DAB Alarm Clock Radio

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1 DAB Alarm Clock Radio MODEL NUMBER: USER GUIDE

2 Contents Welcome Section Contents & Features Controls Setup Selecting DAB Station / Saving a Preset Selecting a Preset Auto tuning DAB / Manually tuning DAB Auto tuning FM / Manually tuning FM DAB / FM Information Reset Manually Setting Time/Date Setting the Alarm Backlight Setting the Language / Prune Function DRC Function 15. Inactive Standby (Sleep)

3 Welcome Section Congratulations! You have made an excellent choice with the purchase of this quality MAXTEK product. By doing so you now have the assurance and peace of mind which comes from purchasing a product that has been manufactured to the highest standards of performance and safety, supported by the high quality standards of Quesh Ltd. We want you to be completely satisfied with your purchase so this MAXTEK product is backed by a comprehensive manufacturer s 3 year warranty and outstanding after sales service through our dedicated helpline. We hope you enjoy using this product for many years to come. If you require technical support or in the unlikely event that your purchase is faulty, please telephone our helpline for immediate assistance. Faulty product claims made within the 3 year warranty period will be repaired or replaced free of charge provided that you have a satisfactory proof of purchase (keep your receipt safe). This does not affect your statutory rights. However be aware that the warranty will become null and void if the product is found to have been deliberately damaged, misused and/or disassembled. 1

4 Contents & Features Contents 1 x DAB & FM alarm clock radio 1 x 5V mains adaptor Features DAB receiver (174MHz - 240MHz) FM receiver (87.5MHz MHz) Stores 10 FM presets Stores 10 DAB presets 5v mains adaptor (included) Auto adjusting clock Blue LED backlight display Mono sound (1 x 1W speaker) Cable aerial 2

5 Controls Mode Scan Volume - Volume + Info/Menu Select/Snooze On/Off Tune + Tune - Preset LCD Screen 3

6 Setup First time use After removing the radio from the packaging, fully extend the cable aerial and connect the mains adaptor to the mains outlet and the power lead to the DC in socket located on the back of the radio. The radio will automatically turn on and you will see the welcome screen displayed on the front briefly. The radio will perform a full scan of the DAB frequencies available. The scan progress and the number of DAB stations found will be shown on the display. The date and time will automatically be set by the DAB signal the radio is receiving. If your radio is in a poor signal area, the date and time will not be set and you will see a message on the display. You can set the time manually through the System menu. This will also mean you can only use the radio in FM mode as the DAB signal is not strong enough for the radio to receive stations. After the date and time has been set the radio will be ready to use. 4

7 Selecting a DAB station Press the Tune + Or Tune - buttons to cycle through the available stations. All the stations are displayed in alphabetical order. Once you have found the required DAB/FM station to listen to, press the Select/Snooze button to select it. The station will only change once it has been selected, so you can browse the available stations without disturbing the current selected station. Please Note: All button actions unless stated are a quick press. Saving a DAB/FM station Press and hold the Preset button for 3 seconds once you have tuned the radio on to a required station in DAB or FM mode. The display will show the Preset Store message. Press the Tune + Or Tune - buttons to select a slot (1 to 10) and press the Select/Snooze button to save the preset. You will see the saved message on the screen confirming the preset has been stored.. 5

8 Selecting a preset DAB/FM station Press the Preset button and use the Press the Tune + Or Tune - buttons cycle through the saved presets. To select a preset press the Select/Snooze button. Auto Tune DAB To fully retune all of the available stations on DAB press and hold the Info/Menu button. This will show you the scan option on the display. Press the Select/Snooze button select the Full Scan option. The radio will now scan through all the available channels. All the channels found will be shown in alphabetical order. Manually Tune DAB To manually tune the radio, press Info/Menu button and Tune + Or Tune - buttons untill Manual Tune is displayed. Press the Select/ Snooze button to select. Use the Tune + Or Tune - buttons to tune the radio in. This helps in poor signal areas to get a clear signal. Repeat the storing a preset procedure to save the current tuning. 6

9 Auto Tune FM To auto tune to the next available radio station press and hold the Tune + Or Tune - button for 3 seconds. This will start the radio to auto scan. The scan will always stop at the next signal received. Repeat the storing preset procedure to save the current station. You can change between all stations and strong station for the FM scan by pressing and holding the Info/Menu button and selecting Scan Setting with the Tune + Or Tune - buttons. Use the Tune + Or Tune - buttons to select either Strong Stations or All Stations and press the Select/Snooze button to confirm the required selection. The asterisk in the top right corner indicates current selection. You will be sent to the previous menu once a selection has been made. Press the Info/Menu button to return to the main screen. Manually Tune FM Use the Tune + Or Tune - buttons in either direction to tune the radio in FM mode. This helps in poor signal areas to get a clear signal. Repeat the storing preset procedure to save the current station. 7

10 DAB/FM information When listening in DAB or FM mode you can cycle through the available information from the broadcasting service by pressing the Info button. The information cycle: DAB Now Playing Signal Strength Music genre National/Local designation MHz Frequency Signal Errors Kbps data transfer rate Time Date FM Now Playing Station Name Music genre Mono/Stereo Time Date Reset To reset the unit press and hold the Info/Menu button, cycle through the options with the Tune + Or Tune - buttons and select System by pressing the Select/Snooze button. Cycle through the menu options as before and select Factory Reset. 8 Select Yes and confirm by pressing the Select/Snooze button. The radio will restore itself to the original factory settings. This will clear any presets saved.

11 Manually Setting the Time/Date Press and hold Info/Menu cycle through the options and select System by pressing the Select/Snooze button. Cycle through the next menu and select Time. Select the Set Time/Date time option. You will see the hours flashing first. Use the Tune + Or Tune - buttons to the required hour and press in the Select/Snooze button to confirm your selection. The minutes will be flashing, repeat the process as done for the hours to set the minutes. After the time has been set it will cycle through to the date settings. Repeat the process that you used to set the time to set the required date. A message will appear on the display when successfully set. Under the Time menu options you can also set the time automatically by selecting Auto Update. This will update the date and time via the DAB signal received by the radio. 9

12 Setting the Alarms There are 2 alarms that you can set on this radio. Both are set in the same way. Select Alarm which is under the System option on the menu. To select the second alarm press the Tune - or Tune + buttons. Once you have chose the required alarm to set press the Select/Snooze button to confirm your selection. You will see the hours flashing first. Press the Tune - or Tune + buttons to select the required hour and press the Select/Snooze button to confirm your selection. The minutes will be flashing. Repeat the process as done for the hours to set the minutes. You next option is to set the duration of the alarm. You can set the duration in intervals of 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes before the alarm will stop. You can select one of these options by using the Select/Snooze button to confirm the select of the required duration. You will be presented with a source option for the alarm. You can choose between Buzzer, DAB or FM. If you choose Buzzer it will got to the final option. If you choose either DAB or FM you will have a further choice of Last Listened or one of your saved presets. Use the Tune - or Tune + buttons as before to select and confirm the option required to be alerted to. 10

13 The next step is to choose and set the frequency of the alarm. Your options will be Daily, Once, Weekends, or Weekdays. Use the Scroll dial to select and confirm the required option for your alarm. You will now be able to set the volume level for your alarm. Use the Tune - or Tune + buttons to set the volume level and press the Select/Snooze button to confirm the required audio level for your alarm. You will now see the option to either activate or leave it dormant. Use the Scroll dial to set the alarm to On or Off. Use the Select/Snooze button to confirm the selection required for your alarm. If you are successful you will see the message Alarm Saved. If cancelled through the process or the alarm failed to save you will see the message Alarm Not Saved. 11

14 Backlight Controls The displays back light will dim after a set amount of time. To simulate the display press the Tune - or Tune + buttons to see the display fully lit. You can change the setting of the backlight s time out duration, normal and timed out display brightness levels. To change the time out setting press the Backlight button and select Time Out with the Tune - or Tune + buttons. You can choose from several options including On which is permanently lit. The listed numbers are the amount of seconds the display will stay lit before fading out to the time out display lighting level. Use the Tune - or Tune + buttons l to select the required time out period. The asterisk in the top right corner indicates the current selection. To change the main lighting level of the display, press Backlight and use the Tune - or Tune + buttons to select On level. You will find the options high, med and low. Use the Tune - or Tune + buttons to select the required lighting level. To change the dim lighting level of the display, press Backlight and use the Tune - or Tune + buttons to select Dim level. You will find the options high, med and low. Use the Scroll dial to select the required lighting level. 12

15 Setting the Language You can change the display language to one of the following: English, Dansk, Français, Deutsch, or Italiano. To do this press and hold the Info/Menu button and use the Tune - or Tune + buttons to navigate to System then navigate and select Language from the system menu. Select the required language with the Tune - or Tune + buttons and press Select/Snooze to confirm your selection. The asterisk in the top right corner indicates the current selection. Prune You can remove DAB stations from the radio that are listed with a? in front of their name by using the prune function. Once you ve selected a station you wish to remove, press and hold the Menu button and navigate the menu options to Prune. You will be presented with the choice Yes or No. Select Yes to remove the station. You can restore all pruned DAB stations by performing a factory reset as per reset instructions. 13

16 DRC DRC or Dynamic Range Compression is a feature that some DAB stations use. This enables the audio to be evened out by raising the volume of the quieter audio levels and lowering the volume of the louder audio levels. To set this press the Menu button, navigate to the DRC option using the Tune - or Tune + buttons and selecting it by pressing the Select/Snooze button. The Low option will give you a small amount of DRC, where as High with give you strong amount of DRC. Use the Tune - or Tune + buttons to navigate between the options and to select the required preference. The asterisk in the top right corner indicates the current selection. 14

17 Inactive Standby Inactive standby will turn the unit off after a 2, 4, 5 or 6 hour period. To set this press and hold the Info/Menu button, navigate to the System then to Inactive Standby option using the Tune - or Tune + buttons and selecting it by pressing the Select/Snooze button. Once Inactive Standby has been select you can choose the period of time required or OFF for the standby function and confirm by pressing the Select/Snooze button. The asterisk in the top right corner indicates the current selection. Once this is set you will need to set this function to OFF to disable it. 15

18 Warranty Certificate Warranty This product is warranted to be free from defects in workmanship and parts for a period of 36 months from the date of purchase. Defects that occur within this warranty period, under normal use and care, will be repaired, replaced or refunded at our discretion, solely at our option with no charge for parts and labour. The benefits conferred by this warranty are in addition to all rights and remedies in respect of the product the consumer has under existing U.K. laws. Proof of Purchase This warranty is valid for the original purchase and is not transferable. Please keep your purchase receipt as proof of purchase and as proof of the date of when the purchase was made. The receipt must be presented with the warranty card when making a claim under this warranty. Service during the Warranty Period Please ensure the product is properly packaged so as to ensure that no damage occurs in transit. Also make sure that you have included a detailed explanation of the problem. Extent of the Warranty This warranty is limited to defects in workmanship or parts. All defective products or parts will be repaired or replaced. This warranty does not extend to accessories. Normal Wear and Tear This warranty does not cover normal wear and tear of the product or parts. Exclusions This warranty does not cover the following: Any defect caused by accident, misuse, abuse, improper installation or operation, lack or reasonable care, unauthorised modification, loss of parts, tampering or attempted repair by a person not authorised by the distributor. Any product that has been damaged by lightning strike either directly or indirectly, or on a main s or vehicle outlet power surge or liquid ingress. Any product that has not been installed, operated or maintained in accordance with the manufacturer s operating instructions provided with the product. Any product that has been used for purposes other than domestic use. The product if it is located outside of the U.K. and Ireland Any damage caused by improper power input or improper cable connection. Your statutory rights are not affected.

19 Warranty Card DAB Alarm Clock Radio Model Number: Please keep your purchase receipt together with your warranty card Name: Address: Date of purchase: Location of purchase: Fault Description: We recommend that you attach a photocopy of your receipt, showing the date of purchase, to this warranty card and keep it for your reference. In the event of a product fault, please call the After Sales Support team. Please ensure that you have the product details (as shown on this card) to hand so that the support team are able to respond as quickly and efficiently as possible. Service Helpline QUESH LTD, B7, FIRST BUSINESS PARK FIRST AVENUE, CREWE, CHESHIRE. CW1 6BG

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