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DAB / FM RDS Digital Radio with built-in battery charger
Please read this manual before use
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Contents Controls .......................................................................2-3 Software version ...........................................................20 Battery operation using alkaline batteries.......................4 System reset.................................................................21 Battery operation using rechargeable batteries ...........5-6 Headphone socket........................................................22 Using the AC adaptor .......................
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Controls (Top) 12 11 13 10 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Speaker 6. Auto Tune button 10. Auxiliary input socket 2. Volume control 7. Info button 11. LCD display 3. On/Off button 8. Preset button 12. Charge / Low battery indicator 4. Favourite button 9. Tuning / Select control 13. Headphone socket 5. DAB/FM button If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 2 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Controls (Rear) 14 15 16 14. Telescopic aerial 15. Line output socket 16. DC input socket 17. Battery compartment screw 17 3
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Battery operation using alkaline batteries (also see page 23) 1. Ensure your radio is disconnected from the mains supply and the aerial is fully retracted. 2. Open the battery cover on the base of the unit by using a fl at bladed screwdriver to loosen the screw securing the battery cover. 3. Slide the switch inside the battery compartment to the Alkaline 2 position. 4. Insert four LR14 (C size) Alkaline batteries into the spaces in the compartment. Take care to ensure all batteries are insert
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Battery operation using rechargeable batteries (also see page 23) The fi rst few times that you charge a new set of batteries, you may fi nd that the charge and play times are very short. Normal operation should be achieved after 3 or 4 charge - discharge cycles. Batteries are only charged while the radio is connected to the mains supply via its adaptor and it is switched off using the On/Off button. 1. Ensure your radio is disconnected from the mains supply and the aerial is fully retracted. 2.
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Battery operation using rechargeable batteries cont. • When the batteries are exhausted, the charge/low battery indicator IMPORTANT: The batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat light will show red for a short while. The radio will then switch itself off. such as sunshine, fi re or the like. After use, disposable batteries should It may not be possible to switch the radio back on until the batteries if possible be taken to a suitable recycling centre. On no account should batteries be
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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'. 2 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 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
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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. 2,3 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. 4. Adjust the Volume control to the required sett
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Display modes - DAB Your radio has a range of display modes:- a 1. Press and release the Info button to cycle through the various modes. 1 a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as 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 the DAB multiplex to which the current station belongs. d. Time and date Displays the current time and dat
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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 are currently located in the range 11B to 12D. 1 1. Press and hold in the Info button until the display shows 'Manual 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. The open block in the signal strength graph shows you the minimum signal strength nee
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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 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 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 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 3. Press the DAB/FM button to select the FM band. 4. Press and immediately release the Auto Tune button, your radio will 3 scan in an upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and 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. 1,6 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 rad
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Display modes - FM The Radio Data System (RDS) is a system in which inaudible digital information is transmitted in addition to the normal FM radio programme. RDS offers several useful features. In FM mode the bottom line of the 1 display can be set to any of the following display options:- a 1. Press and release the Info button to cycle through each of the options. a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such b as artist/track name, phone in number etc. b. Program ty
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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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Stereo / Mono setting - FM (headphones only) Your radio will play stereo FM broadcasts in stereo provided that the received signal is of adequate strength. However, as a stereo signal becomes weaker the audio signal will become poorer. It may be preferable to force the radio to play the station in mono in order to reduce the level of background hiss. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 1 2. Tune to the required FM radio station as previously described (see pages 13, 14). 3
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Scan sensitivity setting - FM Your radio will normally scan for FM broadcasts which are strong enough to give good reception. However, you may wish the Auto-scan function 1 to also be able to fi nd weaker signals, possibly from more distant radio transmitters. Your radio includes a local / distant option for the Auto-scan function. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2 2. If needed, press the DAB/FM button to select the FM band. 3. Press and hold the Info button until the disp
