Pure Sonus-1XT User Manual
Controls and Connectors
Tune
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InfoiVOX
Standby Sleep
Menu
Front panel
Rear panel
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1. iVOX – press and repeat to toggle speech on or off, or hold to switch full speech on.
2. Standby - press to switch between standby mode and power on.
3. Sleep - press and repeat to set your radio to enter standby in 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes.
4. Info - press and repeat to change the display mode between scrolling text, clock, day and date,
programme type, multiplex name, channel, mode and signal quality. Hold down to hear scrolling
text spelled out.
5. Menu - press to access the setup menu, turn the Tune knob to scroll through and push to select
an option. You can also press Menu to exit menus and menu options.
6. Presets (1-5) - press and hold for around two seconds to store a station under that number.
Press and release to select and listen to a preset.
Press up arrow ( ) first to access presets 6-10.
7. Tune - turn to scroll through and press to select radio stations and menu options. Press to hear
current station name and see signal strength.
8. Vol – turn to adjust the volume.
9. SnoozeHandle™ - tap to hear and see the time, set the alarm to snooze or illuminate the clock
in standby. Tap twice to hear alarm settings. Hold in standby to display clock with full brightness.
1 0. USB - connect to a PC for software upgrades.
11. Digital Out - optical S/PDIF - connect to an external amplifier or recorder.
12. Stereo Out - analogue output - connect to an external amplifier or recorder.
13. Headphone - connect to headphones.
14. Aux Speaker - connect to the optional XT-1 speaker for full stereo output.
15. 9V DC - connect to mains adapter.
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Quick start
This section provides information on how to set up and start using your radio.
Fully extend the aerial, connect the mains adapter and plug in to your power
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supply.
Push the Standby button to switch the unit on.
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The LCD lights up, the radio says ‘Welcome to the PURE SONUS-1XT with iVOX.
Autotune in progress, please wait’ and a progress bar indicates the progress
of a full autotune to find the stations available. When finished the number of
stations found is announced, the station names are placed in a station list and
you hear the first station.
Adjust the volume control if required.
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Turn the Tune knob to browse the station list. When you stop the station name
will be announced. Push Tune to select and listen to another station.
Push the Info button and repeat to cycle through the optional display modes
including the full screen clock.
Using your SONUS-1
iVOX
Speech mode
Full speech
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iVOX - Making your radio speak
iVOX brings a new level of accessibility to your radio providing speech
assistance to help you navigate menus, select stations, hear scrolling text and
even check the time and alarm settings.
You can switch speech on or off at any time by pressing the iVOX button or
customise using the iVOX menu options.
Setting the speech mode
1. Press the Menu button, turn the Tune knob and push to select iVOX.
2. Select Speech mode. You see and hear the currently selected speech mode
3. Press Tune and turn and push again to select one of the following options:
Full speech All speech on, including menu options.
This is the default option.
Time only Time only, tap the SnoozeHandle to hear the time.
Stations only Station names only, scroll station list or select station
to hear.
Time/stations Time and station names only.
Speech disabled All speech off.
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Spelling unknown stations
iVOX
Spell unknown
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By default, if your radio encounters a station for which it has no speech stored it
will announce its name as ‘Unknown’, if preferred you can set your radio to spell
out the name of new or unknown stations by setting this option ‘On’.
1. Press the Menu button, turn the Tune knob and push to select iVOX.
2. Select Spell unknown. You see and hear the current state.
3. Press Tune and turn and push again to switch the option on or off.
Spelling scrolling text
You can set your radio to spell out the scrolling text broadcast by most DAB
stations.
1. Hold the Info button down for around three seconds. You hear a beep and
the scrolling text being spelled out and see a cursor on screen showing the
position within the text. You hear another beep when the text end is reached.
2. Turn the Tune knob to pause the speech and step forward (clockwise) or
back (anti-clockwise) within the text if required and press Tune to start the
text scrolling again.
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3. Press the Tune knob while text is scrolling to stop the scrolling and return to
the start of the text.
4. Press the Info or Menu button to exit and switch off scrolling text speech.
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