WR-5 GB Rersion 1
“Made for iPod” means that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod may affect wireless performance. iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Table of contents GB Important safety instructions ............................................... 3-4 Introduction .............................................................................. 5 Controls .............................................................................. 6-10 Remote control functions ..................................................... 11 Using the radio for the first time ........................................... 12 Operating your radio – AM/FM ............................
Important Safety Instructions 1. Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before the radio is operated. 2. Retain instruction: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed warnings. All warnings on the appliance and operating instructions should be followed. 4. Follow all operations and use instructions. 5. Water and moisture: The appliance should not be used near water.
GB 14. Do not attempt to service the receiver yourself. Removing the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage, and will void the warranty. Refer all servicing to authorized service personnel. 15. Never push objects of any kind into this radio through opening as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind into the product. 16.
Introduction The Sangean WR-5 AM/FM-RDS/iPod Dock Wooden Table-top Receiver provides the following range of features: Radio for AM and FM (with RDS) broadcasts. 12 radio station presets (6 for AM, 6 for FM). Large LCD display with adjustable backlight. Two alarm timers with snooze feature to wake you to either buzzer, radio alarm, or iPod. Adjustable sleep timer which can be set to turn the clock radio off after between 15 and 120 minutes. A 3.
Controls GB 1. Speakers 2. LCD display 3.
Controls 4. 5. 6. 7. 7 FM telescopic antenna AM external antenna terminal Ground terminal Battery compartment 8. 9. 10. 11.
Controls GB 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. iPod Universal Dock adjuster iPod Dock connector Info / menu button Preset 3 / Repeat button Tuning control Seek / Select button Standby / Sleep timer Preset 6 / Fast Forward Preset 2 / Folder Up 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.
Display icons A. Battery capacity indicator B. PM indicator C. Time display D. Sleep timer icon E. Alarm 1 icon F. Alarm 2 icon G. Frequency / information for station display H.
Remote control GB a. Back forward b. Repeat one / all c. Tuning up d. Folder up / preset up e. Folder down / preset down f. Tuning down g. Mute h. Snooze / dimmer i. Tone j. Volume down k. Volume up l. Repeat random m. Select n. Fast forward o. Play / pause p. Source q. Menu r.
Remote control functions Many functions of the WR-5 tabletop receiver can be operated using the remote control. Some operations require a longer press of the button. In this case simply keep your finger held on the remote control button for 2-3 seconds until the display on the radio shows that the command has been accepted. Before the first operation: please remove the small transparent foil from the battery holder to activate the battery. Remote control battery replacement 1.
Using the radio for the first time GB Using the AC power adaptor The AC power adaptor required for this unit should be 12 volts AC at 1.6A. Insert the adaptor plug into the AC socket on the rear of the radio. Plug the adaptor into a standard mains socket outlet. Getting started with external accessories You may use an optional AM Radio Antenna as external antenna if satisfactory reception cannot be obtained.
Operating your radio – Search tuning AM/FM 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Source button as needed until the AM or FM band is selected. 3. Press and release the Seek / Select button to carry out an auto-tune. Your radio will scan up the AM/FM band from the currently displayed frequency and will stop scanning automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength. 2 4. After a few seconds the display will update.
Manual tuning – AM/FM GB 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press and release the Source button to select AM or FM radio mode. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to tune to a station. The FM frequency will change in steps of 100kHz/50kHz and AM frequency will change in steps of 10kHz/9kHz. 2 4. When the end of the waveband is reached your radio will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the waveband. 5. Use the Volume control to adjust the sound level as required.
Setting up the tuning step increment 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until FM 50/100MHz or AM 9/10kHz appears on the display, and press and release the Seek / Select button to enter the step increment setting. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to select either 100kHz/200kHz (US version) or 50kHz/100kHz (European version) for FM radio, and 9kHz/10kHz for AM radio. Then press and release the Seek / Select button to confirm the setting. 4.
Display modes – FM GB Your radio has a range of display options for FM radio mode. 1. Repeatedly press and release the Info/menu button to view the RDS information of the station you are listening to. Displays the name of the station being listened to. Station name 1 a. Program type Displays the type of station being listened to such as Pop, Classic, News, etc. Radio text Displays radio text messages such as new items etc. Stereo / Mono Displays the radio broadcasting is in Stereo or Mono mode.
FM stereo (auto) / mono If the FM radio station being listened to has a weak signal some hiss may be audible. It is possible to reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in mono rather than stereo. 1. Press the Source button as needed to select the FM radio mode display and tune to the required FM station as previously described. 2. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 3. Rotate the Tuning control until the FM Stereo / mono setting shows on the display.
Presetting stations in AM/FM mode GB There are 6 preset stations each for AM and FM radio. They are used in the same way for each waveband. 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Source button to select the desired waveband. Tune to the required radio station as previously described. 3. Press and hold the required Preset button (1 to 6) until the display shows “P3” for example after the frequency. The station will be stored using the preset number.
iPod docking Your radio has an iPod docking facility which allows you to play digital audio files and soundtracks held on your iPod directly. Your radio uses the iPod Universal Dock adjustor developed for use with iPods. Recent models of iPod are supplied with Universal Dock Adapter inserts which ensure correct alignment of the iPod with the electrical connector. Important: The radio does not support iPod 3rd generation (build 2003-2004).
Charging your iPod GB 1. Place the iPod onto the Universal Dock Adjuster into the iPod docking compartment. Press the STANDBY button to switch on your radio. 2. Press SOURCE button until “iPod” shows on the display. Your radio is able to recharge your iPod’s internal battery when the source is Aux In, iPod or Standby mode. Your iPod won’t be charged under AM and FM mode.
Navigating your iPod To navigate your iPod menus to make selections or to change settings, you should use your iPod controls. The radio controls can be used for Menu / Select, Previous / Next, Fast Rewind / Fast Forward and Play / Pause functions. Playing an audio file / repeat playing files on your iPod 1. When you have found the required item, use the Tuning/Seek/Select control on the radio to start the iPod playing. 1. Use the Menu button to navigate to higher level menus on your iPod. 2.
Search function Your WR-5 works with the following models of iPod: 1. Press and release either the Fast-Forward or Back-forward button to start playing the next or previous track. 2. While the iPod is playing, press and hold the Fast-Forward or Back-forward buttons to move through the current file or track, and then release the button when the desired point in the file or track is reached.
Clock and Alarms Setting the time format The clock display used in stand-by mode and on the playing mode screens can be set to 12 or 24 hour format. The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms. 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until CLOCK 12H/24H appears on the display, then press and release the Seek / Select button to enter the setting and the setting of time format begins to flash. 3.
Setting the date format GB 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to access the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until date format ex. “Jan-xx-2010” shows on the display. Press and release the Seek / Select button to enter the date format setting. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required date format. Press and release the Seek / Select button to confirm your choice of date format. The display will then revert to the previous menu. 4.
Setting the clock time manually 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press and hold the Info/menu button. 3. Rotate the Tuning control until a clock symbol appears on the left side display, then press and release the Seek / Select button to enter the setting. Rotate the Tuning control until MANUAL appears on the display, then press and release the Seek / Select button to select the setting. 2,8 4. Rotate the Tuning control until CLOCK appears on the display.
Setting the clock time using RDS CT 1. When tuning to a station transmitting RDS data, press and hold the Info/menu button. GB 1,4 2. Rotate the Tuning control until a clock symbol appears on the display. Press and release the Seek / Select button to enter the setting. 3. Rotate the Tuning control until RDS CT appears on the display. Press and release the Seek / Select button to confirm the setting. The clock time of the radio will set up automatically according to the RDS data received.
Setting the alarm clock Your WR-5 has two alarms which can each be set to wake you to AM/FM radio, buzzer alarm or iPod. The alarms may be set while the unit is in standby mode or while playing. 1. Before setting an alarm ensure that the clock time is set. Press and hold the Alarm 1 button to enter the alarm 1 setting. 2. The hour setting of alarm 1 will begin to flash. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required alarm hour, and press and release the Seek / Select button to confirm the setting.
GB 4. Rotate the Tuning control to choose the required alarm type, and then press and release the Seek / Select button to confirm the setting. The alarm can be set to buzzer, iPod, FM or AM. When radio mode is selected, the radio frequency and the preset number on the display will begin to flash. Rotate the Tuning control to adjust the required radio frequency or the required preset number for the radio alarm, then press and release the Seek / Select button to confirm the setting.
When the alarm sounds To cancel a sounding alarm, press and hold the Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 button until the alarm indicator on the display disappears. When the buzzer alarm activates, the alarm will start softly and gradually increase in level. It will sound for 1 minute and silence for 1 minute in repetition for 60 minutes unless cancelled. The radio will sound non-stop at the selected time for up to 60 minutes for other alarm types.
Snooze 1. When the alarm sounds, press any button other than the Standby button will silence the alarm for 5 minutes. “SNOOZE’ will appear on the display. GB 2 2. To adjust the silence time for the snooze timer, press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 3. Rotate the Tuning control until “SNOOZE 5” appears on the display, then press and release the Seek / Select button to enter the setting.
Sleep timer Your radio can be set to turn off automatically after a preset time has elapsed. The Sleep Timer setting can be adjusted between 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 minutes. 1. Press and hold the Standby button to enter the Sleep Timer setting. “SLEEP XX” will show on the display. 1-2,4 2. Keep pressing the Standby button and the Sleep Timer options will start switching on the display. Stop until the required Sleep Timer setting appears on the display.
Time zone setting GB Your WR-5 can set up the time zone for its radio clock time. 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until TIME ZONE appears on the display. Press and release the Seek / Select button to enter the setting. 1,4 3. Rotate the Tuning control to choose the Time zone setting for your area, then press and release the Seek / Select button to confirm the setting. 4.
Display & Audio setup Dimmer control The brightness of the display may be adjusted. If you use the unit in the bedroom, you may prefer a higher brightness level than the standard setting. 1. Press and release the Snooze/Dimmer button repeatedly to adjust the brightness level of the LCD display. The backlight level will change with 8 different illumination levels so that you can see the effect of the change. 2. Stop when the desired backlight level is selected.
Loudness GB You can get compensation on lower and higher frequency for your WR-5 by adjusting the Loudness function. 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until LOUD ON/OFF appears on the display. Press and release the Seek / Select button to enter the setting. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to choose ON to turn on the Loudness function, then press and release the Seek / Select button to confirm the setting. 1 2-4 4.
3D surround sound expander Your WR-5 allows you to get more spaciousness in the sound performance with the 3D surround expander function. 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until 3D ON/OFF appears on the display. Press and release the Seek / Select button to enter the setting. 1 3. Rotate the Tuning control to choose ON to turn on the 3D surround expander function, then press and release the Seek / Select button to confirm the setting. 4.
Auxiliary input socket GB A 3.5mm stereo Auxiliary Input socket is provided on the rear of your radio to permit an audio signal to be fed into the unit from an external audio device such as iPod, MP3 or CD player. 1. Repeatedly press and release the SOURCE button until AUX IN is displayed. 2. Connect an external audio source (for example, iPod, MP3 or CD player) to the Auxiliary Input socket. 3.
Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until VER 1.XX appears on the display to view the software version of your radio. 1 2 Note: Most of the remote control operation of WR-5 is the same with operation on the radio, except some functions like the following: 1.
Specifications Circuit Features Power Requirements Mains AC 12V~/1.6A Loudspeaker 2.25” 6 ohm x 2 full range GB Output Power: 5W+5W Frequency Range FM: 87.5 – 108 MHz AM: 520 – 1710 kHz (US version) 522 – 1629 kHz (European version) Back-up Battery 2 x 1.5V Size “AAA” / UM-4 / LR3 Headphone socket 3.5mm dia stereo Auxiliary socket 3.5mm dia stereo Line out socket 3.