PR-D8 GB Revision 3
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Controls 1 2 4 5 7 9 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 25 26 27 29 31 33 35 36 37 38 Stereo Built-in Microphone (Left Channel) 3 LCD Display LCD Display Stereo Built-in Microphone (Right channel) 6 Tuning Up Power/Auto Shut Off 8 Time Set and Station Scan Tuning Down Band Selection and Tuning Step 11 Alarm (Radio) Alarm (Buzzer) 13 Timer Recording Station Presets 15 Skip/Fast Forward LCD Illumination 17 Menu Button Recording 19 File Browse Play Modes 21 Skip/Fast Rewind Stop/Folder down 23 Repeat A–B/Folder Up Play/
LCD Display for Radio and Clock A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O 3 Stereo Frequency Sleep and Snooze AM/PM Timer Recording (On & Off) Time Recording (On & Off) Clock Alarm Buzzer Alarm Radio Time Set Unit Battery Power Indicator Station Presets Key Lock FM/AM/MW Band
LCD Symbol for MP3 player Status File Format Play Mode Play Pause Stop Fast Forward Fast Rewind Record MP3 file WMA file Filename Folder name Repeat one Repeat Folder Repeat All Random play Repeat A-B Volume label or Disk S/N Folder(File browse) File(File browse) GB 4
Battery Operation using Alkaline Batteries 1. Remove the battery cover on the back of the unit by sliding the cover to the OPEN direction. 2. Insert 4 x UM-2 (C size) alkaline batteries into the battery compartment. Make sure the batteries are inserted with correct polarity as shown inside the battery compartment. 3. Slide the battery switch to the Alkaline position and then replace the battery cover. Important: When using alkaline batteries, the battery switch must be placed in the alkaline position.
Battery Operation using Rechargeable Batteries 1. Remove the battery cover on the back of the unit by sliding the cover to the OPEN direction. 2. Insert 4 x UM-2 (C size) rechargeable batteries into the battery compartment. Make sure all batteries are inserted with correct polarity as shown inside the battery compartment. The radio is designed with Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) rechargeable battery usage. 3. Slide the battery switch to the NiMH/NiCad position and then replace the battery cover. 4.
Using the Supplied AC Power Adapter The supplied AC adapter is 9 Volts DC output 700 mA center pin positive. 1. Insert the AC power adapter plug into the DC-In jack on the left hand side of the radio. 2. Plug in the AC power adapter into a standard 13A main socket outlet. Whenever the AC power adapter is plugged in to the radio and to the main AC outlet, the batteries are automatically disabled. The AC adapter should be disconnected from the main AC outlet, when the radio is not in used.
Operating the Radio This radio is equipped with three tuning methods- scanning tuning, manual tuning and preset recall. GB Scan Tuning 1. Press the power button to turn the radio on. 2. Select the required waveband by pressing the band button For FM band fully extend and rotate telescopic aerial antenna to get the best reception. For AM (MW) band, rotate the radio to get best signal. 3.
Manual Tuning/Station Searching 1. Press the power button to turn the radio on. 2. Select the required waveband by pressing the band button. Adjust the antenna as described above. 3. A single press on either the tuning up or down button will change the frequency in the following increments: FM: 50 or 100 kHz AM (MW): 9 or 10 kHz 4. Press and hold either the tuning up or down button until the frequency in the display begins to change rapidly and release the button.
Recalling Stations from Preset Memories 1. Press the power button to turn on the radio. 2. Select the required waveband. 3. Momentarily press the required preset button, the preset number GB and station frequency will appear in the display. Setting the Radio Alarm When the radio alarm is selected, the radio will turn on and play the chosen radio station at the chosen alarm time. The radio alarm will continue for an hour unless turned off by pressing the power button.
a. Setting Radio Alarm Time 1. The radio alarm can be set in both ways (radio on or off). 2. Press and release radio alarm button , the radio will show radio alarm symbol. 3. Press and hold button for more than 2 seconds followed by a beep. 4. Display hour will flash, using tuning up/down button to select hour then press button again to confirm hour setting. 5. Follow same procedures of setting hour to set required minute. Press button again to complete the alarm time setting. 6.
Setting the HWS (Humane Wake System) Buzzer Alarm A beep will active when selecting the HWS buzzer alarm. The alarm beep will increase in volume every 15 seconds for one minute followed by one minute silence before repeating the cycle. The HWS alarm will sound for an hour until turning off by pressing the power button. Press the power button while the alarm is activated and will cancel the alarm for 24 hours. GB 1. The HWS buzzer alarm can be set in both ways (radio on or off). 2.
Snooze Function 1. While the alarm is active, press any buttons except the power button to activate the snooze function. The radio or HWS buzzer alarm will be silenced with interval of 5 minutes. 2. The display will flash both the snooze symbol and the alarm symbol. The snooze function can be repeated during the one hour that the alarms are active. Sleep Function The sleep timer will automatically turn the radio off after a preset time has elapsed. 1.
Setting 12 hour/24 Hour Format Tuning Step While the radio is switched off, press and hold band/step button for approximately 5 seconds, display will show 12H, continue pressing tuning up/down button for another 5 seconds, display will flash 12H. By pressing tuning up/down button to select 24 hour format, complete the setting by pressing band/step button. GB Setting Tuning Step Tuning steps in some countries are different from where you purchase the radio.
Operating the Radio - Aux In 1. Connect a stereo or mono audio source (like CD walkman, MP3 player) to Aux In jack. 2. Press the band button to select AUX band. The display will show AUX. 3. Adjust the volume control for comfort listening. Operating the Radio – Line Out The radio can be used as a separate tuner by connecting the input to Hi-Fi system, or using this input to make recording in stereo from audio program.
Lock Switch The lock switch is used to prevent unintentional operation of the radio. Set the lock switch on the right side of the radio to the on position. The Lock Icon will appear in the display. The power and all other buttons will be disabled. This will prevent accidental operation when the radio is packed in a suitcase or carrying a pouch. To release the lock switch, simply move the switch to OFF position, the LOCK icon will be disappear from the display.
Timer Recording The PR-D8 is capable of recording selected audio program into an SD card on an MP3 format at selectable recording on and off time. 1. Press power button to turn the radio on. 2. Make sure the real time is set before setting timer recording. 3. Press and release TIMER REC button, will display previous timer recording time. 4. Press and hold TIMER REC button until TIMER REC ON appears on the display and flashes hour digit. 5.
10. Press and release timer REC button to complete the timer recording setting. 11. Recording will start from Timer Recording On time and will end at Timer Recording Off time. 12. The recording will be stored in the SD card in various folders. If the recording is from the radio (FM/AM), the recorded folder will show as Radio. If the recording is from the Microphone, the recorded folder will show as Microphone and VOC file.
Note: When the timer recording is on, it will switch the radio programming on or the device from Aux In source to start recording, therefore, we highly recommend to set the volume control to its minimum level before you finalize the timer recording settings. Note: The recording quality can be selected by pressing the MENU button and then Record Setup as described later. Cancel Timer Recording Simply switch the Timer Recording switch to OFF position to cancel the timer recording setting.
Playing MP3/WMA – SD 1. When SD card is inserted, press the power button to turn the radio on and then press band button to select SD. The MP3 player will show “reading“ on the LCD display and the number of files and folders stored in the SD card will appear. 2. Press the Play/Pause button to start playing from the SD card. The display will show first folder and file numbers 001 and 001. 3. To pause playing, press the Play/Pause button. To resume playing, press the Play/Pause button again. 4.
NEWPC When playing the files in your SD cards, press and hold the fastforward/ Rewind buttons to search for the desired part of the current file. Press any buttons (except REC. PlayMode) to return to the normal playing. Skip to Another Folder 1. While playing the SD card either on play or stop mode, press and hold the folder up/A-B or folder down/STOP button to skip to the next folder. The first file of the next or previous folder will be played.
Play Mode When playing the SD card, press and release PLAY MODE button to select. Repeat 1 repeatedly play the file you are listening to. GB Repeat Folder repeatedly play the files within the folder you are listening to. Repeat All repeatedly play the folders in the SD card. Random it will play files in the SD card by random. Repeat File within Section A–B If you’d like to repeat the file only within the selected section (e.g.
Recording to SD The PR-D8 has been designed to allow you to make recordings to SD/ SDHC cards memory devices. Recording is made on MP3 format at selectable 64k or 128k (initial setting) or192k bits per second. SD/SDHC must use the FAT or FAT 32 file system in order to operate with the PR-D8. SD card is usually supplied already formatted or can be formatted using a PC with a suitable card reader.
Recording 1. Select the desired source for the recording (MW/FM/AUX/SD – Microphone) by pressing the band button. Set the volume to the required listening level (the volume of the recording will not be affected by this). 2. Insert the SD card. 3. Select recording bits rate by pressing menu button, the display will show Record Setup. Press and release Play/Pause button to select REC quality (initial setting at 128 kbps).
Playing the Recording 1. After recording is completed, press and release file browser button and then press folder up or down button to search RECORD file. 2. Press and release Play and Pause button, the display will show Radio (recording from radio), AUXIN (recording from Aux In) and MIC (recording from built-in microphone). 3. Press and release Play and Pause button again to select required files recorded from various audio sources. 4. Press and release Play and Pause button again to play the recording.
Deleting WMA/MP3files PR-D8 is capable of deleting WMA/MP3 files (not the folders) from SD card. To delete files, 1. Inserting SD card into SD card slot, then switch the radio to SD band by pressing Band button. 2. After SD card reading is completed, press and release file browse button, LCD display will browse the folders in the SD card. 3. By pressing folder Up or Down button to select the folder where the file you like to delete is stored. 4.
Menu Button The menu button is to set up recording quality and also system setup. 1. When the Power is on and on SD mode, press and release the menu button, the display will show Record Setup and System Setup. Press up or down button to select Record Setup or System Setup. Press Play/Pause button to confirm the selection. a. Record Setup – Press Play/Pause button again to enter Recording quality selection, by pressing up or down button to select recording quality to be 64kbps or 128 kbps or 192 kbps.
C) power saving – for power saving purpose, you may select radio auto power off time in SD band by entering power saving mode after pressing and releasing the Play and Pause button. In power saving mode, display will show OFF, 1 min, 3 mins (initial) ……… 60 mins. Pressing folder up or own button to select required auto power off time. To select OFF, the radio will be always on unless you switch it off. GB Note: Power saving mode won’t be effective when you are playing the files or in Pause status.
Trouble shooting/Reset Button If the radio fails to operate correctly or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete, perform the RESET procedure. 1. Turn the radio off and remove the batteries. 2. With the aid of a suitable implement (the end of a paper clip or a pen), press the RESET button located inside the battery compartment for at least 1 second, this will reset the microprocessor, clock time and clear all stations stored in the preset memory.
Frequency Range: FM Band: 87.5~108MHz AM Band: 530~1620kHz (9kHz/step) or 520~1710kHz (10kHz/step) GB Electronic features: Speaker: 40x115mm 8 ohm 3W full range Output Power: 0.7W @alkaline battery, 1.5W by DC-IN 9V Output Power of Headphone: 5mW+5mW Rechargeable Current of Charger: 0.5A AUX-IN Level: 0.5Vrms (typical), 1Vrms (max.) LINE-OUT Level: 0.5Vrms, 1Vrms (max.
If at any time in the future you should need to dispose of this product please note that: Waste electrical products should not be disposed of with household waste. Please recycle where facilities exist. Check with your Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice.
