Degen DE1128 instruction manual

OPERATION MANUAL

FM STEREO AM SW DSP RECEIVER
MP3 PLAYER
DIGITAL RECORDER
REPEAT
LOUDSPEAKER

DE1128

support firmware upgrade, please visit
http://www.degen.com.cn

This unit is limited to Asia and Russian region

Accessories

DE1128 u nit

Operat ion Manual

Line- in Cab le

USB Cabl e

Lithiu m Battery

CONTENT

LOCATION OF CONTROLS............................................ 1

BATTERY POWER SUPPLY

REPLACING THE BATTERY

........................................ 4

BATTERY CONSUMPTION INDICATION

....................... 4

CHARGING THE BATTERY

ADAPTOR CHARGING ..................................................... 5

CHARGING BY PC............................................................ 5

USING STRAPS............................................................. 6

USING BACKSTAND...................................................... 6

POWER ON/OFF........................................................... 7

FM RADIO

CHOSE BANDS.......................................................... 8

SELECT FREQUENCY RANGE.................................. 8

FM STEREO/MONO SELECTION................................ 9

VOLUME ADJUSTMENT............................................. 9

TUNE IN STATIONS

ANTENNA RECEPTION.............................................. 9

MANUAL/AUTO TUNING.......................................... 10

AUTO TUNING STORAGE(ATS)................................. 10

DIRECTLY INPUT FREQUENCY ................................ 11

STORING STATIONS MANUALLY............................... 12

LISTENING TO STORED MEMORY............................ 12

DELETE SINGLE/ALL MEMORIES............................. 13

FM RDS.................................................................. 14

RECORD RADIO....................................................... 15

LISTEN TO MP3 FILES

PLAY/PAUSE/STOP................................................. 16

SELECT REPEAT MODE.......................................... 16

SELECT EQUALIZER............................................... 16

SELECT TEMPO RATE............................................. 16

LYRICS DISPLAY..................................................... 16

LISTEN TO THE FILES IN THE SD CARD................... 17

DELETE FILES........................................................ 18

CONTENT

A-B REPEAT

REPEAT..................................................................... 19

READ AND CONTRAST............................................... 1 9

USE AS AN ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKER(LINE-IN)........... 20

USE AS LOUDSPEAKER(MIC)
MIC RECORDING

SELECT REC TYPE.................................................... 22

START/PAUSE/STOP.................................................. 22

LISTEN TO RECORDED FILES.................................... 23

WORKING WITH EBOOK............................................. 24

SYSTEM SETTING

TIME SET................................................................... 26

DATE SET.................................................................. 26

CALENDAR INFO........................................................ 26

ALARM SET

NORMAL ALARM SET............................................. 27

ALARM ON............................................................ 28

(MIC RECORD/RADIO/MUSIC AUDIO/RADIO RECORD)

ALARM OFF.......................................................... 28

ALARM ACTIVATED/DEACTIVED............................ 28

BACKLIGHT TIMER.................................................... 29

LANGUAGE SELECTION............................................ 29

SLEEP TIMER............................................................ 29

POWER OFF MODE.................................................... 30

CONTRAST SETTING................................................. 30

MEMORY INFO.......................................................... 30

DATE FORMAT.......................................................... 31

TIME FORMAT........................................................... 31

FIRMWARE UPGRADE............................................... 32

KEY LOCK....................................................................... 33

SPECIFICATION.............................................................. 34

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LOCATION OF CONTROLS

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202122

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Power On/Off

In Radio Mode: M-

In Radio Mode: M+

Built-in MIC
Display

Radio/Music Mode Selection
Volume -

Volume +

Escape/Main Menu

Tuning Knob: Rotate to Tune,
Press to Confirm/Enter

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16

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LOCATION OF CONTROLS

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Speaker: Dual Stereo Speaker

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FM Stereo/Mono Selection
In A-B Repeat Mode: Repeat

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AM Button
In Music Mode: Enter Sound Quality Mode Selection
In A-B Repeat Mode: Read

14

SW Button (press in SW mode to change M Bands)
In Music Mode: Enter Repeat Mode Selection
In A-B Repeat Mode: Contrast

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Set Button: Enter Submenu
In Radio Mode: Confirm Memory Location Input
In Loudspeaker Mode: Line-in/Mic Signal Selection

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Next Song/FF/Frequency +
Preview Song/REW/Frequency -

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Play/Pause

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Confirm/Enter Input

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No. Buttons 0~9

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Stop Button

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Record Button
Hold: Directly Start Recording

22

Mute Button: Turn off speakers

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MICRO SD Card Slot

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LOCATION OF CONTROLS

Antenna

Back Stand

Strap Hole

External MIC Port

Mini-USB (Power In) Port

Lock/Unlock Radio

Tuning Knob

Earphone Port

Line-In Port

Battery Compartment
(Behind the Stand)

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BATTERY POWER SUPPLY

Before initial use, open the battery compartment (behind
the back stand), make sure the lithium battery is installed.

INSTALLING THE BATTERY

1. Turn off the unit and open the battery cover.

2. Install the provided lithium battery according to the battery
polarity.

3. Close the battery cover.

BATTERY CONSUMPTION INDICATION

1. Ful l

3. Low

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2. Med ium

4. Exh aus ted

CHARGING THE LITHIUM BATTERY

To charge the battery, connect the unit to the mini-USB port
and opposite end to a power source(5V DC/≥500mA, not
provided). While charging, the battery symbol shown on the
display “ ” moves from right to left, and stops when the
battery is full charged.

Left Si de

USB Ja ck

A computer with a USB jack can also be used as a power
source to charge the battery.
After installing the lithium battery, connect the unit and the
computer with the provided USB cable to charge the battery.

Note: 1. Please turn off the radio while charging the battery
to avoid interference. Do not turn on the unit when
the adaptor output current is less than 500mA.

2. After fully charging the battery, please first disconnect
the USB cable before turn on the radio.

3. Prior to first use, fully charge and drain the battery
three times to extend the battery’s life.

Caution: Do not use the unit when charged by PC, to avoid
damage to PC power.

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USING STRAPS

USING STRAPS

USING B ACK S TAND

Open t he st and on th e rea r of the un it to a llow fo r an
upri ght p ositi on.

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MAIN MENU

TURN ON/OFF THE UNIT

1. Turn ON/OFF manually: Press the < > button.

2. Turn off using automatic Sleep Timer: Select “Sleep Timer”
in Sys set mode, press the Tuning Knob to enter and then
rotate the Tuning Knob to adjust to auto turn off timer from
0~90 minutes.

3. Auto Turn Off: The unit will turn off automatically in 3
minutes if not in either Recording, Music or Radio playing
mode.
Note: If the unit can not be turned on, please check the
battery or the key lock button.

MAIN MENU

In any Mode, press the< >button can go back to Main
Menu.

Radio

SELECT

In Main Menu mode, rotate the Tuning Knob or press the
< > or < > button to select either of below function
and press the Tuning Knob to enter.

FM Radio: FM/AM/SW Radio
Music: MP3 music play mode
MIC Record: MIC Recording mode
Voice Play: Recording file play mode
Ebook: Text reading mode (Support TXT)
Loudspeaker: Expand the sound
A-B Repeat: Repeat, Read and Contrast
Sys Set (system setting): Time set, date set, calendar info,

alarm set, backlight, language, sleep timer, power off mode,
contrast, memory info, firmware version, firmware upgrade,
date format, time format, exit.

Main Menu

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CHOOSE BANDS

FM RADI O

In Main Menu, select FM Radio by press the Tuning Knob to
listen to FM.

FM

M02

Repeat

MHz

06

Follow

Contrast

FM Radio

Contrast

Radio

SELECT

89.8

Press the < > button to enter either Radio or Music Mode.

CHOOS E BAN DS

In Rad io Mo de, pre ss th e< >,< > or < >
butt on to s elect y our d esire d ban d. The top le ft co rner
of the d isp lay wil l sho w the ban d you a re list eni ng to.
When l ist ening t o SW, pr ess the < > b utt on can
chan ge <m > bands .

In Radio Mode, press the Tuning Knob or < > button to
enter radio menu. Rotate the Tuning Knob or press the
< >,< > button to select either of the below functions:

- Save: Manual store the station into memory from 1~50

- Record: Select 129k/40k BPS direct radio recording

- Delete: Delete single memory

- Delete all: Delete all stored memory

- ATS: Auto tunes and store all stations into memory

- Normal Band: 87~108MHz

- Japan Band: 76~90MHz

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TUNE IN STATIONS

- School Band: 64~108MHz

- Open RDS: Press to Open/Close RDS

- Update RDS time:

- AM Spacing Switch: Repeatedly press to select 9K/10K
tuning step and direct enter AM listening
9K Frequency range: 522~1710KHz
10K Frequency range: 520~1710KHz

- Exit

Note: <Open RDS> and <Update RDS time> only appears when
using FM Radio
<AM Spacing Switch> only appears when using AM
Radio.

FM STEREO/MONO SELECTION

To activ ate s tereo l ist ening , pre ss the < > bu tto n
and th e dis play wi ll sh ow < > symb ol; p ress ag ain t o
deac tiv ate, an d the m ono sym bol < > w ill sho w.

VOLUME ADJUSTMENT

Press the < > or < > button to adjust your desired
volume level, the display will show the volume level.
Repeatedly press the < > button to turn on/off the
speakers.

ANTENNA RECEPTION

1. It only works when listen to FM and SW.

2. When listen to FM or SW, you can change the length of
the antenna according to the signal intensity to get better
reception.

Syn the RDS time to the unit

Repeat

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TUNE IN STATIONS

USING BUILT-IN ANTENNA

1.It only works when listen to AM Broadcast..

2. While listening to AM station, rotate the radio to find the
position which gives the best reception, as the built-in
ferrite bar is located inside the unit and it is strongly
affected by the direction of placing of the unit.

MANUAL TUNING

Turn on the radio and select FM Radio from <Main Menu>
by rotating the Tuning Knob. Press the Tuning Knob to enter,
then choose your desired band by pressing on either the FM,
AM or SW button.
Using either of the methods below to tune into your desired
station:

1. Rotate the Tuning Knob or press the < >,< >
button.

Band Symbol

Frequency Display

Frequency Point

2.Press and hold the < > or < > button for about
two seconds, then release to auto tune into the next
available station.

89.8

PMFM

M02

06

MHz

Volume Level (0~31)

Signal Intensity

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TUNE IN STATIONS

AUTO TUNING STORAGE(ATS)

In radio mode, press the Tuning Knob and rotate it to select
<ATS>. Press the Tuning Knob again to start auto scan and
store the available stations within the memories.

Memory Location

FM

M50
MHz

06

89.8

Memory Locations:

FM/SW(ATS): M51 ~ M99
AM(ATS): M26 ~ M50

Note: 1. To have better reception, go near a window or outdoor
when using ATS function.

2. Do not use ATS while charging the unit to avoid interference.

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TUNE IN STATIONS

DIREC TLY INPUT F REQ UENCY

In Radio Mode,
corresponds to a station’s frequency, and then press < >
button to directly enter.

Note: When listening to <m> bands, it is invalid if your input
is out of the frequency range.

STORING STATIONS MANUALLY

Sele ct yo ur desi red s tatio n, pr ess the t uni ng knob o r the
< > butt on an d rotat e the Tu ning Kn ob to s elect < Sav e>,
then r ota te the Tun ing K nob or th e < >,< > b utton
to sel ect m emory l oca tion fr om 1~ 50 in FM/ SW mo de or
1~25 i n AM mod e. Pres s the Tu ning Kn ob ag ain to co nfi rm.

Memory Locations:

FM/SW(manual storage): M1 ~ M50
AM(manual storage): M1 ~ M25

LISTENING TO STORED MEMORIES

1. After storing stations into memory, press the < > or < >
button with the memory address M01~M99 shown on the
display(next to the frequency) to select your desired station
memory.

2. In radio mode, press the number on the keypad that
corresponds to a station’s memory number, then press
the < > button to enter the stored station.

press the number on the keypad that

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TUNE IN STATIONS

DELETE SINGLE/ALL MEMORIES

Pres s the Tu ning Kn ob in r adio mo de, a nd rota te th e
Tun ing K nob to se lec t eithe r <De lete> o r <De lete All >
and pr ess t he Tunin g Kno b again t o del ete sin gle
memo ry or a ll memo rie s.

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FM RDS

FM RDS

1. Select an FM station, press the Tuning Knob and rotate to
select <Open RDS>, the symbol < > will show on the
display.

2. Press the < > button to shift the transmitted details
(display on the bottom of the screen).

RDS is on

M50
MHz

PS

06

87.8

info. SZ87.8

PTY
PTY: Program Type
PS: Station Name
RT: Station Text Message (Only display if the station has
transmitted)
CT: Update RDS time (wait about 2-3 minutes to get the
RDS time)

3. Update RDS time: If the RDS time is correct, you can
update the RDS time to your radio by press the Tuning
Knob and rotate to select <Update RDS Time>.

4. Press the Tuning Knob and rotate to select <Close RDS>
to turn RDS off.

Note: 1. You can receive the RDS information only if the
station has this function.

2. You can get the complete RDS information when
the signal is full. If the RDS signal is weak, please
find another location to receive clear reception.

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RECORD RADIO

RECORD RADIO

While listen to the FM/AM/SW stations, you can directly
record the programs by following the steps below:

1. Adjust the volume level up to 10 (minimum).

2. Press the Tuning Knob and rotate it to select either of
below recording formats:

- 129k BPS (WAV format, max 68 hours, 4G,)

- 96k BPS (Mp3 format, max 215 hours, 4G)

3. Press the Tuning Knob to confirm your selection and
start recording. The timer on the display starts to count.

4. Press the < > button to pause and press it again to
restart, press the < > button to stop and auto store
the recorded file into the memory.

All recorded files can be located in the <Voice> folder of the
<Main Menu>.

Note: A shortcut to the recording function is to directly press
the < > button, recording format is according to your
last selection.

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LISTEN TO MP3 FILES

LISTE N TO MP3 FI LES

1. Turn on the unit and select <Music> from the “Main Menu”,
then press the Tuning Knob to enter.

Pla y( ) P au se ( ) St op ( )

No. of th e Mu si c Fi le s

Name of t he S on g an d pl ay ers

“T” r ef er s to L RC a va il able

forma t an d Kb ps

Sound Q ua li ty M od e

2. Rotate the Tuning Knob or press the < > or < >
button to select music file. You can also directly enterl the
No. of the music file and press the < > button to enter.
To search for a particular song, you can press the Tuning
Knob in Stop Playing Mode and select Local folder to find.

3. Press the < > button to play, press it again to pause;
press the < > button to stop.

4. While playing music file, press the Tuning Knob to enter the
following settings:

- Repeat: Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Random

- Equalizer: Natural, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz, Bass,
3D sound

- Tempo rate: -8 to 8 levels

- Lyrics: Press the Tuning Knob to turn on/off

- Exit

Note: 1. A shortcut to the Music playing in radio mode is to
directly press the < > button.

2. The Lyrics must be in LRC format, use the same
name as the song, and it must be located in the
same folder.

PM
003 00:01:57
Gaga Poker Face

Repea t Mo de

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LISTEN TO MP3 FILES

3. When playing the music, press the < > and the

Follow

< > button can directly select Repeat Type and

Contrast

Equalizer.

4. Bass equalizer is used for earphone listening, please
select other equalizer when using speakers.

LISTEN TO THE FILES IN THE SD CARD

Transfer your selected MP3 format music files into the
MICRO-SD card, insert the SD card into the slot at the bottom
of the unit. Then turn on the unit, press the Tuning Knob in
the music mode to enter the <music playing menu>, and find
the files.

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LISTEN TO MP3 FILES

DELETE MUSIC FILES

While not playing any music, press the Tuning Knob to enter
the following settings:

- Local folder: Select music file

- Delete file: Delete a single music file

- Delete all: Delete all music files

- Exit

To operate above settings, press the Tuning Knob to enter or
confirm, rotate the Tuning Knob for selection.
Note: Your can also connect the unit to the computer to
delete files.

Caution: 1. Do not extract or insert the SD card when the
unit is on. It may cause unit dead or file missing.

2. SD card can not save recording files, recorded
files can only be saved in the <Voice> folder.

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A-B REPEAT

A-B REP EAT

1. Select <A-B REPEAT> in <Main Menu>, and press the
Tuning Knob to enter.

2. Select a song and press the < > button to play.

Repeat:

When playing the music, press < > once to set the
starting point “A”, < > shows on the display and the “B”
flashes. When reaches your desired position, press < >
again to set the ending point “B”. Then the unit will repeat
from A to B. While repeating, press < > can cancel the
repeating and keep on playing the music.

Repeat

Repeat

Repeat

Read and Contrast:

While repeating, the symbol is < >,

press the < >

Follow

button, the symbol will change to < >, and now you can
read. When finish reading, press < > again to listen to
your reading record. You can repeatedly press < > to

Follow

Follow

read and listen to the record. The default reading time is
twice of the repeating time.

While playing the reading record, press < > to contrast
A-B repeating and your reading record. Press < > to

Contrast

Contrast

escape repeating.

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USE AS AN ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKER

USE AS AN ACTI VE LO UDSPEAK ER(LINE-IN )

Connect the unit to other medias( MP3, voice recorder, etc.)
with the Line-in Cable, can increase the sound of the media
connected.

1. Plug one end of the Line-in cable to the earphone jack of
the audio equipment, and the other end into the Line-in Jack
of the unit.

2. Turn on the unit and select <Loudspeaker> in “Main Menu”.

3. Press the < > button and select “Line Signal”.

Playing Status

Line Signal

Playing Time Display

Expand Volume Level

4. Press the < > button to play.

5. Turn on the audio equipment.

6. Press the < > or < > button to select volume level.

7. Press the < > button to pause/restart.

8. Press the < > button to stop.

Note: Do not support all the medias.

Line Signal

00:18:35

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USE AS A LOUDSPEAKER

USE AS A LOUDSPEAKER

1. Insert the external MIC into the external MIC Jack on the
left side of the unit.

2. Turn on the unit, select <Loudspeaker> in “Main Menu” by
press the Tuning Knob.

3. Press the < > button and select “MIC Signal”.

MIC Signal

Time Display

MIC Signal

00:18:35

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4. Press the < > button to start.

5. Press the < > button to pause/restart; press the < >
button to turn off the speaker.

Note: 1. Close to the MIC while speaking

2. You can adjust the volume by press the < >
or < > button.

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MIC RECORDING

MIC REC ORD ING

Select <Record> in “Main Menu”, press the Tuning Knob to
enter.

1. Press the Tuning Knob to select REC type:

- Long Rec (Long time recording- 64K, WAV format)

- High Rec (High quality recording- 129K, WAV format)

- Fine VOR (High quality voice sensor recording- 128K,
VOR format)

File NO./ Time

Rest recording time

Year/Month/Date

Record Mode Symbol

Fine VOR: If the audio source volume is too low, the recording
will pause until the audio source volume increase
to a recognizable level.

2. After select desired record format, press the < > button
to start, press the < >button to pause/restart, and press
the < > button to stop. And the recorded file can be
found in the local folder of <Voice> .

019 00:00:00
018 30:01:50
REC019 11/01/20

MIC Re cor d Mode

Record Format

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LISTEN TO RECORDING FILES

LISTE N TO RECO RDING FILES

1. Sel ect < Voice> i n “Ma in Menu ” and p ress th e Tuni ng
Knob t o ent er.

2. Pre ss th e < > or < > butt on to s elect f ile.

3. Pre ss th e < > to play /pa use the r eco rded fi le;
pres s the < > b utton t o sto p.

Wor ki ng S ta te

Playi ng P ro ce ss

Playi ng M od e

File fo rm at a nd K bp s

Repea t Mo de

PM

005 00:00:57

REC005 10/10/30 17:05

Note: While not playing, your can press the Tuning Knob
and select <Local Folder> to find particular recording
file.

- Local folder

- Delete file

- Delete all

- Exit

While playing recording files, press the Tuning Knob to enter

4.
the following settings:

- Repeat: Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Random

- Tempo rate: -8 to 8 levels

- Exit

Note: Tempo rate “0" is the normal playing speed, positive
number to speed up, negative number to slow down.

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WORKING WITH EBOOK

WORKING WITH EBOOK

1. Select <Ebook> in <Main Menu>, press the Tuning Knob
to enter.

2. Select your desired file by rotating the Tuning Knob, and
press the Tuning Knob to enter below settings:

- Local Folder: Select Particular File, press < > to play.

- Play set: Manual or Auto play file
(1~10 seconds page changing time)

- Delete file: Delete a single file by rotating the Tuning Knob
and select [Yes] to delete; [No] to exit.

- Delete all: Delete all files by rotating the Tuning Knob to
select [Yes] to delete; [No] to exit.

- Exit

In manual play mode, rotate the Tuning Knob or press the
< >, < > button to change the page; press the
< > button to exit.

3. While reading, your can press the Tuning Knob to enter:

- Bookmark Select

- Bookmark Delete

- Bookmark Add

- Exit

Note: Before using Ebook function, please first format your
file to “.txt”, then copy to the unit.

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SYSTEM SETTING

SYSTE M SET TING

In <Main Menu> mode, rotate the Tuning Knob to select
<Sys Set>, press the Tuning Knob to enter below settings:
Note: Selection time for each step is about 5 seconds.

Rotate the Tuning Knob or press the < >, < > button
to select your desired function, and press the Tuning Knob to
enter; press the < > button to exit.

- Time set

- Date set

- Calendar Info

- Alarm set

- Backlight

- Language

Sleep Timer

­ Power off mode

-

- Contrast

- Memory inro

- Firmware version

- Firmware upgrade

- Date format

- Time format

- Exit

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TIME SET

TIME SE T

1. Select <Time Set> in Sys Set Mode by rotating the Tuning
Knob.

2. Press the Tuning Knob and notice the hour-indicator flashes,
then rotate the Tuning Knob or press the < >, < >
button to adjust the hour; Press the Tuning Knob and notice
the minute-indicator flashes, then rotate the Tuning Knob to
adjust the minute; Press the Tuning Knob and notice the
second-indicator flashes, then rotate the Tuning Knob to
adjust second.

3. Press the Tuning Knob to confirm time setting.

Time Set

： ：

16 20 35

DATE SET

1. Select [Date set] in Sys Set Mode.

2. Press the Tuning Knob to enter and notice the year flashes,
rotate the Tuning Knob or press the < >,< >
button to adjust the year, press the Tuning Knob to confirm;
Then adjust the month and date with the same methods.

3. Press the Tuning Knob to confirm.

Date Set

： ：

2011 01 08

Hour: Minute: Second

Year: Month: Date

CALENDAR INFO

Select [Calendar Info] in Sys Set Mode, press the Tuning
Knob to display the calendar information for few seconds.

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ALARM SET

ALARM S ET

1. Select [Alarm] in Sys Set mode and press the Tuning Knob,
[New] appears on the display.

2. Press the Tuning Knob again to enter the new alarm setting,
[Normal alarm/ Power on/ Power off/ Exit] appears.

3. Rotate the Tuning Knob to select Normal Alarm and press
the Tuning Knob. Now [Only Once/ Daily] shows on the
display.

4. Rotate the Tuning Knob to select either [Only Once/Daily],
press the Tuning Knob to enter [Alarm Time Setting].

5. Rotate the Tuning Knob to adjust hours, minutes and
seconds. Press the Tuning Knob to confirm. Now it shows
[Yes/No] and [Do you want to add?] on the display.

6. Rotate the Tuning Knob to select [Yes], press the Tuning
Knob to confirm and enter the below setting sections:

- Sleep Time: 1~30 minutes SNOOZE timer

- Play Time: 1~30 minutes alarm time

- Alarm Count: 1~30 alarm count

- Alarm Music: Audio/Record alarm music selection

- Alarm Volume: 1~31 level

- Alarm Preview: Alarm with your preset music

- Exit: Exit the alarm setting

Press the < > button to turn off the alarm, and press any
other buttons to pause the alarm, and it will play again in few
minutes.

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ALARM ON/OFF

ALARM ON

1. Sel ect [ Alarm O n] un der [Ne w] in [ Alarm s et] , follo w
the st eps o f the nor mal a larm se t. Aft er conf irm ing the
time , rot ate the Tu nin g Knob to s ele ct [Yes ], press it to
conf irm a nd ente r the f ollow ing s elect ion s:

- Radi o: Li stens t o the l ast rad io st ation
(whe n aut o turne d on)

- Musi c Audi o: Play s the l ast mus ic fi le
(whe n aut o turne d on)

- Mic Re cor d: Reco rds v ia MIC( whe n auto tu rne d on)

- Radi o Rec ord: Li ste ns to and r eco rding t he la st raid o
stat ion(when a uto turned o n)

Note: 1. [Normal Alarm], [Power on] timer, [Power off] timer
settings share the same steps.

2. You can Activate/Deactivate/Delete/Reset the alarm
by press the Tuning Knob after selecting the
particular alarm in [Alarm Set] mode.

- Alarm Symbol
Alarm Activated

-

- Alarm Deactivated

ALARM OFF

Sele ct [A larm Se t] in S ys Set mo de an d press t he Tun ing
Knob t o ent er. [New ] app ears on t he di splay. Pre ss th e
Tun ing K nob aga in , [N ormal Al arm , Power o ff , Pow er on,
Exit ] app ears. R ota te the Tun ing K nob to se lec t
[Pow er off] , then fo llo wing th e sam e steps i n [Al arm Set ].

Note: If the setting time of [Sleep Timer] is earlier than that of
the [Alarm off], the [Sleep Timer] has the priority.

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SLEEP TIMER

BACKLIGHT TIMER

Select [Backlight] in Sys Set mode, press the Tuning Knob
to enter, then rotate the Tuning Knob to adjust the lighting
timer from 5~30 seconds. Press the Tuning Knob to confirm
and exit.

LANGUAGE SELECTION

Select [Language] in Sys Set mode, press the Tuning Knob,
then rotate the Tuning Knob to select your desired languages.
Available languages:

- Chinese simplified

- Chinese traditional

- Russian

SLEEP TIMER

Select [Sleep Timer] in Sys Set mode, press the Tuning Knob
to enter, then rotate the Tuning Knob or press the < >,
< > button to adjust the auto turn off timer from 0~90,
select “0” to turn off the sleep timer.

After set the sleep timer, < > will shown on the display and
a counting number next to the symbol.

Sleep Timer Symbol

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PM
003 00:01:57
Gaga Poker Face

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POWER OFF MODE

POWER OFF MODE

Select [Power Off] in Sys Set mode, press the Tuning Knob
to enter and rotate the Tuning Knob to enter the below
settings:
Standby mode: After turn off the unit, you can check time by
press any button.
Sleep mode: After turn off the unit, only the < > button
works. This mode can save more electricity.

CONTRAST SETTING

Select [Contrast] in Sys Set mode and press the Tuning Knob
to enter. The brightness level 0~16 appears on the display,
rotate the Tuning Knob to adjust, and then press the Tuning
Knob to confirm and exit.

MEMORY INFO

Sele ct [M emory I nfo ] in Sys Se t mod e and pre ss th e
Tun ing K nob to di spl ay the me mor y statu s. Press the
< >, < > can s hif t check ing t he memo ry st atus
of the u nit o r the SD ca rd.

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DATE FORMAT

DATE FO RMAT

Select [Date Format] in Sys Set mode and press the Tuning
Knob, then rotate the Tuning Knob to select the belowing
date format:

- yyyy mm dd

- mm dd yyyy

- dd mm yyyy

- Exit
Press the Tuning Knob to confirm selection or wait for 5
seconds to automatically cancel and exit.

TIME FORMAT

Select [Time Format] in Sys Set mode, press the Tuning
Knob, then rotate the Tuning Knob to select your desired
time format, and press Tuning Knob to confirm.

- 12 Hour Mode

- 24 Hour Mode

- Exit

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FIRMWARE UPGRADE

FIRMWARE UPGRADE

Before upgrade, please remove or copy the files in the unit
to save place.

1. Download the upgraded firmware from our website to a
computer. (http://www.degen.com.cn)

2. Use the provided USB cable to connect both unit and
computer, then transfer the data to the unit.

3. Disconnect the USB cable, then turn on the unit and
select [Firmware Upgrade] in Sys Set mode.

4. Press the Tuning Knob and select [Local Folder] to enter
firmware upgrade software. [Updating, please wait!]
appears on the display.

5. The unit will turn on automatically after [Updating
Success!] appears on the display.

If the unit can not be turned on, please use a computer to
upgrade by the following steps:

1. Download the ungraded firmware from our website to a
computer.

2. Open [Burn Tool] under the DE1128 Firmware Upgrade
Folder. The below program appears on the screen:

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KEY LOCK

3. Select [Update Mode], and click [Import File] to choose the
“DE1128***.upd”, then connect DE1128 and computer with
provided USB cable. Click [Download].

4. The [Device 0,0%] advancing till 100%, and the process
bar turn to green.

5. Disconnect the unit and computer, the unit will turn on
automatically.

Note: 1. If the upgrade fails, cancel the selection of [Update
Mode], and follow the same steps again. But please
remove your files in the unit before this operation.

2. If the computer is not incompatible with the unit,
please try another computer.

KEY LOC K

To activ ate t he lock ing f uncti on, p ush the < > b utt on
(on th e lef t side of t he un it) acc ord ing to th e dir ectio n
show n on th e unit, a nd th e key loc k sym bol app ear s on
the di spl ay; pus h it to t he oppo sit e direc tio n to
deac tiv ate.

Note : If th e unit ha s no re spons e to an y opera tio n,
plea se fi rst che ck if t here is t he [ ] sy mbol
show n on th e displ ay, plea se deac tiv ate it be for e
any op era tion.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Spec ifica ti ons for R adio

1. Frequency Range

FM 87.0 - 108.0MHz or 64.0 - 108.0MHz
AM 522 - 1710 KHz

SW 2.30 - 23.00 MHz

2. Preset Memories: FM 99 AM 50 SW 99

3. Noise Limit Sensitivity

FM ≤ 5 V
AM ≤ 2.5mv/m
SW ≤ 50 V

4. Signal Selection ≥40dB

Spec ifica ti ons for M P3

5. Memory

6. Record Format

7. Max. Record Time about 215H (40kbps, MP3 format, 4G)

8. Earphone Output

9. Communication Standard

10. Access Rate

11. Max. Out Power (Speaker) ≥ 180mW×2

12. Power Source

Built-in Lithium Battery: 3.7V
External Adaptor: 5V 300~500mA

13. Lithium Battery Consumption (Volume is 22 Level)
MP3: About 5H(by Speaker) Radio: About 5H (by Speaker)

14. Speaker D57mm×2

15. Earphone D3.5mm

16. Dimensions Approx 188 * 90 * 20 mm

17. Weight Approx 253g (incl. Battery)

2G/ 4G/ 8G

WAV/MP 3

≤10m W*2

USB 2.0 (hi ght s pee d)

MP3：1 6-3 20K bps
WMA：8 -38 4Kb ps

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