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DR1501BB
DAB Radio
User Guide
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Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
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 qualied 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
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 •
dierent from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV •
technician for help.
ELECTRICAL INFORMATION
Use this appliance only with the supplied AC Adaptor. Using
non-approved power supplies will void the warranty.
Mains Supply: The mains operating voltage of this unit is
marked on a rating plate on the AC adaptor.
The means of disconnecting this appliance from the
mains supply is the mains plug/AC adaptor. This should be
unobstructed and readily operable at all times.
This symbol indicates that there are important
operating and maintenance instructions in the
literature accompanying this unit.
This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage
constituting a risk of electric shock is present
within this unit.
CAUTION!
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
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.
Batteries (a battery pack or installed batteries) shall not
be subject to excessive heat such as sunshine, re or the
like.
Caution: Changes or modications 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 specied herein may result
in hazardous exposure.
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Important safety information .............................................................................. 1
Index ....................................................................................................................2
Controls and connections ..................................................................................... 3
Preliminaries ........................................................................................................4
Getting started .....................................................................................................4
Fitting batteries ...................................................................................................5
Power control .......................................................................................................5
Setting the clock .................................................................................................. 5
Selecting a DAB station ........................................................................................ 6
Adjusting the volume ........................................................................................... 6
DAB/FM Bands .....................................................................................................6
FM reception ........................................................................................................ 6
DAB & FM presets ................................................................................................. 6
DAB display modes ...............................................................................................7
DAB settings menu ...............................................................................................8
DAB menu options ...............................................................................................9
FM display modes ..............................................................................................10
FM menu options ............................................................................................... 10
Factory reset ...................................................................................................... 11
AUX Input ........................................................................................................... 11
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 12
Care and maintenance .......................................................................................12
Specications ..................................................................................................... 12
Warranty ............................................................................................................ 12
Disposal ............................................................................................................. 12
INDEX
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Power button1.
Mode button2.
Info/Menu button3.
Preset button4.
Channel down button5.
Channel up button6.
Select button7.
Volume down button8.
Volume up button9.
Display10.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
FRONT VIEW
BACK VIEW
DAB/FM aerial1.
Battery cover2.
DC 6V in jack3.
Aux In jack4.
OPEN
Aux In
DC 6V
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Select
Channel
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Volume
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Preset
Info/Menu
Mode
Power
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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 DR1501BB digital radio•
AC Adaptor•
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.
DAB/FM AERIAL
Before using your radio for DAB or FM reception, always
fully extend the telescopic aerial.
The telescopic aerial has a swivel base to enable it to be
adjusted to dierent positions for the clearest sound.
CONNECTING POWER
Check that the mains voltage marked on the rating •
plate of the AC adaptor is the same as the voltage in
your area.
Plug the DC cable from the AC adaptor into the DC 6V •
jack on the back panel.
Plug the AC adaptor into the wall socket and switch •
the mains power on.
Initialisation begins -
A welcome message is displayed.
The radio will tune to the last station played.
GETTING STARTEDPRELIMINARIES
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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Automatic clock setting:
The clock on your radio is automatically set from the time
signal broadcast with DAB radio stations.
Manual clock setting:
If DAB reception is not available in your area, you can set
the time manually via the menu as follows -
Press and • hold the Info/Menu button.
<Full scan> is displayed.
Press the • Channel+ button repeatedly, until
<System> is displayed.
Press the • Select button.
<Time> is displayed.
Press the • Select button.
<Set Time/Date> is displayed.
Press the • Select button.
Set time will be displayed, the hour digits will ash.
Press the • Channel-/Channel+ buttons to set the hour
correctly.
Press the • Select button.
Repeat the last two steps to set the minutes, then the •
date.
NOTE: Manual time and date settings will be automatically
updated if the radio receives a DAB broadcast.
NOTE: If the radio is disconnected or there is a power loss,
time and date settings will be lost until next time a DAB
radio is tuned or the clock is manually set.
POWER CONTROL
POWER CONTROL
Switching the radio on:
Press the • Power button to switch on the radio.
The radio will re-tune to the last station playing.
Setting the radio to Standby:
Press the • Power button to switch o the radio.
The time and date will be displayed.
INITIAL SCAN
When your radio is switched on for the rst time it will
scan all usable stations and store 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, and the radio will play the rst
station in the sequence.
Note: If no stations are found, 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.
SETTING THE CLOCKFITTING BATTERIES
You can t a set of batteries for fully portable operation.
Referring to the •
diagram, press the catch
and lift o the battery
compartment lid.
Fit 4 x AA batteries •
into the battery
c o m p a r t m e n t ,
observing polarity
as shown. Alkaline
batteries are
recommended for best
performance.
Fit the batteries over the ribbon to make battery •
removal easier.
Re-t the battery cover.•
BATTERY DISPOSAL
Dispose of used batteries with regard to the recycling
regulations in your area. Do NOT short circuit batteries or
throw them into water, the general rubbish or in a re.
Weak batteries can leak and damage the radio. Replace
them in good time!
OPEN
Aux In
DC 6V
Aux In
DC 6V
AA
AA
AA
AA
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ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
SELECTING A DAB STATION
After scanning, the stations are stored in an alphanumeric
station list.
To select another station:
Press the • Channel- or Channel+ button to browse the
station list.
Press the • Select button to select the station
displayed.
To adjust the volume:
Press the • Volume+ button repeatedly to increase the
volume level.
Press the • Volume- button repeatedly to reduce the
volume level.
The volume level will be displayed on a bargraph.
FM RECEPTION
Your radio can also receive FM band radio stations.
To change between the DAB and FM bands:
Press the• Mode button repeatedly.
The radio will change mode between DAB radio, FM radio
and AUX IN.
DAB/FM BANDS
Select the FM band.•
To auto-tune to FM stations
Press and • hold the Channel+ or Channel- button to
search up or down for the next station in the band.
The radio will search and the tuning frequency will be
displayed whilst searching.
DAB & FM PRESETS
Your radio can store up to 10 of your favourite stations as
presets on both the DAB and FM bands.
To store a preset:
Tune to the station you want to store as a preset.•
Press and • hold the Preset button.
‘Preset Store’ will be displayed with a preset number to
store. If a station is already stored in this preset number, the
station details will be shown.
BBC Radio 2
Scrolling text
89.70MHz
RDS Radiotext
Station name
DLS scrolling text
Station frequency
RDS text
Preset Store
<1: (Empty) >
To choose a preset location to store your station, press •
the Channel- or Channel+ button to change the
preset number displayed.
To store the station playing in the preset number •
displayed, press the Select button.
When you store a preset, the preset number and ‘stored’ will
be displayed to conrm the number you selected.
To recall a preset:
Press the • Preset button.
Press the • Channel- or Channel+ button to browse the
preset stations you have stored.
When you nd the preset number you want, press the •
Select button.
The radio will tune to the selected preset station.
When a usable station is detected the radio will stop tuning
and play the station. If RDS data is present, the station name
and scrolling radio text will be displayed. If RDS data is not
present, ‘No Radiotext’ will be displayed.
To manually tune to FM stations
Press the • Channel+ or Channel- button briey to
tune up or down the band in 50kHz steps.
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DAB DISPLAY MODES
The bottom line of the display can be switched to show
dierent items of information that may be transmitted
with a DAB station.
Choosing the information display
Press the Info/Menu button repeatedly to change the
information displayed while playing a DAB radio station.
The full range of display options are shown below. Some
stations may not broadcast all of these options.
DLS (Dynamic Label Segment): This is a scrolling
message giving real-time information - song titles, news
headlines, etc.
SIGNAL STRENGTH: This setting will display a signal
strength bargraph. The longer the bargraph, the stronger
the signal. Setting the display to show signal strength is
useful when setting up the aerial for the strongest signal.
PROGRAMME T YPE: This describes the style of the
programme being broadcast.
MULTIPLEX NAME: DAB Digital radio stations are broadcast
in multiplexes. Each multiplex is a bundle of radio stations
transmitted in a single frequency. There are national and
local multiplexes; local ones contain stations specic to
your area. This option displays the name of the multiplex
name that contains the station you are listening to.
MULTIPLEX NUMBER/FREQ: This option will display the
multiplex number and frequency that contains the station
you are listening to.
SIGNAL ERROR RATE: This option will display the level
of signal errors in the current broadcast. The lower the
number, the better the quality of the signal.
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.
POWER MODE: Mains or battery power mode will be
displayed.
TIME AND DATE: Time and date are updated by
broadcasted information.
When rst used, your radio scanned the DAB band for
available stations. The station services found were then
stored in your radio’s memory.
You can re-scan the band at any time if you move to a
dierent area or just to refresh the stored list of available
stations.
NOTE: On some occasions, when moving to a dierent
area, re-scanning may not fully update the station list.
In this case it may be necessary to reset your radio. (see
the ‘Factory reset’ option in the ‘DAB SETTINGS MENU’
section).
DLS (Scrolling text)
Signal strength
Programme type
Multiplex name
Multiplex number/frequency
Signal error rate
Audio bit rate/encoding
Power mode
Time
Date
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DAB SETTINGS MENU
System>Time: Select the time option to open the
following sub-menus for setting the clock manually and
changing time and date display options.
System>Time>Set Time/Date: This option may be
useful if you are in an area where it is not possible to
receive DAB radio broadcasts. You can set both the time
and date manually.
System>Time>Auto update: This option sets how the
clock locates time and date information. You can choose
to update from either DAB or FM radio or both. You can
also disable Auto update if you prefer to retain manual
clock settings.
System>Time>Set 12/24 hour: Choose this option to
display the time in 12 hour (with a.m. and p.m. indicators)
or 24 hour formats.
System>Time>Set date format: Choose this option to
change the date format from DD/MM/YYYY to MM/DD/
YYYY.
System>Backlight: This option enables you to set the
display brightness. Two separate options are available display brightness when the radio is On and also when set
to Standby. Choose from the three available levels.
System>Factory reset: Select the ‘Yes’ sub-option to
reset all the settings of your radio to factory original
settings. The station list will also be cleared and any stored
preset memories will be erased. After a factory reset the
radio will re-scan the band and renew the station list.
System>SW Version: This option will display the version
number of the control software currently installed in your
radio. This will be helpful to a technician who is servicing
the radio.
DAB SETTINGS MENU
A complete map of the menu is shown on the next page.
To enter the DAB Settings Menu
Set to DAB • Mode.
Press and • hold the Info/Menu button.
The menu will be displayed.
Press the • Channel+ or Channel- button to step
through the available options.
To choose an option from the menu, press the • Select
button.
Choose the ‘System’ menu option to open the sub-menu of
system options shown on the menu map.
Full Scan: Select Full Scan to re-scan the entire DAB band
and refresh the station list.
Manual Tuning: Manual tuning enables you to search the
band manually by pressing the Tune + or Tune - button
to step through the multiplex numbers and check if any
have usable signal strength on a bargraph display. Manual
tuning is not necessary in normal operation where
scanning will have established a station list of usable
stations.
DRC: DRC is Dynamic Range Compression. Enabling DRC
may improve the sound of DAB radio when listening in a
noisy room.
Prune: If your station list includes stations that you can no
longer receive (you may have moved to a dierent area),
you can select the ‘Prune’ option to remove them and
clean up the Station List.
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DAB MENU OPTIONS
Press the Channel+
button to select the
next option
Scan all DAB bands
Manually tune to a station multiplex
Set DRC values
Prune unused stations from the list
Full scan
Manual tune
DRC
Prune
System
Set the clock manually
Set the backlight brightness
Return all settings to factory default
Display the software version
Time
Backlight
Factory reset
SW version
Press Select
Press Select
Press Select
Press Select
Press Select
Press the Channel+
button to select the
next option
Press Select
Press Select
Press Select
Press Select
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The bottom line of the display can be switched to show
dierent items of information that may be transmitted
with an FM station.
To change the display Mode
Press the Info/Menu button repeatedly to change the
information displayed while playing an FM radio station.
The full range of display options are shown. Some stations
may not broadcast all of these options.
FM SETTINGS MENU
There are also some menu settings that are specic to FM
radio operation. These settings may be changed through
the Settings Menu.
To Select the FM Settings Menu
Set to FM • Mode.
Press and • hold the Info/Menu button.
A map of the menu is shown below. The menu is navigated
in the same way as the DAB settings menu.
FM DISPLAY MODES
MORE DETAIL OF THE FM SETTINGS MENU OPTIONS
Scan Setting: With this menu option you can set the
scanning sensitivity of the FM radio to two dierent
levels- ‘Strong stations’ or ‘All stations’. Setting to ‘Strong
stations’ will exclude weaker stations resulting in a quicker
scan. If you set to ‘All stations’ the scan will stop at every
station detected, even if the signal is weak.
Audio Setting: This option enables you to set the radio
to ‘Forced Mono’ or ‘Stereo Allowed’. Setting Forced Mono
may be useful if the signal is weak and the broadcast is
in stereo.
System: The System sub-menu options are the same as
those described in the DAB settings section.
FM MENU OPTIONS
RDS Radiotext
Programme type
Frequency
Stereo/Mono
Power mode
Time
Scan setting
Audio setting
System setting
Date
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FACTORY RESET
DAB is a terrestrial system and frequencies in dierent
areas vary. If you move the radio to another part of the
country, performing a scan may not be enough to re
program the radio you may need to reset the radio.
Factory reset is an option available from the Advanced
Settings menu.
To restore the factory settings
Follow the instructions in the ‘DAB SETTINGS MENU •
section to select Factory Reset from the menu.
The Radio will now re-start and scan the DAB broadcast
stations in your area.
After reset all settings are returned to the factory defaults
and any stored presets are erased.
The AUX IN input may be used to connect sound sources
with a Line or Headphone analogue output to play
through your unit. These may include -
Personal audio players•
Personal computers or laptops•
Connecting to the Aux-In jack
Connect a stereo 3.5mm jack cable (not supplied) •
between the headphone or LINE/AUX output of the
personal audio player and the Aux-In jack on the back
panel.
AUX INPUT
Playing the AUX source
Press the • Mode button repeatedly to select AUX IN
Mode.
‘Auxiliary Input’ will be displayed.
Set your personal audio player/computer to PLAY.•
Set the listening volume to the level you want.•
If there is no sound or if the volume level is not loud
enough, you may need to increase the volume setting on
your personal audio player/computer.
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AC Adaptor supply input: ...
100-240 V~, 50/60 Hz, 0.3A
AC Adaptor output: ............ 6 V 1 A
Product input: .................... 6 V
1 A
Battery power .................... 6V (4 x AA battery)
DAB: ................................... 174 - 240 MHz
FM: ..................................... 87.5 - 108 MHz
Net Weight: ........................ 368 g
Class II construction double insulated.
This product must not be connected to earth.
WARRANTY
SPECIFICATIONS
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. Please have your original purchase receipt with
you when you call. This warranty in no way aects 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.
After using your radio
Switch o the power.•
Unplug the radio from the mains 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.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor quality radio reception
The aerial signal may not be adequate. Try adjusting the
aerial position while watching the signal strength on the
bargraph. Signal strength can be displayed by tuning to a
DAB station and pressing the Info/Menu button until the
signal strength bargraph is displayed.
Few DAB stations are available after moving area
The radio should be reset to renew the station list. Refer to
the ‘Factory Reset’ section.
Poor quality FM reception
If you are listening to a station with a weak signal, try
changing the Audio Setting to ‘Forced Mono’.
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DR1501BB V0.2
Tesco Helplines:
Landlines 0800 323 4060 (Freephone from a BT landline).
Mobiles 0330 123 4060 (Calls cost no more than calls to geographic numbers eg. 01 or 02 and are included in inclusive minutes and discount schemes).
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