Kaos PDR1 User Manual Download

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Page 1: ...M DAB FM www kaosproducts com www kaosproducts com User Guide User Guide PDR1 PDR1 ...

Page 2: ...e Press and hold the Power Button for more than 3 seconds to turn on the radio DAB Radio When the DAB mode is selected for the first time press the M Button and enter Region to select your region The radio will automatically search for local DAB and DAB radio stations It will display all the radio stations found and play the first radio station automatically FM Radio ...

Page 3: ...Enter Button when some new stations will replace the pre stored radio stations MP3 MP3 files stored on a SD Card can be played through the radio by inserting the SD Card into the card slot on the bottom of the radio Recording Function It is possible to record FM or DAB broadcasts to a SD Card Please ensure the SD Card is inserted before recording System Setup ...

Page 4: ...ff Time to save the battery power Time Setup you can set the time and date manually or it can use the DAB broadcast as time sync Default You can set the Brightness Backlight Time out and can check the version information ...

Page 5: ...ackaging 9 2 2 Specification 10 2 2 1 DAB Function 10 2 2 2 FM Function 11 2 2 3 MP3 12 2 2 4 Time 13 2 2 5 Battery 13 2 2 6 General 14 3 Button Instruction 15 4 Display Screen 18 4 1 Playing Screen 18 4 2 Menu Screen 21 4 3 Information Screen 22 4 4 Query Screen 23 5 Main Menu 24 ...

Page 6: ...ocal Scan 29 7 4 Manual Tune 30 7 5 Region 31 7 6 DRC 31 7 7 Record 32 7 8 Sort 33 8 DAB Mode Operation 33 8 1 Basic Operation 33 8 1 1 Power on DAB for the First Time 33 8 1 2 Power on DAB after the First Time 34 8 1 3 Select Stations 34 8 1 4 Play Stations 34 8 1 5 Storing Stations 35 ...

Page 7: ...9 2 Channel List 37 9 3 Seek Mode 37 9 4 Tune Mode 38 9 5 Auto Program 39 9 6 Clear All List 40 9 7 Region 41 9 8 Scan Setting 42 9 9 Record 43 10 MP3 43 10 1 SD Card 44 10 2 MP3 Setting 44 10 2 1 Play Mode 45 10 2 2 Play Range 46 10 3 MP3 Playing Screen 46 10 4 Downloading files from a PC 47 11 System Setup 48 ...

Page 8: ...Set Power Off Time 49 11 2 Time Setup 50 11 2 1 Display Time Date 50 11 2 2 Set Time Date 50 11 3 Brightness 51 11 4 Backlight TimeOut 52 11 5 Reset All 52 11 6 Info 53 12 Charging the radio 53 13 Safety Warning 55 ...

Page 9: ...sion system has great anti interference performance qualities and can eliminate noise and distortion during the transmission process automatically correcting errors which leads it to provide near CD quality sound DAB is the updated version of the DAB standard and is used in many European countries as well as Canada China and South Korea The DAB standard is based on HE AACv2 and can deliver the sam...

Page 10: ...y MP3 music files which are stored on the SD Card 2 Packaging and Specification 2 1 Packaging Thank you for choosing the Kaos PDR1 radio Please check the accessories in the box according to the list as below If there is anything missing please contact your retailer 1 Kaos PDR1 radio device 1pc 2 USB 2 0 cable 1pc 3 Earphone 1pc 4 User Manual 1pc 5 Adapter 1pc optional ...

Page 11: ... range of DAB band III is 174 928MHz 239 2MHz Supports Region setting the device will search the appropriate band for the radio stations when the user has set up the default Region Supports local searching Supports searching by preferred frequency channel Supports DRC function Supports record function and the default record format is MP2 when it is in DAB status The ...

Page 12: ...s 30 2 2 2 FM Function You can use the device to receive and play FM radio stations and FM frequency range is 87 5MHz 108MHz the interval is 0 1MHz Supports searching and playing strong signal radio stations only Supports searching and storing the radio stations automatically The maximum is 30 radio stations in the Channel list Supports preset function and maximum ...

Page 13: ... is MP3 and the capacity is up to the capacity of SD Card Supports clear all list including the preset list and the channel list Supports RDS function 2 2 3 MP3 The device supports playing music files from the SD Card Playing mode supports the function for One Time Repeat and Shuffle mode Playing range can be Single and Directory ...

Page 14: ...fault is DAB sync User can set 30 minutes 45 minutes or 60 minutes to turn off the device automatically Note After you set power off time please don t operate any more or the device won t power off automatically 2 2 5 Battery 1 Build in 700mAh Li polymer battery playing time is over 10 hours 2 Charging time 3 4 hours 3 The maximum charging current 300mA ...

Page 15: ... 14 KAOS 4 Cycle times about 500 times before degradation 2 2 6 General 1 3 5 mm stereo earphone jack 2 Dimension 54 93 5 15 5mm H W D 3 Weight 64grams ...

Page 16: ...T M Button Mode Button DAB FM Button LCD display Next function plus Right Button Enter Button Power Button SD card slot RESET Volume Up Button Previous function reduce Left Button Volume Down Button Earphone Jack USB Charging Connection ...

Page 17: ...B FM MP3 mode switching Long press is for storing radio stations 4 Left Right Button Select previous or next music in MP3 mode Searching FM or DAB radio stations in FM or DAB mode 5 Volume means increasing the volume means decreasing the volume 6 Enter Button Power Short press is to confirm selections long press is ...

Page 18: ...to reset the radio 8 Earphone Jack Connect earphones to listen to the radio or connect to an external speaker system Note this cable is used as the antenna for the radio USB Charging Connection Charge the internal battery via the USB charging connection either directly via a computer or using the power adapter optional ...

Page 19: ...d into this slot LCD Display Display all the pictures or characters info 4 Display Screen 4 1 Playing Screen There are three modes DAB FM and MP3 Battery icon Displays the battery charge level VOL Displays the current volume 11 01 Displays the current system time Signal icon Displays the signal strength ...

Page 20: ...e DAB or FM mode following a short press of Enter Button the radio information will be displayed on the screen Note only FM stations with RDS will have information that can be displayed on the screen Example as below ...

Page 21: ... 20 KAOS ...

Page 22: ... 4 2 Menu Screen A menu screen displays three options with the currently selected option shown as If more than three options are available use Up Down Button to select it Make System Setup in the FM or DAB mode ...

Page 23: ...rightness is for decrease the brightness 4 3 Information Screen Information screens are used to display messages to the user They time out after 10 seconds Example as below It will return to the Main interface after 10 seconds if there is no radio station found ...

Page 24: ... 23 KAOS 4 4 Query Screen A query screen is used to offer user a choice You can respond with Yes Select or No Back Example Query Screen ...

Page 25: ... 24 KAOS 5 Main Menu Main Menu Structure When the radio is powered for the first time it will show the Main Menu after the start up screen there are 4 items DAB FM ...

Page 26: ...owered on for the first time it will search for DAB stations automatically and when the search is finished the radio will store the DAB stations to Channel List and display the number of received stations It will play the first station in the list When the FM mode is selected the radio will display the FM screen and will play the station that was selected last time When it is powered on for the fi...

Page 27: ...er any menu with a short press of the Mode Button it will switch between DAB FM and MP3 modes Each mode starts with a welcome interface which will last for 1 second Show as below Access to DAB mode Welcome to DAB Access to FM mode ...

Page 28: ... 27 KAOS Welcome to FM Access to MP3 mode Welcome to MP3 ...

Page 29: ...s a list of preset stations The preset stations are stored in the memory of the DAB radio A maximum of 30 presets can be stored If the Preset List is full and you want to store new stations users can choose to replace the pre stored radio stations 7 2 Channel List ...

Page 30: ...can be stored 7 3 Local Scan When Local Scan is selected the radio will search for radio stations automatically and display the search progress and when the search is finished the radio will store the list of DAB stations to Channel List and display the number of radio stations found Then it will play the first station in the list ...

Page 31: ... list of frequencies and each time the radio will search for all stations at that frequency The process will take a few seconds and when search finished the screen will display the number of radio stations found and will play the first station found If no stations are found it will display No Service When the search is finished the radio will display the Playing Screen ...

Page 32: ... the following China Korea Europe and UK The different regions use the following frequency bands China Band 7A 11D 176 720MHz 213 856MHz Korea Band 7A 13C 175 280MHz 214 736MHz Europe Band 5A 13F 174 928MHz 239 200MHz UK Band 10B 12D 211 648MHz 229 072MHz 7 6 DRC ...

Page 33: ... default is off 7 7 Record In the DAB mode you can record your favourite programs The recordings can be stored on the SD Card In the DAB mode select the Record menu it will offer the storage options to SD Card If SD Card is not inserted a warning No card will appear Having selected the desired storage option the display will change to show Preparing press the Enter Button to start to record During...

Page 34: ... Press the M Button to exit the recording screen 7 8 Sort The stations stored in the Channel List can be stored either according to the frequency or in alphanumeric order which is the default setting 8 DAB Mode Operation 8 1 Basic Operation 8 1 1 Power on DAB for the First Time When using the DAB mode for the first time or after a Reset the radio will display the ...

Page 35: ...When using DAB after the first time it will play the radio station that you listened to last time 8 1 3 Select Stations Press the Left Right Button in Playing Screen to select radio stations or select Channel List in the DAB menu and press the Enter Button to select the desired radio stations 8 1 4 Play Stations Press the M Button to show the DAB main menu press the Up Down Button to highlight eit...

Page 36: ... Button to store the selected present number The screen will display SAVE which means that the station has been stored into the Preset List menu If the Preset List is full and you want to store new stations users can choose to replace the pre stored radio stations 8 1 6 Recalling Preset Stations Selecting Preset List it will display the list of preset stations select the desired preset station and...

Page 37: ... have additional information which can be shown with a short press of the Enter Button then you can get information such as Ensemble Label Ensemble Num Service Type Channel Mode and Bite Rate 9 FM Radio Menu Introduction and Operation FM Radio Menu Structure ...

Page 38: ...n be stored 9 2 Channel List Channel List will show the stations which are searched automatically by Auto Program The channel list will be updated each time while you select Auto Program Auto program found stations will be stored in the Channel List up to 30 stations can be stored The user can select any radio stations from the list 9 3 Seek Mode ...

Page 39: ...e Left Button to seek in a frequency decreasing direction and Right Button to seek in a frequency increasing direction When the seek function finds a radio station it will stop and play that station automatically 9 4 Tune Mode During the playing screen press the M Button to enter the FM main menu Press the Up Down Button to Tune mode and press the Enter Button to enter Tune Mode for manual tuning ...

Page 40: ...the Enter Button until the desired radio stations is located 9 5 Auto Program In the FM menu press the M Button to select Auto Program and press the Enter Button to enter Auto Program Mode The system will search the stations between 87 50MHz 108 00MHz automatically and will show the frequency At the same time it will store the received stations in the Channel List 30 stations at most ...

Page 41: ...ll be replaced 9 6 Clear All List To access the Clear All List menu during playing screen press the M Button to display the FM main menu press the Up Down Button to select Clear All List and then press the Enter Button to enter the menu In the Clear All List menu you can delete all the stations in the Preset List and Channel List Once selected the screen prompt appears to confirm this action as be...

Page 42: ... Preset List and Channel List Press the M Button the radio will go back to the playing screen 9 7 Region In the playing screen press M Button to enter the FM main menu Press the Up Down Button to highlight Region you can select the corresponding region according to your location The Region contains USA Europe ...

Page 43: ...n to enter the FM main menu press the Up Down Button to Scan Setting and press the Enter Button The screen will show Strong Stations Only If press Enter Button it will be set to search Strong Stations Only and return to the FM main menu Press M Button it will not search strong stations only but will return to FM main menu ...

Page 44: ... before powering on the device in the playing screen press the M Button to enter the FM main menu press Up Down Button to Record screen and press the Enter Button to start to record During the recording press the Enter Button to pause recording press the M Button to stop recording and exit the recording screen 10 MP3 MP3 Menu Structure ...

Page 45: ...P3 main menu press Enter Button to view SD Card display and the audio files in SD Card If there are not any audio files or directories it will display No File If there is an audio file press the Enter Button to play 10 2 MP3 Setting ...

Page 46: ... 2 1 Play Mode Select Play mode and press the Enter Button then it will set the play mode to One Time Repeat or Shuffle Select one of the three modes then press the Enter Button to save and return to MP3 main menu ...

Page 47: ...S 10 2 2 Play Range Select play range and press the Enter Button to set the play range as Single and Directory Select one mode press the Enter Button to save and return to MP3 main menu 10 3 MP3 Playing Screen ...

Page 48: ...47 KAOS 10 4 Downloading files from a PC Use the supplied USB cable to download files from a PC When the radio is powered on it will show the screen below when it is connected to the PC by the USB cable ...

Page 49: ...gs from the PC into the Micro SD Card and play the songs in MP3 mode It will power off when the USB cable is plug out When you choose USB Charging the USB MODE SELECT screen will disappear and the previous mode will be displayed 11 System Setup System Setup Menu Structure ...

Page 50: ... 49 KAOS 11 1 Set Power Off Time You can set the Power Off Time automatically to 60 minutes 45 minutes or 30 minutes as shown below ...

Page 51: ...s arrive Note After you set power off time please don t operate the device any more or it won t power off automatically 11 2 Time Setup 11 2 1 Display Time Date This menu can display current date time 11 2 2 Set Time Date Time Sync The time can be synchronized by DAB In DAB ...

Page 52: ...s to press the Up Down Button to adjust the number of the currently flashing item to set the time Press the Enter Button to skip to the next one the next one will start flashing adjust them in sequence After the time is set press Enter Button and the settings will be saved and change the currently displayed time Press M Button and go back to the previous menu 11 3 Brightness ...

Page 53: ... save the setting 11 4 Backlight TimeOut Selecting the Backlight TimeOut menu allows you to select how long the backlight remains on after a key press There are 4 settings 5s 10s 30s and always on Select the desired value with a short press of the Enter Button to save the currently setting 11 5 Reset All Selecting the Reset All menu the display will show Proceed press the Enter Button the ...

Page 54: ...fter resetting if entering DAB mode the radio will search DAB radio automatically if entering FM mode the default frequency is 87 5MHz 11 6 Info Selecting the Info menu it will show the software information Press M Button will exit the screen 12 Charging the radio When the radio is powered off connect the USB 2 0 cable to adapter or PC for charging the ...

Page 55: ...tton it will show connect firstly it means it is charging and will take 3 4 hours to be fully charged secondly it means it enter USB storage mode You can copy the songs from the PC into the SD Card and then play the songs in MP3 mode If select USB Charging and press the Enter Button the battery icon will flash and the ...

Page 56: ... use 1 if this DAB radio has been moved from a cold place to a warm place do not turn on the radio for 2 3 hours E g from a cold car boot to a warm room There is a possibility that excessive moisture may damage the DAB radio in order to avoid damage please place at room temperature for 2 3 hours before use 2 Do not remove any fixed covers as this may expose dangerous voltages ...

Page 57: ...s electronic which is a source of heat 5 Don t allow your DAB radio to be exposed to rain moisture or dust If any liquid is spilled into your DAB radio it can cause serious damage If you spill any liquid into your DAB radio please power off the unit immediately 6 Caution Don t open any covers and don t repair yourself Qualified personnel must carry out repair work 7 Use of headset or earphones wit...

Page 58: ...se of this product please note that Waste electrical products should not be disposed of with household waste Please recycle where facilities exist Check with your local authority or retailer for recycling advice Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive ...

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