Fulljoin PPS003 User manual

DAB/DAB+ Radio
User Manual

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Quick Start Guide
Press and hold the Power Button for more than 3 seconds to turn on the
radio. The green power indicator will ash and then stay illuminates and start-up
screen will appear.
DAB Radio
When the DAB mode is selected for the rst time, press the Back Button to
enter into <Region> to select a region, the radio will automatically search for local
DAB and DAB+ radio stations. Selecting <Station List>, it will display all the radio
stations found and play the rst radio station automatically.
FM Radio
Press the Power Button once then switch to FM mode. Press the Back Button to
access the FM Main Menu.
Use the Control Wheel to select <Auto Program> and then press the Enter
Button, some new stations will replace the pre-stored radio stations.
MP3
MP3 les stored into a SD card, it can be played back through the radio by
inserting card into the card slot on the bottom of the radio.
Clock&Alarm
You can manually adjust the clock or use DAB and FM to synchronize the clock.
You can set either a DAB or FM broadcast radio as alarm.
When the alarm sounds, the radio will play the previously selected preset radio
station automatically.
Recording Function
It is possible to record FM or DAB broadcast to SD card. (Please ensure the SD
card was inserted before recording.)

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User Manual
1. Introduction..........................................................................................................5
2. Packaging and Specication ...............................................................................5
2.1 Packaging .....................................................................................................5
2.2 Specications................................................................................................5
2.2.1 DAB Function .......................................................................................5
2.2.2 FM Function...........................................................................................6
2.2.3 MP3 ......................................................................................................6
2.2.4 Time and Alarm......................................................................................7
2.2.5 Battery ...................................................................................................7
2.2.6 General..................................................................................................7
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4. Display Screen ....................................................................................................9
4.1 Playing Screen .............................................................................................9
4.2 Menu Screen...............................................................................................10
4.3 Information Screen...................................................................................... 11
4.4 Query Screen..............................................................................................12
5. Main Menu.........................................................................................................13
6. Mode Switching .................................................................................................14
7. DAB Menu .........................................................................................................15
7.1 Preset List ..................................................................................................16
7.2 Station List .................................................................................................16
7.3 Local Scan ..................................................................................................16
7.4 Manual Tune .............................................................................................17
7.5 Region.........................................................................................................17
7.6 DRC ............................................................................................................18
7.7 Record ........................................................................................................18
7.8 Sort .............................................................................................................18
7.9 System Setup .............................................................................................18
8. DAB Mode Operation ........................................................................................18
8.1 Basic Operation ..........................................................................................18
8.1.1 Power on DAB for the First Time.........................................................18
8.1.2 Power on DAB after the First Time......................................................19
8.1.3 Selecting Stations................................................................................19
8.1.4 Playing Stations...................................................................................19
8.1.5 Storing Stations ...................................................................................19
8.1.6 Recalling Preset Stations ....................................................................19
8.1.7 Display Station Information..................................................................19
9. FM Radio Menu Introduction and Operation .....................................................20
9.1 Preset List ...................................................................................................20
9.2 Channel List ................................................................................................20
9.3 Seek Mode..................................................................................................20
9.4 Tune Mode ..................................................................................................21
9.5 Auto Program ..............................................................................................21
9.6 Clear All List ................................................................................................21
9.7 Region.........................................................................................................22
9.8 Scan Setting................................................................................................22
9.9 Audio Setting...............................................................................................23
9.10 Record ......................................................................................................23
9.11 System Setup ............................................................................................24
10. MP3 ................................................................................................................24
10.1 SD Card ....................................................................................................24
10.2 Audio Setting ............................................................................................25
10.2.1 Play Mode..........................................................................................25
10.2.2 Play Range........................................................................................26
10.2.3 EQ .....................................................................................................26
10.3 MP3 User Interface for Display ................................................................27
10.4 Downloading les from a PC.....................................................................27
11. System Setup Menu Introduction and Operation............................................. 28
11.1 Set Power Off Time ...................................................................................28

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1. Introduction
This digital radio with DAB, DAB+, FM and MP3 functions.
DAB stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting and it is the third-generation
broadcasting system after AM and FM analogue broadcasting. This new
transmission system has great anti-interference performance qualities，and can
eliminate noise and distortion during the transmission process, automatically
correcting errors, can also be amended which leads it to provide near CD-quality
sound.
DAB+ is the updated version of the DAB standard and is used in many European
countries as well as Canada, China and South Korea. The DAB+ standard is
based on HE-AACv2 and can deliver the same high quality sound at a much lower
bit rate.
As DAB Radio isn’t available everywhere in the world，It has FM radio function for
choosing.
In MP3 mode, it can play MP3 music les which stored into SD card.
2. Packaging and Specication
2.1 Packaging
Thank you for choosing the DAB radio, please check the accessories in the box
according to the list as below. If there is anything missing, please contact your
retailer
1. DAB radio device 1pc
2. USB 2.0 cable 1pc
3. Antenna 1pc
4. User Manual 1pc
2.2 Specications
2.2.1 DAB Function
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The DAB radio can receive and play all the Band III radio stations, the
11.2 Time Setup ................................................................................................29
11.2.1 Display Time & Date ..........................................................................29
11.2.2 Set Time & Date.................................................................................29
11.3 Alarm .........................................................................................................30
11.4 Brightness .................................................................................................30
11.5 Backlight TimeOut .....................................................................................30
11.6 Reset All ....................................................................................................30
11.7 Info ............................................................................................................30
12.Charging the radio............................................................................................31
13.Using the Antenna ............................................................................................31
14.Safety Warning.................................................................................................31

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frequency range of DAB band III is 174.928MHZ-239.2MHZ
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Supports Region setting, so the device will search the appropriate band for
the radio stations when the user has set up the default Region.
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Supports local searching.
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Supports searching by preferred frequency channel.
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Supports DRC function.
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Supports recording function, and the default recording format is MP2 when
it is in DAB status. The default recording format is AAC when it is in DAB+
status. The capacity is up to the capacity of SD card.
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Supports preset, and the maximum number of preset station is 30.
2.2.2 FM Function
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Also you can use the device to receive and play FM radio stations, and the
FM frequency range is 87.5MHZ-108MHZ, the interval is 0.1MHZ.
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Supports searching and playing strong signal radio stations only.
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Supports playing the radio stations only in Mono mode.
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Supports searching and storing the radio stations automatically. The
maximum is 30 radio stations in the Channel list.
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Supports preset function, and maximum number of preset station is 30.
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Supports Tune and Seek mode.
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Supports recording function. The default recording format is MP3, and the
capacity is up to the capacity of SD card.
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Supports clearing all the pre-stored radio station list, including the preset list
and the channel list.
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Supports RDS function.
2.2.3 MP3
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The device supports playing music les from SD card.
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Playing mode supports <One Time>, <Repeat> and <Shufe> mode.
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Playing range can be <Single>, <Directory> and <All> les.
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Supports equalizer function.
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Supports play, pause, next, previous function.
2.2.4 Time and Alarm
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The time can be set up manually or off air using DAB or FM.
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The alarm will start with a radio station, and the user can set either a
DAB or an FM radio station at the alarm time, so the radio will turn on
automatically and play the preset radio station.
2.2.5 Battery
1. Build in 1260mAh Li-polymer battery, playing time is over 15 hours when using
the earphone, set the brightness to 0 and make the Speaker Switch to off.
2. Charging time: 5 hours.
3. The charging current: 300mAh
4. Circle times: over 300 times.
2.2.6 General
1. 3.5mm stereo earphone jack.
2. Built in speaker 1.5W
3. Dimension: 73*125*23.4mm (H*W*D)
4. Weight: 145 grams

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3. Button Instruction
LCD Display
Display all the pictures or characters
info.
Control Wheel
To select the menu entry by circling.
USB 2.0 cable socket
You can use this cable to charge
this device or transfer datas by
connecting to your computer.
MicroSD Card
Slot
Plug in MicroSD
card to this slot.
Reset
To reset the device to original setting.
Enter Button
To confirm your operating.
Power Button
Long pressing is for
power on and power
off, short pressing is
for mode converting.
Volume
Clockwise rotation
is for higher voice,
and anti-clockwise
is for lower voice.
Back Button
Short pressing back to
upper menu. Long pressing
(3 seconds) back to main
menu under the function.
Speaker Switch
Left is speaker off, right is
speaker on.
Hold Switch
To lock all the buttons.
Headset or
Antenna Socket
Connect 3.5mm
stereo headset or
antenna.
4. Display Screen
4.1 Playing Screen
There are three modes: DAB, FM and MP3.
Battery icon: Displays the battery charge level.
: It will appear after the alarm is set.
VOL: Displays the current volume.
11:01: Displays the current system time.
Signal icon: Displays the signal strength.
In the DAB or FM mode, following a short press of the Enter Button, the radio
information will be displayed on the screen, (Note: only FM stations with RDS will
have information that can be displayed on the screen).
Example as below:

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4.2 Menu Screen
A menu screen displays four options, with the currently selected option shows ‘>’.
If more than four options are available, use the Control Wheel to select it.
Make System Setup in the FM or DAB mode
Example: Adjust the Brightness, clockwise is for increasing the brightness, anti-
clockwise is for decreasing the brightness
4.3 Information Screen
Information screens are used to display messages to the user.
Example as below:
It will back to the Main interface after 10 seconds if without nding any radio
stations.

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4.4 Query Screen
A query screen is used to offer the user a choice, you can respond with Yes
(Select Button) or No (Back Button).
Example Query Screen:
5. Main Menu
Main Menu Structure
When the radio is powered on for the rst time, it will show the <Main Menu>
after the start-up screen, there are 4 items: <DAB>, <FM>, <MP3> and <System
Setup>. Users can select <DAB>, <FM> or <MP3> mode.
Users can also select <System Setup> to set system parameters, please refer to
the <System Menu> to study how to set the system parameters.
When the DAB mode is selected, the radio will play the station that was selected

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last time. When it is powered on for the rst time, select the accordingly region,
it will search for DAB stations automatically, and when the search is nished, the
radio will store the list of DAB stations and display the number of received stations.
It will play the rst station in the list.
When the FM mode is selected, the radio will display the FM screen and will play
the station that was selected last time. When it is powered on for the rst time, the
default frequency is 87.5MHz.
When MP3 mode is selected, the radio will display the MP3 Menu.
6. Mode Switching
Under any menu, with a short press of the Power Button, it will switch among
DAB, FM and MP3 modes.
Each mode starts with a welcome interface, which will last for 1 second. As shown
below:
Access to DAB mode:
Welcome to DAB
Access to FM mode:
Welcome to FM
Access to MP3 mode:
Welcome to MP3
7. DAB Menu
DAB Menu Structure.

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7.1 Preset List
Display a list of preset stations. The preset stations are stored in the memory of
the DAB radio. A maximum of 30 presets can be stored.
7.2 Station List
Display a list of received stations. The preset stations are stored in the memory of
the DAB radio. A maximum of 30 presets can be stored.
7.3 Local Scan
Searches for local stations using the part of band III allocated to the region. When
<Local Scan> is selected, the radio will search for radio stations automatically and
display the search progress, and when the search is nished, the radio will store
the list of DAB stations, and display the number of radio stations found. Then it will
play the rst station in the list.
7.4 Manual Tune
Select a frequency under <Manual Tune>, then press the Enter Button to
manually search for radio stations on that frequency.
You can step through the list of frequencies each time, the radio will search for all
stations at that frequency. The process will take a few seconds, and when search
nished, the screen will display the number of radio stations found and will play
the rst station found. If no stations are found, it will display “0”. When the search
is nished, the radio will display the Playing Screen.
7.5 Region
You can select the appropriate region from the following: China, Korea, Europe
and UK
The different regions use the following frequency bands:
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China Band：7A-11D 176.720 MHZ-213.856 MHZ
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Korea Band； 7A-13C 175.280 MHZ -214.736 MHZ