DCR-200 GB Version 1
Table of Contents Important safety instructions .............................................. 2-3 Introduction .............................................................................. 4 Controls and connections .................................................... 5-8 Display icons ............................................................................. 9 Using the Digital Receiver for the First time ....................... 10 Operating Your Digital Receiver – DAB ........................
Important Safety Instructions GB 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 further 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.
14. Do not attempt to service the radio 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 personnel when: A.
Introduction GB The Sangean DCR-200 DAB/FM RDS Digital Receiver provides the following range of features in an stream-lined portable size: Radio for DAB and FM (with RDS) broadcasts. 20 radio station presets (10 for DAB and 10 for FM) and 8 my favorite stations (4 for DAB and 4 for FM). DC output socket for charging mobile phones, MP3 players or CD players. Built-in wire spring aerial and external FM/DAB wire spring aerial for radio reception. Clock display with time when in standby.
Controls and connections 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 5 Sleep timer Backlight Alarm / Menu Standby Band Auto Tune 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Controls and connections GB 13. Microphone 14. LCD display 15. Tuning / Select knob 16.
Controls and connections 17. Battery compartment 18. Headphone socket 19. DC in jack 7 20. Aux in socket 21. DC out jack 22.
Controls and connections GB 23.
Display icons A. Battery capacity indicator B. Alarm 1 icon C. Alarm 2 icon D. DAB icon E. FM icon F. Timer icon G. Sleep timer / snooze indicator H. Signal strength indicator I.
Using the digital receiver for the first time GB 1. Place your digital receiver on a flat surface. 2. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC in socket located on the back of your digital receiver ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket. 3. Plug the other end of the adaptor into the wall socket. IMPORTANT: The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting the digital receiver to the mains supply. The mains socket used for the digital receiver must remain accessible during normal use.
Operating your digital receiver – DAB 1. Press the Standby button to switch on the digital receiver. If the digital receiver has been used before the last used mode will be selected. 1 2. Press and release the Band button as needed so that DAB mode is selected on the display. 3. If this is the first time the digital receiver is used a full scan of the DAB channels in your country will be carried out. The display will show “Tuning” for a few seconds.
GB Selecting a DAB radio station 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your digital receiver. The display will show “TUNING” for a few seconds. 2. Press the Band button to select DAB radio mode. The display normally shows the name of the current station selected. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to access the radio station list and to scroll through the list of available stations. Stop rotating the Tuning control when you find the station that you wish to hear. 2 4.
Display modes – DAB Your digital receiver has a range of display options when in DAB mode: 1. Repeatedly press and release the Info button to cycle through the different options. a. Station Name Displays the name of the station being listened to. b. Scrolling Text Displays scrolling text messages such as the artist or track name, phone in number, website address, etc. c. Program Type Displays the type of station being listened to such as Pop, Classic, News, etc. d.
GB e. Time Displays the current time. f. Date Displays the current date. g. Frequency & Channel Displays the frequency and channel number for the current DAB radio station. h. Bit Rate Displays the digital bit rate for the station being listened to. i. Signal Error Displays the bit error rate for the station being listened to. The display will revert to a conventional time display 10 seconds after the last button pressed except when displaying scrolling text.
Finding new stations – DAB Should you wish to use your digital receiver for DAB reception in a new location, or if no station were detected during the initial scan, you can follow this procedure to allow your digital receiver to find out which DAB radio stations are available. 1. With the unit in DAB mode press and release the Auto-tune button. The digital receiver will carry out a full scan of the entire DAB frequencies in your country. 2.
Manual Tuning - DAB GB Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III channels. DAB Band III channels are located in the range 5A to 13F. 1. Press and hold the Info button to enter Advanced Information so that the display shows “MANUAL”. 2. Press and release the Tuning control to enter the Manual menu. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required DAB channel. 4. Press and release the Tuning control to select the channel.
Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings – DAB Dynamic Range Control (also knows as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. This function is only for the DAB waveband. 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your digital receiver. 2. Press the Band button as needed to select the DAB radio mode. 2 3. Press and hold the Info button to enter the Advanced Information menu so that “MANUAL” appears on the display. 4.
Operating your digital receiver – Search tuning FM GB 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your digital receiver. 2. Press the Band button as needed until the FM band is selected. 1 3. Press and release the Auto-tune button to carry out an auto-tune. Your digital receiver will scan up the FM band from the currently displayed frequency and will stop scanning automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength. To scan down the FM band, press and hold the Auto-tune button. 2 4.
Manual tuning – FM 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your digital receiver. 2. Press and release the Band button to select FM radio mode. 1 3. Rotate the Tuning control to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz. 4. When the end of the end of the waveband is reached your digital receiver will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the waveband. 2 5. Use the Volume control to adjust the sound level as required.
Display modes – FM GB Your digital receiver has a range of display options for FM radio mode. 1. Repeatedly press and release the Info button to cycle through the different options. a. Frequency Displays the frequency of the FM signal. b. Station name Displays the name of the station being listened to. c. Program type Displays the type of station being listened to such as Pop, Classic, News, etc. d. Scrolling text Displays text messages such as new items etc. e. Time Displays the current time. f.
FM stereo / mono 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 stereo. 1. Press the Band button as needed to select the FM radio mode display and tune to the required FM station as previously described. 2. Press and release the Tuning control and if the display will show the current setting.
Presetting stations in DAB and FM modes GB There are 10 memory presets each for DAB and FM radio. Apart from the 10 presets, there are 4 my favorite stations. They are used in the same way for each waveband. 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your digital receiver. 2. Press the Band button to select the desired waveband. Tune to the required radio station as previously described. 3. Press and hold down the required favorite station number (1 to 4) until the display shows “ 1 saved”.
Recalling a preset in DAB and FM modes 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your digital receiver. 2. Select the required waveband by pressing the Band button. 3. To tune to one of the 4 my favorite stations stored in my favorite stations, press and release the my favorite station button. 4. Momentarily press the required main Preset button to cause your digital receiver to tune to one of the stations stored in the 10 main presets. 5.
Clock and Alarms GB Automatically updating the clock Your digital receiver will normally update the clock automatically when tuning to the radio broadcast. After a power failure the digital receiver will then set its clock the next time that you turn on the digital receiver in DAB or FM mode. When the digital receiver is in Standby mode, the clock will be automatically synchronized with DAB radio.
Setting the date format 1. With your digital receiver switched on, press and hold down the Menu button to access the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until “DATE FMT” shows on the display. Press and release the Tuning control to enter the date format setting. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required date format. Press and release the Tuning control to confirm your choice of date format. The display will then revert to the previous menu.
Setting the alarm clock GB Your DCR-200 digital receiver has two alarms which can each be set to wake you to DAB, FM radio, voice message or buzzer alarm. The alarms may be set while the unit is in standby mode or while playing. The alarm clock setting will not function when the display appears NO CLOCK. 1. Before setting an alarm ensure that the clock time is set. Press and hold the Alarm button. “Alarm 1” will show on the display. 2. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required alarm, 1 or 2.
7. Rotate the Tuning control to choose the required alarm mode, and then press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting. The alarm can be set to buzzer, DAB radio, FM radio, or voice message. When radio mode is selected, the radio alarm is set to the station most recently listened to.
GB 8. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required alarm frequency option when radio mode is selected. The display will show the frequency options for the alarm. The alarm options are as follows: OFF – the alarm will be disabled ONCE – the alarm will sound once DAILY – the alarm will sound everyday WEEKDAYS – the alarm will sound on weekdays only WEEKENDS – the alarm will sound only at weekends Press the Tuning control to confirm the setting. 10 10 9. The alarm has now been set.
When the alarm sounds The alarm icon will flash at the display when an alarm is sounding. To cancel an alarm, press the Standby button to return to Stand-by mode. When the buzzer alarm activates, the alarm will start softly and gradually increase in level. It will sound for 1 minute and silence for 1 minute at the selected time in repetition for up to 30 minutes unless cancelled. The digital receiver will sound at the selected time for up to 60 minutes for other alarm types. Disabling alarms 1.
Snooze GB 1. When the alarm sounds, press any button other than the Standby button will silence the alarm for five minutes. The snooze symbol will appear in the display. 2. To cancel the snooze timer while the alarm is suspended, press the Standby button. Sleep timer Your digital receiver can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep timer setting can be adjusted between 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes. 1.
Egg timer function 1. Press and release the Egg timer button to enter timer setting and rotate the Tuning control to adjust the minute setting during 1 and 120 minutes with 1 minute interval. 2. Press and release the Tuning control to finish the setting and the egg timer will start to countdown, meanwhile the display will show the remaining minutes. The countdown display will become normal display after 10 seconds. 3.
Display and Audio GB Brightness control The brightness of the display when the unit is in standby mode may be adjusted. If you use the unit in the bedroom, you may prefer a lower standby brightness level than the standard setting. 1. Press the Backlight button so that the display shows for example “LIGHT 4”. 2. Press the Backlight button one more time to change the standby brightness level. The backlight level will change at the same time so that you can see the effect of the change.
Moon LED When using the digital receiver, you can turn on the moonlight LED at the bottom of the receiver for your better listening experience. 1. Press and hold the Menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until the display show “MOON LED”. Press and release the Tuning control to enter the setting. 1 3. Rotate the Tuning control to select ON or OFF. Press and release the Tuning control again to confirm the setting.
Message function GB The message function can record and playback with 2 sets of voice message for 10 seconds each. 1. Press and hold the Message button to record the voice up to 10 seconds length. The LED is lighted during recording and the display will show RECORD. Press and release the Message button to pause the recording. After recording the LED will be flashing. 1-3 2. Press and release the Message button to playback the voice content, and the display will show PLAYING.
Key tone adjustment The sound of pressing the buttons of the receiver can be adjusted manually. 1. Press and hold the Menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows “KEY TONE”. Press and release the Tuning control and select ON or OFF to activate or deactivate the key tone sound. Note: Setting of the buzzer volume adjuster on the rear of the unit may effect the key tone volume Headphone socket A 3.
Auxiliary input socket GB A 3.5mm stereo Auxiliary Input socket is provided on the rear of your digital receiver to permit an audio signal to be fed into the unit from an external audio device such as iPod, MP3 or CD player. 1. Repeatedly press and release the Band button until “AUX IN” is displayed. 2. Connect an external audio source (for example, iPod, MP3 or CD player) to the Auxiliary Input socket. 1 3.
Information System reset If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure. 1. Press and hold the Info button when the radio is in DAB or FM mode to enter Advanced Information. 2. Rotate the Tuning button until the display shows “FACTORY”. Press and release the Tuning control so that the display shows “RESET”. 3. Press and release the Tuning control again to confirm the reset operation. A full reset will be performed.
Software version display GB 1. Press and hold the Info button when the radio is in DAB or FM mode to enter the Advanced Information. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows “SW VER”. Press the Tuning control again to show your digital receiver’s software information. 3. After a few seconds your digital receiver will return to the normal radio display mode.
Specifications Circuit Features Power Requirements Mains DC in 7.5V / 1.6A DC out 5V / 0.8A Loudspeaker 2.5” Output Power Headphone socket Auxiliary socket 1 Watt 3.5mm dia 3.5mm dia Aerial System FM Wire aerial DAB Wire aerial Frequency Range FM: 87.5 – 108 MHz Channel Block DAB (BAND III) 5A – 13F Battery 4 X 1.
