Sangean RCR-10 User Manual [en, de, es, fr]

RCR-10

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Table of contents

Important safety instructions ............................................... 3-4

Introduction .............................................................................. 5

Controls ............................................................................... 6-11

Remote control functions ..................................................... 12

Using the radio for the first time ........................................... 13

Operating your radio – AM/FM ...................................... 14-15

Setting up the tuning step increment .................................. 16

Display modes – FM ............................................................ 17

FM Stereo (auto) / mono ...................................................... 18

Presetting stations / Recalling a preset station in

AM/FM modes ....................................................................... 19

iPod docking .................................................................... 20-23

Setting the time format / date format ................................... 24

Setting the clock time ..................................................... 25-26

Setting the alarm clock ................................................... 27-28

When the alarm sounds / Cancelling alarms /

Snooze .............................................................................. 29-30

Auto off timer ......................................................................... 31

Time zone setting / Daylight saving time ..................... 32-33

Display & Audio setup .................................................... 34-37

Specifications ........................................................................ 38

Important Safety Instructions

1. Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before the radio is operated.

2. Retain instruction: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

3. Heed warnings. All warnings on the appliance and operating instructions should be followed.

4. Follow all operations and use instructions.

5. Water and moisture: The appliance should not be used near water. Do not use near a bathtub, washbowl, laundry tub, kitchen sink, wet basement, swimming pool, etc.

6. Unplug the radio from the AC power outlet before cleaning. Use only a damp cloth for cleaning the exterior of the radio.

7. Do not place the radio on an unstable cart, stand, bracket or table. The radio may fall, causing serious personal injury and damage to the radio.

8. Ventilation: This radio should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example, the radio should not be used on a bed, sofa, rug or other soft surfaces that may block the ventilation openings. It should not be placed in a built-in situation like a cabinet that may reduce air flow through the ventilation openings.

9. Power sources; The radio should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your radio dealer or power company.

10. Mains adaptor: The mains adaptor should be positioned so it is not walked on, pinched, or items placed on top of it. Pay particular attention to wires at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the unit. Unplug the mains adaptor by gripping the adaptor, not the wire. Operate the radio using only the current type of power source indicated. If you are not sure of the type of power source supply to your home, consult your dealer or local power company.

11. Do not overload wall outlets or extension cords. This can result in a risk of fire or electrical shock. Never insert objects of any kind into the radio through opening. The objects may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts. This could cause a fire or electrical shock.

12. If the radio is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage caused by lightning or power line surges.

13. If the radio is left unattended and unused for a long period of time, remove the batteries. The batteries may leak and damage furniture or your radio. (US version only)

14. Do not attempt to service the receiver yourself. Removing the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage, and will void the warranty. Refer all servicing to authorized service personnel. Refer all servicing to authorized service personnel.

15. Never push objects of any kind into this radio through opening as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock.

16. Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, shall be placed on the apparatus.

17. For outdoors use, to avoid electric shock, use battery only during a raining day or the weather is wet.

18. The power plug should be close to the radio, and easy to be approached that during the emergency, to disconnect the power from the radio, just unplug the power plug from the AC power slot.

19. Notice: The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Introduction

The Sangean RCR-10 FM / AM Digital Tuning Clock Radio provides the following range of features:

Radio for AM and FM (with RDS) broadcasts.

10 radio station presets (5 for AM and 5 for FM).

Easy to read LCD display with adjustable backlight and illuminated buttons matching the light of LCD display.

Two alarm timers with snooze feature to wake you to either buzzer, radio alarm, or iPod.

Adjustable sleep timer which can be set to turn the clock radio off after between 15 and 120 minutes.

A 3.5mm stereo Auxiliary Input socket for playing audio from MP3 players, iPod devices or other audio equipment.

Radio control clock display when in standby.

Super capacitor or batteries for power backup.

Atomic WWVB/JJY/DCF/MSF controlled clock with selectable time zone.

iPod cradle plays and charges iPods.

Equipped with tone control (bass/treble), loudness compensation and bass reflex tube to enhance the sound performance

Controls

iPod Universal Dock adjuster

iPod Dock connector

Preset 4 / Play/pause

Preset 5 / Fast Forward

Tuning/Seek/Select control

Info / Menu

Alarm 2

Alarm 1

Snooze / dimmer

9. Source

10. Standby / Sleep timer

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Volume / Tone control

12. Preset 1 / Folder Down

13. Preset 2 / Folder Up

14. Preset 3 / Back Forward

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Controls

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LCD display

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Remote control sensor

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Speaker

Controls

19.

FM antenna

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Aux In

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Line Out

Headphone

22.

AC in

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Controls

24. Battery compartment

Display icons

Radio controlled time icon

PM indicator

Time display

Sleep timer icon

Alarm 1 icon

Alarm 2 icon

Frequency / information for station display

RDS icon

Backup battery capacity indicator

Remote control

Back forward

Repeat one / all / folder

Tuning up

Folder up / preset up

Folder down / preset down

Tuning down

Mute

Snooze / dimmer

Tone

Volume down

Volume up

Repeat random

Select

Fast forward

Play / pause

Source

Standby / Sleep timer

Remote control functions

Many functions of the RCR-10 clock radio can be operated using the remote control. Some operations require a longer press of the button. In this case simply keep your finger held on the remote control button for 2-3 seconds until the display on the radio shows that the command has been accepted.

Before the first operation: please remove the small transparent foil from the battery holder to activate the battery.

Remote control battery replacement

1. Open the battery holder by pulling the holder out in direction shown.

2. Remove battery from holder.

3. Replace battery (CR2025 or equivalent) ensuring that the positive side of the battery faces you with holder positioned as shown.

4. Replace the battery holder.

IMPORTANT:

The batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. After use, disposable batteries should if possible be taken to a suitable recycling center. On no account should batteries be disposed of by incineration.

Using the radio for the first time

Using the AC power adaptor

The AC power adaptor required for this unit should be 9 volts AC at 1.4A.

Insert the adaptor plug into the AC socket on the rear of the radio. Plug the adaptor into a standard mains socket outlet.

The AC adaptor should be disconnected from the main supply when not in use.

Backup battery operation (for US version only)

1. Remove the battery cover on the bottom of the unit.

2. Insert two UM-3 (AA size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment.

3. Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with correct polarity as shown inside the compartment. Replace the battery cover.

4. When the low battery capacity indicator shows on the display please replace the batteries immediately.

5. When the radio is used as clock radio or as an alarm, please always keep the batteries inserted.

Operating your radio – Search tuning AM/FM

1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio.

2. Press the Source button as needed until the AM or FM band is selected.

3. Press and release the Tuning control to carry out an auto-tune. Your radio will scan up the AM/FM band from the currently displayed frequency and will stop scanning automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength.

4. After a few seconds the display will update. The display will show the frequency of the signal found.

5. To find other station, press and release the Tuning control as before.

6. When the end of the waveband is reached your radio will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.

7. Use the Volume control to adjust the sound level as required.

8. To switch off your radio press the Standby button.

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Manual tuning – AM/FM

1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio.

2. Press and release the Source button to select AM or FM radio mode.

3. Rotate the Tuning control to tune to a station. The FM frequency will change in steps of 200kHz/100kHz and AM frequency will change in steps of 10kHz/9kHz.

4. When the end of the waveband is reached your radio will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.

5. Use the Volume control to adjust the sound level as required.

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Setting up the tuning step increment

1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting when the radio source is in AM/FM mode.

2. Rotate the Tuning control until FM xxkHz or AM xxkHz appears on the display, and press and release the Tuning control to enter the step increment setting.

3. Rotate the Tuning control to select either 100kHz/200kHz (US version) or 50kHz/100kHz (European version) for FM radio, and 9kHz/10kHz for AM radio. Then press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting.

Display modes – FM

Your radio has a range of display options for FM radio mode.

1. Repeatedly press and release the Info/menu button to view the RDS information of the station you are listening to.

Station name

Program type

Radio text

Stereo/Mono

Year / Day

Date / Day

Frequency

Displays the name of the station being listened to.

Displays the type of station being listened to such as Pop, Classic, News, etc.

Displays radio text messages such as new items etc.

Displays the radio broadcasting is in Stereo or Mono mode.

Displays the year and day of the week according to the date setting of your radio.

Displays the date and day of the week according to the date setting of your radio.

Displays the frequency of the FM for the station listened to.

FM stereo (auto) / mono

If the FM radio station being listened to has a weak signal some hiss may be audible. It is possible to reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in mono rather than stereo.

1. Press the Source button as needed to select the FM radio mode display and tune to the required FM station as previously described.

2. Rotate the Tuning control until the FM Stereo / mono setting shows on the display. If the setting is Auto press the Tuning control to switch to Mono mode to reduce the hiss.

3. To return to Auto (stereo) mode press and release the Tuning control to alter the setting, so that the radio will switch back to Auto mode.

Presetting stations in AM/FM mode

There are 5 preset stations each for AM and FM radio. They are used in the same way for each waveband.

1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio.

2. Press the Source button to select the desired waveband. Tune to the required radio station as previously described.

3. Press and hold the required Preset button (1 to 5) until the display shows “P4” for example after the frequency. The station will be stored using the preset number. Repeat this procedure for the remaining presets as you wish.

4. Preset stations which have already been stored may be overwritten by following the above procedure if required.

Recalling a preset in AM/FM mode

1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio.

2. Select the required waveband by pressing the Source button.

3. Momentarily press the required Preset button to cause your radio to tune to one of the stations stored in the preset memory.

Note: the remote control can only recall preset stations. Presetting stations can’t be operated by remote control.

iPod docking

Your radio has an iPod docking facility which allows you to play digital audio files and soundtracks held on your iPod directly.

Your radio uses the iPod Universal Dock adjustor developed for use with iPods. Recent models of iPod are supplied with Universal Dock Adapter inserts which ensure correct alignment of the iPod with the electrical connector.

Important:

The radio does not support iPod 3rd generation (build 2003-2004). To avoid possible damage to your iPod, do not use your iPod with the product without the correct adapter fitted to the radio.

Docking you iPod by dock adjuster

This unit comes with the iPod dock adjuster. iPod adaptors are not supplied.

1. Press and turn the iPod dock adjuster dial to move slide door backward until end.

2. Carefully place your iPod onto the cradle.

3. Turn the iPod dock adjuster dial to move slide door forwards until holding your iPod.

Charging your iPod

1. Place the iPod onto the Universal Dock Adjuster into the iPod docking compartment. Press the STANDBY button to switch on your radio.

2. Press SOURCE button until “iPod” shows on the display. Your radio is able to recharge your iPod’s internal battery when the source is Aux In, iPod or Standby mode. Your iPod won’t be charged under AM and FM mode.

Navigating your iPod

To navigate your iPod menus to make selections or to change settings, you should use your iPod controls. The radio controls can be used for Menu / Select, Previous / Next, Fast Rewind / Fast Forward and Play / Pause functions.

1. Use the Menu button to navigate to higher level menus on your iPod.

2. Rotate the Tuning/Seek/Select control as required to move up or down a menu screen on your iPod.

3. Press the Tuning/Seek/Select control to choose the highlighted on screen menu item. If this item is a lower level menu item, you May then navigate further using the Tuning/Seek/Select control.

Playing an audio file on your iPod

1. When you have found the required item, use the Tuning/Seek/Select control on the radio to start the iPod playing.

2. Adjust the volume to the required setting using the Volume control on your radio.

3. To pause playback press the Play/Pause button. To resume playback press the Play/Pause button again.

4. iPods do not have a Stop button (they use the Pause function). To play an alternative selection, use the iPod menus to make the selection using the Play/Pause button to stop playing the current item if needed.

5. If it was previously playing, your iPod will switch on and continue playing from where it was previously stopped.

Search function

1. Press and release either the Fast-Forward or Back-forward button to start playing the next or previous track.

2. While the iPod is playing, press and hold the Fast-Forward or Back-forward buttons to move through the current file or track, and then release the button when the desired point in the file or track is reached.

Your RCR-10 works with the following models of iPod:

Clock and Alarms

Setting the time format

The clock display used in stand-by mode and on the playing mode screens can be set to 12 or 24 hour format. The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms.

1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting.

2. Rotate the Tuning control until CLOCK XXH appears on the display, then press and release the Tuning control to enter the setting and the setting of time format begins to flash.

3. Rotate the Tuning control to select either 12 or 24 hour format. Press and release the Tuning control to confirm your choice of clock format. The display will then revert to the previous menu.

If the 12 hour clock format is chosen, the radio will then use the 12 hour clock for the setting of alarms with a PM indicator.

Setting the date format

1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to access the menu setting.

2. Rotate the Tuning control until “DATE FORMAT” shows on the display. Press and release the Tuning control to enter the date format setting.

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3. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required date format. Press and release the Tuning control to confirm your choice of date format. The display will then revert to the previous menu.

Setting the clock time

Radio-controlled clock

Your RCR-10 has three options to set up its clock time: Radio-controlled clock, FM Radio Data System (RDS) and Manual setting. When the unit is first plugged in, the radio will automatically synchronize its clock time with the Radio-controlled clock signal received while the radio is in power off mode.

1. To set up the clock time using the Radio-controlled clock function, press and hold the Info/menu button when the unit is in power off mode.

2. Rotate the Tuning control until a clock symbol appears on the display. Press and release the Tuning control to enter the setting.

3. Rotate the Tuning control until DCF77 (European version), WWVB (US version), JJY40/60 (Japan version) or MSF (UK version) appears on the display. Press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting. And the clock time of the radio will set up automatically to the Radio-controlled clock time.

4. If the radio-controlled clock signal is being received by the radio, the radio-controlled time icon will flash on the display at an internal of 1 second. If the radio is not receiving any radio-controlled clock signal, the radio-controlled time icon will flash at an interval of 3 seconds.

5. The radio will synchronize its clock time on the hour. If the radio time has been synchronized with radio-controlled clock time, the radio-controlled time icon will stay on the LCD display and the radio will keep synchronizing its clock time every odd hour on the hour. If the radio is receiving the radio-controlled clock signal but is not yet synchronized to the radio-controlled clock time, it will synchronize its clock time at every hour on the hour.

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Manual setting

When choosing manual setting as the clock time setting of your radio, the radio-controlled clock and Radio Data System (RDS) function will both be disabled.

1. Press and hold the Info/menu button.

2. Rotate the Tuning control until a clock symbol appears on the left side display, then press and release the Tuning control to enter the setting. Rotate the Tuning control until MANUAL appears on the display, then press and release the Tuning control to select the setting.

3. Rotate the Tuning control until CLOCK appears on the display. Press and release the Tuning control to enter the setting.

4. The hour setting on the display will begin flashing. Rotate the Tuning control to select the desired hour, and press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting. Then rotate the Tuning control to select the desired minute, and press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting.

5. Rotate the Tuning control until DATE appears on the display. Press and release the Tuning control to enter the setting.

6. Rotate the Tuning control to select the desired year, and press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting. Then rotate the Tuning control to select the desired month, and press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting. Then rotate the Tuning control to select the desired date. Press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting and the radio will beep once.

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Radio Data System (RDS)

When you set the clock time using the RDS function, your radio will synchronize its clock time whenever it tunes to a radio station using RDS with CT signals.

1. When tuning to a station transmitting RDS data, press and hold the Info/menu button.

2. Rotate the Tuning control until a clock symbol appears on the display. Press and release the Tuning control to enter the setting.

3. Rotate the Tuning control until RDS CT appears on the display. Press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting. The clock time of the radio will set up automatically according to the RDS data received.

4. When the action is completed, the RDS icon will appear on the LCD display indicating the radio time is RDS clock time. The radio cock time will be valid for 5 days each time the radio time is synchronized with RDS CT.

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Setting the alarm clock

Your RCR-10 has two alarms which can each be set to wake you to AM/FM radio, buzzer alarm or iPod. The alarms may be set while the unit is in standby mode or while playing.

1. Before setting an alarm ensure that the clock time is set. Press and hold the Alarm 1 button to enter the alarm 1 setting.

2. The hour setting of alarm 1 will begin to flash. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required alarm hour, and press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required alarm minute, and press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting.

3. Then the display will show the frequency options for the alarm. The alarm options are as follows: ONCE – the alarm will sound once DAILY – the alarm will sound everyday WEEKDAY – the alarm will sound only on weekdays WEEKEND – the alarm will sound only at weekends Press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting.

4. Rotate the Tuning control to choose the required alarm type, and then press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting. The alarm can be set to buzzer, iPod, FM or AM. When radio mode is selected, the radio frequency and the preset number on the display will begin to flash. Rotate the Tuning control to adjust the required radio frequency or the required preset number for the radio alarm, then press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting.

Note: If the alarm type selected is iPod but your iPod is not docked when the alarm is sounding, the buzzer alarm will be used instead.

5. Rotate the Tuning control to choose the required sound level for the alarm. Press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting.

6. The alarm has now been set. Press and release the Tuning control again, and the radio will revert to normal display. Active alarms are shown using alarm indicator on the display.

When the alarm sounds

To cancel a sounding alarm, press and hold the Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 button until the alarm indicator on the display disappears.

When the buzzer alarm activates, the alarm will start softly and gradually increase in level. It will sound for 1 minute and silence for 1 minute in repetition for 60 minutes unless cancelled. The radio will sound non-stop at the selected time for up to 60 minutes for other alarm types.

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