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381Q401-A
FM RDS/DAB digital radio
Operating instr uction
Mode d’emploi
Instruccions de manejo
Gebruiksaanwi jzing
Bedienungsanleitu ng
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Contents
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...................... 2
Controls ............... ... ... ............. ... ... ............. ... ... ... .. 3-4
Batte ry operation using alkaline bat terie s ................... 5
Batter y operation using rechargeabl e batteries ...........5- 6
Usin g the AC adapto r ...... ....... ........... ....... .... ....... ....... 6
Operating your radio - DAB ...... ............. ................. .....7
Sele cting a station - DAB .... ........... .... ........... ........... ..8
Seco ndar y ser vice s - DAB ... .... .... ................... .... ........8
Disp lay mode s - DAB ....... ....... ........... ........... ....... ......9
Finding ne w stat ions - DAB .. ..................... .... .... ........10
Signal strength display - DAB . .... ................. .... ..........10
Manu al Tu ning - DAB ........ .... .... ................... .... .........11
Autosel ect - DAB ...... ... .......... .......... .......... ... ....... ... .11
Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB . ............12
Operating your rad io - FM ..........................................13
Manu al tuning - FM ........... .... ............... .... .... ..............1 4
Disp lay m odes - FM .... .... ........... ........... .... ........... .... .15
Soft ware version ...... ....... ........... ....... ....... ........... ......1 6
Presett ing sta tions .. ... ....... .......... .......... .......... ........16
Reca lling a pr eset ... ....... ....... ........... ....... ........... ....... 17
System res et . ............. ... ............. ... ............. ... ... ......17
Headpho ne socke t .. ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... .......... ......18
Display ba cklight .. ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ............. ... ....18
General ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .19
Spe cif ica tions...... ... ... ... ........... ... ... ... ........... ... ... ... ....19
Circuit Fe atures. .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ...19
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructi ons.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructio ns.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with dry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with
the manufacturer’s instructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,
heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers)
that produce hea t.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or
grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one
wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a
third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are
provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your
outlet. consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched
particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point
where they exit from the apparatus.
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11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12. Use only with the cart, s tand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by
the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is
used, use caution wh en moving the cart/appara tus combina tion
to avoid injury from tip-over.
13. Unplug this apparatus duri ng lightni ng storms o r when unu sed for
long peri ods of time .
14. Refer all servi cing to qu alified serv ice personn el. Servic ing is
r equired wh en the apparatu s has been damaged in any way,
s uch as power-su pply cord or plug i s damaged. liqu id has been
s pilled or objects have fallen in to the apparat us, the apparatu s
h as been exposed to rain o r moisture , does not operate
normally, or h as been droppe d.
15. To Reduce the Risk of Fi re or Elect ric Shock, Do not Expo se
Thi s Appliance To Rain or Mois ture.
16. The Sho ck Hazard Marking and Assoc iated Graphical Symbol is
p rovided on the botto m panel of un it.
17. Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no
o bjects filled with liq uids, shal l not be placed on the apparatus.
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Controls
(Front)
Speaker
1.
Band butt on
2.
LCD display
3.
Charge LED indicator
4.
Auto T une but ton
5.
Menu/info button
6.
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On/Off butt on
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Volume co ntrol
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Tuning U p/Down b uttons
10.
Select bu tton
11.
Preset buttons
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Controls
(Back)
Battery compartme nt
12.
Telescop ic aeri al
13.
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Headpho ne sock et
14.
DC jack socket
15.
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Battery operation using alkaline batteries
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1. Remove the battery cover on the back of the unit by sliding
the cover in the direction of the arrow.
2. Insert six LR6 (AA size/UM 3) alkaline batteries into th e spaces
in the compartment. Take care to ensure all batteries are
inserted with the c orrect polarity as sho wn inside the
battery compart ment.
3. Slide the battery switch to the Alkaline position and then replace
the battery cover.
Important: when using alkaline batteries the battery
switch must be placed in the alkalin e position.
Failure to do so could result in serious damage
to the batteries or radio.
Reduced power, distortion and a "stutter ing" sound are all signs
that the batteries may need repl acing.
If the radio is not to be used for any extende d period of time it is
recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio.
We would recommend for economy that the DPR-531 is used via
the AC adaptor whenever possible with battery operation for
occasional or stand-by use only. If ext ended listening using
batteries is an ticipated, then th e use of rechargeab le batteries
is recommended.
Battery operation using rechargeable batteries
1. Remove the battery cover on the back of the unit by sliding the
cover in the direction of the arrow.
2. Insert six Rechargeable LR6 (AA size/UM3) batteries into the
spaces in the compartment. Tak e care to ensure all batteries
are inserted with the correct polarity as shown inside the bat tery
compartment. The radio is designed to be used with Nickel Metal
Hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries.
3. Slide the battery switch to the Rechargeable position and then
replace the battery cover.
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4. The charge light will fl ash ind icating batteri es are charging .
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Batter ies wi ll be fully charged in ar ound 7 hours .
Impo rtan t: when usin g rech arge able b atte ries th e batt ery
swit ch must be pl aced in t he recha rgea ble position .
Batt eries wi ll only be cha rged wh en the radi o i s s witc hed
off and co nnect ed to the AC ada ptor .
Reduced power, distortion and a "stutterin g" sound are all signs
that the batteri es may need re charging.
If the r adio is not to be used for an y extend ed perio d of ti me it i s
r ecommended that th e batter ies are removed f rom the radio.
Using the AC adaptor
The AC adaptor for use with the DPR-531 should provide 12 volts DC
output at 500mA centre pin po sitive.
1. Insert the adap tor plug into the D C in sock et on the left han d side
of y our ra dio.
2. Plug the adapto r into a standard 13A mains socket ou tlet.
Wheneve r the adaptor is plu gged in to th e radio and s witched
o n at the mains th e batteri es are a utomatical ly discon nected.
If the adaptor is plugg ed in t o the r adio but not sw itched o n
then t he radio will run fro m the batteries if fi tted.
The AC adapto r sho uld b e dis connec ted f rom t he ma ins s upply
and the radio w hen not in use .
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Operating your radio - DAB
1. Car efully extend the te lescopic aerial .
2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radi o. The display will
show "Welcome to Digital Radio" for a few seconds.
3. If th is is th e first t ime the r adio is used a qu ick scan of Band III
DAB channe ls wil l be carried out. The display will show
"Autotune Quick scan". If the radio has been used before the
last u sed sta tion wi ll be selected .
4. Du ring A utotune , as new st ations are detecte d the statio n coun ter
on th e righ t hand side of the displa y will increas e and station s will
be add ed to the lis t. The top lin e of t he disp lay sho ws a b argraph
indica ting pr ogress of aut otune.
5. When the Aut otune is complete d the f irst sta tion (in numeric- alpha
orde r 0.. .9...A. ...Z) will be sel ected.
6. If the sta tion li st is still em pty aft er the Autotune your radio w ill
display " No Signal".
7. If no si gnals are fou nd it may be neces sary to reloc ate yo ur radi o
t o a pos ition giv ing bett er recept ion.
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Selecting a station - DAB
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1. The top l ine of the di splay sh ows the name of the station
curre ntly se lected.
2. Press the Tuning Up/Down buttons to scroll through the list of
ava ilable stat ions.
3. Press and release the Se lect button to select the stat ion. The
display may show "Tuning" while your radio finds the new station.
4. Adjust the Volume control to the required setting.
Note:
If af ter se lecting a sta tion th e disp lay sho ws “No t Avail able” it
may be necess ary to relocat e your radio to a p osition giving
better r eception.
Secondary services - DAB
1. Ce rtain radio statio ns ha ve one or more s econdar y ser vices
ass ociated with them. If a sta tion has a secondary service
associ ated with it the display will show " " next to the stat ion
name on the s tation list. T he seco ndary se rvice w ill the n appea r
immedia tely af ter the primary servic e as y ou pres s the
Tuning Up button .
2. Press the Select control to select the s tation.
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Display modes - DAB
Your radio has six di splay modes:
1. Press and release the Menu/Info button to cycle through the
various modes.
a. Scro lling t ext
b. Programme typ e
c. Multiplex name
d. Signa l streng th
e. Time and date
f. Au dio typ e and bit rate
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Display s scro lling text me ssages
such as ar tist/tr ack n ame,
phone in number, etc .
Display s type of sta tion be ing
listened to e.g. Pop, Cl assic,
News , etc.
Displays nam e of multipl ex to
which cur rent stati on b elongs .
Display s sig nal st rength for station
being list ened to.
Displays current time and date.
Displays audio type and bit ra te.
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Finding new stations - DAB
As ti me pa sses new st ations may become avail able. To f ind ne w
stati ons proceed as fol lows: -
1. Press and release the Auto Tune button, the display will show
"Autotune Quick scan". Your radi o will perform a scan of the
DAB B and III frequ encies. As new stati ons are found the s tation
counte r on the rig ht-hand side of the displa y will increa se and
s tations will be added to the lis t.
2. To carry ou t a fu ll scan of the entire DAB Ban d III f requenci es
press and hold down the Auto Tune button for more than
2 seconds and then releas e. Th e disp lay w ill sh ow
"Autotune Full sc an". As new stations are found the station
counte r on the rig ht-hand side of the displa y will increa se and
s tations will be added to the lis t.
Signal strength display - DAB
1. Press and release the Select button until the display will show
s ignal st rength.
2. Posi tion yo ur radi o and carefully angle the te lescopic aerial for
best re ception using t he signa l stren gth disp lay as a guide .
Mo ve your r adio aroun d and pos ition so as to giv e maximum
number o f black rectang les on signal s trength display. The cl ear
unfil led rectang le indicate s minimum signal level required for
s atisfa ctory reception.
3. Press the Sel ect button to exit the signal stren gth display.
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Manual Tuning - DAB
Manual tu ning allows you to t une direct ly to the various D AB Band II I
chann els.
1. Press and hold the S elect button until the di splay shows
"Manual tune". Rel ease the Select butto n.
2. Press either the Tuning Up/Down buttons to select the required
DA B channe l.
3. Press and release the Select butt on to select the required
DAB channel. The open bar i n the middl e shows you the minimu m
signal s trength needed for good DAB r eception. The si gnal
str ength bars will g o up and down showing the changi ng si gnal
strengt h as you adj ust the teles copic a erial o n your radio.
4. Whe n a D AB sig nal is found, the display will show t he nam e of
the D AB mult iplex. Any ne w radio stati ons fou nd wil l be a dded
to the list stored i n the ra dio.
5. Press and release the Select button to return to normal tuning .
Autoselect - DAB
As an alternative to pressi ng the Select button to select a stat ion your
radio can be set so as to automati cally select a st ation.
1. Press and release either the Tuning Up or Down buttons
a few times, immediately press and hol d down the Select button
until t he display sho ws "Autoselec t ON".
2. Press the Tuning buttons until the station you requ ire is visible
on the display . Aft er a few seconds your radio will auto matical ly
selec t the stati on sho wn on the d isplay.
3. To switch off autoselect press and release the Tuning Up or
Down buttons a few times, immediately press and hold down
the Select bu tton until the dis play shows "Autose lect Off".
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Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB
DRC ca n make quieter sounds easier to hea r when your r adio is
used in a nois y enviro nment.
1. Press the On/Off button to swit ch on your radio.
2. Press and hold in the Menu/Info button the display will
show "Software".
3. Press the Tuning Up/Down buttons until the display shows
"DRC value".
4. Press and release the Select button to enter adjustment mode.
5. Press the Tuning Up/Down buttons to select required
DRC s etting (defa ult is 0) .
DRC 0 DRC is switched off, Bro adcast DRC will be ignored.
DRC 1/2 D RC level is set to 1 /2 that se nt by broad caster.
DRC 1 DRC is set as sent b y broadcast er.
6. Press and release the Se lect button to confirm the set ting.
The display wil l return to normal tun ing mode.
Note:
Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use the DRC function.
If the broadcast does not support DRC, then the DRC setting in the
radio will have no effect.
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Operating your radio - FM
1. Car efully extend the te lescopic aerial .
2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radi o. The display will
show "Welcome to Digital Radio" for a few seconds.
3. Press the Band but ton to select the FM ba nd.
4. Press and release the Se lect button until the displa y shows
"Au to tune <> ".
5. Press the Tuning Up button your radio will scan in an upwards
directio n (lo w fr equenc y to high freq uency) and stop
auto matical ly whe n it finds a st ation of su fficien t stre ngth.
6. After a few secon ds t he displa y w ill updat e an d sh ow s tatio n
name ( if RDS infor mation is a vailable).
7. Press the Tuning Down button to scan the FM band in a
downward s di recti on (high fr equen cy to low freq uency ).
8. Wh en th e wave band end is reac hed y our ra dio w ill re commenc e
tunin g from the opposite waveb and en d.
9. Adjust the Volume control to the required setting.
10. To switch off your radio press the On/Off button.
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Manual tuning - FM
1. Press the On/Off button to swit ch on your radio.
2. Press the Band but ton to select the FM band . Fully extend the
Telescopic aerial.
3. Press and release the Se lect button until the displa y shows
"Manu al tune <>".
4. Press either the Tuning Up or Down buttons to tune to
a sta tion. The fr equency will change in ste ps of 50kHz.
5. Wh en the waveb and en d is reache d the radio will recomme nce
tunin g from the opposite waveb and en d.
6. Set the Volume control to the required set ting.
7. To switch off your radio press the On/Off button.
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Display modes - FM
On FM the bottom line of the display can be set to any of the fol lowing
modes:-
1. Press the Menu/Info button to cycle through the various modes.
a. Scrolling text
b. Program Type
c. Time and date
d. Frequ ency &
audio m ode
Note:
When tuned to the FM band, information display is only available when
the radio is able to receive RDS information from the broadcaster.
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Display s scro lling text me ssages
such a s artis t/track name, phone in
number e tc.
Displays type of stati on bein g listen ed
to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc.
Displays current time and date.
Displa ys fre quency of the st ation being
listened to and dis plays the audio mode,
Auto (stereo ) or mono
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Software version
The software display cannot be altered and is just for
your reference.
1. Ensure the DAB waveband is selected. To view the software
version on the display press and hold in the Menu/Info button
the display will s how "Software".
2. After a few seconds the display will revert to normal tuning mode.
Presetting stations
There are 5 memory presets for each of the two wavebands.
1. Press the On/Off button to swit ch on your radio.
2. Tune to the required station as previously described.
3. Press and hold the required Preset button until the disp lay
shows e.g. Preset 1 saved. The station will be stored under
the chosen preset button. Repeat this procedure for the
remaining presets.
4. Stations stored in the memories may be overwritten by following
the above procedure.
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Recalling a preset
1. Press the On/Off button to swit ch on your radio.
2. Se lect the r equired wave band.
3. Momentarily press the required Preset button, your radio will
tu ne to th e station stored in preset memory.
System reset
If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digi ts on the display are
missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure.
1. Press and hold down the Menu/Info button for 2 seconds
"Software" will be displayed .
2. Press the Tuning Up/Down buttons until the display shows
"or SELECT Fa ctory reset".
3. Press in and r elease the Select b utton to select Sy stem reset.
4. Press the Select button, a full rese t will be performed.
All presets and station list s will be erased .
5. After a system reset a scan of the DAB band will be performed.
In case of malfunction due to electrostatic discharge , reset the
product (reconnection of power source may be required) to
resume normal operation.
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Headphone socket
A 3.5mm Headphone Socket located on the left hand side of your radio
is provided for use with either headphones or an earpiece. Inserting a
plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker.
Display backlight
1. When using on batteries, the display backlight will be switch ed
on for approximately 12 seconds when any button is press ed.
2. When your radio is powered by AC mains the displa y backlight
will always be switched on.
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General
Do not allow this radio to be exposed to water, steam or san d.
Do not leave your radio where excessive heat could cause
damage such as in a parked car where the heat from the sun can build
up even though the outside temperature may not seem too high. It is
recommended that the DAB band be used wherever possible as better
results in terms of quality and freedom from interference will usually be
obtained than on the FM band.
The nam e plate is locat ed on th e back of your radio.
Specifications
Power Requir ements
Mains
Batteries
Battery Life
Frequency Cov erage
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AC 230 volts, 50Hz only (adaptor)
6 x LR6 (AA size/UM3)
Approx. 15 hours of listening for 4 hours
a day at normal volume using alkaline cells.
FM 87.5 - 108MHz
DAB 174.928 - 239.200MHz
Circuit Features
Loudspeaker
Output Power
Headphone socket
Aerial Syst em
The Company reserves the right to amend the specifiation without notice
75mm
1 Watt
3.5mm dia
FM Telescopic aerial
DAB Telescopic aerial
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If at any t ime in the future y ou should need to dispose of this pro duct please note that: Waste el ectrical products s hould not
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be dispo sed of wi th househo ld waste. Please recycle where facili ties exist . Check with your Local Autho rity or r etailer for
recycling advice. (Waste Electrical and Electr onic Equip ment Directiv e)
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