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FCC Certifications 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the 

limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC 

Rules.  These limits are designed to provide reasonable 

protection against harmful interference in a residential 

installation.  This equipment generates, uses and can radiate 

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in 

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful 

interference to radio communications.  However, there is no 

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 

installation.  If this equipment does cause harmful interference to 

radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning 

the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct 

the interference by one or more of the following measures: 

Summary of Contents for DSB-R100

Page 1: ...DSB R100 User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...les These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installat...

Page 3: ...ace cables must be used in order to comply with emission limits You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device mus...

Page 4: ...d in accordance with applicable documentation provided that a completed Registration Card is returned to an Authorized D Link Service Office within ninety 90 days after the date of original retail purchase of the Hardware If a completed Registration Card is not received by an authorized D Link Service Office within such ninety 90 period then the Warranty Period shall be ninety 90 days from the dat...

Page 5: ...in its sole discretion that it is not practical to repair or replace the defective Hardware the price paid by the original purchaser for the defective Hardware will be refunded by D Link upon return to D Link of the defective Hardware All Hardware or part thereof that is replaced by D Link or for which the purchase price is refunded shall become the property of D Link upon replacement or refund Li...

Page 6: ...nk determines in its sole discretion that it is not practical to replace the non conforming Software the price paid by the original licensee for the non conforming Software will be refunded by D Link provided that the non conforming Software and all copies thereof is first returned to D Link The license granted respecting any Software for which a refund is given automatically terminates What You M...

Page 7: ...rvice is provided After an RMA number is issued the defective product must be packaged securely in the original or other suitable shipping package to ensure that it will not be damaged in transit and the RMA number must be prominently marked on the outside of the package The packaged product shall be insured and shipped to D Link 53 Discovery Drive Irvine CA 92618 with all shipping costs prepaid D...

Page 8: ...tation for the product or if the model or serial number has been altered tampered with defaced or removed 2 Initial installation installation and removal of the product for repair and shipping costs 3 Operational adjustments covered in the operating manual for the product and normal maintenance 4 Damage that occurs in shipment due to act of God failures due to power surge and cosmetic damage and 5...

Page 9: ...TY PROVIDED HEREIN THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT IS WITH THE PURCHASER OF THE PRODUCT Limitation of Liability TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW D LINK IS NOT LIABLE UNDER ANY CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT INCONVENIENCE OR DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER WHETHER DIRECT SPECIAL INC...

Page 10: ...ENT OR REFUND OF THE DEFECTIVE OR NON CONFORMING PRODUCT GOVERNING LAW This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the state of California Some states do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the foregoing limitations and exclusions may not apply This limited warranty provides specific legal right...

Page 11: ... Understanding the DSB R100 Menus 14 Chapter 3 How to Preset your favorite stations 17 3 1 Tuning 17 3 2 Preset channel 17 Chapter 4 How to use Sleep and Wake up functions 20 4 1 Setting Sleep Time 20 4 2 Setting Wake up time 21 Chapter 5 Recording and playing 23 5 1 Specifying Wave Formats 23 5 2 How to record into Wave File 24 ...

Page 12: ...26 5 6 Playing Wave Files 26 Chapter 6 Converting wave files to MP3 28 6 1 Selecting the file 28 6 2 Deleting MP3 files 30 Chapter 7 Using Help 31 Chapter 8 Warning signs 32 8 1 Warning signs appear during installation 32 8 2 Questions when you are using the software of DSB R100 21 ...

Page 13: ... card If not plug the RCA jack into any speakers Note that the recording function is not available when running DSB R100 software in this way 2 The computer will detect DSB R100 and look for a driver If a driver is not found it will then prompt for one At this time make sure that your DSB R100 diskette is inserted into your computer floppy drive 3 The computer is now ready to install the DSB R100 ...

Page 14: ...n into your PC Installing under Windows 98 1 Insert the DSB R100 Utility diskette into drive A or B 2 Click on My Computer icon 3 Select Floppy A where A is your selected diskette drive 4 Double click on Setup icon 5 After the Setup program of the DSB R100 pops up simply follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation ...

Page 15: ...rent wave file Save As Saves the wave file under a new name Wave to MP3 utility Converts the wave file to an MP3 file Exit Quits the DSB R100 Options Menu The following commands of the Options menu allow you to change FM DSB R100 s default settings Record Settings Sets the default record settings Volume Controllers Setting Controls the playback volume of the wave file Show Station Name Shows the S...

Page 16: ...PM LR Volume Indicator Displays the sound indicator function Turn off Radio On Exit Radio will stop playing once DSB R100 application is closed Help Menu Contents Explains the key functions of the main panels About Shows the version and copyright of the DSB R100 1 Display box Displays current station time and radio ...

Page 17: ...splays the length of the recorded file and current location of the recorded file 10 Sound Recorder Indictor Acts as FF Rewind by dragging slider 11 Recorder player control bar Includes Play Rewind FF Stop and Record functions 12 Animated tape recorder Revolves while you are using the recorder You can view free hard disk space by clicking the left mouse button 13 Sleep Sets sleep time turns off pow...

Page 18: ...use button and drag to your favorite station Click once to fine tune 3 2 Preset channel Allows you to preset and customize your favorite programs by using their names or the frequency 200 channels 20 groups are available The following explains ways to preset up to 200 channels 3 2 1 To preset a channel with station name 1 Select a station 2 Click on Store button Store Preset Frequency and Station ...

Page 19: ...18 E g To set channel 3 to frequency 100 10MHz and Station Name ICRT Set Channel Number 3 and enter ICRT Then click OK 3 2 2 Editing preset channels ...

Page 20: ...19 1 Click on Edit button and edit preset channel frequency and their station names 2 Set the Channel Numbers and enter the desired Station Names 3 Click on OK to confirm changes ...

Page 21: ...R100 provide Sleep and Wake up functions to save time and catch up with your favorite programs 4 1 Setting Sleep Time To set Sleep time 1 Choose Sleep Function from the Options menu 2 Click on the Sleep button The Set Sleep Time dialog box appears as follows ...

Page 22: ...ting The radio will turn off automatically at the selected sleep time 4 2 Setting Wake up time To set the Wake up time 1 Choose Wake Up Function Enabled from the Options menu 2 Click on the Wake button The Set Wake Up Time dialog box appears as follows ...

Page 23: ...rm the setting The radio turns off automatically at the selected wake up time You can also set recording time by using this function Please refer to Chapter 5 Section 4 IMPORTANT The Sleep and Wake Up functions are only available when a PC is turned on and this program is in use ...

Page 24: ...e file make sure the correct format of the file is specified Wave format refers to the sound channel Sampling Rate and Size of the file To specify the wave format 1 Select Record Setting in the Options menu and Choose Wave Format dialog box appears 2 Select the format for the wave file ...

Page 25: ...ace required for the file A wave file with better sound quality requires a larger storage space because of its high sampling rate The message in the dialog box will inform you how much free disk space is available for recording 5 2 How to record into Wave File To record a wave file Click Record button The animated tape recorder will revolve the length and current location of recorded file will be ...

Page 26: ... Resource and Animated Tape Recorder will resume 5 3 Saving Wave Files To save a wave file 1 Choose Save or Save as from Wave File menu 2 Enter the name of the file and the path 3 Choose OK 5 4 Preset the Recording You can preset the recording by using the Sleep and Wake Up function To preset the recording 1 Click the Wake button and the Set Wake Up Time dialog box appear ...

Page 27: ...the recording is completed DSB R100 will wake up start and stop recording according to your procedure 5 5 Opening a Wave File To open a wave file 1 Select Open from the Wave File menu 2 Type or select the wave file you want to open 3 Choose OK 5 6 Playing Wave Files DSB R100 can play any kind of wave file To play a wave file 1 Open the wave file ...

Page 28: ...27 2 Choose Play You can also drag slider to listen to the recorded wave file again To stop playing the wave file choose Stop ...

Page 29: ...sily In order to play the wave file you will need to download and install Real Player or other applications that support MP3 You can download the application at www real com and www winamp com To convert a wave file to an MP3 file 1 Go to WaveFile and select Wave to MP3 utility 2 The Enhanced MP3 functions panel appears ...

Page 30: ...d choose the sampling rate 48000 Hz gives the best sound but uses the most memory 5 Click on the Wave to MP3 button to convert the file to MP3 6 Check the box marked Stereo for stereo sound 7 The MP3 Compressor panel gives you a status report on the file conversion 8 Click Pause to stop the conversion 9 Play the file using Real Player or other application to that supports MP3 ...

Page 31: ...30 6 2 Deleting MP3 files Delete MP3 files by selecting the files and clicking on the Delete selected file button on the Enhanced MP3 functions panel ...

Page 32: ...31 Chapter 7 Using Help To use help 1 Choose Contents from Help menu 2 Click on the topic that you want to know about then you will see its function and brief description ...

Page 33: ...rning signs 8 1 Warning signs appear during installation 7 1 1 If your sound card is not installed properly or wave device is being used by other applications the following warning sign will appear during installation ...

Page 34: ...d playing function of wave device is used by other application software Explanations of the above warning signs The digitizer will only operate when the sound card record function is running If the record software doesn t operate it is impossible for the LR Volume Indicator to display the volume 8 2 Questions when you are using the software of ...

Page 35: ...A The RCA jack may not be correctly inserted in the sound card s Line In socket Please make sure it is inserted correctly B The sound card s Line In volume may be set on mute or at the lowest value Adjust the volume dial and the mute switch on the right side of the control panel until you are able to hear sound If adjusting the volume dial has no effect you can try opening the Windows 95 Mixer and...

Page 36: ...ion when the volume indicator is turned on see question 10 for an explanation Another solution is to open Win95 s Mixer double click on the speaker icon in the lower right part of the screen to open the Mixer and change several of the special record options on the record page see if you can simultaneously hear sound and cause the volume meter to appear For example if you use the ESS sound chip it ...

Page 37: ...is able to display the volume because the radio s sound output is run through a digitizer and then displayed on the screen Since the digitizer will only operate when the sound card s record function is running if the DSB R100 software cannot operate the sound card s record function then it will be impossible for the volume indicator to display the volume ...

Page 38: ...lume meter can t move and you can t hear any sound either D You haven t turned on the volume meter set from the Options menu as shown above E The final reason is also the most important The source of the sound to be recorded has been selected incorrectly In theory sound output from the DSB R100 will go to the sound card s Line In and the source of sound to be recorded should also be the Line In On...

Page 39: ...e we have made our software compatible with most sound cards on the market But if this problem does occur there is a solution you can try This solution is to manually change the sound source as follows Open the Volume controllers settings under the DSB R100 software s Options you will see the following screen Change the settings to resolve the above mentioned problem ...

Page 40: ...scribed above to change the settings B Another possible cause is incorrect sound card driver software E Why can t I use my DSB R100 s record and play functions ANS A Other applications software may be currently using the record or play functions It is then impossible for the sound card to run the record unit again B Your computer doesn t have a sound card C Your computer has a sound card but the s...

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