Operating your remote control

1. Press and slide the back cover to open the battery compartment of the remote control.
2. Insert two AAA size batteries. Make sure the (+) and (-) ends of the batteries match the (+) and (-) ends indicated in the battery compartment.
3. Close the battery compartment cover.

Getting started / set up

Connect the unit to a suitable power source using the power supply provided. After showing a starting screen, it will enter the last used listening mode. When the unit is started for the first time, the setup wizard will be launched automatically.

Get the network environment ready

Make sure you have setup the wireless network and you have the WEP, WPA or WPA2 security password to activate the connection. You may also use the WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) function for easy pairing between the network device and Homerton 2. Check if the light indicators on the network device are in appropriate status.

Main menu

Under the main menu, you can select the following modes: Internet Radio, Podcasts, Spotify, Media Player (USB), DAB, FM, Bluetooth®, CD, AUX-In, Sleep and Alarm.

System settings

When you first operate the music system, you will be asked if you want to start the Setup Wizard. The Setup wizard guides you through the basic setup parameters for Time/Date and Network connection. To change any settings later, all setting functions are accessible from the Settings Menu.

If the setup wizard is terminated prematurely without a network setup, the device generates its own WiFi access so that the device can be configured using the UNDOK APP.

Language

Select the desired menu language.

Product Privacy Policy

So that the installation can continue, please confirm the Privacy Policy with the”NAVIGATE / OK” button.

Setup wizard

Select “YES” to continue with the setup. If you select “NO”, the next display asks you whether the setup wizard should be started the next time the device is switched on.

Time/Date Display format

Select 12hr or 24hr as the time format.

Auto Update
The time and date can be updated manually or automatically from DAB, FM or network.Auto update works with data sent over DAB, FM or the Internet. The clock is only updated when it is in a corresponding mode, so it is suggested to select a mode you use regularly. DAB and FM use time signals broadcast with radio transmissions. Network uses a time signal sent from the Internet radio portal when in any network connected mode.

Time Zone
Set your time zone. If your country uses daylight saving and it is in effect, turn on the Daylight saving option (only available when Auto update from Internet is selected).

Manual update
If you set No update, the wizard prompts you to set the time and date manually. The date and time are displayed as dd-mm-yyyy and hh:mm.

The active value appears as flashing. Adjust each value with the “NAVIGATE” knob. Once the value is set, press the knob to continue setting with next value.

Network

Keep Network connected
Select this option when the unit’s network connection is in standby. When the function is confirmed, the unit will quickly connect to the internet and it is possible to switch on the unit with the “UNDOK” app. The standby power consumption is slightly increased with this function.

WLAN region
Select the WLAN region to obtain the optimal WLAN connectivity: Europe.

Scanning for the network
Homerton 2 is compatible with all common network protocols and encryption methods. It searches for the available networks and list them out for you.

There will be hints for the type of network – if your network devices support WPS function, it will be [WPS] before the SSID (the name of the network device). Select the one you want to connect.

For the wireless connection, you will be asked to input the encryption in the next step (WiFi only!). To enter the network’s key, use the “NAVIGATE” knob to move the cursor through the characters and press “OK” to confirm. As each character is selected, the key is built up near the top of the display.

There are three options accessible by tuning the navigate reel back before the first characters – Backspace, OK and Cancel.

WPS encrypted network
WPS encrypted networks are identified by WPS at the start of the network name when the Homerton 2 searches the available AP. Use one of the following methods of connection: There is the shortcut WPS key on the unit.

Push button
Homerton 2 prompts you to press the connect button on the router. It then scans for a ready Push Button Connect network and connects.

Pin
Homerton 2 generates an 8-digit code number which you enter into the wireless router, access point, or an external registrar.

Skip WPS
Enter key as for a standard encrypted network.

For more information on setting up a WPS encrypted network, see your WPS router’s instructions.

Completion
Homerton 2 attempts to connect to the selected network. It will show connected if the setup is successful. If connecting fails, Homerton 2 returns to a previous screen to try again.

Press “OK” to quit the setup wizard.

Equaliser

Network Wizard
Enter to search AP SSID, then input the WEP / WPA key or choose Push Button/Pin/SkipWPS to connect to the wireless network.

PBC Wlan Setup
Push Button Configuration, it is to connect the AP that supports WPS (Wi-Fi ProtectedSetup).

View Settings
View the information of current connected network: Active connection, MAC address, WLAN region, DHCP, SSID, IP address, Subnet mask, Gateway address, Primary DNS andSecondary DNS.

Manual Settings
Choose wireless network connection and enable or disable DHCP (Dynamic HostConfiguration Protocol).

Network Profile
Homerton 2 remembers the last four wireless networks it has connected to, and automatically tries to connect to whichever one of them it can find. From here you can seethe list of registered networks. You can delete unwanted networks by turning and pressing then choosing YES to confirm delete.

Keep Network Connected
f you choose to keep network connected, the WiFi will not disconnect even you are in standby mode. Otherwise, the connection will only be available in Internet Radio and MusicPlayer modes. This option allows Homerton 2 to be ready forDLNA streaming in any operating modes.When Keep network connected is selected the standby power consumption is raised.

Time/date

Set the time manually or automatically update, time format, time zone and daylight.

Brightness

Within the brightness menu of the Homerton2 is 3 settings.

Timeout: You can set the display to Dim when in standby mode in the Timeout setting you can choose between 10 – 180 seconds

On Level: You can change the brightness/backlight of each environment to High, Medium, Low.

Dim Level: You can set the brightness of the display when in standby mode.

Language

Change it as your preference.

Software update

From time to time, software upgrades may be created with bug fixes and/or additional features. You can either check manually or set Homerton 2 to check periodically automatically (this is the default). If newer available software is detected, you will be asked if you want to go ahead with an update. If you agree, the new software is then downloaded and installed. After a software upgrade, all user settings are maintained.

NOTE: Before starting a software upgrade, ensure that Homerton 2 is plugged into a stable main power connection. Disconnecting power during an upgrade may permanently damage the unit.

Info

View the firmware version and the radio ID.

Internet radio

Homerton 2 can play thousands of radio stations and podcasts from around the world though a broadband Internet connection.

When you select Internet radio, Homerton 2 directly contacts the Frontier Silicon Internet radio portal (which is supported by Airable) to get a list of stations.

The portal also enables multiple lists of favourite stations that you can personalise. If you are already listening to an Internet radio station, you can press “BACK” to quickly return to the last visited branch of the menu tree, rather than “MENU” to go to the first menu of Internet radio mode.

Last listened
When Internet radio mode restarts, the last-listened station is selected. To select another recently used station, enter here to select the listed station. Most recent stations appear at the top of the list.

Station list
Browse Internet broadcasts that organised into different countries,Location, Popular and Discover. You can also find the station with Search by keyword.

Presets
To store an Internet radio preset, press and hold the “PROGRAM” key on Remote Control until the display shows the “Save preset” screen. Select one of the 20 presets to save the current station and press “OK” to confirm.To select a preset, press briefly the “PRESET” button or “PROGRAM” on Remote Control, then select one of the listed preset stations and press “OK” to confirm. Or press 0 to 9 on the Remote Control to directly recall the presets.

Now Playing Information
While the stream is playing, the screen shows its name and description. To view further information, press “INFO” button on the radio or Remote Control. Each time you press“INFO” button, another set of information is displayed, cycle through name/description, genre/location, reliability, codec/sampling rate, playback buffer and today’s date.

Spotify

Use your phone, tablet or computer as a remote control for Spotify. Go to spotify.com/connect to learn how 

The Spotify Software is subject to third party licenses found here – https://www.spotify.com/connect/third-party-licenses

USB

In USB mode, files in MP3 format can be played back from a USB storage device. You can use the forward or back buttons to play the previous or next track. Press the “OK” button or use the “UNDOK APP” to start playback.

REPEAT / SHUFFLE

You can play tracks repeatedly or in random order by pressing the “RANDOM” button on your remote control.

Press the “REPEAT” button to repeat the playlist or a song.

CD Mode

Improper operation can result in material damages! Do not insert any recording media that deviate from the standard CD format (eg: mini-discs) into the CD player. These may not be played and ejected correctly. Insert only one disc at a time into the CD player. 

1. Press the source button on the unit and press forward until “CD” displayed, then press “OK” on the knob or press the “CD” button on remote control to choose CD. 
2. Put a disc (with printing side facing up) inside. The display will say “Loading” and the disc functions will not work while the disc is loading. The Playback will begin automatically once the table of contents is read. The display will show “No Disc” when the unit is set to CD mode and there is no CD inside.

• To pause/resume playback of the CD, press the play button
• To switch to the next track, press the forward button once 
• To fast forward through a track, press and hold the forward button. 
• To switch to the previous track, press the back button twice 
• To fast backward through a track, press and hold back button. 
• To stop CD playback, press the stop button on the remote control. 

CD Program 

1. Set the unit in Stop mode.
2. Press the “PROGRAM” button on the Remote Control. The display will show “T01 P01”and “T01” flash.
3. Choose with back or forward or 0 to 9 on the Remote Control, the track which should be programmed and confirm the track by pressing the “PROGRAM” button on the RemoteControl. The display changes to “P02”.
4. To choose more tracks do step 3 again.
5. If all tracks are programmed press the play button on the unit or Remote Control to start the programmed playback.

Shuffle mode 

Press the “RANDOM” button on the Remote Control. The display will show the Shuffle indicator. 

Repeat one track
During playback press “REPEAT” on the Remote Control once to repeat playback of the song you are listening to.

Repeat all tracks
During playback press “REPEAT” on the Remote Control twice to repeat all songs from the CD. To cancel the Repeat mode press “REPEAT” on the Remote Control until all symbols in the display disappear.

This model does not support the 8cm disc. Do not insert this type of disc into the device to prevent disc jam.

DAB

DAB mode receives DAB or DAB Plus digital radio signal and displays information about the station, streaming audio and the program details.

Scanning for stations

The first time you select DAB radio mode, or if the station list is empty, Homerton 2 automatically performs a full scan to see what stations are available. You may also need to start a scan manually to update the list of stations for one of the following reasons:

• Available stations change from time to time.
• If reception was not good for the original scan, this may result in an empty or incomplete list of available stations.
• If you have poor reception of some stations (burbling), you may wish to list only stations with good signal strength.

To start a scan manually, choose Full scan. To scan only stations with good signal strength, select Local scan.

Once the scan is complete, the radio shows a list of available stations. To remove stations that are listed but not unavailable, choose Prune invalid.

Presets
To store an Internet radio preset, press and hold the “PROGRAM” on Remote Control until the display shows the “Save preset” screen. Select one of the 40 presets to save the current station and press “OK” to confirm. Or press 0 to 9 on the Remote Control to store the current playing station into the preset directly.

To select a preset, press briefly the “PRESET” button on the unit or “PROGRAM” on Remote Control, then select one of the listed preset stations and press “OK” to confirm. Or press 0 to 9 on the Remote Control to directly recall the presets. 

Now Playing Information
While the stream is playing, the screen shows its name and DLS (Dynamic Label Segment) information broadcast by the station giving real-time information such as program name, track title and contact details. Stereo broadcasts are indicated with an icon at the bottom of the screen. To view further information, press “INFO” on the radio. Each time you press “INFO” on the radio, another set of information is displayed, cycling through DLS text, program type, ensemble name/frequency, signal strength/error rate, bite rate/codec/channels and today’s date. 

Settings
Dynamic Range Compression (DRC)

If you are listening to music with a high dynamic range in a noisy environment, you may wish to compress the audio dynamic range. This makes quiet sounds louder, and loud sounds quieter. You can change DRC as off, low or high.

Station Order
You can choose the order of the DAB station list to be either Alphanumeric, Ensemble or Valid.

Ensemble lists groups of stations that are broadcast together on the same ensemble. Valid lists valid stations first, alphanumerically, then off-air stations.

FM

FM radio mode receives analogue radio from the FM band and displays RDS (Radio Data System) information about the station and where broadcast. To full scan, press “INTRO” remote key. The frequency display starts to run and scans the FM full band. To fine tune press the ““ or “” remote key. The unit search in 0.05 MHz steps.

Preset
To store an Internet radio preset, press and hold the “PROGRAM” button on Remote Control until the display shows the “Save preset” screen. Select one of the 40 presets to save the current station and press “OK” to confirm. Or press 0 to 9 on the Remote Control to store the current playing station into the preset directly.To select a preset, press briefly the “PRESET” button or “PROGRAM” button on Remote, then select one of the listed preset stations and press “OK” to confirm. Or press 0 to 9 on the Remote Control to directly recall the presets.

Now Playing Information
While the stream is playing, the screen shows its frequency, or if RDS signal is available, station name and any further RDS information such as program name, title and other details. Stereo broadcasts are indicated with an icon at the bottom of the screen. To view further information, press Info button on the radio. Each time you press “INFO” button on the radio, another set of information is displayed, cycling through Radio text, program type, frequency and today’s date.

Scan Settings
Choose FM at first, it will go to a specific station playing. Then press “MENU” on the radio to get above table.By default, FM scans stop at any available station. This may result in a poor signal-to-noise ratio (hiss) from weak stations. To change the scan settings to stop only at stations with good signal strength, select “Yes” after choosing Strong station only. 

Audio Settings
All stereo stations are reproduced in stereo. For weak stations, this may result in a poor signal-to-noise ratio (hiss). To play weak stations in mono, select FM weak reception: Listen in mono only and then YES.

Bluetooth

When you select the Bluetooth mode, the device is entering to pairing and the Bluetooth icon at the bottom of the screen will flash. Turn on your smartphone or tablet to search for the device. The Bluetooth pairing name is “Majority Homerton 2”. When pairing is successful, the Bluetooth indicator will light up and stop flashing. To release Bluetooth pairing, turn off or unpair your smartphone or tablet. Press play on the radio or Remote Control to start or pause the playback. You can press forward or backward on the radio or Remote Control to play the previous or next track.

AUX In

Connecting DVD player / Set-Top Box / TV outputs to analogue inputs from the sound board. Use a RCA audio cable to connect the DVD player/TV outputs with the AUX (L/R) input socket from the sound board.

Sleep

To set the sleep timer, press “SLEEP” on the unit or Remote Control. Choose from Sleep OFF, 15mins, 30mins, 45mins or 60mins. Once you select a sleep period, the system returns to the “Now playing” screen. 

If you go under Main Menu to Sleep press “MENU” on the unit or Remote Control to return to the “Now playing” screen.

Alarm

There are two versatile wake-up alarms with snooze facility, and a sleep function to turn the system off after a set period. Each alarm can be set to start in a particular mode.

Internet Radio mode requires full Wifi connection.

Select Alarm under Main menu to set or change an alarm. Select the alarm number (1 or 2) then configure the following parameters:

• Enable: on/off, Frequency: Daily, Once, Weekends or Weekdays
• Time
• Mode: Buzzer, Internet Radio, DAB or FM
• Preset: Last listened, 1 – 40
• Volume: 0 – 32

To activate the new settings, scroll down and select Save. The screen shows active alarms with an icon at the bottom left.

Undok

The Homerton 2 supports remote control from Apple iPhone, iPad and Android using the UNDOK app. The apps are available in Apple’s app store and Google’s android play. 

The UNDOK app allows you to: 

• Create a group.
• Rename a group.
• Edit a group – add, remove or delete one or more products.
• Control a group – choose operating mode and browse for content.
• Adjust volume for an entire group or for individual products within a group.
• Control products which have not been assigned to any group.
• Control all the modes of the Homerton 2, including Internet Radio, Media Player, USB playback, DAB, FM, Bluetooth, CD and AUX-In.
• Setting EQ for various audio presets.
• Setting Sleep timer.
• Editing the displayed name of the radio.

Headphone

To listen to music privately, use headphones with a 3.5 stereo jack plug and connect it to the headphones socket. The speakers will then be muted. To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods.

Factory reset

A factory reset resets all user settings to default values, so that time and date, network configuration and presets are lost. However, the Homerton 2 ‘s current software version is maintained, as is registration with the Internet radio portal. Internet radio favourites therefore remain unless you re-register your Homerton 2 with another account on the portal website.