Control Panel

Reload: Tap the reload button to force the current channel to reload. This is useful if you've recently added or deleted widgets. The chumby checks to see if you've made any changes to the channel every five to ten minutes; you can force it to check immediately with Reload.

Change: Change the channel directly from your chumby by highlighting a new channel and then clicking Change to finish.

Info: To view the widgets in a channel, highlight a channel and then tap Info .

Details on the center widget are shown, along with its overall rating. Tap the left or right arrows to view previous or next widgets.

Accept?: If a chum has sent you a widget, you'll see this red button. Tap it to see the widgets awaiting your approval. You can accept and decline widgets directly on your chumby or on the web site.

iPod

Attach any iPod to the chumby with a USB cable and the chumby will display the playlists (if you've created any) from your iPod. Highlight a playlist or choose "All" to play all songs.

Shoutcast

Tune in to any SHOUTcast Internet radio station. You can scroll through the top stations listed or use the search feature to open the virtual keyboard and type in a search term.

Mediafly

Mediafly lets you listen to a variety of podcasts. Scroll through the lists of topics and select one. Use the Previous and Next buttons to change podcasts.

Radio Free Chumby

Choose from any of the preset radio stations.

My Streams

Enter the URL for any stream in MP3, M3U, OGG or PLS formats.

Slim Server

If you have a SlimServer you can stream your music collection over the Internet and onto your chumby. Just enter the IP address of your SlimServer.

My Music Files

The chumby can play files on a USB storage device in these formats: MP3, OGG, WAV, FLAC and M4A.

Chumby Info

The Chumby Info screen shows the following information:

id: This is the chumby ID that's unique to every chumby.
versions: This is the latest hardware, software and firmware version numbers.

If you've activated your chumby, you'll see:

registered to: This is the username the chumby was activated under.
chumby name: This was the name you gave this chumby.
channel name: This is the channel currently loaded for this chumby.

If you're connected to a network, you'll also see the network information. (The MAC address appears even if you're not connected.)

Software License: Shows the GNU General Public License and the GNU Lesser General Public License.
Intro: Plays the opening product tour.

Volume

Drag the Volume button left to decrease volume and right to increase volume.
Drag the Left/Right speaker balance button to move the speaker output towards either side.
If the Click on screen touch box is checked, you will heard a click each time you touch the screen.

Brightness

Choose between Full Brightness or Low Brightness.

Low brightness is ideal for a darkened room when you don't want the screen to be too bright.

Network

You can create a new wireless connection or use one you've previously set up. See Connecting to the Internet for complete details.

Touchscreen

Select this to recalibrate your touchscreen.

Tap the up or down arrows to set the time. (Note: If the box for Set time from the Internet is checked, the Set Time option will be unavailable.)

Tap the up or down arrows to set the date. (Note: If the box for Set time from the Internet is checked, the Set Date option will be unavailable.)

Tap anywhere on the map to zoom in on that area (tap the "-" magnifying glass in the lower left corner to zoom out). Select a red dot to see the city's name; if the city's in your time zone, select OK.

The Quick Alarm has fewer settings than the Custom Alarm, with all the alarm options on a single screen.

Tap to drop down the menu of alarm audio options.

Tap the up or down arrows to set the alarm time.

Tap the up or down arrows to set the snooze duration. It will increment by 1 minute up to 10, and then it will increment in 5 minute-blocks, up to an hour.

Tap the alarm icon to toggle the alarm on or off.

set custom alarms

You can create an unlimited number of Custom Alarms. A red bell indicates an alarm that is set.

• Tap New to create a new alarm.
• Highlight an alarm and then tap Edit to change any of its settings.
• Highlight an alarm and then tap Delete to delete that alarm.
• Tap Done to return to the previous screen.

set custom alarm

The Set Custom Alarm has a number of wake-up settings you can change.

You can set the alarm to go off daily, one time, weekdays, weekends, or specific days of the week.

Tap the up or down arrows to change the alarm time. Tap Now to use the current time.

The Date button only appears when "One time" is selected under the When option.

Tap the up or down arrows to change the date. Tap Today to reset the alarm date to today's date.

Choose the audio you want played for the alarm. If you choose one of the music sources for your alarm, you'll see a second screen to make additional settings. (Click on the Music button on the control panel image at the top of this page for details on the music screens.)

Tap the up or down arrows to set the length of time the alarm will play after it goes off.

Tap the up or down arrows to set the snooze duration.

You can choose to have a specific action happen when you turn off the alarm:

• (No change): Whatever the chumby is doing before the alarm goes off will continue after the alarm is turned off.
• NightMode on: Put the chumby in Night Mode after you turn off the alarm.
• NightMode off: Take the chumby out of Night Mode and resume play of the current channel after you turn off the alarm.
• Power off: Turn the chumby off after you turn off the alarm.
• Your list of channels: All of your channels will be listed — you can choose any one to play after the alarm is turned off.

Check this box to activate this alarm.

If you select anything except a tone (e.g., beep, bugle, klaxon) as your alarm audio source, this option is available. Check this box if you do not want the alarm screen (below) to appear when the alarm goes off — this means your audio source will turn on at the time you set it and play for the entire alarm duration that you set. The Action you selected will also be performed.

Custom alarm example

Let's say you set the following custom alarm options:

• When: Daily
• Time:7:00 a.m.
• Audio: You choose a SHOUTcast station called "Radio Paradise" as your audio source and set the alarm length to 45 minutes.
• Snooze: This option is ignored when "Don't show alarm screen" is selected.
• Action: You choose a channel you created called "favorite news."

With this setting, every day at 7:00 a.m. the SHOUTcast station called "Radio Paradise" will come on, as will your channel called "favorite news." After 45 minutes, the SHOUTcast station will stop playing, but the channel "favorite news" will continue to play until you change it.

What happens if you use the above settings but do not check off "Don't show alarm screen"? Every day at 7:00 a.m. the SHOUTcast station called "Radio Paradise" will come on and the Turn Off Alarm/Snooze screen will appear...

• If you tap Turn off Alarm, the SHOUTcast station will turn off and your channel called "favorite news" will start playing.
• If you tap Snooze, the chumby will go back to whatever it was doing before the alarm went off. When the snooze duration is over, the SHOUTcast station will start playing and the Turn Off Alarm/Snooze screen will appear again.
• If you don't turn off the alarm, the SHOUTcast station will play for 45 minutes and the chumby will stay on the Turn Off Alarm/Snooze screen. After the 45 minutes are up, your "favorite news" channel will then start playing.