Morphy Richards IB27015 User Manual

DAB digital radio

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Operating instructions

Illustration

1 Power on/off button 2 Telescopic aerial 3 LCD display 4 Band button 5 Info button 6 Time button 7 Autotune button 8Up button 9 Down button 10 Select button 11 Volume control 12 Power on LED 13 Preset buttons 1-7 14 Mains power connector 15 Earphone socket 16 Line out socket 17 Battery compartment

Electrical Requirements

Installing batteries (not supplied)

Check the voltage on the rating plate of your DAB digital radio corresponds with your house electricity supply, which must be A.C. (alternating current). If the socket outlets in your home are not suitable for the plug supplied with this appliance the plug should be removed and the appropriate one fitted.

Warning: The plug if severed from the mains lead must be destroyed, as a plug with a bared flexible cord is hazardous if engaged into a live socket outlet.

Should the fuse in the 13-amp plug require changing a 3-amp BS 1362 fuse must be fitted.

The DAB digital radio will work on mains or can be battery operated for portable use. When the mains connector is fitted the batteries will be overridden.

Power supply

Insert the figure of eight connector on the mains lead supplied into the mains connector. Insert the plug into a mains socket and switch the socket on.

1 Remove the battery compartment cover (located at the rear of the

unit).

2 Insert 4 x D batteries and connect to the terminals (ensure batteries

are inserted correctly). Replace the battery compartment cover.

Warning: If the unit is not to be used for a prolonged period, remove the batteries to avoid battery leakage. In the interests of environmental safety: dispose of batteries safely.

Battery low indicator

A warning message will flash on the bottom line of the display when the battery life is low. When this happens you will need to insert new batteries. Do not mix old and new batteries and rechargeable with alkaline batteries.

Easy set up guide

What is DAB digital radio?

1 Fully extend the telescopic aerial.

2 Insert the mains connector or insert four ‘D’ size batteries into the

battery compartment.

3 Push the POWER button on. The display will light up and will show

Morphy Richards ordio DAB radio. The display will show autotune full scan and then a bar chart will appear with a digit on the right hand side.

4 The digits will increment when stations are found. The stations will

be stored in alphanumerical order and the first station will start playing after the autotune. The station name, and DAB will appear on the top line of the display. The bottom line will show

scrolling text (if available).

5 Adjust the VOLUME control to a suitable level.

6 Press UP or DOWN buttons to view the available stations on the

bottom line (the station that is currently being listened to will be on the top line) and push the SELECT button within 2 seconds to tune to the desired station.

7 Push the BAND button to switch to FM mode.

8 Press and release the POWER button to turn the unit off.

• DAB radio is a totally new way of transmission. It uses digital signals rather than the analogue signals that FM and MW wavebands transmit on. This enables near digital quality audio and enables more stations to be broadcast using a narrow waveband. DAB can also transmit additional data with the audio channels.

• The stations broadcast on a single frequency network, called an ensemble or multiplex. These can contain many different stations and are on 1 frequency. Each multiplex is transmitted on a set frequency range and are broadcast in the frequency band III (174 – 240MHz), which is sub-divided into 41 blocks labelled 5A to 13F. Each can contain 1 multiplex.

• Secondary services and additional data are available in each multiplex.

• If a secondary station is available, (not available on all stations) the station name will be followed by ‘>’ (see diagram below). Secondary services cannot be stored as a preset.

• The number of multiplexes that you will receive will vary upon the geographical location.

• So instead of knowing the frequency, you just need to select the station name, making it much easier to tune to your favourite station.

Advanced operation

Tuning (DAB)

Turning the radio on and off 1 Press and release the POWER button to turn on. If the unit is

switched on for the first time, the unit will automatically select DAB mode and an autotune will start.

2 The number on the top line will increment when stations are found

and the bottom line will change when multiplexes are found.

All stations that are found will be stored alphanumerically. When the autotune has finished, the first station in the alphanumerical list will start playing. This is only applicable for the first time the unit is powered up. The stations are stored in memory when the radio is turned back on, the previous station listened too will start playing. It is safe to disconnect the power from the unit without losing the settings stored.

If no stations are found, then try the following: -

• Ensure that the telescopic aerial is fully extended.

• Move the unit to a new location (see section ‘Improving reception on your DAB radio’).

• Try fitting an external aerial (see section ‘Improving reception on your DAB radio’).

To tune to another station, press the UP or DOWN button, the top line will show the station name and the bottom line will show the type of station. Each subsequent press of either the UP or DOWN button, the station will step up or down according to the alphanumerical list.

• When a station is reached that you want to listen to, press and release the SELECT button to tune to that station. A brief ‘tuning to station’ may be seen. That station name will appear on the top line and the bottom line will show information depending upon what the info button is set to (see info button section).

• If the SELECT button is held down when selecting a station, then the autoselect will be turned to off. When this happens, there is no need to press select to tune to a station. When scrolling up or down through the station list using the UP or DOWN buttons, the radio will tune to that station after 2 seconds automatically when the up or down button is released.

• To change back, press either the UP or DOWN button and press and hold SELECT. The display will read ‘autoselect on’.

• Press and hold SELECT button to enter the manual tuning mode for DAB. The display will say manual tuning and the following will be displayed (this is an example, your display will depend upon the tuning block selected).

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