i-box Barrel User manual

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EN DAB/DAB+/FM Portable Radio
DE Tragbares DAB-/DAB+-/FM-Radio
ES Radio portátil DAB/DAB+/FM
FR Radio portable DAB/DAB+/FM
IT Radio portatile DAB/DAB+/FM
NL DAB/DAB+/FM Draagbare radio

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EN Introduction
The i-box Barrel is an easy-to-use DAB/DAB+ and FM radio with
Bluetooth. The DAB+ radio function offers you crisp and clear audio
quality at the touch of a button and automatically searches for all available
radio stations, displaying them on the LCD display.
If you prefer to play your own selection of music the Barrel also offers
playback via Bluetooth or the AUX IN port.
DE Einführung
Das i-box Barrel ist ein elegantes und einfach zu bedienendes DAB-/
DAB+- und FM-Radio mit Bluetooth. Die DAB+-Radiofunktion liefert
Ihnen auf Knopfdruck kristallklare Audioqualität, sucht automatisch nach
allen verfügbaren Radiosendern und zeigt diese auf dem LCD-Display an.
Falls Sie lieber Ihre eigene Musikauswahl abspielen möchten, bietet das
Barrel zusätzlich die Wiedergabe über Bluetooth oder den AUX IN-Anschluss.
ES Introducción
La i-box Barrel es una radio DAB/DAB+ y FM fácil de usar con Bluetooth.
La función de radio DAB+ ofrece una calidad de audio limpia y clara con
solo pulsar un botón y busca automáticamente todas las emisoras de
radio disponibles, mostrándolas en su pantalla LCD.
Si prefiere reproducir su propia selección de música, la Barrel también
ofrece reproducción a través de Bluetooth o un puerto de entrada auxiliar.
FR Introduction
La radio Barrel d’i-box est une radio portable DAB/DAB+ et FM simple
d’utilisation équipée de la technologie Bluetooth. La fonction radio DAB+
permet une qualité audio nette et claire sur simple pression d’un bouton.
Elle recherche automatiquement toutes les stations radio disponibles et
les affiche sur l’écran LCD.
Si vous préférez écouter votre propre sélection de musique, la radio Barrel
propose également la lecture en Bluetooth ou via le port AUX IN.

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IT Introduzione
La i-box Barrel è una radio DAB/DAB+ e FM semplice da usare e dotata di
Bluetooth. La funzione radio DAB+ offre una qualità audio chiara e nitida
al tocco di un pulsante e ricerca automaticamente tutte le stazioni radio
disponibili mostrandole sull’ampio display LCD.
Se si preferisce riprodurre la propria selezione di musica personale, la
Barrel offre anche la funzione di riproduzione attraverso Bluetooth o la
porta AUX IN.
NL Inleiding
De i-box Barrel is een
gebruiksvriendelijke DAB/DAB+ en
FM-radio met Bluetooth. De functie
voor DAB+ radio biedt met één druk
op de knop een heldere en scherpe
geluidskwaliteit, zoekt automatisch naar
alle beschikbare radiozenders en geeft
deze weer op het lcd-scherm.
Speelt u liever uw eigen muziekselectie,
dan biedt de Barrel ook weergave via
Bluetooth of de AUX IN-poort.

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Box Contents
1x Barrel DAB Radio
1x USB C cable
1x User Manual
1x AUX cable
Important - Please read these instructions fully before installing or
operating your radio.
Keep away from flame sources such as lighted candles.
The unit should not be exposed to direct sunlight, very high or low
temperature, moisture, vibrations, strong magnetic fields, high
frequencies and dusty environments.
Never attempt to insert wires, pins or other such objects into the vents or
openings of the unit.
Do not disassemble or modify the radio, there are no user serviceable parts.
If the radio is damaged in anyway or malfunctions do not use. Consult a
qualified service engineer.
Do not use abrasives, benzene, thinner or other solvents to clean the
surface of the unit. To clean, wipe with clean soft cloth and a mild
detergent solution.
Do not dispose of this product with householdwaste at the end of its life
cycle; hand it over to a collection centre for the recycling of electrical and
electronic appliances.
Caring for your Radio
Important Safety Information

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Top Panel
Display
Controls & Features
1. Display
2. Preset / Memory
3. Info / Menu
4. Power / Mode
(DAB / FM / BT / AUX)
5. Forward
6. Play / Enter / Snooze
7. Back
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2
3
4
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Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................2
Controls and features ............................................................................................... 5-6
Charging..............................................................................................................................7
Powering on and Mode Selection............................................................................. 7
DAB Mode.................................................................................................................... 7-13
FM Mode........................................................................................................................... 13
Bluetooth Mode.............................................................................................................14
AUX In Mode................................................................................................................... 15
Alarm Set Up............................................................................................................. 15/16
Technical Specifications and Troubleshooting.................................................. 17
Technical Support.........................................................................................................18
11:24:52
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BBC Radio 1
Now Playing: Flore
1
2
SL
Time/Date
Radio Station
Battery Indicator
Active Sleep/Snooze
Programme Information
Active
Alarm

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Right Panel
Front Panel Back Panel
Left Panel
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13
11
10
9
8
14
15
8. Volume up
9. Volume down
10. Preset 1
11. Preset 2
12. Preset 3
13. Telescopic Antenna
14. Handstrap
15. Speaker
16. AUX in
17. USB port
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Before getting started
Before setup or making connections please
extend the antenna fully.
Charging the digital radio
Use the USB C cable (supplied) to connect the
Barrel to a powered USB port with a 5V𝌂1A
output. The battery icon will indicate while
the battery is charging.
Getting to know your radio
Before you get started please be sure to read through the safety
information on pages 4.
The Barrel will autoscan for all available DAB stations. Which will be added to
the station list.
Turning on your Radio and Mode Selection
To turn on your radio, short press the Power/Mode key (4), then short press
the Power/Mode key toggles through the modes, DAB, FM, BT and AUX. To
power off, press and hold the Power/Mode button for 2 seconds.
00:00:00
1-1-2021
Welcome to
digital radio
DAB DAB
FM FM ≥2s

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00:00:07
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Connecting.....
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BBC Radio 1
Now Playing: Flore
BBC Radio 1
Now Playing: Flore
BBC Radio 1
Now Playing: Flore
Heart UK
Now Playing: Room
Heart UK
Now Playing: Room
Preset Recall
<1: BBC Radio 1 >
BBC Radio 1
Connecting...
BBC Radio 1
Now playing: Some
Preset Store
<1: (Empty) >
Preset 1
Stored
Station List
<BBC Radio 1 >
Station List
<Cap UK >
If the radio station signal is too weak the time and date will not be synced.
See page 10 to manually set the clock.
Station List
Use and to browse all the available DAB stations.
Navigating Menus
Long Press Info / Menu (3), then use the and buttons (5&7) to
scroll through menu options. Press (6) to select an option or enter
a sub menu.
Storing a station to Preset
Save your favourite stations to one of the 60 available preset slots, (30 for
DAB and 30 for FM).
Recalling a station from Presets
Quickly access your favourite stations saved to a preset slot.
1.
2.
You can use the Preset 1-3 buttons (10,11,12) to instantly select the stations in
the first three presets.
≥2s

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DAB
<Full Scan >
DAB
<Full Scan >
Manual Tune
<5A 174.928MHz >
Manual Tune
<5B 176.640MHz >
Manual Tune
<13F 239.200MHz >
13F 239.200MHz
DAB
<Manual Tune >
Scanning... 0 Scanning... 24
DAB Menu Options
While in DAB mode, you can access features such as: Full Scan, Preset
Recall, Preset Store, Manual Tune, DRC (Dynamic Range Control), Prune
and System.
Full Scan (Automatic Search): Searches all DAB frequencies, and
saves all available stations to the Station List.
Manual Tune: If you know the frequency of a station you can search for
it using this option.
The strength of the signal will be displayed when a
frequency has been selected.
≥2s
≥2s
Volume Control and Mute Function
To increase the volume during playback use the Volume Up key (8).
To decrease the volume use the Volume Down key (9).
To mute while in DAB/FM or AUX In mode, short press the Play/Enter key
(6), to unmute short press the key.
BBC Radio 1
Now Playing: Flore
DAB
<Full Scan >
DAB
<Manual Tune >
DAB
<Prune >
DAB
<DRC >
DAB
<System >
≥2s

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DRC (Dynamic Range Control): Dynamic Range Control can
make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy
environment. This function is only available for some DAB stations.
Prune: This function removes any stations that are listed but not
available.
System: DAB system settings.
Time
Set Time
DAB
<DRC >
DAB
<Prune >
DAB
<Full Scan >
DAB
<System >
Prune?
<No> Yes
Prune?
No <Yes>
DRC *
<DRC off >
DRC *
<DRC low >
DRC *
<DRC high >
The currently selected mode will have a ‘*’
sign in the upper right corner.
Choose from Time / Language / Factory Reset / SW Version / Backlight / Sleep
Manual Clock Setting: The time will be set up automatically when the
device has received a DAB or FM signal.
To manually set the Time and Date, follow the steps below.
DAB
<System >
Set Time
00:00
Set Time
02:00
Set Time
15:00
System
<Time >
Time
<Set Time/Date>
≥2s

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Set Date
Auto Update
Set 12/24 Hour Clock
Set Date Format
Set Time
15:00
Set Date
1-1-2020
Set Date
5-1-2020
Set Date
17-1-2020
Set Date
17-1-2020
Set Date
17-2-2020
Set Date
17-7-2020
Set Date
17-7-2020
Set Date
17-7-2021
Set Time
15:05
Set Time
15:42
Time
<Auto Update >
Time
<Set 12/24 hour>
Time
<Set date format>
Set date format*
<DD-MM-YYYY >
Set date format*
<MM-DD-YYYY >
Set 12/24 hour*
<Set 24 hour >
Set 12/24 hour
<Set 12 hour >
Auto Update *
<Update from any>
Auto Update
<Update from DAB>
Auto Update
<Update from FM >
The currently selected mode will have
a ‘*’ sign in the upper right corner.

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Language: The default is English. There are currently five languages
available: Deutsch (German), Italiano (Italian), Francais (French), Español
(Spanish) and Português (Portugese).
Sleep: Select a time after the radio will automatically go into standby mode.
Timeout:Select how long until the radio display enters dim level.
On level: Select the brightness of the display when on.
Dim Level: Select the brightness of the display when in low level.
Backlight: Choose from Timeout, On level, Dim level.
Choose from: Sleep off, 15, 30,45,60 and 90 minutes.
Choose from: On, 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 and 180 seconds.
System
<Language >
System
<Sleep >
System
<Backlight >
Backlight
<Timeout >
Backlight
<On level >
Backlight
<On level >
On level *
<High >
On level
<Medium >
On level
<Low >
Dim level
<Low >
Backlight
<Dim level >
Backlight
<Dim level >
Dim level
<High >
Dim level
<Medium >
Backlight
<Time out >
Timeout
<On >
Timeout
<10 seconds >
Timeout
<180 seconds >
Set Sleep time
Sleep off
Set Sleep time
15 minutes
Language *
<English >
Language
<Deutsch >
Language
<Italiano >
Language
<Francais >

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Factory Reset: Resets your Barrel to factory default settings. This will
delete any presets or alarm settings.
FM Mode
Press the Power / Mode button (4) to enter FM radio mode.
SW version: Software version.
Scan setting: By default the FM scan stores all available stations even if
the signal is weak and the audio quality poor. To store just the stations with
a strong signal, follow the steps below.
Audio setting: By default all stereo stations are reproduced in stereo. For
weak signals, this may result in poor quality audio. The audio quality can be
improved by using the mono only setting. Follow the steps below.
System: (FM system settings): Same as the DAB mode system settings.
System
<Factory Reset >
System
<SW version >
FM
<Scan setting >
FM
<Audio setting >
Scan setting *
<All stations >
Audio setting*
<Stereo allowed >
Scan setting
<Strong station >
Audio setting
<Forced mono >
SW version
<dab-ser-c912C-
Factory Reset
<No> Yes
Factory Reset
No <Yes>
Preset FM Mode
To save and recall a preset station while in FM Radio mode, follow the same
steps found in the DAB preset section on page 8.

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Bluetooth Pairing
To connect a compatible Bluetooth device, follow the steps below.
Bluetooth SCAN
Off
Bluetooth devices have been found
AVAILABLE DEVICES
Bluetooth
Connected
Bluetooth
Connected
Bluetooth
BT searching
When successfully connected to a compatible device,
the radio will display ‘Bluetooth Connected’.
Press and hold the Play / Enter button (6) to disconnected from the
currently connected Bluetooth device.
The audio can be controlled using the Barrel or the connected device.
Bluetooth Mode
The barrel has a Bluetooth mode, press the Power/Mode button (3) to enter
Bluetooth mode, if no device is connected, the radio will automatically enter
pairing mode.
BBC radio 1
Now playing: Be
Bluetooth Bluetooth
BT searching
You don’t need to re-pair. Your radio will automatically reconnect with this
device when it is in range and both are turned on.
Bluetooth SCAN
On
Bluetooth devices have been found
AVAILABLE DEVICES
i-box Barrel
Bluetooth SCAN
On
1 Bluetooth device is connected
PAIRED DEVICES
i-box Barrel
Connected
≥2s

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AUX IN mode
The barrel has an AUX IN mode, press the Power/Mode button (3) to enter
AUX IN mode.
Connect the AUX IN cable to the AUX port (16) on the barrel
and to the AUX out port on a compatible device.
Alarm Set up
Long press Info / Menu (3) to enter menus, go to the ‘System’ menu, in
‘System’ menu go to ‘Alarm’ menu and press enter for Alarm set up.
BBC radio 1
Now playing: Be
DAB
<System >
Alarm 1 Setup
Alarm 1 Wizard
on time 06:00
Alarm 1 Wizard
on time 11:00
Alarm 1 Wizard
on time 11:00
Alarm 1 Wizard
on time 11:45
Alarm 2 Setup
System
<Sleep >
System
<Alarm >
Enter AUX
The volume can be controlled using the radio. Use the connected device to
make all other adjustments.
Select alarm 1 or 2
Set hour
Set minute
1.
2.

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3.
4.
5.
7.
6.
Alarm 1 Wizard
Duration 15
Alarm 1 Wizard
Source Buzzer
Alarm 1 Wizard
Daily
Alarm 1 Wizard
Alarm Off
08:57:23
9-6-2021
BBC Radio 6
Now playing: He
Alarm 1 Wizard
Alarm On
Alarm 1 Wizard
Alarm Saved
Alarm 1 Wizard Alarm 1 Wizard Alarm 1 Wizard
Alarm 1 Wizard
Once
Alarm 1 Wizard
Weekdays
Alarm 1 Wizard
Weekends
Alarm 1 Wizard
Source DAB
Alarm 1 Wizard
Source FM
Alarm 1 Wizard
Duration 30
Alarm 1 Wizard
Duration 90
Select duration: Choose from 15, 30, 45, 60 and 90 seconds.
Select Source: Choose from Buzzer, DAB and FM.
Select Alarm Frequency
Select Volume
Select Alarm Activation
DAB and FM will use the last played station or one the presets for the source for
the alarm sound.
Active alarms will be displayed in the top right corner of
the display.
1
2
Alarm Snooze/Stop
➡ ➡
9 minutes
Snooze Stop
➡
Off

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Specifications
Power Input 5V⎓1A
Audio Output 1x3W RMS
FM Frequency 87.5-108MHz
DAB Frequency 174.928 - 239.200MHz
Bluetooth Version 5.0
Battery 3.7V/2000mAh lithium polymer with NTC
When the electronic (Beep), DAB
or FM radio alarms are activated
they will start quietly and gradually
increase in volume.
Alarm volume
Vol: 0-7 40s

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Troubleshooting
Problem Solutions
Radio
reception is
poor
Check that the antenna is extended for the maximum
signal strength and improved reception.
Adjust the antenna direction to improve the signal.
Move the radio closer to a window.
Check that the radio is not close to microwaves,
fluorescent lights or other equipment which may cause
interference.
No sound
Check if the volume is turned down. Increase the volume.
Check that the radio is switched on.
Try tuning to another radio station.
The radio
does not turn
on
The battery is flat and the radio is not securely
connected to a powered USB socket.
Connect the USB port on the radio to a powered USB socket.
Connect the USB port on the radio to a higher output
powered USB socket.
No Bluetooth
connection The Bluetooth® function may be deactivated on the compatible device. Activate this, if necessary.
Check whether the device to be connected is switched
on and is in search mode.

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Disclaimer
Updates to Firmware and/or hardware components are made regularly.
Therefore some of the instructions, specifications and pictures in this
documentation may differ slightly from your particular situation. All items
described in this guide are for illustration purposes only and may not apply
to your particular situation. No legal right or entitlements may be obtained
from the description made in this manual.
Declaration of conformity
Hereby, Philex Electronic Ltd. declares that the radio equipment: model
i-box Barrel Radio with Bluetooth Speaker, for wireless reception in
domestic premises is in compliance with the Radio Equipment Directive
2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available
at the following internet address: www.philex.com/doc
Technical support
For further help, advice, information or live chat visit www.iboxstyle.com
Waste electrical and electronic products should not
be disposed of with household waste. Please recycle
where facilities exist. Check with your Local Authority for
recycling advice.

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Packungsinhalt
1x Barrel-DAB-Radio
1x USB-C-Kabel
1xBedienungsanleitung
1x AUX-Kabel
Halten Sie es von Flammen oder tropfenden und spritzenden
Flüssigkeiten fern.
Das Gerät sollte keiner direkten Sonneneinstrahlung, sehr hohen oder
niedrigen Temperaturen, starken Magnetfeldern, hohen Frequenzen oder
staubigen Umgebungen ausgesetzt werden.
Verwenden Sie keine Scheuermittel, Benzin, Verdünner oder andere
Lösungsmittel, um das Gerät zu reinigen.
Versuchen Sie niemals, Drähte, Stifte oder ähnliche Gegenstände in
Öffnungen am Gerät zu stecken.
Die radio darf nicht zerlegt oder modifiziert werden, da sie keine vom
Benutzer zu wartenden Teile enthält.
Wenn die radio beschädigt ist oder Fehlfunktionen aufweist, darf sie nicht
verwendet werden. Wenden Sie sich in diesem Fall an einen qualifizierten
Servicetechniker.
Dieses Produkt enthält eine Lithium-Batterie, die ordnungsgemäß
verwendet und geladen werden muss. Bei unsachgemäßer Verwendung
kann die Batterie Feuer fangen oder explodieren, was schwere oder
tödliche Verletzungen zur Folge haben kann.
DE Pflege Ihres Radios
Wichtiger Sicherheitshinweis