Pure Chronos User Manual
Owner’s manual
Copyright
Copyright 2005 by Imagination Technologies Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this
publication may be copied or distributed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval
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Disclaimer
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to the content of this document and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Imagination Technologies
Limited reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in it from time
to time without obligation of Imagination Technologies Limited to notify any person or
organization of such revisions or changes.
Trademarks
CHRONOS, the CHRONOS logo, PURE, the PURE logo, PURE Digital, the PURE Digital
logo, Imagination Technologies, and the Imagination Technologies logo are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Imagination Technologies Limited. All other product names
are trademarks of their respective companies.
Version 1 November 2005
Safety instructions
Keep the unit away from heat sources such as radiators, heaters or other
appliances that produce heat.
Position your unit to ensure good ventilation so that it will not overheat.
Do not cover the unit.
It is recommended to allow a minimum of 5cm free space around the unit
when choosing its location.
Do not place sources of naked flames (such as candles) on the unit.
Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight.
Do not use the unit near water.
Avoid objects or liquids getting into or onto the unit.
Do not remove screws from or open the unit casing.
The CHRONOS product label is located on the underside of the unit.
Fit the mains adaptor to an easily accessible socket, located near the radio
and ONLY use the mains power adapter supplied.
Damage to hearing can occur with consistent exposure to high
volume when using headphones. Always check the volume level
before inserting headphones into your ears.
Contents
Introduction ..............................................................1
Overview diagrams ...................................................2
Top panel ...........................................................................2
Rear panel .........................................................................2
Base panel .........................................................................3
LCD screen icons ...............................................................3
Quick start ................................................................4
Using the radio .........................................................5
Selecting stations ..............................................................5
Changing the information displayed ..................................5
Storing and recalling presets ............................................6
Autotune ............................................................................7
Alarm and sleep timer settings ................................9
Setting up alarms ..............................................................9
Switching alarms on and off ............................................10
Silencing alarms .............................................................10
Changing the alarm snooze time .....................................11
Setting a sleep timer .......................................................11
Menu settings .........................................................12
Hints and tips ..........................................................14
Troubleshooting ..............................................................14
Resetting your CHRONOS ................................................15
Technical Support ............................................................15
Warranty information ...................................................... 15
Technical specifications ............................................16
1
Introduction
Thank you for choosing CHRONOS.
This manual provides guidance on how to use CHRONOS and
gives advice on what to do if you encounter problems.
Please read the safety instructions inside the front cover.
Register your product either online at www.pure.com/register or
using the warranty card. Include an e-mail address and we’ll keep
you up to date with the latest product information.
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2
Overview diagrams
Top panel
Rear panel
Info
Changes the
information
shown on screen
Display
Adjust screen
backlight
between high
and low
Alarm
Access alarm, snooze,
sleep timer settings
and cancel alarms
Snooze
Snooze alarm for
set period
Power
Switch between
standby mode and
power on
Menu
Access setup
options
+ Select –
+/- scroll and
Select to choose
stations and
menu options
9V DC
Displ ay
9V DC
Preset
Access presets
Autotune
Scans DAB band
III frequency
range for new
stations
Volume +
Increase
radio volume
Volume –
Decrease
radio volume
Sleep
Set sleep timer
Headphone
socket (mutes
speaker)
3
Base panel
LCD screen icons
The following icons may be shown on screen:
♥
Identifies your ten favourite stations on the station list. See
page 12.
? Indicates that the station is currently unavailable or inactive.
If you select a station with this symbol CHRONOS will try to
reacquire the station, and if still unavailable, return to the
station you were listening to.
>> Indicates that the station is a primary station with one or
more secondary services available. Secondary services
accompany some stations, providing extra information or
alternative content and may only be broadcast at certain
times. At the time of writing not many secondary services
are available.
<< Indicates that the station is a secondary service associated
with a primary station as indicated above.
9V DC
9V DC
Connect to
mains adapter
4
Quick start
So you’ve unpacked the box - here’s how to get up and running.
1. Unravel the aerial lead and hang it vertically if possible.
2. Insert the power adapter plug into the power socket
(
9V DC
) underneath your CHRONOS and connect the adapter
to the mains.
3. Press the Power button to switch your unit on. The backlight
comes on, an automatic search for DAB stations starts and
you see a progress indicator on screen.
The DAB stations found are put in a station list, ordered
alphanumerically and the first one on the list is selected and
you will hear it through the speaker.
To find out how to use other functions including changing stations,
settings alarms and changing settings, please read through the
rest of this manual.
PURE Chronos
Start up autotune
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