Cord ezi-dab User manual

ezi-dab owners’ manual

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Introducon
Thank you for purchasing a CORD Ezi Dab, DAB+ & FM Radio Module. The Ezi Dab is
just one product in our range embracing our philosophy of ‘extraordinary audio visual
gear.’
This product has been designed and engineered to give you many years of enjoy-
ment. Please ensure you carefully read this manual to gain the maximum benet
from your purchase.
We suggest you keep your original proof of purchase receipt, this manual and the
original packaging for future reference, in case you need to move your product, or in
the unlikely event that you need to return the product for service.
Product updates, technical info, warranty and service centre details are available on
our web site at www.cord-av.com

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Contents
Introducon• 1
Important Safety Messages• 3
What’s in the box• 4
Set Up and Controls• 5
Connecons• 5
Remote Control Operaon• 6
Inial Startup• 7
Modes of Operaon• 7
Listening in DAB+ Mode• 8
Listening in FM Radio Mode• 9
Playback Informaon Display• 10
Alarm Funcons• 11
Sleep Funcon• 12
Menu Funcons• 12-14
Specicaons• 14
Troubleshoong• 15
Warranty• 16-17
What Is Not Covered• 17

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Important Safety Messages
Before you power on your new CORD product, to ensure safe and ecient operaon,
please take the me to read the following:
Keep these instrucons in a safe place for future reference.•
Pay aenon to all warnings as these are important to ensure your safety •
and the opmum operaon of this product.
Always use this product in accordance with the instrucons.•
Do not use this product in or near water or in direct sunlight.•
Do not place items full of water on or near this product.•
Do not expose this product to rain or moisture of any kind.•
Do not use near any cooking, heang, cooling or venlaon appliances.•
Do not block any of the venlaon openings on this product.•
Turn this appliance o at the mains power switch during mes of electrical •
storms or when the product will not be used for long periods of me.
Only use the power adaptor or exact equivalent, supplied with this product.•
Please consult a qualied electrician if the plug does not t your power •
outlet.
To ensure your safety, protect the power adaptor from being walked on,•
cut, pinched, twisted or otherwise compromised.
No user serviceable parts are used in this product. Refer all servicing to•
qualied and authorised service personnel.
If the product has been damaged in any way - for example; if the power•
adaptor, cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen inside the product, the product has been exposed to rain or
moisture, does not operate normally or it has been dropped - refer
the product to your nearest authorised service centre.

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What’s in the box
One CORD Ezi-dab Radio Adaptor Module•
One remote control•
One owners manual•
One 3.5mm stereo mini jack to stereo RCA audio cable•
One 3.5mm y lead single wire antenna•
One 3.5mm to 75 Ohm coaxial antenna adaptor•
One AC power adaptor•

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Set Up and Controls
Connect the 3.5mm stereo mini jack to stereo RCA cable in to the line output sock-•
et (3), and connect the RCA to your Auxillary (or equivilent) input of your amplier
or home stereo system.
Connect the 3.5mm y lead Antenna into the ANT input socket (4). •
Connect the AC power adaptor to the 5V power input socket (5).•
Turn on the mains power at your wall socket.•
Once all connecons are made, it is safe to turn on the power switch (6).•
Connecons
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. LCD Display Window
2. IR Remote Control Sensor
3. 3.5mm Stereo Line Output Socket
4. 3.5mm Antenna Input Socket
5. 5V DC Power Input Socket
6. Power Switch

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Remote Control Operaon
Power•
Mute•
Mode•
Scan•
Info•
Numbers 1 - 10•
Alarm 1•
Alarm 2•
Menu•
• q/ p
•
•
Select•
CLK Set•
Dimmer•
Sleep•
Turns the Ezi DAB on or into standby mode
Audio mute on and audio mute o
Changes the mode from DAB+ to FM or from FM to DAB+
Scans for new DAB+ or FM staons, depending on selected mode
Scrolls between informaon sent by the broadcaster, (DLS, RDS,
Time, Date, etc.)
Numeric buons to store and recall staon presets
Access to alarm funcon #1
Access to alarm funcon #2
Displays menu sengs
Controls volume up & volume down
Controls menu navigaon or selects previous staon frequency
Controls menu navigaon or selects next staon frequency
Conrms menu operaon
Manually set the clock
Turn LCD display backlight on or o
Controls sleep me funcon

Inial Startup
1. Once connecons have been made (refer to page 5) and power to the unit is
switched on, the LCD display will show the following:
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3. Once the scan has completed, the rst staon (alphabecally) will be selected and
playback will begin. If no staons have been found, adjust your antenna and press
the ‘SCAN’ buon on the remote control to restart the scan procedure.
Modes of Operaon
The Ezi Dab has 2 modes of operaon:
DAB+ Digital Radio•
FM Radio•
Press the ‘Mode’ buon on the remote control to switch between DAB+ or FM
mode.
2. Next the DAB+ services will be scanned for automacally, as follows:

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Listening to DAB+ Mode
Press the ‘Mode’ buon on the remote control to select ‘DAB’ mode.1.
If there are no staons available the Ezi Dab will automacally begin a scan for 2.
digital radio staons available in your area.
Once the scan has completed, and if staons have been found, the rst staon 3.
listed (alphabecally) will be displayed and begin playing.
Staons can be browsed by pressing the or buons, then press the 4.
‘Select’ buon once the desired staon is displayed and playback will begin.
Storing Staon Presets:
Your Ezi Dab can store up to 10 DAB+ staons into memory as follows:
Select desired staon and begin playback.1.
Press and hold the desired numeric buon (1-10) on the remote control unl the 2.
following is displayed (for example): ‘Preset 1 Stored’.
Recalling Stored Staon Presets:
Press the numeric buon (1-10) on the remote control according to which order it 1.
was stored above.

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Listening to FM Radio Mode
Press the ‘Mode’ buon on the remote control to select FM Radio mode. The following 1.
screen will be displayed:
Tuning Methods:
Scan - This will scan the FM band for available staons.•
Press ‘Scan’ on the remote control. The unit will scan up the FM band unl it nds the 1.
next available staon.
Connue to press the ‘Scan’ buon unl the desired staon is reached. Playback will 2.
begin automacally.
Manual Tune - This will allow you to manually search for a frequency.•
Press the or buon on the remote control to go up or down the FM band by 1.
0.05MHz per buon press.
Storing Staon Presets:
Your Ezi Dab can store up to 10 FM Radio staons into memory as follows:
1. Select desired staon and begin playback.
2. Press and hold the desired numeric buon (1-10) on the remote control unl the follow-
ing is displayed (for example): ‘Preset 1 Stored’
Recalling Stored Staon Presets:
Press the numeric buon (1-10) on the remote control according to which order it was 1.
stored above.

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Playback Informaon Display
Your Ezi Dab has the capability to display various pieces of informaon, specic to
the broadcast you are listening to. This Informaon service is broadcast dependant,
so all informaon may not be available at all mes, depending on what you are lis-
tening to.
Pressing the ‘Info’ buon on the remote control will change the boom line of dis-
play on the LCD screen, and is capable of showing you the following informaon:
In DAB+ mode:
Stereo or Mono audio output mode.•
Area (geographically) that you are tuned in to.•
Current me and date.•
Program type (PTY) - Displays the program type, for example ‘Pop Music’.•
Audio format - Stereo or Mono / Bit Rate (Kbps).•
Dynamic Lablel Segment (DLS) - Scrolling text informaon supplied by the broad-•
caster. This informaon can include such things as, but not limited to: Song tle,
arst, radio presenters name or contact details for the radio staon.
Channel Frequency (eg: 9A 202.928 MHz).•
In FM Radio mode:
Stereo or Mono audio output mode.•
Channel Frequency (eg: 107.5 MHz).•
Radio Text (RDS) - Scrolling text informaon supplied by the broadcaster. This •
informaon can include such things as, but not limited to: Song tle, arst, radio
presenters name or contact details for the radio staon.
Current me and date.•
Program type (PTY) - Displays the program type, for example ‘Pop Music’.•

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Alarm Funcons
Your Ezi Dab has 2 separate alarm funcons. These alarms can be set at specic
mes, and alarm alerts can be in the form of DAB+ radio playback / FM radio play-
back or 2 dierent types of buzzer (Series of high pitched beeps or low pitched
beeps).
To Set the Alarm:
Press and hold either the ‘Alarm 1’ buon or the ‘Alarm 2’ buon on the remote 1.
control unl ‘ALARM 1 TYPE SET’. You will see the word ‘OFF’ ashing repeatedly.
Use the2. or buon on the remote control to select between ‘BUZZER’,
‘FM’, ‘DAB’ or ‘OFF’, then press ‘Select’ on the remote control to conrm your
choice.
Aer you select the desired alarm type, you can now choose between the follow-3.
ing alarm modes:
DAILY - The alarm will go o every day of the week.•
WEEK DAY - The alarm will go o only on days Monday to Friday.•
WEEKEND - The alarm will go o only on weekend days (Saturday and Sunday).•
ONCE - The alarm will only go o on the day that you set it.•
Make your selecon with the or buon then press ‘Select’.•
Choose the me of your alarm with the or buons, then press the 4.
‘Select’ buon. Set the hour, then hit ‘Select’ buon to move on to the minute.
Again press ‘Select’ aer rst seng the hour and minute.
Choose the desired volume of your alarm with the or buons, then hit 5.
‘Select’.
Choose the desired beep type (Type 1 is 4 high pitched beeps, Type 2 is 4 lower6.
pitched beeps), then press ‘Select’ to conrm.
Your alarm is now set and will now show a small bell (numbered #1 for alarm 1, 7.
and numbered #2 for alarm 2) in the middle of the le side of the LCD display.

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Sleep Funcon
Your Ezi Dab has a sleep funcon, which when acvated will automacally shut down
your unit (into standby mode) aer your chosen period of me. Here’s how to use it:
Press the ‘Sleep’ buon on your remote control. The following screen will be 1.
displayed:
You can select the desired period of the sleep funcon by repeatedly pressing 2.
the ‘Sleep’ buon on the remote control unl the desired period is displayed.
You can choose between 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes or OFF.
Press the ‘Select’ buon on the remote control to conrm your choice. The Ezi
Dab will now automacally shut down aer your chosen period of me.
If you wish to cancel the preselected sleep funcon, use the steps above and 3.
choose ‘OFF’, then press ‘Select’ on your remote control to conrm.
Menu Funcons
Your Ezi Dab has a ‘System’ Menu to control certain important opons. Enter the
system menu as follows:
1. Press the ‘MENU’ buon on your remote control, then press the or
buon on your remote control unl ‘<System>’ is displayed, then press the select
buon to enter the System Sengs Menu. The following opons are available here:
Time:
Your Ezi DAB has 4 me display sengs:
Set Time/Date: 1. This allows the user to manually set the current Time and Date.
Auto Update:2. This funcon will set your Ezi Dab’s me and date automacally
with data sent along with the broadcast of either the FM or DAB radio staon.
*Note that FM auto Time/Date update may not work in your area, so the DAB
auto update opon is recommended.

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Menu Funcons Contd
3. Set 12/24 Hour: This opon will change the format of your clock to either 12
hour or 24 hour format.
4. Set Date Format: Changes the date display format between DD-MM-YYYY /
MM-DD-YYYY.
Backlight:
Your Ezi DAB has 3 backlight sengs:
Timeout:1. This opon is used to set the period of me that you wish your display’s
backlight to remain lit when your Ezi Dab is in both ON and STANDBY modes. The
available opons are; On/10 sec/20 sec/30 sec/45 sec/60 sec/90 sec/120 sec/180
sec. Selecng ‘On’ will force your Ezi Dab’s backlight to remain on constantly. If
you select a specic me delay, aer the selected me period has lapsed the dis-
play will dim down under the following two situaons:
When the radio is turned on and no operaon under selected me out period.•
When the radio turns o into Standby mode, the backlight will dim down aer the •
me out period has lapsed.
On Level:2. This opon will determine how bright the display’s backlight is lit while
the Ezi DAB is in ON mode. There are 3 opons for this seng; High, Medium &
Low.
Dim Level: 3. There are 3 brightness levels of the Dimmed backlight available – low/
medium/high.
Language: This seng will change the language in which the menu sysyem is dis-
played on your Ezi DAB.
Factory Reset:
Resets your Ezi Dab back to factory (out of box) state. Once this is opon is select-•
ed you will need to re-tune and re-program both your DAB+ and FM radio staons
and memory presets. You will also lose any alarms you have previously set up.
SW Version:
This screen will tell you the soware version that your unit is currently running. This •
informaon may be helpful when seeking technical support from an authorised service
department.

Specicaons
Type: DAB+ / FM Radio adaptor•
Size: 93mm (H) x 137mm (W) x 40mm (D)•
Weight: 0.35Kgs without packaging•
Power supply adaptor: 100V-240V AC Input, 5V DC, 1.0A Output•
FM tuner secon frequency range: 87.5 ~ 108MHz•
DAB+ tuner secon frequency range: 174.928 MHz (5A) ~ 239.200MHz (13F)•
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Menu Funcons Contd
DRC:
DRC Stands for Dynamic Range Control. The DRC feature is only available when in
DAB mode. By adjusng the compression of the broadcast DAB signal, DRC can make
quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment.
Your Ezi DAB has 3 DRC sengs
DRC High: Maximum compression. 1.
DRC Low: Minimum compression.2.
DRC O: No compression.3.
Seng the compression to maximum will “boost” the quiet sounds, whilst
keeping the loudest sounds at their original level.
PRUNE:
Some DAB services may stop broadcasng or you may not be able to
receive a staon any longer. The prune staons funcon will delete any DAB staons
from your staon list that can no longer be received, therefore ‘pruning’ your DAB
staons list, only showing staons that are within listening range.

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Troubleshoong
If you experience any dicules with the operaon of your CORD Ezi Dab, please
check the table below before contacng an authorised CORD sercive centre:
Problem Possible Cause Remedy
No Power AC Power Cord is out•
AC socket switch is o•
Connect the AC cord•
Switch ON the AC•
socket
Poor Radio Recepon No Antenna is con-•
nected
The antenna is not•
posioned for the best
recepon
The frequency of the•
desired staon is not
tuned in.
Connect the Antenna•
Change the posion of •
the antenna
Tune in the frequency•
of the desired radio sta-
on
Interference to Radio Re-
cepon
Weak signal or fringe•
recepon area
Noise related to inu-•
ence of an electric ap-
plicance
Noice related to a•
nearby television set
Install an outdoor exter-•
nal antenna
Turn o the power to •
the interfering appli-
ance
Install this unit further•
away from the TV set
Connuous or intermiant
hissing sound from radio
playback
Weak signal or fringe•
recepon area
Change the posion of •
the antenna
install an outdoor exter-•
nal antenna
Bubbling sound is heard Weak signal or fringe•
recepon area
Change the posion of •
the antenna
install an outdoor exter-•
nal antenna
Remote Control does not
operate
Baery is not loaded •
correctly, or has gone
at.
Replace the baery•
Remove obstacles from•
IR path to unit

Warranty Condions
Limited Warranty - Australia & New Zealand
CORD products are engineered and manufactured with pride for excellent perfor-
mance, value and years of trouble free operaon. In the unlikely event that you
should have trouble with your CORD product we are pleased to oer this warranty.
It is important that you read the contents of this warranty and be familiar with your
rights and obligaons.
Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian
Consumer Law. You are entled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and
for compenson for any other reasonably forseeable loss or damage. You are also
entled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable
quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.
The benets of this warranty are in addion to any rights and remedies imposed by
Australian State and Federal legislaon that cannot be excluded. Nothing in this war-
ranty os to be interpreted as excluding, restricng or modifying any State or Federal
legislaon applicable to the supply of goods and services which cannot be excluded,
restricted or modied.
Scope Of Warranty
CORD warrants to the original retail purchaser that we will repair or replace, at our
opon, any CORD product which is found to be defecve in material and/or work-
manship for 12 months from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, an
authorised CORD Service Centre will provide both parts and labour free of charge to
correct any defect in materials or workmanship, subject to the warranty terms and
condions.
Warranty Terms & Condions
This warranty is valid within Australia and New Zealand for CORD products pur-•
chased in Australia or New Zealand for domesc home use only and where used
in accordance with any instrucons provided with or on the product.
The warranty shall be void if the serial number is removed, defaced or altered.•
You must provide a copy of the original purchase receipt to obtain warranty•
repairs. We reserve the right to quote for and or charge for repairs outside the
warranty period or where the date of original purchase cannot be veried.
Warranty repairs must be undertaken by an authorised CORD Service Centre. Visit•
our web site for the locaon of your nearest CORD Service Centre.
No person is authorised to make or give any asserons, statements or undertak-•
ings whether expressed or implied about other, or addional to, the terms of this
warranty.
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Warranty Condions Contd
We reserve the right to make changes or improvements in design or manufacture•
without any obligaon to change or improve previously manufactured product.
CORD shall not be responsible for incidental and or consequenal damages or
loss.
What Is Not Covered
The cost of delivery and insurance in transit to the service centre.1.
It is your sole responsibility to arrange for your product to be forwarded to your2.
nearest CORD Service Centre for repair or replacement.
Time taken to invesgate your warranty claim where the product is found to be in3.
good working order. This includes where you have not followed instrucons
contained in any manuals provided with the product or where the fault is caused
by use with incompable equipment and or soware.
Warranty repairs where the product has been tampered with, altered, modied 4.
or repaired by an unauthorised person.
Misuse, mishandling or abuse to the product including cosmec imperfecons, 5.
scratches, Acts of God and or electrical surge.
Normal wear & tear and maintenance, cleaning, periodic check-ups or charges6.
for installaon, removal or reinstallaon of the product.
Audio or video data stored on your iPod and or other devices used with or con-7.
nected to your CORD product or media of any type.
When You Need Service
If you do require warranty service please visit our web site for details of any1.
warranty updates and the locaon your nearest authorised Service Centre. Alter-
navely you may contact our oce directly via phone or email. Contact details
can be found on the last page of this booklet.
Securely pack and send the product to the authorised Service Centre. DO NOT2.
return any accessories with your product unless the accessory is malfunconing.
We strongly suggest transit insurance as we cannot be responsible for products3.
lost and or damaged when in transit to the Service Centre.
Include a clear descripon of the problem you are experiencing with your product4.
and your name, address and dayme contact details.
This warranty gives you specic legal rights and you may have other rights which vary
from locaon to locaon. This limited warranty does not intend to aect these rights in
any way whatsoever.
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Ezi Dab July 2013
PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BY:
VOLITION AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
20 Corporate Boulevard, Bayswater VIC 3153 Australia
PHONE: [phone] / SERVICE: 03 9729 7300 / FAX: [phone]
Email: service@volion.com.au