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  DAB mode

Main Menu

The Info/Menu button enables you to change some of the default settings of your radio, so that 
it works just the way you want it to. To enter into the main menu, hold and press the Info/Menu 
button for 2 seconds. It will enter into the main menu below. Whenever you want to exit the 
menu, please press the Info/Menu button. 

Full scan

It searches all stations available in your location; it may take 1-3minutes for the scan. 

Manual Tune

1. Using the manual tune feature, you can manually tune the receiver.  This can help you 

when aligning your aerial or when adding stations that were missed while auto tuning. 

2. Press the Up or Down button to scroll through the digital radio frequencies and select the 

frequency you want to fine tune. 

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Any new stations that are found will automatically added to the stored list of stations. 

4. If you want to tune on the signal strength, select the frequency needs to be adjusted. 

An empty      will appear on the 2nd line of the display to indicate the minimum signal 
strength for acceptable listening. The row of solid rectangles indicate the actual signal 
strength that you are receiving. The stronger the signal, the further to the right the row of 
solid rectangles will be. 

Note: If only an empty       is displayed , you are not receiving any signal at all for that 
particular digital radio channel in your area.

5. Adjust the position of the aerial on the radio, to obtain the maximum signal strength.  Then 

press the Info/Menu button to exit, or wait for 6 seconds and it will exit to the last playing 
screen. 

DRC (Dynamic range control)

DRC can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy 
environment. 
There are 3 levels of compression:

DRC off: No compression, this is the default setting.

DRC high: Maximum compression;

DRC low: Medium compression;

Prune

Some DAB services may stop broadcasting or you may not be able to receive a station. 
Prune stations will delete the DAB stations from your station list that can no longer be 
received.

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Summary of Contents for DB-230B

Page 1: ...DAB FM Radio User Manual DB 230B Please read this user manual carefully before using the receiver...

Page 2: ...to snooze the alarm when alarm is active 4 PRESET Long press the button to store the preset short press the button to do preset recall 5 ALARM Press to set Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 6 INFO MENU Long press...

Page 3: ...ignal strength and the best possible sound quality 6 To explore the stations that have been found you need to press either the Up or Down keys it will skip to the next found stations When you find a r...

Page 4: ...requency needs to be adjusted An empty will appear on the 2nd line of the display to indicate the minimum signal strength for acceptable listening The row of solid rectangles indicate the actual signa...

Page 5: ...hoice the backlight will dim down after it reaches to the selected time frame Display Symbols You may see the following symbols displayed alongside the station name normally you will see these symbols...

Page 6: ...gives details of the signal error rater shown as a number between 0 99 It will not be possible to satisfactorily listen to a radio station with a signal error rate of 30 or above try adjusting the ant...

Page 7: ...the mobile device such as mobile phone or tablet to stream the music from your mobile device to play on the DAB Radio 1 Turn on the Bluetooth on your mobile device 2 Switch the mode to Bluetooth on t...

Page 8: ...nd source you can choose the alarm to activate in Buzzer or Radio in DAB or FM 5 Then select the option when you want the Alarm to activate Daily Once Weekends Weekdays 6 The next setting is to select...

Page 9: ...sing interference Visit for information about DAB reception in your area No sound Adjust the volume by using the rotary knob on the unit Please check that the mains power is fully connected at the bac...

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