DDR-33+ GB Version 1
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Contents Controls ................................................................................. 3-6 Cancelling alarms ................................................................. 25 Using the radio for the first time ............................................. 7 Snooze function ..................................................................... 26 Operating your radio ............................................................... 8 Selecting a station - DAB ................................
Controls (front) 1. LCD display 2. Infra-red sensor 3.
Controls (Top) 4. Dock for iPod 5. Mode button 6. Tuning Up button 7. Play / Pause / Select button 8. Fast-forward button 9. Tuning Down button 10. Rewind button 11. Snooze button 12. Volume Up button 13. Volume Down button 14. On / Standby button 15. Preset button 16. Alarm button 17. Sleep button 18. Info button 19. Menu button GB Note: For the sake of clarity, the instructions for the use of the controls throughout this instruction manual show the buttons on the remote control.
Controls (rear) 20. Telescopic aerial for DAB+ / FM 21. DC power in socket 22. Line Out socket 5 23. Headphone socket 24. Auxiliary input socket 25.
Controls (remote control) A. iPod button B. On / Standby button C. Volume Down button D. Volume Up button E. Preset button F. Select button G. Info button H. EQ button I. Snooze button J. Fast-forward button K. Alarm button L. Sleep button M. Tuning Down button N. Light button O. Play / Pause button P. Rewind button Q. Menu button R. Tuning Up button S. AUX in button T. DAB button U. Mute button V.
Using the radio for the first time 1. Place your radio on a flat surface. 2. Fully extend the telescopic aerial located on the rear of your radio. Place the telescopic antenna so that it is as vertical as possible extending either above or below the radio. 3. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the rear of your radio. Plug the adaptor into a standard mains outlet. The display will show “SANGEAN” for a few seconds and then the display will show “SET CLOCK”.
Operating your radio 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your radio. The display will show “TUNING” for a few seconds. When first switched on, the radio will be in DAB mode. After each use the radio will remember the last mode used and then switch on in that mode the next time that it is used. 2. If the radio has been used before, the last used station will be selected. 3.
Selecting a station - DAB 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your radio. The display will show “TUNING” for a few seconds. 2. Press the Mode button to select DAB mode. The display will show the name of the radio station currently selected. 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to step through the list of available stations. 4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press the Select button to select the station. The display will show “TUNING” while your radio finds the new station.
Secondary services - DAB 1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services associated with them. If a station has a secondary service associated with it then the secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary service as you press the Tuning Up button. 2. To tune to the secondary service, press and release the Select button. Most secondary services do not broadcast continually and if the selected service is not available, the radio will re-tune to the associated primary service.
d. Multiplex Name Displays the name of the DAB multiplex to which the current station belongs. e. Time Displays the current time (24 hour clock). f. Date Displays the current date. g. Frequency and channel Displays frequency and channel number for the currently tuned DAB station. h. Bit rate Displays the digital audio bit rate for the currently tuned DAB station. i. Signal error Displays the bit error rate for the currently tuned DAB station.
Finding new stations - DAB From time to time, new DAB radio stations may become available. Or you may have moved to a different part of the country. In this case you may need to acitivate your radio to scan for new stations. In order that the radio may find the available stations it is recommended to carry out a full scan of the entire DAB Band III frequencies. In this case proceed as follows. 1. Press and release the Menu button the display shows “MANUAL”. 2.
Manual tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune your radio to a particular DAB frequency in Band III. Any new stations found will be added to the station list. This function can also be used to assist the positioning the aerial or the radio to optimise reception for a specific channel or frequency. Note that UK DAB stations are located in the range of channels 11B to 12D. 1. Press and release the Menu button so that the display shows “MANUAL”.
Dynamic Range Control (DRC) - DAB The DRC facility can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. There are three levels of compression: DRC 0 No compression applied. (default) DRC 1/2 Medium compression applied. DRC 1 Maximum compression applied. 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Mode button to select the DAB band. 3. Press and release the Menu button until the display shows “MANUAL.” 4.
Operating your radio - FM auto-tune 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial located on the rear of your radio. Place the telescopic antenna so a that it is as straight as possible extending vertically either above or below the radio. 2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your radio. 3. Press the Mode button to select the FM band. 4.
Manual tuning - FM 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial located on the rear of your radio. Place the telescopic antenna so a that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your radio. 3. Press the Mode button to select the FM band. 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down button to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz.
Display modes - FM Your radio has a range of display options for FM mode:The Radio Data System (RDS) is a system in which inaudible digital information is transmitted in addition to the normal FM radio programme. RDS offers several useful features. The following are available on your radio. 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. a. Station name Displays the name of the radio station being listened to. Displays scrolling text (DLS / Radio Text) b.
Presetting stations You may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. There are 20 memory presets in your radio, 10 for DAB and 10 for FM. Presets are remembered by your radio in the event of a power failure. The procedure for setting presets and using them to tune stations is the same for FM and DAB modes, and is described below. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the radio. 2. Press the Mode button to select the desired waveband. 3.
Recalling a preset station 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the radio. 2. Press the Mode button to select the desired waveband. 3. Press and release the Preset button. The display will show, for example, “Empty 1” if no station has been stored to that preset. If a preset has been stored, then the display will show either the station name (for DAB stations) or the frequency (for FM stations). 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired preset station. 5. Press the Preset button.
iPod docking Your radio has an iPod dock facility which allows you to play digital audio files and video soundtracks held on your iPod using the radio’s loudspeakers. Your radio uses the iPod Universal Dock connector 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.
Navigating your iPod To navigate iPod menus to make selections or to change settings, you should use your iPod controls. The radio controls can be used for Previous / Next and Play / Pause functions. 1. Use the Menu button on the remote control to navigate to higher level menus on your iPod. 2. Use the TUNING Up or Down buttons on the remote control as required to move up and down a menu screen on your iPod. 3. Press the Select button to choose the highlighted on screen menu item.
Setting the alarm times Your DDR-33 plus radio has two alarms which can each be set to wake you to DAB, FM radio, iPod or buzzer alarm. The alarms may be set while the unit is in standby mode or while playing. Each alarm can be set to sound once, daily, on weekdays or at weekends. If, when setting the alarm by FM / DAB / iPod source, the final volume of listening radio is set at “10” or under, then the alarm volume will be set to start at “10”.
8. Press the Select button to enter the hour setting. The alarm minute digits will flash on the display. 9. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the desired alarm minute. 10. Press the Select button to enter the minutes setting. The alarm day option will flash on the display. 11.
16. Press the Select button to enter the alarm month setting. The alarm day will flash on the display. 17. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the alarm day. 18. Press the Select button to enter the setting. The alarm source option will flash on the display. 19. Repeatedly press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the desired alarm source (DAB, FM, BUZ, iPod). 20. Press the Select button to confirm the alarm settings and return to normal radio mode.
Setting the alarm times - (continued) In addition to the above procedure of setting the alarm times, you can also operate following the steps below. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the radio. 2. To set the alarm times, press the Menu button to enter the setup menu. “MANUAL” will appear on the display. (“MANUAL” won’t appear on the display if you put the radio into FM mode.) 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until “CLOCK” appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 4.
Snooze function 1. When the radio, iPod or buzzer alarm sounds, pressing the Snooze button will silence the alarm for the selected number of minutes. The Snooze duration can be adjusted between 5 and 20 minutes in 5 minute increments. The default setting is 5 minutes. When the Snooze button has been pressed during an alarm, the display will show the Snooze symbol .This sequence can be repeated during the 60 minutes alarm period. 2. To cancel the Snooze function, press the On / Standby button.
Sleep function Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 5 and 90 minutes in 5 minute increments. Ensure your radio is switched On. 1. When using your radio, press the Sleep button. “SLEEP” appears on the display. 2. Repeatedly press the Sleep button to select desired sleep time. The sleep setting will increase in 5 minute increments from 5 minutes up to 90 minutes.
Setting the clock manually Normally your radio will set its clock automatically using the DAB radio signal. If no DAB signal is available and you need to set the time manually, please follow the procedure shown below. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the radio. If necessary press and release the Mode button to put the radio into DAB or FM mode. 2. To set the clock time, press the Menu button to enter the setup menu. “MANUAL” will appear on the display. 3.
9. Press the Select button to enter the minutes setting. The year will then flash on the display. 10. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to change the year as needed. 11. Press the Select button to enter the year setting. The month will then flash on the display. 12. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the current month. 13. Press the Select button to enter the month setting. The day of the month will then flash on the display. 14. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the current day.
To return to auto clock set mode 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the radio. If necessary press and release the Mode button to put the radio into DAB mode. 2. Press and release the Menu button to enter the setup menu. “MANUAL” will appear on the display. 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until “CLOCK” appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until “AUTO CLK” appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 5.
Clock display 1. When your radio is in standby mode the time will be displayed. The time is always shown using a 24 hour clock format. 2. If you don’t touch any of the keys on radio for 10 seconds while in FM / DAB / iPod mode, the time will be displayed automatically, except AUX in mode. Display backlight dimmer 1.
EQ function The sound on your sound system can be adjusted to suit your personal taste for the material that you are listening to. The DDR-33 plus has six preset equalizer modes. Alternatively, you may set the treble and bass levels to your own preferences. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the radio. If necessary press and release the Mode button to put the radio into DAB or FM mode. 2. Press and release the Menu button to enter the setup menu. “MANUAL” will appear on the display.
Treble control 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the radio. If necessary press and release the Mode button to put the radio into DAB or FM mode. 2. Press and release the Menu button to enter the setup menu. “MANUAL” will appear on the display.(”MANUAL” won’t appear on the display if you put the radio into FM mode.) 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until “EQ” appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 4.
Bass control 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the radio. If necessary press and release the Mode button to put the radio into DAB or FM mode. 2. Press and release the Menu button to enter the setup menu. “MANUAL” will appear on the display.(”MANUAL” won’t appear on the display if you put the radio into FM mode.) 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until “EQ” appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 4.
Mute function Press the Mute button on the remote control of your radio, it will mute the output from the loudspeakers. 1. Press the Mute button to mute the sound output. The speaker volume symbol on the display will disappear. 2. Press the Mute button again or one of the Volume buttons to un-mute the sound output.
Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. Ensure your radio is switched on and in DAB or FM mode. 1. Press and release the Menu button. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows your radios software information. 3. After a few seconds your radio will return to the normal radio display mode. Note: The current software version displayed is the latest but will be updated when you upgrade the software by USB socket in the future.
System reset If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the radio. If necessary press and release the Mode button to put the radio into DAB or FM mode. 2. Press and release the Menu button. 3. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down button until “FACTORY” appears on the display.
Headphone socket A 3.5mm stereo Headphone Socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for use with either headphones or an earpiece. Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker. IMPORTANT: Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss. Auxiliary Input socket 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 MP3 or CD player. 1.
Line Out socket A 3.5mm stereo Line Out socket is provided on the rear of your sound system to permit the audio signal to be fed to an external amplifier or other audio device. Inserting an audio cable into this socket will not mute the internal loudspeaker. Set the volume control to a low level if desired (minimum level = 1). Setting the volume to MIN may cause the line output to be muted. Cautions Do not allow this radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand.
Specifications Circuit Features Power Requirements Mains: AC 100 - 240 volts, 50 Hz - 60 Hz Frequency Coverage FM 87.5 - 108MHz DAB 174.928 - 239.200MHz Output Power: 2 x 2.5 Watt only (switching adaptor) Headphone socket: 3.5mm dia Auxiliary Input socket: 3.5mm dia Line out socket: 3.5mm dia Aerial System FM Telescopic aerial DAB+ Telescopic aerial The Company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice.
