Albrecht DR601 User Guide

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DR601

User’s Manual

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ALAN Electronics GmbH

Daimlerstr. 1 k

-22952 Lütjensee D-63303 Dreieich Phone: (+49) 6103 9481 30

Fax: (+49) 6103 9481 60 email: service@alan-germany.de

Thank you for purchasing Albrecht DAB Receiver DR601. This User’s Manual assists you to understand and the product's features safely and easily Read carefully this User’s Manual to use the receiver appropriately.

Contents

I. Before Using

1. Contents ............................................................3

2. Safety & Warnings ...........................................4

3. What’s DAB? ................................................. .......5

II. Preview ...............................................................6

III. Using DR601

1. Basic Operation ..............................................8

2. Listening Radio ..............................................10

IV. Using Menu

1. Viewing Menu ....................................................12

Ⅰ. Before Using

Contents

2. Adjusting Menu .....................................................13

3. Setting Current Time ..........................................14

4. Setting Alarm .........................................................15

V. Connecting ............................................................16

VI. Appendix

1. Specifications ..........................................................17

2. FAQ ........................................................ .................18

3. Precautions and environmental ...............................19

VII. Warranty ……...........................................................20

. Before Using

Do not press more

than 2 buttons at the

Do not put the rec

eiver

Do not apply shock or

Do not put any

receptacle with water or

beverage. It may cause

Wipe off your receiver

Never dismantle,

y give

Ins

tall this receiver in

Do not stack heavy

Do not use your receiver

For your safety and prevention of property loss, comply with the

1. What is DAB?

With DAB, Services are bundled into groups, called Ensembles or

Multiplexes. Test broadcasts may be performed by some broadcast

Ⅰ. Before Using

Safety Instructions

Ⅰ

following instructions.

§ Be sure to read the instructions and use this receiver appropriately.

Precautions

in too hot or cold

places. Keep away

from highly humid

place or under the

direct sunlight.

substance on the

receiver.

safe and flat place not

influenced by serious vibration or magnetic

interference.

a defect if water or

same time or hit the

display. It may cause

defect.

drop your receiver

may cause defect.

beverage is split and

soaked to receiver.

. It

What is DAB?

DAB is digital broadcast on terrestrial networks, and you are able to receive it using solely a tiny non-directional stub antenna. You receive CDlike quality radio program even in the car without any annoying interference and signal distortion.

Aside from distortion-free reception and CD Quality sound, DAB offers further advantages as it has been designed for the multimedia age. DAB can carry not only audio, but also text, pictures, data and even videos - all on your radio!

You are able to listen to your favorite music program and sing along with your idols, since the lyrics can be shown on your radio display, or you can contemplate the handsome face of the latest movie star, while a report is given on his current box-office hit.

2. DAB Outline

stations.

for other purpose than

the audio system. Keep

your receiver from reach

of the children.

with soft and dry cloth

to clean.

assemble your

receiver. It ma

electrical shock to

the product or

deteriorate its

performance.

repair, or re-

SERVICE

PRIMARY SERVICE COMPONENT

ENSEMBLE

SECONDARY SERVICE COMPONENT

SERVICE

SECONDARY SERVICE COMPONENT

1. Signal Strength

567

Description (Back)

ANTENNA

To enhance performance or quality, any item and its appearance in package

II. Preview 6

II. Preview

Description (Front)

Display (DAB)

1 2 3 4

2. Search Type

3. Alarm/Sleep

4. Stereo/Mono

5. Mode

6. Ensemble

7. Service Component

8. Data/Time Information

9. DLS Data

10. Battery Indicator

9 10

Package Contents

Receiver

(Fitted to Unit)

may be changed without prior notice.

ADAPTOR

USER’S MANUAL

Ⅲ. Using DR601

Basic Operation

your receiver

on the back or

the POWER button to

Note

Press the POWER button slightly to

nto your desired mode

/EXIT

You can adjust volume by turning the

You can turn the receiver off automatically by

Note

Press any button except for POWER

n to turn your receiver on while in

POWER button to

After the SLEEP POWER OFF

function is operated, current time will

While listening radio, press the CONFIRM

Basic Operation

Ⅲ. Using DR601

Turning On/Off

Switching Mode

You can provide power to by connecting adaptor inserting a battery at the bottom.

- Press and hold

turn on or off your receiver.

enable POWER SLEEP OFF function.

You can switch i between DAB and FM.

- Press and hold the MENU

button to set your change.

Adjusting Volume

SLEEP POWER OFF

VOLUME KNOB.

setting SLEEP POWER OFF.

- Press the SLEEP button to set time.

- SLEEP Setting Step: OFF-10-30-60-90-120 (Min.)

butto SLEEP POWER OFF mode.

- Press and hold turn off your receiver.

Viewing Current Time

be displayed.

button shortly to display current time.

You can easily seek the station by selecting

Press the LEFT and RIGHT button longer than

Press

tons shortly to move among the

Press the CONFIRM button longer than 1

PRESET

Press the CONFIRM button one more time, you

can save the current station as a FAVORITE

PRESET LIST

PRESET

Press the Up and Down button to enter

sor

will move between

If you press and hold Up and Down button,

cursor will move between preset list pages

Note

TUNE but no

start

You can delete channels from PRESET LIST

by press CONFIRM button more than 1

, which is receivable in

You can use the LEFT and RIGHT button to

the LEFT and RIGHT button

previous or next receivable

Note

You can set DAB/FM channel as HOT KEY to

e current

Note

when you purchase

AB mode and FM mode can save 5 hot

Note

SCAN to search and save receivable

Ⅲ. Using DR601

Listening Radio

Ⅲ . Using DR601

Listening Radio

Seeking DAB Broadcasting

TUNE TYPE from MENU.

[1] MANUAL TUNE

1 second to move among the Ensembles; those but Services.

second to save the current station in MEMORY.

CHANNEL which will be locate in

upper part.

[2]PRESET TUNE

- Press the LEFT and RIGHT button to change to one of other broadcastings saved in MEMORY.

[3] PRESET LIST

PRESET LIST.

- If you press Up and Down button shortly, cur services.

Seeking FM Broadcasting

Using HOT KEY

search available channel easily.

[1] TUNE

- Press the LEFT and RIGHT button shortly change the channel step by step.

[2]SEEK

- Press and hold to change to the channel.

- If signal is too weak to detect, you may not able to listen to the broadcasting.

change channel quickly.

[1] To Save

Press and hold the HOT KEY to sav channel.

- When you select PRESET Service is saved, your receiver wi ll FULL SCAN automatically first.

second in PRESET LIST.

[4] FULL SCAN

This function- in MENU- can search and save up to 100 Services DAB mode, 10 Channel in FM mode and then automatically changed to PRESET TUNE.

- If you are in other region, select FULL broadcasting automatically.

- FULL SCAN will be able to select in DAB mode.

[2] To Change

Press the HOT KEY short to change channel.

- No station is saved this product by default.

- D keys each; one channel for each key.

LEFT and

main MENU,

4) SETTING: Press the Left/Right/Up/Down button to

to finish menu setting

You can set font size for DLS information

You can adjust DLS SCROLL speed on

Adjusting Menu

IV. Using Menu

Viewing Menu

IV. Using Menu

Using MENU

Viewing Menu Tree

MODE

[1] To use MENU

1) To enter MENU: Press the MENU/EXIT button.

2) To change main MENU: Press the RIGHT button to go to your target menu.

3) To change submenu: In your target press the CONFIRM button to drill down target submenu.

set its value. [2] MENU EXIT

- Press MENU/EXIT button and go back to previous radio display (DAB or FM).

DAB/FM

Adjusting CONTRAST

You can adjust LCD CONTRAST.

- MENU-> SETTING -> CONTRAST : Set CONTRAST to 0 ~ 10 level.

Adjusting DLS SIZE

presented in DAB mode.

- MENU -> SETTING -> DLS SIZE : LARGE-DLS displays information by 1 line. : SMALL-DLS displays information by 2 lines.

SETTING

ALARM

EXIT

TUNE/Local/Scan

CONTRAST

DLS FONT SIZE

SCROLL SPEED

TIME SETTING

SET ALARM ON/OFF

ALARM SETTING

ALARM TYPE

0~10

Small/Large

0~10

AUTO/HOUR/MINUTE

HOUR/MINUTE

RADIO / TONE

Adjusting SCROLL SPEED

display.

- MENU-> SETTING -> SCROLL SPEED : Set SCROLL SPEED to 0 ~ 10 level.

You can set current time automatically or

ress the CONFIRM

Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to move

between HOUR and MINUTE; and use the UP

If you set the alarm, you can automatically

turn your receiver on after it is turned off by

When alarming, press any

POWER LONG button to stop

. For

You can select alarm type between radio and

Note

Press the UP/DOWN button more than 1

ton is activated only in DAB

Press the CONFIRM button to check the

Note

Radio alarm channel is set to the channel

being broadcasted when SLEEP POWER

OFF function is enabled. Press the POWER

r 2 seconds to turn Your receiver

You will need to set current t

ime again

IV. Using Menu

Setting Alarm

IV. Using Menu

Setting Current Time

manually.

Setting Alarm

- MENU-> SETTING->TIME SETTING

[1] To set automatically

When ‘AUTO’ blinks, p button to set current time automatically.

SLEEP POWER OFF setting.

[1] To turn on/off alarm

: Go to SNOOZE –

[2] To set manually

button except it.

[2] To set alarm time

You can set the time to alarm.

or DOWN button to set time and minute.

- MENU-> ALARM-> TIME : Set alarm in the same way as ‘[2] manual setting, go to page 14.

[3] To set Alarm Type

second to change the unit into 10 seconds.

- The AUTO but broadcasting mode.

tone.

- MENU -> ALARM -> TYPE : Select RADIO or TONE for alarm type.

local time.

- When you buy the product for the first time.

- if the broadcast time is different from local time.

- If power is recovered after failure.

button fo completely off.

transmission by

connecting Your home audio

system to the LINE OUT audio

sockets

Note

You will need a connection cable with twin RCA (

Note

n the bottom of

an use the receiver without AC

Albrecht reserves the right to make design and specification changes for

product improvement without

prior notice.

V. Connecting

VI. Appendix

Specifications

Connecting to Other Product

If you connect your headphone (3.5mm) to headphone jack, you can listen to broadcasting via headphone.

connectors.

Using Battery

Also, you can listen to the

broadcast

Insert the batteries o receiver.

=Cynch) type

Specifications

Model DR601

Frequency Range

Display 6 Line Full Graphic LCD

Speaker Twin 3” Full Range Drive Unit

Input Connectors

Output Connectors Line Out Left/Right (3.5mm)

Audio output 1W + 1 W

Power

Dimension (W/H/D) 290 x 134 x 155 (mm)

BAND III : 174 ~ 240 MHz L-BAND: 1452 ~ 149 MHz (OPTION) FM BAND : 87.5 ~ 108 MHz

HEADPHONE JACK(3.5 mm) DC IN ANTENNA (RF-F Connector for 50 ohm)

9V DC ADAPTOR 6 x C Type Alkaline Battery

You c Power.

- Check battery polarity before inserting.

- Always replace batteries altogether to prevent leakage.

- It is not necessary to insert batteries if the radio will be used on mains power only.

Weight 1.3 (Kg) _ Without Battery

Battery life More than 30 hrs (50mW normal music play)

sure to use only the correct 230 V adaptor shipped with this

set. Other adaptors with incorrect data or wrong polarity may

Keep the receiver away from liquids or any sources of excessive

erheating, do not cover the receiver and keep the

Do not open the radio and never open the power adapter. Opening

ents

Collect packing materials, batteries and old electronic appliances

Packing materials consists of carton boxes, expanded polystyrene

for safe packaging. Please

VI. Appendix

F & Q (Frequently Asked Question)

FAQ

Problem What to check

I cannot switch the radio

Check if the adapter is correctly plugged in. If you use batteries, check the polarity. To turn on, press and hold the POWER key.

I cannot hear anything

Check if your receiver is turned on and volume is set to MIN.

On some stations reception is noisy

No stations can be

Make sure that the antenna is fully extended and You are in a DAB reception area.

Make sure that You are in a service area of DAB

found in DAB mode

DLS information is not

correct.

The blue Lamp is turned

This receiver shows exactly the same information transmitted by the broadcasting company. Lamp is turn on only if a signal is received.

off.

Current time is not

correct.

Alarm is not correct.

Set current time again manually. Alarm time may be wrong influenced by the incorrect local time. IN DAB Mode, the broadcast time is transmitted by the radio station and may be different from Your local time.

Precautions and environmental

PRECAUTIONS

= WARNING=

1. This receiver uses a 9V type AC-DC Adaptor.

2. Make

damage the radio.

3. heat or humidity, or direct sunlight.

4. To avoid ov ventilation holes clear.

5. can be dangerous and will invalidate Your warranty.

6. Clean the radio only with a soft cloth and avoid the use of solv or abrasive detergents.

ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS

1. for resource recycling.

and PE bags, which are necessary recycle these materials, where possible.

Where can I find

information about

worldwide use of DAB?

Where can I get more

help?

Go to www.worlddab.org > DAB worldwide > Country Status and select a country. You can find out covered regions and the latest DAB information. Contact Your distributor or get informations from www.albrecht-online.de.

VII. Warranty

Warranty Service

According to European Warranty regulations, Your distributor warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years (in EU countries) from the date of purchase. Within this period, simply take the product and your proof of purchase to any local dealer and the product will be repaired without charge for parts and labor. The distributor my forward the radio to an authorized repair center, or will ask You to send the radio to such a repair center. Any product which has been subject to misuse or accidental damage is excluded from this warranty. This warranty is only applicable to a product purchased through ALAN / Albrecht dealers and to a product that is presented for repair in a country where ALAN / Albrecht offers the product for sale. While this warranty does not confer any legal rights other than those set out above, You may have additional statutory rights which will vary under the laws of the various countries, states, provinces and other governmental entities in which ALAN / Albrecht Products are being sold. This warranty is subject to all statutory rights you may have in the country of purchase. Albrecht is a registered trade mark of ALAN Electronics GmbH.

Warranty Exclusion

• Any service request due to lack of knowledge of product; Read Owner's Manual carefully.

• Misuse or improper modification; Do not open the circuitry without Service Manual.

• Damages by: fire, salty water, flood etc.

• products out of warranty periods can be repaired and will be charged by authorized service center.

Conformity with European Regulations and Standards

This DAB radio complies to the European EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and national regulations. It corresponds to European harmonised standards EN 55 022 with A1, as well as EN 55024. The latest issues of our Original Conformity Declaration can be downloaded from our service homepage www.hobbyradio.de.

Note: In most European countries, listening to public broadcast stations requires to have a broadcast receiving licence, which can be applied by any household against regular fees. Under certain conditions, also portable radios may be covered by such regulations, depending on the country of operation. Please follow the national regulations.

Albrecht DR601 User Guide

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