DAB 4138 - Radio AEG - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL DAB 4138 AEG

Instruction Manual Thank you for choosing our product. We hope you will enjoy using the appliance. Symbols in this user manual Important notes for your safety are marked distinctively. Pay absolute attention to them to avoid accidents and damage to the device:

Warns of dangers for your health and indicates potential risks of injury. CAUTION: Indicates potential dangers for the device or other objects. NOTE: Highlights tips and information for you. General Safety Guidelines Before using this device, carefully read this user manual and keep it together with the Warranty Certificate, cashier receipt and if possible, the original package inclusive its interior pack- ing. If you hand on the device to any third person, include the user manual as well.

• Toavoidtheriskofreoranelectricshock,youshould notexposethedevicetorainormoisture.Consequently, do not use the device in the immediate vicinity of water -forexamplenearabathtub,aswimmingpoolorina damp cellar.

• Usetheapplianceonlyfortheintended,privateuse.This appliance is not intended for commercial use.

• Makesurethattheadaptorcableisnotbent,crushed, run over or does not come into contact with heat sources.

• Onlyconnectthedeviceataproperlyinstalledplug socket. Pay attention that the specified voltage corre- sponds to the voltage of the plug socket.

• Whenusingexternalmainssupply,payattentiontothe correct polarity and voltage. Always place the batteries in the correct direction.

• Assemblethedeviceinsuchawaythattheavailable ventilation openings are not covered.

• Neveropenthehousingofthedevice.Incorrectrepairs can constitute a considerable risk for the user. Should the device become damaged, in particular the mains supply cable, do not operate the device any longer, but rather haveitrepairedbyanexpert.Checkthemainssupply cable regularly for damage.

• Forsafetyreasonsabrokenordamagedmainsleadmay only be replaced by an equivalent lead from the manu- facturer, our customer service department or a similary qualified person.

• Ifthedeviceisnotusedforalongerperiod,removethe plug connector from the plug socket or take out the bat- teries. These symbols may be found on the device and are intended as warnings: The lightning flash is intended to alert the user to the presence of dangerous voltage within the device. Theexclamationmarkisintendedtoalertthe user to the presence of important operating and maintenance instruction accompanying this device. Children and disabled persons

• Forthesafetyofyourchildren,keepanypackingparts (plastic bags, cartilage, Styrofoam etc.) out of their reach. WARNING! Don’t let small children play with foils for danger of suf- focation!

• Thisdeviceisnotintendedforusebypersons(includ- ing children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities,orlackofexperienceand/orknowledge unless they have been given supervision or instructions concerning the use of the device by a person responsible for their safety.

• Supervisechildrentoensuretheydonotplaywiththe device. Special Safety Instructions

• Donotusethedeviceinlocationsthatareextremelyhot, cold, dusty or moist.

• Selectasuitablelocationfortheradiorecorder,suchasa dry, flat, non-slip surface on which it is easy to operate the machine.

• Nevertouchthemainsplugorleadwithwethands.

• Keepthemainsleadawayfromheaters.

• Neverputaheavyobjectontheelectriclead.

• Keepthedeviceawayfromvases,baths,washbasinsetc. If liquid enters the device this may cause serious damage.English

• Readthemanualthoroughlybeforeoperatingthede- vice!

• Chooseasuitablelocationforthedevice.Suitableloca- tions are dry, even and antislip surfaces on which you may operate the device easily.

• Insertthegridplugintoaproperlyinstalledthreeprong socket. Connect the device with the plug connector by inserting its plug into the DC 6 V jack of the device.

• Only use power adaptor with 6 V ( ), other adaptors may cause damage to the device. NOTE: Disconnect from mains power supply during longer periods of non-use. Battery Operation You also have the option of operating the unit with 4 Type R6 “AA” batteries.

1. Open the battery compartment on the back.

2. Insert 4 R6 “AA” batteries 1.5 V. Mind the correct polarity

(indicated on the bottom of the battery case)!

3. Close the battery case.

4. Ifthedeviceisnotusedforanextendedperiodoftime,

remove the batteries from the device to avoid any leaking of battery acid. CAUTION:

• Neverusedifferentbatterytypesornewandusedbat- teries together.

• Batteriesmustnotbedisposedofinthegarbage. Please bring used batteries to competent collection centers or back to the dealer.

Donotexposebatteriestoanyhightemperaturessuchas sunlight, fire, or the like. There is a danger of explosion! NOTE:

• Ifyouhaveconnectedthepowersupply,thebatteries are automatically deactivated.

• Alwaysswitchoffthedeviceduringnon-usewiththe OFF ON switch on the back, to not unnecessarily stress the batteries. To display the time as accurately as possible, the device will synchronize the time with the radio station in the background. This results in a higher battery consumption. In the worst case scenario, the batteries could be discharged prematurely. When shutting off the device with the OFF ON switch, the time/ alarm time will be lost. Installation

1. Fullyextendthetelescopicantenna(1).Standitupright

for initial installation.

2. Switch the device on at the back of the device using the

OFF/ON switch. The device automatically searches for DAB stations. SCANNING… and a progress bar appears on the display. The figure on the right of the display shows the number of radio stations found. The first alpha- numeric DAB station is played. When playing a radio station, the time and date is taken from the broadcasting service. If the device does not re- ceive DAB stations in your location, set the time manually as described in “Settings menu”. Changing the OSD language TheOSDmenuissetinGermanexfactory.Tochangethe language, proceed as follows:

1. Press the MENU button (6).

2. Select the menu option “SYSTEM” with the

/ buttons (3). Set it with the REPEAT ALARM/SELECT button (9).

3. Select the menu option “LANGUAGE” with the / but-

tons. Set it with the REPEAT ALARM/SELECT button.

4. Select the desired language with the / buttons. Set it

NOTE: The menu is described with the selected language “ENG- LISH” in the instruction manual. General operation Switch the device on/off

• SwitchthedeviceonbysettingtheOFFONswitchon the back of the device to ON.

• Standby / On: Now you can switch the device between Standby and On. Press the POWER button in order to do so. The time and the date appear on the display in standby.

• Toswitchoffthedevice,settheOFFONswitchtoOFF. The time will be lost. NOTE:

• Thedevicenotesthelastmodeandthevolumebefore switching off. After switching on again the device starts in this mode and this volume.

• Thestorageofthetime/datewillgetlostassoonas the device has been shut off with the OFF ON switch, or if the power supply is interrupted. SOURCE button (11) For switching between DAB and FM mode. VOL+/VOL- Volume (4) Adjust to your preferred volume level. The higher the volume, the more blocks are filled in. Delayed shut-off (SLEEP) The delayed shut-off function can be used in radio mode. The device automatically switches off when the selected time is reached.

• SelectthetimebyrepeatedlypressingtheSLEEPbutton (13), after which the device switches off. Select from: 15, 30, 45, 60, and 90 minutes.

• TheSLEEPOFFsettingdeactivatesthisfunction. NOTE: Briefly press the SLEEP button to show the remaining time. Listening to the radio Scan FM stations

1. Repeatedly press SOURCE button (11) until the display

2. You have two options for tuning a station:

- Press the / buttons (3). - Press the SCAN button (5). The device is scanning the entire frequency band for stations. The stations found will be stored by ascending frequencies. NOTE: Possibly previously stored stations are automatically deleted after pressing the SCAN button.

3. If the reception is too weak and there is noise on the re-

ceived station, try to improve the reception by changing the position of the telescopic antenna. Show FM information Press the INFO button (7) to show the following information, if broadcasted by a radio station.

• Displaythedate. Scan DAB stations Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is a digital broad casing standard for terrestrial reception of digital radio. A list of radio stations which can be received in Germany is available on the Internet at www.digitalradio.de. NOTE: InGermanyapprox.70%ofthecountry’sareaiscoveredby digital radio broadcasts (as of Nov. 2011). In the individual areas however, coverage and provision vary greatly. If the DAB stations in your region cannot be received or only with interferences depending on location, in this case you can switch to the FM band to receive this station. This is only possible however if these stations are broadcast via VHF. Find out more on the internet site of the radio station.

1. Press the SOURCE button (11) repeatedly until “DAB

MODE” appears on the display.

2. Press the SCAN button (5). The device then searches for

the radio stations which can be received.

4. If the reception is too weak and the received station

“motorboats”, try to improve the reception by changing the position of the antenna. NOTE:

• YoucannottogglebetweenMonoandStereoduring DAB reception.

• TomanuallysetaDABfrequency,proceedasde- scribed in the “Settings menu” section. Display additional DAB information In DAB mode, you can display the following additional infor- mation if broadcast by the radio station. To do so, press the INFO button (7). TheDLStextisshownonthedisplaybydefault.

• DLS:ShortforDynamic Label Segment. This involves complementary data. This content may be e.g. informa- tion about the station or the music title and artist being played.

• Displaysthereceivedsignalstrength.

• The“SIGNALERROR”displayshowsthesignalquality. The lower the adjacent figure, the better the quality.

• Displaythedate. Save station

1. If you have found the desired station, hold down the

PRESET button (12). The first preset location appears on the display. If the preset location is still empty the word EMPTY appears under PRESET STORE.

2. For choosing the memory position, please press

3. Press REPEAT ALARM/SELECT to save the settings.

Select a preset station

/ buttons (3) to chose a memory position.

3. Confirm your selection with the REPEAT ALARM/SELECT

button (9). Settings menu Numerous settings are made via the Settings menu (see page 5). In the Settings menu you can find the main menu and the related submenus with the individual options. To open the menu, press the MENU button (6) during opera- tion.

• Ifyoudonotpressanybuttonwithin30seconds,the menu is hidden.

• Thecurrentlysetoptionishighlightedby“*“. A Settings menu can be found in DAB mode, as well as in FM mode.TheDABandFMmenuisexplainedbelowalongwith the general SYSTEM menu. DAB Menu The DAB menu is divided into menus: Full scan, Manual tune, DRC and Prune.

• Full scan: Starts the station scan. The DAB frequency band is scanned for stations.

• Manual tune: To do so you need to know the station frequency. This can be found on the internet site of the broadcasting service. Select individual frequencies using the / buttons (3).

• DRC: short for Digital Range Control (dynamic range). The term DRC describes the ratio between the quietest and the loudest sound. If the dynamic range is very high there are very soft sounds as well as very loud sounds. Under some circumstances this may present a problem with playback. Let us assume that you are listening to a radio station in a relatively loud environment. By increas- ing the volume you can play the quiet sections louder. This however has the disadvantage that the loud sections become uncomfortably loud. It makes sense here to reduce the dynamic range. Select between the options: - DRC off: The dynamic range is not reduced. - DRC high: The dynamic range is sharply reduced. - DRC low: The dynamic range is slightly reduced.

• Prune: It may be that you can no longer receive some stations after a station scan or change of location. With this function you can delete these stations from the reception list. Select “YES” and confirm with the REPEAT ALARM/SELECT button. FM Menu

• Scan setting: Select the desired option in order to per- form an automatic station scan. - Strong stations only: Only search for strong radio stations. - All stations: Search for all receivable radio stations. In doing so, the scan also pauses on weak stations.

• Audio setting: - Forced mono: Every radio station is played back in mono irrespective of the transmitted signal.English

DAB + FM Menu (SYSTEM) The following submenus can be found in the SYSTEM menu.

• Time: Set the time and the date manually. You can also set the automatic update and the display format of the date. - Set Time/Date: Here, you can manually set the time and date. - Auto update: Here, select the source from which the automatic update of time and date should be carried out. Select from: Update from all sources, DAB only, FM only and no update. - Set 12/24 hour: Select between 24 hour and 12 hour display. NOTE: In 12 hour display AM = morning, PM = afternoon appears. - Set date format: Select between the two options for displaying the date. Day-Month-Year or Month-Day- Year.

• Backlight: Set the time after which the display light should be dimmed. If “ON” is selected, the display light remains on permanently.

• Factory reset: Select the “YES” command if you want to reset the device again to the factory defaults. All settings which you have made will be lost.

• SW version: Here, you can display the Software Version of the device. Alarm function You can set the device in such a way that it switches on at a specific time.

1. Press the ALARM ON/OFF button (10). “ALARM 1

SETUP” appears on the display.

2. Now set the alarm time.

3. DURATION: Set the time, after which the device will

switch off automatically.

4. SOURCE: Select a source by which you want to be awak-

ened. Select from: BUZZER (beep), DAB, FM. 4a If DAB or FM has been selected, now select the desired radio station which should play when the set alarm time is reached. Select from: LAST LISTEND and the preset radio stations on the station buttons.

5. Select the time at which the alarm time needs to be acti-

vated. Select from: DAILY, ONCE, WEEKENDS, WEEK- DAYS. 5a If ONCE is selected, now set the date at which you want to be awakened.

6. Finally select the volume at which you want to be awak-

ened. The lowest volume is indicated by four blocks.

7. Activate the alarm time by selecting “ALARM ON”.

After you have made all your settings, the message “ALARM SAVED” briefly appears. The activated alarm function is shown on the display by the “ “ symbol. Turn off the alarm signal To shut off the alarm signal, press the ALARM ON/OFF but- ton (10). Snooze The automatically set alarm function can be shut off for 5 or 10 minutes. Press the SLEEP button repeatedly to select the desired time. NOTE: IftheSnoozefunctionisactivated,thetimeuntilthenext alarm is shown on the display. Deactivate alarm function

/ buttons to select “ALARM OFF”. Confirm with the REPEAT ALARM/SELECT button. Cleaning and maintenance CAUTION: Do not immerse the device in water.

• Disconnectthemainsplugbeforecleaning.

• Youmaywipeoffexternalstains,usingaslightlydamp cloth without any additives. Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution The unit cannot be operated The unit is blocked and “hangs” Pull the mains plug forapproximately5 seconds. Then connect the unit again Reset the device to the factory defaults. see “Settings menu” No DAB Radio reception Telescopic antenna incorrectly aligned Fullyextendthe telescopic antenna and align it vertically. No Digital Radio can be received in your areaEnglish

Problem Cause Solution Problems with DAB radio reception Depending on the location, you may not be able to receive some sta- tions at all or with interference in your region. see also note on page 41 Switch to FM mode to receive these stations. If these stations are transmitted via VHF. Find out more on the internet site of the radio station. No sound Volume is too low Increase the volume Poor sound quality Radio signal too weak Try to adjust the antenna position. Batteries too weak Insert new batteries or operate the device with the mains cable. Technical Specifications Model: ................................................................................DAB 4138 Battery operation: .........................................4x1.5VTypeAA,R6 Power consumption:................................................................1,5 W Net weight: ...........................................................................0.312 kg Radio: Frequency ranges: … .................VHF/FM 87,5 ~ 108.0 MHz ......... DAB/DAB+ 174.92 ~ 239.20 MHz External power adaptor Input: ...........................................................AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz Output: ....................................................................... DC 6 V / 1.0 A Polarity: ................................................................................. Protection Class: .............................................................................. II The right to make technical and design modifications in the course of continuous product development remains reserved. This device complies with all current CE directives, such as electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage directive and is manufactured according to the latest safety regulations. Disposal Meaning of the “Wheelie Bin” Symbol Take care of our environment, do not dispose of electrical applicances via the household waste. Dispose of obsolete or defective electrical appliances via municipal collection points. Please help to avoid potential environmental and health impacts through improper waste disposal. You contribute to recycling and other forms of utilization of old electric and electronic appliances. Your municipality provides you with information about col- lecting points.Stand 07/13 DAB 4138 Elektro-technische Vertriebsges. mbH www.etv.de