Alan DR601 Users Manual

							 Thank you for purchasing Albrecht DAB Receiver DR601.  
This User’s Manual assists you to understand and the products features safely and easily 
Read carefully this User’s Manual to use the receiver appropriately. DR601User’s Manual          English ALAN Electronics GmbH       ALAN Electronics GmbH Dovenkamp 11   Daimlerstr. 1 k D-22952 Lütjensee  D-63303 Dreieich  Hotline:   Phone: (+49) 6103 9481 30 
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							Contents Ⅰ. Before Using2 
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Contents  
I. Before Using  
1. Contents  ............................................................3 
2. Safety & Warnings   ...........................................4 
3. What’s DAB? ........................................................5 
II. Preview  ...............................................................6 
III. Using DR601  
1. Basic Operation    ..............................................8 
2. Listening Radio    ..............................................10 
IV. Using Menu  
1. Viewing Menu  ....................................................12 
2. Adjusting Menu .....................................................13 
3. Setting Current Time  ..........................................14 
4. Setting Alarm .........................................................15 
V. Connecting ............................................................16 
VI. Appendix 
1. Specifications ..........................................................17 
2. FAQ .........................................................................18 
3. Precautions and environmental ...............................19 
VII. Warranty ……...........................................................20  
						

							 Ⅰ. Before Using  Ⅰ. Before Using 
Safety Instructions  4 5 Do not press more than 2 buttons at the same time or hit the 
display. It may cause defect. Do not put the receiver in too hot or cold 
places. Keep away 
from highly humid 
place or under the 
direct sunlight. Do not apply shock or drop your receiver. It 
may cause defect. Do not put any receptacle with water or beverage. It may cause a defect if water or 
beverage is split and 
soaked to receiver. Wipe off your receiver with soft and dry cloth 
to clean. Never dismantle, repair, or re-
assemble your 
receiver. It may give electrical shock to 
the product or 
deteriorate its 
performance.   Install this receiver in safe and flat place not 
influenced by serious 
vibration or magnetic 
interference. Do not stack heavy substance on the 
receiver. Do not use your receiver for other purpose than 
the audio system. Keep 
your receiver from reach of the children.  § For your safety and prevention of property loss, comply with the following instructions.  
§ Be sure to read the instructions and use this receiver appropriately.  
Precautions What is DAB? 1. What is DAB? DAB is digital broadcast on terrestrial networks, and you are able to 
receive it using solely a tiny non-directional stub antenna. You receive CD-
like quality radio program even in the car without any annoying 
interference and signal distortion. 
Aside from distortion-free reception and CD Quality sound, DAB offers 
further advantages as it has been designed for the multimedia age. DAB 
can carry not only audio, but also text, pictures, data and even videos - all 
on your radio! 
You are able to listen to your favorite music program and sing along with 
your idols, since the lyrics can be shown on your radio display, or you can 
contemplate the handsome face of the latest movie star, while a report is 
given on his current box-office hit.  
 
2. DAB Outline With DAB, Services are bundled into groups, called Ensembles or Multiplexes. Test broadcasts may be performed by some broadcast stations.  PRIMARY SERVICE COMPONENT SECONDARY SERVICE COMPONENT ENSEMBLE SERVICE SERVICE PRIMARY SERVICE COMPONENT SECONDARY SERVICE COMPONENT  
						

							   II. Preview   Description (Front) 
10 
9                    10   1. Signal Strength  2. Search Type 
3. Alarm/Sleep 
4. Stereo/Mono 
5. Mode  
6. Ensemble  
7. Service Component  
8. Data/Time Information 
9. DLS Data 
10. Battery Indicator  1   2   3   4 5678Display (DAB) Description (Back) USER’S MANUAL  Receiver  ADAPTOR ANTENNA (Fitted to Unit) l To enhance performance or quality, any item and its appearance in package may be changed without prior notice. Package Contents   II. Preview 6 7  
						

							Ⅲ. Using DR601 
9  Ⅲ. Using DR601Basic OperationBasic Operation 8   Turning On/Off 
You can provide power to your receiver by connecting adaptor on the back or inserting a battery at the bottom. 
- Press and hold the POWER button to turn on or off your receiver. Note - Press the POWER button slightly to enable POWER SLEEP OFF function.   Switching Mode   
You can switch into your desired mode between DAB and FM. 
- Press and hold the MENU/EXITbutton to set your change.   Adjusting Volume You can adjust volume by turning the VOLUME KNOB.   SLEEP POWER OFF You can turn the receiver off automatically by setting SLEEP POWER OFF. 
- Press the SLEEP button to set time. 
- SLEEP Setting Step:  
OFF-10-30-60-90-120 (Min.) Note - Press any button except for POWER button to turn your receiver on while in SLEEP POWER OFF mode. - Press and hold POWER button to turn off your receiver. - After the SLEEP POWER OFF function is operated, current time will be displayed.   Viewing Current Time While listening radio, press the CONFIRM button shortly to display current time.  
						

							   Seeking DAB Broadcasting You can easily seek the station by selecting TUNE TYPE from MENU. 
[1] MANUAL TUNE 
- Press the LEFT and RIGHT button longer than 1 second to move among the Ensembles; - Press those buttons shortly to move among the Services. 
- Press the CONFIRM button longer than 1 second to save the current station in PRESET MEMORY.  
- Press the CONFIRM button one more time, you can save the current station as a FAVORITE CHANNEL which will be locate in PRESET LIST upper part.   
[2]PRESET TUNE 
- Press the LEFT and RIGHT button to change to
one of other broadcastings saved in PRESET MEMORY. 
[3] PRESET LIST 
- Press the Up and Down button to enter PRESET LIST.  
- If you press Up and Down button shortly, cursorwill move between services. 
- If you press and hold Up and Down button, cursor will move between preset list pages.  Note - When you select PRESET TUNE but no Service is saved, your receiver will start FULL SCAN automatically first.  - You can delete channels from PRESET LIST by press CONFIRM button more than 1 second in PRESET LIST.  
[4] FULL SCAN 
This function- in MENU- can search and save up to 100 Services, which is receivable in DAB mode, 10 Channel in FM mode and then automatically changed to PRESET TUNE.   Seeking FM Broadcasting You can use the LEFT and RIGHT button to search available channel easily. 
[1] TUNE 
- Press the LEFT and RIGHT button shortly to change the channel step by step. 
[2]SEEK 
- Press and hold the LEFT and RIGHT button to change to the previous or next receivable channel. Note - If signal is too weak to detect, you may not be able to listen to the broadcasting. You can set DAB/FM channel as HOT KEY to change channel quickly.  
[1] To Save 
Press and hold the HOT KEY to save current channel. 
[2] To Change 
Press the HOT KEY short to change channel. Note - No station is saved when you purchase this product by default. - DAB mode and FM mode can save 5 hot keys each; one channel for each key.   Using HOT KEY Note - If you are in other region, select FULL SCAN to search and save receivable broadcasting automatically. - FULL SCAN will be able to select in DAB mode.  Ⅲ. Using DR601 
Listening Radio 11  Ⅲ. Using DR601
Listening Radio 10  
						

							    Using MENU 
[1] To use MENU 
1) To enter MENU: Press the MENU/EXIT button.  
2) To change main MENU: Press the LEFT and RIGHT button to go to your target menu. 
3) To change submenu: In your target main MENU, press the CONFIRM button to drill down target
submenu. 4) SETTING: Press the Left/Right/Up/Down button to set its value.  
[2] MENU EXIT 
- Press MENU/EXIT button to finish menu setting and go back to previous radio display (DAB or FM).   Adjusting CONTRAST 
You can adjust LCD CONTRAST. 
- MENU-> SETTING -> CONTRAST 
: Set CONTRAST to 0 ~ 10 level.   Adjusting DLS SIZE You can set font size for DLS information presented in DAB mode. 
- MENU -> SETTING -> DLS SIZE 
: LARGE-DLS displays information by 1 line. 
: SMALL-DLS displays information by 2 lines. Adjusting SCROLL SPEED You can adjust DLS SCROLL speed on display. 
- MENU-> SETTING -> SCROLL SPEED 
: Set SCROLL SPEED to 0 ~ 10 level. 
   Viewing Menu Tree MENUMODESEARCHSETTINGALARMEXITDAB/FMTUNE/Local/ScanCONTRASTDLS FONT SIZESCROLL SPEEDTIME SETTINGALARM SETTINGALARM TYPE0~10Small/Large0~10AUTO/HOUR/MINUTEHOUR/MINUTERADIO / TONESET ALARMON/OFFMENUMODESEARCHSETTINGALARMEXITDAB/FMTUNE/Local/ScanCONTRASTDLS FONT SIZESCROLL SPEEDTIME SETTINGALARM SETTINGALARM TYPE0~10Small/Large0~10AUTO/HOUR/MINUTEHOUR/MINUTERADIO / TONESET ALARMON/OFFIV. Using Menu 
13  IV. Using MenuAdjusting MenuViewing Menu  12  
						

							   Setting Current Time You can set current time automatically or manually.  
- MENU-> SETTING->TIME SETTING 
[1] To set automatically 
When ‘AUTO’ blinks, press the CONFIRM button to set current time automatically. 
[2] To set manually Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to move between HOUR and MINUTE; and use the UP or DOWN button to set time and minute.   Setting Alarm If you set the alarm, you can automatically turn your receiver on after it is turned off by SLEEP POWER OFF setting. 
[1] To turn on/off alarm 
: Go to SNOOZE – When alarming, press any button except POWER LONG button to stop it. 
[2] To set alarm time 
You can set the time to alarm.  
- MENU-> ALARM-> TIME 
: Set alarm in the same way as ‘[2]. For manual setting, go to page 14.  
[3] To set Alarm Type You can select alarm type between radio and tone. 
- MENU -> ALARM -> TYPE 
: Select RADIO or TONE for alarm type. Note - Press the UP/DOWN button more than 1 second to change the unit into 10 seconds.  - The AUTO button is activated only in DAB broadcasting mode.   - Press the CONFIRM button to check the local time. Note - Radio alarm channel is set to the channel being broadcasted when SLEEP POWER OFF function is enabled. Press the POWER button for 2 seconds to turn Your receiver completely off. You will need to set current time again - When you buy the product for the first time. - if the broadcast time is different from local   time. - If power is recovered after failure.  IV. Using Menu 
15 IV. Using Menu Setting Alarm Setting Current Time 14  
						

							  Specifications 
  Connecting to Other Product Also, you can listen to the
broadcast transmission by connecting Your home audio system to the LINE OUT audio sockets. If you connect your headphone (3.5mm) to headphone jack,
you can listen to broadcasting via headphone.  Note You will need a connection cable with twin RCA (=Cynch) type connectors. Model DR601 Frequency Range BAND III : 174 ~ 240 MHz 
L-BAND: 1452 ~ 149 MHz (OPTION) 
FM BAND : 87.5 ~ 108 MHz Display 6 Line Full Graphic LCD Speaker Twin 3” Full Range Drive Unit Input Connectors  HEADPHONE JACK(3.5 mm) 
DC IN 
ANTENNA (RF-F Connector for 50 ohm) Output Connectors Line Out Left/Right (3.5mm) Audio output 1W + 1 W Power 9V DC ADAPTOR 
6 x C  Type Alkaline Battery Dimension (W/H/D) 290 x 134 x 155 (mm) Weight 1.3 (Kg) _ Without Battery Battery life More than 30 hrs (50mW normal music play)  Using Battery Note -  Check battery polarity before inserting. - Always replace batteries altogether to prevent leakage. - It is not necessary to insert batteries if the radio will be used on mains power only.  Insert the batteries on the bottom of receiver. 
You can use the receiver without AC Power. Albrecht reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. 16 17 V.  Connecting VI. AppendixSpecifications17  
						

							 FAQ Problem What to check I cannot switch the radio 
on Check if the adapter is correctly plugged in. If you use batteries, check the polarity.   To turn on, press and hold the POWER key.  I cannot hear anything Check if your receiver is turned on and volume is set to MIN.  On some stations 
reception is noisy Make sure that the antenna is fully extended and You are in a DAB reception area. No stations can be 
found in DAB mode Make sure that You are in a service area of DAB DLS information is not 
correct. This receiver shows exactly the same information transmitted by the broadcasting company.  The blue Lamp is turned 
off. Lamp is turn on only if a signal is received.  Current time is not 
correct. 
Alarm is not correct. Set current time again manually. Alarm time may be wrong influenced by the incorrect local time. IN DAB Mode, the broadcast time is transmitted by the radio station and may be different from Your local time. Where can I find 
information about 
worldwide use of DAB? Go to www.worlddab.org > DAB worldwide > Country Status and select a country. You can find out covered regions and the latest DAB information. Where can I get more 
help? Contact Your distributor or get informations from www.albrecht-online.de. = WARNING=   
1.  This receiver uses a 9V type AC-DC Adaptor. 
2. Make sure to use only the correct 230 V adaptor shipped with this set. Other adaptors with incorrect data or wrong polarity may damage the radio.  
3. Keep the receiver away from liquids or any sources of excessive heat or humidity, or direct sunlight. 
4. To avoid overheating, do not cover the receiver and keep the ventilation holes clear. 
5. Do not open the radio and never open the power adapter. Opening  can be dangerous and will invalidate Your warranty. 
6. Clean the radio only with a soft cloth and avoid the use of solvents or abrasive detergents.   
 
 
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS   
 
1. Collect packing materials, batteries and old electronic appliances for resource recycling. 
  
2. Packing materials consists of carton boxes, expanded polystyrene and PE bags, which are necessary for safe packaging. Please recycle these materials, where possible. 18 19 VI. Appendix 
F & Q (Frequently Asked Question) VI. Appendix
Precautions and environmentalPRECAUTIONS