Blaupunkt D-FIRE 01 User Manual

DAB-Receiver
D-FIRE 01
Operating instructions
Table of Contents
Radio Reception with DAB ......... 13
Important Notes ........................... 14
What you should not fail to read........... 14
Installation............................................. 14
Operating Instructions ................ 14
Switching On and Off............................ 14
Frequency Display................................ 1 4
Ensemble Display................................. 14
Frequency Tuning................................. 14
Automatic Frequency Tuning ............ 14
Manual Tuning................................... 15
Selecting an Ensemble......................... 15
Selecting a Programme ........................ 15
Selecting Subprogrammes ................... 15
Changing Memory Levels..................... 15
Storing Programmes............................. 16
Storing the Programmes of an
Ensemble Automatically ....................... 16
Calling up a Stored Programme ........... 16
Scanning all Receivable Programmes
(DAB-SCAN)......................................... 16
Scanning all Stored Programmes ........ 16
PTY - Programme Type........................ 17
Switching PTY On and Off: ............... 17
Programme Types ................................ 17
Calling up the Programme Type of
the Set Programme ........................... 17
Selecting the Programme Type ........ 17
Storing the Programme Type............ 18
Listening to Programmes of a
Programme Type............................... 18
PTY SCAN......................................... 18
Receiving Traffic
Announcements with DAB.......... 19
Activating VHF Traffic Announcement
Preference ............................................ 19
Activating DAB Traffic Announcement
Preference ............................................ 19
Selecting the Source of Traffic
Announcements Automatically ............. 19
Switching Off the Traffic
Announcement Preference................... 19
Warning Signal ..................................... 20
Switching Off the Warning Signal ..... 20
Programming with DSC............... 20
Specifications............................... 21
Installation and Connecting
Instructions .................................. 82
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Radio Reception with DAB

The D-FIRE 01, used in conjunction with the Blaupunkt car radios STOCKHOLM RCM 128, SYDNEY RCM 128 and TORONTO RDM 128, enables you to receive DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting).
With DAB, you can enjoy radio in digital sound quality.
Unlike conventional radio, DAB always transmits several programmes on a single frequency. These programmes are grouped to form so-called “ensembles”, one ensem­ble always consisting of several, usually six, programmes. At the same time, one pro­gramme can also include up to 12 subpro­grammes. A sports station, for example, could broadcast subprogrammes about dif­ferent sporting events at one and the same time.
Other advantages DAB has to offer are: NEWS and WEATHER: Regular NEWS and WEATHER bulletins are
also broadcast in addition to the traffic an­nouncements. You can have these an­nouncements put through, i.e. when the function is active, announcements received by the D-FIRE 01 will be heard even when the radio system is in cassette or CD mode.
The cassette or CD will be interrupted for the duration of the announcement and play resumed at the end of it. Traffic announce­ments are broadcast at the volume set for traffic announcements (TA VOL).
Please consult your car radio manual for details of how to adjust TA COL.
DAB-Regional (REG): Since DAB frequencies are broadcast
across an extensive area of the country, you may find that you are receiving traffic an­nouncements irrelevant to the region in which you are currently travelling. In order to avoid this, the DAB transmission areas are subdivided into regions. If you wish to receive announcements for a specific re­gion, select REG ALL. If you wish to hear only supraregional announcements, please select REG NONE.
Dynamic Range Control (DRC): Some radio stations transmit not only their
own programme but also information which enables your D-FIRE 01 to adjust the vol­ume in your car to suit the programme re­ceived. This makes it possible, for example when classical music is playing, to raise the volume of quiet passages so that they can also be heard in the car.
This sound adjustment depends upon the information transmitted by the radio stations and is only possible if the information is sup­plied. If you would like sound adjustment, please select DRC = ON, if not, DRC = OFF.
The NEWS, WEATHER, REG and DRC settings are selected in the DSC menu of your car radio. Please consult your car ra­dio instructions for details of how to find the DSC menu and make adjustments.
NB: As the D-FIRE 01 is operated solely via the car radio, please also read the car radio instructions carefully when you wish to use your D-FIRE 01.
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Important Notes

Operating Instructions

What you should not fail to read

Before switching on your car radio, please read the following notes carefully.

Road Safety

Road safety is paramount, so you should always ensure that your car radio does not impair your ability to respond to any given traffic situation. We advise you not to use the radio in critical situations. You should always be able to hear police or fire service warning signals, for example, clearly and in good time. Please therefore only listen to your select­ed programme at a reasonable volume when driving.
Danger: As there is no background noise with DAB, the radio remains
silent when in the search mode. To avoid the driver being shocked when recep­tion begins, the volume cannot be raised at the car radio during the search run. If you have a remote control, on no account should you use it to raise the volume in such a case.

Installation

Before installing or extending the system yourself, please read the installation and connecting instructions at the end of the operating instructions.

Switching On and Off

Select the DAB mode using the SRC key. “DAB” appears on the display for 2 seconds. If you switch off your radio while in the DAB mode, it will be called up again when you switch back on.
The DAB receiver is now active and the last programme set being played. The name of the set programme (programme display) appears on the display. If DAB reception is not possible, “NO ENS” appears on the dis­play, alternating with the set frequency.

Frequency Display

The current programme name is always shown on the display when DAB pro­grammes are being received. Press to display the channel currently set. You can switch back to the programme display us­ing the << >> keys on the rocker switch.
If no key is pressed within three seconds, the display returns automatically to the pro­gramme display.

Ensemble Display

Press to switch to the ensemble name display. The name of the current ensemble appears on the display for three seconds. You can switch back to the programme dis­play using the << >> keys on the rocker switch. If no key is pressed within three sec­onds, the display returns automatically to the programme display.

Frequency Tuning

Automatic Frequency Tuning

Hold down onds.
“SEARCH ” or “SEARCH ” then appears on the display. An upwards or downwards search for receivable ensembles is made starting from the set frequency. Press on the rocker switch to alter the direction at any time. If an ensemble is found, the search run stops, the ensemble name is briefly dis­played and the first programme of the en­semble is played. If no frequency band is found after a com­plete search run, “NO DAB” appears on the display.
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Manual Tuning

You can stop the search run at any time by briefly pressing the << >> keys to set the channel manually. If there is no ensemble available at the set frequency, “NO ENS” appears on the dis­play, alternating with the set frequency. If you set an ensemble which does not fulfil the traffic announcement and programme criteria you have selected, the ensemble name and frequency will appear alternately on the display. No programme will be set.

Selecting an Ensemble

You can also make a direct selection of known, receivable ensembles. An ensem­ble is “known” when it has been received at least once before or when information about other ensembles is passed to the receiver via DAB. The ensembles most recently re­ceived are saved and therefore known.
Press the rocker switch keys twice to select the next or previous known ensemble.
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“ENS ” or “ENS ” then appears on the dis­play. Once the next ensemble has been found, the ensemble display appears first of all and the first programme is played. If the ensemble located does not contain any programmes with the selected criteria, e.g. TA or PTY, the search continues after three seconds. If no other known ensemble can be received, the frequency search is started.
NB: On long journeys, it may be necessary to carry out a frequency search or DAB­SCAN (see “Scanning all Receivable Pro­grammes”) in order to receive new ensem­bles, thus making them known to the radio system.

Selecting a Programme

To select a programme while the radio is playing, please press the << >> keys of the rocker switch. The set then switches to the next or the previous programme. Press the rocker switch several times to browse through all the programmes of the current ensemble in ascending or descending or­der. when the last programme in an ensem­ble is reached, the search is resumed at the first.

Selecting Subprogrammes

If a programme contains subprogrammes, the first subprogramme will be tuned in fol­lowing programme selection. In addition, the name of the subprogramme, if one exists, appears for three seconds on the display. You can only choose between the various subprogrammes if the programme is stored on a station button (see “Storing Pro­grammes”). When the programme has been stored,
press the station button briefly. The subprogrammes are selected one by
one in ascending order with each press of the button. Once the last subprogramme has been reached, the research is resumed at the first.

Changing Memory Levels

You can switch between the memory levels “I”, “II” and “T” for storing programmes.
Press FMT repeatedly until the desired memory level appears on the display.
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Storing Programmes

You can store six programmes each on three memory levels.
Select a memory level by pressing the FMT button.
Set an ensemble and a programme as described.
Hold down the desired station button 1-6 until you hear a “beep”.
The programme has now been stored.

Storing the Programmes of an Ensemble Automatically

The “Ensemblestore” function enables you to store the first six programmes of the set ensemble automatically. To do so, please proceed as follows:
Hold down the FMT button for more than two seconds.
The first six programmes of the ensemble are stored on memory level “T”. You can also store programmes manually on memory lev­el “T”. To do so, please proceed as de­scribed under “Storing Programmes”.

Calling up a Stored Programme

Use the FMT button to set the memory level
Briefly press the station button under which the desired programme is stored.
If there is a change of ensemble when you call up the stored programme, the ensem­ble display will first be activated and then the programme display. If the programme stored under a station button is no longer available, “PROG OFF” appears on the display. In such a case, please press another station button or << >> to select a different programme. If the station button is not occupied, “----” will ap­pear on the display.
Scanning all Receivable Pro­grammes (DAB-SCAN)
DAB-SCAN enables you to scan all receiv­able ensembles for 10 seconds.
Briefly press the SCAN button on your car radio.
Once the ensemble has been located, all programmes in the ensemble are scanned for 10 seconds. The programme names flash on the display during scanning.
When the search run is active, the frequen­cy and “DAB-SCAN” appear alternately on the display. At the end of an entire search run, the last programme stored is reactivat­ed.
Ending DAB-SCAN:
Press the SCAN button once more.
NB: When the traffic announcement mode TA is active (see Receiving Traffic An-
nouncements with DAB) only stations which broadcast traffic announcements are scanned.
Scanning all Stored Pro­grammes
You also have the option of scanning all the programmes stored on the three memory levels for ten seconds each (PRESET­SCAN).
Hold down the SCAN button for more than two seconds.
During scanning, the programmes flash on the display and “SCAN” appears when the programme changes. Ending PRESET-SCAN:
Press SCAN once again
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NB: The scanning time of 10 seconds is pre­defined by the DAB receiver and cannot be altered via the DSC menu of the car radio.

PTY - Programme Type

As with FM radio, with DAB you can also select programmes according to their con­tent, i.e. their programme type.

Switching PTY On and Off:

Briefly press the PTY button. When the function is switched on, “PTY” is
visible on the display.

Programme Types

Using the << >> keys on the rocker switch, you can adjust to the types of programme you would like to listen to in rotation. Press the station buttons 1-6 to call up the stored programme types. To do this, PTY must be active. For details of how to set the desired programme list language, please read the appropriate section in your car ra­dio instruction manual: Programming with DSC, PTY LANG. A list showing the types of programme avail­able is given below. The bold print corre­sponds exactly with what is shown on the display.
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NACHRICHTEN NEWS POLITIK AFFAIRS SPEZ WORTBEITRÄGE INFO SPORT SPORT LERNEN EDUCATE HOERSPIEL+LITERATUR DRAMA KULTUR CULTURE WISSENSCHAFT SCIENCE UNTERHALTUNG VARIED POPMUSIK POP M ROCKMUSIK ROCK M U-MUSIK M.O.R.M L-KLASSIK LIGHT M E-KLASSIK CLASSICS SPEZ. MUSIK OTHER M WETTER WEATHER WIRTSCHAFT FINANCE KINDER CHILDREN SOZIALES SOCIAL RELIGION RELIGION ANRUF PHONE IN REISE TRAVEL FREIZEIT LEISURE JAZZ JAZZ COUNTRY COUNTRY LANDES M NATION M OLDIES OLDIES FOLKLORE FOLK M FEATURE
DOCUMENT
NB: The programme type settings “NEWS”
and “WEATHER” are not connected with the announcement types “NEWS” and “WEATHER” which can be activated in the DSC menu. The language of the PTY list can be set under the DSC menu of your car radio. For details of how to do so, please read the sec­tion “Programming with DSC, PTY LANG” of your car radio manual.

Calling up the Programme Type of the Set Programme

Hold down the PTY button.
The programme type of the set programme then appears on the display for three sec­onds.

Selecting the Programme Type

using the station keys: When PTY is active, the programme types can be selected using the station button of the car radio. The programme types on the station buttons are preset by the manufac­turer but can be altered, see “Storing the Programme Type”.
Press one of the station buttons.
The selected programme type appears on the display for three seconds.
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using the rocker switch: When PTY is active, the programme types can be selected using the << >> keys of the rocker switch.
Press the << or >> on the rocker switch and the previous or next type of programme in the list will be displayed.
Press << >> until the desired pro­gramme type appears.

Storing the Programme Type

Select a programme type using the << >> keys.
While the programme type is being dis­played, press the desired station but­ton and hold it down until you hear the “beep”.
The programme type has now been stored.
Listening to Programmes of a Pro­gramme Type
Select a programme type as described above.
Press A programme of the selected type will now be set. If the set ensemble has no other pro­gramme of this type available, a known en­semble with this type of programme will be set. If no known ensemble contains this pro­gramme type, a frequency search will com­mence.
PTY Search Run
If you wish to hear other programmes of the programme type selected,
hold down the search run begins.
A search run is started to locate an ensem­ble with a corresponding PTY programme. When an ensemble with a corresponding
or twice consecutively.
or button until the
PTY programme has been found, it is set. The first programme of the ensemble is then played. If an ensemble is located which does not contain a programme of the selected type, the search will resume automatically three seconds later.

PTY SCAN

You can search the whole DAB frequency band for programmes of the selected pro­gramme type and scan them for ten seconds.
Press the SCAN button until the search run begins.
When an ensemble has been found, the pro­grammes which broadcast the selected type of programme are scanned. Whenever a new ensemble is sought, “PTY­SCAN” appears on the display. When the traffic announcement mode (TA) is active, only programmes supporting traf­fic announcements are scanned.
NB: The PTY functions described here are only available with DAB. For all other modes, PTY applies as set for FM.
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Receiving Traffic Announcements with DAB

Like with VHF, many DAB programmes reg­ularly transmit traffic announcements. These programmes transmit an identifica­tion signal which is then detected by your DAB receiver. While such a programme is being received, “TP” (Traffic Program) is vis- ible on the display. You can choose whether you wish your lis­tening from another source (e.g. CD, cas­sette) to be interrupted for traffic announce­ments via DAB or VHF or not.
NB: As before, recordings of traffic an­nouncements (TIM) can only be made on the FM radio level. The settings in the TA menu in no way affect this function.
These settings are carried out in the TA menu.
Activating the TA menu:
Press the TA button or hold down the TIM button for more than two seconds (TA or TIM, depending on the type of car radio).
Leave the menu and store the settings by holding down the TA or TIM button. The setting is then adopted. If no change occurs within four seconds, the radio switches au­tomatically to the standard display and the last setting selected is stored.
Activating VHF Traffic An­nouncement Preference
Activate the TA menu.
Press the TA or TIM button repeatedly until “TA-FM” appears on the display.
Leave the menu.
All traffic announcements received on VHF are now put through. All other audio sourc­es are interrupted. “TA” appears on the dis­play. “TP” appears if a VHF traffic pro­gramme is received.
Activating DAB Traffic An­nouncement Preference
Activate the TA menu.
Press the TA or TIM button repeatedly until “TA-FM” appears on the display.
Leave the menu.
All traffic announcements received on DAB are now put through. All other audio sourc­es are interrupted. “TA” appears on the dis­play. “TP” appears if a DAB traffic pro­gramme is received.
NB: When TA-DB is active, only DAB pro­grammes which support radio announce­ments will be set.

Selecting the Source of Traffic Announcements Automatically

You can set the traffic announcement source automatically. When TA-AUTO is set, traf­fic announcements are put through from the radio source (DAB or FM) which was active for more than 10 seconds before switching to the CD or cassette mode.
Activate the TA menu.
Select the menu item “TA-AUTO” by pressing the TA or TIM button.
Leave the TA menu.
“TA” appears on the display. “TP” appears when the last radio source heard (DAB or FM) was a traffic programme.

Switching Off the Traffic Announcement Preference

Activate the TA menu.
Press the TA or TIM button to select the menu item TA-OFF.
Leave the TA menu.
The preference for traffic announcements is now switched off. “TA” is no longer visible on the display. “TP” appears if a traffic pro­gramme is being received on the currently active level (FM or DAB).
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Programming with DSC

Warning Signal

A warning signal sounds 30 seconds after the transmission range of a selected traffic programme source is left. If you are listening to a station or a pro­gramme which does not support traffic an­nouncements, you will also hear a warning signal.

Switching Off the Warning Signal

Tune in to a different station or pro­gramme,
or
switch off the traffic announcement preference under the TA menu.
The car radio enables you to adapt some of the settings and functions to meet your needs and to store these changes using DSC (Direct Software Control). When you connect up your D-Fire 01 DAB receiver, five extra items are added to the DSC menu of your car radio:
News You can choose between
NEWS ON and NEWS OFF. Select NEWS ON to have all news bulletins put through on DAB if DAB is active as a traffic programme source.
Weather When this function is switched
on (WEATHER ON), all weather announcements are put through on DAB if DAB is active as a traffic programme source.
REG You can choose between REG
ALL and REG NONE. REG ALL: All announcements relat­ing to the local region are put through. REG NONE: Only supraregional announcements are put through.
DRC DRC (Dynamic Range Control)
enables you to adapt the vol­ume of music programmes to the acoustic conditions in your car (e.g. quiet passages are played more loudly). To do so, please select DRC ON. If you do not wish to use this function, select DRC OFF.
NB: DRC volume adjustment and NEWS and WEATHER announcements are only possible when the programme received sup­ports these functions.
DABFREQS This menu item enables you
to choose between Europe­an and Canadian DAB fre­quencies. For use in Eu­rope, the system must al­ways be set at “EUROPA” or you might otherwise be unable to receive DAB en­sembles and programmes.
For details of how to make and store altera­tions in the DSC menu, please consult your car radio manual.
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Specifications

Frequency Ranges:
L band: 1452 - 1492 MHz Band III: 174 - 240 MHz
Sensitivity:
L band: -92 dBm Band III: -91 dBm
DAB modes supported: I - IV LSF supported
Frequency Response:
20 - 20.000 Hz at ± 1 dB
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