User Guide. DCR1401B/G Crescendo DAB alarm clock radio

User Guide DCR1401B/G Crescendo DAB alarm clock radio

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION CAUTION! RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) 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. 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 qualified 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. Batteries (a battery pack or installed batteries) shall not be subject to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. Warning: To reduce the risk of fire 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 filled with liquids such as a vase of flowers should be placed on the product. No naked flame sources such as candles should be placed on the product. Caution: Changes or modifications 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 specified herein may result in hazardous exposure. 1 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 off 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 different 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 Adapter. Adapter model no. USK305-0510. Adapter specification DC 5V/1A. Mains Supply: The mains operating voltage of the AC Adapter is marked on a rating plate on the AC Adapter. The means of disconnecting this appliance from the mains supply is the AC adapter. This should be unobstructed and readily operable at all times.

INDEX Important safety information...1 Introduction...2 Unpacking...2 Controls & connections...3 Getting started...4 Standby control...4 Adjusting the volume...4 First time use...4 Setting the clock...4 Selecting a DAB station...5 FM reception...5 Station presets...5 Display modes...6 Alarm functions...7 Sleep mode...7 Advanced operation...8 Troubleshooting...9 Care & Maintenance...9 Specifications...9 Warranty...9 INTRODUCTION 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 affected 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 (174-240 MHz); others, France for example, use the L-Band (1452-1492 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 services 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 DCR1401 for use in those locations where there is no usable DAB service. PRELIMINARIES 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 DCR1401 digital clock radio AC adapter 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. 2

CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS TOP VIEW a b c d BACK VIEW a e f g 1# 1@ 1! DC 5V IN 1) i h 1. 2. Telescopic aerial DC In jack b 1$ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Standby button Mode button Alarm 1 button Snooze/Dimmer button Select button Scan up button Volume up button 8. Volume down button 9. Scan down button 10. Preset button 11. Alarm 2 button 12. Sleep button 13. Menu/Info button 14. Display 3

GETTING STARTED CONNECTING POWER Check that the mains voltage marked on the rating plate on the AC adapter is the same as the voltage in your area. Plug the cord from the AC adapter into the DC 5V IN jack. Plug the AC adapter into an AC outlet and switch the mains power on. STANDBY CONTROL To turn the radio on: Press the STANDBY button. The radio will switch on and tune to the last station used. To turn the power off: Press the STANDBY button. The radio will switch off. The clock will continue to run whilst mains power is connected. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME To increase the volume: Press the VOL+ button, holding until the volume level is set. To decrease the volume: Press the VOL- button, holding until the volume level is set. When the volume is adjusted, the display will switch to show the volume level set on a scale of MUTE (min) to 32 (max). FIRST TIME USE When switching your radio on for the first time: Extend the telescopic aerial before switching on. Switch on the radio. This will ensure that the initial DAB scan detects all available stations. When switched on the radio will scan for 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, the clock will be set, the radio will display the first station in the sequence and begin playing. 0:00 DAB >>>>> 33 Scan progress Stations found NOTE: If no stations are found after the scan, switch the radio off and move it to a location with a stronger signal. When you switch the radio back on it will automatically repeat the scan process. SCANNING You can run a scan for stations and add to the station list at any time. This may be necessary if the initial scan was run in a poor signal area, if new stations are available or if you move to a different location. Refer to the SCANNING section on page 8 for more details of scanning. SETTING THE CLOCK SETTING THE CLOCK The clock on your radio is automatically set when first used from the time signal broadcast with DAB radio stations. If you are in an area where there is no DAB radio signal, you can set the clock manually via the Advanced Operations menu. Refer to page 8 for more details. 4

SELECTING A DAB STATION Station name When you find the station name you want to listen to, press the SELECT button. The radio will tune to the station you selected. FM RECEPTION STATION PRESETS The stations are stored in an alphanumeric list. To select another station: Your radio can also receive FM band radio stations. To change to the FM band: Press the SCAN+ or SCAN- button to browse up or down Press the MODE button. through the station list. The station name will be displayed. The radio will switch to the FM band and display the tuned frequency. 22:37 FM DAB 22:42 Station frequency To auto-tune to FM stations: Press and hold the SCAN+ button to search up the band. or Press and hold the SCAN- button to search down the band. The radio will start to search. Tuning will stop automatically when the next station is reached. To manually tune to FM stations: Press the SCAN+ or SCAN- button to tune up or down the band in 50kHz steps. 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 PRESET button. A preset number will be displayed flashing on the bottom line of the display. 22:42 DAB EMPTY P1 Preset number To choose a different preset location to store your station, press the SCAN+ or SCAN- button to find your preferred preset number. Press the SELECT button. The station will be stored in this preset number. NOTE: If you 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 PRESET button. Press the SCAN+ or SCAN- button to find the preset number you want. Press the SELECT button. The radio will re-tune to the selected preset. 5

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 Station name: Press the MENU/INFO button repeatedly to step through the options listed in the chart below. STATION NAME DLS SCROLLING TEXT PROGRAMME TYPE MULTIPLEX NAME DATE DAY MULTIPLEX FREQ,/NUMBER AUDIO BITRATE SIGNAL STRENGTH STATION NAME: The DAB station name is displayed. 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. DATE & DAY: Shows the current date and day. This information is updated by broadcasted information. MULTIPLEX FREQUENCY/NUMBER: The multiplex frequency and channel number 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 fidelity. SIGNAL STRENGTH: This bargraph indicates the quality of the signal being received. In low signal areas, adjusting the aerial to increase the signal strength indication will improve reception quality. 6 FM DISPLAY MODES RDS information: Your radio can receive RDS radio data. This enables the display of station name, scrolling broadcast text and other information. Press the MENU button repeatedly when in FM mode to step the display through the available FM display options. STATION NAME/FREQ. RDS RADIO TEXT PROGRAMME TYPE DATE DAY SIGNAL STRENGTH STATION NAME/FREQUENCY: When available, the station name is displayed, otherwise the frequency is displayed. RDS (SCROLLING TEXT): This is a scrolling message giving real-time information - song titles, news headlines, etc. PROGRAMME TYPE: This describes (when available) the style of the programme being broadcast. DATE & DAY: Shows the current date and day. This information is updated by broadcasted information. SIGNAL STRENGTH: This bargraph indicates the quality of the signal being received. In low signal areas, adjusting the aerial to increase the signal strength indication will improve reception quality.

ALARM FUNCTIONS Your radio includes a dual alarm function. Two separate alarm times can be set - Alarm 1 and Alarm 2. Each alarm can be set with a wake-up time, then you can choose to be woken by a buzzer sound, a DAB station preset or an FM station preset. You can also set your preferred alarm wakeup volume. Before using the alarms, you must store these preferred wake-up settings. SETTING THE ALARMS: Press the ALARM 1 (or ALARM 2) button to set the alarm you want. Press the SELECT button. Using the SCAN+ or SCAN- buttons, set your preferences for each alarm setting in the list below. Press the SELECT button to move onto the next setting. 22:42 Alarm 2 ACTIVATING THE ALARM(S): Once the alarm is set On during alarm setting, it will activate automatically when the radio is set to Standby. SET ALARM ON OR OFF SET ALARM HOUR SET ALARM MINUTES WHEN THE ALARM SOUNDS To switch off the alarm: Press the ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 button to switch off the alarm when it sounds. To extend the alarm for a further snooze : SET ALARM REPEAT Press the SNOOZE button. SET ALARM MODE The alarm will switch off for the snooze period of 10 minutes and both the Snooze/Sleep and alarm indicators will flash. SET ALARM VOLUME 08:20 Z Z 1 EXIT ALARM SETTING 2 NOTE: When setting both Alarm 1 and Alarm 2, ensure that you set more than 10 minutes difference between the two alarm times. The Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 indicators will show on the display when an alarm is set. Alarm 1 FM After the snooze period, the alarm will sound again. You can switch off the alarm in the normal way or you can set snooze again. 1 2 SLEEP MODE The Sleep function allows you to program your radio to switch off automatically after a set period between 10 and 90 minutes. To activate the Sleep function: Press the SLEEP button. The display will show SLEEPOFF. Press the SCAN+ button repeatedly until your required sleep time appears on the display. Press SELECT to set this sleep time. The Snooze/Sleep indicator will be displayed. Snooze/Sleep indicator 22:42 DAB Your radio will continue to play, then will set to Standby when the sleep time expires. To check the Sleep time remaining: Press the SLEEP button during Sleep mode. The remaining sleep time will be displayed. To cancel Sleep mode: Press the SLEEP button during Sleep mode. Press the SCAN+ or SCAN- button repeatedly until SLEEPOFF appears on the display. Press SELECT to confirm. Sleep mode will be cancelled. Z Z 7

ADVANCED OPERATION Some additional features are available via the Advanced Operation menu. Opening the Advanced Operation menu: Press and hold the MENU/INFO button. The AUTOSCAN option of the Advanced Operation menu will flash. Press the SCAN+ or SCAN- button to highlight the menu option you want from the list below. AUTOSCAN MANUAL TUNE CLOCK SET 12/24 HOUR CLOCK FACTORY RESET SW VERSION Press the SELECT button to select the highlighted option. AUTOSCAN When first 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 different area or just to refresh the stored list of available stations. Select the AUTOSCAN option. The scanning display will be shown while the scan takes place. The display shows scan progress, also the number of stations found. MANUAL TUNING If preferred, you can also tune DAB stations manually. NOTE: Manual tuning is recommended for experienced users only. To Manually tune: Select the MANUAL option from the menu. The display will show the frequency and channel number of the multiplex currently tuned. Press the SCAN+ or SCAN- button to change the channel. Press the SELECT button to select this channel. If a multiplex is located on this channel, a signal strength bargraph will be displayed.. Press the SELECT button to exit manual tuning and tune to the first station in the multiplex. You can now browse the stations in the normal way. MANUAL CLOCK SETUP This setting will only be necessary if there is no DAB signal in your location to set the clock automatically. To set the clock manually: Select the CLK SET option from the menu. You will now have the option to set the time, then the date manually. Press the SCAN+ or SCAN- button to change each setting in turn. Press the SELECT button to save a setting and move onto the next setting. NOTE: If a DAB signal is within range, manual settings will be cleared and the clock will be set automatically. 12/24 HOUR CLOCK Select the 12/24 option to change the clock display between 12 hour (with A.M. and P.M. indication) and 24 hour. FACTORY RESET DAB is a terrestrial system and frequencies in different 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. To reset the radio: Select the FACTORY option from the menu. RESET will flash on the display. Press the SELECT button if you want to go ahead. RESETING will appear on the display. The radio will now scan for DAB broadcast stations in your area. After reset, all settings are returned to the factory defaults and any stored presets are erased. SW VERSION Select the VERSION option to display the Software version used in your radio. You may need this information if your radio ever requires service work. 8

TROUBLESHOOTING No power Check that the AC adaptor is connected correctly and mains power is switched on. Poor reception Check the signal strength (page 6). If the signal strength is low, try adjusting the position of the aerial. If this doesn t help, move the radio to a position where the signal strength is better. Alarm not sounding Check that the alarm(s) have been set correctly. If you have set DAB or FM presets to wake you, check that the alarm volume is set loud enough. DAB reception problems after moving area The station list will need updating. Try scanning the band. If there are still problems with all or part of the station list, reset the radio. CARE AND MAINTENANCE AFTER USING YOUR RADIO Set to Standby. Switch the unit off 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 :... 5 V, 1 A AC adaptor supply voltage:... 100-240V~, 50/60Hz, 0.3A DAB tuning range:... 174-240 MHz FM tuning range:... 87.5-108 MHz Net Weight:... 0.30 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. Please have your original purchase receipt with you when you call. This warranty in no way affects 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. 9

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). DCR1401 V0.1