Ocean Digital DBA-01C8 User manual

User Manual
DAB+/DAB/FM Radio Adaptor
with Bluetooth
DBA-01C8
(Additional powered speaker / active speaker is required
to use this product)
Please read this user manual carefully before using receiver

Location of Controls
1. 2.8” TFT color display
2. Infrared remote control sensor
3. 3.5mm audio out socket: Connect external powered speakers with
3.5 mm plug or RCA adaptor with 3.5mm plug
4. 3.5mm antenna input socket: connect with wire antenna
5. DC IN socket
6. Power On/Off switch
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Remote control
1. Power: Power on/off standby.
2. Mute: Silent on/off.
3. Numeric button 1-10:
Preset and recall the radio station by
pressing a specific number.
Press and hold the button to store the
station.
Press briefly to recall the station.
4. Alarm1/2: Press to set the Alarm on
the radio.
5. ▲ / ▼: Up/Down button, press to
scroll up and down on the menu;
During playback of the radio channel:
DAB mode: press ▲ / ▼ return to the
station list.
FM mode: press ▲ / ▼ to fine tune
the frequency; long pressing the
button to skip to the next /previous
available radio channel.
6. Select: Press it to confirm the
operation.
7. Mode: Press the button to enter into
the mode menu. Press the button
repeatedly to switch between the
mode of DAB, FM and Bluetooth.
8. CLK Set: Press to set the clock.
9. Info: To view the detailed
information of the current playing
radio station; return to the playing
screen after operating in other menu.
10. Sleep: Set the sleep timer.
11. Scan: To initiate full scan of DAB and
auto scan the next available station
in FM.
12. Dimmer: 3 levels of brightness
control for the display.
13. Menu: Enter the main menu of the
radio mode it is playing.
14. Recall: To recall the list of preset
stations.
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Getting started
1. Connect the AC adaptor supplied in the package to the DC jack at
the rear side of the radio.
2. To get the best reception, place the radio near a window.
3. Connect your external powered speaker to the Aux-out jack on the
radio.
4. Plug in the wire antenna supplied in the package to the ANT jack.
5. Extend the wire to the fullest to get the best reception.
6. Switch the radio on using the Power on/off switch. The radio will
power up and the display on the front will light up and display as follow.
The radio will start in DAB mode by default and followed by a full scan of
the radio stations.
7. If there is problem on reception, try moving the antenna around or
different direction to improve the reception.
8. When the scan is completed, the first station (alphabetically) will
begin to play.
9. The date and time will update from DAB or FM data by default
depends on which mode is using.
10. Press the <Power> button and the radio will go into standby. It
displays the current date and time if time has been set.
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Radio Mode
There are 3 radio modes available:
Ÿ Digital Radio (DAB)
Ÿ FM Radio
Ÿ Bluetooth
Press the <Mode> button repeatedly to
select the mode you desire.
DAB Radio Operation
1. Choose the DAB mode and press <Select> to confirm.
2. If no DAB radio stations have been received before, press the
<Scan> button and it begins to full scan the DAB stations.
3. After scanning is completed, the radio of the stations will list in
alphanumeric order and begin playing the first station.
4. The radio will play the last listened station when it is returned to
previous state of mode (DAB or FM).
DAB Slideshow
Our radio supports DAB slideshow. If there are images
transmitted by the broadcaster, you will see the image
appeared on the playing screen.
To start the slideshow, press the <Select> button. The image
will be enlarged with the radio text scrolling under the image.
Press the <Select> button again and it will be enlarged to the
full screen size. Exit the Slideshow by pressing the <Select>
button.
Digital Radio
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Main Menu
There are other options available under DAB mode.
Press the <Menu> button, it will enter into the menu as follow.
Press <▲> and <▼> to select different option, you can press
<►> key or <Select> to enter the sub-menu when there is >
sign displayed.
Station List
Select it to see the full list of the received DAB
stations.
If you want to exit the station list, press the <Menu>
again.
Full scan
It will pick up the DAB stations available in your area.
Alternatively press the <Scan> button on the remote
control.
Manual tune
This function allows you to check whether a specific
frequency can be received in your area and the
corresponding signal strength.
When this option is selected, it will show a list of DAB
frequencies.
Choose a frequency and it will display a bar of signal
strength. If the bar of strength is grayed out, it means
the frequency cannot be received in your area.
Prune Invalid
Some DAB services may stop broadcasting or you may
not be able to receive a station. Prune stations will
delete the DAB stations from your station list that are
no longer received.
DRC
Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can
make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is
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used in a noisy environment. This function is only
available for the DAB.
DRC Off – No compression
DRC High – Maximum compression
DRC Low – Medium compression
Setting the compression to maximum will “boost” the
quiet sounds, whilst keeping the loudest sounds at
their original level.
System Settings
There are 6 options for selection.
Ÿ Time/Date
Ÿ Backlight
Ÿ Language
Ÿ Factory Reset
Ÿ Software Update
Ÿ Software version
Time/Date
1. Set Time/Date: This allows the user to set
the current Time and Date manually.
2. Auto Update: This function will set the
radio’s time and date automatically with data
sent along with the broadcast of either the FM
or DAB radio station. You can choose “from
Any” or “No update” at your choice.
* Note that FM auto Time/Date update may
not work in your area, so the DAB auto update
option is recommended.
3. Set 12/4 Hour: This option 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 radio has 3 backlight settings:
1. Timeout: This option is used to set the
period of time that you wish your display’s
backlight to remain lit when your radio is in
STANDBY mode. The available options are
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On/10 sec/20 sec/30 sec/45 sec/60 sec/90
sec/120 sec/180 sec.
Select “On” will force your radio’s backlight to
remain on constantly. If you select a specific
time delay, after the selected time period has
lapsed the display will dim down.
2. On level: This option will determine how
bright the display’s backlight is lit while the
radio is in ON mode. There are 3 options for
this setting: High, Medium & Low.
3. Dim level: This is to set the brightness of
the dim level in Standby if the time-out
session has been selected. Choose one of the
brightness levels - low/medium/high when a
specific time delay is selected, it will dim down
to the level you have selected at this option.
Language
There are 4 languages available to display the
menu: English, French, German, Italian.
Factory reset
The DAB Radio can be reset to the factory
default any time. Once a reset has been
performed, the DAB Radio will automatically
begin Full scan.
1. Select “Factory Reset”, the display will
shows:
2. Press “◄” or “►” key to choose <Yes>,
then press “Select” to perform the rest.
Important: Once the factory reset is done,
all the previous settings and presets will
be erased.
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Software Update
This option can only be used with the advice
by the seller.
Software version
You can find the software version of your
radio.
Radio Information
When listening to a DAB radio station, you can view the
information transmitted by the radio broadcaster if any. Cycling
through the information available by pressing the
<INFO>button repeatedly.
● Dynamic Label Segment (DLS)-
This is scrolling text information supplied by the broadcaster.
Information could be the name of an artist or music title, the
DJ’s name or the contact details for the radio station,
news..etc.
● Channel frequency – e.g.:174.928MHz.
● Signal error strength
● Time and Date – supplied by the broadcaster.
● Program Type(PTY)-displays the station program type, e.g.,
‘POP Music’, ”Talk”…etc
● Audio format – e.g. 64kbps/DAB+
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FM Radio Mode Operation
To switch to FM mode, press the <Mode> button repeatedly to highlight
the FM mode.
Auto scan
Press <Scan> button, the radio will scan the next available
station.
Manual tune buttons
To fine tune the frequency manually, use the ▲ or ▼ button.
The frequency will be tuned up or down by 0.05MHz.
Menu Button
There are some settings available under FM. Press <Menu>
button to select follow options:
Ÿ Scan setting
Ÿ Audio setting
Ÿ System setting
Ÿ Scan setting
There are two types of scan available. The scan is
done according to “Strong station only” or “All station”.
If ‘strong station only’ is selected, it will scan only the
channels with strong reception signal where the radio
is placed. If “All station” is selected, it will scan out
both the strong and weak channels.
Ÿ Audio setting
Use the ▲ or ▼ to choose “Stereo allowed” or “Forced
mono”.
Ÿ System setting
The following options are available under FM mode:
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