PERFECTPRO SOLOWORKER FM User manual

SOLOWORKER FM
Operating instruction
Mode d’emploi
Gebruiksaanwijzing
Bedienungsanleitung
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WARNING!
WARRANTY BECOMES VOID ONCE THE DEVICE
CABINET HAS BEEN OPENED OR ANY MODIFICATIONS
OR ALTERATIONS TO THE ORIGINAL DEVICE HAVE
BEEN MADE

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Important safety instructions
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Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with dry cloth.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,
heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including
ampliers) that produce heat.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or
grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades
with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug
has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide
blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If
the provided plug does not t into your outlet. Consult an
electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched
particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the
point where they exit from the apparatus.
Only use attachments/accessories specified by the
manufacturer.
Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table
specied by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.
When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/
apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms
or when unused for long periods of time.

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Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or
plug is damaged. liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been
exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.
To Reduce the Risk of Fire or Electric Shock, Do not
Expose This Appliance To Rain or Moisture.
The Shock Hazard Marking and Associated Graphical
Symbol is provided on the rear of unit.
Excessive sound pressure on ear- and headphones
could impair the hearing ability. Higher setting that idle
on the equalizer leads to higher signal voltages on the
output for ear and headphones.
The power plug should be close to the radio, and easy to
be approached that during the emergency, to disconnect
the power from the radio, just unplug the power plug from
the AC power slot.
Where the MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is used
as the disconnect device, the disconnected device shall
remain readily operable.
This apparatus is provided with protection against
splashing water and dust ingress (IP64).
Use only the AC/DC adaptor which is provided by the
manufacturer.
The batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat
such as sunshine, re or the like.
To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen
at high volume levels for long periods.

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Controls
1Headphone socket
Loudspeaker
* 360 DEGREES SOUND
The unique Neodymium speaker located on top of the
radio provides a 360 degrees sound image.
Suggestion: If preferred, place the radio in a corner or
close to a wall for additional sound reection.
LCD display
Volume up/down button
Tuning up/down button
Preset button/Menu button/Play/Pause button
Power button
Source button
Select button/Info button
Rod antenna
Strap holder
(Note: the strap holder on top of the clip is intended for a
key ring/hook)
Clip
Aux in socket
DC IN socket (micro-USB)
Adaptor power on LED indicator
Upside indicator for the micro-usb plug
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Charging the radio
This unit features a built in 1850mAH Lithium rechargeable
battery to power the radio.
Before operating the radio for the first time please fully
charge the battery with a supplied 5V/500 mA AC adaptor.
Carefully insert the mini-usb plug into the DC IN socket on the
rear of your radio. A red dot on the mini-usb plug indicates the
upside of the mini-usb plug. This red dot is also indicated above
the mini-usb socket. Plug the adaptor into a standard mains
outlet and the radio will begin charging the built in battery.
The red LED next to the DC IN socket will light showing that
the radio is currently powered by an adaptor. The battery icon
will be animated on the display showing charging in progress.
The animation of the battery icon will stop when the battery
is fully charged. The radio can only be charged with radio off.
Charging time is approx. 4 hours. The battery life is approx. 4
to 10 hours* listening through the speaker and approx 6 to 15
hours* with headphones. Reduced power, distortion, ‘stuttering’
sounds or battery power indicator in “low” are all signs that
the battery needs to be recharged.
IMPORTANT:
The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting the radio
to the mains supply. The mains socket used for the radio must
remain accessible during normal use. In order to disconnect the
radio from the mains completely, the mains adaptor should be
removed from the mains socket outlet completely.
Safety Note: Never use charge or operate the radio on AC
mains power in rainy or moist conditions to prevent moist
from entering the radio. Always keep the rubber cover on the
back well closed under these conditions.

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* Note to battery life: This is a rough indication only as actual
achieved battery life depends on many factors such as:
selected volume, music type (bass heavy music consumes
more energy), selected music source or radio band, selected
EQ settings, temperature and age of the battery.
Battery status indicator
To check the current battery level, press the Power button to
switch on the radio and the battery icon will show the current
battery level.
( ) Battery is fully charged (more than 85% of battery
capacity)
( ) Battery is partially charged (more than 70% of battery
capacity)
( ) Battery is partially charged (between 50-60% of battery
capacity)
( ) Battery is partially charged (between 30-40% of battery
capacity)
( ) Low battery and charging is needed (less than 25% of
battery capacity)
( ) Battery life will be run out soon and charging is needed
immediately.
Note:
The optimium working life from the built-in battery will be
obtained if it is kept topped up by recharging after each
use of the radio, even if it is only partially discharged. The
battery’s working life will be reduced if the product is left in a
discharged condition for a long period of time.

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Operating your radio- FM (Manual tuning)
1. Carefully straighten the rod antenna and turn on the radio
by pressing the Power button.
2. Press the Source button to select FM radio mode.
3. Press the Tuning up/down button to control the frequency
that the radio will tune to. The frequency will change in steps
of 50KHz. When the end of the waveband is reached the
radio will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the
waveband.
4. Press the Volume buttons to adjust the sound level as needed.
Scan tuning- FM
1. Press and hold the Tuning up/down button.
2. The radio will search in an upwards or downwards direction
until it nds a station of sufcient signal strength.
Service information FM RDS
Your radio has a range of display options when in FM mode:
1. Press the Info button cycle through the different options.
a. Radio text-Displays scrolling text messages such as
artist/track name, phone in number etc.
b. Program type-Displays the information for the station
being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic. News, etc.
c. Frequency-Displays the frequency of the FM signal.
d. Audio type-Displays the audio type of the station being
listened to
e. Date-Displays the current date.

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Note:
If no RDS information is available, then the radio will only be
able to display the frequency.
There will be no text or program type information available
under these conditions. The radio only provides displays
when there is information available.
Presetting stations- FM
You may store your preferred FM radio stations to the preset
station memories. There are 20 memory presets in your
radio. Presets are memorized by your radio in the event of a
power failure.
1. Tune to the required station following the above steps.
2. Repeatedly press and release the Preset button until ‘Store
MEM is shown at the bottom of the display.
3. Press the Tuning up/down button to select your required
preset number. The preset number ashes on the top right
corner indicating the preset is still empty. Press the Select
button to store the currently tuned station. The display will
show ‘MEM stored’ when the station is stored to the preset
station memory. Repeat this procedure for the remaining
presets.
Note:
Stations stored in preset memories may be overwritten by
following the above procedure.

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Recalling a preset station- FM
1. Press the Source button to select FM radio mode.
2. Repeatedly press and release the Preset button until
‘Browse MEM’ is shown at the bottom of the display.
3. Press the Tuning up/down button to select your required
station.
Note:
The display will only show the preset number which has
preset stored.
Menu functions- FM
1. Repeatedly press and release the Menu button until the
radio reverts to normal display (i.e. without showing ‘MEM
Browse’ or ‘MEM Store’ at the bottom of the display).
2. Press and hold the Menu button to enter FM menu list.
Then press the Tuning up/down button to scroll through
the following options: EQ setting/Scan setting/Audio setting/
System.
A) EQ setting: The sound on your radio can be adjusted to
suit your personal taste for the material that you are listening
to. The radio has 5 preset equalizer modes. Alternatively,
you may set the treble and bass levels to your own preferences.
Press the Tuning up/down buttons to cycle through the
preset mode. Press the Select button to confirm your
selection.

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a) Normal: no tone modication is applied
b) Rock
c) Soul & Jazz
d) Classical
e) Spoken word
f ) My EQ: select this mode and you can go to ‘My EQ setting’
to adjust the treble/bass tone.
My EQ setting: If you nd the preset equalizer functions not
to your liking, you may set up a custom treble and bass as
following:
1) Follow the step above to enter” My EQ setting”.
2) Press the Tuning up/ down button to select Treble or Bass.
Then press the Select button to enter the adjustment mode.
3) Press the Tuning up/ down button to adjust the treble or
bass level (-5 and +5). Press the Select button to conrm
the setting.
Note:
To quickly cancel the effect of My EQ, press the Tuning up/ down
button until ‘Normal’ is highlighted on the display and press the
Select button. The treble and bass settings will be memorized
for the next time that you wish to use the My EQ setup.
B) Scan setting: Your radio includes options for the auto-search
function. By setting the radio to the ‘Strong stations' scan
option, weaker signals from more distant transmitters can
be ignored by the radio, making stronger signals easier to
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Press the Tuning up/down button to choose between ‘Strong
stations’ (Strong stations only) and ‘All stations’ (All stations
including weak radio stations) options. Then press the Select
button to conrm the setting. The current setting is indicated
with a tick.
C) Audio setting: If the FM radio station being listened to has
a weak signal, some hiss may be audible. It is possible to
reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in
mono rather than auto.
Press the Tuning up/down button to select the options
between ‘Mono’ and ‘Auto’. Then press the Select button to
conrm your selection. Press the Menu button to return to
the previous menu.
D) System: press the Select button to select from the following
settings
● Time/Date
Set Time/Date
1) Press the Tuning up/down button until ‘Set Time/Date’ is
highlighted. Then press the Select button to enter the time
setup. The day digits will ash.
2) Press the Tuning up down/button to select correct day.
Press the Select button to conrm the setting. The month
digits will ash.
3) Follow the same procedure above for the month/year/hour/
minute setting.
Automatically updating the clock
Press the Tuning up/down button until ‘Auto update’ is
highlighted. Then press the Select button to conrm the selection.
Press the Menu button to exit to the previous menu display.

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Setting the clock format: The clock display: The clock
display can be set to 12 or 24 hour format.
1) Press the Tuning up/down button until ‘Set format’ is
highlighted on the display. Press the Select button to enter
the clock format menu.
2) Press the Tuning up/down to select either 12 or 24 format.
Press the Select button to conrm your choice.
● Contrast: the contrast of the display can be adjusted.
Press the Tuning up/down button to adjust the contrast. The
contrast level indication on the screen will change at the
same time. When you find the setting that gives the best
legibility for the location in which the radio is used, press the
Select button to save the setting.
● Language: your radio can be configured to a different
language.
Press the Tuning up/down button until your required
language is highlighted on the display. Press the Select
button to conrm your choice.
● Factory reset: by performing a factory reset, all user entered
settings will be erased.
Press the Tuning up/down button to select YES or NO.
Select YES to erase all saved settings and all settings will
revert to factory default.
● SW version: The software display cannot be altered and is
just for your reference
Press the Select button to view the software version installed
in the radio. Press the Select button again to revert to the
previous menu.

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Listening music via Bluetooth streaming
You need to pair your Bluetooth device with your radio
before you can auto-link to play/stream Bluetooth music
through your radio. Paring creates a `bond' so two devices
can recognize each other.
Pairing and playing your Bluetooth
device for the rst time
1. Press the Source button until Bluetooth mode is selected.
Bluetooth icon will ash on the display.
2. Press and hold the Menu button to enter the Bluetooth
menu list.
3. Press the Tuning up/down button to select ‘BT Discoverable’.
Then press the Select button to conrm the setting. Your
Soloworker FM is discoverable for pairing.
4. Activate Bluetooth on your device according to the device's
user manual to link to the radio. Locate the Bluetooth device
list and select the device named ‘Soloworker FM.’ With some
mobiles (which are equipped with earlier versions than BT2.1
Bluetooth device), you may need to input the pass code
“0000”.
5. Once connected, there will be a conrmation tone and the
Bluetooth icon will remain steady. The name of your Bluetooth
device will also appear on the display. You can simply select
and play any music from your source device. Volume control
can be adjusted from your source device, or directly on
your radio.

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6. Press the Menu button to play/pause tracks or use the
controls on your device.
(Note: If you press and hold the Menu button, it will enter
Bluetooth setting menu.)
Note:
1) Bluetooth connectivity performance may vary depending
on the connected Bluetooth devices. Please refer to the
Bluetooth capabilities of your device before connecting to
your radio. All features may not be supported on some
paired Bluetooth devices.
2) The effective operation range between the system and the
paired device is approximately 10 meters (30 feet). Any
obstacle between the system and the device can reduce
the operational range.
3) Not all player applications or devices may respond to the
navigation control buttons.
4) With some mobile phones, making/receiving calls, text
messages, e-mails or any other activities unrelated to audio
streaming may mute the Bluetooth audio streaming or even
temporarily disconnect from your radio. Such behavior is
a function of the connected device and does not indicate a
fault with your radio.
Display modes
Your radio has a range of display options when in Bluetooth
mode. Note that the availability of information depends on
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1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options.
a. Track name Displays the track information for the
track currently playing
b. Artist Displays the artist information for the
track currently playing
c. Album Displays the album information for the
track currently playing
d. Date Displays the current date
Playing a previously- paired device
This radio can memorize up to 8 sets of paired device, when
the memory exceed this amount, the earliest paring device
will be over written from the radio.
If your Bluetooth device already paired with the radio
previously, the unit will memorize your Bluetooth device and
it attempts to reconnect with a device in memory which is
last connected. If the last connected device is not available,
the radio will try to connect to the second last device.
Alternatively, you can select your required Bluetooth device
in the memory.
1. Make sure Bluetooth of your previously-paired device is
turned on.
2. Press and hold the Menu button to enter the Bluetooth
menu list.
3. Press the Tuning up/down button to select ‘Device List’.
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4. Press the Tuning up/down button to select your required
Bluetooth device and press the Select button to conrm
the selection. Once connected, it will show ‘BT connected’
and the name of your Bluetooth device will appear on the
display.
Disconnecting your Bluetooth device
Press the Source button to select any bands other than
Bluetooth band or turn off Bluetooth on your Bluetooth-
enabled device to disable the connection.
Playing music via auxiliary input socket
A 3.5mm Auxiliary input socket is provided on the rear of the
unit to permit an audio signal to be fed into the unit from any
devices that features a headphone or audio output, such as
an iPod, MP3 or CD player.
1. Press the Source button to select Aux in mode.
2. Connect a stereo or mono audio source (for example, iPod,
MP3 or CD player) to the Auxiliary input socket (marked
'AUX IN').
3. Adjust the Volume control on your iPod, MP3 or CD player
to ensure an adequate signal and then adjust the volume
on the speaker for comfortable listening.
4. After use, disconnect your player in order to listen to your
radio conventionally.
Note:
Never use the Aux-In socket in rainy or moist conditions
to prevent moist from entering the radio. Always keep the
rubber cover on the back well closed under these conditions.

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Headphone socket
The 3.5 mm stereo headphone socket located on the top of
your radio is provided for use with stereo headphones or an
earpiece. Connecting headphones automatically mutes the
built in speaker.
Important:
Excessive volume levels from earphones and headphones
may cause damage to your hearing.
Note:
1) Volume protection is featured in this unit to prevent unexpectedly
loud output while using headphones/an earpiece. If you
plug in a headphones/an earpiece when your speaker
volume is turned on to more than 14, the volume step will
be decreased to 12 as soon as you insert a headphones/
an earpiece to the headphone socket.
2) Never use the headphone socket in rainy or moist conditions
to prevent moist from entering the radio. Always keep the
rubber cover on top well closed under these conditions.
Key lock
The key lock function is used to prevent unintentional
operation of the radio. When key lock is activated, all
function keys will be disabled.
To activate the key lock function, press and hold the Select
button for 3 seconds. “Keys Locked” will show on the display. To
disabled the key lock function, press and hold the Select button
for 3 seconds and “Keys Unlocked” will show on the display.

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Safety information for internal rechargeable
Lithium-ion battery
The internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery used in this
device is able to supply power for a long period of time.
However, even lithium-ion batteries reach a point where
they cannot be recharged. If the battery does not recharge
after several attempts, it may be drained (has a low charge),
please contact [email protected] for repair information.
However, if you do not want us to replace the battery, you will
need to dispose of used batteries/device in accordance to the
laws and regulations in your area. In addition, you can contact
your local electronics retailers or recycling center for disposal.
User Safety Precautions
● Check the room temperature range is 0°C – 45° C (32° -
113° Fahrenheit) before charging the battery.
● Do not attempt to disassemble the plastic covering or any
parts of the device, as the materials inside may be toxic
and may damage skin and clothes.
● Do not puncture, crush, modify, throw or cause any unnecessary
shock to your battery, as the battery used in this device may
present a risk of re, explosion, or chemical burn if mistreated.
● Do not leave, charge or use the battery in a car under
direct sunlight, near re or a heated source.
● Do not immerse, throw, wet the battery in water/seawater.
● Do not use or charge the battery if it appears to be abnormally
hot, discoloration, deformation or abnormal conditions is
detected during use, charge or storage.
● Do not leave a charging battery unattended. Keep the battery
away from babies and children.