CR121DAB Owner’s Handbook Clock radio with dock for iPod
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION CAUTION! RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) This symbol indicates that there are important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying this unit. This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage constituting a risk of electric shock is present within this unit. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions.
INTRODUCTION INDEX INDEX Important safety information...................................1 Introduction.............................................................2 Unpacking................................................................2 The CR121DAB is a full-function DAB clock radio with dual alarms and a dock for an iPod. The CR121DAB also features a large-format backlit display for easy night reading. Controls & Connections.............................................3 Getting started..............
CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS TOP VIEW a b c d e f g h i 1) 1! 1@ 1# 1$ 1% 1^ 1& 3 Play/Pause/Scan button Next button Function button Volume up button Volume down button Previous button Sleep/Clock button iPod dock connector Snooze/dimmer button Menu/Info button Alarm 2 button Alarm 1 button Standby/On button Select button Preset/Arrow down button Preset mode button Preset/Arrow up button
CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS FRONT VIEW a b c d BACK VIEW 4 Standby indicator Display DAB/FM aerial Mains lead
GETTING STARTED DAB/FM AERIAL Before using your radio for DAB or FM reception, unwrap and fully extend the aerial wire. You may need to adjust the position of the aerial wire for maximum signal strength. CONNECTING POWER Before connecting the power, check that the mains voltage on the rating plate is the same as the voltage in your area. • Plug the mains plug into the wall socket and switch the mains power on. The unit is now ready for use.
DAB SCANNING RE-SCANNING FOR DAB STATIONS When first used, your radio scanned the DAB band for available stations. The station services found were then stored in your system’s memory. You can re-scan the band at any time if you move to a different area or just to refresh the stored list of available stations. There are two types of scan - Quick scan and Full scan. A Quick scan will scan the UK DAB channels, a Full scan will scan all channels in the tuning range of the radio.
SELECTING A SOURCE LISTENING TO FM RADIO SOUND SOURCES You can choose to listen to the following sources • DAB radio • FM radio • iPod (when docked) Your radio can also receive FM band radio stations and display RDS data (where broadcast). Selecting a source: • Press the FUNCTION button repeatedly to scroll through the available sources. To auto-tune up the band to the next FM station • Press the /,/SCAN button briefly to search up the band for the next station.
iPod ADAPTORS Before docking your iPod you must first check if your iPod has a docking connector. Early iPod models (and iPod shuffle do not have one and cannot be docked to your unit. The docking connector is located on the base of the iPod as shown below. FINDING AN ADAPTOR If you don’t have a dock adaptor If your iPod was not supplied with a standard dock adaptor, or if you have lost the adaptor, you can buy one from Apple on-line.
DOCKING AN iPod DOCKING YOUR iPod To dock your iPod: • Switch off the power. • Check that the correct iPod adaptor is fitted to the docking bay. • Locate the iPod on the Docking Connector and press it gently home. To remove your iPod from the dock: • Grip the iPod at the sides. • Lift the iPod gently from the dock. CHARGING AN iPod When an iPod is docked, the iPod will begin to charge automatically. NOTE:- The iPod will charge at all times that the radio is connected to mains power.
USING THE ALARMS SETTING THE ALARMS You can set two completely separate alarm times (ALARM 1 and ALARM 2) and activate either or both of them to wake you with a buzzer, radio, or music from a docked iPod. Changing Alarm 1 settings: • Press the AL. SET/OFF a button to display the current settings for Alarm 1. Alarm 1 wake up mode Press the PRESET/ARROW > or < button to set the hours for the alarm wake-up time. • Press the SELECT button to save this setting. The minutes digits will now flash.
ADVANCED OPERATION DAB MANUAL TUNING For most users, tuning to DAB stations via the DAB station list is recommended. For advanced users it is also possible to manually tune to a station. To tune to a station, press the SELECT button when the station name is displayed. After a short delay the station will tune. • To tune manually: • Press and hold the SELECT button until the display shows ‘Manual tune’. Press the } or { button to step through the DAB channels.
SLEEP FUNCTION SLEEP TIMER You can set the Sleep timer to play music for a set period while you are falling asleep. To set the sleep timer: • Play your choice of music. • Press the SLEEP/CLOCK button repeatedly to set the sleep time you want in 10 minute intervals from a maximum of 90 minutes down to 10 minutes. Pressing the SLEEP/ CLOCK button once more will switch sleep mode off. The sleep time you set will be shown on the display (90 minutes in the example below) until the sleep time ends.
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