Sangean RCR-4 User manual

RCR-4
GB
Version 1

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Important safety instructions
1. Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before
the radio is operated.
2. Retain instruction: The safety and operating instructions should
be retained for future reference.
3. Heed warnings.All warnings on the appliance and operating
instructions should be followed.
4. Follow all operations and use instructions.
5. Water and moisture: The appliance should not be used
near water. Do not use near a bathtub, washbowl, laundry tub,
kitchen sink, wet basement, swimming pool, etc.
6. Unplug the radio from theAC power outlet before cleaning.
Use only a damp cloth for cleaning the exterior of the radio.
7. Do not place the radio on an unstable cart, stand, bracket or
table. The radio may fall, causing serious personal injury and
damage to the radio.
8. Ventilation: This radio should be situated so that its location or
position does not interfere with its proper ventilation.
For example, the radio should not be used on a bed, sofa, rug or
other soft surfaces that may block the ventilation openings.
It should not be placed in a built-in situation like a cabinet that
may reduce air flow through the ventilation openings.

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9. Power sources: The radio should be operated only from the type
of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not
sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your
radio dealer or power company.
10. Power cords: The power cord should be positioned so it is not
walked on, pinched, or items placed on top of it. Pay particular
attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the
point where they exit from the unit. Unplug the power cord by
gripping the power plug, not the cord. Operate the radio using
only the current type of power source indicated. If you are not
sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your
dealer or local power company.
11. Do not overload wall outlets or extension cords. This can result
in a risk of fire or electrical shock. Never insert objects of any
kind into the radio through opening. The objects may touch
dangerous voltage points or short out parts. This could cause
a fire or electrical shock.
12. If the radio is left attended and unused for long periods of time,
unplug it form the wall outlet. This will prevent damage caused
by lightning or power line surges.
13. If the radio is left unattended and unused for a long period
of time, remove the batteries. The batteries may leak and
damage furniture of your radio.

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14. Do not attempt to service the receiver yourself. Removing the
cover may expose you to dangerous voltage, and will void the
warranty. Refer all servicing to authorized service personnel.
15. Object and Liquid Entry-Never push objects of any kind into this
radio through opening as they may touch dangerous voltage
points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric
shock. Never spill liquid of any kind of product.
16. The appliance should be serviced by qualified service
personnel when:
The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged.
Objects have fallen or liquid had been spilled into the radio.
The radio has been exposed to rain or water.
The radio does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a
marked change in performance.
The radio has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.
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Controls
Power key
RADIO key
CD/USB/SD key
NAP key
ALARM key
EJECT key
Presets and CD/USB/SD
music playing control keys
Time/Date keys
Tone control key
Tuning Up andDown keys
Set key
Mode key
Info key
Snooze key
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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10
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CD indicator
Alarm indicators
CD slot
Display
Clock
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Display backlight adjustment
DCF (Auto Time setting) switch
Time zone switch
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Volume control
Earphone jack
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Antenna
Line out jack
AUX In jack
Power connector
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Operation
Power on
Connect the plug to a wall socket, then the clock shows 00:00.
And the display shows “Clock not set”.
Set TIME ZONE switch (on the bottom of the radio) to 0 position
for regular case.
Clock setting
Clock Auto Setting
1. Switch on the DCF switch on the bottom of the radio to On in the
area where provide the Radio Controlled Time service.
2. The clock time will automatically set up. Auto time set up takes
about 15 minutes.
3. When ClockAuto Setting is operating, the LCD shows the
signal strength.
When it is under “Clock not set”, the Clock Auto Setting
operates once an hour. When the clock is automatically set,
the Clock Auto Setting operates once every other hour.
Touch TIME/DATE key for more than 2 seconds to activate the
ClockAuto Setting (When DCF is on and under standby mode).
When it is under the ClockAuto Setting, touch the
TIME/DATE key for more than 2 seconds to deactivate it.

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Clock manual setting
(when there is no Radio Controlled Time service,
please switch the DCF to OFF )
1. Touch the TIME/DATE key then touch the SET key, to enter the
time and date set up mode. And the year digits will flash.
2. Touch the UP/Down keys to adjust the year.
3. Touch the SET key, and the month digits will flash.
4. Touch the UP/Down keys to adjust the month.
5. Touch the SET key, and the date keys will flash.
6. Touch the UP/Down keys to adjust the date.
7.And then Touch the SET key to set the time, and the hour
digits will flash.
8. Touch the UP/Down keys to adjust the hour.
9. Touch the SET key, and the minute digits will flash.
10. Touch the UP/Down keys to adjust the minutes.
11. Finally touch the SET key, and the time and date are set.
Radio operation
Tuning into radio stations
There are 3 ways of tuning your radio:
A. Manual tuning
1. Touch the POWER key to turn on your radio.
2. Touch the RADIO key repeatedly to select AM (MW) or FM.
3. Touch the UP or DOWN keys to change the frequency.
4. Touch the POWER key again to turn off your radio.

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B. Scan tuning
1. Touch the POWER key to turn on your radio.
2. Touch the RADIO key repeatedly to select AM (MW) or FM.
3. Touch the UP orDOWN keys for more 0.5 second and release,
it will tune into the next frequency with reception.
4. Touch the POWER key again to turn off your radio.
C. ATS – Auto Tuning System
TheATS function scans through the selected band frequency
for all usable signal. It creats an easily navigated table for all
detected signals.
1. Touch the POWER key to turn on your radio.
2. Touch the RADIO key repeatedly to select AM (MW) or FM.
3. Touch the MODE key for more than 2 seconds, and ATS function
will automatically scan and store the radio stations, and the
“ATS” on the display will flash. Once completed, the “ATS”
will disappear.
4. To recall ATS table navigation, touch MODE key. Then the
display shows the band and the ATS station number such as
“FM-01”.
The ATS station memory will be reset when it is unplugged.
When the ATS memory is empty, the display shows “empty”
such as:

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5. Touch UP or Down key to select the stations. The display
shows such as:
6. To deactivate the recallATS function, just touch the MODE key
again, and the ATS station number will disappear.
* ATS function can store up to 99 stations for each AM and FM.
Radio Preset Memory –
save and recall the preset stations
1. There are 10 presets for each FM and AM.
2. There are 5 keys for presets:
3. To save the current listening station to presets 1-5,
touch keys for more than 2 seconds.
To save the current listening stations to presets 6-10,
touch +5 key and touch keys for more than
2 seconds.
4. To listen to the preset stations 1-5, touch keys.
To listen to the presets stations 6-10, touch +5 key and
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FM RDS
The Radio Data System (RDS) is a system in which inaudible
digital information in addition to the normal FM radio program
is transmitted. Under FM band, it provides functions such as Clock
Time, Program Type, Program Service and Radio Text message.
* The information display is only available when the station
provides R.D.S service.
1. When turn into FM station which provides RDS, the display
will show “RDS”.
2. Touch INFO key, to cycle through the various modes, and wait
for 2 seconds to see the information. The order of the modes is
Frequency Program Service Program Type Radio Text
Clock Time Frequency
1. Frequency:Displays frequency of the station.
2. Program Service: Displays name of station.
3. Program Type: Displays the program type.
4. Radio Text: Displays ratio text messages such as news
items etc.
5. Clock Time:Displays the current time provided by the station.
Touch SET key to correct your clock with the Clock Time.

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Alarm operation
Alarm set up
There are 5 alarms which can be set independently.
The alarms have to be set after the clock time is set.
1. Touch the ALARM key then touch UP or Down key to select
the alarm 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to set up the alarm.
2. Touch the SET key, and then touch UP or Down key to set the
alarm to be “ON”. (The LED lights for the alarms which are
turned on)
3. Touch the SET key and then touch UP and Down keys to set the
hour digits.
4. Touch the SET key and then touch UP and Down keys to set the
minute digits.
5. Touch the SET key and then touch UP and Down keys to set the
alarm day option-
Daily - will sound everyday.
Weekdays - will sound on weekdays only.
Weekends - will sound on Saturday and Sunday only.
Once - will sound at one time only
* The initial setting is Daily.
6. Touch the SET key and then touch UP and Down keys to set the
alarm sound source: Buzzer, FM, AM, CD, USB or SD card.
If the sound source is selected as FM or AM, then touch the
SET key and UP and Down keys to set the radio station.
* The initial setting is Buzzer.
7. Then the alarm is set, and the LEDlights shows which
alarms are on.
The alarm sounds for 1 hour if you don’t stop it by touching
the POWER key.
8. Touch the POWER key to cancel the alarm sounding.

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How to deactivate alarms
1. Touch the ALARM key then touch UP orDown key to select
the alarm (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) which you would like to deactivate.
2. Touch the SET key, and then touch UP or Down key to set the
alarm to be “OFF”. (The LED lights will be off for the alarms
which are turned off)
Snooze function
1. To interrupt the alarm signal (radio alarm or buzzer alarm),
touch the SNOOZE key, and the alarm will stop for 5 minutes
and the display will flash the letter “Z”. The snooze function can
be repeat during the 1 hour period of the alarm is sounding.
2. Touch the POWER key to cancel the snooze and alarm function.
Nap timer
It is a countdown alarm which will sound after the time period that
you set. And the time period can be set from 10 to 120 minutes in
10 minutes steps.
1. Touch theNAP key until the required time period is shown on
the display.
2. While theNap timer is alarming, the display flashes the letter “N”.
3. To silence the alarm, touch the POWER key.
4. To cancel the Nap timer before the timeNap time is elapsed,
touch the NAP key until the OFF word is appeared on
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Sleep timer – radio auto shut off
The Sleep timer can be set from 15-120 min. The radio will be
switch off after the time you set has elapsed.
1. Touch and hold the POWER key for more than 2 seconds,
until the required time period is shown on the display.
2. When the time is counting, touch INFO key to check the time left.
Time zone setting
Set TIME ZONE switch (on the bottom of the radio) to 0 position
for regular case.
For some countries where don’t provide radio controlled time
facility but able to receive radio controlled time signal from nearby
countries and 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 (Central European time), you may use this TIME ZONE
switch to (+1) to correct the local time.

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CD operation
This device is able to play CD-R and CD-RW discs containing MP3
and WMA files. In MP3 mode, a CD can have folders/albums, and a
folder/album consists of tracks. (depends on how a CD is burned)
1. Insert an audio CD. The display will show “loading” and then
“reading” and the CD will be played.
2. Play/stop/eject CD:
a. Touch the key to pause the CD playing; touch the key
again to resume the CD playing.
b. To stop the CD, touch the key.
* The total number of the CD folders and tracks will be shown
when the key is touched. For example, when the display
shows “F03 Tr022” means there are 3 folders and 22 tracks
in this CD.
c. To take out the CD, touch the EJECT key.
3. Track selecting:
While the CD is playing, touch the or key to change to the
desired track. If there are more than 1 folder in the CD,
touch the or key to change to the desired folder.
The folder number and track number will appear on the display.
4. Fast forward/rewind
a. While the CD is playing, touch and hold the or key.
b. Release the button when the desired part of the track
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5. Play mode:
There are 7 modes of CD playing order. While the CD is playing,
touch the MODE key repeatedly, and the display will orderly
show the current mode as-
a. (Repeat Track) -
The CD player plays a single track repeatedly.
b. (Repeat folder) -
The CD player plays a single folder repeatedly.
c. (Repeat) -
The CD player plays tracks in numeral order. After the
last track, it will go back to the 1st track repeatedly.
d. (Random) -
The CD player plays tracks randomly. It plays once for each
track then stop.
e. (Random folder) -
The CD player plays folders randomly. It plays once for each
track then stop.
f. (Random Repeat) -
The CDplayer plays tracks randomly and endlessly.
g. (Introduction) -
The CD player plays 10 seconds for each track.
h. Normal mode -
The CD player plays the all tracks in numeral order once
then stop. The display doesn’t show anything for
Normal mode.
* When the CDis re-entered, the play mode is Normal no matter
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USB and SD operation
1. Slot in an audio USB/SD card on the side of the radio,
and the USB/SD will be played.
2. Play and stop USB/SD:
a. Touch the key to pause the USB/SD playing;
touch the key again to resume the USB/SD playing.
b. To stop the USB/SD, touch the key.
* The total number of the USB/SD folders and tracks will be
shown when the key is touched. For example, when the
display shows “F03 Tr022” means there are 3 folders and
22 tracks in this CD.
3. Track selecting:
While the USB/SD is playing, touch the or key to change
to the desired track. If there are more than 1 folder in the
USB/SD, touch the or key to change to the desired folder.
The folder number and track number will appear on the display.
4. Fast forward/rewind
a. While the USB/SD is playing, touch and hold the
or key.
b. Release the button when the desired part of the track
is reached.