Regent i351S - Radio Ferguson - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Regent i351S Ferguson

• Broadband Internet Access - using a wireless access point, router or similar network device.

• A computer or smartphone capable of connecting to the local network. Devices should be on the same network as the receiver. Security measures

• Please read the user manual and its recommendations carefully.

• Please read the manual carefully before starting the equipment for the rst time.

• To avoid electric shock, never open the housing. Damage to the warranty seal will void the warranty.

• Disconnect the device from the mains during lightning storms or when it is not going to be used for a long time. Remember that the warranty does not cover damage to the device caused by a lightning strike.

• Do not expose the device to direct sunlight. Keep away from heat sources and from humid environments. Do not block the ventilation openings to ensure proper air circulation.

• Place the device in a horizontal position on a at, even and stable surface.

• If you move the device from a warm to a cold room and vice versa, wait at least 1 hour before powering up. Failure to do so may cause problems.

• Keep the device away from vases, bottles, aquariums and other water sources in order to avoid damaging the device. Do not touch the power plug with bare hands.

• Do not place any objects on the housing of the device. Before starting any maintenance or installation work, disconnect the device from the power supply.

• Do not use alcohol or liquids containing ammonia to clean the device. If necessary, clean it with a soft, lint-free cloth moistened with a mild soap and water solution.

• Do not connect any cables when the power plug is in the socket.

• Check if you have working cables. Damaged cables can cause a re.

• Please disconnect the device from the power supply while making the connections. The description of buttons/functions Front panel

1. POWER ON/STANDBY button

2. Volume knob - turn to adjust the

turn to navigate or rewind the track; press to conrm the selection

recall the stored station; press and hold this button to enter the station memorization mode

11. 3.5mm headphone jack

pause/resume transmission

5. SLEEP button - puts the

receiver in the snooze mode

7. < Button - moves the cursor to the left

11. 0-9 buttons - selection of favorite

preset station, entering characters

transmission to headphones function

movement of the cursor

Remote control First steps Connect the power cord to the device and to the wall socket. The radio will ask if you want to activate network checking when switching on <Check Network After Power On>. It is suggested to enable this feature <Yes>. in this case, the radio will always check for a network connection. Connecting to your Wi-Fi network When the network conguration screen appears, you can select <YES> to start searching for available Wi-Fi networks. If your router has WPS, you can select <WPS> to congure the network. Scanning of the Wi-Fi network starts. After scanning, a list of available networks will be displayed. Select your network from the list and enter your network password. If your network is unsecured after selecting it from the list, the radio will connect to it automatically. Note: The network password may have been set up by your installer or your internet service provider. Follow the steps below to enter your Wi-Fi password:

• after completing the input, press the UP/DOWN OK dial to conrm. Entering the Wi-Fi password using the remote control. Remember: the cursor shows where you enter the character. Press the following numbers on the remote control several times to get the correct characters:

Alternatively, use the cursor keys to enter the appropriate characters:

• < - go to the previous eld, the eld may be overwritten

• > - go to the next eld, the last entry is kept.

• ^/v - character selection

• OK - click twice to conrm the entered password The device will try to connect to the wireless network. It may take a few seconds to connect to the network. After the connection is established, the main menu will be displayed. You can now start enjoying your internet radio. EN ENInternet radio Select <Internet Radio> from the menu, you will see several options. To start listening to radio stations around the world, select <Radio Station/Music>. My favorite A list of your favorite radio stations is displayed. To program a station: While playing your favorite station, long press the PRESET button will bring up the <Add to Favorites> menu. Press the knob to conrm. The station that is playing will be automatically added to the preset station list. The stations will be stored in ascending order. You can save up to 250 radio stations. You can edit your favorite station list at any time. Go to <Internet Radio> <My Favorites> or press the PRESET button when the list of favorite stations is displayed, then press the NEXT button. The following options will be displayed: Delete - to delete the selected station Up - to move the selected station one level up in the ranking Down - to move the selected station one level down in the ranking Rename - to rename the selected station Play - to play the selected station Select the required action with the cursor and conrm with the OK button. To recall a preset station: Press the PRESET button briey and select the station you want. Radio station/Music Select this option to select the desired radio station by category, genre, location etc. Local radio If you want to quickly access a radio station in your area over the Internet, select this option and a list of stations available in your region will be displayed. History The radio will remember the last 10 stations listened to. Search for a station You can nd the radio station you want by entering the station name. Add a new radio station If you cannot nd the station you want in the list of radio stations and you know its URL, you can enter a link here and add the station to your favorites list. Note: The link must be an audio streaming URL in order to play the station on the receiver. While the radio station is playing, the display will show a color picture sent from the radio station (if the station provides such information). Bluetooth/Media Center Bluetooth The radio receives and plays music streamed by another Bluetooth device. Select <Bluetooth> from the main menu to enter Bluetooth mode. After it enters Bluetooth mode, you will be able to discover the receiver from other Bluetooth devices.

1. Turn on Bluetooth on the Bluetooth device and search for the device

named „REGENT i351s” from the list. Select to start pairing.

2. If the connection is successful you will hear a beep and

meanwhile the LCD will show „Bluetooth connected”.

3. You can now start playing music from your Bluetooth device.

A short press of the PAUSE button pauses or resumes playback. Turn the UP/ DOWN dial or hold the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons on the main unit or press the PREVIUS/NEXT button on the remote control to skip to the previous/next track. Media Center USB playback

1. Connect the USB storage device directly to the USB port on the back of the device.

2. Press the HOME button and use the UP/DOWN + OK buttons

to select Media Center from the main menu.

3. Select USB to access USB mode, then use the UP/DOWN + OK dial on the unit or ^/v

+ OK buttons on the remote control to select a folder/music and start playing. Briey press the PLAY/PAUSE button to pause or resume playback. Turn the UP/ DOWN dial or press and hold the PREVIUS/NEXT buttons on the main unit or press the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons on the remote control to skip to the previous/next track. Streaming music After conguring the UPnP/DLNA compatible server to share media les with your radio, you can start streaming music.

1. Select <Media Center> from the main menu and select <UPnP>.

2. It may take a few seconds for the device to nish scanning the available UPnP

servers. If no UPnP servers are found, <Empty list> will be displayed.

3. After successful scanning, please select the UPnP server.

4. The radio will show the media categories available from

the UPnP server, e.g. „Music”, „Playlists” etc.

5. Select the media les you want to play.

6. The play mode can be set in <Setup> <Playback Settings>.

Note: If you have DLNA compatible servers available, follow the steps above to browse and play audio les from a DLNA compatible device. EN ENBT Tx and DLNA BT Tx (Bluetooth transmitter) This internet radio oers you the option of wireless listening with Bluetooth enabled headphones or TWS earbuds via the built-in Bluetooth transmitter.

1. Press the BT button on the remote control while listening to the media,

the display will show three options for BT Tx mode as follows:

• Enable (speaker on) - to enable the BT Tx function, and the sound will still come from the radio speaker at the same time.

• On (speaker o) - to enable the BT Tx function and turn o the sound from the radio speaker.

• Disable - to disable the BT Tx function.

2. Select one of the Enable options to enable BT Tx function, then turn on the

Bluetooth enabled headphones or TWS earbuds. It will take about 30 seconds to search for and automatically connect the earphones or TWS earbuds. Once connected, you can listen to the radio with headphones or earbuds. Note: The range of the Bluetooth transmitter is limited to approx. 140 meters (open area) depending on the surroundings and the device used. DLNA Besides UPnP, this device can also support DLNA function. Internet radio can play a music stream from a DLNA-compatible device as long as the Internet radio and other DLNA devices are on the same Wi-Fi network. The radio will be detected as „Regent i351s” when you try to search for it on other devices. Note: The DLNA function is compatible and works with the corresponding third party applications on the Android platform. Apple devices are not supported. FM mode Extend the telescopic antenna and adjust its layout to optimize the reception level. Select FM from the main menu to enter FM mode. To automatically scan the next/available FM station, press and hold the PREVIOUS or NEXT button for 2 seconds, the radio will automatically search for an available station. If you want to ne tune the frequency, turn the UP/DOWN dial on the unit or press the ^/v buttons on the remote control. Automatic scanning of presets You can automatically preset FM stations. Press the UP/DOWN + OK dial (or the ^/v + OK buttons on the remote control), you will be asked whether to perform auto scan or not. Select “Yes” and press OK to conrm and the scanning and presetting of the stations will start. When nished, short press the PRESET button, the rst preset station will be displayed. Station tracking This is a feature that helps you nd the same station on the Internet, provided the radio station has an Internet stream available and is suitable for playing on the radio. Listening to Internet radio allows you to free yourself from noise which is usually caused by interference or poor FM reception. After scanning the FM band, select the channel to be played. If the same channel is available on the Internet, an icon will appear in the lower right corner of the screen. Press and hold the UP/DOWN + OK knob (or ^/v + OK buttons on the remote control), the receiver will switch to internet radio mode to play the corresponding channel. DAB mode You can listen to regular DAB channels without internet connection. Extend the telescopic antenna and adjust its layout to optimize the reception level. Select DAB from the main menu to enter DAB mode. If you use DAB mode for the rst time, the receiver will automatically scan for DAB radio stations. After scanning, the receiver will display a list of found DAB stations. Select the station you want to listen to and press the UP/DOWN + OK dial (or the ^/v + OK button on the remote control) to conrm playback. Press the PREVIOUS button (or < on the remote control) to return to the station list. Pressing the PREVIOUS button (or < on the remote control) again will display a warning that the station list is being deleted. It also allows you to rescan DAB stations. Select <NO> to keep the existing station list and search for new stations. Select <YES> to delete the existing station list and perform a full scan again. Select <ESC> to exit the current operation. To stop playing a station, press the PLAY/PAUSE button. Each time you want to resume the game, press the same button again. Conguration Time display You can choose to display the time in analogue or digital mode. Network Wireless network conguration Press the UP/DOWN + OK dial (or ^/v + OK button on the remote control) to scan for available wireless networks. Wireless network (WPS PBC) WPS allows the radio to connect to the router by pressing one key on the receiver and the WPS key on the router for Wi-Fi connection, provided that the router has WPS function. Manual conguration You can enable or disable DHCP and enter the network name (SSID) or delete the connected network (SSID). Check network after turning on Enable or disable checking and network connection when turning on the receiver. Date and time The time is automatically set and adapted to the geographic location of the receiver. This setting allows you to manually modify the date and time. Set the time format Time format setting: 12/24 hours. Set the date format Date format: YYYY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YYYY and MM/DD/YYYY. If manual conguration is selected, the Summer Time Setting (DST) option will also appear in the list. EN ENAlarm Dual alarm clock There are 2 alarm clocks and the following settings:

• Alarm Scheduling: You can schedule an alarm to repeat for each day, specic day of the week, or select only a single alarm.

• Alarm tone: Wake up to radio (this must be a preset station), Wake up to melody and Wake up to sound.

• Alarm Volume: Select this option to adjust the desired volume level. Snooze alarm If you want to take a nap or need an alarm clock in a short time, you can use this feature. You can choose a time from 5 to 120 minutes. The snooze function is not available for the NAP alarm. Note: The NAP alarm will only beep. Snooze When the alarm sounds, pressing any key except the STANDBY button will take you to <Snooze> mode. The alarm will sound again 5 minutes later. You can always press the STANDBY button to cancel the alarm. Note: It will automatically beep after 1 minute for network problems that make the wake of the radio not to work. Timer Press ^/v/</> on the remote control to set the timer, then press OK to conrm. Dimmer You can adjust the backlight of the LCD display with the following settings:

• Power Saving - You can set the backlight to dim when there is no operation for a certain period of time.

• Enable - You can adjust the backlight level for the working mode.

• Display - You can choose between color and monochrome style display. Energy management This feature allows the receiver to go into standby mode to save energy when no internet signal is received. The default setting is 15 minutes. When the receiver receives no internet signal, it will go into standby mode after 15 minutes. Other timeframes are available: 5 minutes and 30 minutes. The setting can also be turned o. Sleep timer You can set a sleep timer to put the radio into standby mode after a certain period of time. The available time frames are from 15 minutes to 180 minutes in steps of 15 minutes. You can also make settings with the SLEEP button on the remote control: after pressing the SLEEP button, you will see the sleep timer in the top right corner of the display. Weather You can set to display weather information in standby mode by selecting dierent regions and temperature unit. To turn o the weather display, go to Setup> Weather> Show in Standby> select O. Local radio conguration The radio will automatically detect local stations - just press LOCAL on the remote to access radio stations in your area. You can also nd this setting in <Internet Radio> menu. If you want to change local stations to other countries, you can select „Manual Setup” to make the change. Playback conguration UPnP playback preference settings. You can set the playback to O, Repeat One, Repeat All, Shue Songs. Equalizer Choose your preferred equalizer to suit your preferences. BT Tx Select to enable or disable the BT Tx function. Resume after power on If turned ON, the receiver will resume playing the last station listened to when turned on again. The ON setting is enabled by default. Device Change the name of the device The receiver can play music from DLNA-compatible devices that are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. The receiver will be detected by DLNA devices under the name „REGENT i351s”. This is the default name. You can use this setting to rename the receiver to anything else. Remote application - AirMusic control You can use the free AirMusic Control application to manage the receiver using your phone or tablet. The application is available in Android Google Play and Apple App Store. Both the receiver and the device with the application installed must be in the same network. Software update Information about updating the receiver’s software will appear on the display when the manufacturer releases the update. Download update is from the internet and requires internet connection for it to take eect. Note: This option is for manufacturer use only. Restore default settings With this option you can restore the receiver settings to the original state. Note: All your settings will be lost when you restore default settings. Use your phone, tablet or computer as a remote control for Spotify. Go to spotify.com/connect to learn how. EN ENTroubleshooting Error Solution There is no display, the radio does not respond to operation Set up the power supply according to the operating instructions and using the measures provided in the package. Cannot be operated with the remo- te control Batt eries discharged or inserted incorrectly. Check that the batteries are installed in the correct direction. DAB + recep- tion is poor

tenna not fully extended. Change the location of the radio (e.g. closer to the window). Repeat station scan. FM reception is poor Antenna not fully extended. Change the location of the radio (e.g. closer to the window). Repeat station scan. Poor sound quality while playing music Low bit rate le. Check the audio le. Tip: For MP3 les, the bit rate should be 192 Kbps or more. The device does not turn on

1. Check that the power adapter is connected properly.

2. The device may malfunction when used in areas with strong radio

interference. Correct the cause of the interference or relocate the device. No sound

1. Turn on the sound as it can be muted.

2. Increase the volume.

Unable to establish network connection

1. Check the WLAN function.

2. Try to set the IP address on the device.

3. Activate the DHCP function on the router and re-

establish the connection with the device.

4. A rewall is activated in the network - set the appropriate program

in such a way that the device can access the network.

5. Restart the device to force the connection to the network.

A WLAN connection cannot be established

1. Check the availability of WLAN on the access point.

2. Move the device closer to the router.

3. Make sure the WEP / WPA password is correct.

1. Check the network as well as the access point and rewall.

2. The station may not be available at the moment,

try again later or select another station.

3. The station link has been changed or the station

is not transmitting - ask your provider.

4. Link to manually added station is incorrect, make sure it is correct and re-enter.

The alarm is not working

1. Turn on the alarm.

2. Due to the volume setting, see „No Sound” solutions.

3. The alarm source is set as a station, but no network connection.

Change the alarm source or recongure the connection. DLNA streaming cannot be performed

1. Check the connection to the network. REGENT i351s and your device

must be on the same network. Check that the network status is good.

2. Make sure the settings on your device are correct.

Electromagnetic interference The normal functioning of the product may be disturbed by strong electromagnetic elds. Reset the product to its original state according to the user manual to resume normal operation. If problems persist, relocate the receiver. The system suddenly freezes REGENT i351s is overloaded, please restart the machine. Technical Specications Model name REGENT i351s Display 2.4” TFT color display Supported networks OPEN, WEP WPA PSKAES

Streaming UPnP, DLNA Supported Playback Formats (UPnP)

MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, WAV

Supported playback formats (USB)

Output power (RMS) 15W x 2 Power Input: AC 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz USB output: DC 5V1A (only for charging Android phone) FM and DAB frequency FM: 87.5-108MHz DAB: 174.928-239.2MHz Energy consumption 30W Standby power consumption < 2W Bluetooth support V5.0 Bluetooth operating range up to 140 meters (open area) Transmission frequency 2.4 GHz Protocols A2DP 1.2 Working temperature 0°C~35°C Working humidity 20%~80% EN EN

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