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USER MANUAL DAB20 DENVER

User Manual DAB Radio Adaptor Denver DAB-20 Please read this user manual carefully before using receiver www.denver-electronics.comLocation of Control AudioOut DCIN5V Ant On/Off

1. POWER: Power on from Standby or turn to

2. MUTE: Silent on/off.

3. 1--10: Station preset number.

Press and hold the button to store the station. Press to recall the station.

4. Alarm1/2: Alarm setting for Alarm 1 and Alarm 2.

5. ▲/▼: Press ▲ for volume up and ▼ for volume

6. ◄/►: Press it to scroll up and down on the menu.

DAB playing mode: press ◄/► return to the station list, and then press ◄/► to scroll the stations then press Select to confirm. FM playing mode: press ◄/► to fine tune the frequency. Long pressing the button to skip to the previous/next available radio channel.

7. Select: Press it to confirm the operation.

Under FM playing mode: press it once to skip to the next available radio channel.

8. Mode: Switch between the DAB and FM mode.

9. CLK Set: Hold it to set the clock and time manually.

10. Info: To view the detailed information of the current

playing radio station, press repeatedly to view various information available.

11. Sleep: Set the sleep timer.

12. Scan: To initiate full scan of DAB and auto scan the

next available station in FM.

13. Dimmer: Press repeatedly to adjust the brightness

of the display in 3 levels.

14. Menu: Enter the main menu of the radio mode

when it is playing. Return to the playing screen after operating in other menus.

15. Recall: To recall the list of preset stations.

1. Use the AC adaptor supplied in the package, connect the pin to the DC IN jack

at the rear side of the radio and connect the power plug to the wall socket.

2. To get the best reception, place the radio near a window as possible.

3. Connect your external powered speaker to the Audio out jack on the radio.

4. Plug in the wire antenna supplied in the package to the ANT jack.

5. Extend the wire as far as it can go to get the best reception. You may need to

move it around to obtain the optimal direction for the best reception.

6. Power up the radio by using the On/Off switch on the rear side of the radio.

The display will light up and display as follow. The radio will start in DAB mode by default and followed by a full scan of the radio stations automatically:

7. If there is problem on reception, try moving the antenna around or different

direction to improve the reception.

8. When the scan is completed, the first station (alphabetically) will begin to play.

9. Press the <POWER> button once, the radio will change from operation mode

to standby mode. Radio Mode DAB Radio Operation The DAB Radio has two modes of operation: ○ DAB Radio ○ FM Radio Press the <Mode> button to switch between DAB/FM.

1. If it is the first time using the radio, it will automatically begin “full scan” for

2. When scanning is completed, the stations will list in alphanumeric order and

the first one will be played.

3. The next time you listen DAB mode, it will play the last listened station.

ENG-3DAB Settings To view more functions and settings available for the radio, press the <Menu> button. Use the ◄ and ► key to select and press <Select> to confirm. Whenever you want to exit the current menu, press <Menu> button. ○Full scan ○Manual Tune ○DRC ○Prune ○System ●Full scan It performs a station scan from channel 5A to 13F or you can press <Scan> button to do “Full scan” ●Manual tune This function allows you to check whether a specific frequency can be received in your area and the corresponding signal strength. When this option is selected, it will show a list of DAB frequencies. Choose a frequency and it will display a bar of signal strength. If the bar of strength is grayed out, it means the frequency cannot be received in your area. DRC Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. This function is only available for the DAB. DRC Off – No compression DRC High – Maximum compression DRC Low – Medium compression Setting the compression to maximum will “boost” the quiet sounds, whilst keeping the loudest sounds at their original level. ENG-4ENG-5 Prune Some DAB services may stop broadcasting or you may not be able to receive a station. Prune stations will delete the DAB stations from your station list that can no longer be received. System The following settings are available: ○ Equaliser ○ Time ○ Backlight ○ Language ○ Factory Reset ○ SW version ● Equaliser Adjust the sound of the music suits you best. There are already presets of EQ and you can also tailor your prefer style using the “My EQ…”. ● Time There are settings as follow:

1. Set Time/Date: This allows the user to manually set the current Time and

2. Auto Update: This function will set the radio’s time and date automatically with

data sent along with the broadcast of either the DAB or FM radio station.

• Note that FM auto Time/Date update may not work in your area, so the DAB auto update option is recommended.

3. Set 12/4 Hour: This option will change the format of your clock to either 12

YYYY/MM-DD-YYYY. ● Backlight Your radio has 3 backlight settings: Timeout: This option is used to set the period of time that you wish your display’s backlight to remain lit when your radio is in both ON and STANDBY modes. The available options are: On/10 sec/20 sec/30 sec/45 sec/60 sec/90 sec/120 sec/180 sec. Selecting “On” will force your radio’s backlight to remain on constantly. If you select a specific time delay, after the selected time period has lapsed the display will dim down under the following two situations: - When the radio is turned on and no operation under selected time out period. - When the radio turns off into standby mode, the backlight will dim down after the time out period has lapsed. On level: This option will determine how bright the display’s backlight is lit while the radio is on ON mode. There are 3 options for this setting: High, Medium& Low.ENG-6 Dim level： There are 3 brightness levels of the Dimmed backlight available – low/medium/high. ● Language This setting will change the language in which the menu system is displayed on your radio. There are four languages available: English, French, German, Italian. ● Factory reset The DAB Radio can be reset to the factory default at any time, once a reset has been performed, the DAB Radio will automatically begin Full scan.

1. Select “Factory Reset”, the display will show:

2. Press “◄” or “►” key to choose <Yes>, then press “Select” to perform the rest.

Important: Once the factory reset is done, all previous settings and presets will be erased. ● SW version This is to view the software version of your radio. Press <Select> key you can see the software version directly Note: To exit setup, press <MENU> button. FM Radio Operation Auto Scan To switch to FM mode, press the <Mode> button. Press <Scan> button, the radio will scan the next available station.Manual Tune To fine tune the frequency manually, use the ◄/► button. The frequency will be tuned up or down by 0.05MHz. FM Settings Following options are available: Press <Menu> button to enter the list. ○Scan setting ○Audio setting ○System ● Scan setting There are two types of scan available. The scan is done according to “Strong station only” or “All station”. If ‘strong station only’ is selected, it will scan only the channels with strong reception signal where the radio is placed. If “All station” is selected, it will scan out both the strong and weak channels. ● Audio setting You can press ◄ or ► to find “Stereo allowed” or “Forced mono”, then press <Select> to confirm. System Please refer to the System setting under DAB section. ENG-7 Preset stations The Preset stores favorite stations for easy access. It presets up to 10 DAB radio stations and 10 FM stations in the radio memory.

1. The preset stores favorite stations for easy access. It presets up to 10 DAB

2. To preset a station, hold and press a specific number (from 1-10) until the

“Preset X Saved” message appears.

3. The station is now successfully saved against the selected preset number.

You will see the icon at the bottom of display which shows the corresponding number of preset. Preset Recall

1. To recall the preset list, press the <Recall> button and it will display the list of

the presets you have saved.

2. Alternatively, you can press a specific number to recall a specific radio station.Sleep Timer

The radio will turn off by itself after a selected time frame is due.

1. Press <Sleep> button on your remote control. Press it repeatedly to cycling

through the timer option available from15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes or OFF.

2. Press the <Select> button to confirm your choice. The radio will turn to

standby when the time is due.

3. If you wish to cancel the sleep timer, choose “OFF” from the sleep timer

option. ENG-8 Setting of Alarm

1. Press <Alarm1> or <Alarm 2> button to start the setting.

2. Press ◄ or ► key to set the alarm time, then press <Select> go to next step.

3. Source: You can set the alarm sound source as Buzzer, Digital Radio (DAB) or

FM. If you choose sound source of Digital Radio (DAB) or FM, an additional option ‘Preset’ will pop up for you to select whether to use the “Last listened” or from “Preset station”.

4. Preset: Either set the wake to DAB or FM by “Last listened” station or from

“Preset station” station.

5. Duration: You can set the alarm duration in the range of 15 minutes to 120

6. Volume: You can set the alarm sound level as you prefer.

7. Choose Alarm on/off to confirm and save the alarm setting.

8. When the alarm sounds, you can press <Sleep> button to activate the Snooze

function to delay the alarm for 5 minutes.

9. To cancel the alarm, press the <Power> button.Q & A

If you are experiencing problems with your DAB radio there are some quick and easy checks that you can do, which may help to solve the problem. ● No DAB reception -Please carry out “Factory Reset” on the radio and extend the antenna. -Move the radio near to the window. ● Radio reception is poor - Please check that the wire antenna is extended for the maximum signal strength and move it around in different direction to improve the reception. - Use the manual tune to check if the specific frequency reception level. - Check that you do not have other electrical equipment too close to your radio, causing interference. ● No sound or low volume - This radio does not have internal speaker and it is designed to connect with the external powered speaker. - Please check if volume has been adjusted to the maximum on the radio and adjust the volume of your external speaker as well. - Please check if the “Mute” is enabled. ENG-9www.denver-electronics.com Electric and electronic equipment contains materials, components and substances that can be hazardous to your health and the environment, if the waste material (discarded electric and electronic equipment) is not handled correctly. Electric and electronic equipment is marked with the crossed out trash can symbol, seen below. This symbol signifies that electric and electronic equipment should not be disposed of with other household waste, but should be disposed of separately. All cities have established collection points, where electric and electronic equipment can either be submitted free of charge at recycling stations and other collection sites, or be collected from the households. Additional information is available at the technical department of your city. Imported by:

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