Technika DAB-109CRF User Manual

User Guide

DAB-109CRF
DAB Digital Radio alarm clock

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

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Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with a slightly damp cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings.
Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.
Do not install or operate near any heat sources such
as radiators, stoves, or other apparatus that produce
heat.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when
unused for long periods of time.

Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as the power-supply cord
or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been
exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally,
or has been dropped.
Warning: To reduce the risk of re or electrical shock,
do not expose this product to rain or moisture. The
product must not be exposed to dripping and splashing
and no object lled with liquids such as a vase of
owers should be placed on the product.
No naked ame sources such as candles should be
placed on the product.
Caution: Changes or modications not expressly
approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate this device.
Caution: Usage of controls or adjustments or
performance of procedures other than those specied
herein may result in hazardous exposure.

IMPORTANT

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communication. However, this
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment
o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is
connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.

ELECTRICAL INFORMATION

Mains Supply: The mains operating voltage of this unit
is marked on a rating plate on the rear of the unit.
The means of disconnecting this appliance from
the mains supply is the mains plug. This should be
unobstructed and readily operable at all times.

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INDEX

INDEX

Introduction ............................................................2

Unpacking ...............................................................2

Controls & connections ............................................ 3

Display features ....................................................... 4

Connecting power ...................................................5

Getting started ........................................................5

DAB Station tuning ..................................................5

FM reception ............................................................6

Presets .....................................................................6

Alarm functions .......................................................7

Sleep mode..............................................................8

Scanning ................................................................. 8

Manual tuning .........................................................8

Display modes .........................................................9

System reset .......................................................... 10

Care & Maintenance...............................................10

Specications ........................................................10

Warranty ...............................................................10

Introduction

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) technology allows many
more radio stations compared to FM. DAB transmissions do
away with problems of hiss and fade that plague AM and
FM broadcasts and are less likely to be aected by adverse
weather conditions or other sources of interference. In
addition to speech and music DAB transmissions carry high
levels of data - far greater than the limited RDS information
available on FM stations.
Unlike FM, DAB is broadcast on many frequencies. Many
countries in Europe, including the UK use Band III (174-230
MHz); others, France for example, use the L-Band (1452­1492 MHz). Germany uses both bands.
Your radio can tune Band III. Countries in Europe that use
Band III include: Belgium, Denmark, Holland, Italy, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. Your radio will tune
stations in all these countries.
Your radio cannot receive French or German stations
broadcasting in the L-Band though FM ser vices are available
all over Europe.
Being digital, DAB transmissions can have a wider frequency
range and greater dynamics than that available with FM
technology.
FM reception is available on the DAB-109 for use in those
locations where there is no usable DAB service.
A headphone output is provided for personal listening.

PRELIMINARIES INTRODUCTION

UNPACKING

Carefully unpack the unit. If it is damaged, please return it to
your nearest Tesco store for replacement. Remember to take
your purchase receipt with you.
Retain the User Handbook. If you pass the unit on to a third
party make sure you pass on the handbook.
We suggest you retain the packaging. If you dispose of it, do
so having regard to any recycling regulations in your area.

CONTENTS

The carton should contain:

The DAB-109CRF DAB Digital radio alarm clock•
Operating Manual•

If any items are missing or damaged, contact your nearest
TESCO store for a replacement. Have your receipt ready when
you call. Retain the packaging. If you dispose of it, do so
having regard to any recycling regulations in your area.

LOCATION

Place the unit on dry stable surface away from heat and
damp and where it is unlikely to fall or be knocked over.

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CONTROLS

TOP VIEW

1)

i
h

g
f

a Menu button
b Presets button
c Info button
d DAB/FM button
e Snooze button

a
b

c

f Standby/On button
g Sleep button
h Alarm 2 button
i Alarm 1 button

1) Speaker

d
e

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CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS

SIDE VIEW

a b

a Volume/Select control
b Jog Mode/Select button

DISPLAY FEATURES

DAB DISPLAY FM DISPLAY

Station name

Time display

BACK VIEW

a b

a DAB/FM aerial wire
b AC power cord

Time display FM band indication

Station/fre quenc y

display

Information display

RDS radiotext Stereo /mono

indication

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POWER CONTROL

GETTING STARTED

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME

CONNECTING POWER

Check that the mains voltage marked on the rating plate •
on the underside of the unit is the same as the voltage
in your area.
Plug the mains plug into the wall socket and switch the •
mains power on.

STANDBY CONTROL
To turn the radio on:

Press the • STANDBY/ON button.

The display will light and the radio will tune to the last station
used. If the power has been disconnected, the clock will set.

To turn the power o:

Press the • STANDBY/ON button.

The radio and display light will switch o. The clock will
continue to run whilst mains power is connected.

AUTO DISPLAY DIMMER

DISPLAY DIMMER

Your radio features an automatic display dimmer.
When the light level in your room drops at night, the display
brightness will automatically dim to compensate.
When the light level in your room rises, the display will
automatically brighten.
NOTE: The display brightness sensor is on the top panel of
your unit. Do not place any items on top of the unit or the
display will be permanently dim.

DAB/FM AERIAL

Before using your radio for DAB or FM reception, unwrap
and fully extend the aerial wire. You may need to adjust the
position of the aerial wire for maximum signal strength.

SETTING THE CLOCK

The clock on your radio is automatically set when rst used
from the time signal broadcast with DAB radio stations. To set
the clock it will be necessary to tune to a DAB station. The
clock will automatically update.
The clock is not set by the user.

INITIAL SCAN

When your radio is used for the rst time:
The radio scans all usable stations (full scan) and stores them
alphanumerically - 1 Radio, 2 Radio, AA Radio, AB Radio...
The initial scan will take a few minutes. After the scan, the
number of stations found will be displayed, the clock will be
set, the radio will display the rst station in the sequence and
begin playing at the default system volume of 10.
Note: If no stations are found after the scan, ‘0 Services Found’,
then ‘Service N/A’ will be displayed. If this happens, switch
the radio o and move it to a location with a stronger signal.
When you switch the radio back on it will automatically
repeat the scan process.

To increase the volume:

Rotate the • VOLUME/SELECT control wheel toward the
back of the unit.

To decrease the volume:

Rotate the • VOLUME/SELECT control wheel toward the
front of the unit.

NOTE: Two clicks of the wheel will increase/decrease the
volume by one step.

SELECTING A DAB STATION

The stations are stored in an alphanumeric list.

To select another station

Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button to switch to tuning
mode.

‘Station list’ appears on the display.

Turn the • VOLUME/SELECT control wheel to browse
through the list of station names on the display. Two
clicks of the wheel will change to the next/previous
station in the list.
When you nd the station name you want to listen to, •
press the JOG MODE/SELECT button.

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FM RECEPTION STATION PRESETS

Your radio can also receive FM band radio stations.

To change to the FM band

Press the • DAB/FM button.

To auto-tune to FM stations

Press and • hold the JOG MODE/SELECT button to tune to
the next station in the band.

Searching.... will appear on the display and the radio will start

to search. Tuning will stop when a station is reached.

To manually tune to FM stations

Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button briey to select
manual FM tuning mode.

<Tuning> appears on the display.

Turn the • VOLUME/SELECT control to tune manually up
or down the band and search for a station.

RDS STATION NAME AND RADIOTEXT

RDS is a secondary digital information channel that is
broadcast with many FM radio programs. The RDS channel
will often include the name of the station and can also
include Radiotext. Radiotext may contain information about
the program, artist or presenter currently on-air.
When RDS is available from the station tuned, the station
name will be displayed (in place of the station frequency)
and Radiotext will scroll across the display (if broadcast).

STEREO/MONO RECEPTION

You can set your radio to switch automatically between stereo
and mono FM reception (AUTO mode) or to receive in mono
only (MONO mode). Setting to mono mode may improve
sound quality in areas where a weak aerial signal results in
a high level of background noise.

To switch between FM AUTO and MONO modes

Press the• MENU button briey.

‘Auto’ or ‘Mono’ will be displayed to indicate which mode is set.

DAB and FM presets

Your radio can store up to 10 of your favourite stations as
presets on both the DAB and FM bands for quick recall.

To store a preset

Tune to the station you want to store as a preset.•
Press and • hold the PRESETS button.

A preset number will be displayed, ashing on the bottom line
of the display.

To choose a preset location to store your station, turn the •
VOLUME/SELECT control to nd your preferred preset
number, then press the JOG MODE/SELECT button.

When you store a preset, the display will read ‘PRESET SAVED’ to
conrm the number you selected.

NOTE: You can choose a preset number that is already in use.
The new station details will over-write the stored station.

To recall a preset

Press the • PRESETS button briey.
Turn the• VOLUME/SELECT control to nd the preset
number you want.

As the knob is turned, the display will show the station stored
in each preset number.

When you nd the preset station you want, stop •
browsing the preset list and the radio will tune to the
selected station.

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ALARM FUNCTIONS

Your radio includes a dual alarm function. The two alarms,
ALARM 1 and ALARM 2 can be set with dierent wake-up
times, then you can set either or both alarms to wake you. You
can also choose to be woken by a beep sound, a DAB station
preset or an FM station preset. Before using the alarms, you
must store your preferred wake-up settings.

STORING PREFERRED WAKE-UP SETTINGS:

Press and • hold the ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 button to
choose the alarm you want to set.

The display will conrm which alarm (ALARM 1 or ALARM 2)
you selected. The alarm time will be shown with the hours digits
ashing.

Turn the • VOLUME SELECT control to set the hours digits.
Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button to conrm the hour
setting.

The minutes digits will ash.

Turn the • VOLUME SELEC T control to set the minutes
digits.
Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button to conrm the
minutes setting.

The display will now show a DAB preset number.

Turn the • VOLUME/SELECT control to choose a DAB preset
station to wake to.
Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button to conrm.

The display will now show an FM preset number.

Turn the • VOLUME/SELECT control to choose an FM preset
station to wake to.
Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button to conrm.

The display will now show a buzzer tone number.

Turn the • VOLUME/SELECT control to choose from buzzer
tone 1 or 2 for this alarm.
Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button to conrm.

NOTE:- Refer to the previous page (STATION PRESETS) for
information on how to store preset stations. If you choose an
unassigned ‘free’ preset number in error, the alarm will default
to the BEEP wake-up setting.

The display will now show the legend ‘VOLUME’ .

Turn the • VOLUME/SELECT control to choose your
preferred wake-up volume.
Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button to conrm the wake-

up volume setting.
NOTE:- Ensure that the wake-up volume settings are set at a
high enough level to wake you.

ACTIVATING THE ALARMS:

Once you have stored your preferred wake-up settings, you can
activate either or both of the alarms to wake you.

To activate your chosen alarm:

Press the • ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 button repeatedly to

cycle through the wake up options you can choose from

the list shown below-

Set the radio to Standby before going to sleep.•
NOTE:- The above examples show DAB Preset 3, FM Preset 1
and Buzzer Tone 1 as preferred wake-up settings.

If either of the alarms have been set to wake you, the ALARM
symbols will be shown on the display as shown below-

Alarm symbol position

The three symbols are shown below, indicating which alarm
is set.

Alarm 1 set Alarm 2 set Alarms 1 & 2 set

WHEN THE ALARM SOUNDS

The alarm will continue to sound for one hour before switching
o automatically.

To switch o the alarm before this time

Press the • ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 button to switch o the
alarm that is sounding.

To extend the alarm for a further 5 minute ‘snooze’.

Press the • SNOOZE button to switch o the alarm that is
sounding.

The alarm will switch o for a 5 minute period, and the ‘Snooze’
symbol will show on the display to indicate ‘snooze’ mode.

Snooze
symbol

NOTE:- The snooze function can be selected repeatedly until
the alarm switches o after one hour.

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SLEEP MODE

SCANNING

MANUAL TUNING

THE SLEEP FUNCTION

The Sleep function allows you to program your radio to
switch itself o after a set period of 90, 80, 70, 60, 30 or 10
minutes.

To activate the Sleep function:

Press the • SLEEP button.

The display will show Sleep 90 min.

Now press the • SLEEP button repeatedly until your
required sleep time appears on the display.

After a few seconds the Sleep display will disappear and the
‘SLEEP’ symbol will appear on the display with conrmation of
the sleep minutes you set (8=80 minutes, 6=60 minutes etc).

Sleep symbol Sleep minutes symbol

Your radio will continue to play, then will set to Standby
when the sleep time expires.

To cancel the Sleep function once set:

Press the • SLEEP button once during Sleep mode.

The display will show ‘Sleep o’.

When rst used, your radio scanned the DAB band for
available stations. The station services found were then
stored in your radio’s memor y.
You can re-scan the band at any time if you move to a dierent
area or just to refresh the stored list of available stations.
Two types of scan are available, a Local Scan that scans UK
DAB bands for available services and a Full Scan, that scans
all bands.

TO START A SCAN

Switch on the radio and select the DAB band.•

Press the • MENU button briey.

The radio will now display the legend ‘Manual tune’.

Rotate the • VOLUME/SELECT knob to display your choice

of scan - Autoscan local or Autoscan full.

Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button to start the scan.

The scanning display will be shown while the scan takes place.

Number of stations found

Progress bargraph

A bargraph shows scan progress and the number of services
found is displayed.

If preferred, you can also tune to a DAB multiplex manually to
check the available signal strength.

To Manually tune:

Press the • MENU button briey.

The radio will now display the legend ‘Manual tune’.

Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button to select manual
tuning.
Rotate the • VOLUME/SELECT control to browse the DAB
multiplex channels.
Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button to display
information about a multiplex channel.

If a station multiplex is located on the selected channel, the
multiplex name and frequency will be displayed above a signal
strength bargraph.

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DISPLAY MODES

DAB DISPLAY MODES

When playing a DAB station you can change the information
on the display by changing the display mode.

To change the display mode from the default of
Scrolling station text information:

Press the • INFO button repeatedly to cycle through the
options listed in the chart below.

* Alarm 1 Status and Alarm 2 Status are only displayed for
the alarm(s) that are activated.

DLS (SCROLLING TEXT): This is a scrolling message giving real­time information - song titles, news headlines, etc.
PROGRAMME TYPE: This describes (when available) the style
of the programme being broadcast.
MULTIPLEX NAME (GROUP NAME): is the name of the DAB
Multiplex that is currently tuned.
TIME & DATE: Shows the current time and date. Time and date
are updated by broadcasted information.
CHANNEL & FREQUENCY: The multiplex channel number and
frequency are displayed.
AUDIO BIT RATE: DAB allows broadcasters to vary the BIT RATE
(or the amount by which an audio signal can be compressed)
depending on the type of broadcast. This enables the amount
of stations on a multiplex to be maximised. Speech and News
are often broadcast at a lower Bit Rate; music needs a higher
Bit Rate for good delity.
SIGNAL STRENGTH: This bargraph indicates the quality of
the signal being received. The maximum signal strength
displayed is indicated by 8 bar segments.
In low signal areas, adjusting the aerial to increase the signal
strength indication will improve reception quality.
ALARM 1 STATUS: Briey displays the status of ALARM 1, then
returns to display scrolling text.
ALARM 2 STATUS: Displays the status of ALARM 2, then
returns to display scrolling text.

FM DISPLAY MODES

Pressing the INFO button repeatedly when in FM mode will
cycle the display through the available FM display options.

* Alarm 1 Status and Alarm 2 Status are only displayed for
the alarm(s) that are activated.
RDS (SCROLLING TEXT): This is a scrolling message giving
real-time information - song titles, news headlines, etc.
FREQUENCY: The station frequency is displayed.
PROGRAMME TYPE: This describes (when available) the style
of the programme being broadcast.
TIME & DATE: Shows the current time and date. Time and
date are updated by broadcasted information.
ALARM 1 STATUS: Briey displays the status of ALARM 1, then
returns to display scrolling text.
ALARM 2 STATUS: Displays the status of ALARM 2, then
returns to display scrolling text.

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SYSTEM RESET

SOFTWARE VERSION

SPECIFICATIONS

DAB is a terrestrial system and frequencies in dierent areas
vary. If you move the radio to another part of the country,
performing a Full Scan may not be enough to re-program the
radio. In this case you may need to reset the radio.

To restore the factory settings:

Press and • hold the MENU button until the display shows
‘Press SELECT to conrm reset’.
Press the • JOG MODE/SELECT button to conrm reset.

‘Restarting’ will appear on the display.

The Radio will now search the DAB broadcast stations in your
area.
After reset all settings are returned to the factory defaults
and any stored presets are erased.

You can display the version of software used in your radio.
This will only be necessary as an aid for technicians should
your radio ever need service.

To display the software version:

Press and • hold the INFO button.

The software version will appear on the display.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

AFTER USING YOUR RADIO

Set to Standby.•
Switch the unit o at the mains and unplug it if you are •
leaving it unattended for a long period (holidays etc).

CARE AND CLEANING

All care and cleaning operations should be carried out with
the unit unplugged from the mains power.
Occasionally wipe the cabinet with a lint free duster. Never
clean the unit with liquids or solvents.

SPECIFICATIONS

Supply Voltage : ...................220-240 V~, 50Hz

Power consumption .............4.5 W max.

DAB: .....................................174-240 MHz

FM: ....................................... 87.5-108 MHz

Net Weight: ..........................0.6 kg

Class II construction double insulated.
This product must not be connected to earth.

WARRANTY

Your Tesco appliance is covered by a warranty for 12 months
from the date of purchase. If a fault develops during this
period, please contact the TESCO electrical help line on 0845
456 6767. Please have your original purchase receipt with
you when you call. This warranty in no way aects your
consumer rights.

UK: Waste electrical products /batteries should
not be disposed of with household waste.
Separate disposal facilities exist, for your
nearest facilities. See www.recycle-more.co.uk
or in-store for details.
ROI: Produced after 13th August 2005. Waste
electrical products/batteries should not be
disposed of with household waste. Please
recycle where facilities exist. Check with your
Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice.

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