Sansui DB-100 User manual

DB-100
DAB/DAB+ Pocket Radio
User Guide
www.sansui.co.uk

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Quick Start Guide
Press and hold the Power Button for more than 3 seconds to turn on the radio. The
green power indicator will ash and then stay illuminated and the start-up screen will
appear.
DAB Radio
When the DAB mode is selected for the rst time the radio will automatically search
for local DAB and DAB + radio stations. Selecting <Station List> will display all the
radio stations found and play the rst radio station automatically.
FM Radio
Press the Power Button once or access the <Main Menu> to switch to FM mode.
Press the Back Button to access the FM Main Menu.
Use the Control Wheel to navigate to <Auto Program> and then press the Enter
Button.
Previously stored radio stations will be updated automatically to show those new
stations found.
MP3
MP3 files stored on a Flash or SD card can be played back through the radio by
inserting a card into the card slot on the bottom of the radio.
Clock & Alarm
You can manually adjust the clock or use DAB and FM to synchronize the clock.
You can set either a DAB or FM broadcast as an alarm. When the alarm sounds, the
radio will play the previously selected preset radio station automatically.
Recording Function
It is possible to record an FM or DAB broadcast directly to internal Flash memory or
an SD card inserted into the card slot on the bottom of the radio.

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User Manual
Brief Introduction �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������5
Packaging and Specications����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5
Packaging ..................................................................................................................5
Specications............................................................................................................. 6
DAB function.........................................................................................................6
FM function ...........................................................................................................6
MP3 ......................................................................................................................7
Time and Alarm.....................................................................................................7
Battery ..................................................................................................................7
General .................................................................................................................7
Button Functions�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8
Display Screen������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 9
Playing Screen........................................................................................................... 9
Information Screen................................................................................................... 10
Query Screen........................................................................................................... 11
Main Menu ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11
Main Menu Structure ............................................................................................... 11
Mode switching ........................................................................................................12
DAB Menu �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14
Preset List ..............................................................................................................14
Station List ..............................................................................................................14
Local Scan ...............................................................................................................15
Manual Tune .......................................................................................................... 15
Region...................................................................................................................... 16
DRC ......................................................................................................................... 16
Record ..................................................................................................................... 16
Sort .......................................................................................................................... 17
System Setup .......................................................................................................... 17
Main Menu ............................................................................................................17
DAB Mode Operation ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 17
Basic Operation .......................................................................................................17
Power on DAB for the First Time ........................................................................ 17
Power on DAB after the First Time ..................................................................... 17
Select Stations....................................................................................................18
Play Stations.......................................................................................................18
Storing Stations .................................................................................................. 18
Recalling Preset Stations.................................................................................... 18
Display Station Information.................................................................................18
FM Radio Menu Introduction and Operation ��������������������������������������������������������� 19
Preset List ................................................................................................................ 19
Channel List ............................................................................................................. 19
Seek Mode............................................................................................................... 20
Tune Mode............................................................................................................... 20
Auto Program........................................................................................................... 20
Clear All Station .......................................................................................................21
Region...................................................................................................................... 21
Scan Setting............................................................................................................. 21
Audio Setting............................................................................................................ 22
Record ..................................................................................................................... 23
System Setup........................................................................................................... 23
Main Menu ...............................................................................................................23
MP3 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������23
Flash ........................................................................................................................ 24
SD Card ...................................................................................................................24
Audio Setting Menu.................................................................................................. 24
Play Mode...........................................................................................................25
Play Range ......................................................................................................... 25
EQ.......................................................................................................................26
System Setup........................................................................................................... 26
Main Menu ...............................................................................................................26
MP3 User interface for display................................................................................. 27

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DAB/DAB+ RADIO Pocket Radio
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Brief Introduction
The Sansui DB-100 is a digital radio with DAB, DAB +, FM, MP3 and alarm clock
function.
DAB stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting and it is the third-generation broadcast-
ing system after AM and FM analogue broadcasting. This new transmission system
has great anti - interference performance qualities and can eliminate noise and
distortion during the transmission process, automatically correcting errors, which
leads it to provide near CD-quality sound.
DAB + is the updated version of the DAB standard and is used in many European
countries as well as Australia, Canada, China and South Korea. The DAB + stand-
ard is based on HE-AACv2 and can deliver the same high quality sound at a much
lower bit rate.
As DAB Radio isn’t available everywhere in the world the Sansui DB-100 has an
FM radio function allowing analogue FM broadcasts to be received.
In MP3 mode, it can play MP3 music les stored on a Flash or SD card.
Packaging and Specications
Packaging
Thank you for choosing the Sansui DB-100 DAB radio. Please check the acces-
sories in the box according to the list as below. If there is anything missing please
contact your retailer.
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1. DAB radio device 1 pc
Downloading les from a PC.................................................................................... 27
System Setup Menu Introduction and Operation�������������������������������������������������� 28
Set Power Off Time..................................................................................................28
Time Setup............................................................................................................... 29
Display Time & Date ........................................................................................... 29
Set Time & Date ................................................................................................. 29
Alarm........................................................................................................................ 29
Backlight Brightness ................................................................................................30
Backlight Timeout..................................................................................................... 31
Reset All................................................................................................................... 31
Info ........................................................................................................................... 31
Charging the Radio �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 31
Using the Antenna���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 32
Safety Warning �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 32

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2. USB 2.0 charging cable 1 pc
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3. Antenna 1 pc
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4. User Manual 1 pc
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5. Soft Carry Bag 1pc
Specications
DAB function
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The Sansui DB-100 radio can receive and play all the Band III radio stations
using the DAB standard, including DAB+ and the frequency range of DAB
band III is 174.928 MHz~239.2 MHz
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Supports Region setting, so the device will search the appropriate band for
the radio stations when the user has set up the default Region.
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Supports local searching
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Supports searching by preferred frequency channel
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Supports DRC function
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Supports DLS (Text) function
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Supports recording function, and the default recording format is MP2 when
it is in DAB status. The default recording format is AAC when it is in DAB+
status. The capacity is up to the capacity of the Flash or SD card.
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Supports presets, and the maximum number of presets is 30.
FM function
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Also you can use the Sansui DB-100 to receive and play FM radio stations,
and the frequency range is 87.5MHz~108MHz, the frequency interval is
50KHz.
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Supports searching and playing strong signal radio stations only.
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Supports playing the radio stations only in Mono mode.
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Supports searching and storing the radio stations automatically, the maximum
is 30 radio stations in the Channel list.
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Supports preset function, and the maximum number of presets is 30.
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Supports Tune and Seek mode.
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Supports recording function. The default recording format is MP3, and the
capacity is up to the capacity of the Flash or SD card.
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Supports clearing all the stored radio station list, including the preset list and
the channel list.
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Supports RDS (PTY,PS,RT,CT)
MP3
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This device can support playing music le from SD card or ash memory.
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Playing mode supports the function for one time, repeat or shufe function.
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Playing range can be single le, directory or all the les.
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Supports equalizer function.
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Supports play, pause, next, previous function.
Time and Alarm
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The time can be set up manually or off air using DAB or FM.
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The alarm will start with a radio station, and the user can set either a DAB or
an FM radio station at the alarm time, so the radio will turn on automatically
and play the preset radio station.
Battery
1. Built in 1250mAh Li-polymer battery, providing over 10 hours listening time.
2. Charging time: 5 hours
General
1. Built in speaker: 2W
2. 3.5mm stereo earphone jack
3. Dimension: 73mm*125mm*23.4mm (H*W*D)。
4. Weight: 167 grams

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Button Functions
LCD Display
Display all the icons or text.
Control Wheel
To select the menu entry by rotating.
USB 2.0 Cable
You can use this cable to charge
this device or transfer files by
connecting to your computer.
Reset
To reset the device to original setting.
Enter Button
To confirm your selection.
Power Button
Long press is for
power on and power
off, short press is
for mode change.
Volume
Clockwise rotation
is for higher volume,
and anti-clockwise
is for lower volume.
Hold Switch
To lock all the buttons.
H e a d s e t o r
Antenna Socket
MicroSD Card
Slot
Plug in MicroSD
card to this slot.
Connect 3 .5mm
stereo headset or
antenna.
Back Button
Sho rt press b ack t o
upper menu. Long press
(3 seconds) back to main
menu under the function.
Speaker Switch
Left is speaker off, right is
speaker on.
Display Screen
Playing Screen
There are three modes: DAB, FM, and MP3.
: Displays the battery charge level.
: Displays the current volume.
: Appears when the alarm is set.
11:01: Displays the current time.
: Displays the signal strength.
BBC Radio 6Music: Display a station name.
Four Seasons by King Mowe Dee: DLS info (not all stations have DLS info).
In the DAB or FM mode, following a short press of the Enter Button, the radio
information will be displayed on the screen. (Note: Only FM stations with RDS will
have information that can be displayed on the screen).
Example as below:
DAB 11:01
BBC Radio 6Music
Now playing: Four Seasons by
King Mowe Dee

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Menu Screen
The menu screen displays four options, with the currently selected option shows ‘>’. If
more than four options are available, turn the Control Wheel up or down to select the
others.
Note: Within DAB mode, FM mode or MP3 mode, you can use the <System Setup>
and <Main Menu> items rather than selecting the main menu screen
Example as below:
Information Screen
Information screens are used to display messages to the user. They time out after
one second.
Example as below:
Query Screen
A query screen is used to offer the user a choice. Queries are worded so that you
can respond with a “yes” (Press Enter Button) or a “no” (Press Back Button).
Example Query Screen:
Main Menu
Main Menu Structure
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DAB
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FM

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MP3
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System Setup
When the radio is powered for the rst time, it will show the <Main Menu> after the
start-up screen, There are 4 items, <DAB>, <FM>, <MP3>, and <System Setup>
Users can select <DAB>, <FM> or <MP3> to select the desired mode.
Power on: Press the Power Button for more than 3 seconds to turn on the radio.
Power off: Press the Power Button for more than 3 seconds to turn off the radio.
1) When the DAB mode is selected, the radio will play the station that was
selected last time. When it is powered on for the rst time, it will search for
DAB stations automatically, and when the search is nished, the radio will
store the list of DAB stations and display the number of received stations.
It will play the rst station in the list..
2) When the FM mode is selected, the radio will display the FM screen, and
will play the station that was selected last time. When it is powered on for
the rst time, the default frequency is 87.5MHz.
3) When MP3 mode is selected the radio will display the MP3 Menu.
Mode switching
Under any menu, with a short press of the Power Button, it will switch between
DAB, FM and MP3 modes.
Each mode starts with a welcome interface, which will last for 1 second. As shown
below:
Access to DAB mode：
Access to FM mode：
Access to MP3 mode：

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DAB Menu
DAB Menu structure
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Preset List
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Station List
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Local Scan
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Manual Tune
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Region
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DRC
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Record
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Sort
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System Setup
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Main Menu
Preset List
Displays a list of preset stations. The preset stations are stored in the memory of
the DAB radio. A maximum of 30 preset radio stations can be stored.
Station List
Displays a list of received stations, which are stored in the memory of the DAB
radio. A maximum of 500 stations can be displayed.
Local Scan
Searches for local stations using the part of band III allocated to the region, When
<Local Scan> is selected, the radio will search for radio stations automatically and
display the search progress, and when the search is nished, the radio will store
the list of DAB stations, and display the number of radio stations found. Then it will
play the rst station in the list.
Manual Tune
Select a frequency under <Manual Tune>, then press the Enter Button to manually
search for radio stations on that frequency.
You can step through the list of frequencies, and each time, the radio will search for
all stations at that frequency. The process will take a few seconds, and when the

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search is nished, the screen will display the number of radio stations found and
will play the rst station found. If no stations are found, it will display “0”. When the
search is the radio will display the Playing screen.
Region
You can select the appropriate region from the following: China, Korea, Europe and
UK
The different regions use the following frequency bands:
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China Band：7A-11D 176.720MHz-213.856MHz
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Korea Band: 7A-13C 175.280MHz-214.736MHz
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Europe Band: 5A-13F 174.928MHz-239.200MHz
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UK Band：11B-12D 218.640MHz-229.072MHz
DRC
Dynamic Range Control. Some broadcasts contain information to allow the radio to
compress the dynamic range of the audio to assist listening in noisy conditions. The
DRC can be set to three states: high, low, and off .The default is off
Record
In the DAB mode, you can record your favourite programmes. The recordings can
be stored in the internal Flash memory or the SD card.
In the DAB mode, select the <Record> menu; it will offer the storage options, to
Flash or SD card if present. If SD Card is selected when an SD card is not present,
a warning No SD will appear. Having selected the desired storage option, the
display will change to say Preparing, Press the Enter Button to start to record. To
Pause during the recording, press the Enter Button, and to stop recording, press
the Back Button. If you stop the recording and then press the Enter Button, a new
recording will start.
Sort
The stations stored in the <Station List> can be sorted, either according to the fre-
quency, or in alphanumeric order, (which is the default setting).
System Setup
Please refer to <System Setup Menu introduction and operation> of this user
manual.
Main Menu
Please refer to <Main Menu introduction> of this user manual
DAB Mode Operation
Basic Operation
Power on DAB for the First Time
When using the DAB mode for the rst time, or after a Reset, the radio will display
the auto-search screen, and when the search is nished, it will show the <Station
List> screen, which will display all of the stations found. It will play the rst station in
the list automatically, and the radio will store all of the stations found.
Power on DAB after the First Time
When using DAB after the rst time, it will play the last station that was selected
automatically.