Digital radio, mains adaptor, quick start guide and safety/warranty leaflet.
Features
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STEP 1 - Connect to the mains & play DAB radio
What is in the Box?
B - Switch on your radio
D - Scan for DAB stations
A - Connect to the mains
Manual tuning - DAB
Dynamic range control - DRC
Prune stations - DAB
• DAB / DAB+ / FM RDS wavebands
• 6 station presets
• Easy to read 8 character starburst display
• Blue display backlight
• Search / manual tuning
• Menu display / selection of all major functions
• Headphone socket
• Battery or mains operation via AC adaptor (included)
• Batteries 4 x LR6 / AA size (not included)
Please read the safety leaflet provided before
connecting your radio to the mains.
1 Place your radio on a flat surface.
2 Plug the cable from the mains adaptor into the
DC input socket.
3 Plug the mains adaptor into a wall socket and
switch on the socket. Whenever the adaptor is
used the batteries are automatically disconnected.
1 Carefully, fully extend the
telescopic aerial
.
2 Press the
On/Off
button to switch on the radio. After each use
the radio will remember the mode used and then switch on in
that mode the next time it is used.
3 If this is the first time the radio is used a 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.
If no signal is found it may be necessary to relocate your radio
to a position giving better reception.
1
Loudspeaker
2
Carry strap
3
LCD display
4
Telescopic aerial
5
On / Off button
6
Volume Up button
7
Preset 1 button
8
Preset 2 button
9
Tuning / Select control
10
Preset 3 button
11
Volume Down button
12
Menu / Mode button
13
Battery compartment
14
USB upgrade socket (in battery
compartment for service use only)
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DC input socket
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Headphone socket
Controls
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2
3
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4
6
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C - Select a DAB radio station
1 Rotate the
Tuning
control to step through the list of available
stations.
2 When the desired station name appears on the display the
radio will automatically select the station after several seconds.
Alternatively press the
Tuning
control to select the station.
3 Adjust the
Volume
.
Note:
To toggle between the DAB and FM modes,
give a long
press
on the
Mode
button.
4 Press
Tuning
to cycle through the various display options,
station name, scrolling text, program type, signal strength (the
minimum signal marker ( ) shows minimum signal strength
needed), multiplex name, frequency, bit rate, time or date.
Some radio stations may have one or more additional broadcasts associated with them, secondary
services. If these are available, they will appear immediately after the primary service as you rotate the
Tuning
control clockwise.
As time passes new stations may become available or you may
have moved to a different part of the country. In this case you
may need to cause your radio to scan for new stations.
1
Give a long press
on the
Tuning
control.
Your radio will
perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels.
2 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.
Manual tuning allows you to tune your radio to a particular DAB
frequency in Band III. Any new stations found will be added to the
station list. This function can also be used to assist the positioning
of the aerial or the radio to optimise reception for a specific channel
or frequency.
1 When in the DAB mode, press
Menu
.
2 Rotate
Tuning
until the display shows
'MANUAL'.
Press
Tuning
.
3 Rotate
Tuning
to select the desired DAB channel. Press
Tuning.
4 If a signal is present, this will be indicated on a signal strength
display. The minimum signal marker (
) shows the minimum
signal strength needed for good DAB reception.
5 When a DAB signal is found, as shown by the signal indicator chevrons, any new radio stations
found with this signal will be added to the list stored in the radio.
6 Press
Menu
as needed to exit.
The DRC facillity can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment.
1 When in DAB mode, press
Menu
.
2 Rotate
Tuning
until
'DRC'
is displayed. Press
Tuning
.
3 Rotate
Tuning
to select the required DRC setting (default
setting is 0).
DRC 0 DRC is switched off, broadcast DRC will be ignored.
DRC 1/2 DRC level is set to 1/2 that sent by broadcaster.
DRC 1 DRC is set as sent by broadcaster.
4 Press
Tuning
to confirm the setting.
Note:
Not all DAB broadcasts use the DRC function. If the broadcast
does not provide DRC information, then the DRC setting in the
radio will have no effect.
If you move to a different part of the country, some of the stations
which were listed may no longer be available. Also, some DAB
services may stop broadcasting, or may change location or
frequency. Stations which cannot be found, or which have not
been received for a long time are shown in the station list with a
question mark.
The Prune stations function will delete the marked DAB stations
from your station list.
1 When in DAB mode, press
Menu
.
2 Rotate and press
Tuning
to choose
'PRUNE'
and then
'SELECT'
.
3 The invalid station names will be removed from the station list.
Note
: If you have moved your radio to a different part of the
country you should also carry out a scan.
It is recommended that the DAB band be used wherever possible as better results in
terms of quality and freedom from interference will usually be obtained than on the
FM band.
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