Murphy GSDABCR2003 Instruction Manual

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Digital Alarm Clock Radio

Instruction Manual

Model Number: GSDABCR2003

Please read these instructions carefully and keep for future reference

For Customer Services & Spare Parts please call 01204 664 084

Opening times: Monday – Friday 9am until 5pm

Your radio

Setup

Everyday use

Advanced use

Troubleshooting

Maintenance

Technical specifcations

INDEX

What does it mean?

Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, common in the UK and Europe. DAB provides for a higher quality of sound and as also allows additional information to be transmitted along side to the audio.

DC 5V power adapter cable

Congratulatio ns on purchasing this DAB/FM Clock

Radio. You can now listen to both DAB a nd FM

frequencies, gi ving you access to a wide range of

stations which, u sing DAB, will automatically tune . You

can use your radio as a n alarm clock.

Please read the war ning section on page 10 carefully

before using your r adio.

Guarantee

For Customer Services & Spare Parts please call 01204 664 084 Opening times: Monday – Friday 9am until 5pm

•Headphones

DAB/FM Clock Radio

W elcome

You should have

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Warnings

Preset button

DAB / FM button

Sleep button

1 Plu g the pow er cabl e into th e DC 5V soc ket on th e

bac k of your R adio.

2 Plu g the oth er end of t he cabl e into a st andar d

thr ee pin wa ll sock et and sw itch on t he powe r at

the w all.

3 Your ra dio wil l show a br ief wel come me ssage ,

and t hen wil l autom atica lly tun e into al l the

ava ilabl e DAB sta tions .

4 Onc e compl ete the d ispla y will ad vise yo u of the

num ber of DA B stati ons fou nd. If th ere are n o

DAB s tatio ns avai lable i n your ar ea the di splay

wil l show “S ervic e N/A”. Al l avail able st ation s will

be sa ved for f uture u se.

5 You can t oggle b etwee n DAB and F M by pres sing

the D AB/FM b utton .

Note:

Aerial pos it io ni ng

You may n eed to re posit ion the a erial f or opti mum

rec eptio n. The be st posi tion is d epend ent on th e

sta tion an d the str ength o f the sig nal.

The re is a sig nal bar i con in th e top rig ht corn er

of th e radio d ispla y. Use thi s as a refe rence t o find

the b est sig nal.

Note:

Scanning f or s ta ti on

If wi sh to fin d new DAB s tatio n or you mo ve the

rad io to a new l ocati on, you c an sear ch usin g the

SCA N butto n.

Your DAB/FM Clock Radio

Setup

Setting up your radio

Scan button

Volume up button

Display button

Volume down button

LCD

Select button

Previous button

Next button

ON / OFF button

Alarm button

Snooze / Mute button

Pow er Inpu t Headph one jac k

(DC 5 V)

Ant enna

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Turn on your Radio us ing the ON / OFF button.

1 Switch to FM by press ing the DAB / FM button

repeatedly.

2 You can select the desired freque ncy manually by

pressing and hold ing button to move

up or down.

3 Fine tuning can be do ne by pressing

button once, and re peating until the desired

frequency is foun d.

4 Alternatively, if you pr ess the SCAN button it

will automatica lly seek out the next available

station. If you pre ss and hold the SCAN button

it will search in the o pposite direction.

1 You can store your favour ite stations to the

memory. This will enabl e you to access your

favourite st ations quick ly and easily.

2 Press the PRESET bu tton. The letter P followed by

a number from 01 to 10 an d the word Free will

appear on the displ ay, if the position is empty.

3 Press button repeated ly to select the

desired preset po sition (Preset 01 to Preset 10).

4 Press and hold the PR ESET button. The display will

show “P xx” and the numb er will flash.

5 Press the SELECT bu tton to confirm your selection,

“P xx SAVE” appears on the displa y.

You can save up to 10 stations in not o nly DAB mode

but also FM mode.

1 Once you have store d your preset station you can

recall it by pressi ng PRESET button. The letter P

followed by a numbe r from 01 to 10 and the word

Free will appear on t he display, if the preset has not

been allocated to a s tation.

1 Press and hold the AL ARM button on the top of your

radio. The screen wi ll show the words “AL ARM 1”.

You can Press the ALARM button ag ain to change

to “ALARM 2” .

2 After pressing the SELEC T button to confirm your

selection, the wo rds ON will flash on the display.

You can change it to OFF by pressin g

button. Press the S ELECT button to confirm your

selection.

3 The hour digits will f lash on the display. You can

press button to change it . Press the

SELECT button to co nfirm.

4 The minute digits wi ll flash and you can ch ange the

minute using the button . Press the

SELECT button to co nfirm.

5 Then enter to set the al arm volume (1 to 20) us ing

the b utton. Press the SELECT button

to confirm.

6 You can select either Buzz or Radio f or your alarm

sound, use the button to ma ke your

selection. Pres s the SELECT button to confirm.

7 Then the icon of will show on the disp lay if the

Alarm 1 is active.

9 You can set the Alarm 2 the same way.

Note:

VOL+ and VOL- buttons.

Volume

You can select the desired volume using the

You can press the SNOOZE/MUTE b utton to turn

off the sound and pres s it again to return to t he

previous volume l evel.

When you turn on y our radio and sw itch to DAB mode

it will search a ll the availab le DAB station s

automatica lly.

If you wish to ret une DAB statio n or search for new

stations pre ss the SCAN butt on.

Note:

1 Press the SCAN b utton to activ ate the quick sca n,

the display wi ll show “Q Scan” .

2 Press and hold t he SCAN button t o activate the fu ll

scan, the disp lay will show “F S can”.

You can explore the DAB sta tions by pressing

button as foll ows:

1 In the DAB mode, p ress and hold SE LECT button

for over 2 secon ds to access Auto On/O ff mode.

Press and hold S ELECT button r epeatedly to

toggle betwe en the modes of Auto On an d Auto

Off.

2 In Auto On mode, chang e the station by p ressing

buttons, it wi ll automatic ally tune.

3 If in Auto Off mode, you mus t press SELECT

button to conf irm after pres sing

button to sele ct the station .

As well as the auto tun e function, you can manually

tune your radio. Thi s can help you when som e stations

were missed while a uto tuning.

1 Press and hold the DI SPLAY button

the display will sh ow “Manual”.

Press the SELECT bu tton to enter Manual tune

mode.

2 Press the button to cycle t hrough the

DAB channel.

3 After your desired chann el number is selected, press

SELECT button to en ter the current multiplex. The

name of the multipl ex will be displayed and the first

station in the mult iplex will be played automaticall y.

4 Press the button to see wha t stations

are present in the fo und multiplex. Once you have

reached the last st ation in the found multiplex, it will

revert back to the fi rst station.

5 If you wish to exit the M anual tuning mode, just press

the SELECT button .

Recalling a stored station

Storing your favourite stations

Setting the alarm

2 Press button to select yo ur desired

preset station nu mber.

3 Press SELECT butt on to confirm the selection and

the display will sh ow “Pxx LOAD”.

Everyday use

Using the FM radio Using the DAB radio

Manual DAB Tuning

Maintenance

When the alarm sounds

When the alarm soun ds, the alarm icon will flash on

the display. You can have two options.

1 Press the ALARM or ON / O FF button to turn off the

alarm if the Alarm1 i s active.

2 If the Alarm 2 is activ e you can press ALARM2 or

ON / OFF button to turn o ff the alarm.

3 Press the SNOOZE/ MUTE button to stop the alarm

temporarily, it will soun d again after about 9

minutes. Then you wi ll see flashing on the

screen.

4 Use the VOL+ or VOL- bu ttons to change the

volume of the radio o r buzzer.

When you turn on your r adio it w ill be au tomatically

synchronized to the local time by search ing the D AB

signal. It will continue to search the time infor mation

until it has m anaged to be synchronized. If after 3

minutes the clock has not automatically set itself try

repositioning the radi o to get better re ception.

If the r adio canno t fin d a D AB fr equen cy to set

the cloc k. You can u se th e FM mode (some FM

sta tions also tran smit time and d ate

inf ormat ion).

1 S witch to F M mod e by press ing t he DA B / F M

but ton.

2 S earch for a sta tion using eit her

but ton or the SCAN butt on.

The SLEE P fun ction allo ws yo u to progr am ra dio

to switc h its elf o ff af ter a set perio d of 90, 6 0, 30

or 10 mi nutes .

You c an sh ift i n 5 o ption s of S OFF, S 90 MIN, S

60 MIN, S 30 MIN a nd S 10 MI N by press ing

SLE EP bu tton repea tedly. The s elect ion y ou

mak e wil l be confi rmed after 3 se conds

aut omati cally or p ressi ng th e SEL ECT b utton .

The n you can see “ S CON FRM” appea ring on th e

dis play. When Sleep func tion is ac tive, you will

see SLEE P app earin g on the s creen .

Checking the alarm

You can k now whe ther Ala rm1 or Ala rm2 is ac tive

via t he ico n on the le ft top of t he disp lay.

If yo u want to v iew det ailed a larm in forma tion, y ou

nee d to repe at the st eps of se ttine t he alar m.

3 P ress t he DI SPLAY b utton rep eated ly to

exp lore t he Tim e or Dat e i nfo rmati on.

4 I f t he F M s tatio n is tra nsmit ting t ime it wil l

set its elf a utoma tical ly.

Ple ase b e awa re th at no t all FM s tatio ns tr ansmi t

the time . If the t ime d oes n ot se t aft er 3 minut es

pre ss th e SCA N but ton t o fin d ano ther stati on.

Rep eat u ntil the t ime i s set .

Setting the time

Setting the sleep time

You can Reset your radio by the fol lowing steps.

DAB mode

1 Press and hold the button until the sc reen

changes.

2 Press button again to see “ System Reset ”

appearing on the sc reen.

3 Press the SELECT bu tton to confirm.

4 After “System Reset.”a ppearing on the display, the

main unit will ente r the quick scan mode

automatically. The displa y will show “Q Scan”.

FM mode

1 Press and hold the button until “Sys tem

Reset” appears on t he screen.

2 Press the SELECT bu tton to confirm the system

reset.

3 After “System Reset.” ap pearing on the display, the

main unit will retu rn to frequency 87.5MHz

automatically.

DISPLAY

When using the radi o in either DAB or FM mode you

can view what appea rs on the display by pressing the

DISPLAY button. Press the DISPL AY butt on

repeatedly to scr oll through the options.

Changing the display

Resetting your radio

Advanced use

Note:

Sound warnin g

Ple ase mak e sure th at the vo lume le vel is se t to

1 bef ore you p lug in th e headp hones a nd then

adj ust to th e desir ed leve l to prev ent dam aging

you r heari ng.

For FM they are:

For DAB they are:

Sta tion na me

Tim e

Dat e

Sle ep stat us

Ala rm 1 info rmati on

Ala rm 2 info rmati on

Aud io type

Rad io text

Pro gram ty pe

Sta tion na me

Ens emble /mult iplex

Tim e

Dat e

Pro gram ty pe

Aud io type

DLS

Sle ep stat us

Ala rm 1 info rmati on

Ala rm 2 info rmati on

Using headphones

You c an li sten to yo ur ra dio u sing headp hones

wit h a 3 .5mm jack. Plug the headp hones into the

s ocket on t he si de of your radi o.

Do not use harsh or abrasive clea ning agents or

solvents.

Polish the screen with soft clo th and if necessary a

recommended gla ss cleaner.

Do not paint your product.

Do not attempt to disassemble y our product.

Do not drop, throw or try to bend you r product.

Do not expose your product to ope n fames or lit

tobacco product s.

Problem

What to do

No power

Check that the power is switched on at the wall.

Check if the power cord is properly connected to the power outlet.

No sound

Check that the volume control is NOT at minimum setting.

Check that it is NOT set to mute.

Radio channel reception is poor

Adjust the antenna location and position to obtain the best signal reception.

Tune to the correct radio channel frequency.

Function disturbed

If none of the above solutions work, try switching off and unplugging your Radio, leaving it for two minutes and then switching it again.on

Troubleshooting

This product was de signed and manufactured to meet

strict quality an d safety standards.

There are, howeve r, some operation prec autions that

you should be aware o f:

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Read all warnings.

Follow all instructions.

Check the mains voltage state d on the mains

adapter rating pl ate corresponds to the local

electricity sup ply, if it doesn’t, return t he product to

the store where you b ought it.

Unwind and straighten the ada pter cord before

use.

Place the product on a firm and lev er surface.

Avoid placing the ap paratus in places s ubject to

constant vibera tion.

Remove the adapter from the out let, when the

product is unused f or a long period of time and

during thunders torms.

Clean only with a dry c loth, unplug the outlet

before cleaning . Do not use aggressive cleaners

as they will damage t he surface.

Only use attachme nts or accessories specified by

the manufacture .

Do not locate the app liance near a heat source or

in direct sun light . Do not place a naked flame

source on or near thi s product.

Do not attempt to ope n the cabinet or remove any

covers. If the powe r adapter or its lead becomes

damaged, it must be r eplaced with an adapter of

the same type and rat ing.

Repairs must only b e performed by the

manufacture or it s service agent or similarly

qualified perso n.

Do not immerse the ma in unit, the power adapter

or any accessorie s in water or other liquid.

Make sure not to obst ruct the ventilation openings,

a minimum of 10cm sho uld be kept around the

apparatus for ven tilation.

Do not install this e quipment in a confined or

building-in spa ce such as a book case or similar

unit, and remain a we ll ventilation conditions at

open site. The venti lation should not b e impeded

by covering the ven tilation openings with items

such as newspaper, table -cloth, curtains, etc.

Use apparatus in mo derate climate only. Avoid

operating the uni t in humid or moist places.

To reduce the risk of fire or electri c shock, do not

expose the appara tus to rain or moisture. The

apparatus shoul d not be exposed to dripping or

splashing and tha t objects filled with liquids, such

as vases, shall not b e placed on the apparatus.

The direct plug-i n adapter is used as disconnect

device, the disco nnect device remain readily

operable.

Please refer the in formation on exterior bottom

enclosure for ele ctric and safety information befo re

installing or ope rating the apparatus.

Warnings

Technical specifcations

Adapter Input

100-240V 50/60Hz 0.18A~

Adapter Output

5V 1.2A

Frequency response DAB band III and FM PLL radio

Band III 174.928 MHz to 239.200 MHZ FM 87.5-108 MHz

Speaker Output

2.5W RMS

Speakers

3 inches full range speaker x 1 piece

LCD

Earphone

3.5mm stereo earphone jack

Power Consumption

6 W

Power Consumption (Standby)

0.8W

LCD display wi th white back li ght

This product is gua ranteed for 12 months from the

date of original pu rchase.

If any defect arise s due to faulty materials or

workmanship, th e unit will either be repaired, repla ced

or refunded at our di scretion.

The following conditions apply:

The produ ct must be returned to the retailer wit h

original proof of p urchase.

The produ ct must be installed and used in

accordance with t he instructions contained in this

user instructio n guide.

Guarantee

It must be us ed only for domestic purposes.

It does not c over wear and tear, damage, misuse

or consumable par ts.

The suppl ier has no responsibility for incid ental or

consequential l oss or damage.

Valid in the UK & Eire on ly.

Valid only if purch ased from the SDHS Gr oup.

Postal Address: Shop Dir ect Group

L70 1AB

Box MPRC8

For Customer Services & Spare Parts

please call 01204 664 084

Opening times: Monday – Friday

9am until 5pm

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