Caliber HBC 431DAB-BT User manual

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
HBC431DABBTDAB+/DAB/FM/BT/USB&CD/MP3BoomBox
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Thankyouforchoosingourproduct.Wehopeyouenjoyusingthedevice.
SymbolsintheseInstructionsforUse
Importantinformationforyoursafetyisspeciallymarked.Itisessentialtocomplywiththeseinstructionsinordertoavoid
accidentsandpreventdamagetotheunit:
WARNING:
Thiswarnsyouofdangerstoyourhealthandindicatespossibleinjuryrisks.
CAUTION:
Thisreferstopossiblehazardstotheunitorotherobjects.
NOTE:Thishighlightstipsandinformation.
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GeneralSafetyInstructions
Readtheoperatinginstructionscarefullybeforeputtingtheapplianceintooperationandkeeptheinstructionsincludingthe
warranty,thereceiptand,ifpossible,theboxwiththeinternalpacking.Ifyougivethisdevicetootherpeople,pleasealsopasson
theoperatinginstructions.
•Toavoidtheriskoffireoranelectricshock,youshouldnotexposethedevicetorainormoisture.Consequently,donotusethe
deviceintheimmediatevicinityofwater
forexamplenearabathtub,aswimmingpoolorinadampcellar.
•Donotusethedeviceinextremelyhot,cold,dustyordampplaces.
•Onlyusethedeviceforprivateuseandtheintendedpurpose.Thisdeviceisnotintendedforcommercialuse.
•Ensurethatthepowercordisnotkinked,trappedorbroughtintocontactwithheatsources.
•Ensurethatthepowercorddoesnotpresentatrippinghazard.
•Nevertouchthepowerplugorthecablewithwethands.
•Onlyconnectthedeviceataproperlyinstalledplugsocket.Payattentionthatthespecifiedvoltagecorrespondstothevoltage
oftheplugsocket.
•Thepowercordmustalwaysbeeasilyaccessible.
•Alwaysinsertthebatteriescorrectly.
•Donotcoverupanyventilationopeningswithobjectssuchasnewspapers,tablecloths,curtains,etc.
•Thisapplianceshallnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashingwaterandthatnoobjectfilledwithliquidssuchasvasesshallbe
placedonapparatus.
•Exposedignitionsourcessuchasburningcandlesmaynotbeplacedontothedevice.
•Neveropenthehousingofthedevice.Incorrectrepairscanconstituteaconsiderableriskfortheuser.Shouldthedevice
becomedamaged,inparticularthemainssupplycable,donotoperatethedeviceanylonger,butratherhaveitrepairedbyan
expert.Checkthemainssupplycableregularlyfordamage.
•Forsafetyreasonsabrokenordamagedmainsleadmayonlybereplacedbyanequivalentleadfromthemanufacturer,our
customerservicedepartmentorqualifiedperson.
•Ifthedeviceisnotusedforalongerperiod,removetheplugconnectorfromtheplugsocketortakeoutthebatteries.
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INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
HBC431DABBTDAB+/DAB/FM/BT/USB&CD/MP3BoomBox
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Thesesymbolsmaybefoundontheunitandareintendedtoindicatethefollowing:
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Thelightningsymbolshouldadvisetheuserofpartsintheinsideofthedevicewhichcarrydangerouslyhighvoltagelevels.
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Thesymbolwithanexclamationmarkshouldadvisetheuserofimportantoperationormaintenanceinstructionsinthe
accompanyingdocumentation.
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Devicesbearingthissymbolworkwitha“class1laser”fortracingtheCD.Thebuiltinsafetyswitchesshouldpreventtheuser
beingexposedtodangerouslaserlight,whichisinvisibletothehumaneye,whentheCDcompartmentisopened. 
Thesesafetyswitchesmustnotbebypassedoralteredotherwisethereisariskofbeingexposedtothelaserbeam.
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ChildrenandFrailIndividuals
•Inordertoensureyourchildren’ssafety,pleasekeepallpackaging(plasticbags,boxes,polystyreneetc.)outoftheirreach.
WARNING!
Donotallowsmallchildrentoplaywiththefoil.Thereisadangerofsuffocation!
•Thisdeviceisnotintendedtobeusedbyindividuals(includingchildren)whohaverestrictedphysical,sensoryormental
abilitiesand/orinsufficientknowledgeand/orexperience,unlesstheyaresupervisedbyanindividualwhoisresponsiblefortheir
safetyorhavereceivedinstructionsonhowtousethedevice.
•Childrenshouldbesupervisedatalltimesinordertoensurethattheydonotplaywiththedevice.
WARNING:Theappliancecouplerisusedasdisconnectdevice,thedisconnectdeviceshallremainreadilyoperable.
Explanationofsymbol,marking,signallamporsimilarmeansindicatethatapparatusis
completelydisconnectedfromthemains. ThisequipmentisaClassIIordouble
insulatedelectricalappliance.Ithasbeendesignedinsuchawaythatitdoesnotrequirea
safetyconnectiontoelectricalearthCorrectDisposalofthisproduct.Thismarking
indicatesthatthisproductshouldnotbedisposedwithotherhouseholdwastesthroughout
theEU.Topreventpossibleharmtotheenvironmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolled
wastedisposal,recycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterial
resources.Toreturnyouruseddevice,pleaseusethereturnandcollectionsystemsor
contacttheretailerwheretheproductwaspurchased.Theycantakethisproductfor
environmentalsaferecycling.
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INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
HBC431DABBTDAB+/DAB/FM/BT/USB&CD/MP3BoomBox
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Specialsafetyinformation
Thisdeviceworkswithaclass1laser.
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CleaningandMaintenance
WARNING:
Donotimmersetheunitinwater.
•Alwaysremovethemainsplugbeforecleaningtheunit.
•Anymarksonthesurfacecanbewipedoffwithaslightlydampclothwithoutanyadditives.
•Pleaserefertheinformationonexteriorbottomenclosureforelectricalandsafetyinformationbeforeinstallingoroperatingthe
apparatus.
•Toreducetheriskoffireorelectricshock,donotexposethisapparatustorainormoisture.
•Thebattery(batteryorbatteriesorbatterypack)shallnotbeexposedtoexcessiveheat
suchnonakedflamesources,suchaslightedcandles,shouldbeplacedontheapparatussunshine,fireorthelike.
• Invisiblelaserradiationwhenopenandinterlocksdefeated.Avoidexposuretobeamoflaser.
•nonakedflamesources,suchaslightedcandles,shouldbeplacedontheapparatus
•theuseofapparatusintropicalclimates.
•theuseofapparatusinmoderateclimates.
INFORMATIONFORUSERSONDISPOSALOFOLDEQUIPMENTANDBATTERIES
[EuropeanUnion]
Thesesymbolsindicatethattheelectricalandelectronicequipmentandthebatterywiththissymbol 
Shouldnot  bedisposedofasgeneralhouseholdwasteatitsendoflife.Instead,theproductsshould 
behandedovertotheapplicablecollectionpointsfortherecyclingofelectricalandelectronic 
equipmentaswellasbatteriesforpropertreatment,recoveryandrecyclinginaccordancewithyour 
nationallegislationandtheDirective2002/96/ECand2006/66/EC.
Bydisposingoftheseproductscorrectly,youwillhelptoconservenaturalresourcesandwillhelpto
preventpotentialnegativeeffectsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthwhichcouldotherwisebe 
causedbyinappropriatewastehandlingoftheseproducts.
Formoreinformationaboutcollectionpointsandrecyclingoftheseproducts,pleasecontactyourlocal
municipaloffice,yourhouseholdwastedisposalserviceortheshopwhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.
Penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthiswaste,inaccordancewithnationallegislation.
Notice:ThesignPbbelowthesymbolforbatteriesindicatesthatthisbatterycontainslead.
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OverviewoftheControls 
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HBC431DABBTDAB+/DAB/FM/BT/USB&CD/MP3BoomBox
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SWITCHINGYOURUNITONFORTHEFIRSTTIME
ACOPERATION
1.ConnectoneendoftheACpowercordtotheunitandtheotherendtotheACmainsoutlet.
2.PresstheStandby/MODEbuttononcetoturntheunitonanditwouldautomaticallyenterinto
theDABmode.
3.Toswitchtoothermodes,repeatedlypresstheStandby/MODEbutton.
4.Toswitchofftheunit,pressandholdtheStandby/MODEbuttonforlongerthantwoseconds.
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DC(BATTERY)OPERATION 
1.EnsuretheACpowercordisdisconnectedfromtheunitandACmains.
2.Installedthebatteries(8x1.5VCSizebatteries)intothebatterycompartment.
3.PresstheStandby/MODEbuttontotoggletheunitbetweenonandoff.
Note: To obtain the best performance in DC operation, the use of alkaline batteries is highly
recommended. 
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SYSTEMSETTING
Duringopertion,youcanenterintotheSystemmenuineitherDABorFMmodefirstpressandhold
theINFO/MENUbuttontoenterintotheMenu,thenrepeatedlypressthe◄or
►
buttonfollowedby
pressingtheSELECTbuttontoselect“System”. 
Insidethe“System”,youcanselectthefollowingsubmenus:  
Time/Language/FactoryReset/SWversion
Toenterintothosesubmenus,repeatedlypressthe◄or
►
buttonfollowedbypressingtheSELECT
button to confirm. To step back through the menu to the station display, press and hold the
INFO/MENUbuttonagainandthenrelease.
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Time
InsidetheTimesetupmenu,youcansetthefollowing: 
SetTime/DateSettime>Setdate>TimeSaved
AutoupdateUpdatefromAny/UpdatefromDAB/UpdatefromFM/Noupdate
Set12/24hourSet12hour/Set24hour
SetdateformatDDMMYYYY/MMDDYYYY 
Note:  An“*”willbedisplayedtoindicatethecurrentsetting.
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Language
Youcanchangethelanguageofyourradio,thereare6optionsavailable:
English/Danish/Dutch/French/German/Norwegian  

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
HBC431DABBTDAB+/DAB/FM/BT/USB&CD/MP3BoomBox
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
Note:  An“*”willbedisplayedtoindicatethecurrentsetting.
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FactoryReset
Youcanresetyourradioandrestorealloftheoriginalfactorysettings. 
Toperformfactoryreset,select<Yes>insidethe “FactoryReset”menu,theunitwillswitchtoDAB
modeandperformautoscanfunction,thedisplay willshow”Restarting...” and then”Scanning...”,
aftertheresetiscompleted,ttheunitwillstayinDABmode.
Note: AllofyourstoredDAB&FMpresetswillbedeletedoncetheresethastakenplace.  
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SWVersion
TheSWversionwillbedisplayedandyoumaywishtotakeanotehere.

LISTENINGTOYOURRADIO
HINTSFORBETTERRECEPTION
This radio is fitted with a single DAB/FM telescopic antenna, to obtain the best performance, you
shouldfullyextendtheantennaandadjustitspositionaswellasthedirectionuntilyoufindthebest
reception. For ideal DAB reception, always maintain the antenna in an upright vertical position is
highlyrecommended.

DABMODE
Iftheunitisswitchedonforthefirsttime,itwillautomaticallyenterintotheDABmodeandperform
autoscanfunction.Duringthescanthedisplaywillshow“Scanning…”togetherwithaslidebarthat
indicatestheprogressofthescanandtheamountofstationsthathavebeenfoundsofar.
Oncethescanhasfinished,theradiowillselectthefirstalphanumericallyfoundstation.Youcannow
pressthe
◄
or
►
buttontoexplorethefoundstationsfollowedbypressingtheSELECTbuttontoselect
listeningtoyourdesiredstation.  
ToselectDABmodeduringotheroperationmodes,repeatedlypresstheStandby/MODEbuttonuntil
thedisplayshows“DAB”.
ToenterintotheDABMenu,pressandholdtheINFO/MENUbutton,thenrepeatedlypressthe◄or
►

buttontostepthroughthefollowingsubmenus:Fullscan/Manualtune/DRC/Prune/System
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Fullscan 
The fullscanwillsearchfortheentireDABBandIIIchannels. After the scan has finished, the first
alphanumericallyfoundstationwillbeautomaticallyselected. 
1.Toactivatefullscan,pressontheSCANbuttononce,thedisplaywillshow“Scanning…”anda
progressingslidebar.
2.Allthestationsthathavebeenfoundwillbe storedautomatically,toexplorethestationsthat

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
HBC431DABBTDAB+/DAB/FM/BT/USB&CD/MP3BoomBox
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
have been found, press the
◄
or
►
button and when you find a station that you would like to
listento,presstheSELECTbutton.
3.Youcanalsoselect“Fullscan”insidetheDABMenupressandholdtheINFO/MENUbuttonto
enterintotheMenu,thenrepeatedlypressthe
◄
or
►
buttonfollowedbypressingtheSELECT
buttontoselectandconfirm“Fullscan”.

Manualtune
1.To activatemanualtune,pressandholdtheINFO/MENUbutton toenterintotheMenu,then
pressthe
◄
or
►
buttonfollowedbypressingtheSELECTbuttontoselectandconfirm“Manual
tune”.
2.Thedisplaywillshow“5A”to“13F”andtheirassociatedfrequencies,pressthe
◄
or
►
buttonto
movethroughtheDABchannels,whenyourdesiredfrequencyappearsinthedisplay,pressthe
SELECTbuttontoconfirm.Thenameofthestationgroup(ensemble/multiplex)willbedisplayed. 
3.Tolistentothestationselected,presstheSELECTbuttonagain.

DRC
DRCstandsforDynamicRangeControl.Thedynamicrangeforeachradioprogramme issetbythe
broadcasterforeachradiostationandmaybedifferentforthetypesofprogrammebroadcast,such
aspoporclassicalmusicorachatshow.Thedynamicrangecontrolsignalistransmittedinparallel
with the audio signal for each programme, And with your radio, you can usethis control signal to
expandorcompressthedynamicrange(thedifferencebetweentheloudestandquietaetsounds)of
thereproducedaudiosignal.Changingthedynamicrangecanaffectthe‘loudness’and/or‘qualityof
sound’oftheprogrammethatyouhearsothatitwillbemoresuitedtoyourlisteningconditionsand
yourownpersonallisteningrerquirements.E.g.Inanoisyenvironment,wherequietsoundsmightbe
swamped, setting the compression to maximum will ‘boost’ the quiet sounds, whilst keeping the
loudestsoundsattheiroriginallevel.Thereare3levelsofcompression:
DRCoffnocompression,thisisthedefaultsetting.
DRChighmaximumcompression.
DRClowmediumcompression.
1.To adjustDRC, in DAB mode, press and hold the INFO/MENU button to enter into the Menu,
repeatedlypressthe
◄
or
►
buttonfollowedbypressingtheSELECTbuttontoselect“DRC ”. 
2.Pressthe
◄
or
►
buttonfollowedbypressingtheSELECTbuttontoselectandconfirmtheDRC
levelDRChigh/low/off.
Note:  An“*”willbedisplayedtoindicatethecurrentsetting.

Prune
YoucanremovetheDABstationsinthestationlistthatcannotbereceivedinyourarea.Theseare

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
HBC431DABBTDAB+/DAB/FM/BT/USB&CD/MP3BoomBox


listedwitha‘?’prefix.
1.ToperformPrune,inDABmode,pressandholdtheINFO/MENUbuttontoenterintotheMenu,
repeatedlypressthe
◄
or
►
buttonfollowedbypressingtheSELECTbuttontoselect“Prune”. 
2.Againpressthe
◄
or
►
buttonfollowedbypressingtheSELECTbuttontoselect<Yes>.

DABSECONDARYSERVICES
Onsomeoccasionsyouwillseea“>”symboldirectlyafterthenameofthestation,thisindicatesthat
therearesecondaryservicesavailabletothatstation.Thesesecondaryservicescontainextraservices
that relate to the primary station. E.g. a sports station may want to add extra commentaries. The
secondary services are inserted directly after the primary station. To select the secondary station,
pressontheSELECTbuttononce.

DABDISPLAYMODES
DuringDABoperation,repeatedlypressontheINFO/MENUbuttonwillcyclethroughthefollowing
display modes: DLS >Signal strength > Programme Type >Ensemble/Multiplex (Group name) >
Frequency>Signalerror>AudioBitRate>Time>Date>DLS>…

DLS
DLSstandsforDynamicLabelSegmentwhichisascrollingmessagethatthebroadcastermayinclude
intheirtransmissions.Themessageusuallyincludesinformationsuchasprogrammedetails…etc.

Signalstrength
Thedisplaywillshowaslidebartoindicatethesignalstrength,thestrongerthesignal,thelongerthe
barwillbefromlefttoright.

Programmetype
Thisdescribesthestyleoftheprogrammethatisbeingbroadcast.Iftheinformationisnotavailable,
thedisplaywillshow“<ProgrammeType>”.

Ensemble/Multiplex(Groupname)
TheEnsemble/Multiplexisacollectionofradiostationsthatarebundledandtransmittedtogetherin
a single frequency. There are national and local multiplexes, local ones contain stations that are
specifictothatarea.

Frequency
Thefrequencyofthepresentstationwillbedisplayed.  


INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
HBC431DABBTDAB+/DAB/FM/BT/USB&CD/MP3BoomBox


Signalerror
Thisisdisplayedasanumberbetween099.Itwouldnotbepossibletosatisfactorilylistentoaradio
stationwithasignalerrorrateof30orabove.Tryadjustingtheantennaorrelocatingyourradioto
improvereception.

Audiobitrate
Thedisplaywillshowthedigitalaudiobitratebeingreceived.

Timeanddate
Thetimeanddatewillbeautomaticallyupdatedbythebroadcastedinformation;itisnoneedtoset
theclockmanually.

FMMODE
1.To select FM, repeatedly press the Standby/MODEbuttonuntilthe display shows “FM”. The
display will show the frequency and the RDS info if available. To go through the RDS infos,
repeatedlypresstheINFO/MENUbutton.
2.To performmanual tuning, repeatedly press the
◄
or
►
button, when your desired frequency
appearsinthedisplay,releasethebuttons.
3.To act iva teautoscanforstations,pressandholdthe
◄
or
►
buttonuntilitstartstoscandownor
upthefrequencyband,thedisplaywillshow“Scanning…”,anditwillstopautomaticallyoncea
stationhasbeenfound.
4.ToenterintotheFMMenu,pressandholdtheINFO/MENUbutton,thenpressthe
◄
or
►
button
followedbypressingtheSELECTbuttontoselect<Scansetting>and<Audiosetting>:
ScansettingStrongstationsonly/Allstations
AudiosettingStereoallowed/forcedmono
Note:An“*”willbedisplayedtoindicatethecurrentsetting.

STORINGANDRECALLINGSTOREDSTATIONS
IneitherDABorFMmode,youcanstoreupto20stationstothefavouritepresets;thiswillenable
youtogetdirectaccesstoyourfavouritestations.
1.To store a preset, first tune to your desired station, then press and hold the PRESET/ALBUM
button,thedisplaywillshow“PresetStore<1:(Empty)>”.
2.Pressthe
◄
or
►
buttontoselectyourdesiredstationpresetnumberandthenpresstheSELECT
buttontoconfirmyourselection,thedisplaywillshow“Preset#stored”.
3.Torecalla presetstation,firstpressonthePRESET/ALBUMbuttononce,andwhenthedisplay
shows “Preset Recall”, press the
◄
or
►
buttonto scroll up or down the presets that you have
stored,whenyouseeyourdesiredpresetnumberinthedisplay,presstheSELECTbutton.

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
HBC431DABBTDAB+/DAB/FM/BT/USB&CD/MP3BoomBox



LISTENINGTOYOURCOMPACTDISCS
NOTE:AlthoughthisCD/MP3playercanreadCDRandCDRWdiscsinadditiontonormalCDs,the
playabilityofCDRandCDRWdiscsmaybeaffectedbythetypeofsoftwarethatwasusedtocreate
the discs, as well as the quality and condition of the blank media you are using, 100% playability
cannotbeguaranteed.Thisisnotanindicationofaproblemwiththeplayer.
ToselecttheCDmode,repeatedlypressontheStandby/MODEbuttonuntil“CD”isdisplayed.

PlayingtheentireCD
1.LoadthediscwiththeprintedlabelsidefacingupandthenclosetheCDdoor.Thedisplaywill
firstshow“Reading”andthenstartplaybackfromthefirsttrack.Thedisplaywillshowthetrack
numberandtheplaytime. 
2.Tointerruptplayback,pressthe
►
/IIbuttononce,andtheplaybackwillbepaused.
3.Toresumeplayback,pressthe
►
/IIbuttonagain.
4.To stop playback, press the
■
button, the display will showthe total number of tracks in the
disc.
5.To selectadifferenttrackduringplayback,pressthe
◄
or
►
buttonuntilyoureadyourdesired
tracknumberinthedisplay,playbackwillbestartedfromthistrack.

RepeatplayandRandomplay
During normal playback, you can repeatedly press the PRESET/ALBUMbutton to select the repeat
playorrandomplayfunction 
1.Torepeatthesametrack,pressthePRESET/ALBUMbuttononce,thedisplaywillshow“Repeat
One”.
2.To repeat the entire disc, repeatedly press the PRESET/ALBUMbutton until the display shows
“RepeatAll”.
3.IfyouareplayingaMP3disc,anadditional“RepeatFolder”optionwillappear,andthecurrent
folderwillbeplayedrepeatedly. 
4.To select random play, repeatedly press the PRESET/ALBUMbutton untilthe display shows
“Random”.
5.To resume normal playback, repeatedly press on the PRESET/ALBUMbutton again until the
displayshows“Normal”.  
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Programplay
Youcanusetheprogramplayfeaturetoplayupto20tracksonadiscinanydesiredorder.Youmay
alsoprogramaparticulartracktoplayseveraltimeswithinaprogrammedsequence.
1.Loadyourdiscasusualand then pressthe
■
buttonto selectCD stopmode, the displaywill

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
showthetotalnumberoftracksinthedisc.  
2.PressthePRESET/ALBUMbuttononce,thedisplaywillshow“MEM”andflashing“P_01”.
3.Pressthe
◄
or
►
buttonto select the first track to be programmed. When the desired track
numberappearsinthedisplay,pressthePRESET/ALBUMbuttontoconfirmandthefirsttrackto
playisprogrammed.Theprogrammemorynumberwilladvanceto“P_02”andreadyforthenext
entry. 
4.Repeat the above steps to program other tracks, a maximum number of 20 tracks can be
programmed.Whenyouhavecompletedprogramming,pressthe
►
/IIbuttontobeginprogram
play,playbackwillbestartedonthefirsttrackyouprogrammedandwillcontinueuntilthelast
programmedtrackhasplayed. 
5.When the program play is completed, the player stops and “MEM” will be still displayed, the
player remains in the program play mode. Press the
►
/IIbutton will play the programmed
sequenceagain.
6.Toerasetheprogram,inCDstopmode,pressthe■buttononce;inCDplaymode,pressthe■
buttontwice.“MEM”inthedisplaywillbedisappeared.

RepeatProgramplay 
You may use the program play and the repeat play features together to continuously repeat a
programmed sequence. First program the desired playback sequence, when program play begins,
press the PRESET/ALBUMbutton to select repeating the current track or the entire programmed
sequence.
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USBMP3PLAYBACK 
1.ToselectUSBmode,repeatedlypresstheStandby/MODEbuttonuntilthedisplayshows“USB”.
2.InsertyourUSBdevicetotheUSBport,thedisplaywillfirstshow“Reading”andfinallythetotal
numberoffoldersandtracks.
3.Itwillautomaticallyplaybackfromthefirstfolderandtrack,thedisplaywillshowthefolder/track
numberandtheplaytime.
4.Tointerruptplayback,pressthe
►
/IIbutton,theplaytimeinthedisplaywillflash. 
5.Toresumeplayback,pressthe
►
/IIbuttonagain.
6.Toplaythenextfile/track,pressthe
►
buttononce.
7.Toplaythecurrentplayingfile/trackagainfromthebeginning,pressthe◄buttononce. 
8.Toplaythepreviousfile/track,pressthe◄buttontwice. 
9.Toselectdifferentfolderinthedevice,pressandholdthePRESET/ALBUMbutton.
10.Tostopplayback,pressthe■button.
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BLUETOOTHMODE

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HBC431DABBTDAB+/DAB/FM/BT/USB&CD/MP3BoomBox
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
The Bluetooth capabilities of this radio enable it to receive audio from many Bluetooth capable
devicesincludingmobilephones,personalcomputersandPDAs.ItsupportsthefollowingBluetooth
profilesandfunctionality.Onlyonedeviceperprofilecanbeconnectedconcurrently.
AdvancedAudioDistributionProfile(A2DP) 
Highqualitystereoaudioconnection 
StreamingofstereomusicfromPC,mobilephones…etc
AudioVideoRemoteControlProfile(AVRCP)
Deviceremotecontrol
Controlconnecteddevice
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Stereomusicconnectiontoyourmobilephones
This connection requires a mobile phone supporting the Bluetooth A2DP profile for stereo music
connection. In order to create new Bluetooth connection you will need some familiarity with the
Bluetooth functions of your mobile phone. As each phone operates slightly differently, please
familiarizeyourselfwiththeBluetoothcapabilitiesofyourdevicebeforeconnecting.  
1.EnsurethattheBluetoothonyourmobilephoneispoweredon.Youmightneedtorefertothe
phoneusermanualfordetails.
2.Ensuretheunitandthephoneareclosedinplaceandideallytheyarenomorethan3feetapart.
3.Repeatedly press theStandby/MODEbutton to select Bluetooth mode, the display will show
“Bluetooth”.SettheA2DPcapable phone to search for Bluetooth devices and follow the
instructions on the phone's screen. You will recognize the unitby its Bluetooth name
“HBC431DABBT_CALIBER".Incasethatyouarepromptedforapasskey,entereither“0000”or
“8888”. 
4.Selectandconfirmthepairingonyourphone,theconnectionwillbecompletedinafewseconds
andtheradiowillproduceabeeptone,andyoucannowstartyourBluetoothmusicstreaming
operation. 
5.Press the
►
/IIbutton on the unit or select starting playback on your phone to start the music
playback.
6.Tointerruptplayback,pressthe
►
/IIbuttonagainorselect“PAUSE”onyourphone.
7.To skip forwardorbackto othersongsduringplayback,pressthe
◄
or
►
buttonontheunitor
selectthe“skipcontrols”onyourphone.

AUXINPUT
There is a 3.5mm AUX IN jack located at the backof the unit, analogue audio sound signals from
othersourcescanbeinputtotheunitthroughthisjack.
1.Connecttheinputtootheranalogueaudiosourceviaacablewith3.5mmjack.
2.RepeatedlypresstheStandby/MODEbuttonuntilthedisplayshows“Aux”.

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
3.Adjustthevolumecontrolforyourdesiredsoundoutputlevel.  

SLEEPFUNCTION
Thisfunctionallowsyoutoprogramtheunittoswitchoffitselfafterasetperiodoftime.Youcanset
yoursleeptimeduringunitoperation:
1.RepeatedlypresstheTIMER/SLEEPbuttontoselectthesleeptime,itwillchangeinsequenceon
everypress:  15>30>45>60>90>Off>15>30>…. 
2.When the display shows your desired sleep time, release the button, the sleep timer is now
activatedandthedisplaywillshowtheelaspedsleeptime.Whenthesleeptimecountstozero,
theunitwillgooff.
3.Tocancelsleepsooner,repeatedlypresstheTIMER/SLEEPbuttonuntilthedisplayshows“Off”.

TIMERFUNCTION
Thisfunctionallowsyoutoprogramtheunittoswitchonitselfatyourdesiredoperationmodeand
time.
1.Tosettheontimerclock,ensuretheunitisinstandby,pressandholdtheTIMER/SLEEPbutton
untilthedisplayshowsthetimericonandtheontimerclock.The“hour”digitofthetimerclock
willflash.
2.Pressthe
◄
or
►
buttontosettothedesiredhour,thenpresstheSELECTbuttontoconfirm,first
setthehourandfinallytheminute,theontimerclockisset.
3.Then you will enter into the timer on modesetting, press the
◄
or
►
button toselect
DAB/FM/CD/USBfollowedbypressingtheSELECTbuttontoconfirm.
4.Afterthemodeisselected,youwillcontinuetogoforthetimeronvolumelevelsetting.(IfDAB
orFMisbeingselcted,youwillneedtoselecttherecalledpresetstationnumberfirst).Thetimer
settingisnowcompleted.
5.To activate the timerfunction, switch theunittostandby, repeatedly press the TIMER/SLEEP
buttontocyclethroughthefollowingtimermodes:  TimerOff>TimerOnMode:DAB>FM>
CD>USB>TimerOff>...
6.Whenyourdesiredtimermodeappearsinthedisplay,releasethebutton,thetimerfunctionis
activatedandthedisplaywillshowthetimericon.
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