Kaiser Baas Lifestyle Digital Radio User manual

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Locqtion of Controls
1. Speaker
2.LCD Display
3. ON/ OFF Key
4. Display Key
5. Scan Key
6. Preset Key
7. Menu Key
8. Volume Down Key
9.Volume IJp Key
10. DAB/ FM Key
11.<< Rotate left for previous
12. Press to select
13.D Rotate right for next
14. 3.5mm E,arphone Socket
15. DC Power Socket
16. Aerial Input
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4x "AA " size alkaline batteries.
Note: Insert batteries coffectly. Pay
1.1.3 Extend the telescopic aerial as
I.I.4 Press the Power button to turn
the operation of the radio. The radio
l. Switching your rqdio on for the first time
1. Switching your radio on tbr the first time
1.1. Power Supply
I . 1.1 Supplied Main Adaptor . Connect the mains adaptor to the DC
power socket of thc radio.
LI .2 Battery (not supplied). open the battery door on the rear of the radio and insert
attention to the +l- Pole orientation.
far as it can go.
on the radio. The LCD backlight will light up during
Your Radio will return to the mode that it was last used in (DAB/FM) .
Note: Make sure that the aerial is extended to ensure the maximum signal strength
and the best possible sound quality.
1.2 Adjusting the volume
Press the "vol+" to increase the volume and the "vol-" to decrease the volume. press
and hold the "Vol+" or "Vol-" to progressively increase or decrease the volume.
1.3 Changing stations
1.3.1 Press 'DAB/FM' to switch between DAB* and FM modes.
I.3.2 Press the "
are listed in numerical and then alphabetical order.
1.3.3 In DAB mode, When the station that you would like to listen to
"Select" button. "Connecting..." will be displayed whilst your radio
station.
1 .3.4 rn FM mode, the radio will tune to your selected station automatically.
1.4 Scanning for stations
With DAB+ radio, additional stations and services regularly become available so it's a good
idea to carry out a manual scan every now and then to make sure that you have the -ori rrp
to date_station listing stored within the memory of your radio. If you have moved yo* rudio
to another location, eg: ifyou go on holiday, then it' s also a good idea to carqr out a
manual scan.
1.4.1 If you are not already in DAB+ mode, Press the "DAB/FM" button to go to DAB+ mode.
1.4.2 Press the "Scan" button to begin a local search for stations. The display will change
to "scanning..." and the number of stations found during the scan will be displayed .
1.4.3 A national and Full scan takes approximately I minute but can take up to 3 minutes.
By default, the stations
is displayed, press the
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-1.5 Storing a station preset
Your radio can store up to l0 DAB stations and l0 FM stations in its preset memories for
instant access to your favourite stations.
I .5.1 Tune your radio to the station that you wish to preset (see changing stations, 1.3).
1.5.2 Hold the "Preset" button The display will change to " Preset X " where "X" is the
mrmber of the preset (1-10).
1.5.3 Using the "< <" or "> >" button, select the preset number that you would like to
store the station to Press and hold the "Select" button store the station.
Note:
1. If there is already an existing DAB or FM station stored under a preset, it will be q
overwritten when you store the new station I
2. When you store DAB radio station presets, these do not overwrite your FM station presets. l
1.6 Tune to a preset station
1.6.1 Briefly Press the "Preset" button.
1.6.2 Use the "< {" or " > >" buttons to scroll through the station presets.
Press "SELECT" when you see the station that you would like to listen to.
Note: If no station has been stored under the preset, the display will change to "Preset Empty"
and then revert to the previously selected station after a few seconds.
1.7 Station Display Symbols
You may see the following symbols displayed alongside a station name. Normally you will
see these symbols under DAB mode.
? station is not available/not active. This could occur ifyou try to hrne into a
secondary service/station at a time when it is not transmitting, or the signal is weak.
station may add extra commentaries at certain times of the day
1.8 Display information
When listening to a station in DAB+, you can change the information that will appear on
the second line of the display. Press the "Display" button repeatedly to move through the
display options. There are eight different types ofinformation that are broadcasted:
Dynamic Label Segment @LS) - this is scrolling text information supplied by the 1
broadcaster. Information could be the name of an artist or music title, DJ" s name, contact I
details forthe radio station etc. l
Program Type (PTY) - such as "Rocku , "Pop", "Talk" or "News". t
Multiplex Name - displays the broadcasting area and collection of radio stations on this
frequency eg: BBC National DAB, Digital 1 Network.
Channel and Frequency - eg: I2B225.64MHz
Signal Error - The information provided gives details of the signal error rate, shown as a
number between 0 - 99.It will not be possible to satisfactorily listen to a radio station with
a sigaal error rate of30 or above. Try adjusting the aerial or relocating your radio to
improve reception.
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Signal Information - Stereo or Mono and the datarate at which the signal is being
transmitted.
Time - supplied by thc broadcaster.
Date - supplied by the broadcaster.Note
: In FM mode, there will no the display of Channel Frequency, Signal Error and
Signal Information, but there is additional "Stereo" and "Mono" information.
2. Using the Menu
The "MENU" button enables you to change some of the default settings of your Radio.
Use "Select" to confirm your choose, use "< <"or "> >" to scroll through the menu list.
2.1 In DAB mode, the Main menus are as below
2.1.1 Station List
A1l the stations will be listed under the Station List, you can choose the listing order you want
under the "Station Order" menu.
2.1.2Full Scan
Full Scan searches all the stations.
2.1..3 Manual Tune
Using the manual tune feature, you can select a specific digital radio channel frequency and
then manually adjust the aerial, or the location of the radio, to get the strongest possible
signal for that channel in your location.
2.1.4.I Press the "Menu" button to enter the default settings menu.
2.I.4.2 Use the "< <" or "> >" button to display "Manual tune" and press "Select" .
2.1.4.3 Usethe"<<"or">>" buttontoscrollthroughthedigitalradiofrequenciesand
Preset "Select" . An empty I will appear on the first line of the display to indicate the
minimum signal strength for acceptable listening. The row of solid rectangles indicate the
actual signal strength that you are receiving. The stronger the signal, the further to the right
the row of solid rectangles will be.
Note: If only an empty I is displayed, you are not receiving any signal at all for that
particular digital radio channel in your area.
2. I .4.4 Adjust the position of the aerial on the radio, to obtain the maximum signal strength
and press "Select" to exit back.
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-2.1.4 DRc(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 you can use this control signal to expand or
compress the dynamic range (th6 difference between the loudest and quietest 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 requirements 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.
2.1.5.1Press the "Menu" button to enter the default settings menu.
2.1.5.2 Use the "< <" or "> >" button to display "DRC" and press "Select" The current
DRC value will appear on line 2 of the display.
2.l.5.3Usethe"<<"or"))" buttontoscrollthroughthe3levelsofcompression,
which will appear on line of the display.
2.5.4 Press "Select" to confirm your compression setting.
2.1.5 Factory Reset
You can reset your radio and restore all ofthe original factory settings
Note: If you reset your radio all of your DAB and FM station presets will be deleted.
Press "Select" . The display will change to
Use "Previous" and "Next" to choose <No> and <Yes>. Press the 'Selecl
button to confirm your choice. Choose <YeP to return the radio to its original factory
settings. The display will change to "Restarting..." , followed a few seconds later by
"Welcome to Digital Radio" and will begin scanning for stations. If you decide not to reset
your radio at this point, press "Menu" to return to the previous play mode.
2.1..6 SW version
Choose this menu to see the SW version.
2.2 In FM mode, the Main menus are as below
Check that your radio is in FM mode. You will see "FM" or trRDSrr to the far right of line I
of the display together with a radio frequency e.g.: 89.60MH2 or station name. When your
radio is in FM mode it can receive Radio Data System or "RDS" information if this is being
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hansmitted by the broadcaster. RDS information will often include the station name, detail
about the programme and the current time. If you were listening to an FM station when you
switched the radio offthen this station will be automatically selected when you switch the
radio back on.
Note: With FM radio it may be necessary to "frne tune" each station by tuning with the Jog
dial' If reception is still poor adjust the position of the aerial or try moving the radio to
another location.
2.2.1 Scan Setting
There are two scan tytrles, "Strong stations" and "All stations", Use the "{ <" or "> >"
buttons to choose the one you want, then press select to conhrm it. Retum to menu
mode to scan the stations.
2.2.2 Audio Setting
There are two audio types, "Forced mono" and "Stereo allowed"
2.2.3 Factory Reset
Please refer to 2.1 .6
2.2.4 SW version
Please refer to 2.I .l .
Troubleshooting
If you are experiencing problems with your Kaiser Baas Digital Radio there are some
quick and easy checks that you can do, which may help to solve the problem.
Radio reception is poor
- Please check that the aerial is extended for the maximum signal strength and improved
reception.
- Use the manual tune (see 2.2),Io adjust your aerial for the best reception.
- Try moving your radio to an alternative location to see if the reception improves Please
remember to scan for DAB stations again once you have moved your radio See 2.2
- Check that you do not have other electrical equipment too close to your radio, causing
interference.
- Visit www.digitalradioplus.com.au for information about DAB+ reception in your area.
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- Adjust the volume using the "Vol+" button
- Please check that the mains power lead is connected at the back of the radio and the mains
power wall socket is switched on
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