Internet radio on Yamaha MusicCast receivers
Yamaha’s Internet Radio
If you have a Yamaha MusicCast capable device, you may have noticed that the internet radio has stopped working. This is because Yamaha no longer uses vTuner to provide the internet radio service.
Yamaha and vTuner
Yamaha’s Internet Radio feature set has traditionally been served by a service called vTuner. Unfortunately, earlier this year, the decision was made to move away from vTuner as a directory.In order to ensure access to internet radio stations, the internet radio service provider on particular network products is switching from vTuner to airable.radio via a firmware update, which is now available. Owners of the following products will be prompted to install this firmware update.
FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR INTERNET RADIO
CD-NT670, CD-NT670D, CX-A5100, HTR-4068, HTR-4069, HTR-5069, HTR-6068, ISX-18, ISX-80, MCR-N470, MCR-N470D, MCR-N570, MCR-N570D, MCR-N670, MCR-N670D, MCR-N870, MCR-N870D, NX-N500, R-N402, R-N402D, R-N602, RX-A1050, RX-A1060, RX-A2050, RX-A2060, RX-A3050, RX-A3060, RX-A550, RX-A660, RX-A750, RX-A760, RX-A850, RX-A860, RX-AS710, RX-AS710D, RX-S601, RX-S601D, RX-V1079, RX-V1081, RX-V2079, RX-V2081, RX-V3079, RX-V3081, RX-V479, RX-V481, RX-V481D, RX-V579, RX-V581, RX-V679, RX-V681, RX-V779, RX-V781, SRT-1500, TSR-5790, TSR-5810, TSR-7790, TSR-7810, WX-010, WX-030, WXA-50, WXC-50, YAS-306, YAS-706, YSP-1600, YSP-2700, YSP-5600
Following the firmware update, you will be able to register your favorite internet radio stations by tapping “Add to favorites” on the playback screen of the MusicCast app. The capability to register favorites on the vTuner website (http://yradio.vtuner.com/) will no longer be available.
Impacts to Additional Yamaha Products
There are other models incompatible with any firmware update that could provide a direct replacement for internet radio station access and ensure future connectivity. As such, their current internet radio station access is subject to the availability and functionality of the original internet radio service provider.
INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FIRMWARE UPDATE
CD-N301, CD-N500, CRX-N560, CX-A5000, HTR-4065, HTR-4066, HTR-4067, HTR-5066, HTR-5067, HTR-6064, HTR-6065, HTR-6067, HTR-7065, HTR-8063, HTR-9063, MCX-A300, MCX-P200, MCX-RC100, NP-S2000, R-N301, R-N500, RX-A1000, RX-A1010, RX-A1020, RX-A1030, RX-A1040, RX-A2000, RX-A2010, RX-A2020, RX-A2030, RX-A2040, RX-A3000, RX-A3010, RX-A3020, RX-A3030, RX-A3040, RX-A710, RX-A720, RX-A730, RX-A740, RX-A810, RX-A820, RX-A830, RX-A840, RX-S600, RX-S600D, RX-V1067, RX-V1071, RX-V1073, RX-V1075, RX-V1077, RX-V2065, RX-V2067, RX-V2071, RX-V2073, RX-V2075, RX-V2077, RX-V3067, RX-V3071, RX-V3073, RX-V3075, RX-V3077, RX-V3900, RX-V473, RX-V475, RX-V477, RX-V500D, RX-V573, RX-V575, RX-V577, RX-V671, RX-V673, RX-V675, RX-V677, RX-V771, RX-V773, RX-V775, RX-V777, RX-V867, RX-V871, RX-Z7, TSR-6750, YMC-700
As always, if you have any questions, do get in touch!
Jason
