Desire
DAB+ / DAB / FM Radio
User Manual
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Contents
Contents
Section: Page:
Controls & Interface.............................................................................................................
Getting Started, What’s in the box........................................................................................
Operating your Radio...........................................................................................................
Selecting a Station - DAB, Finding new Radio Stations - DAB...............................................
Secondary Services - DAB...................................................................................................
Auto Scan - DAB..................................................................................................................
Manual Tuning - DAB...........................................................................................................
Dynamic Range Control - DAB..............................................................................................
Auto Search Tuning - FM.....................................................................................................
Manual Tuning - FM.............................................................................................................
Preset Stations - FM & DAB.................................................................................................
Recalling Presets, Brightness Settings.................................................................................
Sleep Function.....................................................................................................................
Backlight Setting, Time/Date Setting....................................................................................
Alarm Setting.......................................................................................................................
Snooze - Stop Alarm............................................................................................................
Aux-IN.................................................................................................................................
FM Stereo/Mono..................................................................................................................
Earphones, Languages.........................................................................................................
Technical Specications......................................................................................................
Factory Reset.......................................................................................................................
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Controls & Interface
1. Display
2. Power / Mode
(Quick press turns the radio on,
Press and hold to turn the radio off.)
3. Scan / Alarm
4. CH+ / TUN+
5. CH- / TUN-
6. Presets
7. Menu / Info
8. DC Power IN
9. AUX Port / Reset
10. 3.5mm Earphone
11. Snooze / Select /
Volume / Scroll
12. Telescopic Aerial
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What’s in the box
AZATOM® More Audio Desire DAB Radio
User Manual
Power Adapter
Warranty Card
Getting Started
Installation
Please read the manual thoroughly before operating the device!
Choose a suitable location for the device. Suitable locations are dry, even and anti-slip
surfaces on which you may operate the device easily.
Make sure there is proper ventilation for the device! If necessary, remove the
protective plastic sheet from the display.
Power supply (Adapter)
Insert the mains adaptor plug into a properly installed AC socket. Connect the device
with the plug connector by inserting the plug into the 5V/500mA USB charging port of
the device. Make sure the grid voltage corresponds to the gures on the rating plate.
CAUTION:
Only use the supplied power adapter for this device.
Do not use for other devices.
Only use the original AC adapter. This adapter has been specially designed for the
built-in battery in order to gradually charge the battery. Any other adapter can shorten
the battery life or can damage it or the device.
NOTE:
Disconnect from mains power supply during longer periods of non-use.
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Operating your radio
1 - Carefully extend the telescopic aerial.
2 - Press the POWER button to switch on your radio. The display will show
“Welcome to digital radio.”
3 - If this is the rst time the unit goes into DAB Mode, it will automatically start an
‘Auto Scan’ to search for available stations.
(Once DAB Mode has been used before, the DESIRE will automatically select the
previously played station)
4 - Pressing and holding “SCAN” at any time will automatically start an auto scan.
During the scanning process, the lower line of the display shows a bar-graph
indicating progress of the scan.
5 - When the scanning is completed the rst station (in alphanumeric order) will
be selected. The clock will automatically set to the current time.
6 - If the station list is still empty after the scan your radio will display
“Service not available”
7 - If no stations are found, please ensure the aerial is extended and test the reception
by doing another auto scan in a different location.
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Selecting a station – DAB
1 - The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently selected.
2 - Push the Tuning+/ Tuning- button to select the list of available stations on the
lower line of the display, and push the SELECT button to conrm the desired
station.
Finding new radio stations - DAB
Over time new stations may become available. To nd new stations you can auto
scan as follows.
1 - Press the Tuning+ / Tuning-, the display will show “Auto Scan Now”.
2 - Click the Tuning+/ Tuning- until the display shows “scan”.
3 - Press “SCAN” for auto scan. The display will show “Scanning...” and your radio
will perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels. 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.
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Secondary services - DAB
1 - Some radio stations have additional secondary services associated with them. If
a radio station has a secondary service associated with it the display will show
“>>” next to the station name on the station list. The secondary service will then
appear immediately after the primary services as you push the Tuning+/ Tuning-
2 - Click SELECT to select the station
3 - When the secondary service shuts down, your radio will automatically switch
back to the main radio station if it is available.
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Auto Scan – DAB
As an alternative to clicking the menu button to select a station, your radio can be set
so as to automatically select a station.
1 - Press the MENU button and Tuning+/Tuning- until you nd “Settings”.
2 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- until “Auto Scan On “ shows on the display.
3 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- until “YES” is highlighted. Press SELECT to conrm
the selection.
When tuning your radio it will now automatically select a station from the
station list.
4 - If you do not wish to use the Auto Scan On function press Tuning+/Tuning- until
“NO” is highlighted. The radio will require a click to choose a station from the
station list.
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Manual Tuning – DAB
Manual tuning allows you to tune the radio to the various DAB Band III channels.
UK DAB stations are located in the range 11B to 12D.
1 - Press MENU and Tuning+/Tuning- until the display shows “Manual Scan”, press
SELECT to enter the Services Menu.
2 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- to highlight the desired channel.
3 - Press MENU, the graph will indicate the signal strength, and the upper line will
show the name of the DAB multiplex (group of radio stations). Any stations found
will be added to the stored list in the radio.
4 - Press MENU to return to the normal tuning mode.
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Dynamic Range Control – DAB
Dynamic range control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear
when your radio is used in a noisy environment.
1 - Press the POWER button to switch on your radio.
2 - Press MENU and Tuning+/Tuning- until the display shows “DRC”. Press SELECT to
enter the settings menu.
3 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- until “DRC” is highlighted.
4 - Press SELECT to enter the adjustment mode.
5 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- to select the required DRC setting (the default is 0).
DRC OFF - DRC is switched off, Broadcast DRC will be ignored.
DRC LOW - DRC level is set to 1/2 that sent by broadcaster.
DRC HIGH - DRC level is used as sent by broadcaster.
6. Press MENU to conrm the setting. The display will return to the previous display.
Note: Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use the DRC function. If the broadcast does
not support DRC, then the DRC setting in the radio will have no effect.
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Auto Search Tuning – FM
1 - Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully and press the POWER button to switch
on your radio.
2 - Press MODE to enter FM mode.
3 - Press the Tuning+ button and hold for 2 seconds, your radio will scan and
stop automatically when it nds a station of sufcient strength.
4 - After a few seconds the display will update. The display will show the frequency of
the signal found. If the signal is strong enough and there is RDS data present then
the radio will display the station name.
5 - To nd other stations, press and hold the Tuning+ button as before.
6 - To scan the FM band in the opposite direction (high frequency to low frequency)
press the Tuning- button and hold for 2 seconds.
7 - When the waveband end is reached your radio will recommence tuning from the
opposite waveband end.
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Manual Tuning – FM
1 - Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully and press the POWER button to switch
on your radio.
2 - Select FM mode as previously described if required.
3 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- to tune to a station. With each press of tuning-/+ the
frequency will change up or down by 50 kHz.
4 - When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the
opposite waveband end.
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Preset Stations – FM and DAB
You may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. There are 60 memory presets in your radio, 30 for DAB and 30 for FM. Presets
are remembered by your radio in the event of a power failure. The procedure for
setting presets and using them to tune stations is the same for FM and
DAB modes:
1 - Press POWER button to switch on the radio.
2 - Select the desired waveband.
3 - Tune to the required station as previously described.
4 - Press PRESET button and hold to enter pre-set store, and then press to select the
desired preset number which you wish to store the station.
Press SELECT to conrm.
5 - Press SELECT to conrm, for example, “Preset 01 stored”. The station will be
stored under the chosen pre-set. Repeat this procedure as needed.
6 - Stations which have been stored in preset memories may be overwritten by
following the above procedure.
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Recalling Presets
1 - Press the POWER button to switch on the radio.
2 - Press PRESET, then the display will show “Preset Recall” then press
SELECT to tune to the station stored in preset memory.
Note: If you have not previously stored a preset station and the preset button is
pressed “Empty preset” will be displayed.
Brightness setting
The brightness of the display can be adjusted on your radio
1 - Press MENU and Tuning+/Tuning- until “Set Brightness” shows on the display.
2 - Press the SELECT to enter adjustment mode.
3 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- to adjust the brightness level (between High, Medium, and
Sleep Low). The brightness level indication on the screen will change at the same
time. When you nd the setting that gives you the best legibility for the location in
which the radio is used, press SELECT to save the setting.
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Sleep function
Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can
be adjusted between 15 and 90 minutes. Ensure your radio is switched on.
1 - Press MENU and Tuning+/Tuning- until “Set Sleep time” is highlighted on the
display.
2 - Press SELECT to enter adjustment mode.
3 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- to set the desired sleep time between 15, 30,45, 60,75 and
90 minutes or Sleep Off which will cancel the sleep function.
4 - Press SELECT to conrm the setting. The sleep timer indicator “ “ will show on
the display. Your radio will switch off after the pre-set sleep time has elapsed.
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Backlight Setting
1 - Press the MENU and Tuning+/Tuning- until “ Backlight Auto” is highlighted on
the display.
2 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- until “NO” is highlighted. Press SELECT to conrm
selection. The backlight will never dim. If select “YES”, the LCD would dim 1/4
after 20 seconds, and dim 1/2 after 2 minutes.
Time/Date Setting
When no DAB/FM signal, you need to set the TIME and DATE manually.
1 - Press MENU to enter the settings menu.
2 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- until “ Settings”, press SELECT to enter.
3 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- until “ Set Time/Date”, press SELECT to enter.
Or Tuning+/Tuning- to set the time to AUTO UPDATE, 12/24 hours, and update the
date format as well.
4 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- and SELECT to set the correct time and date.
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ALARM SETTING
NOTE: PLEASE SELECT A RADIO STATION BEFORE SETTING THE ALARM.
You will be given the option to choose from last station used or one of your favourite
preset channels.
1 - Press ALARM to enter the setting menu, press ALARM again to choose
ALARM 1 or ALARM 2.
2 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- to set the alarm time and press SELECT to conrm.
3 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- to set the duration 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 minutes and press
SELECT to conrm.
4 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- to set the alarm source and press SELECT to conrm.
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5 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- to set the Once / Daily / Weekdays / Weekends , choose
the days on which the alarm is active.
6 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- to set the alarm volume and press SELECT to conrm.
7 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- to save the alarm setting.
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Snooze - Stop Alarm
1 - When the alarm sounds, pressing the SELECT button will temporarily silence the
alarm, you can choose the time from 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 minutes and snooze off.
2 - The snooze function also has a countdown allowing you to see how long before
the alarm re-sounds.
3 - When you choose SNOOZE OFF, the radio returns to standby mode, showing the
time and date. Press POWER to turn it on.
Stop Alarm
When the alarm is sounding you can press any buttons except the Snooze button one
time to stop the alarm sound. The Desire Radio will then return to Standby mode.
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AUX-IN
Aux-in mode plays audio from an external source such as a smartphone or tablet.
1. Plug in the end of a 3.5mm audio cable (not included) into the headphone or line
out jack on your Desire, plug the other end of cable into the unit AUX-IN jack on the
back of the Desire.
2. Turn on the external audio source and play your device.
3. Press MODE button to “Auxiliary Input” mode.
4. The volume level can now be controlled through the main unit. Operate all other
functions on the external device as usual.
Notes:
If you’re connected to the Line out Jack of your external device, then you only need
to adjust the volume control of this unit. If you’re connected to the Headphone Jack
of your external device, then you may need to adjust both the volume control of your
external device and the volume control of this unit to nd the most desirable volume
setting.
Please ensure the cable is disconnected to listen to the DESIRE in other modes such
as DAB and FM.
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FM Stereo/Mono (Earphones only)
If a station being received is weak, some distortion may be audible
(especially when listening using earphones).
1 - Press and hold MENU button, “Settings” is highlighted. Press SELECT to enter
this function.
2 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- until the display shows “Audio setting” then press SELECT.
3 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- until “Forced mono” is displayed. Press the SELECT to
select mono. Your radio will select the mono audio mode.
4 - To return to stereo mode press Tuning+/Tuning- until the display shows
“Audio setting” then press SELECT.
5 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- until “Stereo allowed” is displayed. Press SELECT, your
radio will switch to stereo mode.
Note: Stereo listening is only available when listening via earphones.
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Earphones (NOT INCLUDED)
The lead connecting the earphones to your radio acts as an aerial when plugged into
the Earphone socket.
1 - Plug the earphones into the Earphone socket on the side of your radio.
2 - Check that the Volume level is not too loud before placing the ear-pieces into
your ears.
IMPORTANT: Do not switch on the radio with the earphones connected and inserted
in your ear. Excessive sound pressure from earphones can cause hearing loss.
Languages
1 - Press and hold MENU button, “Settings” is highlighted.
Press SELECT to enter settings.
2 - Scroll through the settings menu to nd the language options.
3 - Select which language you require from: English, German, French or Italian.
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Technical Specications
Power requirement mains: AC 100-240V 50/60Hz DC 5V 500mA
Lithium rechargeable battery: 3.7V, 1800mAH
Battery life full charge
Up to 15 hours using the loudspeaker for 4 hours a day at normal volume.
Up to 18 hours using earphones for 4 hours a day at normal volume.
Frequency Coverage
FM: 87.5-108MHz
DAB: 174.928 - 239.200MHz
Circuit Features:
Loudspeaker: 3.0 inch
Output power: 3W (speaker)
Earphone socket: 3.5mmm dia. stereo
Aerial system:
FM: telescopic aerial
DAB: telescopic aerial
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Factory reset
If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete, it
may be possible to restore normal operation by carrying out a system reset operation on your radio.
This will restore the radio’s settings to their factory defaults. No presets will be stored, and the list of
DAB radio stations will be empty.
If you have moved to a different part of the country and you wish to erase local DAB radio stations
that are no longer available from the stored list, then you may carry out this procedure. Your radio
will automatically re-scan for the DAB stations available at your current location when it restarts.
1 - Press MENU to enter the menu.
2 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- until the display shows “Settings”, then press SELECT to
enter the settings menu.
3 - Press Tuning+/Tuning- until the display shows “Factory Reset”. Press the SELECT.
4 - If you wish to perform the reset operation, push the Tuning+/Tuning- until “YES” is
highlighted on the display and press. A full reset of your radio will be performed,
All presets and station lists will be erased.
If you do not wish to reset your radio press Tuning+/Tuning- until “NO” is highlighted. Your radio will
return to the previous menu.
5 - After a system reset a scan of the DAB band will be performed.
In case of malfunction due to electrostatic discharge, reset the product (temporary
disconnection of the power adaptor may be required) to resume normal operation.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions. Instructions are also
available for download at www.azatom.com
3. Heed all Warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not clean the apparatus near or with water.
6. Clean only with a dry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings.
Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as
radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other
apparatus (including ampliers) that produce heat.
9. Protect the power cord from being walked on
or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit from
the apparatus.
10. Only use attachments/accessories specied by
the manufacturer.
11. Unplug this apparatus during light storms or
when unused for long periods of time.
12. Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power supply cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally or has been dropped.
13. No naked flame sources, such as lit candles,
should be placed on the apparatus.
14. Dispose of used electrical products and
batteries safely according to your local authority
and regulations.
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS
The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping
or splashing and no objects lled with liquid,
such as vases, shall be placed on apparatus.
Main plug is used to disconnect device and it
should remain readily operable during intended
use. In order to disconnect the apparatus from
the main mains completely, the mains plug
should be disconnected from the main socket
outlet completely.
Battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat
such as sunshine, re or the like.
RECYCLING ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS
You should now recycle your waste electrical goods
and in doing so help the environment.
This symbol means an electrical
product should not be disposed
of with normal household waste.
Please ensure it is taken to a
suitable facility for disposal when
nished with.
IMPORTANT: Please read all
instructions carefully before use
and keep for future reference
• Risk of electric shock.
Do not open
• Read all instructions carefully
before use and keep for future
reference.
• When servicing, use only
identical replacement parts.
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