i-box Spectrum User manual

DAB/DAB+/FM
Portable Radio

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Introduction
The i-box spectrum portable radio receives a wide range
of DAB/DAB+ and FM stations. Up to 60 stations can
be stored as presets and the 5 preset buttons
allow instant recall of your 10 favourites.
The built in rechargeable battery provides
up to 15 hours of playback.

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Important - Please read these instructions fully before
operating your radio.
Keep away from flame sources such as lighted candles.
Do not expose to dripping or splashed fluids. Objects
filled with liquids, such as vases, must not be placed
close to the radio.
The unit should not be exposed to direct sunlight,
very high or low temperature, moisture, vibrations,
strong magnetic fields, high frequencies and dusty
environments.
Do not place the radio in enclosed spaces without
proper ventilation. Ventilation should not be impeded
by covering the ventilation openings with items, such
as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.
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 and the battery is non
replaceable.
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.
This product contains a Li-ion battery and should be
disposed of appropriately. Do not dispose of it with
household waste, at the end of its life cycle; hand it over
to a collection centre for the recycling of electrical and
electronic appliances with batteries. Please check with
your Local Authority for recycling advice.
Caring for your Radio
Important Safety Information

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Contents
1. Safety information
Safety information 2-3
2. Getting to know
your radio
Box contents 5
Control & features 5
3. Getting started
Charging your radio 6
DAB and DAB+ mode 6
DAB Menu items - scanning 6
DAB & FM System options 7
DAB Sleep function 7-8
Contents
DAB Preset functions 8-9
DAB Info 9
FM Mode 9
FM Menu settings 8
FM Preset & scanning 10-11
FM Info 11
4. Other Information
Troubleshooting 11
Specifications 12
Disclaimer 12
Declaration of conformity 12
Technical support 12

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Box Contents
1x Spectrum Radio and 1x Micro USB Charging Cable
Getting to know your portable radio
Before you get started please read the safety information on pages 2-3.
5V 1A
19W00
Distributed by Philex Electronic Ltd.
Kingfisher Wharf, London Road,
Bedford, MK42 0NX
79234PI
Input: 5V 1A
Designed in the UK
Made in China
MENU
PRESET
DAB/
FM
ENTER/
DISP
1 2 3 4 5
PRESETS
Top View
Front View
1 2 3 4 Controls & Features
Top & Front
1. Preset store 1
2. Preset store 2
3. Preset store 3
4. Preset store 4
5. Preset store 5
6. On/Off/Standy
7. Volume +/-
8. Speaker
9. LCD display
1
0 . Menu / Info.
11. Preset set
12. Mode: DAB/FM
13. Enter/Auto Scan/
Display
14. Tune Up
15. Tune Down
Connections &
Features Back
16. Micro USB Charging
Port
17. Headphone Socket
18. Antenna
5
67
89
Back View
16 17 18
1 0
12
11 13 14 15

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Charging your Spectrum Radio
Your Spectrum Radio has a built-in non user-replaceable
Lithium battery. For best
results, the first time you use the
Spectrum , let it charge for 4-5 hours until fully charged.
There is battery/charging icon in the top left hand corner of the screen indicates
charging, indicates full battery and indicates low battery.
1. Connect the micro USB cable supplied to the Spectrum’s Micro USB socket (16)
and to a powered USB port on a USB charger or computer.
2. For mobile use disconnect the USB cable when the battery is fully charged.
Before using your radio for the first time please fully extend the antenna (18)
Then long press (for 2 seconds) the On/Off/Standby button (6) to enter standby mode,
then short press it to turn on the radio. To turn off the radio and return to standby long
press (2 secs) the On/Off/Standby button (6) then press for 1 second to power off the unit.
The first time you turn on your radio it automatically scans for receivable DAB/DAB+
stations and plays the first station (alphabetically) that the scan has found. Press the
and buttons (14 & 15) to scroll through the Station list displaying the short name of all
available DAB/DAB+ stations press the ENTER/DISP button (13) to select a station to play.
The time and date will automatically set as soon as the first station starts playing.
If after scanning you see a “Service not available” message you are in a poor reception
area, press the and buttons to scroll through the Station list for available stations or
move your radio to another location near a window for instance and perform a Full scan
following the instructions below.
DAB/DAB+ mode
1. MENU: long press the MENU button (10) to enter the DAB menu:
1.1, <Full scan> (automatic search): press the ENTER button (13), the progress bar on
the bottom line will light up from left to right and the number of stations found will
be displayed top right. When the search is complete the first DAB station will play and
show in the display.
Press the and buttons to scroll through the Station list displaying the short name of
all available DAB/DAB+ stations press the ENTER/DISP button to select a station to play .
DAB
<Full Scan >
Scanning... 25
Playing
BBC Radio 2
ENTER/
DISP
BBC Radio 1
Playing
12-09-2019
10:31:10
Program details
BBC Radio 2
Station list
<BBC R2 >
ENTER/
DISP
Program details
BBC Radio 2
Station list
<BBC R2 >
ENTER/
DISP

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1.2, Manual tune: In the MENU press the button (15) to scroll to <Manual tune> press
ENTER (13) then press the and buttons to scroll through available frequencies,
press ENTER (13) to choose a frequency and the signal strength of the frequency is
displayed. Press the MENU button (10) to exit the search and return to the menu.
1.3, Prune: Setting Prune to <Yes> clears stations with no signal reception from the
DAB “Station list” when you next perform a Full scan. Select Prune in the Menu and
use the
and buttons (14 & 15)to select to Yes/No press ENTER (13) to choose,
then MENU (10) to exit.
1.4, System (DAB and FM): In Menu scroll down to <System> and press ENTER (13).
1.4.1, Sleep function (allows you to set a delay time for your radio to switch off): In the
System menu scroll to <Sleep>. Press ENTER (13) and use the and buttons to
select to see Sleep options: Sleep off or a delay of 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes.
Press ENTER (13) to choose an option. Press MENU (10) (twice) to exit Sleep,
an SLSleep icon will appear in the upper right of the display under the Battery icon.
If a Sleep period has been set and you want to check how long remains enter the
System menu, scroll to <Sleep> and press ENTER (13) the remaining Sleep period will
be displayed. Press MENU (10) three times to exit the Sleep and System menu.
1.5.1, Time settings: The time is normally set automatically after an auto scan. It can
also be set manually.
In the System menu scroll to Time. Press ENTER (13) and use the TUNING dial (2) to
display the following options, <Set Time/Date>, <Auto update>, <Set 12/24 hour>,<Set
date format> to program any of these options press ENTER (13) use the and
buttons to see sub options and press ENTER (13) to choose or save.
Manual tune
<12B 225.648MHz>
DAB
<Manual tune >
12B 225.648MHz
ENTER/
DISP
ENTER/
DISP
Preset Recall
<Prune >
DAB Prune?
No <Yes>
ENTER/
DISP
<System >
DAB
ENTER/
DISP
Set sleep time
Sleep off
System
<Sleep >
System
<Sleep >
Playing
BBC Radio 2 S28
ENTER/
DISP
MENU
ENTER/
DISP
ENTER/
DISP
Time
<Set Time/Date>
System
<Time >
Set time
06:00
Set date
15-05-2019
Time
<Set 12/24 hour>
Set 12/24 hour*
<Set 24 hour >
ENTER/
DISP
ENTER/
DISP
ENTER/
DISP
ENTER/
DISP

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1.5.2, Backlight: In the System menu scroll to <Backlight>. Press ENTER (13) and use
the and buttons to display the following options, <Timeout>, <On level>, <Dim
level>, to program any of these options press ENTER (13) use the and buttons to
see sub options and press ENTER (13) to choose or save.
<Timeout> options: 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, On.
<On level> options: High, Medium, Low.
<Dim level> options: Medium, Low, High.
1.5.3, Language: In the System menu scroll to <Language>, press ENTER (13)
the default is English, use the
and buttons to scroll to an alternative: <Deutsch>,
<Italiano>, <Français> and press ENTER (13) the selected item will show an ‘*’ in the
upper right corner.
1.5.4, Factory reset: In the System menu scroll to <Factory Reset?>, press ENTER (13)
and use the
button to and choose between <No> Yes then press ENTER (13).
1.5.5, SW Version: In the System menu scroll to <SW version>, press ENTER (13) to
display the software version.
If there is no operation, the menu will automatically exit after 30 seconds.
2, DAB Preset functions
2.1.1, Preset Recall: The stations stored in positions 1-5 can be instantly recalled by
pressing the PRESETS buttons on the top panel (1-5). To recall presets 6-30 short
press the PRESET button (11) to display <Preset Recall> use the and buttons to
show the stations stored at each numbered preset press ENTER (13) to play the preset
station displayed. Presets with no station stored will display Empty.
Language
<English >
System
<Language >
SW version
dab-ser-C912-038
System
<SW version >
Backlight
<Timeout >
System
<Backlight >
Timeout
<30 sec >
ENTER/
DISP
ENTER/
DISP
ENTER/
DISP
ENTER/
DISP
ENTER/
DISP
Language
<Français >
ENTER/
DISP
Factory Reset?
No <Yes>
System
<Factory Reset >
ENTER/
DISP
Preset Recall
<1: BBC Radio 1>
Preset Recall
<2: BBC Radio 2>
PRESET
ENTER/
DISP

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2.1.2, Preset store: Use the and buttons to find a station you want to store (e.g.
BBC Radio 2), then press ENTER (13) to select the station then long press the PRESET
button (11) to enter the <Preset Store>, use the and buttons to find an (Empty)
preset position (e.g. 8), press ENTER (13) to store the station that is playing to the
chosen preset. In this example BBC Radio 2 is stored to preset 8.
3, DAB Mode main screen
Under the time and date the full DAB radio station name
is displayed. Below the station name at first you will see
“Playing” and then programme information,
3.1 MENU (Info) button in DAB: Press the MENU button repeatedly to view in
sequence the information available for the FM station playing. The right hand column
shows the message shown if information is available.
3.1.1, Signal strength:
3.1.2, Station content:
3.1.3, Ensemble:
3.1.4, Frequency:
3.1.4, Signal error:
3.1.5, Bit rate/Band
3.1.6, Time:
3.1.7, Date:
3.2 MENU (Info) Button in DAB: If you see a “Service not available” message on the
bottom line the information available will vary according to the signal strength.
Press the MENU button repeatedly to view what information
is available and try moving the radio to get a better signal.
BBC Radio 2
128kbps / DAB
BBC Radio 2
BBC National DAB
BBC Radio 2
Pop Music
BBC Radio 2
12B 225.648 MHz
BBC Radio 2
Signal error: 27
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
15:40:53
BBC Radio 2
12-09-2019
Preset Store
<1: BBC Radio 1>
Station list
<BBC R2 >
Preset Store
<8: (Empty) >
Preset 8
Stored
BBC Radio 2 P8
Program details
PRESET
ENTER/
DISP
BBC Radio 1
Playing
12-09-2019
10:31:10
Capital
Service not avail

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FM Mode
1. Selecting FM mode: Press the FM/DAB button (12) to select FM.
1.1, Scan setting: Press the Menu button (10) to display <Scan setting>. Press ENTER
(13) and use the and buttons (14 & 15) to display the scan sensitivity options:
<All stations> setting will store all available stations in the FM station list whether the
signal is weak or strong. <Strong station> will store only stations with a strong (clear)
signal. Press the ENTER (13) button to choose an option an asterisk ‘*’ will be displayed
in the upper right corner to show the option is stored. Once you have entered an
option you can long press the ENTER (13) button to start auto scanning.
1.2, System (FM system settings): These are the same as the DAB mode system
settings. If there is no operation, the menu will automatically exit after 30 seconds.
2.1, Auto scanning: In FM mode long press the ENTER button (13), the system
will search the FM frequencies and store all the stations found into Preset positions
starting at Preset 1 and ending with Preset 30 (if sufficient stations are found) , any
previous Presets stored will be lost, <Auto End> will be displayed after the scan has
finished. Auto scanning finishes when all available stations have been stored or all 30
presets have been filled. The number of stations stored will depend on the sensitivity
setting previously selected see 1.1 above also the quality of reception in the location
where you are doing the scan. It is recommended that you run Auto scanning near a
window and away from electrical appliances that might cause interference.
2.2, Preset Recall: The stations stored in positions 1-5 can be instantly recalled by
pressing the PRESETS buttons on the top panel (1-5). To recall presets 6-30 short
press the PRESET button (11) to display <Preset Recall> use the and buttons to
show the stations stored at each numbered preset press ENTER (13) to play the preset
station displayed. Presets with no station stored will display Empty.
If you wish to store your favourite stations in preset positions P1-P5 so that they can
be instantly recalled using the PRESETS buttons on the top panel (1-5).
See 2.3, Preset Store opposite to store your favourites in these positions but
remember the original stations stored will be replaced and you may want to make a
note of the name and frequencies of these stations in case you want to store them in
other positions.
FM
<Scan setting> <Strong Station>
Scan setting*
ENTER/
DISP
ENTER/
DISP
MENU
ENTER/
DISP
Preset Recall
<1: 88.60MHz >
Preset Recall
<6: 93.00MHz >
PRESET
ENTER/
DISP
93.00MHz P6
[No Name]
BBC R4 P6
Coming soon -
ENTER/
DISP
90.50MHz
Auto scanning...
24 Memory
Auto End
BBC R2 P1
Program details
ENTER/
DISP

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2.3, Preset Store: Use the and buttons to select a station you want to store
in a different position (e.g. move BBC Radio 4 from P6 to P4), long press the PRESET
button (11) to enter <Preset Store>, use the and buttons to find preset position
<4>, press ENTER (13) to store BBC Radio 4 (93.00MHz) in to P4. BBC Radio 4 has
now been moved to preset 4 replacing BBC Radio 3 (90.80MHz) in this example.
If you want to store a station you have replaced in an empty preset position or replace
a preset you don’t listen to, use manual scanning to find the station.
2.4, Manual Scanning: In FM mode long press the or button and then release,
to scroll through the frequencies to the next available station, repeat this process until
you reach the frequency of the station you want to listen to or store. To store, long
press the PRESET button (11) to enter <Preset Store> use the
and buttons to find
an (Empty) preset position or one you want to replace and press ENTER (13) to store.
3, FM Display Information
3.1, In play mode: The line below time and date shows the FM frequency. If a
station is tuned and stored the preset number will appear on the right (e.g. P1). After a
short while the station name replaces the frequency. The bottom line initially displays
[No Radiotext] after a while this is replaced by program information if it is available.
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.
Preset Store
<6: 93.00MHz >
BBC R4 P6
Program details
Preset Store
<4: 90.80MHz >
Preset 4
Stored
BBC Radio 4 P4
Program details
PRESET
ENTER/
DISP
Preset Store
<4: 93.00MHz >
Preset Store
<26: (Empty) >
Preset 26
Stored IN2BEATS P26
Program details
PRESET
ENTER/
DISP
88.80MHz
Scanning . . .
IN2BEATS
Pop Music

© Philex Electronic Ltd 2019. v1.3
Kingfisher Wharf, London Road
Bedford, MK42 0NX, UK
Made in China.
Tips
New stations are frequently being launched so it‘s a good idea to rescan from time to
time to make sure you don’t miss out on the latest additions.
Specifications
Power Input: Micro USB 5VDC
Built-in Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Capacity : 2200mAh
Playing Time: up to 15hrs
Presets: 30 x DAB, 30 x FM
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
illustrative 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 Spectrum
DAB/DAB+/FM Radio for radio broadcast 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
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