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My Reciva Logik IR100 Internet Radio Resource page Created 6th February 2007. Last edited: 7 April 2009 Please note that DSG group have now discontinued the sale of the Logik IR100 in the United Kingdom from December 2008. As a result, I do not envisage adding any further new content to this web page. Contents: l l General Information l Introduction l Known Hardware Design Flaws l Supported CODECS l Where is My Stuff ? l On Demand content and Presets l Media Player l My Radio options l Low Bit Rate l IR100 Internal Photos l Performing a Factory Reset l Electrical Power Consumption l Difference between Standby and OFF l Logik IR100 manual l Firmware Service Pack versions l l Connectivity and Wireless issues l Wireless security and 'Wireless error 13' l WPA PSK Problem? l Port 5000 blocked and Rebuffering l 802.11n Wireless N networks l 'DNS Servers Invalid' error message ¡ How to set up a Static IP on Logik IR100 ¡ Known cases of routers requiring IR100 to use a static IP address l l Modifications l How to improve Wifi reception ¡ External USB wireless dongle modification photos ¡ Internal USB wireless dongle modification photos l Alternative USB Wireless Dongle l Ethernet LAN connection l IR100 with switch selectable wireless or ethernet l Beta Firmware l l Troubleshooting l Radio won't reconnect when coming out of Standby l Low Signal l Dim Display l Frozen or Blocky Display l Poor response Scroll/Select knob (Rotary shaft encoder) l Intermittent or no sound l "FiJ's Debricking solution" l l Third Party l Streaming Last.FM l Podcasts for BBC OnDemand Radio archives l Up to date Directory of UK and Irish Radio stations l IR100 Hacked and Sharpfin
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MyRecivaLogikIR100InternetRadioResourcepageCreated6thFebruary2007.Lastedited:7April2009 PleasenotethatDSGgrouphavenowdiscontinuedthesaleoftheLogikIR100intheUnitedKingdomfromDecember2008.Asaresult,Idonotenvisageaddingany furthernewcontenttothiswebpage. Contents:l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

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GeneralInformation Introduction KnownHardwareDesignFlaws SupportedCODECS WhereisMyStuff? OnDemandcontentandPresets MediaPlayer MyRadiooptions LowBitRate IR100InternalPhotos PerformingaFactoryReset ElectricalPowerConsumption DifferencebetweenStandbyandOFF LogikIR100manual FirmwareServicePackversions ConnectivityandWirelessissues Wirelesssecurityand'Wirelesserror13' WPAPSKProblem? Port5000blockedandRebuffering 802.11nWirelessNnetworks 'DNSServersInvalid'errormessage HowtosetupaStaticIPonLogikIR100 KnowncasesofroutersrequiringIR100touseastaticIPaddress Modifications HowtoimproveWifireception ExternalUSBwirelessdonglemodificationphotos InternalUSBwirelessdonglemodificationphotos AlternativeUSBWirelessDongle EthernetLANconnection IR100withswitchselectablewirelessorethernet BetaFirmware Troubleshooting Radiowon'treconnectwhencomingoutofStandby LowSignal DimDisplay FrozenorBlockyDisplay PoorresponseScroll/Selectknob(Rotaryshaftencoder) Intermittentornosound "FiJ'sDebrickingsolution" ThirdParty StreamingLast.FM PodcastsforBBCOnDemandRadioarchives UptodateDirectoryofUKandIrishRadiostations

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IR100HackedandSharpfin OtherInformation OtherReferences MylistofotherRecivaradios(updated7April09) Listofinternetradios MyVistronMX200iResourcepage MapofRecivaradiousers SharpfinhardwaremodsforIR100 IR100RepairService AskaQuestion

GeneralInformation

IntroductionTheLogikIR100issoldintheUKbytheDSGgroupofcompanieswhichincludesDixons,CurrysandPCWorld.Itwasfirstannouncedinsummer2006andbecame widelyavailableduringthemonthsleadinguptoChristmas.Technicalsupportbytheseretailersisvirtuallynonexistentandseemstobeconfinedtotheusualreplacement orrefundpolicies.TheTroubleshootingsectionofthemanualisverybriefandreferstheownertotheHelpsectionofReciva'swebsite. ThiswebpagesimplytriestopulltogetherallthevariousbitsofusefulinformationIhaveobtainedfromReciva'scommunityforumsandothersourcesfor thebenefitofnewIR100owners.Fullcreditshouldbegiventothoseoriginalcontributors.Thispagealsoincludesadditionalcontentfrommyselfand otherRecivacommunityforummembers.

TheLogikIR100isaselfcontainedunitdesignedtooperateonlyoff230Vacmainspower,thereisnoseparatepowerbrickunlikemostotherRecivaradios.Theunit measures25cmwide,14cmhigh,13cmdepthor14.5cmdepthincludingtheprotrudingcontrolknobs. TheLogikconnectstoyourwirelessnetworkforinternetaccess.Thefront,topandsidesarefinishedinblackglosswhichshouldmakeiteasytoclean.Theaudio volumefromthemonospeakercanbeturneduptoproducealoudandpunchysound.Theheadphonejackontherearalsooffersstereooutput.Thebuttonsonthe fronthaveapositiveclickactionbutthankfullytheLogikalsohasrubberfeetonitsbasesoshouldkeeptheunitfromslidingabouttoaminimum.Thereisaseparate volumecontrolknob.Thefluorescentdisplayiseasytoreadexceptinstrongsunlight,anditcanbeturnedoffcompletelywhentheunitisinstandbyifdesired. IplacedthecentrepunchoutsfromselfadhesiveReinforcementrings(whichyounormallyusewithLeverarchringbinders)overcertainbuttonstomakethemeasierto find. IpurchasedmyIR100for79.95(specialoffer.RRP99.99)atthebeginningofDecember2006frommylocalPCWorldstore.Wewanteditspecificallytolistento certainoverseasbroadcastswithouthavingtouseaPC.Atthisreasonableprice,weweren'ttooconcernedaboutthemodel'sknownflawsasitwouldbeusedinthe

kitchen. (UpdateNov'08):NowrapidlyapproachingtwoyearssincethepurchaseoftheIR100radio.Generallytheradiohasperformedwell.Earlybufferingproblemswere quicklyresolvedbychangingthemakeandmodelofwirelessrouter.Reliabilityhasbeendisappointing,theshaftencoderstartedtofailinearly2008.Iboughtandfitted arefurbishedshaftencoderboardlastsummer,thisalsofixedtheknownclickingnoisewhentheScrollknobisrotatedrapidly.Ithasalsocometomyattentionthe displayisnotasbrightasitusedtobeperhapsleavingtheradioonstandbyfor24/7whenitisnotbeingusedhascontributedtothisfault.I'mledtobelievethe backlighthasperhapsfailedonthedisplaypaneltheradio'sdisplayisjustaboutstillreadable,sothereisnourgencytorepairthefault.Inowswitchofftheradioatthe mainspowersocketwhenitisnotinuse.Theotherday,IswitchedontheradioonlytoobserveitappearedtohavelostsomeofitswirelessandstaticIPaddress settings,soitfailedtoconnecttomywirelessnetworkonfirstattemptthishasneverhappenedpreviously,anditmayperhapsbeasignoffurtherproblemstocome? MyotherinternetradioisaVistronMX200i,purchasedinspring2008. (UpdateJan'09):AlltheDSGwebsitesstoppedlistingtheIR100lastmonth.TheIR100hadbeenpricedat69.98sincethebeginningofautumn.Anyremainingshelf stockwithinstoresofCurrysarebeingpricedat48.97toclear.

KnownHardwareDesignflawsTherearethreekeydesignflawswhichafflicttheIR100afterreadingthevariouscommunityforummessagespostedinReciva'scommunityforums.l l l

Mainshumaudiblethroughthesinglebuiltinloudspeaker. Clickingnoisewhentwirlingthelarge'Scroll'controlknobapparentlyafflictingearlymodelswithserialnumbercommencing00006xxx. Poorwirelesssensitivity.

IstartedoffusingmyIR100withaLinksysWAG354Gv2ADSLwirelessrouterforaboutsixmonths.Morerecently,IhavenowreplacedtheLinksyswithamodified BTBusinessHub.TherouterislocatedneartheBTmastertelephonesocketinthelounge,andtheLogikissitedinthekitchenattheoppositeendofthehouseabout 1215maway.Thewirelesssignalhastopassthroughtwowaferthinplasterboardedstud(hollow)walls. Thedocumentedfixforthemainshumproblemcomingfromtheloudspeakerinvolveseithermovingthemainstransformerlocatedwithintheunitfrombehindthe loudspeaker,tothenewpositionbehindthedisplaypanel.Thisshouldeliminatethemainshumemanatingfromtheloudspeaker,butwon'ttotallyremovethefeintnoise fromthemechanicalvibrationthatmightbeheardfromthemainstransformer. Linktophotographsofarecentmod Alternatively,removingthebackpanelandturningitthrough180degreesandrefittingitupsidedown,butthisalsorequiresmakingaminormodificationtothecaseto allowthebackpaneltoberefitted. AfellowRecivaCommunityforummember'uncletony'whohasperformedtherearpanelrotationmodification,hasalsosuggestedlooseningthescrewsslightlywhichhold thetransformertothebackpaneltoreducetheeffectofmechanicalvibrationfromthetransformer.Healsowentasfarasinsertingsomepiecesofmediumdensityfoam betweenthetransformerandthebackpanel,butwarnedthatasthetransformerrunsveryhot,itcouldpossiblymeltthefoamandmayposeafireriskifthewrongtypeof foamisused. RecivacommunityforumthreadonIR100mainshumfix Anothersolutionisperhapstomovetheexistingtransformertoanexternalbox.Clickhereforthread.Maplinalsoofferalargerboxwithbetterventilation. Allmethodsofcoursewillinvalidatethewarranty.Themainshumwasn'treallyanissueforusastheLogikisusedinthekitchenanditishardlynoticeable(tous)when listeningtomusicandnewsbroadcasts,butIcanappreciatethemainshumwouldbedamnannoyingifitwasusedasabedsideradio.Themainshumdoesn'tappearto beaudiblethroughthestereoheadphonesocket. OurLogikisoneoftheearlymodelswithserialnumberbeginning00007xxx(serialnumberisfoundinthemenus),theScrollknobdoessufferfromafeintclickingnoise heardthroughtheloudspeakerwhentwirled,butagain,it'snobigdealasweusethebuttonstoselectthe5presetchannelsmostofthetime.Inhindsight,weshouldhave takentheradiobackimmediatelytotheshopforittobeexchanged,asisdidsubsequentlyfailafterayearandahalf. RecivacommnityforumthreadonIR100dialclickingnoise Update:July08:Theclickingnoisemaypossiblyasigntherotaryshaftencoderisonitswayout. UpdateSept08:Thedisplaypanelisverydim.It'sbeensuggestedthebacklightLEDhasfailed.TBC.

WhenIfirststartedtousetheLogikradio,IfelttherewasatendencyfortheaudiotosuddenlystopfornoapparentreasonveryfrequentlyIthenseethebuffercount backupto100%beforeaudioresumes.IsubsequentlymadeacoupleofchangestomywirelessnetworkandthisIfeelhasreducedthetendencyfortheaudiotodrop out.Laterfirmwaresprovideawirelesssignalstrengthreadingreadingsof65%orbetterappeartoprovidegoodresultsforus.

SupportedCODECSTunedintooneofthestationsIhadstoredin'MyStations'andnoticedithadn'tbeenworkingallweek,soIdecidedtoinvestigate. ItturnedouttheURLappearedtohavechanged,butIstillcouldn'tgetthestationtoworkvia'MyStreams'althoughitworkedfineinWindowsMediaPlayer.ThenI noticedthepropertiesofthestreamreporteditwasusingWMA9audio. IeventuallydidfindalistofsupportedCODECSontheRecivawebsite.TheseareknowntobesupportedonIR100withv255c158firmware: MP3 WMA2,7,8 RealAudio4,5,8 AAC AIFF WAV OGG OriginalRecivaCommunityforumthread. Ithasbeenreportedfirmwareversionv257a421a057firmwareadds: AAC+ FLAC AaronfromAustraliacontactedmerecentlyregardingAAC+support.HewantedtoknowwhetherRecivaradiostruelysupportAAC+becausethesoundqualityfroma numberofAAC+stationswasverypoorandhebelievedRecivaradiosmayperhapsonlybedecodingtheAACportionoftheAAC+stream. ItestedtwoAustralianAAC+radiostreamsonmyIR100(v257a615a087)andwasdisappointedbythesoundqualityfromthe42and80kbpsstreams.

WhereisMyStuff?

AftercreatinganewuseraccountforyourselfontheRecivawebsite,youmustalsoremembertoregisteryourIR100toyouraccountunder'MyRadio'ontheirwebsite.

The'MyStuff'menuoptionwilleventuallyappearontheIR100'smenuafteryouhaveaddedatleastonestationto'MyStation'or'MyStreams'toyouraccountontheir websiteasmentionedinthislink.YoumayneedtoturntheradiooffandonatthemainssockettoforceittoobtainaStationsListupdatethiswillalsoupdateMyStuff atthesametime. Ononerecentoccasion,'MyStuff'hadbeenreportedtohavedisappearedfromanumberofRecivaradios,onlytoreturnlater.ThiswasaproblematReciva'send. Hereisthethread.

OnDemandcontentandPresetsIR100radioswithfirmwareuptov255c158areunabletoaccess'ondemand'contentfromstationssuchasBBCRadio4via'MyStations'orfromthePresetbuttons usingofficialIR100firmware. Thefollowingappliestofirmwarev255c158:

Ifyouarelisteningtoondemandcontent,itdoesnotappeartobepresentlypossible,tochangeyourradiochanneltooneofyourPresetstationsbypressingapreset button.I'veobservedyouhavetouseacombinationofthe'Back'buttonandtheScrollknobtoselectanalternativeliveradiostation.Onceselected,thePresetbuttons willfunctionnormally. OnotherAEradios,thereisusuallya'shift'button.Thecombinationofholdingtheshiftbuttondownandpressingapresetstationwouldoverridetheactiveondemand station.Sadly,theIR100doesnothavea'shift'button. ItishoweverpossibletoaccesstheBBCondemandcontentvia'MyStreams'thankstotheworkdonebyTomandNigel.Clickhere.

MediaPlayerI'mnotabletoofferanyadviceorsupportregardingtheMediaPlayerfunctionalityoftheLogikIR100asitisofnorealinteresttome,butafewRecivacommunityforum membersdouseitandherearesomeoftheircommentsandtheissuestheyhaveencounteredwithIR100withv255c158firmware. UsingTversityuPnPmediaserverTVersitywebsite InterestingTwonkyVisionthread Recivacommunityforummember,DavidlawUK,informsmeheisusingVistaHomePremiumandhadnoproblemsonsetupincludingthemediaplayerconnectionusing UPNPfollowingthehelpscreeninWindows.HisCDsexceed600albumsandithandlesthiswellalthoughhesaysitdoesofcourseinvolvealotofscrolling. TheuseofWindowsSharesrequiresaccesstoUDPandTCPports135139and445.WindowsMediaPlayer11willallocateaportnumberforUPnPmediasharing andwillconfigureMicrosoft'sWindowsbuiltinfirewallappropriately.OtherfirewallsoftwaremayrequireconfigurationforUPnPortoallowparticularIPaddresses(ie. IR100)tohavetrustedaccess. IfyouwishtoshareyourexperienceswithusingtheMediaPlayer,pleasebyallmeanssendmeashortarticlewithsomephotosalongwithbriefdetailsofyourhardware, andI'llbegladtoincludeitonthiswebpage.Don'tforgettoincludeyourRecivaforumusernameifyouhaveonesoyoucanbecreditedwiththecontent. Notethatv257a421a057firmwarehasbroughtnewissuesnotpreviouslyseenwithv255c158.

MyRadiooptionsIdon'tthinkthedigitalclockisparticularlyaccurate.AfterabouttwomonthsandInoticedtheclockwasrunningabout6minutesfast.Fortunately,itisquitestraight forwardtoresetthetimebysimplypowercyclingtheradioatthemainssocket. TheIR100appearssynchronisesitsclocktoReciva'sNTPtimeservers. AsofMarch08,Recivahaveaddedsomenewconfigurableoptions:l l l l

LogintotheRecivawebsite Clickon'MyRadios' Clickontheserialnumberoftheradioyouwishtoedit Youshouldbepresentedwithtwonewoptions.

Theoption'Gotostandbyafterpowercycle'isusefulifyourareasuffersfromoccasionalpowercuts,andyourIR100powersonwhenyoumaynotwishittodoso whenelectricityisrestored.Iobservedthechangesdidn'tseemtotakeeffectimmediately.IpowercycledmyIR100acoupleoftimesthefollowingdayanditdid eventuallygointostandbymodewhenswitchedonatthemainssocket.InowunderstandthechangesaredownloadedwhentheradioupdatesitsStationsList. Theoption'Automaticswitchtodaylightsavingstime'isprettyobvious. ThefollowingdescriptionswereobtainedfromSharpfinwebsite. 'Displaymetadataforallstationsthatbroadcastit'Dependingonthestation/streametc,yougettrackandartistinformationasascrollinglinedirectlyafterthe "REALENABLED"itwillreadsomethinglike"REALENABLEDxxxxartistxxxtrack"Thisistotallydependentonthestream/podcaststationandwhattheydecide totransmit. Thelastoptionshouldread'DynamicMuteduringbuffering'ItpartiallyresolvestheproblemwheretheIR100automaticallyblanksthefirstfewsecondswhen playingMP3tracksfromsayaupnpserver.Itmayhoweveralsointroduceothersideeffects.AfulldescriptioncanbefoundonthisSharpfinwebpage.Searchfor 'dynamicmute'.

LowBitRateIlistentocertainoverseasinternetradiostationsbelongingtoonebroadcasterandonethingI'veobservedistheradioconnectsinitiallytothestation'sRealaudiostream at20kbps.Ishouldmentionthemaximumbitrateofferedbytheseparticularstationsappearstobe20kbpswhenIuseaPC. Onmanyoccasions,withinaminuteorthreeoflisteningtothestation,theaudiowillsuddenlystop,andbufferingstartscountingupto100%ontheLogik'sdisplaypanel. Whenaudioappearsagainseveralsecondslater,theradioisnowconnectedat16kbps. Afewminuteslater,thesamethinghappensagainbutthistime,thespeeddropsto11kbps.Onceat11kbps,therearenofurtherinterruptionstotheaudio. Idon'tobservethesesymptomswhenusingaPCtolistentothesameoverseasstations. ThislinkistoReciva'swebsitewhichmayormaynotexplaintheseobservations. UpdateSep'07:Havingsaidalltheabove,sincereplacingmyLinksysWAG354GlastMaywiththeBT2700HGVwirelessrouter,Ionlyreallynoticedtheotherdaythe bitrateoftheabovementionedoverseasstationstartsandremainsat20kbps.Twomonthsofobservations,andtheIR100continuestomaintainabitrateof20kbps. ThisdoesseemtosuggestthetheIR100wassufferingfrominferiorreceptionwhenpreviouslyusingtheLinksysrouterfittedwithanexternalantennawhenlisteningtothis particularRealstreamradiostation.

IR100InternalphotosFollowthislinktosomeinternalphotographsIhavetakenofmyunmodifiedIR100.

PerformingafactoryresetIfyouareunabletoreadthescreenonyourIR100forwhateverreasonandwishtoperformafactoryreset,hereistheprocedure.Pleasenoteifyourradioisdefective, thenaFactoryResetisnotlikelytoresolvetheissue. l l l l l l l l l

Turnontheradio. Ideally,ensureyouarelisteningtoaworkingradiostation.Otherwise,waitaminutefortheradiotoproperlystartup. Press'Back'buttononcetotakeyoutothemainmenu.(OrpresstheSelectknobonce) Wait15seconds. RotateSelectdialknobONEnotchclockwise,totakeyoutoConfiguremenuoption,andpresstheSelectknobonce. Waitanother15seconds. NowrotatetheSelectdialknob4notchesclockwisetotakeyouto'FactoryReset'menuoptionandpresstheSelectknobonce.. NowrotatetheSelectdialknob1notchinanydirectiontohighlightthe'Yes'optionandpresstheSelectknobonce. Theradioshouldnowperformafactoryreset.

(Dec08):PaulwrotetoadvisethatRecivaforumadministrator'pb'hadrecentlypostedafarsimplermethodtoperformafactoryreset.Thismaynotnecessarilywork withearlierfirmwares. "Switchitoffandonatthemains,waitfor"InitialisingNetwork"toappear,thenpressP4,P3,P5,REPLYinthatorderand withouttouchinganyoftheothercontrols." ThetipwasretrievedfromtheRecivabetaforumthreadforBetav257a865a040firmware.

ElectricalPowerConsumptionHowgreenisyouIR100youmaybewondering? Thetopofthecasegetsawfullyhotwheninstandbymode. At240Vac,myIR100appearstodrawthefollowingpowerfrommymeasurements:l l

Standbymode:7watts Switchedon,moderateaudiovolume:9watts

Ihaveobservedthewirelessisstillactive(Icanpingtheradio'sIPaddress)whentheIR100isinstandbymode. AreaderfromGermanyadvisedmehetooksomeenergyreadingsforhisIPdioradio.TheywereasfollowsusingaVoltcraftEnergyMonitor3000:l l

Standbymode:2.9watts Switchedon,moderateaudiovolume:7.1watts

TheIPdiocannotbe'pinged'wheninstandbymode.ThesefiguresseemtosuggesttheIPdiodoesturnoffthewirelesswhennotinuse.

DifferencebetweenStandbyandOFFItmightseemsillyIshouldaddasectiononthissubject.Butbelieveme,whenyouusetheOn/OffbuttononthefrontoftheIR100toputtheradioinstandbymode, thereareacoupleofthingsyouneedtobeawareof. IfyoupresstheOn/Offbuttonandplacetheradioinstandbymode,providedtheradioisworkingnormally,theIR100continuestomaintainawirelessconnectiontoyour wirelessrouter. Ifyourebootyourwirelessrouter,youmayencounterthe'LowSignal'messagewhenyousubsequentlyswitchonyourIR100.Underthesecircumstances,turnthe IR100offandbackonatthemainssocket.Thisshouldresolvetheproblem. SimilarlyifyouaretryingtosetupyourIR100fortheveryfirsttimeandareexperiencingproblemswiththewirelesssetup,makesureyouturntheradiooffandonatthe mainssocket.PressingtheOn/Offswitchdoesnotturnoffthewireless.

LogikIR100manualIfyouloseyourIR100manual,youmaybeabletofindascannedcopyofitviaoneofthethreelinksbelow. ANewandmoreconvenientPDFversioncreatedfrommyoriginalscannedJPEGfiles,courtesyoffellowRecivaforummember'Johnjunior'. Clickhere:1

FirmwareServicePackversions

YoucancheckwhichfirmwareservicepackisoperatingonyourIR100radiobygoingtothe'Configure'menu,andchoosing'Version'.

OfficialServicePackComments 257a615a087(19Apr08)Latestandmostlikelythelastfirmware.Clickhereforthread 257a421a057(30Jan08)Seebelowfornewfeaturesandnewissues. 255c158(20Oct06)Adds'MyStreams'functionality.AlsoseemstofixsomeWEPsecurityproblems. 255c133 255c084Firstrelease. (Apr'08)IupgradedthefirmwareonmyIR100uponhearingofthenew257a615087releasethesamedaytoseeifitwouldsolvetheScroll/SelectknobproblemI wasexperiencing.Theradioautomaticallyrebootedaftertheupgradewasinstalledandfortunately,itsuccessfullyconnectedtomywirelessnetwork.Unlikeprevious upgrades,Ididnothavetoreapplyallmysettings.ButIhavereadsomepplhavehadtoreentertheirnetworksettings. Apparentlyv257a615a075hasbeenavailabletoIPdioownersbutwaswithdrawnon14Apr08accordingtoSharpfinwebsite. (Feb'08)I'vebeenseeingcommentsontheRecivaforumsthatanofficialupgrademaynowhavebeenreleasedfortheIR100(v257a421a057).ClickhereThere hasn'tbeenanyformalannouncementonReciva'sownwebsite.Someearlyadoptersappeartobeexperiencingafewteethingproblems.Clickhereandhereandhere. ThisnewfirmwareisalreadyinusewithIPdioradios,andwithsomeIR100ownerswhohaveappliedtheSharpfinbasepatchtoenablethemtoinstallthisnewer firmwarerelease.

Whenyouchoosetoupgradethefirmware,pleasebefullyawaretheupgradeprocessappearstoperformafullfactoryresetofyourradio,soallyourstationpresetsand wirelessandnetworksettingswillbelost.Pleasemakesureyouhavethemhandyasyouwillneedtoenterthemlater.l

ToupgradethefirmwareservicepackontheIR100,gotothe'Configure'menuandselect'UpgradeFirmware'.Theupgradeprocessshouldtake about3minutestypicallytocomplete.Afterwhichtheradiowillautomaticallyreboot.

WhenIfirsttriedtoperformtheupgradeprocedure,theradio'sscreenwentcompletelyoffafter30seconds.Whenitrestarted,itwasevidentnothinghadchanged.I trieditagain.Thissecondattemptwasmoresuccessful,ittookabout1min30sectofindanddownloadthefirmware,thenanother1min30sectoactuallywritethenew firmwaretotheradioduringwhichtimetherewasawarningonthedisplayadvisingnottoturnofftheelectricalpower.Afterwards,theradioautomaticallyrebooted. WhenIturnedtheradiobackon,Ihadtoreenterallmywirelessandothernetworksettingsalongwithassigningmyfavouriteradiostationsbacktothe5presetbuttons. Inotedpresetbutton1isassignedtoBBCRadio1bydefault. ThemostobviousadditionatfirstglanceistheWiFisignalstrengthmeter.

TheupdatedIR100connectstomyBT2700HGVwirelessrouterusingWPAPSK(TKIP). Shortlyafterupgrading,IexperiencedwhatappearedtobebufferingproblemswithstationswhichusedRealAudio.TherewasnoproblemswithWMAstations.This lastedforaboutanhour.Itwassubsequentlyfinelaterthateveningandthismorning.

ThesearesomeoftheexpectedenhancementswiththisnewfirmwarereleasewhichhavebeenwidelyreportedbyotherRecivamemberswhohadpreviouslybeenusing thisversionoffirmwarecourtesyoftheSharpfinmodificationstotheirIR100s. OnDemandcontentcannowbeaccessedfromstationsstoredin"MyStations". Wifisignalstrengthmeterhasbeenadded. Changestotheclock/alarm. AAC+&FLACcodecsupported. WPA2PSK(AES)wirelesssecurity. PleasenoteifyoumakeuseofMediaPlayerfunctionalityandPodcasts,therehasbeensomenewissuesreported,notpreviouslywitnessedwiththev255c158 firmware.Podcastissues Wirelessreconnectionproblemswhencomingoutofstandbyhavealsobeenreportedwithsomemodelsofwirelessrouters.Clickhere.

ConnectivityandWirelessissues

WirelessSecurityand'WirelessError13'WPAPSKandWEPwirelesssecuritymodesarebothsupportedbytheIR100,butuponreadingvariousmessagespostedonRecivacommunityforums,somenew IR100ownershaveexperiencedconnectivityproblemswithcertainmakesandmodelsofrouters.IR100swithveryearlyfirmware(uptov255c158),oftenappearsas a'Wirelesserror13'messagewhentheytrytoconnecttheirIR100totheirwirelessnetworkfortheveryfirsttime. Laterfirmwares(afterv255c158)don'tappeartodisplaythe'Wirelesserror13'message,but'NetworkError:TimeoutgettingIPaddress'or'Port80ConnectFailed. UnabletoloadStationsList'messagesarefarmorefrequent. Ifyouencounterconnectivityproblems,checkthefirmwareservicepackonyourIR100bygoingtothe'Configure'menu,andchoosing'Version'.Ifitisnotversion v257a615a087orhigher,youshouldupgradethefirmware.Upgradingthefirmwarewillmostlikelyresolvetheproblem.

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IfyourwirelessrouterusesaccesslistsorMACaddressfiltering,temporarilydisableit.(OraddthephysicalhardwareaddressofyourIR100to thelist) Temporarilyswitchoffwirelesssecurityonyourwirelessrouter. Nowusethe'ScanforNetworks'menuoptiononyourIR100tolocateandconnectsuccessfullytoyourwirelessrouter.Checkitisworkingby tuningintoafewradiostationsandmakesuretherearenointerruptionstotheaudio.Movetheradioclosetotherouterifnecessaryifyoususpect weakwifisignalstrength. Iftheradiorefusestoconnectandithas255c084firmware,takeitbacktothestoreandhaveitexchangedasitisanearlybatchproductionmodel andmaywellbefaulty. NowupgradethefirmwareservicepackontheIR100bygoingtothe'Configure'menuandselecting'UpgradeFirmware'.Theupgradeprocess shouldtakebetween1and3minutestypically.Afterwhichtheradiowillautomaticallyrestart. Checktheradioisworkingokaybeforeyoureenablewirelesssecurityonyourrouter. FinallytryandsetupthenewsecuritykeyontheIR100.

IfyourIR100hasfirmwarelaterthanv255c158andyouwitnessthe'NetworkError:TimeoutgettingIPaddress'or'Port80ConnectFailed.UnabletoloadStations List','DNSServersinvalid'messages,pleasetrysettingupastaticIPaddress. GiventhesimilarityofallRecivaradios,thewirelessnetworkcompatibilitychartfortheVistronMX200imayalsobeofuse.

Herearesomefurthertips: IfyouaretryingtouseWPAPSK(WPAPreSharedKey),makesuretherouterisalsoconfiguredtouseTKIPkeyencryptionifitisconfigurable. WhereWPAPSK(somemanufacturersmayalsorefertothisas'WPA1PSK'or'WPAPersonal')doesnotappeartowork,youshouldthentryusingthemorebasic WEPsecuritymode. Generallyspeaking,WEPislesssecurethanWPAsecurity.Almostallmodernwirelessrouterscansupportboth64bitand128bitWEPkeys.TheLogikIR100can useeither64or128WEPkeys. Ihavepersonallyused64bitWEPkeysandsticktousingnumbersonly.Itisfareasier(forme)torecallandtypeinmy10digit64bitWEPkey,thanthehorrendously long26digitkeyrequiredfora128bitWEPkey.Ifahackerwasreallydeterminedtobreakintoyourwirelessnetwork,Idoubtusing128bitkeywouldbeanybetter thana64bitkey.... WithWEP,therearetwoauthenticationmodes:'Opensystem'and'shared'key.Anopensystemkeyisconsideredtobemoresecuresosomemanufacturerssetthisas theonlymodetousebydefaultontheirwirelessrouters.ItwouldappeartheIR100withfactoryshippedfirmwarepriorto255c158(Oct2006)mayexperience difficultiesconnectingtosome(orall?)wirelessrouterswhichareconfiguredtoonlyacceptOpensystemkeys. Ifyouencounterthisproblem,trychangingyourWEPsecuritysettingsonyourwirelessroutertouse'sharedkeys'ifitisavailable.Thiswillalmostcertainlyresolvethe probleminmostcases.Unfortunatelynotallrouterspresenttheownerwiththeoptiontochoosebetween'opensystem'keyor'shared'keywhenusingWEP.As previouslymentioned,ifyouareabletoupdatethefirmwareservicepackonyourIR100,itmaywellsolveyourWireless13errorissue. Recently,IhaveobservedmyIR100with255c158(Oct2006)firmwareservicepackcanconnecttomynewlyacquiredBT2700HGVwirelessrouterusingWEP with'opensystem'key,WEPwith'sharedkey'andWPAPSK(withTKIPkeyencryption).FellowRecivacommunityforummember'manksman'hasalsoconfirmedhis IR100with255c158firmwarecannowconnecttohisexistingBT2110routerusingWEPwithopensystemkeyhewaspreviouslyusingWEPwith'shared'keywhen usinghisIR100withearlierfirmware.. ThisconfirmsoursuspicionstheIR100swithearlierfirmwaredoesnotsupportWEPwith'opensystem'keys. IfyouwishtouseortryasharedkeywithWEPsecurity,herearesomescreenshotsfromsomepopularmakes/modelsofwirelessrouters: WhenusingWEPsecuritymode,myLinksysrouterbydefaulthasitsAuthenticationtypesetto'Auto'soisabletoacceptbothopenandsharedkeys.

screendumpfrommyLinksysroutershowingWEPandWPAPSKoptions.

Defaultsettingis'Auto'. IfyouhaveaDlinkwirelessrouter,thedefaultAuthenticationtypeissetto'Open'.Trychangingittoeither'Shared'or'Both'asshownbelow.

IfyouhaveaNetgearrouter,checktheAuthenticationtypeissetto'Automatic'or'Sharedkey'asshownbelow.

AfellowRecivacommunityforummember,'manksman',reportshetoohadtochangetheWEPAuthenticationtypeonhisBTVoyager2110routerfrom'open'to 'shared'keybeforeheupgradedthefirmwareonhisIR100.Afterupgradingthefirmware,heisnowabletousethepreferred'opensystem'keywithWEP.

(ThankyoutoRevivacommunityforummember'manksman'fortheabovescreendumpimage) MynewBT2700HGVbusinesshub.

IcanconfirmmyIR100withallfirmwareversionsfromv255c158andlaterworkswithallthreewirelesssecuritymodes. TheThomsonSpeedtouch585v6wirelessrouteracceptsbothopensystemandsharedWEPkeys.InthebrieftimeIownedthismodelofrouter,Ididn'tseeany obviousmenuoptionwhichcouldhavepermittedmetochoosewhetherIwishedtouseanopenorsharedkey. OneoverseasreaderfromSwitzerlandcontactedmeregardingthewirelesserror13hewasexperiencingwithhisNetopia3347(singleantenna)wirelessrouterprovided byhisISP,Swisscom.Asmentionedpreviously,'opensystem'WEPkeysarepreferredbymanufacturersasitisabitmoresecurethansharedkeyssoitisquite probablethisparticularrouterdoesn'tsupportsharedkeys. Recently,anotherNetopia3347NWGownerinIrelandhascomeacrossthesameproblemwiththismodelofroutersuppliedbyhisISP,Eircom.net.Icontacted Netopiabuttheywerelessthanhelpful,justreferringmetotheironlinehelppages.IamcurrentlyworkingwiththisIR100ownertoresolvethisissue,butIsuspect updatingthefirmwareontheIR100willsolvethisWirelesserror13issue.Watchthisspace. Theyseemtobeallcomingoutofthewoodwork,asyetanotherEircomNetopia3347NWGownerhasbeenincontactandreportsthesameproblem.Hehastried disablingwirelesssecuritytoobutstillgetstheWirelesserror13message.HissixmonthsoldIR100has255c084firmwareinstalledandhadnevergotittowork.His MagicBoxImpconnectsfinetohisNetopia.Update:Hehassincereturnedhis6montholdIR100tohislocalPCWorldstorewherehepurchasedit,andtheygave himareplacementIR100(probablyhasnewerfirmware)whichworksperfectlywithhisNetopiarouter. TheIR100hasnoissuesconnectingusingWEPsecuritytothelatermodelNetopia2247NWG(twinantenna)wirelessrouterassuppliedbyEircomaccordingtoanother Eircomuser. Netopiarouters(inc3347NWG)appeartoincludeanadjustablefirewall.Youmayneedtocheckitssettings.ie.setitto'Low'toavoidproblems. AreadercontactedmerecentlyastheywereexperiencingdifficultiesconnectingtheirnewIR100totheirexistingBTHomeHubwiththeerror'"WirelessConnect Timeout".TheyeventuallyspoketoBTwhoadvisedthemtodisablethefirewallwithintheHomeHub.TheIR100connectedtothehubthereafter.TheHomeHubis basedontheSpeedtouch7G. IfyouhavedifficultyconnectingyourIR100toanOrangeLiveBoxwirelessrouter.Pleaseremembertopressthe'1'buttononthebaseoftheLiveboxtoplacethe routertemporarilyindiscoverymodetheIR100shouldthensuccessfullyconnect. IfyouownaBelkinrouterandencounter'Wirelesserror00001',didyouremembertoturnoffMACaddressfiltering? Wheresupported,youmayalsowishtoturnoff'54GProtection'and'TurboMode'. AnotherBelkinusercontactedmerecently.Nigel'snewIR100encountered'WirelessConnectTimeout'errormessagewhenhetriedusing64bitWEPsecurity.The radiodidconnectsuccessfullywhenwirelesssecuritywasdisabledontheBelkinADSL2+WirelessG+MIMOrouter,modelF5D96304Awithlatestv1.00.04 firmware,whereuponhewasalsoabletoupdatethefirmwareontheIR100to255c158.ThelatestofficialfirmwarestilldidnotresolvetheWEPissue.Turningoffthe router'sfirewalldidn'tmakeanydifference(notthatweexpecteditwould).Finallyasaresultofmysuggestion,heswitchedtousingWPAPSK(TKIPkeyencryption) andhisIR100connectedsuccessfully. OneoftheoriginalRecivaCommunityforumthreadon'Wirelesserror13'

IsuspectmanyearlyIR100ownerswhooriginallyencounteredtheWireless13errorconditionsimplychosetoreconfiguretheirroutertouseWEPwiththelesspopular 'shared'keysettingtosolvetheproblem.TheyhaveofcoursesinceupdatedthefirmwareservicepackontheirIR100s,butperhapsnotrevisitedtheWirelesserror13 issue. IMPORTANT:Pleasenotethatifyouwerepreviouslysuccessfullyusingan'OpenSystem'keywithWEPsecurityandyouchangeittoacceptingonlya 'shared'WEPkeyonyourwirelessrouter,youmustalsoremembertomakethesamechangeonanyotherwirelessdevicesorPCsyouuse.

ScreendumpfromWindowsXPcomputerusingWEPsecurity.'Shared'WEPkeyishighlighted. Usefultip:Ifyouwanttotestwhetheryourwirelessroutersupports'shared'WEPkeys,simplyreconfigureyourwirelessPCasshownaboveandseeifitconnects.You mayneedtoreentertheWEPkeyandrebootthePC. Tosummarise: CompatibilitywithwirelessroutershasimprovedwithlaterreleasesoffirmwarefortheIR100.IfyourIR100hasaveryearlyreleaseoffirmware,checkthefollowing:l

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Examineyourwireless(SSID)networknameandkeepitsimple.Useonlylettersfromfromthealphabetandnumbers.Avoidtheuseofsymbolsor spaces. TryenablingSSIDbroadcasts. UsetheproceduredescribedearliertocheckthefirmwareservicepackversiononyourIR100,andtoupgradeitifnecessary. IfyouareusingWPAPSK(TKIPkeyencryption)wirelesssecurity,trychangingyoursecuritykeytosomethingsimplermadeupfromnumbersonly. IfyoustillcannotmakeWPAPSKworkforyourIR100,changeyourwirelessroutertouseWEPsecurity. Somerouterspresentyouwiththeoptionofusing64bitor128bitWEPkeys.Try64bitfirst. CheckthelengthofyourWEPkeys.64bitWEPkeysalwaysrequirea10digithexadecimalnumber.128bitWEPkeysalwaysrequirea26digit hexadecimalnumber.Ipersonallysuggestusingonlydecimalnumbers09butyoushouldbeabletouseanyhexadecimalnumber09,AF. TryusingastaticIPaddress.

IfyouareusingWEPsecurity,tryconfiguringyourroutertousea'shared'keyifyourrouterpermitsit. ThereisaroutercompatibilitylistcontainedonmyVistronwebpagewhichmaybeofinterest.Clickhere

WPAPSKProblem?Recivaforummember'finchlean'hasbroughttomyattentionagrowingsmallnumberofIR100radios(with255c158firmware)experiencingproblemswithWPAPSK wirelesssecurity. DiscussionThread1 DiscussionThread2 Thislookstobeduetofaultyfirmwareorsetting.

IpersonallyhavenotencounteredanyproblemsusingWPAPSK(WPA1)onmyIR100withanyofthe'old'802.11borgwirelessroutersIhavetested. ItisworthemphasizingifyouhaveonlyjustacquiredyournewIR100,youshouldreviewtheearliersectionsofthiswebpagebeforecondemningyourIR100. TheIR100withlatest257a421a057firmwarenowapparentlysupportsWPA2PSKwithAESkeyencryption.Ihavenotverifiedthismyself,buthopetodosoin duecourse. ThereisaroutercompatibilitylistcontainedonmyVistronwebpagewhichmaybeofinterest.Clickhere

Port5000blockedandRebufferingTCPPort5000iscommonlyusedbyuPnPprotocol.Unfortunatelysomeinternetprovidersblockthisportnumber. RecivaradiosalsousethisportnumberfordownloadingtheStationsList.Laterrevisionstofirmwareavailableonotherradiosareabletomakeuseofalternativeport numbers. OriginalRecivathread SupaNetappearstobeoneUKISPwhichblocksport5000. Attimeofwriting,Idon'tknowwhethertheIR100with255c158firmwarecanusealternativestoport5000. Ifyouexperiencerebufferingproblems,youmaywishtoconsideropeningupthefollowingtcpandudpportsonyourroutertoyourIR100toseeifthereisany improvement: 80,554,1755,5000and7070 RealAudiostreamsuseport7070soifyouencounterbufferingorotherproblemswithRealAudiostreamsonly,checkthatport7070isopenonyourfirewall. ThereisaroutercompatibilitytablecontainedonmyVistronwebpagewhichmaybeofinterest.Clickhere

802.11nWirelessNnetworksRecivaradiosonlysupport802.11b11Mbpsor802.11g54Mbpswirelessmodes.Thereisnosupportforthenew802.11nstandardwhichisstillunratified.Infact, youwillprobablyneedtoreconfigurethe802.11nwirelessroutertouseeither802.11bor802.11gmodesforyourradiotoconnectsuccessfullytoit.Thisissuedoesn't justaffectRecivaradios.Ifyoupossessanylegacy802.11bor802.11gwirelessdevices(eg.notebooks),youwillprobablyhavetodisable802.11nwirelessmodeof yournewrouter. Once802.11bor802.11gmodesareenabled,thewirelesssecurityoptionsforWEPandWPA1(WPAPSK)shouldhopefullybecomeavailable.AsIunderstandit, WEPsecurityisnotpartofthe802.11nspecification. Also,pleasebeawarethatmanyofthecurrent(older)RecivaradiosdonotsupportthenewerWPA2PSKwirelesssecurity.IR100firmwareupto255c158doesnot supportWPA2inanyform. OnereaderfromAbuDhabiwrotetomerecentlytosayhewasn'tabletogethisIR100toworkwithhisLinksysWirelessNrouter.TheLinksysonlyworkedwellwith WPAPSKwithAESkeyencryptioninsteadofTKIP.HeeventuallygotaroundtheproblembyaddingaBelkin802.11b/gWirelessAccessPointtohisexisting wirelessnetworkandconfigureditexclusivelyforuseforhisIR100. ThereisaroutercompatibilitytablecontainedonmyVistronwebpagewhichmaybeofinterest.Clickhere

'DNSServersInvalid'ErrorMessageIhadsomeminorseparateissueswithmyADSLlinewhichIwantedtotryandresolve,soIacquiredaThomsonSpeedtouch585v6wirelessroutertotestalongsidemy LinksysWAG354Gwirelessrouter. ApartfromcursingattheSpeedtouchrouteralldayasIdidn'trealisetheloginusernameiscasesensitive,compoundedalsobyaknownloginbugwhenusingInternet Explorer7,IthenalsodiscoveredmyIR100wouldn'tconnecttotheRecivawebsitetopulldowntheStationsList.Idon'tbelieveitisawirelesssecurityissueasthe sameerrorappearswithsecuritydisabled.TheerrormessageIwitnessedwas'DNSServersinvalid'.Reciva'sHelppagesonlyindicatedthatIshouldchecktheDNS serversettings.TheIR100wasconfigured(bydefault)touseDHCPtoautomaticallyacquireanIPaddressandallothersettingsincludingDNSserversfromthewireless router. Theroutershippedwithv5.4.0.11firmware.Upgradingthefirmwaretov6.1.4.3(UKedition)curedtheproblem.TheIR100connectedstraightaway. ItlateroccurredtomethatnotallSpeedtouchrouterownerswouldbeabletoupgradetheirfirmware,especiallyiftheypossessedanolderandperhapsdiscontinued model..ALogikownerwouldthenperhapsbefacedwiththeonlyotheroptiontoswitchoffDHCPontheIR100andsetupthenetworksettingsforIPaddress, gateway,subnetmaskandDNSserversmanuallythiscouldbequiteatallorderformostpeople. HereisadumbeddownguideIhaveproduced. The'DNSServersInvalid'errormessagemayalsooccurifyouhaveatendencytoswitchoffyourwirelessrouterwhennotusingit,andhencepoweringtherouterand yourIR100bothupatthesametime.Ifyoumustturnoffyourrouter,makeabsolutelysurewhenyoucometoturnonyourrouter,thatitispoweredupacoupleof minutesBEFOREyoupoweronyourIR100atthemainssocket(DonotrelyontheStandbybuttonontheIR100toturntheradiooffandon) UnliketheLinksysrouter,theshortswivelaerialonthespeedtouchcannotbedetachedfromthebodyoftherouter,andreplacedwithanalternative.Coverageis certainlyatthemomentinferiortotheLinksyswithitslargerexternalaerial.ItisperhapscomparabletotheLinksysincoveragebeforeIfittedtheexternalantenna.

SadlytheSpeedtouch585wirelessrouterdidnotlastmorethantwodaysasitkeptrebootingeveryhouratonepoint.Ithassincebeenreturnedtotheretailerfora refund.Overrateduserhostileproductimho.I'mnowusinganunlockedBT2700HGVBusinessHub. ThereisaroutercompatibilitytablecontainedonmyVistronwebpagewhichmaybeofinterest.Clickhere

Modifications

HowtoimproveWiFireception

Quitesimply,theLogikIR100haspoorwirelesssensitivity.OnedocumentedsolutionistomovetheUSBwirelessdonglefittedwithintheLogiktotheoutsidebyusinga shortUSBextensionlead.Obviouslysuchanactionwillinvalidatethewarranty. Recivacommunityforumthreadonwirelessmodule Recivacommunityforummember,DavidlawUK,hasrecentlymademodificationstohisLogikIR100asdescribedintheabovelinks.Hewaskindenoughtosendmehis photosandcommentsforinclusiononmywebpage.Clickhereformoredetails. Seealsothesection'AlternativeUSBDongle'. IcameacrossthisyahoogroupwhereoneLogikownerhascleverlyrelocatedthewirelessmodulewithintheacoustictubeofhisIR100. YahooWifiInternetRadiogroup Itthenoccurredtomeperhapstoimprovewirelesssensitivitywithoutmakinganymajoralterationstothecase,allonereallyhastodoissimplytoputsomedistance betweentheUSBwirelessdongleandanynearbyelectroniccomponents.Thewirelessdongleispresentlysandwichedbetweenvariouscircuitboardssoitcomesasno surprisethewirelesssensitivityisprettyawful. UsingashortUSBextensionlead,IspeculateonecouldjustrelocatetheUSBwirelessdongletowardstherearoftheinsideofthecase.Followthislink. IfyouarereluctanttomakeanymodificationstoyourIR100whileitisstillunderwarranty,thereareafewthingsyoumaybeabletotrybeforeconsideringanyofthe abovemodifications. Thereareonlyadozenorsowifichannelsavailableandifanyofyourneighbourshaveawirelessnetwork,itispossibleyoumaybegettingsomeinterferencefromthemif theyareusingthesamechannelnumberasyourownwirelessnetwork.UnfortunatelyMicrosoftWindowsitselfdoesn'tprovideanyusefulutilitytohelpyouascertain whatchannelnumbersarebeingused. IfyouhaveanotebookrunningWindowsandacompatiblewirelesscard,youcaninstallaniftyutilitycalledNetstumbler0.4.0.IshouldpointoutthatNetstumblerdoes notworkwithallwirelesscards. http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/ Afterinstallationofthesoftware,remembertorefertothe'Device'pulldownmenuandselectawirelessadaptor.IfyoucannotgetNetstumblerworkingatall,thenitis mostprobablynotcompatiblewithyourwirelesscard. Thescreendumpbelowshowsnetstumblerinactionandyoucanseeithasidentifiedthreewirelessnetworksintheareaonchannels1,2and10.Simplyensurethe wirelesschannelnumberyouchoosetousedoesnotclashwithanyotherwirelessnetwork.Youshouldusenetstumblerwithyourownwirelessnetworkswitchedoff, andtryitfromdifferentpartsofthehousenearanexternalwindow,externaldoorand/orpartywall.

Virtuallyallwirelessrouterssoldtodayare54Mbps(802.11g)models,whichisfineifyoudoneedthefull54Mbpsbandwidth.Butifyouonlyhaveabroadband connectionnotexceeding8Mbpsandyoudon'tmovemassivefileswirelesslybetweendifferentPCsonyourownnetwork,youmayfindchangingyourrouter'ssettingsto useonly11Mbps(802.11b)wirelessmodemightresultinasignificantimprovementinwirelesscoveragearoundthehouse.ThisIcertainlyfoundtobetruewithmy LinksysrouterasoneofmyPCslocatedupstairsonlyhadmediocrereceptionsignalstrengthof2outof5whichsuddenlyshotupto4outof5whenusingonly802.11b modeaccordingtoWindowsXP.

TheaboveshowsascreendumpfrommyLinksysroutershowingthe11Mbps802.11band54Mbps802.11gnetworkmodes. MyLinksysWAG354Gv2routerfeaturesabuiltinantennabutthereisanoptiontoconnectanexternalantenna.Itrieda10cmlongantennafromanoldDlinkrouter andfounditdidn'treallyoffermuchimprovement.Ifanything,Ifeltitwasworsewhenusingnetstumblertomonitorsignalstrength. Ialsotrieda20cmlongantennaIboughtoneBayfor5includingdeliveryfromaFarEastseller.Therewasaslightimprovementbutnothingworthwritinghomeabout. ItwasonlywhenItriedanother20cmlongantennaremovedfromaLinksysWMP54GPCIwirelesscard,Isawadramaticimprovementinwirelesssignalstrength aroundthehouse..MyPCupstairsnowseesexcellentsignalstrength,5outof5,andneverdropsout.

showsaLinksysantenna(fromWMP54Gcard)screwedintotheoptionalexternalantennasocket. nb.TheLinksysWAG354Gv2hasrecentlybeendiscontinuedbyLinksys,andisreplacedbythenewWAG200Gwhichfeaturesalargeexternalantenna. ForanyoneouttherewhousesaWAG354Gv2UKAnnexAwirelessrouter,Iwasusingv1.01.54firmware.ItworkswithWEPandWPAPSKwithmyIR100.One ofthegripesIhadwiththerouterisitoftenfrozeorstoppedworkingafteraweekortwoandrequiredareboot.(I'vesincelearnedthismaybeduetofirmwareissuewith DNSwhichLinksyshavefailedtofix).SoIthoughtI'dupgradetov1.01.58firmwarebutdiscoveredalmostimmediatelyithasseriouswirelessissues,possiblywhen usingWPAPSK.Similarsymptomsofpoorwirelessrangeandauthenticationissueshavealsobeenreportedwithv1.01.57firmware.Iinstalledamodifiedv1.01.58 firmwarewhichusesthewirelessdriverfromv1.01.54firmwarewhichworkedfineduringthe10daysItestedit.Anewmodifiedfirmwarehassincebeenreleasedwhich alsofixestheDNSproblem,however,I'vehadenoughofthisrouterasitdoesn'taddressanotherproblemIhavewhereitoftenloseslinesyncovernight,lessfrequently duringthedaytimebecauseofmynoisyADSLline.TheLinksysisn'tsolelytoblame,butitisn'thelping. I'vejusttakendeliveryofaBT2700HGVwirelessroutertoreplacemytroublesomeLinksysWAG354Gv2router.Earlyindicationsareitconnectstomybroadband providerathigherspeedsthananyotherrouterI'vepreviouslyowned,andmoreimportantlyitdoesn'tdroptheconnection(5+daysandcounting).Thewireless coverageisevenbettertoothananyrouterI'vepreviouslyowned.MyIR100connectstoitwithoutproblems.

AlternativeUSBWirelessDongleInformationregardingtheUSBwirelessdonglefittedinsidetheIR100canbefoundinthesethreads Recivacommunityforumthreadonthemake&modelofthewirelessmodule Anothermorerecentthread

Fromtheabovethreads,listofcompatibleUSBwirelessdongleswhichhavefoundtoapparentlyworkintheIR100include:l l l l l

EdimaxEW7318UG,EW7318USG, EdimaxEW7317UHG(***) BluenextBNWD54G HawkingHWU54D SweexLW053

Recivaforummember'M0AUR'recentlycontactedmewithinformationandphotoshewantedtosharewithotherIR100users.HepurchasedanEdimaxEW7318UG usbWirelessdongleandhasattachedittothetopofhisradiousingVelcro.AnextensionleadconnectsthedongletotheUSBsocketwithintheradio.Hechosethe positionontopoftheradioforbestomindirectionalreception.TheEdimaxperformsjustaswellastheoriginalbareUSBdongleremovedfromwithintheIR100and positionedontopoftheradiotoo.

HehasjustupgradedtotheEdimaxEW7317UHGwithitsdirectional6dbminidish....Clickhereforlinktomessagethread.

***=Unfortunately,M0AURreportshistwoweekoldIR100hasnowdied.ItisunclearwhetheruseofEW7317UHGhascontributedtoitsprematuredemise,orifit wasmerelyacoincidence. AnotherRecivamemberhasusedtheEdimaxEW7318USGadaptor.Clickhereforlinktoaphoto.

Recivamember'caliston'hasalsoderivedafurtherlistofpossiblecompatibleadapterssharingthesameFCCIDcodeastheEdimaxEW7318Ug.Thelistbelowis derivedfrominformationfromthisthread. TradenameModelnumber EdimaxEW7318Ug,GWUE18G ConceptronicC54RU+ PLANETWLU356R CANYONCNWF518 SANDBERG13097 GEMBIRDNICWU1 LeveloneWNC0301USB HawkingHWUG1 SitecomWL113v1002 JAHTWN4054UM

EthernetLANconnectionIwasperusingMoneySavingExpertwebsiteandcameacrossthisthreadwheresomeonehadsuccessfullyreplacedthewirelessdonglewithintheirIR100withaUSBto ethernetadaptor,therebyenablingthemtoattachtheirIR100toahardwiredethernetnetwork. TheyhadpurchasedandfittedaStartechUSB1100SMiniEthernetAdapter.TheadapterutilisestheRealtekRTL8150chipset.

I'vesincefoundanotherthreadontheRecivaforums. IcameacrossthisthreadwhereRecivamember,ajb,hassuccessfullyusedaSMC2206USBadaptorwithhisRecivaradio. Recivamember,JohnFoster,hasalsoconnectedaDynamodeUSBadaptortohisIR100.ModelUSBNIC1427100.SoldbyAmazonandebuyer.Clickheretoread thread.Inthesamethread,Recivamember,simbo99,reportssuccesswithBelkinF5D505010/100ethernetusbadapter.NotetheBelkinproductappearstobe discontinuedbutyoumaybeabletofindoneoneBay. AreaderfromGermanyadvisestheFarallonNetlineUSBEthernetadapter10/100isalsocompatiblewiththeIR100. The'AsixAX88172'isanotheradapterreportedtoworkwiththeIR100.Clickhere.TheAsixpartnumberappearstobeforthe'USBtoethernet'chipusedwithinthe adapterandisnotnecessarilyfortheadapteritself. ListofotherpossiblycompatibleethernetUSBadaptors.IcannotguaranteethatanyoralltheadaptorslistedwillworkwiththeIR100.

IR100withswitchselectablewirelessorethernetAreaderfromGermanysentmesomephotosofhismodifiedIR100whichhewantedtosharewithothers.

AbovephotoshowsamemorystickprotrudingfromtherearoftheIR100.

MaxhasaddedanOn/OfftoggleswitchontherearofhisIR100.YoucanseetheregularIR100wirelessdongletothefarrightofthisphoto.NexttoitisaUSBhub. Theitemmarked'networkconnector'isaFarallonNetlineUSBEthernet10./100adapter. BoththeFarallonandoriginalwlanusbadaptorshavebeencannibalisedandhardwiredtotheportsontheUSBhub.ThepositivesupplyvoltagefeedtoeachUSB adaptorishoweverpassedthroughaminiatureslideswitchlabelled'switch(wlan/cable)'.TheslideswitchisusedtodeterminewhichUSBadaptoristobepoweredon. TheprocedureforswitchingbetweenWLANorethernetcableoperationissimple.PowerofftheIR100usingthemainsswitch.Togglethe'wlan/cable'switchtothe correctsetting.Thenswitchtheradioon.

BetafirmwareRecivaappeartohaverecentlyreinstatedtheirwebpageforallowingregisteredRecivauserstoaccesstolatestbetareleaseoffirmwarefortheirradios.

ThereismoreuptodateinformationinthisRecivaforumthread. OwnerssimplyneedtoensuretheirradioisregisteredontheRecivawebsite,andagreetothetermsandconditionsdisplayedonthiswebpage: https://www.reciva.com/beta Pleasereadthetermsandconditionscarefullyasuseofbetafirmwarecouldbedetrimentaltoyourradioandwillinvalidatethewarrantyasitisnot officiallysupportedbytheradio'smanufacturer.Installatyourownrisk. Donotassumethelatestbetafirmwarewillbe'better'thanwhateverofficialfirmwaremayalreadybeinstalledonyourradio.Thebetafirmwareandcorrespondingbeta usersforum,areprimarilyintendedtohelpRecivaironoutbugsintheirfuturefirmwares. Pleasedonotcontactmeregardingproblemswithuseofbetafirmwares.YoushouldpostanyissuesyouhavediscoveredontheRecivabetaforum.

Troubleshooting

Radiowon'treconnectwhencomingoutofStandbyWiththeofficialreleaseofnewv257a421a057firmwarefortheIR100,newissuesareslowlystartingtoappear. Oneproblembeingreportedistheradiowon'treconnectwhenitisbroughtoutofstandby.'Connecting'or'Loading'messageisdisplayedonthescreen.Powercycling theradioatthemainssocketresolvesthisproblem.Clickhereforthread.Clickhereforforanotherinterestingobservationonsamesubject. Listedofaffectedrouters:l l

3Com3CRWDR100A72 DLinkDSL2640B

Thismayhavebeenfixedinv257a421a091firmwareinstalledusingSharpfinmethod.Clickhere.

LowSignalIfyouseethemessage'LowSignal'appearonthescreen,thereareusuallytworeasonsforthismessage.l

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Thewirelesssignalliterallyislow.ie.yourIR100istoofarawayfromyourwirelessrouter.Considerallthesuggestionsmentionedearliertoseehow youmaybeabletoimprovethewirelesssensitivityofyourIR100. YouhaveanotherwirelessornetworkdeviceusingthesameDHCPsuppliedIPaddressastheIR100.Thismessageoftenoccursifyouhave restartedyourwirelessrouterandfailedtogoroundandrestartallyournetworkandwirelessdevices.Makesureyourwirelessrouterisupand runningforafewminutes.EnsureallyourwirelessdevicesincludingyourIR100arepoweredOFFatthemainssocket,thenpowereachwireless devicebackONoneatatimethisshouldresolvetheproblem.YoucanconsidersettingupastaticIPaddressonyourIR100todiscouragethe messagereappearinginfutureifyoudooftenhavetorestartyourwirelessrouterorturnitoffwhenyouarenotusingit.

Areaderrecentlycontactedmetoadvisemeofanotherreasonwhytheythoughtthe'LowSignal'messagemayappear.TheirIR100hadtheverylatestfirmwarealready installedandhadbeenworkingfaultlesslyasaninternetradio.Tocutalongstoryshort,theywerewithoutaworkingbroadbandconnectionforafewweeks,sothey usedtheirIR100asamediaplayerinthattimetoplaymusicfromtheirexternalharddrive.Whattheydiscoveredwastheradioworkedfineinitiallyasamediaplayer, butafteraweektheystartedobserving'LowSignal'errormessagesandtheradiowouldn'tworkasamediaplayeranymore.Therehadbeennochangestotheir wirelessrouterandtheytriedmovingtheradiobutstillcouldn'tgetittowork. Eventually,theirbroadbandconnectionwasrestored,andtheirIR100wasabletoconnectandperformaStationsListupdate.Theradiohasworkedfineeversince. TheyspeculateiftheIR100iswithoutanactiveinternetconnectionforalongperiodoftime,itmaybecomeunusableevenasamediaplayer.

DimdisplayIwassurfingthenetonemorningandsuddenlythereappearedtobeamomentarypoweroutage.Itcausedeverythingtogooffforasecond.WhenmydesktopPC

camebackon,IfoundIcouldnolongeraccesstheinternet.IcheckedtheSpeedtouchrouterandaccordingtothemanual,itwasbasicallybroke.Whippedoutthe Linksysrouterandmanagedtogetbackonline. ThenInoticedthedisplayontheLogikradiolightsupokaywhenswitchedonbutafterafewsecondsitgoesextremelydimwhenitstartstoconnecttoaradio station.Theradioactuallyworkedbutthedisplaywasvirtuallyunreadable.Icheckedthescreenbrightnesssettingsandevenperformedafactoryresetbutitwasallto noavail.Itwasbadenoughhavingthespeedtouchrouterbreakafterlessthanoneday,nowtheLogikisbrokentoo?? IcontinuedtofiddlewithboththeSpeedtouchrouterandLogikbutitwashopeless.Thensuddenlytheelectricitywentoffagain,thistimeforaboutanhour.When powerwaseventuallyrestored,theSpeedtouchrouterandLogikwerebothfunctioningperfectlyagain. ItlateroccurredtomethemainsadapterfortheSpeedtouchrouterandthepowersupplyunitwithintheLogikarebasedonconventionaltransformerdesignsandthese wouldbesusceptibletoanybigdropinmainsvoltage.Wehave240VACintheUKandanunexpecteddroptosaybelow200Vcouldrenderquitealotofelectronic appliancesinoperative.Itisprobablewhenmainspowerwaslostmomentarily,itwasnotreturnedatfull230240Vac.Asaconsequence,myPC,monitorandLinksys routercontinuedtoworkasnormalastheyarefittedwithswitchedmodepowersupplieswhichcantolerateoperatingatlowervoltages.Whereasthespeedtouchrouter wouldnotworkatall,andtheIR100functionedokaybutwithanextremelydimmed&virtuallyunreadabledisplay. 20monthson,andwhenIlookatthedisplay,Iamconvincedthebrightnessofthedisplayhasdeteriorated.Evenatmaximumbrightnesssetting,itisbarelyreadable undernormaldaylight.ItiscertainlynowherenearasbrightasthedisplayfittedtomyVistronMX200i.Thisdeteriorationmaywellbeaconsequenceofleavingthe Logikswitchedonalbeitmostlyonstandby24/7.

Abovephotoonleftwastakenwhentheradiowasbrandnew.Photoonrightwastakenrecently,20monthslater. I'vebeentoldtheLEDbacklightwithinthedisplaypanelhasprobablyfailed.Watchthisspace....

FrozenorBlockyDisplaySawthisproblemdescribedontheSharpfinwebsite.

ThephotoisreproducedfromtheSharpfinwebpage

ThesuggestedsolutionistoresolderthecrystalmountedontheBarracudamodule

PoorresponseScroll/SelectknobIbecameawaretherewasaminorproblemwiththescroll/selectknobonmyLogikrecentlywhiletestingitalongsidethenewVistronMX200i. WhenIrotatedthescrollknob,theradio'sdisplaydidn'talwaysrespondaccordingly. Forexample,Imighttrytorotatetheknob3positionsslowlyclockwise,andtheselectiononthedisplaywouldnotchange,oronlyadvanceoneposition,orevengo backwardsoneposition!

IcontactedStevewhoadviseditwaseitheradrysolderjointoraworn/faultyrotaryshaftencoder. ThenewestfirmwarefortheIR100hadalsojustbeenreleased,soItooktheplungeandupgraded.Itmadenodifferencetothescrollknoboperation,thusconfirmingit wasahardwarefault. Idon'tusethescrollknobduringnormalradiolistening,anditisstillworkingsufficientlytoenablemetomakechangestotheradio'ssettingsforthemoment,soIwilllive withthefaultfornow. Update(July08):Manymonthslater,ImanagedtoacquireaspareRotaryencoderboardoffeBayandfititmyself.

Thereplacementboardhasfixedthescroll/selectknobfault.Italsoseemstohavecuredtheclickingissuethatwaspreviouslyaudiblewhenrotatingthescrollknob. Theoriginalandreplacementboardslookvirtuallyidentical.CapacitorC3nearthevolumepotentiometermayalsobelargerinphysicalsizeonthenewboard,butdon't quoteme,asIamcomparingtheoldboardagainstaphotoofthereplacementboardthismayormaynotbea'fix'fortheclickingnoiseissue.

IntermittentornosoundHere'saninterestingthreadontheRecivaforumaboutoneusedLogikradiosufferingfromintermittentornoaudio.Itismostlikelytobealooseconnectionordrysolder jointonorrelatingtotheaudioamplifierboard.OneofthewiresthatmakeupthegreyribboncabledoescarryaMutecontrolsignal. Link

"FiJ'sDebrickingsolution"IfyoupoweronyourIR100anditgetsstuckwiththescreendisplayingonly: RecivaRadio ARMPowered ThereisapossiblefixforthisproblemwhichinvolvesremovingtheUSBwirelessdongleandreinsertingit. Formoredetails,followthislink.

ThirdParty

StreamingLast.FMAfellowLogikownerrecentlyinformedmehowhehasgotLast.FMpersonalisedradioservicesstreamingthroughhisPCtohisLogikradio.

LinktoTheBugEyedChronicles

PodcastsforBBCOnDemandRadioarchivesAccessingOnDemandmaterialcanbeabittrickyusingtheIR100.Withfirmwarev255c158,it'snotpossibletoconvenientlyaccessyourfavouriteOnDemandradio channelsviathePresetbuttonsorvia'MyStations',sofellowRecivamember'NigelCliffe'hascreatedpodcastscontainingarchivesfromRadio4's"InOurTime"and"In Business". SimplycopyandpastetheURLsprovidedbyNigelinto'MyPodcast'page.

YoucanfindmoreinformationandpodcastURL'sonNigel'swebpagehere LinktoRecivaforumthread. Update(28Dec07):WithhelpfromNigel,TomhasdevelopedalistofXMLFeedsforBBCRadio1,2,3,4and5.ClickhereforthenewpodcastlinksonTom's webpage.ThefollowingpictureshowsBBCRadio4podcastbeingadded:

Ifthisisthefirsttimeyouhaveused'MyPodcast',pleaseremembertobepatientandtopowercycleyourIR100atthemainssocketfor'MyPodcasts'toappearinthe 'MyStuff'menuofyourradio.

UptodateDirectoryofUKandIrishRadioStations

VincentinformsmeofhiswebsitewherehemaintainsadirectoryforuptodatelistofactiveUKandIrishradiostationswithouttheclutter. ForRecivaradios,hecurrentlyhas5categoriesofradiostationswhichyoudefineaspodcastsonyourRecivaradio:RealPlayer,WMP,StreamingMP3,Irishstations, andCommunityradiostations,inUKandIreland. Clickheretovisithiswebsite.YouneedtoregisterbeforeyouhaveaccesstotheURLs.ClickhereforYouTubedemo

IR100Hacked&SharpfinAwhileago,'Rdk'droppedmeanemailtotellmehehadsuccessfullyhackedhisIR100.

wirelessdongleandflashmemorystickcanbeseenconnectedtotheUSBhub. Hewillbeaddingmoredetailstohisblogwhichcanbefoundhere:InternetRadioExplorationHewantedmetopointout,thatthepicturesontheblogmakethehack lookprettyextremetakingtheflashchipofftheboardetc.Butheonlyhadtodothattofindouthowthefirmwareupdatemechanismworked.Hesaysitwillbepossible toenableshellaccessjustbyusingaDNSserver,weborftpserverandalittlefirmwareupdatescript.Thistomelookslikeabigleapforward. SawthisinterestingthreadbyRecivacommunityforummember'unicks'whichlinkstohisphotoslideshowofhishackedIR100. AnotherhackedIR100

HereisthelinktotheSharpfinprojectwhereitsgoalistogatherinformationaboutthe'Barracuda'radiomodulecurrentlyusedinallRecivainternetradioproducts,soas tobeabletodevelopalternativeopensourcesoftwarefortheradio. LinktoSharpfinProjectOnthiswebsite,youwillfindsomeusefulvideoguideshavebeenaddedtoshowhowtoinstalltheSharpfinbasepatch.Ifyoudecidetopatch youIR100radio,youdosoatyourownrisk.Yourproductguaranteewillalsobeinvalidated.Ifyoubrick(damage)yourIR100,thereisnowayofrecoveringthe radio.TherearealsosomepagesdedicatedtohardwaremodsfortheIR100.

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OtherReferencesMylistofotherRecivaradios ListofinternetradiosprovidedbyFred. ManufactureroftheIR100(URLfixedDec08) MyVistronMX200iResourcepage MapofRecivaradiousers SharpfinhardwaremodsfortheIR100 Otherwebsitesofinterest: LinktoYahoowifiradiogroup LinktoTheBugEyedChronicles

IR100RepairServiceIfyourIR100isstillwithinits1yearproductguaranteeanditisorappearstobefaulty,returnittotheDSGstoreyouboughtitfromalongwithproofofpurchase,tohave itreplaced,orarequestarefund.Theydonothavethetimeorfacilitiestotesttheradioinstore,andwillnotoffertorepairtheradio.(Returnedradiosaresimply'sold onforsparesorrepair'byDSGandmostenduponeBay.....) StevecontactedmetoadvisehehadsuccessfullyrepairedanumberofIR100sinhissparetime.Someofthefaultsinclude:Deadradio Displayfaults(Notphysicallybroken,justlinesmissingorbreakingup) Noaudio Freezingafterafewminutesofuse Won'tlinktowireless

(updateNov08):Hehasnowrecentlyperfectedtheprocesstoenablehimtotakeonsomedebrickingrepairs. Heisofferinghisparttimerepairservicesontheconditionanycostsarereimbursed. SteveislocatedinSurreyandcanbecontactedthroughthisemailaddressifyouhaveanIR100whichisoutofwarrantyandneedsattention. ir100repairoXoavtsuk.com(replacethe'oXo'withan'@'symbol) Pleasenotethisisnotapersonalendorsementofhisservices,andanynegotiationand/orcontractofservicesisbetweenyourselfandSteve. LinktoRecivaforumthread

AskaQuestionIfyouhaveaqueryaboutyourLogikIR100,pleasepostthequestionontheRecivaCommunityforums.

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