DCR-9+ GB Version 1
Contents Controls ................................................................................. 2-4 To view the alarm settings .................................................... 12 Using the clock radio for the first time ................................... 5 Canceling alarms .................................................................. 12 Selecting a station – DAB ...................................................... 5 Snooze ................................................................
Controls GB 1. LCD display 2. On/Standby button 3. Auto-Tune button 4. Band button 5. LCD brightness control 6. Sleep- auto shut off button 7. Nap timer 8. Alarm 2 button 9.
Controls 10. Select button 11. Volume control 12. Tuning Up/Down/Snooze button 3 13. Station preset buttons 14.
Controls GB 15. Wire DAB/FM aerial 16. Aux in socket 17. Line out socket 18. Stereo headphone socket 19.
Using the clock radio for the first time Selecting a station – DAB 1. Place your clock radio on a flat surface. 1. Press the On/Standby button to switch on your clock radio, the display will show last station you tuned to. 2. Press either Tuning Up or Tuning Down button to enter Station List. 3. Press either Tuning Up or Tuning Down button again to step through the list of available stations. 4. When desired station appears on the display, press the Select button to select the station.
Display modes – DAB – INFO button Finding new station – DAB ( Digital Radio ) Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode. During listening DAB program, press and release INFO button will cycle through the various options. a. Time – Displays the current time. As time passes, new stations may become available or you may have moved to a different part of the country. In this case you may need to have your radio to scan for new stations. 1.
Dynamic Range Control ( DRC ) setting – DAB ( Digital Radio ) The DRC facility can make quieter sound easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. There are three levels of DRC compression, DRC 0 DRC is switched off, broadcast DRC will be ignored. DRC high DRC is set as sent by broadcaster. DRC low DRC level is set to 1/2 that sent by broadcaster. With the radio switched on and in DAB mode, 1. Press and hold the INFO button until display shows “Manual tuning“. 2.
Manual tune – FM Display modes – FM 1. With radio switched on and in FM band, fully extend wire aerial. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50 kHz. Press and hold the buttons will advance the frequency several times each second. If the radio is tuned to a station of sufficient signal strength with RDS information present, then the display may change to show the station name. 3.
Presetting stations Scan sensitivity setting – FM You may store your preferred DAB+ and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. There are 10 memory presets in your radio, 5 for DAB+ and 5 for FM. Your radio will normally scan for FM broadcasts which are strong enough to give good reception. However, you may wish the Scan function to also be able to find weaker signals, possible from more distant radio transmitters. Your radio includes a local/distant option for the Scan function in the FM band.
Stereo/Mono setting – FM Your radio will play stereo broadcasts in stereo (via headphones) so long as the received signal is of adequate strength. However, as a stereo signal becomes weaker, the audio signal will become poorer. It may be preferable to force the radio to play the station in mono in order to reduce the level of audio noise. 1. Switch on the radio and tune to the required FM radio station as previously described. 2.
Setting the alarm timers Your clock radio has two alarms which can be set to wake you either radio or buzzer alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound once, daily, on weekdays or at weekends. Note: if no buttons are pressed for 10 seconds, your clock radio will exit the alarm set up. 1. The alarm can be set either the radio is on or standby. 2. Press and hold either alarm 1 or alarm 2 button until display shows “Alarm 1 or 2 Wizard“ and flashes last alarm hour set time. 3.
Cancel the alarm setting Snooze Following above alarm setting procedures to allocate alarm On or Off, select OFF by pressing Tuning Up or Down button then press Select button to cancel the alarm setting. The alarm symbol will disappear from the display. 1. When the radio or buzzer alarm sounds, pressing the Snooze button will silence the alarm for 5 minutes. 2. The display will show Snooze 5 minutes. The sequence can be repeated during the set alarm duration time. 3.
Setting the clock manually Auto clock set mode Normally your clock radio will set its clock automatically via the DAB+ signal. If no DAB+ signal is available and you need to set the time manually, please follow the procedures shown below. 1. When radio is switched on, press and hold INFO button for 2 seconds to enter Advanced mode. 2. Press and release Tuning Up/Down button to allocate Time mode. 3. Press Select button and then Tuning Up/Down button to allocate “Auto Update”. 4.
Factory reset Auxiliary Input socket ( Aux In socket ) If your radio fails to operate correctly or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete, carry out the following procedures. A 3.5 mm stereo Aux In socket is provided on the rear side of your clock 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. Plug in the device into Aux In socket using 3.
Line Out socket Specifications A 3.5 mm Line out socket located on the rear side of your clock radio (marked as ) is provided for connecting the audio signal to an external amplifier. Inserting a plug into the line output socket will not mute the internal loudspeaker. Power Requirement Mains: AC 100 – 240 V 50/60 Hz (switching adaptor) Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. 1. Ensure your clock radio is switched on. 2.
