AZATOM Horizon 2 DAB and FM Radio User Manual

: June 13, 2024
: AZATOM

AZATOM Horizon 2 DAB and FM Radio

AZATOM Horizon 2 DAB and FM Radio

Package Contents

Remove all items from the packaging. Retain the packaging. If you dispose of it please do so according to local regulations.

The following items are included:

Horizon 2 Radio
USB Type C Power Adapter
User Manual
Warranty Card

Please read the manual throughly before operating the device
Caution: Only use the supplied power adapter for this device. Do not use for other devices.

Controls & Interface

Alarm 1/2
Sleep
Mode
On/Off
Menu
V7. Snooze/Dimmer
V+
Preset
1/2/3/4
Fast Forward/Scan
Enter/Play/Pause
Rewind
Aux In
Headphone Port
DC input socket
USB charge port
Telescopic Aerial
Battery Compartment Cover
ED Display

Operating Your Radio

Extend the Telescopic Aerial.
Press the POWER button to switch on your radio. The display will show “Azatom – Digital Radio.”
If this is the first time using the unit, it will go into DAB Mode and automatically start an ‘Auto Scan’ to search for available stations. (If DAB Mode has been previously utilized, the radio will automatically choose the most recently played station when it is switched back on after being powered off.)
Pressing SCAN at any time will automatically scan and store stations. (During the scanning process, the lower line of the display shows a bar graph indicating progress of the scan.)
When the scan is complete the first station (in alphanumeric order) will be selected. The clock will automatically set to the current time.
If the station list is still empty after the scan your radio will display “Service Not Available”.
If no stations are found, please ensure the aerial is extended and test the reception by doing another auto scan in a different location.

DAB Radio

Selecting a Station

With your radio powered on, carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully.

Press MODE to enter “DAB” mode.
Press the or buttons to cycle through the list of stations and press the ENTER button to confirm and play.

Auto Scan

To find new stations you can auto scan as follows.

Pressing and holding the SCAN button when in DAB mode will automatically scan and store stations.
Or Press MENU, then press or to highlight “Auto Scan Now” and press ENTER.
The display will show “Scanning…” and your radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels.

As new radio stations are found the station counter on the right-hand side of the display will increase and the radio stations will be added to the list stored in the radio.

Secondary Services – DAB

Some radio stations have additional secondary services associated with them. If a radio station has a secondary service associated with it the display will show “ >>” next to the station name on the station list. The secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary services as you push the or buttons.
Press ENTER to confirm the station selection.
When the secondary service shuts down, your radio will automatically switch back to the main radio station if it is available.

DAB Manual Tuning

Manual tuning allows you to tune to the various DAB Band III channels. UK DAB stations located in the range 11B to 12D. This function is mainly used to assist the positioning of the aerial or the radio to optimize reception for a specific channel or frequency.

Press MENU, then press the or buttons to highlight “Manual Tune” and press ENTER.
Highlight your desired channel frequency with the or buttons and press ENTER.
The graph will indicate the signal strength, and the upper line will show the name of the DAB multiplex (group of radio stations).
Press ENTER to return to the normal radio mode.

Dynamic Range Control (DRC)

Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment.

Press MODE to enter “DAB” mode.
Press MENU then press the or buttons until the display shows “DRC”. Press ENTER to enter the settings menu.
Press the or buttons to select the required DRC setting (the default is OFF).
DRC OFF – DRC is switched off, broadcast DRC will be ignored.
DRC LOW – DRC level is set to 1/2 that sent by broadcaster.
DRC HIGH – DRC level is sued as sent by broadcaster.
Press ENTER to confirm the setting. The display will return to the previous display.

Note: Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use the DRC function. If the broadcaster does not support DRC, then the DRC setting in the radio will have no effect.

Prune

Prune : (To remove stations which are listed but unavailable).

In DAB mode, press MENU, then press the or buttons until “Prune” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
Highlight “YES” then press the ENTER button to confirm the prune.

Note: this removes all the invalid stations indicated in the station list with a “?” in front of the station name.

FM Radio

Selecting a Station

With your radio powered on, carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully.

Press MODE to enter “FM” mode.
The frequency of the radio station is displayed in the top left corner of the display.
Press and hold the or TUN buttons to search to the next available FM station.
Press the or TUN buttons once to cycle through the list of stations and fine tune the FM frequency by 0.05mHz.

Full Scan

Press MODE to enter “FM” mode.
Press the or TUN buttons and hold for 2 seconds. Your radio will auto search and stop automatically when it finds the next available station and will play it.
You can long press again to fast search the next available station. Continue this until you find the station you require.

Display Settings

Backlight Auto Setting:

You can set the device to dim the screen after a set amount of time to save battery, or for your desired preference.

Press MENU and press the or TUN buttons until “Settings” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
Press the or TUN buttons until “Backlight” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
Press the or TUN buttons until “Backlight Auto” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
Choose between 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180 seconds, or On. Press ENTER to set.

Set Brightness:

Press MENU and press the or TUN buttons until “Settings” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
Press the or TUN buttons until “Backlight” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
Press the or TUN buttons until “Backlight Set” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
Press the or TUN buttons to choose between High, Medium, Low, Sleep Low or Off. Then press ENTER to set.

Using Presets

You can save your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. Your radio has a total of 80 memory presets, with 40 allocated for DAB and 40 for FM. The steps to store presets are the same for both DAB and FM modes.

With the radio powered on, Press MODE button to choose “DAB” or “FM” mode.
IMPORTANT: Make sure the station you want to preset is actually playing.
Press and hold the PRESET button until you see “Preset store” highlighted at top of the screen (not “Preset Recall”)
Press the or T U N buttons to scroll to the desired preset number that you wish to store the station to and press ENTER.
Once correctly stored, “Preset 1 Stored” will display on the screen.
The station will be stored under the chosen preset. Repeat this process for any other stations you wish to save.

Note: Stations which have been stored in a preset slot may be overwritten by following the above procedure and selecting a already used slot.

Fast Preset

To fast preset use the numbered button “1/2/3/4” on the radio. Play the station you want to save. Press and hold the numbered button until you see “Preset Stored”. The device will save the stations in order of 1-4.

Recalling Presets:

With the radio powered on, Press MODE button to choose “DAB” or “FM” mode.
Press the PRESET button to see “Preset Recall” not “Preset Store”
Press the or TUN buttons, scroll along to the desired preset number that you wish to play and press ENTER.

Note: If you have not previously stored a preset station and the preset button is pressed “Empty preset” will be displayed.

Fast Preset Recall:

If you have already saved your presets you can choose which one to play with the fast recall buttons.

Pressing 1/2/3/4 at any time will switch the station to your stored preset.
You will be only able to access 1-4 in this way, you will need to go into Preset Recall to access the other stored stations.

Bluetooth

To pair your device via Bluetooth for the first time:

Press MODE until “BT “ is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
After a few seconds, the speaker will automatically go into paring mode.
On your Bluetooth device (such as mobile phone) do a search and once available please select “Azatom Horizon 2 ”.
Once connected, the screen will say “Bluetooth connected”.
You can press the dial on the front of the Horizon 2 to play and pause your music .

Aux – In

Aux-In mode plays audio from an external source such as a smart phone.

Plug one end of a 3.5mm audio cable (excluded) into the headphone or line out jack on your player or device, plug the other end of the cable into the unit Aux-In port.
Turn on the external audio source and play your device.
Press MODE button to “Aux Input” mode.
The volume level can be now controlled through the main unit.

Please ensure the cable is disconnected to listen to the radio in other modes such as DAB and FM.

Sleep Timer

Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time period has elapsed.
The sleep setting can be adjusted from 15 minutes to 2 hours.

Press SLEEP until “Set Sleep Time” is highlighted on the display.
Press SLEEP continuously to set 15, 30, 45, 60 and 90 Minutes or Sleep Off which will cancel the sleep function.
Press ENTER to confirm the setting. The sleep timer indicator “ ” will show on the display. Your radio will switch off after the pre-set sleep time has elapsed.

Time & Date Settings

If there is no DAB/FM signal is available, you will need to set the time and
date manually when turned on for the first time.

Press MENU and press the or TUN buttons until “Settings” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
Press the **or TUN buttons until “Time/Date” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.**
Press the or TUN buttons and select “Set Time/Date” then press ENTER. You can also select the Set Hour System, Set Date Format, Clock Style and Auto Update.
Press the or TUN buttons to set the correct time and date and press ENTER to confirm.

Alarm Settings

NOTE: PLEASE SELECT A RADIO STATION BEFORE SETTING THE ALARM.
You will be given the option to choose from last station used or one of your favourite preset channels (For DAB & FM Source only).

Note: Press MENU at any time whilst setting alarm to go back to previous setting.

1. Press ALARM1/2 to enter the setting menu.
2. Press ALARM1/2 to choose between ALARM 1 or ALARM 2. Press ENTER to choose either setup.
3. Press the or TUN buttons to set the correct time and press ENTER to confirm.
4. Press the or TUN buttons to set the duration of 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 minutes and press ENTER to confirm.
5. Press the or TUN buttons to choose between FM, DAB or Buzzer. Press ENTER to confirm the source.
6. Press the or TUN buttons choose between Once, Daily, Weekends and Workdays. Press ENTER to confirm.
7. Press the or TUN buttons to set the volume to your desired level and press ENTER to confirm.
8. Press the or TUN buttons to set the alarm as ON or OFF and press ENTER to save the alarm settings. The display will then return to the regular radio screen. The alarm icon will be visible in the bottom left of screen indicating that there is an alarm set up.

Important Note: To enable and disable the alarms you can press and hold the alarm button to see the alarm turn Off or On. It will cycle through Alarm 1 then Alarm 2.

Snooze

When the alarm sounds, pressing the SNOOZE button will temporarily silence the alarm, continue pressing the SNOOZE button to set the time from 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes.
The snooze function has a countdown to see how long before the alarm re-sounds.
When the alarm is sounding you can press the POWER button once to stop the alarm sound. The radio will then return to Standby mode.

Languages

Press MENU and use the dial until “Language “ is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
Use the dial to cycle through the multiple languages and press ENTER to choose the language that you desire.

Earphones

Note: Earphones are not included with the Horizon 2 Radio

Plug the earphones into the Earphone socket on the rear of your radio.
Check that the Volume level is not too loud before placing the ear-pieces into your ears.

FM Stereo/Mono (Earphones only)

Use this if a FM station being received has a weak signal and some distortion is audible (especially when listening using earphones).

Press MENU and press the or TUN buttons until “Audio Setting” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
Turn dial until “Forced Mono” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
To return to stereo mode, press the or TUN buttons until “Audio Setting” is highlighted then press ENTER.
Using the dial to highlight “Stereo” and press ENTER. Your radio will switch to stereo mode.

Note: Stereo listening is only available when listening via earphones.

Factory Reset

If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete, it may be possible to restore normal operation by carrying out a system reset. This will restore the radio’s settings to their factory defaults. If you have moved to a different part of the country and you wish to erase local DAB radio stations that are no longer available from the stored list, then you may carry out this procedure.

Note: All your presets will be erased throughout this procedure

Press MENU and press the or TUN buttons until “Settings” is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
Press the or TUN buttons until “Factory Reset “ is highlighted on the display then press ENTER.
If you wish to perform the reset operation, highlight “YES” on the display and press ENTER. A full reset of your radio will be performed, All preset stations & station lists will be erased.
If you do not wish to reset your radio highlight “NO” and press ENTER to confirm. Your radio will return to the previous menu.
After a system reset a scan of the DAB band will be automatically performed.
If your radio locks up at any time, remove the batteries and the charging cable to reboot the system.

Important Safety Information

Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions. Instructions are also available for download at www.azatom.com.
Heed all Warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not clean the apparatus near or with water.
Clean only with a Dry Cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings.
Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
Unplug this apparatus during light storms or when unused for long periods of time.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. (Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally or has been dropped.)
No naked flame sources, such as lit candles, should be placed on the apparatus.
Dispose of used electrical products and batteries safely according to your local authority and regulations.

ADDITIONAL WARNINGS

The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquid, such as vases, shall be placed on apparatus.

Main plug is used to disconnect device and it should remain readily operable during intended use. In order to disconnect the apparatus from the main mains completely, the mains plug should be disconnected from the main socket outlet completely.

If any battery is included it shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. WE RECYCLING ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS

You should now recycle your waste electrical goods and in doing so help the environment.

This symbol means an electrical product should not be disposed of with normal household waste. Please ensure it is taken to a suitable facility for disposal when finished with.

IMPORTANT: Please read all instructions carefully before use and keep for future reference.

Risk of electric shock. Do not open
Read all instructions carefully before use and keep for future reference.
When servicing, use only identical replacement parts.

Specifications

Power requirement mains (via adaptor): AC 100-240V 50/60Hz DC 5V 500mA
Battery: AAA x 4 (1.5V x 4) alkaline battery
Frequency Coverage
FM: 87.5-108MHz
DAB: 174.928 – 239.200MHz
Circuit Features:
Loudspeaker: 3.0 inch
Output power: 3W (speaker)
Earphone socket: 3.5mmm stereo

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