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DAB / FM RDS digital solar radio
Please read this manual before use
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Contents Controls .......................................................................2-3 Scan sensitivity - FM ....................................................20 Battery operation using rechargeable batteries ..............4 Software version ...........................................................21 Battery operation using alkaline batteries ......................5 System reset ................................................................22 Using the AC adaptor ....................
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Controls (Front) 6 789 10 5 4 3 2 11 1 12 1. Tuning control 5. Telescopic aerial 9. Auto Tune button 2. Preset button 6. Solar indicator 10. DAB / FM button 3. Favourite button 7. Charge / Low battery indicator 11. Info button 4. On / Off button 8. LCD display 12. Speaker If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 2 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Controls 13. Volume control 14. Headphone socket 15. USB socket 16. Auxiliary input socket 17. DC input socket 13 18. Battery compartment 14 15 16 17 18 3
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Battery operation using rechargeable batteries - included (also see page 24) 1. Remove the battery cover on the back of the unit by pushing the battery door in slightly and then downwards in the direction of the arrows in the diagram. 2. Slide the switch inside the battery compartment to the NiMH/NiCad 1 position. 3. Insert three Rechargeable LR6 (AA size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment. Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity as shown on the
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Battery operation using alkaline batteries (also see page 24) 1. Remove the battery cover on the back of the unit by pushing the battery door in slightly and then downwards in the direction of the arrows in the diagram. 2. Slide the switch inside the battery compartment to the Alkaline 1 position. 3. Insert three LR6 (AA size) alkaline batteries into the spaces in the compartment. Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity as shown on the back of the radio. The
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Using the AC adaptor 1. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC in socket on the right hand side of your radio. 2. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13A mains socket outlet. Whenever the adaptor is plugged in to the radio and switched on at the mains the batteries are automatically disconnected. If the adaptor is plugged in to the radio but not switched on then the radio will run from the batteries if fi tted. The AC adaptor should be disconnected from the mains supply and the radio when not i
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Using solar power Important - The radio does not need to be switched on in order NOTE: Best performance of the solar panel will be achieved when the sun for the solar panel to operate. is directly overhead, and the sunlight is unobstructed by clouds, foliage, curtains, and the like. In certain situations and poorer light conditions, the solar panel may not be effective and should not be relied upon as the 1. In order to recharge your solarDAB radio's batteries using solar power, primary e
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Operating your radio - DAB 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. The display will show "Welcome to DAB". 3. If this is the fi rst time the radio is used a quick scan of the Band III DAB channels will be carried out. If the radio has been used before 2 the last used station will be selected. 4. During the scanning process, the lower line of the display shows a bar-graph indicating progress of the scan. 5. When the scanning is completed t
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Selecting a station - DAB 1. The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently selected. 2. Rotate the Tuning control to scroll through the list of available stations on the lower line of the display. Stop rotating the Tuning control when you fi nd the station that you wish to hear. 3. Press and release the Tuning control to select the station. The display may show "Now tuning..." while your radio fi nds the new station. 2,3 4. Adjust the Volume control to the required sett
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Display modes - DAB Your radio has a range of display modes:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. a a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as 1 artist/track name, phone in number etc. b b. Program Type Displays the type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News etc. c c. Multiplex Name Displays the name of DAB multiplex to which the current station belongs. d d. Time and date Displays the current time and date. e e. Frequ
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Finding new radio stations - DAB As time passes new stations may become available. To fi nd new stations proceed as follows:- 1 1. Press and release the Auto Tune button. The display will show "Scanning..." and your radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels. As new radio stations are found the station counter on the right-hand side of the display will increase and the radio stations will be added to the list stored in the radio. Secondary services - DAB 1. Certain radio station
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Manual Tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III channels. UK DAB stations located in the range 11B to 12D. 1. Press and hold in the Info button until the display shows "Manual 1 tune". Press and release the Tuning control to select this function. 2. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required DAB channel. 3. Press and release the Tuning control to select the desired channel. The graph will indicate the signal strength, and the lower line will s
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Dynamic Range Control settings - DAB Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 1 2. Press and hold in the Info button. The display will show “Manual tune.” 3. Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows "DRC". 2 4. Press and release the Tuning control to enter the adjustment mode. 5. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required DRC setting (the
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Operating your radio - Search tuning - FM 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2 3. Press the DAB/FM button to select the FM band. 4. Press and immediately release the Auto tune button, your radio will scan in an upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and 3 stop automatically when it fi nds a station of suffi cient strength. 5. After a few seconds the display will update. The display will show the frequency of the sign
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Manual tuning - FM 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 1 2. Press the DAB/FM button to select the FM band. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully for FM reception. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to tune to a station. With each click of the control the frequency will change up or down by 50 kHz. 2 4. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end. 5. Set the Volume control to the desired settings. 6. To switch off your radio
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Display modes - FM In FM mode the bottom line of the display can be set to any of the following display options:- a 1. Press the Info button to cycle through each of the options. 1 a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone in number b etc. b. Program type Displays type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. c c. Time and date Displays the current time and date. d. Frequency Displays frequency of the station
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Favourite button Your radio is fi tted with a button which when pressed will automatically select the required waveband and tune to your Favourite radio station. With this button you can store one favourite station from either the DAB or FM wavebands. To set up your favourite station, follow these steps: 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and switch on your radio. 2. Select the desired waveband (DAB or FM) and tune into the required radio station as described on the preceding pages. 3.
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Preset stations - DAB and FM To make it easier for you to tune your radio to the stations that you prefer, you may store selected radio stations as presets. Your radio holds presets separately for DAB and FM radio modes. You may set as many or as few presets as you like in each mode. You can easily switch between displaying all DAB stations (or all FM frequencies) and displaying only those that you have set as presets. Any station or frequency which has been marked as a preset can easily h
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FM Stereo/Mono (Headphones only) 1. If a station being received is weak some hiss may be audible (especially when listening using headphones). To reduce this, press and release the Tuning control so that the display shows "Switch to Mono". Your radio will switch to mono mode. 1,2 2. To return to stereo mode press and release the Tuning control so that the display shows "Switch to Auto". Your radio will switch to stereo mode. Note: Stereo listening is only available when listening via
