Blaupunkt BB+13 Instruction Manual

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Digital Radio Boombox

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Warning

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE

Important Notes

· Thi s saf ety and oper atin g i n stru ctio n sh ould be ret ained fo r fu ture re ference .

· The apparatus should not be exposed to dripping or splashing or placed in a humid
atmosphere such as a bathroom.

· Do not install the product in the following areas:
o Places exposed to direct sunlight or close to radiators
o On top of other stereo equipment that radiate too much heat
o Block ing ventilation or in a dusty area
o Areas where there is constant vibration
o Humid or moist places.

· Do not place near candles or other naked flames

· Operate the product only as instructed in this manual

· Before turning on the power for the first time, make sure the power adaptor isproperly
connected.

For safety reasons, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of
theproduct. Refer any servicing to qualified personnel.
Do not attempt to remove any screws, or open the casing of the unit; there are no user
serviceable parts inside, refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

To achieve the utmost in enjoyment and per formance, and in order to become familiar with its
features, please read this manual carefully before attempting to operate this product, this will
assure you years of trouble free per formance and listening pleasure.

LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEADSYMBOL-

within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
t h e u se r t o t he presen c e o f u ninsul a t e d
dangerous voltage within the products enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitude
a risk of elec tric shock to persons.

EXCLAMATION POINT-

POINT-within an equilateral triangle, is used
to indicate that a specific component shall be
replaced only by the component specified in
that documentation for safety reason.

Use of controls, adjustments, or performance of procedures other
than those specified herein may result in dangerous radiation
exposure. This product is rated as LASER CLASS 1 PRODUCT.
CAUTION: Laser radiation when open - never stare into the laser
beam.

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Declaration of conformity (DOC)

Model nu mber: BB+13
Trad e name: Blaupu nkt
Responsible party : M3 Electro nic GmbH Guten bergstrasse 5, D-65830 Kriftel. Ge rmany
Hereby, Blaupunkt Competence Center Audio M3 Electroni c GmbH, declares that this Class 1 equipment is in complia nce
wit h the ess ential re quirement and ot her relevant provisions o f Directive 19 99/5/EC.
Letter of conformity can be ob tained from info@m3-elec troni c.de.

Safety Instructions

1. READ INSTRUCTIONS – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before

appliance's operated.

2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for
future reference.

3. HEED WARNINGS – All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should
be adhered to.

4. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS – All operating instructions should be followed.

5. WATER AND MOISTURE – The appliance should not be used near water, for example, near a

bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundr y tub, swimming pool or in web basement.

6. VENTILATION – The appliance should be situated so that its location or position does not
inter fere with its proper ventilation. Do not place on bed, sofa, rug or similar surface that may
block the ventilation openings, in a built-in installation, such as a bookcase or cabinet that
may impede the flow of air through the ventilation openings.

7. HEAT – The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, stoves,
or other appliances (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

8. POWER SOURCE – the appliance should be connected to power supply only of the type
described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance.

9. POWER CORD PROTECTION – power supply cords should be routed so that they are not
likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them.

10. POWER LINES – an outdoor antenna should be located away from power lines.

11. OBJEC T AND LIQUID ENTRY – care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids

are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.

12. ESD WARNING – the display does not function properly or not reaction to operation of any
the control may due to the electrostatic discharge. Switch off and unplug the set. Reconnect
after a few seconds.

13. DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE – the appliance should be serviced by qualified service
personal when: a. the power-supply cord or plug has been damaged. b. Objects have fallen
into, or liquid has been spilled into the appliance enclosure. c. The appliance has been
exposed to rain. d. The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged. e. The
appliance does not appear to operate normally.

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14. SERVICING – the user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described

in the user operation instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified service
personnel.

15. DO ensure that all electrical connections (including the mains plug, extension leads and
inter-connections between the pieces of equipment) are properly made and in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions. Switch off and unplug the power before making or
changing connec tions.

16. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

17. Never unplug your radio by pulling on the power cord. Always grasp the plug firmly and

pull straight out from the outlet.

18. DON'T remove any fixed cover as this may expose dangerous voltages.

19. DON'T place hot objects or naked flame sources such as lighted candles or nightlights on,

or close to equipment. High temperatures can melt plastic and lead to fires.

20. DON'T leave equipment switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated
that it is designed for unattended operation. Switch off using the switch on the equipment
and make sure that your family knows how to do this. Special arrangements may need to be
made for infirm or handicapped people.

21. DON'T continue to operate the equipment if you are in any doubt about if it's working
normally or if it's damaged in any way. Switch it off, unplug the mains power and consult your
dealer.

22. REPAIR OR REPLACE all electric service cords that have become frayed or otherwise
damaged immediately. Do not use a cord that shows cracks or abrasion damage along its
length, the plug, or the connector end.

23. DON'T place objects filled with liquids, such as vases on the apparatus.

24. Batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

25. The mains plug shall remain readily operable.

26. Ensure a minimum distance of 5cm around the apparatus for sufficient ventilation.

27. The ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation opening with items

such as newspapers, table- cloths, curtains, etc.

28. The batteries should be drawn to the environmental aspects of batter y disposal.

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CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS

TOP VIEW

BACK VIEW

1. Function button

2. Standby button

3. Volume + button

4. Volume – button

5. Aux in jack

6. Select button

7. Menu button

8. Play Mode button

9. Prog. / Preset button

10. Tuning

11. Tuning

12. Stop / Info. Button

13. Play/Pause Scan button

14. Headphone jack

15. FM/DAB antenna

16. CD door

17. Battery compartment

18. DC jack

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GETTING STARTED

DAB/FM AERIAL

Before using your radio for DAB or FM reception, pull out the telescopic antenna. You may
need to adjust the position of the telescopic antenna for maxing signal strength.

CONNECTING POWER

Before connecting the power, check that the mains voltage on the rating plate of the AC
adaptor is the same as the voltage in your area.

Plug the DC cord from the AC adaptor into the DC jack on the back of the unit.

Plug the AC adaptor into the wall socket and switch the mains power on.
The unit is now ready for use.
NOTE:-The AC adaptor may become warm during operation-this is normal.
When first connected to the power, the clock and calendar display will show “zeros”.

SETTING THE CLOCK

The clock on your radio is automatically set when first used from the time signal broadcast
with DAB radio stations.
If a DAB station is not available, the clock may be set manually via the MENU system. (Please
refer to the page 49).

POWER CONTROL

STANDBY CONTROL

To turn the radio on:

Press the STANDBY button on the top panel.
The display will light and the radio will switch on.
To turn the radio off:

Press the STANDBY button on the top panel briefly.
The radio will switch off. The clock will continue to run whilst mains power is connected.

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INTIAL SCAN

When your radio is switched on for the first time the scanning display will be shown while the
scanning process takes place:

The radio scans all usable stations (full scan) and stores them alphanumerically -1 Radio, 2
Radio, AA Radio, AB Radio…The initial scan will take a few minutes. After the scan, the clock
will be set and the radio will play the name of the first station in the sequence. To browse for

another station, refer to the next section.

BROWSING FOR A STATION

To browse for another DAB station from the front panel controls:

Press the or button.
<Station list> will be displayed.

Press the or button to browse the station list.

Press the SELECT button to select the station displayed.

After s short delay, the radio will tune to the station

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME

To adjust the volume from the front panel controls:
Press the VOLUME + or - button to increase or decrease the volume level.
When the volume is adjusted the display will change to show the current volume setting on a

bargraph.

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DAB SCANNING

RE-SCANNING FOR DAB STATIONS

When first used, your radio scanned the DAB band for available stations. The station services
found were then stored in your system's memory.

You can re-scan the band at any time if you move to a different area or just to refresh the stored
list of available stations.

To scan for DAB stations manually:

Select the DAB band.

Press the SCAN button on the front panel.

The scanning process will take a few minutes. The number of services found during the scan
will be shown at the right side of the display.

After the scan, the radio will re-tune to the first station in the station list to play if it is available.
To select this station, you can continue to browse for another station as described on the

previous page.

DAB DISPLAY MODES

DISPLAY MODE OPTIONS

The bottom line of the display can be switched to show different items of information that may
be transmitted with a DAB station.

Choosing the information display:
Press the INFO. button on the front panel repeatedly to change the information displayed

while playing a DAB radio station.
The full range of display options are shown below. Some stations may not broadcast all of

these options.

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DLS (Dynamic Label Segment): This is a scrolling

message giving real-time information-song titles, news headlines, etc.

PROGRAMME TYPE: This describes the style of the programme being broadcast.

MULTIPLEX NAME: DAB Digital radio stations are broadcast in multiplexes. Each multiplex is a

bundle of radio stations transmitted in a signal frequency. There are national and local
multiplexes; local ones contain stations specific to your area. This option displays the name of
the multiplex name that contains the station you are listening to

SIGNAL STRENGTH: This setting will display a signal strength bargraph. The longer the
bargraph, the stronger the signal. Setting the display to show signal strength is useful when
setting up the aerial for the strongest signal.

TIME: Time and date are updated by broadcasted information.

MULTIPLEX NUMBER/FREQ: This option will display the multiplex number and frequency that

contains the station you are listening to.

BIT RATE: DAB allows broadcasters to vary the BIT RATE (or the amount by which an audio
signal can be compressed) depending on the type of broadcast. This enables the amount of
stations on a multiplex to be maximized. Speech and News are often broadcast at a lower Bit
Rate; music needs a higher Bit Rate for good fidelity.

SELECTING A SOURCE

SOUND SOURCES

You can choose to listen to following sources­DAB radio
FM radio
CD play
Aux source(when connected via the AUX jack on the left bottom of front panel.

Selecting a source:

Press the FUNC TION button on the front panel repeatedly to scroll through the available

sources.

LISTENING TO FM RADIO

Your radio can also receive FM band radio stations and display RDS data ( where broadcast ).
To change to the FM band

Press the FUNCTION button to select FM mode.

To auto-tune to FM stations

Press the SCAN button to search for the next station in the band.
The radio will search and the tuning frequency will be displayed whilst searching.
When a usable station is detected the radio will stop tuning and play the station. If RDS data is
present, the station name and scrolling radio text will be displayed. If RDS data is not present,
the tuned frequency will be displayed.

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STATION PRESETS

To store any preset 1-10

• Tune to the station you want to store as a preset.

• Press and hold the PRESET button.
“Preset Store” will be displayed.

• Press the or button repeatedly to find the preset number you want to store.
For each preset number the preset station currently stored will be displayed or “Empty” if none

is stored.

• Press the SELECT button to confirm if you want to store the station in the displayed preset
number.

To recall any preset 1-10

• Press the PRESET button briefly.

• Press the or button repeatedly to find the preset number you want to play.

• Press the SELEC T button briefly to play the preset .

DAB SETTINGS MENU

DAB SETTINGS MENU

Your radio has some additional features and options that
may be reached through the Settings Menu.

To enter the DAB Settings Menu from the top panel controls:

• Set to DAB mode.

• Press the MENU button.
To scroll through available options, press the or Boutton repeatedly. To choose an
option from the menu, Press the SELECT button.

MORE DETAIL OF THE DAB SETTINGS MENU OPTIONS:

FULL SCAN: Select Full Scan to re-scan the entire DAB band and refresh the station list.
MANUAL TUNING: Manual tuning enables you to search the band manually, stepping through

the multiplex numbers to check if any have usable signal strength.Manual tuning is not
necessary in normal operation where scanning will have automatically established a station
list of all useable stations.
PRUNE: If your station list includes stations that you can no longer receive (you may have
moved to a different area), you can select the 'Prune' option to remove any stations that can
no longer be received from the Station List.

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SET TIME/DATE: This main option enables the clock to be set manually if these is no available

DAB transmission.
To set the time and data manually:

• When unit on FM/ AUX IN/CD/DAB mode, press MENU button, then press or button, go
to “Set Time/Date”, press Select button, then press or button, go to

• Press the or to set the hour, then press the SELECT button to confirm.

• Press the or to set the minute, then press the SELECT button to confirm.

“Set date” will appear on the display.

• Press the or to set the day, then press the SELECT button to confirm.

• Press the or to set the month, then press the SELECT button to confirm.

• Press the or to set the year, then press the SELECT button to confirm.

FACTORY RESET: This option will restore all settings to 'factory original'. All clock, station lists
and stored preset Stations will be cleared. After factor y reset the radio will automatically re­scan the DAB band.

SW VERSION: This option will display the version number of the control software currently
installed in your radio.
This will be helpful to a technician who is servicing the radio.

“Set Time/Date”, then

press Select, you will enter to below interface on display.

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FM SETTINGS MENU

FM SETTINGS MENU

There are also some menu settings that are specific to FM
radio operation. These settings may be changed through the Settings Menu.
To enter the FM Settings Menu:

• Set to FM mode.

• Press the MENU button on the front panel.

A map of the menu is shown below. To scroll through available options, press the or

button repeatedly.

To choose an option from the menu, press the SELECT button.

MORE DETAIL OF THE FM SETTINGS MENU OPTIONS

SCAN SETTING: With this menu option you can set the

Scanning sensitivity of the FM radio to two different levels- “Strong stations only” or “All
stations” .Setting to “Strong stations only” will exclude weaker stations resulting in a quicker
scan. If you set to “All stations” the scan will stop at every station detect, even if the signal is
weak.
AUDIO SETTINGS: This option enables you to set the radio to receive FM in Auto mode
(Mono/Stereo) or in Mono only This may be useful if the signal is weak and the broadcast is
noisy.
SET TIME/DATE: This main option enables the clock to be set manually if there is no available
DAB transmission.
FACTORY RESET: This option will restore all settings to “factory original”. All clock, station lists
and any stored preset stations will be cleared. After factory reset the radio will automatically
re-scan the DAB band.
SW VERSION: This option will display the version number of the control software currently
installed in you radio. This will be helpful to a technician who is servicing the radio.

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FM DISPLAY MODES

FM DISPLAY MODE OPTIONS

The bottom line of the display can be switched to show different items of information that
may be transmitted with an FM station.

To change the display mode:
Press the INFO. button on the front panel repeatedly to change the information displayed

while playing an FM radio station.
The full range of display options are shown below. Some stations may not broadcast all of

these options.

LISTENING TO A CD

LOADING DISCS

To select CD operation:

• Press the FUNCTION button to select CD mode.

Loading a disc:

• Press the OPEN/CLOSE area at the front corner of the disc lid on top of the unit. The lid will
open slowly.

• Gently place a disc on the center spindle with the label side upward.

• Once in place, press the center of the disc until it clicks into place on the turntable.

• Close the lid and press the OPEN/CLOSE area until it latches shut. After a few seconds the
disc will read and the disc data.

Unloading a disc:

• If the disc is playing, pres the STOP button and wait a few seconds for the disc to stop.

• Press the OPEN/CLOSE area at the front of the CD lid, the lid will open slowly.
Grip the disc at the sides and lift it out of the disc compartment.

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CD PLAYBACK, PAUSE:

• Load the CD.

• Press the / SCAN button to start the CD playing

• When a CD IS playing, pressing the / SCAN button at any time will pause playback. Press
the button again to re-start play.

Selecting tracks:

• Press the or button briefly to select the previous or next track from the disc.
NOTE: The first press of the button will replay the current track.

Direct access track selection:

• Press a number button to select a track number (or two numbers if the number is greater than

• Press the / SCAN button to skip to your chosen track.

Fast search:

• To fast search through a track, press and hold the or button.

The player will fast search through the track at high speed in the chosen direction until the
button is released.

CD REPEAT AND RANDOM

REPEAT AND SHUFFLE FUNCTIONS

You can repeat a single track, the whole disc or select random to play the tracks in a random
sequence.
To set a repeat or random mode:
Press the PLAY MODE button to cycle through the options of “REP” (repeat current track),
“REP ALL” (Repeat the disc) or “RAND” (play tracks in a random sequence).
The Repeat, Repeat All or Random symbol will be displayed.

PROGRAM PLAY

REPEAT AND SHUFFLE FUNCTIONS

When playing a CD, you can store a random sequence of up tp 20 tracks to play in your
preferred order.
To store a CD program:

• In CD Stop mode, press the PROG. button.

• Press or button to select the track number for the first track you want to program.

• Press the PROG. button to store this track into the program memory. The track will be store an
the program counter will increase to “PROG02”.

• Repeat the above two steps to store the next and subsequent tracks in your program
sequence.

• When you have finished entering all tracks in your program, press the / SCAN button to
start the program playing.
To clear a program

• During program playing, press the STOP button twice.

• Open the CD door.

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HEADPHONES

To play music from an iPod or Personal Audio player
Connected to the AUX IN jack-

• Press the FUNCTION button to select AUX mode.

• Set the volume level on your Personal Audio player up

To abut half level.

• Set the volume on your audio system to the level you r equire. If the volume will not set high
enough you may need to increase the volume setting on the player.

NOTE: - It is not possible to navigate the menu system of an iPod or other personal audio
player with the audio system if it is connected via the AUX IN jack.

There is a headphone output jack on the top panel of the radio. If headphones are connected
to this socket for private listening, the speakers will cut out automatically.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

CARE AND CLEANING

All care and cleaning operations should be carried out with the unit unplugged from the
mains power.

The sur face of the unit can be cleaned with a barely damp cloth and then dried carefully. Never
use abrasives, abrasive cloths or chemical solvents.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Poor quality radio reception
The aerial signal may not be adequate. Try repositioning the aerial while watching the signal

strength. Signal strength can be displayed by tuning to a DAB station and pressing the INFO.
button.

WARRANTY & SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATIONS

Supply voltage, current : 12V 2.5A

Battery supply. . . . . . . . . . : 8 x “C” SIZE R14

Output power. . . . . . . . . . .: 2 x 1.5W

Frequency range. . . . . . . .: 174.928-239.200MHz (DAB)

87.5-108MHz (FM)

Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :1.29kg

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