Roberts Radio iStream - Manual (Page 49)

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Last.fm
Last.fm - the basics
Last.fm is an Internet-based on-line music service with millions of tracks
available that you can access using your radio, your computer and other
devices. It plays personalised interactive radio stations based on your
choice of artists and songs, your listening history, and similar tracks based
on the preferences of other Last.fm listeners with similar music tastes.
This can introduce you to a new range of artists and tracks which you will
probably enjoy but which you may never have heard before.
Before you can use Last.fm with your radio, you will need to have created
an account at the Last.fm web site. You can then start to listen to radio
stations initially based on particular artists or tags/genres.
Last.fm is available on various platforms and computer media players.
Any personalisations that you make to your account from one platform
are reflected on the others.
Last.fm has a strong emphasis on interaction with other listeners, sharing
your favourite music and exploring other users’ playlists and stations, both
directly, and through social networking sites. There are also privacy options
that you can apply to your account using the Last.fm web site.
Scrobbling and Love / Ban features
Scrobbling is the method that Last.fm uses to learn about your listening
habits. Your radio can ‘scrobble’ the tracks that you listened to using the
UPnP Music Player and Last.fm modes. This sends track names to Last.
fm, adding them to your Last.fm library, and helps the service to tailor its
future recommendations to your musical tastes.
Using the last.fm button and the Tuning Select control on the radio, you
can tell Last.fm that you love particular tracks, or you can ban a track
from ever being played again. This also influences the tracks you are
offered in the future.
User accounts
In order to use the Last.fm service with your radio, you must either create
a Last.fm account or already have one set up. This account keeps track
of your musical preferences and listening choices and is what makes the
music offered by Last.fm personal to you. Setting up an account is simple
and is done via the Last.fm web site. You then enter the account details
into your radio (see the following pages).
The radio allows more than one set of Last.fm account details to be
entered. If the unit is used by more than one person, it is possible to
choose which account is used when listening to Last.fm and for scrobbling
from the Music Player.
The features of the Last.fm service are only available on the radio with a
subscription to Last.fm. This may differ from the range of features available
when accessing the Last.fm service from a computer or any other device.
The provision of the Last.fm service and the features offered with and
without subscription are subject to terms and conditions set out on the
Last.fm web site.
Your Roberts iStream radio offers you a subscription level account with
Last.fm for a limited trial period. You may optionally extend this using the
subscription facility via the Last.fm web site at www.last.fm.