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DPR -25 +
GB
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Contents Auxiliary in socket .................................................. 20 Controls ................................................................................. 2-4 Battery operation using alkaline batteries ........................... 5 Line out socket ....................................................... 20 Battery operation using rechargeable batteries .......... 5-6 Headphone socket ................................................... 20 News/Music sound switch ...............
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Controls(Front) GB 1. Power On/Off 6. LCD display 2. Charge/Low battery indicator 7. Tuning Control 3. Band button 8. Volume Control 9. Station presets 4. Auto Tune button 5. Advanced information button 2
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Controls(Back) 14. Line Out socket 10. Battery compartment 15. Headphone socket 11. Telescopic aerial 16. DC input socket 12. Music/News tone control 13. Aux In socket 3
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Controls(Back) GB 17. Rechargeable/Alkaline battery switch 4
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Battery operation using alkaline batteries 1. Remove the battery cover on the rear of the unit by sliding the catch. 2. Insert six C size (UM2, LR 14) alkaline batteries into the spaces in the compartment. Ensure all batteries are inserted with the 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 a
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4. Plug the supplied power adaptor into the radio and connect to GB the mains. 5. The Charge LED will flash green indicating battery are charging. Batteries will be fully charged in around 8 hours. The Charge LED will show a steady green when the batteries are fully charged. Important: When using rechargeable batteries, the battery switch must be placed in the NiMH position. Batteries will only be charged when the radio is switched off and connected to the AC adaptor.
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Operation modes Your radio has 3 operation modes DAB, FM and Auxiliary input. 1. Press the Band button to change the operation mode between DAB, FM. Note: Display will show AUX IN only when the AUX IN socket is plugged in by a 3.5 mm cable from MP3 players, mini disc players and similar devices. 2. DAB mode is used for listening to Digital Radio broadcasts. 3. FM mode is used for listening to FM radio broadcasts. 4. The DPR 25 Plus has a Auxiliary input socket which can be used an amplif
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Operating your radio – DAB 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial. GB 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. The display will show “Welcome to Digital radio“. 3. If this is the first time the radio is used, a quick scan of Band III DAB channels will be carried out, known as Auto-Tune. The display will show “Welcome to DAB“. 4. During Auto-tune, the lower line of the display show a bar graph indicating progress of auto-tune. If the radio has been used before, t
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Selecting a station – DAB 1. The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently selected. 2. Rotate the Tuning control to scroll through the list of available stations. Stop rotating the tuning control when you find the station you wish to hear. 3. Press and release the Tuning control to select the station. The display may show “Now tuning ….“ while your radio finds the new station. 4. Adjust the Volume control to the required setting. Note: If after
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Presetting stations There are 5 memory presets on each radio band DAB and FM. GB 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. 2. Tune to the required station as previously described. 3. Press and hold down the required Preset button until the display show e.g. “Preset 1 stored“. The station will be saved under the chosen preset button. Repeat this procedure for the remaining presets. 4. Stations stored in preset memories may be overwritten by following above procedures. Rec
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Finding new stations – DAB As time passes, new station may become available. To find new stations proceed as follows: 1. Press and release the Auto Tune button, the display will show “Scanning“. Your radio will perform a scan of the DAB frequencies. As new stations are found, the station counter on the right-hand side of the display will increase and stations will be added to the list. Manual tuning - DAB Manual Tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB channels. 1. P
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Operating your radio – Search tuning FM 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial for FM reception. GB 2. Press and On/Off button to switch on your radio. The display will show “Welcome to Digital Radio“. 3. Press the Band button to select the FM band. 4. Press and immediately release the Auto tune button, your radio will scan in an upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength. 5. After a few seconds, the displa
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Manual tuning – FM 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Band button to select the FM band. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50 kHz on FM. 4. When the waveband end is reached, the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end. 5. Set the Volume control to the desired settings. 6. To switch off your radio, press the On/Off button. 13
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Display modes – DAB Your radio has seven display modes: GB 1. Press the Advanced info button to cycle through the various modes Displays scrolling text messages such as a. Scrolling text artist/track name, phone in number etc. b. Program type Displays type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News etc. c. Multiplex name Displays name of multiplex to which current station belongs. d. Time and date Displays current time and date. e. Channel and frequency Displays current channel and fre
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Display modes – FM In FM mode the bottom line of the display can be set to any of the following modes: 1. Press the Advanced info button to cycle through the various modes. a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone in number etc. b. Program type Displays type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News etc. c. Time and date Displays current time and date. d. Frequency Displays frequency of the station being listened to. e. Auto/Mono Displays Ste
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Dynamic Range Control ( DRC ) settings – DAB DRC can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in GB a noisy environment. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press and hold in the Advanced in button until display shows “Manual tune“. 3. Rotate the Tuning control until the display show “DRC“. 4. Press and release the Tuning control to enter adjustment mode. 5. Rotate the Tuning control to select required DRC setting (default is 0) DRC 0 DRC is swit
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Stereo/Mono setting – FM Your radio will play stereo broadcasts in stereo 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. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Tune to the required FM radio station as previously described. 3. Press in and hold down the Select button until the disp
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Scan sensitivity setting – FM Your radio will normally scan for FM broadcasts which are strong GB enough to give good reception. However, you may wish the Auto-scan function to be able to find weaker signals, possibly from more distant radio transmitters. Your radio includes a local/distant option for the Auto-scan function. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. If needed, press the Band button to select the FM band. 3. Press and hold down the Advanced info button until “FM Scan
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System reset If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete, carry out the following procedures. 1. Switch on your radio. 2. Press and hold in the Advanced info button until “Manual tune“ appears on the display. 3. Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows “Factory reset“. 4. Press in and release the Tuning control, the display will show “Press SELECT to confirm reset…“. 5. Press the Tuning control to confirm. A full reset will b
