Sangean RCR-1 User manual

RCR-1
Operating instruction
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Mainfeatures
(1)LW/MW/FMradio
Withautomaticstation memoryprogramming(ATS)
(2)Analog clock withradiocontrolled timedevice
(3)21 station memories
(4)Digitalradiocontrolled clock withdatedisplay
Dateand timedisplays arechecked and ifnecessarycorrected daily
withan exactradiocontrolled timeantenna signal
(5)Nap timer
Adjustablefrom10-120 minutes
(6)AlarmwithHumane WakeSystem(HWS)
The alarm beginsquietlyand graduallybecomeslouderbefore
switchedoff
(7)Radioalarm
Wokenupbythefavoritestation
(8)Twoindependentalarmfunctions
(9)Alarmweekdayselection
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(10)Adjustablealarmlevel
(11)Displaybrightness adjustment
(12)Headphone jack
(13)Tone Control
(14)TimeZone adjustment(-1,0,+1,+2)

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Controls
Power on/off and Sleep timer
Headphones socket
Nap timer
Display backlight control
Volume Control
Analog clock
High/Low tone control
Display brightness adjustment
Alarm level adjustment ( radio and buzzer )
Time Zone adjustment
RESET
Date adjustment
Time adjustment
Alarm 2 button
Alarm 1 button
Time/Date/Alarm set andATS function button
Display
Tuning Up/Down and SNOOZE button
Station memories and alarm week days selection
LW/MW/FM band and alarm mode selection also Daylight Saving
Time (D.S.T.) set
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LCD display
Radio band and a.m./p.m. display
Time set
Daylight Saving Time (D.S.T.)
Alarm indicator
Sleep timer
Nap timer
Alarm a.m./p.m. indicator
Date
Week day
Month/Date/Year/alarm time
Radio controlled symbol
ATS ( Auto Tuning System ) status
Station memory number and second indicator
Minute ( for Nap and Sleep timer )
Frequency/Time display
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Notes on safety
Only operate this appliance with a power supply of 220-230 Volt/
50-60 Hz. If you intend not using the appliance for a longer period of
time (eg. Holidays), pull the plug out of the mains socket to ensure a
complete separation from the power supply.
Protect the appliance from heat and moisture.
Do not open the appliance and if it should require servicing, please
refer to a licensed electrical workshop.
Operation
Automatic station memory programming (ATS)
If the appliance is connected to the power supply for the first time or
if it has been separated from the power supply for a longer period of
time, the radio will automatically activate the analog clock and stop
at 12:00 then search through for stations (ATS), starting from FM
band then followed by MW band and LW band.
TheATS system seeks out in total 21 stations (7 FM, 7 MW and
7 LW ) with the best reception and memorizes in order of preset 1-7.
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Clock
Radio controlled clock
In normal case, please set the time zone switch 10 to 0 position.
AfterATS completes, display will appear — : — and the symbol
will blink indicating the radio is searching radio controlled signal. The
correct time and date will be set automatically. When the time signal
is being received , the time and date have been set correctly
( after approximate 3 minutes ) , the symbol stops blinking and
remains lit indicating the time and date are with radio controlled time
. The analog clock movement will automatically activate to the right
position.
If the symbol blinks irregularly, try to improve the reception of the
radio controlled time signal by re-allocating the radio. If the time
signal can not be received in your area, you will have to set the time
anddatemanually.
Note:
To activate radio controlled time check manually, press Time button
13 for more than 4 seconds, the appliance will start to search radio
controlled time signal.

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Manual time setting
TIME
Press TIME button, display will flash and previous allocated time.
Press SET button, the Hour digits in the time display begin to blink
with a beep.
1. Adjust the hour with key + or - .
2. Press the SET button once again to confirm the hour, now the
minute digits in the time display begin to blink.
Adjust the minutes just as you adjusted the hour:
1. Set the minutes with key + or - .
2. Press the TIME button once again to confirm the time setting with
a beep.
The analog clock movement begins to turn and stop at right time
position, the second starts to count. The symbol will appear
indicating this is not radio controlled time.
Note:
If there is Daylight Saving Time (D.S.T.) system in your place,
after pressing SET button, press Mode button once will
advance one hour on time setting, Display will show D.S.T.
symbol indicating the time is under D.S.T. status.

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DATE
Press DATE button , display DATE will blink. Press SET button,
display will blink year with a beep and a small Y (year) will appear,
1. Set the year with key + or - .
2. Press SET button again and follow the setting of year to set the
month and date.
3. Confirm DATE setting by pressing DATE button again.
Now the display will show time, date, week day, second and
symbol.
You can always adjust the time manually whenever is required by
following above procedures .
Radio operation
Turn on the radio with the Power on/off key 1.
Tune into desired stations
Manual station selection
1. With the key 18 Tuning + and - , you can tune into the frequency
of your desired stations
Automatic station selection
Press and hold key 18 + or – for more than 0.5 seconds and release,
the radio will search for the next station.

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Automatic station memory programming ( ATS )
When using the radio for the first time, theATS function starts
automatically and stores in total 21 strongest stations in Preset
button 1-7 ( 7 each on MW/FM/LW bands ).
If you wish to repeat this process, turn on the radio, select required
band by pressing band selection knob 20 and pressATS button 16
for more than 4 seconds to execute theATS function.
Storing the preset stations
Tuneintothestations.
Select a memory preset button and press for more than 2 seconds
until a confirmed beep sounds and display M stops blinking.
The station is now stored.
Note:
When you store a new station in a memory slot, the station previously
in that slot is automatically erased.
Recall the station memories
Recall the station memories, simply select the required bands and
press required station memory slot buttons 1-7.
Volume
You can select the required volume by adjusting the Volume control
button5.
Tone control
You can select the favorite tone by adjusting the Tone Control button
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Alarm Clock
Alarm setting can be done while the appliance power is during on or
off position.
The alarm clock is equipped with two alarm systems which can be
operated independently of each other either with Human Wake
System buzzer or with a radio (radio alarm clock ).
Alarm with radio
1. Select the desired station by station memory button 1-7.
2. Set the desired radio alarm volume.
3. Select alarm system 1 or 2 by pressing the alarm 1 or 2 button
(15 or 14). Display will blink selected alarm system symbol.
4. Press alarm SET button 16, display will blink both alarm hour
and alarm mode with a beep.
5. Press alarm Mode button 20 to select alarm radio mode until
display shows .
6. Press + or – to adjust required alarm hour then press SET button
again, display minute digits will blink. Press + or – button to
adjust required alarm minute.
7. Press week day selection 1-7 (Sunday – Saturday) to select
required alarm week day. Display will show the days of the week
on which you wish to be woken by the alarm.
8. Press alarm button 1 or 2 to confirm all the alarm set with a beep.
Display will show indicating radio alarm is set.

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Note:
If the alarmed week day(s) or alarm mode is not selected,
display will blink all the week days or show for a few
seconds indicating the alarm is not set and disappear, the
alarm will not be activated.
Note:
If you like to be awoken by the radio station you are listening,
press Alarm system 1 or 2 for more than 2 seconds, the
appliance will store the radio alarm station, then follow above
procedures 2-8 to set radio alarm.
Alarm with HWS alarm beep
1. Select alarm system 1 or 2 by pressing the alarm 1 or 2 button
(15 or 14). Display will blink selected alarm system symbol ..
2. Press alarm SET button 16, display will blink both alarm hour
and alarm mode with a beep.
3. Press alarm mode button 20 to select alarm buzzer mode until
display shows .
4. Press + or – to adjust required alarm hour then press SET
button again, display minute digits will blink. Press + or – button
to adjust required alarm minute.
5. Press week day selection 1-7 (Sunday – Saturday) to select
required alarm week days . Display will show the days of the
week on which you wish to be woken by the buzzer alarm.
6. Press alarm button 1 or 2 to confirm all the alarm set with a
beep. Display will show indicating HWS buzzer alarm
is set.
Note:
If the alarm week day (s) is not selected, display will blink all the
week days and , the alarm will not be activated.

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Cancel alarm setting
If you do not wish to be woken up at the alarm time you have set, you
can cancel the alarm function.
1. Select alarm system 1 or 2 by pressing the alarm 1 or 2 button
(key 15 or 14).
2. Press SET button, the alarm mode symbol will blink with a beep.
3. Press alarm MODE button 20 one or two times (depending you
were in alarm radio or alarm buzzer status) till display blink .
4. Press alarm 1 or 2 button again to confirm alarm cancellation.
The symbol will stay on the display for around 2 seconds and
disappear.
Note:
You may also select days of the week which you wish to be or not to
be woken after pressing SET button while display is blinking days of
the week. Press 1-7 (Sunday – Saturday) of button 19 for selection.
Snooze
To interrupt the alarm signal ( radio or beep tone/HWS), press the
Snooze button 18. The alarm stops and begins again with interval of
5 minutes. The alarm will continue for an hour if not being interrupted.
Stop the alarm signal
To stop the alarm signal totally, press button 1 Power on/off.

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Nap timer
With key 3, you can select the period for the short term alarm in
10 minutes steps from 10-120 minutes.
The Nap timer starts when you release the key. NAP will appear on
display. The alarm signal sounds after the period of time which you
haveset.
If you wish to turn off the Nap timer before the time is up, simply
adjust the number of minutes by pressing NAP key to OFF and
release. NAP will disappear from display.
When Nap timer signal is on, turn off the timer signal by pressing key
1 Power on/off.
You can also activate the snooze function as described above.
SLEEP – auto shut off
Continuously pressing the Power button 1 will activate the sleep
function, the radio will switch off automatically in 15 minutes step
from 15-120.
The Sleep control begins when you release the key and display
will appear.
After the minutes which selected, the radio turns itself off
automatically.
If you wish to turn off the radio beforehand, press Power on/off
button1.
Headphones
The radio provides a Headphones socket to connect the
headphones set. When plug in the headphones, the speaker is
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Alarm level adjustment
With alarm level adjustment switch 9, you may select required alarm
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Display backlight control
Key 4 provides you to adjust the display brightness to be darker or
brighter with just a press.
Display brightness adjustment
While display backlight control is in darker position, with Display
brightness adjustment switch 8, you may finely select required
display brightness. To its minimum, display will be totally without
backlight.
Time Zone switch
In normal case, please set time zone switch to 0 position.
For some countries where don’t provide radio controlled time facility
but still can receive radio controlled time signal from nearby
countries. If the time zone is different, you may use the time zone
switch to correct the time.
For example, in Turkey which is one hour ahead of Central European
time but still can receive radio controlled time signal from Germany,
you may use this time zone switch to correct the local time (still radio
controlledtime).
Suggest to set the switch at 0 position in normal case.

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Troubleshooting /RESET
If the radio fails to operate correctly or some digits on the display are
missing or incomplete, carry out the following procedures.
1. With the aid of a suitable implement (the end of a paper clip),
press the RESET button 11 for a few seconds, this will reset the
microprocessor, clock time and clear all the stations stored in
preset memory.
Technical data
Power supply 220-230 Volt/50-60 Hz
Performance 800 mW max.
Frequency coverage FM 87.50 - 108 .0 MHz
MW 522 - 1629 kHz
LW 153 - 279 kHz
Technical data subject to changes without prior notice.
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Principales fonctions
(1)RadioLW/MW/FM
Avecprogrammation automatique de mémorisation desstations
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(3)21 mémorisationsde stations
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Réglablede 10 à120 minutes
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(9)Sélection du jourde lasemaine pourl’alarme
(10)Niveau d’alarmeréglable
(11)Réglage de laluminositéde l’affichage
(12)Priseécouteurs
(13)Commande de tonalité
(14)Réglage du fuseau horaire(-1,0,+1,+2…)