quickly.  
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4. To move up a line in the character display press the Preset button.  
Press and hold to move more quickly.  
5. To move down a line in the character display press the Last.fm button.  
Press and hold to move more quickly.  
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6. To enter the highlighted text press and release the Tuning/Select  
control.  
7. 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.  
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Configuration  
Configuration  
Connecting your radio to your computer network  
1. Place your radio on a flat surface and plug the cable from the mains  
adaptor into the DC input socket located at the rear of your 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  
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 apply power, the display on the radio will light up and say:  
'ROBERTS' and 'STARTING' with a progress indicator. The first time  
that you use your radio (or after a Factory Reset) the display will show  
'Setup wizard' and 'YES' will be highlighted on the screen. Press the  
Tuning/Select control to start the setup wizard. You will then have a  
choice to set the clock to use the 12 or 24 hour format.  
You are recommended to run the setup wizard, but if you do not wish  
to then rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'NO' is highlighted on  
the display then press the control. This will lead to the main menu.  
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4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight the desired clock format  
(either 12 or 24 hour) then press the control to enter your selection.  
A menu allowing you to specify the auto update option for the clock  
will appear on the display. The default of 'Update from Network' will  
be the best option for most users.  
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Connecting to your computer network - cont.  
5. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to choose an auto-update option for  
theclock.ThiscanbeupdatedfromDABorFMradio,fromtheNetwork,  
or not updated. The default is to auto update from the network. If you  
choose any other option, go to step 8. Otherwise you will first need to  
select the correct time zone and daylight savings setting, see steps 6  
and 7. If you choose 'No update' you will need to set the clock manually  
later, see page 74. Press the control to confirm your choice.  
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6. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight the time zone which is  
applicable to your location. Press the control to enter the setting.  
7. You will then need to set the Daylight Savings option according to your  
location (Daylight Savings is also known as Summer/Winter time or  
BST/GMT adjustment).  
Rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight 'YES' to turn on daylight  
savings if required or 'NO' if you do not wish to use daylight savings  
then press the control to confirm the setting.  
In the UK, 'ON' is equivalent to British Summer Time and 'OFF' is  
equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time.  
8. ThedisplaywillthenshowalistofWiFiregionaloptionsforthenetwork  
set up (for the UK choose 'Most of Europe'). Rotate the Tuning/Select  
control to highlight the required region and then press the control to  
select it. Your radio will then scan for available WiFi networks.  
9. The radio will enter the Network Settings Wizard and will display  
'Scanning...'. After a short while the display will show a list of the  
available WiFi networks.  
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Configuration  
Connecting to your computer network - cont.  
10. 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.  
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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  
whosetupthenetwork-forexample:'Jonesfamily'or'Paul'snetwork'.  
If the router supports WiFi Protected Setup, then '[WPS]' will be shown  
in front of the SSID.  
It is possible, and in some locations highly likely, that your radio will  
find more than one wireless network, in which case you should choose  
which one you need to connect to.  
11. 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  
13 on the next page. If it is not shown then proceed to step 12.  
If you make a mistake at any point, use the Back option to go back to  
the previous screen.  
12. 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 16.  
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 access point / router.  
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13. 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  
14.  
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 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).  
If you chose Push Button or PIN the screen will then show 'Connecting...' and then  
'Setup wizard completed'. Press the Tuning/Select control to exit setup wizard and  
then go to paragraph 17 on the next page.  
14. 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 17  
on the next page.  
15. If the screen displays 'Key:', it is because the network is using one of the encryption  
systems: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or WiFi ProtectedAccess (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 WPAkey, 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.  
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Connecting to your computer network - cont.  
WEP keys are 10 or 26 characters long (using 0 - 9, and A - F). Some wireless  
routers can also use pass-phrases for WEP but these are not supported. WPA  
keys are usually set up using a pass-phrase of between 8 and 63 characters.  
Your radio accepts pass-phrases for WPA keys.  
16. 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.  
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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 9.  
select '  
select '  
select '  
' to erase a character just entered (long press to clear)  
' when the complete key has been entered  
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' 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 '  
' symbol. This will remove the '[Set]' indication.  
AfterthefinalcharacteroftheWEPorWPAkeyhasbeenentered,highlightthe'  
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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.  
17. Once connected to the network your radio will display the main menu. Press  
and hold the On/Off button to put the radio into Stand-by mode. 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 74, 'Manually setting the  
clock'. The clock display will switch off after 30 seconds if the radio is running on  
batteries.  
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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 described on page 19 onwards.  
Note: The clock display when in Stand-by mode is only maintained when the radio is powered from the  
mains. If you are powering the radio from batteries, then the clock display will be switched off after about  
30 seconds and the radio will shut down completely in order to minimise battery usage. The clock will be  
reset to the current time the next time that you switch on the radio.  
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 89.  
If you have no need to do this, however, please skip to page 19.  
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 13-14). By default the radio  
will then acquire an IP address and other network settings from your router using DHCP.  
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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. 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.  
2. 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 17 in order to set up the wireless connection  
details.  
If you chose 'DHCP disable' the next step is to set up the IP address.  
3. 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.  
4. 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.  
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Manual network configuration - cont.  
5. In most installations the DNS settings (DNS = 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.  
6. 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 9.  
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 '  
select '  
select '  
' to erase a character just entered (long press to clear); Info again to continue  
' when the complete SSID has been entered  
' to cancel and go back to the DNS settings screen  
7. HavingenteredtheSSID,youmustenterdetailsoftheencryptionsystemusedonyourwirelessnetwork.  
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.  
8. 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 9.  
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Manual network configuration - cont.  
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 '  
select '  
select '  
' to erase a character just entered (long press to clear); Info again to continue  
' when the complete encryption key has been entered  
' 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.  
9. 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.  
10. 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 9.  
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 '  
select '  
select '  
' to erase a character just entered (long press to clear); Info again to continue  
' when the complete encryption key has been entered  
' to cancel and go back to the TKIP / AES options screen  
Once the key is entered the radio should connect to the network.  
11. 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. If the 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.  
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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.  
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 radio stations which 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 number of presets is limited (there are ten memory presets  
available on the internet radio), but you can store 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 experience 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 iStream 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.  
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Selecting a radio station by location  
1. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch the radio on. Then press  
the Mode button to select the Internet radio mode display.  
1
2
2. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. Rotate  
theTuning/Selectcontroluntil 'Stationlist'ishighlightedonthedisplay  
and then press the control to select the option.  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Stations' is highlighted on the  
display and the press the control to select.  
Notethatthemenumayoffer oneormorelocalselections basedupon  
the country in which the unit is being used, according to your internet  
IP address ('United Kingdom' and 'BBC' stations, for example).  
4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Location' is highlighted on the  
display and then press the control to select.  
2-6  
5. RotatetheTuning/Selectcontroltoscrollthroughthelistofcontinents.  
When the desired continent is highlighted press the control to enter  
your selection.  
6. The display will show a list of countries within the chosen continent.  
If there are many countries shown you can scroll through the list  
continuallyineitherdirection. Forexample,ifthechosencontinentwas  
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.  
7. You will typically find that you then have the option to select either 'All  
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.  
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8. RotatetheTuning/Selectcontroltohighlightyourchosenradiostation  
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.  
8,9  
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.  
8
Podcasts and Listen Again content can also be accessed separately  
from the main Internet Radio menu, see page 25.  
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 either display 'Network Error' or 'Stopped'. 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.  
Theradiostationmaynotbeabletoaccommodateanymoreconnections  
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 section 'Troubleshooting' on page 91.  
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Selecting a radio station by genre  
1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. Rotate  
theTuning/Selectcontroluntil'Stationlist'ishighlightedonthedisplay  
and then press the control to select.  
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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 'Genre' is highlighted on the  
display and then press the control to select.  
1-7  
4. 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.  
5. 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  
appearinthe'AllStations'list.RotateandthenpresstheTuning/Select  
control to choose as needed.  
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6. Alist of radio stations is then shown. Rotate the Tuning/Select control  
until the desired station name is highlighted on the display.  
7. 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 21.  
8. Adjust the Volume control as needed to set the listening level.  
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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.  
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1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. Rotate  
theTuning/Selectcontroluntil'Stationlist'ishighlightedonthedisplay  
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.  
1-6  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Search stations' is highlighted  
on the display and then press the control to select.  
4. Toenterthesearchword(s) rotatetheTuning/Selectcontroltohighlight  
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 '  
' on the screen and then  
presstheTuning/Selectcontrol.RotatethecontrolorpressInfoagain  
to go back to the character selection. After the final character of the  
search has been entered, use the Info button and then the Tuning/  
Select control to highlight the '  
' symbol on the screen and then  
press the control to finish. See also 'Text Entry' page 9.  
5. 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'  
6. 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.  
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Selecting a new or popular station  
As described in the section 'Internet Radio - the basics' on page 19, 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 with 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.  
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1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. Rotate  
theTuning/Selectcontroluntil'Stationlist'ishighlightedonthedisplay  
and then press the control to select.  
1-4  
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 21.  
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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,radiobroadcastersandindividualsmaymakeprogrammeswhich  
are intended normally to be downloaded into a computer or copied onto a  
portable media player. These are commonly known as Podcasts.  
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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. ListenAgain programmes are also accessible  
via the Stations menu (see pages 20-21).  
1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. Rotate  
theTuning/Selectcontroluntil'Stationlist'ishighlightedonthedisplay  
and then press the control to select.  
1-4  
2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Podcasts' is highlighted on the  
display and then press the control to select.  
3. 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 when searching  
for a named radio station, selecting the '  
' symbol when you have  
entered the text. You may enter one or more pieces of text which will  
be used for the search.  
4. RotatetheTuning/Selectcontrolandthenpressthecontroltoconfirm  
your chosen podcast. The display will show 'Connecting...' while it  
finds the new programme.  
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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 ten memory presets which can easily be set to store the  
details of any Internet radio station. The radio station presets are retained  
in the radio's memory even when the radio is switched off.  
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Please see also the sections 'Last Listened' on page 27 and 'Configuring  
My Favourite Stations' on page 30.  
Storing a preset  
1-4  
1. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch on your radio. Tune to the  
required station using one of the methods described on the preceding  
pages.  
2. Press and hold the Preset button. The display will show a 'Save to  
Preset' menu.  
3. Use the Tuning/Select control to scroll through the preset list until you  
reach an unused preset or a preset that you wish to change. Press and  
release the Tuning/Select control to store the preset. 'Preset stored'  
will be shown on the display. Repeat this procedure as needed for the  
remaining presets.  
1
2
4. Stations which are already stored in the presets may be over-written  
by following the procedure above.  
Recalling a preset  
1. Select the Internet radio mode using the Mode button.  
2. Press and release the Preset button to display the 'Recall from Preset'  
menu. Use the Tuning/Select control to select the desired preset  
station. Press and release the Tuning/Select control. 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.  
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Last Listened  
It is 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
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.  
1,2  
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.  
Display modes  
YourradiohasarangeofdisplayoptionswheninInternetRadiomode.Note  
that not all information may be available for all Internet radio stations  
1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options.  
a
a. Programme information  
Displays information from the  
broadcaster about the radio station  
or scrolling text messages such  
1
as artist/track name, phone number etc  
(this display not available for all stations).  
b
b. Description  
Displays a basic description of the  
current radio station.  
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c. Genre  
Displays programme type information  
e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. and the  
location of the current radio station.  
c
d. Reliability  
Displays the reliability of the data  
stream from the station currently being  
received.  
d
e. Format  
Displays the bit rate and format of the  
station being received.  
f. Playback buffer  
Displaysstatuswhenconnectingtoand  
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.  
e
g. Date  
Displays the current date.  
Additional or alternative information may be displayed when listening to  
Podcasts. Categories displayable can include...  
f
Episode name  
Show genre  
Episode URL  
Codec  
Show description  
Show language  
Bit rate  
Sampling rate  
g
Whenever the radio 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.  
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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. Go to 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 instructions 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.  
4. In the 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. YoushouldthenusethecodedisplayedbytheradiotofillintheAccess  
Code field on the web page when you set up your account.  
2. WithyourradioswitchedonandinInternetradiomode,presstheMenu  
button, then select 'Station list' using the Tuning/Select control.  
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 access code from each radio in order to add it to the account. They  
may then share your favourite and added radio station details.  
3. Scroll down the Station list menu to the item called 'Help'. Press the  
Tuning/Select control to enter the Help menu.  
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Customising your radio - cont.  
Configuring My Favourite Stations  
Configuring My Added Stations  
1. Using the web site at http://www.wifiradio-frontier.com it is possible  
tosearchamongthemanyradiostationsthatareavailablebylocation,  
genre, or language. You may also choose from new or popular  
stations.  
1. 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.  
2. 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.  
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.  
2. 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.  
3. 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.  
3. 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'.  
4. 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'.  
4. 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,  
your radio will normally display an error message of some kind. The  
RobertsiStreamcanonlyplayMP3, WMA, FLAC,AACandRealAudio  
streams.  
5. 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.  
5. Tolookat, modifyordeleteyouraddedstationslistonthewebsite, use  
thelink'Myaddedstations'inthe'Myaccount'area.Todeleteanadded  
radio station, click on the icon with a heart and minus symbol.  
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Selecting your favourite stations  
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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 'My Favourites' is highlighted  
on the display. Press the Tuning/Select control and your favourite  
stations list will appear on the display (set up as described on the  
preceding page).  
2-4  
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 25,  
'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.  
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Customising your radio - cont.  
Selecting your added stations  
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1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. Rotate  
theTuning/Selectcontroluntil'Stationlist'ishighlightedonthedisplay  
and then press the control to select.  
2. RotatetheTuning/Selectcontroluntil'MyAddedStations'ishighlighted  
on the display and then press the control to select.  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight the required station and  
1-3  
then press the control to confirm your selection.  
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.  
Inaddition,asmentionedonpage30,itispossibletospecifyaudiostreams  
for 'My added stations' which are not compatible with your radio. In this  
event the station will not be playable. The Roberts iStream can only play  
MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC and Real Audio streams.  
Notethattheaudiocodingformatslistedaregenericterms.Therearemany  
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  
majority of coding and streaming formats in current use by broadcasters.  
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Music Player  
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) then you may see the option of choosing  
between'Music', 'Video'and'Pictures'ontheMusicPlayer'smenu. Clearly  
youshouldonlyselectthe'Music'option.Contentofferedviathealternative  
options will not be playable on your radio.  
Use with Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, USB memory  
The Music Player allows you to play audio files which are stored on a  
computeronyournetworkoronaUSBmemorydevicepluggedintotheradio.  
In order to play files from a computer on your network, your radio must  
connect to a file server application which uses the Universal Plug and Play  
(UPnP) protocol. If your computer uses Windows 7, Vista or XP, then it is  
likely that your computer already has a UPnP server application available.  
Windows Media Player (versions 11 and 12) has this capability, and it is  
able to make your files available to your radio. It also allows you to select  
files by Album, Artist, and so on.  
Some third party UPnP 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 applications, although  
many others are available:  
Windows Media Player 12 can serve MP3, WMA, AAC and WAV files to  
your radio. Windows Media Player 11 is only able to serve MP3 and WMA  
files to your radio. If you have your audio files stored in the FLAC format,  
or if you are an Apple Mac or Linux user, there are other UPnP server  
applications which you may use with your radio.  
Twonky Media Server (Windows, Apple Mac, Linux)  
TVersity (Windows) *  
Elgato EyeConnect (for Apple Mac OS X) *  
MediaTomb (Linux, Mac OS X) *  
The Music Player on the radio can playback audio files in MP3, FLAC,  
AAC and WMA formats. WMA Lossless files can also be played when  
using Windows Media Player as it will convert these to a compatible format  
before streaming them to the radio. Note that the playback of files encoded  
using WMA Voice, WMA 10 Professional, and of files which have DRM  
protection is not supported.  
* = free of charge versions available at the time of writing  
Please refer to the documentation for your chosen server application for  
full details of its configuration and usage.  
WhenusingaUPnPserver,thesearchandselectioncriteriaaredetermined  
bytheserversoftware, buttypicallyincludeArtist,AlbumandGenre. Many  
serverapplicationsalsoallowyoutoaccessyourfilesaccordingtothefolders  
withinwhichtheyarestoredaswellasothercriteria.WindowsMediaPlayer  
is less flexible than some other UPnP servers, but is generally easier to  
set up. It is supplied as a standard component of Windows 7, Vista or XP.  
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Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server  
If your computer is running Windows 7, then Windows Media Player  
(version 12) includes a UPnP server which will make your files available  
to your radio. If you have Windows Vista or XP please see page 93. There  
are other UPnP server solutions available for non-Windows users and for  
Windowsuserswhomaywishtouseanalternative(seetheprecedingpage).  
Enabling Media Streaming in Windows Media Player 12  
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.  
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Set up UPnP access with Windows Media Player 12  
1. Windows Media Player 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  
the 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 other options (see overleaf) but this is the simplest if you just wish  
to quickly enable media streaming to your radio.  
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3. Press and hold the On/Off 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.  
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Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC - cont.  
4. 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 '<Empty>' if no UPnP servers are found.  
4,5,8  
5. After scanning, select 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.  
Ifyoudidnotpermitautomaticconnections,yourradiowillthennormally  
display 'Unauthorised' at this stage.  
6. 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  
accessthemusicfiles, youwillneedtoclickthe'Library'tabinWMP 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'.  
Allowing a device to connect to Windows Media Player 12  
Alternatively select 'More Streaming options' to enable sharing on a  
'per device' basis.  
7. In the 'More streaming options' window, the radio will 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 91).  
8. 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.  
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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 and hold the On/Off control 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.  
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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.  
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3. After a successful scan, 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, 'Album', 'Artist' and 'Genre'. Rotate  
the Tuning/Select control to highlight which category you wish to  
browse, then press the control to confirm your choice.  
2-4  
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.  
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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.  
1-3  
SomeUPnPserverapplicationsallowthesearchoptionstobecustomised.  
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  
theywillnormallybelistedintracknumberorder(butaswiththesearch  
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  
new selection.  
Please also see 'Playlists' on page 43.  
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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.  
2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the required track is  
1-3  
highlighted.  
3. 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  
1,2  
1. Press the Preset button to pause playback of the current track.  
2. If you press the Preset button again, playback will resume from the  
point where it was paused.  
3. To start playback of the previous track in the list rotate the Tuning/  
Select control anti-clockwise to choose the desired track. Press and  
release the Tuning/Select control to playback the file.  
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4. Press the Forward button to start playback of the next track in the  
list.  
4,5  
5. Press and hold the Forward button to move through the current track.  
The longer the button is pressed, the greater the speed at which the  
playerwillmovethroughthetrack.Releasethebuttonwhenthedesired  
point is reached. (Note that this feature is not supported when playing  
files encoded using the FLAC format.)  
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Controlling playback cont.  
Repeat tracks  
1. Ensure you are in the main Music Player menu.  
2-4  
2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Repeat play' is highlighted.  
3. ToactivatetherepeatoptionpresstheTuning/Selectcontrolsothat'On'  
appears on the display. Your selected tracks will be played repeatedly  
and the repeat indicator will show on the display.  
4. Toturnofftherepeatoptionhighlight'Repeatplay'andpresstheTuning/  
Select control so that 'Off' appears on the display.  
Shuffle tracks  
1. Ensure you are in the main Music Player menu.  
2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Shuffle play' is highlighted.  
2-4  
3. To activate the random option press the Tuning/Select control so that  
'On'appearsonthedisplay.Yourselectedtrackswillbeplayedinrandom  
order and the random indicator will show on the display.  
4. Toturnofftherandomoptionhighlight'Shuffleplay'andpresstheTuning/  
Select control so that 'Off' appears on the display.  
If both Repeat and Shuffle play options are set to 'On' then both Repeat and  
Shuffle icons will be shown in the display.  
Note: The shuffle play function may only be used if the current selection  
comprises fewer than 500 tracks.  
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Display modes  
Your radio has a range of display options when in Music Player mode.  
Notethattheavailabilityofinformationdependsonthespecificmediafiles,  
their format and upon the server capability. (Not all UPnP servers make  
information from the media files available in the same way.)  
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b
c
d
e
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1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options.  
a. Progress bar  
Displays the playback progress for the  
track currently playing (time info not  
displayed for FLAC files).  
b. Artist  
Displays the artist information for the  
track currently playing.  
c. Album  
d. Format  
e. Buffer  
Displays the album information for the  
track currently playing.  
Displays the bit rate and format of the  
track currently playing.  
Displaystheradiosinternalbufferstatus  
during media playback.  
WhenevertheMusicPlayerisdisplayinganinformationscreen(asopposed  
toamenuscreen),thetimeisdisplayedinthetop-rightcornerofthedisplay,  
and a WiFi strength indicator is shown in the bottom-right corner together  
with an indicator showing the method by which the radio is obtaining the  
media - either from a UPnP server or USB memory.  
If the capture of track information by the Last.fm feature is enabled (known  
as scrobbling), then the Last.fm logo will also be shown (see pages 48-56).  
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Using USB memory devices  
This section describes how to use your radio to access and playback your  
audio files via USB memory devices.  
1. USB memory devices plug into the rectangular slot on the top of your  
radio on the left hand side.  
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.  
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The iStream radio has been tested with a range of USB memory devices  
of up to 64GB capacity. USB memory must use the FAT or FAT 32 filing  
system in order to operate with the radio.  
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 all 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.  
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 be  
easily knocked while it is inserted in the socket.  
The number of items (files/sub directories) in any directory 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).  
Remove the USB memory before carrying the unit or if not using the  
USB feature for a prolonged period.  
ItisrecommendedthattheUSBmemoryisreformattedinyourcomputer  
before adding your music files.  
Place the unit in Stand-by mode before removing your USB memory  
device.  
The maximum depth of folder nesting permitted is 8 directory levels  
(but playback is only from the currently selected folder).  
Shuffle and Playlist functions are limited to 500 tracks.  
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Playing files from USB memory devices  
1. Carefully insert the USB memory device into the USB slot. Press and hold  
the On/Off control to switch on the radio.  
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.  
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If the USB memory was not automatically detected, proceed as follows.  
2. To select USB playback mode press the Mode button as needed until the  
Music Player mode is selected.  
3-5  
3. Rotate theTuning/Selectcontrol 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.  
4. 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.  
5. 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 played in the order in which they exist in the filing system of the  
USB memory (they are not sorted by file name or track number).  
Controlling playback from the USB memory device including  
Shuffle and Repeat functions is explained on pages 38 and 39.  
Theshuffleplayfunctionmayonlybeusedifthecurrentselectioncomprises  
fewer than 500 tracks.  
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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.  
Note that the playlist is not retained in stand-by mode when the radio is  
running on batteries.  
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Adding 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'.  
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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).  
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Viewing your playlist  
1. Press and hold the On/Off control 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.  
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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 to scroll through the playlist. Tracks  
which are served via UPnP will show their track name and USB tracks  
will show their file name.  
2-3  
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.  
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3. RotatetheTuning/Selectuntilthetrackyouwishtoeraseishighlighted.  
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. Press  
the control to delete the track.  
2-5  
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.  
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Clearing the playlist  
1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu.  
2. To clear the whole playlist rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Clear  
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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. If you do not wish to clear the playlist rotate the Tuning/Select control  
to highlight 'NO' and press the control to confirm.  
2-4  
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.  
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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.  
2-3  
5. Whileplayingfromtheplaylist,youmayaddadditionaltracksoralbums  
or remove specific tracks (please see the preceding pages).  
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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.  
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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.  
2-4  
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 stand-by or hibernation state when it is not being used.  
YourradiocanwakeupacomputerwhichhasshutdownusingaWakeOnLAN  
command via the network provided that the radio has previously connected to  
a UPnP server application on that computer.Acomputer 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.  
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Windows 7 'Play to' function  
If you use Windows 7, 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, similar  
functionalityisavailableforothercomputertypesandforhand-helddevices  
such as the Apple iPhone or iPod touch.  
8. While playing, you may select additional content within Windows 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.  
1. In order to use the 'Play to' function, the radio must be actively  
connected to the network. This means that it must be either playing  
Internet Radio, the Music Player (UPnP), or Last.fm.  
Don’t forget that in order to reselect the DMR mode and to be able to use  
'Play to' from Windows you must first manually put your radio into one of  
the network connected modes (see steps 1 and 2).  
At other times (in Stand-by, DAB, FM, Aux-In or Music Player USB  
modes) the radio’s WiFi connection is disabled.  
2. Select a network connected operating mode using the mode button on  
your radio. (If you selected the Music Player, then you should ensure  
that the radio has connected to the computer so that Windows can  
then recognise the radio.) After this step, all other functions may be  
performed from your computer.  
3. At your Windows 7 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.  
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 be put into 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 it in 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.  
Note: Some anti-virus 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 has been tested successfully  
when using Microsoft’s Security Essentials software without problems.  
You may also use the controls on your radio to adjust volume, display  
streaming 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.  
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Last.fm  
Last.fm - the basics  
Last.fm is an Internet-based on-line music service with millions of tracks  
available that you can access using your radio, your computer and other  
devices. It plays personalised interactive radio stations based on your  
choice of artists and songs, your listening history, and similar tracks based  
on the preferences of other Last.fm listeners with similar music tastes.  
This can introduce you to a new range of artists and tracks which you will  
probably enjoy but which you may never have heard before.  
Using the last.fm button and the Tuning Select control on the radio, you  
can tell Last.fm that you love particular tracks, or you can ban a track  
from ever being played again. This also influences the tracks you are  
offered in the future.  
User accounts  
In order to use the Last.fm service with your radio, you must either create  
a Last.fm account or already have one set up. This account keeps track  
of your musical preferences and listening choices and is what makes the  
music offered by Last.fm personal to you. Setting up an account is simple  
and is done via the Last.fm web site. You then enter the account details  
into your radio (see the following pages).  
Before you can use Last.fm with your radio, you will need to have created  
an account at the Last.fm web site. You can then start to listen to radio  
stations initially based on particular artists or tags/genres.  
Last.fm is available on various platforms and computer media players.  
Any personalisations that you make to your account from one platform  
are reflected on the others.  
The radio allows more than one set of Last.fm account details to be  
entered. If the unit is used by more than one person, it is possible to  
choose which account is used when listening to Last.fm and for scrobbling  
from the Music Player.  
Last.fm has a strong emphasis on interaction with other listeners, sharing  
your favourite music and exploring other users’playlists and stations, both  
directly,andthroughsocialnetworkingsites.Therearealsoprivacyoptions  
that you can apply to your account using the Last.fm web site.  
The features of the Last.fm service are only available on the radio with a  
subscriptiontoLast.fm.Thismaydifferfromtherangeoffeaturesavailable  
when accessing the Last.fm service from a computer or any other device.  
The provision of the Last.fm service and the features offered with and  
without subscription are subject to terms and conditions set out on the  
Last.fm web site.  
Scrobbling and Love / Ban features  
Scrobbling is the method that Last.fm uses to learn about your listening  
habits. Your radio can ‘scrobble’ the tracks that you listened to using the  
UPnP Music Player and Last.fm modes. This sends track names to Last.  
fm, adding them to your Last.fm library, and helps the service to tailor its  
future recommendations to your musical tastes.  
Your Roberts iStream radio offers you a subscription level account with  
Last.fm for a limited trial period. You may optionally extend this using the  
subscription facility via the Last.fm web site at www.last.fm.  
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Setup a Last.fm user account  
Before you can use the Last.fm feature, you should sign-up and create an  
account on the web site http://www.last.fm using the internet browser on  
your computer. Be sure to make a note of the user name and password.  
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1. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch on your radio. Press the  
Mode button until the Last.fm mode display is shown.  
2. Press the Menu button to enter the main Last.fm menu.  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Last.fm setup' is highlighted  
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2
on the display. Press the control to enter the setup menu.  
4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'User Accounts' is highlighted.  
Press the control and then select '<Add new account>'.  
5. The radio will then require you to enter the user name for your Last.  
fm account. This must be identical to account name used on the Last.  
fm web site. Note - the user name is sensitive to the use of upper and  
lower case letters and symbols.  
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 9.  
3-6  
select'  
'toeraseacharacterjustentered(longpressto  
clear); Info again to continue  
select '  
select '  
' when the complete user name has been entered  
' to cancel and go back to the previous menu  
Once the user name is entered you will need to enter your password.  
6. Enter the password using the Tuning/Select control using exactly the  
same method.  
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Setup a Last.fm user account - cont.  
7. The account information entered will be saved and then the validity of  
the account will be checked with Last.fm. If the account is invalid, the  
display will show 'Unauthorised'. If needed, press the Tuning/Select  
control to modify the information.  
8. Once the account is setup, the display will show the Last.fm station  
menu list.  
Note that it is possible to have up to four accounts set up in the radio  
for multiple users. Each user's listening preferences can be managed  
separately via the Last.fm web site.  
Selecting an account  
If you have more than one Last.fm account set up in your radio, you may  
easily switch between them.  
1
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1. Use the Mode and Menu buttons to enter the Last.fm main menu.  
2. Use the Tuning/Select control to enter the 'Last.fm setup' menu  
followed by the 'User Accounts' menu. The display will show those  
accounts whose details are stored in the radio. The account which is  
currently in use will be marked with an asterisk.  
3. Use the Tuning/Select control to highlight the account that you wish  
to switch to. Then briefly press the control to immediately select the  
alternative account.  
4. ThedisplaywillthenshowtheLast.fmstationlist.Choosinganoptionwill  
then play tracks according to the selected account's preferences.  
2-4  
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Listening to Last.fm  
Last.fm can present music tracks according to several criteria. You may choose from the following  
options:  
'Create Artist Radio' - Plays a selection of tracks by a specified artist and other similar artists.  
You choose an artist by entering their name or part of their name and then choose from the  
search results.  
'Create Tag Radio' - Plays a selection of tracks tagged with certain keywords. You pick a tag  
word or genre by entering a word or phrase and then choose from the search results.  
Note that it is advisable to be as exact as possible when entering tags or genres. For example,  
enter BOLLYWOOD rather than BOLLY. Tags are user-generated and fed to Last.fm via  
the scrobbling process, so there can sometimes be spurious tags connected to only a few  
tracks, which may give an Insufficient Content error when searching.  
'Your Library' - Plays all tracks scrobbled to your profile, or tracks by artists you’ve added to  
your library. This information can be edited on the Last.fm web site.  
'Your Recommendations' - Plays tracks recommended to you based on your music profile  
and that of other listeners with similar tastes.  
'Your Loved Tracks' - Plays tracks selected from those that you have previously rated as  
‘Loved’, either when listening with your computer, or with the Last.fm button on the radio.  
'Your Neighbourhood' - Plays tracks from the libraries of people on Last.fm with similar music  
taste to yours.  
'Your Recent Stations' - This option lists the most recent tracks you have listened to.  
'History' - This option lists the last tracks you have listened to, most recent tracks first. Note  
that this is a display-only option - you cannot select a track from the list and listen to it again  
on demand.  
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Listening to Last.fm - cont.  
1. Press the Mode button as needed to select Last.fm mode.  
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2. Press the Menu button to enter the main Last.fm menu. Rotate the  
Tuning/Select control until 'Station list' is highlighted on the display.  
Press the Tuning/Select control.  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the desired Last.fm playing  
option is highlighted on the display (see the preceding page for details  
of the options). Press the Tuning/Select control to select. If one of  
the playing options was selected, the display will show 'Connecting...'  
and the radio will begin playing. For Artist or Tag options, please see  
the next page.  
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5. If you wish to skip the current track, press the Forward button  
to start playback of another track from your selection. You can  
use the Love and Ban menu options to tell Last.fm which tracks  
you particularly like, or which tracks to ban from your library.  
2-7  
6. If you like the track currently playing and wish it to influence the  
content that Last.fm offers to your account, press the Last.fm button  
and rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Love' is highlighted on the  
display. Press the control and the radio will show 'Loved this track'  
and will continue playback.  
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7. During playback, if you do not like a particular track and wish not to  
hear it again, press the Last.fm button and rotate the Tuning/Select  
control until 'Ban' is highlighted on the display. Press the control and  
the radio will show 'Banned this track' and will offer another track. You  
can press the back button to exit the Love / Ban display.  
6,7  
If you accidentally love or ban a track, you can remove it from your list of  
loved or banned tracks using the Last.fm web site.  
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Search by Artist or Tag  
1. Press the Mode button to select Last.fm mode.  
2. Press the Menu button to enter the main Last.fm menu. Rotate the  
Tuning/Select control until 'Station list' is highlighted on the display  
and then press the control to select.  
1
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to choose from 'Create Artist Radio'  
or 'Create Tag Radio' and then press the control to select.  
2
4. Use the Tuning/Select control to enter the Artist name or Tag by  
entering the name or part of the name. For example, entering 'PINK'  
would list artists including 'Frijid Pink', 'Pink' and 'Pink Floyd'. Entering  
'BLUES' for a tag will find 'blues', 'blues rock' and many others.  
Searching uses only the characters 0-9, A-Z and Space.  
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:  
2-5  
select'  
'toeraseacharacterjustentered(longpressto  
clear); Info again to continue  
select '  
select '  
' when you are ready to search  
' to cancel and go back to the previous menu  
Once the artist or tag is entered highlight '  
' and press the Tuning/  
Select control to search. See also "Text Entry" page 9.  
6
6
5. Rotate and then press the Tuning/Select control to choose one of  
the tags or artists offered. The display will show 'Connecting...' and  
the radio will begin playing content guided by the search.  
6. If you wish to skip the current track, press the Fast-forward button to  
start playback of another track based on your selection.  
You can use the Love and Ban options (on the preceding page) to tell  
Last.fm which tracks you particularly like or which tracks you wish to  
ban from your library.  
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Display modes  
Your radio has a range of display options when in Last.fm mode. Note  
that the information may not always be 100% accurate since some of the  
Last.fm data is based upon information scrobbled from user's files.  
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1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options.  
a. Artist  
Displays the name of the artist for the  
track currently playing.  
a
c
e
g
b
d
f
b. Album  
Displays the name of the album from  
which the current track is taken.  
c. Progress bar  
d. Radio Name  
e. Account  
f. Format  
Displays the playback progress for the  
track currently playing.  
Displays the name of the currently  
playing Last.fm 'radio station'.  
Displays the name of the Last.fm  
account currently in use.  
Displays the bit rate and format of the  
track currently playing.  
g. Playback buffer  
h. Date  
Displays the radios internal buffer level.  
Displays the current date.  
h
Whenevertheradioisdisplayinganinformationscreen,thetimeisdisplayed  
in the top-right corner of the display, and a WiFi strength indicator is shown  
in the bottom-right corner.  
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Your listening history  
The listening history feature of the Last.fm mode allows you to see the six  
most recently played tracks, with the most recent displayed first.  
1
Note that this is only a display. It is not possible to select from this list and  
play a specific track.  
1. Press the Mode button as needed until the Last.fm mode display is  
shown.  
2
2. Press the Menu button to enter the main Last.fm menu. Rotate the  
Tuning/Select control until 'Station list' is highlighted on the display.  
Press the Tuning/Select control.  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'History' is highlighted on the  
display. Press the Tuning/Select control to select.  
2-4  
4. The display will show a list of the six tracks most recently played from  
Last.fm with the most recent first.  
Thehighlightedtrackwillscrollacrossthedisplayandwillincludetrack  
name, artist and album information. Use the Tuning/Select control to  
highlight any track of interest.  
5. The display will revert to the currently selected Last.fm display mode  
after 15 seconds.  
Alternatively press the Back button to exit.  
Note that the history display will show '<Empty>' if you choose to hide  
real-time listening information in the privacy settings of your Last.fm user  
profile on the Last.fm web site.  
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Deleting details of a Last.fm account  
You may wish to delete a Last.fm account from your radio (for example, if  
a friend's details had been entered when they were visiting).  
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1. Use the Mode and Menu buttons to enter the Last.fm main menu.  
2. Use the Tuning/Select control to enter the 'Last.fm setup' menu  
followed by the 'User Accounts' menu. The display will show those  
accounts whose details are stored in the radio.  
1
3. Use the Tuning/Select control to highlight the account that you wish  
to remove from the radio. Then press and hold the Select control. The  
display will ask whether this account should be deleted.  
4. Highlight 'YES' and then press the Tuning/Select control to delete the  
account details. The account will not be deleted from the Last.fm web  
site. Alternatively, select 'NO' in order to retain the account details.  
2-4  
5. Press the Back button twice to return to the Last.fm menu.  
Scrobbling - On / Off control  
1. To turn Music Player Scrobbling on or off for the currently selected  
account, access the Last.fm setup menu (steps 1-2 above).  
2. UsetheTuning/Selectcontroltohighlightthe'Scrobbling:'option.Press  
the control to switch between 'Scrobbling: on' and 'Scrobbling: off'.  
Note: If other people use the radio, you may wish to switch scrobbling off  
sothattheirlisteningdoesnotmodifyyouraccount'slisteningpreferences.  
Alternatively, you could switch the radio to another account (please see  
page 50).  
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DAB Radio  
Using DAB mode for the first time  
1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial.  
2
2. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch on the radio. If the radio  
has been used before the last used mode will be selected.  
3. Press the Mode button as needed so that DAB radio mode is selected  
on the display.  
3
4. IfthisisthefirsttimethatDABmodeisusedaquickscanoftheBand 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.  
5
5
5. 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 DAB 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.  
6. 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.  
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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  
2-3  
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. Use the Volume control to set the sound level as needed.  
4
Note: If the display shows 'Station Not Available' it may be necessary to  
relocate your radio to a position giving better reception.  
A question-mark in front of the station name 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 71.  
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.  
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1. Tolistentoasecondaryservice,usetheTuning/Selectcontroltoscroll  
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.  
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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
b
c
d
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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. Multiplex Name /  
Frequency  
DisplaysthenameoftheDABmultiplex  
to which the current station belongs as  
well as its broadcast frequency.  
d. Signal error / strength  
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.  
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Display modes - cont.  
e. Bit rate and audio type  
Displays the digital bit rate and audio  
coding information for the station being  
listened to.  
e
f. Date  
Displays the current date.  
Asignal strength indicator is always shown in the lower area of the display  
on the right hand side.  
f
If the broadcast being received is in stereo (via headphones only), 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 71).  
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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
1. Ensure that the telescopic antenna is extended, and then press the  
Mode button as needed to select DAB radio mode.  
2
2. Once in DAB mode press the Menu button.  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Full 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  
channels. 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.  
3-4  
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Manual Tuning  
Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various Band III DAB  
channels (5Ato 13F).At the time of writing, all UK DAB stations are located  
in the range of channels 11B to 12D.  
1
1. When in DAB mode press Menu button so that the display shows the  
DAB menu.  
2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Manual tune' is highlighted.  
3. Press the Tuning/Select control to enter manual tune mode.  
2-5  
4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to choose the required DAB  
channel.  
5. 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).  
6
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  
separatestheleftandrightpartsofthesignalgraphshowstheminimum  
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.  
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6.. Press the Menu or Back button twice to revert to the conventional  
tuning menus.  
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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
1. Press and hold the On/Off control 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.  
2
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.  
3
The current DRC setting will be indicated with an asterisk.  
6. RotatetheTuning/SelectcontroltohighlighttherequiredDRCsetting  
(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.  
4-7  
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.  
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Station order setup  
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 and hold the On/Off control 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.  
1
2
4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Station order' is highlighted.  
Press the Tuning/Select control to enter the station order adjustment  
mode.  
3,7  
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 those stations for which a signal can be found ahead  
of those that the radio has marked as possibly unavailable.  
4-6  
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.  
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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 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.  
1
The Prune stations function will delete the marked DAB stations from  
your station list.  
1. Press and hold the On/Off control 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.  
2
4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Prune invalid' is highlighted.  
3
Press the Tuning/Select control.  
5. Tocausethestationslisttobepruned, eliminatingunavailablestations  
rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'YES' is highlighted on the  
display.  
6. Press the Tuning/Select control to remove the invalid station names  
from the station list.  
4-6  
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 61).  
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FM Radio  
Operating your radio in FM mode  
1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and press and hold the On/Off  
control to switch on your radio.  
2. Press the Mode button as needed to select FM radio mode.  
1,7  
3. RotatetheTuning/Selectcontrolinaclockwisedirection.Thedisplayed  
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.  
2
4. 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  
controltoscanfurther.Yourradiomayhavefoundaspuriousinterference  
signal.  
5. TofindmoreFMstationspresstheTuning/Selectcontroltorepeatthe  
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.  
3-5  
6. When the end of the waveband is reached your radio will recommence  
tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.  
7. Use the Volume control to adjust the sound level as needed.  
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Manual tuning  
1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and press and hold the On/Off  
control to switch on your radio.  
2. Press the Mode button as needed to select FM radio mode.  
1,4  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to control the frequency that the  
radio will tune to. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz.  
When the end of the waveband is reached the radio will recommence  
tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.  
2
4. Use the Volume control to adjust the sound level as needed.  
3
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Display modes  
Your radio has a range of display options when in FM mode:-  
1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options.  
a
b
c
1
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  
d. Date  
Displays the frequency of the FM signal.  
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 top of the display shows that there is some RDS  
data present in the broadcast being received.  
d
The stereo speaker display shows that the radio is receiving a stereo  
broadcast (please also see 'Stereo/Mono switching' on page 70). Note  
that stereo listening is only available via headphones or via the Line output  
socket when suitably connected.  
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Scan setting  
When using the FM mode your radio can be set to either scan only for  
strong signals (typically local stations and major national stations) or to  
scan all stations including distant radio stations.  
1
1. Press the Mode button as needed to select FM radio mode.  
2. Press the Menu button to enter the FM menu.  
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3. 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.  
4. 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.)  
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Alternatively, to set your radio so that all available stations are found  
during scanning (local and distant transmissions) rotate the Tuning/  
Selectcontroluntil'NO'ishighlighted.PresstheTuning/Selectcontrol  
to confirm the setting.  
5. Press the Menu button to return to the normal FM mode display.  
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FM Radio  
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.  
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On the Roberts Revival iStream radio this function only affects listening  
via headphones or when using the line output. For normal listening via the  
loudspeaker, the left and right channels of stereo broadcasts are already  
combined, and this control will have little or no audible effect.  
1. Press the Mode button as needed to select the FM radio mode display  
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and tune to the required FM station as previously described.  
2. Press the Menu button to enter the FM menu.  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Audio setting' is highlighted on  
the display. Press the Tuning/Select control to enter the audio setting  
mode.  
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The current setting is indicated with an asterisk.  
4. 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.  
5. Press the Menu button to return to the normal FM mode display.  
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Presetting stations in DAB and FM modes  
There are 10 memory presets each for DAB and FM radio. They are used  
in the same way for each operating mode.  
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Storing a preset  
1. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch on your radio. Tune to the  
required station using one of the methods described on the preceding  
pages.  
2. Press and hold the Preset button. The display will show a 'Save to  
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Preset' menu.  
3. Use the Tuning/Select control to scroll through the preset list until you  
reach an unused preset or a preset that you wish to change. Press and  
release the control to store the preset. 'Preset stored' will be shown on  
the display. Repeat this procedure as needed for the remaining presets.  
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4. Stations which are already stored in the presets may be over-written  
by following the procedure above.  
Note: The radio station presets are retained in the memory when the  
radio is switched off.  
Recalling a preset  
1. Select the DAB or FM mode using the Mode button.  
2. Press and release the Preset button to display the 'Recall from Preset'  
menu. Use the Tuning/Select control to select the desired preset  
station. Press and release the Tuning/Select control. Your radio will  
then tune to the station stored in the preset memory. The preset used  
will be shown at the bottom of the display screen. e.g. 'P2'.  
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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.  
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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  
switch 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.  
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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 '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.  
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Setting the clock format  
The clock display used in stand-by 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.  
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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.  
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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 highlighted 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 stand-by mode.  
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Manually setting the clock  
Your radio will normally set its clock automatically to UK time after a  
connection to the Internet has been established. Should you need to set  
the time manually, change the time zone, or manually switch from winter  
to summer time (GMT to BST - also known outside the UK as Daylight  
Savings Time), then please follow this procedure.  
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1. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch on your radio.  
2. Press the Menu button to access the menu for the current mode.  
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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.  
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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.  
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Manually setting the clock - cont.  
8. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to select the correct year. Press the  
control to enter the selection. The hour digits will then flash.  
9. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to select the correct hour. Press the  
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control to enter the selection. The minute digits will then flash.  
10. 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.  
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11. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Set timezone' is highlighted  
on the display then press the control.  
12. 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.  
13. 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.  
14. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight 'ON' or 'OFF' as required  
then press the control to confirm the setting.  
15. Press the Menu button to exit.  
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Clock and Alarms  
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 a built in memory that will retain your alarm settings.  
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Ensurethatthetimeissetcorrectlybeforesettingthealarms.Alarmscannot  
be used when running on batteries as the clock is reset from internet or  
DAB broadcast and does not run in battery mode.  
1. With your radio 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'.  
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2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Alarms' is selected on the  
display.Pressthecontroltoseethecurrentalarmsettings.Ifnochange  
is required, press the Menu or Back buttons to exit.  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the desired alarm (1 or 2) is  
highlighted on the display. Press the control to enter alarm setup.  
4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Time' is highlighted on the  
display. Press the control to adjust the alarm time.  
5. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to choose the alarm hour. Press the  
control to confirm the setting.  
6. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to choose the alarm minute. Press  
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.  
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7. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight 'Enable' and press the  
control. The display will show the Frequency options for the alarm.  
The alarm frequency options are as follows:  
'Off' - the alarm will be disabled  
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'Daily' - the alarm will sound everyday  
'Once' - the alarm will sound once  
'Weekends' - the alarm will sound only at weekends  
'Weekdays' - the alarm will sound on weekdays only  
Rotate the Tuning/Select control to choose the required alarm  
frequency option. Choosing Off will disable the alarm. Press the  
control to confirm the selection.  
If you choose to set the alarm to Once you will also need to set the  
date using the Tuning/Select control.  
8. The alarm can be set to buzzer, Internet radio, DAB radio, FM radio  
or Last.fm. 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 most recently listened to.  
Rotate the Tuning/Selectcontrol to highlight the current 'Mode' option  
for the alarm, then press the control if you wish to change it.  
Rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight either 'Buzzer' or the  
required radio mode. Press the control to confirm the selection.  
9. 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 - 10. Scroll to the chosen option and press the control to  
confirm the selection. Note that you can only set the alarm to use a  
preset which has already been stored.  
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10. 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.  
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11. 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 stand-by.  
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 radio alarm will sound at the selected times for up to 60 minutes and the  
buzzer alarm for 10 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 radio station, the buzzer alarm will be used instead.  
To cancel an alarm, press and hold the On/Off control to return to stand-by  
mode.  
Thealarmiconwillflashatthebottomoftheplayingmodedisplays,andtheradiowill  
automatically switch back to stand-by mode when the 60 minutes have elapsed.  
Note:Iftheradioisswitchedonbecauseofanalarmyoucancontrolbasicfunctions  
such as volume. You cannot perform operations which involve the Select control  
since this also acts as the Snooze button (see page 79).  
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Disabling alarms  
1. To disable an alarm enter the alarm setup menu (see page 76) and  
rotate the Tuning/Select control until the desired alarm is highlighted  
on the display. Press the Tuning/Select control.  
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2. RotatetheTuning/Selectcontroluntilthe'Enable:'optionishighlighted  
on the display. Press the control.  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight 'Off' and press the  
control.  
4. 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.  
Snooze timer  
1. Thebuzzerorradioalarmcanbesilencedfor5minutesbypressingthe  
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.  
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2. While the snooze timer is active the remaining snooze 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 and hold the On/Off control. The display will briefly show an  
'Alarm Off' message.  
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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 120 minutes in 15  
minute increments.  
1. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch on your radio.  
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2. 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'.  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Sleep' is highlighted on the  
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display then press the Tuning/Select control.  
4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the required sleep time setting  
isselected.PresstheTuning/Selectcontroltoconfirmthesetting.The  
sleep timer can be set to between 15 and 120 minutes, or to Off.  
5. Your radio will switch into stand-by mode after the preset time has  
elapsed. If running on batteries it will switch off completely shortly  
afterwards.  
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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 stand-by mode.  
6. To cancel the sleep time before the preset time has elapsed and to  
turn off the radio, press and hold the On/Off button to turn the radio  
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 and hold the On/Off button twice in  
succession to cancel the timer and switch the radio back on again.  
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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 iStream 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.  
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1. Press and hold the On/Off control 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.  
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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  
desired mode. Press the control to confirm your selection.  
'Normal (Flat)'  
'Jazz'  
'Rock'  
'Classic'  
'Pop'  
'News'  
'My EQ'  
The currently selected mode is marked with an asterisk.  
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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.  
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2. RotatetheTuning/Selectcontroluntil'MyEQprofilesetup'ishighlighted  
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 -8 and  
+8) is displayed. The sound will change as you turn the control. Press  
the control when you are happy with the bass setting.  
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4. To adjust the treble level rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Treble'  
is highlighted on the display. Press the control to enter the adjustment  
mode and rotate the control until the desired level (between -8 and  
+8) is displayed. The sound will change as you turn the 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 'NO'. 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 'Normal (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.  
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Brightness control  
The brightness of the display can be adjusted for when the radio is in  
Stand-by and for when it is in use. If you use the unit in the bedroom, you  
may prefer a lower stand-by brightness level than the standard setting.  
There are three brightness levels and an almost off 'night-time' setting.  
1. Press and hold the On/Off button to switch on your radio. Access the  
menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button.  
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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 'Brightness' is highlighted on  
the display. Press the control.  
3. Toadjustthedisplaybrightnesswhentheradioisswitchedonrotatethe  
Tuning/Select control until 'Normal' is highlighted on the display.  
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To adjust the display brightness when the radio is in stand-by rotate  
the Tuning/Select control until 'Standby' is highlighted.  
Press the control to enter the selected brightness adjustment mode.  
4. ToadjustthebrightnesslevelrotatetheTuning/Selectcontrolclockwise  
to increase the brightness level and anti-clockwise to decrease it.  
The backlight level will change as the control is rotated so that you  
can see the effect of each setting. Note that the backlight is almost  
completely off at the zero setting. Press the control to set the level.  
Press the Menu button to exit.  
When the radio is in Stand-by mode, pressing a button or turning one of the  
rotary controls will cause the radio to switch to the Normal brightness level  
for a few seconds. This is so that even if the Stand-by brightness level is  
set to zero, it is still possible to see the time by quickly pressing a button.  
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Contrast / viewing angle control  
The contrast of the display can be adjusted. The adjustment also changes  
the angle from which the display can best be seen.  
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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 settings menu.  
2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Contrast' is highlighted on the  
display and press the control.  
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3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to adjust the contrast and viewing  
angle. The contrast level indication on the screen will change at the  
same time. When you find the setting that gives the best legibility for  
the location in which the radio is used, press the control to save the  
setting.  
4. Press the Menu button to exit.  
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Headphone socket  
A 3.5mm stereo Headphone Socket located on the top left hand corner  
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 the volume to a low level before connecting  
headphones to the radio.  
IMPORTANT:Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphones  
can cause hearing loss.  
Line out socket (3.5mm Jack)  
A 3.5mm stereo Line Out socket located on the rear 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.  
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Auxiliary input socket  
A3.5mm stereo Auxiliary Input socket located on the top left hand corner  
of your radio is provided for connecting the audio signal from an external  
audio source such as an iPod, MP3 or CD player.  
1. Connect a stereo lead from the headphone output of your MP3 or  
CD player to the Aux In socket located at the top left hand corner of  
the radio. Typically this lead will have a 3.5mm stereo plug at both  
ends.  
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2. Switch on your radio.  
3. Press the Mode button until AUX in mode is shown on the display.  
4. Press the 'Play' on the connected audio device. If you are using its  
headphone output for the connection, set its volume control to a level  
ofsomewherebetweentwo-thirdsandmaximum(theobjectiveistoget  
a strong audio signal but without distortion). Then adjust the volume  
on the radio as required.  
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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.  
5. After use, we recommend that you disconnect your player in order to  
listen to your radio conventionally.  
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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.  
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1. Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button.  
Rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight the 'Main menu' option,  
then press the control to select.  
2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'System settings' is highlighted  
and then press the control to select.  
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3. 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.  
4. With 'YES' highlighted, press the Tuning/Select control. The radio  
will restart as if first plugged in and a full reset will be performed. 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. The radio will then launch the 'Setup wizard'. If you wish to  
leave the radio in a reset condition, switch off the radio at this point.  
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 remove 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.  
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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 procedure 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. 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  
periodicallyfornewsoftwareversionsrotatetheTuning/Selectcontroltohighlight'Autochecksettings'.  
Then press the control and select 'YES'. If you do not want your radio to check for updates select the  
'NO' option.  
2. 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.  
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If you choose to update your radio it will first download the new software and will then reprogram its  
internal memory. This may take a few minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection.  
You may need to press Select control at each stage of the update.  
4. 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.  
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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.  
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The radio stores the four most recent profiles in memory identified by  
their SSID. Normally the radio will attempt 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 15).  
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.  
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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 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.  
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Software version display  
The software version display is provided for reference and customer  
support purposes.  
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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. RotatetheTuning/Selectcontroluntil'Info'ishighlightedonthedisplay.  
Press the control to display the software version and radio ID.  
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3. Press the Menu button to exit.  
Audio FAQ  
Your radio can access some audio help for Internet Radio use.  
1. 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.  
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2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Help' is highlighted on the  
display. Press the Tuning/Select control to enter the Help menu.  
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'FAQ' is highlighted. Press the  
control to display some frequently asked questions.  
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4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to choose a question that suits your  
requirements and press the control to listen to the answer.  
Adjust the volume as needed.  
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Troubleshooting  
If you experience any trouble with your radio, then you may find it useful  
to visit the help section on our web site at  
You can view the radio’s MAC address using the menu items ‘Main  
Menu' -> 'System settings' -> 'Network' -> 'View settings' -> 'MAC  
address'.  
http://www.robertsradio.co.uk/pages/istream_faq.htm  
The MAC address will typically be of the form  
If you have difficulty connecting the radio to your computer network, some  
of these steps may help to resolve the problem:  
00:22:61:xx:xx:xx  
1. Confirm that a WiFi connected PC can access the Internet (i.e. can  
browse the web) using the same network.  
5. 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.  
2. 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' -> 'System  
settings' -> 'Network' -> '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.  
6. 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' -> 'System settings' -> 'Network' -> 'Manual  
settings' -> 'Wireless' -> 'DHCP disable'.  
The radio will then prompt you in turn for the  
Ethernet IP address  
3. 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 built-in firewall appropriately.  
Other firewall software may require configuration for UPnP or to allow  
particular IP addresses to have trusted access.  
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 the encryption key.  
See page 16 for full details on how to set up your radio's network  
configuration manually.  
4. Checkthatyouraccesspointdoesnotrestrictconnectionstoparticular  
MAC addresses (sometimes called MAC address filtering).  
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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:  
IfyoucannotplaythestationviayourPCthismayindicatethattheproblem  
is not necessarily due to your radio, but it could be your network, your  
internet connection, the broadcaster, or internet congestion.  
1. The station is not broadcasting at this time of the day.  
Music Player / UPnP problems  
2. Thestationhasreacheditsmaximumallowednumberofsimultaneous  
connections.  
The use of the Music Player function with UPnPshould be straightforward.  
However, the power that UPnP offers by allowing devices to connect with  
eachothermeansthatitisoftendisabledbydefaultbysecurityapplications  
such as third party firewall software and in routers.  
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.  
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  
installationofWindowsandWindowsMediaPlayerwhenusingMicrosoft's  
built-in firewall software will normally work. If you have trouble getting  
UPnP working it is generally because of some other software that has  
been added to your computer.  
4. Thestationmaychoosetoblockinternetconnectionstoyourgeographic  
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.  
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  
6. The radio station is broadcasting using an audio format which is not  
playable by your radio (although the iStream 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  
networkconnectionispoor.However,somebroadcasters(suchastheBBC)  
provide different data streams for PC users and internet radio listeners,  
so this test is not always conclusive.  
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 found in some cases that they are easier  
to get working.  
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Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server using  
Windows Vista and XP  
If your computer is running Windows Vista or XP, then Windows Media  
Player version 11 (also referred to here as WMP 11) 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 page 33).  
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.  
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Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC  
1. If your PC is running Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP then  
you can use Microsoft's Windows Media Player version 11 to act as  
your UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) media server. If not already  
installed on your PC, Windows Media Player 11 may be downloaded  
from Microsoft’s web site and installed by following the instructions  
detailed in its installation wizard, or by using Microsoft's Windows  
Update facility.  
Selecting Media Sharing in Windows Media Player 11  
2. Once installed, WMP 11 can create a library from all the media files  
available to it on your PC. To add new media files to the library, select  
the 'Library' tab, then 'Add to Library… > Advanced Options', click  
'Add', choose the files or folders that you wish to add and click ‘OK’.  
The next step is to connect your radio to WMP 11 and to configure the  
program to allow the radio to access your media library.  
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3. Press and hold the On/Off button to switch the unit 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.  
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4. 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 '<Empty>' if no UPnP servers are found.  
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5. After scanning, select your UPnP server using the Tuning/Select  
control. If you are using Windows Media Player 11 as the server, your  
radio will then normally display 'Unauthorised' at this stage.  
6. 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  
accessthemusicfiles, youwillneedtoclickthe'Library'tabinWMP 11  
and select the 'Media Sharing…' item to open the 'Media Sharing'  
window. Make sure the box 'Share my media to:' is ticked.  
Allowing a device to connect to Windows Media Player 11  
7. In the 'Media Sharing' window, the radio will be listed as an unknown  
device. Click on the unknown device shown to select it, then click the  
'Allow' button and then click 'OK'.  
Note: If you are using Microsoft Windows' firewall software, this should  
be correctly configured by WMP 11. If you are using third party firewall  
software you may need to manually configure it to allow your unit  
and WMP 11 to communicate (see the 'Troubleshooting' section on  
page 91).  
8. On the radio, select the named server again using the Tuning/Select  
control. If WMP 11 is now able to communicate with your radio you  
will be presented with some media selection options on the display.  
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In the event that you are unable to make your radio work with WMP 11  
then the reason is most likely related to security settings in your software  
firewallorrouter.Pleasereferto'MusicPlayer/UPnPproblems'onpage92.  
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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 play 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  
320 kbits/sec  
AAC (LC)  
FLAC (1)  
LPCM (2)  
MP3  
1.5 Mbits/sec  
1.536 Mbits/sec  
320 kbits/sec  
Real Audio  
WAV  
WMA (3)  
64 kbits/sec  
1.536 Mbits/sec  
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.  
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Cautions  
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Theradioshouldnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashingandnoobjects  
filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the radio.  
Do not allow your radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand.  
Do not leave your radio where excessive heat could cause damage.  
It is recommended to operate the product such that there is a minimum  
distance (10cm recommended) to adjacent objects in order to ensure  
good ventilation.  
The name plate is located inside the battery compartment of the radio.  
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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.  
It is 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.  
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The radio must be used in a moderate climate.  
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Specifications  
Power Requirements  
Mains  
Circuit features  
Loudspeaker  
75 mm full range  
1.0 Watt  
Output Power  
100-240 volts AC, 50 - 60Hz  
(use only supplied adaptor)  
only  
Headphone socket  
Aux In socket  
3.5mm stereo  
3.5mm stereo  
3.5mm stereo  
Batteries  
4 x LR20 (D size)  
Line out socket  
Battery Life  
Up to 30 - 60 hours of listening for 4  
hours a day at normal volume using  
alkaline cells, depending on operating  
mode (see also page 7).  
Aerial System  
WiFi  
DAB  
FM  
Built-in antenna  
Telescopic aerial  
Telescopic aerial  
Connectivity  
WiFi  
802.11b and 802.11g supported with  
WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption  
Compatible with 802.11n routers which  
offer mixed mode support for 802.11b/g  
Frequency Coverage  
FM  
87.5 - 108MHz  
DAB  
174.928 - 239.200MHz  
The Company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice.  
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Software license information  
Use of the software in this radio is subject to software licence terms contained in this user manual - by using the radio, you are agreeing to comply  
with these licence terms:  
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson  
MPEG-4 HE-AAC audio coding technology licensed by Fraunhofer IIS.  
http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/  
RealNetworks is a trademark or a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc.  
Portions of this software are included under license from RealNetworks, Inc. Copyright 1995 to 2007, RealNetworks, Inc. All rights reserved.  
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.  
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  
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Guarantee  
This instrument is guaranteed for twelve months from the date of delivery to 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 free  
of charge.  
The guarantee does not cover:  
1. Damage resulting from incorrect use.  
2. Consequential damage.  
3. Receivers with removed or defaced serial numbers.  
N.B. Damaged or broken aerials will not be replaced under guarantee.  
Procedure:  
Any claim under this guarantee should be made through the dealer from whom the instrument 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 instrument to the Company’s service  
department for attention. In the event that it is not possible to return the instrument to the Roberts' dealer from whom it was purchased, please  
contact Roberts Radio Technical Services at the address shown overleaf.  
These statements do not affect the statutory rights of a consumer.  
ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES  
97-99 Worton Road  
Isleworth  
Middlesex  
TW7 6EG  
Technical Helpline :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri during office hours)  
Web site: http://www.robertsradio.co.uk  
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