Lenco PDR-040 DAB FM Radio Rechargeable Battery and Bluetooth User Manual
- June 15, 2024
- Lenco
Table of Contents
- PDR-040 DAB FM Radio Rechargeable Battery and Bluetooth
- PRECAUTIONS BEFORE USE
- INSTALLATION
- Adjusting/Fixing the Telescopic antenna (metal antenna)
- Charging the Battery
- Power on the Lenco PDR-040 radio **
- Power off/Standby the Lenco PDR-040
- Mode switching (BT/FM/DAB)
- Select the information shown on LED display
- System Settings
- How do use the DAB Radio
- How do use FM Radio
- How to use the Bluetooth speaker
- Troubleshooting
- Specification
- Guarantee
- References
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
Model: PDR-040
USER MANUAL
DAB+, FM radio with rechargeable battery and Bluetooth
PDR-040 DAB FM Radio Rechargeable Battery and Bluetooth
CAUTION:
Usage of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those
specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
PRECAUTIONS BEFORE USE
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN MIND:
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Do not cover or block any ventilation openings. When placing the device on a shelf, leave 5 cm (2”) free space around the whole device.
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Install in accordance with the supplied user manual.
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Keep the device away from heat sources such as radiators, heaters, stoves, candles and other heat-generating products or naked flame. The device can only be used in moderate climates. Extremely cold or warm environments should be avoided. Working temperature between 0° and 35°C.
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Avoid using the device near strong magnetic fields.
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Electrostatic discharge can disturb normal usage of this device. If so, simply reset and restart the device following the instruction manual. During file transmission, please handle with care and operate in a static-free environment.
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Warning! Never insert an object into the product through the vents or openings. High voltage flows through the product and inserting an object can cause electric shock and/or short circuit internal parts. For the same reason, do not spill water or liquid on the product.
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Do not use in wet or moist areas such as bathrooms, steamy kitchens or near swimming pools.
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The device shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and make sure that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, are placed on or near the apparatus.
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Do not use this device when condensation may occur. When the unit is used in a warm wet room with damp, water droplets or condensation may occur inside the unit and the unit may not function properly; let the unit stand in power OFF for 1 or 2 hours before turning on the power: the unit should be dry before getting any power.
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Although this device is manufactured with the utmost care and checked several times before leaving the factory, it is still possible that problems may occur, as with all electrical appliances. If you notice smoke, an excessive build-up of heat or any other unexpected phenomena, you should disconnect the plug from the main power socket immediately.
11. This device must operate on a power source as specified on the specification label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply used in your home, consult your dealer or local power company. -
Keep away from animals. Some animals enjoy biting on power cords.
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To clean the device, use a soft dry cloth. Do not use solvents or petrol based fluids.
To remove severe stains, you may use a damp cloth with dilute detergent. -
The supplier is not responsible for damage or lost data caused by malfunction, misuse, modification of the device or battery replacement.
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Do not interrupt the connection when the device is formatting or transferring files. Otherwise, data may be corrupted or lost.
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If the unit has USB playback function, the USB memory stick should be plugged into the unit directly. Don’t use an USB extension cable because it can cause interference resulting in failing of data.
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The rating label has been marked on the bottom or back panel of the device.
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This device is not intended for use by people (including children) with physical, sensory or mental disabilities, or a lack of experience and knowledge, unless they’re under supervision or have received instructions about the correct use of the device by the person who is responsible for their safety.
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This product is intended for non professional use only and not for commercial or industrial use.
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Make sure the unit is adjusted to a stable position. Damage caused by using this product in an unstable position vibrations or shocks or by failure to follow any other warning or precaution contained within this user manual will not be covered by warranty.
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Never remove the casing of this device. 22. Never place this device on other electrical equipment.
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Do not allow children access to plastic bags.
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Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
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Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the device has been damaged in any way, such as the power supply cord or the plug, when liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the device, when the device has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
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Long exposure to loud sounds from personal music players may lead to temporary or permanent hearing loss.
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If the product is delivered with power cable or AC power adaptor:
• If any trouble occur, disconnect the AC power cord and refer servicing to qualified personnel.
• Don’t step on or pinch the power adaptor. Be very careful, particularly near the plugs and the cable’s exit point. Do not place heavy items on the power adaptor, which may damage it. Keep the entire device out of children’s reach! When playing with the power cable, they can seriously injure themselves.
• Unplug this device during lightning storms or when unused for a long period.
• The socket outlet must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible.
• Do not overload ac outlets or extension cords. Overloading can cause fire or electric shock.
• Devices with class 1 construction should be connected to a main socket outlet with a protective earthed connection.
• Devices with class 2 construction do not require a earthed connection.
• Always hold the plug when pulling it out of the main supply socket. Do not pull the power cord. This can cause a short circuit.
• Do not use a damaged power cord or plug or a loose outlet. Doing so may result in fire or electric shock. -
If the product contains or is delivered with a remote control containing coin/cell batteries:
Warning:
• “Do not ingest battery, Chemical Burn Hazard” or equivalent working.
• [The remote control supplied with] This product contains a coin/button cell battery. If the battery is swallowed, it can cause severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death.
• Keep new and used batteries away from children.
• If the battery compartment does not close securely, stop using the product and keep it away from children.
• If you think batteries might have been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body, seek immediate medical attention. -
Caution about the use of Batteries:
• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
• Battery cannot be subjected to high or low extreme temperatures, low air pressure at high altitude during use, storage or transportation.
• Replacement of a battery with an incorrect type that can result in an explosion or the leakage of flammable liquid or gas.
• Disposal of a battery into fire or a hot oven, or mechanically crushing or cutting of a battery, that can result in an explosion.
• Leaving a battery in an extremely high temperature surrounding environment that can result in an explosion or that leakage of flammable liquid or gas.
• A battery subjected to extremely low air pressure that may result in an explosion or the leakage of flammable liquid or gas.
• Attention should be drawn to the environmental aspects of battery disposal.
INSTALLATION
- Unpack all parts and remove protective material.
- Do not connect the unit to the mains before checking the mains voltage and before all other connections have been made.
*Those instruction are related only to products using power cable or AC power adaptor.
Warning
- Never remove the casing of this apparatus.
- Never place this apparatus on the other electrical equipment.
Notice
- If at any time in the future you should need to dispose of this product please note that: All batteries and accumulators need to be removed from this product (Removal of Waste Batteries and Accumulators) .
- Always bring your product to a professional to remove the built-in battery.
Device Overview
Top View
Front View
Side view
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | /MODE |
Long press to enter standby mode under charging mode
Short press to power on the device or switch among FM, DAB and BT mode.
2| MENU/INFO| In DAB/FM mode: Short press to select the Information as
needed. Long press to call menu. In menu page: Short press to previous
menu/option
Long press to end the menu/option.
3| ◄| In DAB mode: Short press to select previous station from station list.
In FM mode: short press to fine tune+ FM frequency. Long press to auto-search
FM station. In BT mode: Short press to previous track In Menu/Option page:
Short press to Navigate option
4| ►| In DAB mode: Short press to switch next station from station list.
In FM mode: short press to fine tune- FM frequency. Long press to auto-search
FM station. In BT mode: Short press to next track In Menu/Option page: Short
press to Navigate option
5| PRESET| In DAB/FM mode: Short press to Preset Recall. Long press to call
Preset Store.
8| 1| In DAB/FM mode:
Long press to directly store to Preset 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5
Short press to directly access Preset 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5
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7| Rotary Button
| Rotate the knob: Adjust the volume Short press confirms a setting;
In DAB/FM mode: Short press to mute/Resume the volume. Long press to enter
ATS/AMS mode. In Bluetooth mode: Short press to starts or pause playback.
In Menu page: Rotates knob clockwise or anticlockwise to rotate the menu or
adjusts option value. Short press to confirm the selection.
In Clock Alarm mode: Short press the knob to enter snooze mode.
8| Telescopic Antenna| Improve DAB/FM reception
9| Display| Shows the current status
10| Lanyard| Easy to carry the DAB radio
11| Loud speaker|
12| Charging USB port| Chargin
13| USB port| Only for service!
14| Earphone jack| 3.5mm headphone socket
15| Charging LED| Red when charging
Adjusting/Fixing the Telescopic antenna (metal antenna)
The number and quality of broadcast stations depends on the reception
conditions at the location of the device as well as the radio antenna. Optimum
reception can be achieved with the telescopic antenna when it fixed and placed
at the right position.
▶ To improve the DAB/FM reception, extend the telescopic antenna to the full
length and alter the position. (Figure 1)
▶ When the reception is still not better after extending the antenna, move the
radio to another position/room
Figure 1
▶ Bad weather conditions may influence the reception
Charging the Battery
2.1. The Lenco PDR-040 has a rechargeable lithium battery which can’t be
replaced. On first time use the radio, charge it for about 3.5 ~ 4 hours or
until the battery icon on the display shows the battery full symbol.
2.2. Recharge the battery every month to maintain the battery life, if the
unit is not used for a long time.
2.3. How to charge the built-in battery:
2.3.1. Connect the supplied micro USB charging cable to the “Charging USB port
(12)”. Connect the other end of the cable to the supplied external 5V 1A USB
Charger or use your Computer’s USB port. when charging a ”+” symbol will
appear on the centre of the battery symbol display (9) and the Red charging
LED (15) will light up.
2.3.2. Disconnect the USB cable when charging is completed.
Power on the Lenco PDR-040 radio **
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Short press the “ /MODE (01)” button to power on. It will automatically go to your last used mode.
Power off/Standby the Lenco PDR-040
4.1. Press and hold the “ /MODE(01) ” button for 3 seconds to power off the device when in battery mode (USB charging cable not connected) (When the USB charging cable is connected the device will go into standby mode and charges the internal battery)
Mode switching (BT/FM/DAB)
You can switch between BT/FM and DAB mode by short pressing “ /MODE(01)” when the unit is powered on
Select the information shown on LED display
When listening to a DAB radio station, FM radio station or you are streaming a track from your Bluetooth device, you can change the information that is displayed on PDR-040’s display.
- DAB Radio station When listening to a DAB radio station, short press “MENU/INFO (02) ” to toggle the information displayed on PDR-040’s screen between “scrolling text” “signal strength” “programming type” “station name” “frequency” “signal error” “Bitrate” “Battery level” “Time” and “Data”
- FM Radio station When listening to a FM radio station, short press “MENU/INFO (02) ” to toggle the information displayed on PDR-040’s screen between “scrolling text” “PTY” “programming type” “station name” “Stereo/mono” “Battery level” “Time” and “Data”
- Bluetooth When streaming a track from Bluetooth device to PDR-040, short press “MENU/INFO (02) ” to toggle the information displayed on PDR-040’s screen between “Time” and “Data”
System Settings
When the Lenco PDR-040 is powered on, press and hold the “MENU/INFO (02)”
button to enter the settings menu. (This works in BT, FM and DAB mode) Within
the settings menu, turn the “Rotary button (07)” knob or press “ ◄ (03)” or “
► (04)” button repeatedly to select “system” in the menu on display, Press the
“Rotary button (07)” to enter the system settings.
The selectable sub-menus of the system menu:
7.1. Sleep setting and Turn off Sleep timer
- Rotate “Rotary button (07)” or Press“ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)”button to select
in the menu, Press “Rotary button (07)” enter sleep setting menu. - Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)”button to select the desired sleep time. You can select <15 minutes>, <30 minutes>, <60 minutes>, <90 minutes>, <120 minutes> or < Sleep off>.
- Press the “Rotary button(07)” to activate the selected duration.
- Press “MENU/INFO (02)” to return previous menu.
Note: when a sleep time is active, the remaining time digits will display on the top right corner of LED display, and then it will start counting down every minute, e. g. S120, means this device will go into standby after 120minutes. The time digits and battery symbol will appear alternatively on the top right corner of LED display.
7.2. Alarm setting
Important note: The alarm can not be used when Lenco PDR-040 is powered off.
This means that the alarm can only be used when the device is connected to an
external power source: it will never work on the battery to avoid that the
battery could be empty when you need to wake up. You can set up two separate
Alarms on this device, for the Alarm tone, you can select DAB radio, FM radio
or Buzzer.
Setting the Alarm 1:
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Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)” button to select
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select “Alarm 1”, Press the “Rotary button (07) ” twice times to enter the “Alarm 1 setup”
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The hour digits will flash on the display, Rotate “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)” button to adjust the hour.
Press the “Rotary button (07)” to confirm the hour. Now the minutes are flashing. Set the minutes like you did with the hours. -
Now you can set the duration time.
Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)” button to select the duration time between 15 and 120 minutes.
Press the “Rotary button (07)” to confirm the selection and go to the alarm tone. -
The source area will flash, you can select DAB/FM/Buzzer as Alarm tone. Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► “ (04)” button to set the alarm tone.
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If you select “DAB” as alarm tone, press “Rotary button(07)” to select
, , , , , as sound source.
Note: Presets have to be stored first before you can select a preset as sound source. -
If you select “FM” as alarm tone, press the “Rotary button(07) ” to select
, , , , , as sound source.
Note: Presets have to be stored first before you can select a preset as sound source. -
After setting the alarm tone, you can set the alarm repeat. Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to choose between Once, Daily, Weekdays or Weekends Note: If you select Once you have to set the desired date.
Now you can set the alarm volume level. -
Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)” button repeatedly to adjust the volume level
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Active the Alarm After setting the volume, the word “ON (by AC only)” or “Alarm Off” will flash.
Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)” button repeatedly to Turn On/Off Alarm 1.
Press the “Rotary button (07)” to confirm or Press the “MENU/INFO (02) ” button to cancel the alarm settings.
You can repeat the above steps for setting Alarm 2. When the alarm is triggered: Press the “ /MODE” button to stop the alarm.
7.2.1. Snooze
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When the alarm is triggered, short press the “Rotary button(07)” to snooze the alarm
To set the snooze time, short press the “Rotate button (07)” for 5 minutes at a time (The overall snooze duration is 30 minutes). -
The snooze time will count down on the LED display.
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Press the “ /MODE” button to stop the alarm snooze.
7.3. Time setting
First enter the system menu, rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press“ ◄ (03)”
or “ ► (04)”button to select the
7.3.1. Set the Time/Date
- Rotate “Rotary button (07)” or Press“ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)”button repeatedly to select <Set Time/Date> in the menu. Press “Rotary button (07)” to set the time and Date.
- the hour digits will flash on the display. Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ►(04) ”button repeatedly to adjust the hour and press the “Rotary button (07) ” to confirm the hours then set the minutes.
- The minute digits will flash on the display, Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press the“ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)”button repeatedly to adjust the minute and press “Rotary button (07)” to confirm the minutes. Now set the AM/PM indication date. (if selected 12 hours format)
- The AM/PM will flash on the display, Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press“ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button repeatedly to select AM or PM and press the “Rotary button (07) ” to confirm the settings. Now set the date.
- The date digits will flash on the display, Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)”button repeatedly to adjust the date and press the “Rotary button (07)” to confirm the settings. Now set the Month
- The month digits will flash on the display, rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)”button repeatedly to adjust the month and press the “Rotary button (07)” to confirm the settings. Now set the year.
- The year digits will flash on the display, rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)”button repeatedly to adjust the year and press the “Rotary button (07)” to confirm the settings, then the display will show “Time Saved”.
- If you do not want to save the settings, press the “MENU/INFO (02)” button to cancel the settings, the display will show “Time Not Saved”.
7.3.2. Setting the date format
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select the
from the menu, Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to enter the date format sub-menu. - Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)”button to select the desired format, it has 2 format for select, MM-DD-YYYY and DD-MM-YYYY, Press the “Rotary button (07)” to confirm the selection.
- If you do not want to save the settings, press the “MENU/INFO (02)” button to cancel the settings.
Note: the current setting is marked with a “*”
7.3.3. Setting 12/24 Hour format
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select <Set 12/24 hour> from the menu. Press the “Rotary button (07)” to enter the time format sub-menu.
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)”button to select the desired format (12-hour format/24-hour format) and Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to confirm the selection.
- If you do not want to save the settings, press the “MENU/INFO (02) ” button to cancel the settings.
7.3.4. Auto Update
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ►(04) ”button to select
from the menu, Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to enter the auto update sub-menu. - Rotate “Rotary button (07)” or Press“ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select auto update mode from the menu. You can select
, , or , Press the “Rotary button (07)” to confirm the update mode setting. - If you do not want to save the settings, press the “MENU/INFO (02)” button to cancel the settings.
7.4. Backlight
7.4.1. After entering System settings menu, rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or
Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select
7.4.2. Timeout
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select
from the menu, Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to enter the Timeout sub-menu. - Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select the duration from menu, you can select <10 sec>, <20 sec>, <30 sec>, <45 sec>, <60 sec>, <90 sec>, <120 sec>, <180 sec> and
, Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to confirm the duration time. - If you do not want to save the settings, press the “MENU/INFO (02) ” button to cancel the settings.
7.4.3. Dim Level
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select the
from the menu. Press the “Rotary button (07)” to enter the Dim level sub-menu. - Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select Dim level from menu. You can select
, , , Press “Rotary button(07)” to confirm the Dim level setting. - If you do not want to save the settings, press the “MENU/INFO (02) ” button to cancel the settings.
7.4.4. On Level
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select the
from the menu. Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to enter the On level sub-menu. - Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ” button to select the On level from the menu. You can select
, , , Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to confirm the On level setting. - If you do not want to save the settings, press the “MENU/INFO (02) ” button to cancel the settings.
7.5. Language
7.5.1. After entering System settings menu, rotate the “Rotary button (07) ”
or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select
7.5.2. Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ►(04) ”button
to select the language you want and Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to confirm
the language settings
● If you do not want to save the settings, press the “MENU/INFO (02)” button
to cancel the settings.
7.6. Factory Reset
In some circumstances the device needs to be reset to factory defaults
NOTE: All settings/presets will be lost when doing a factory reset.
7.6.1. After entering the System settings mode, Rotate the “Rotary button
(07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04)”button to select
7.6.2. Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button
to select
● If you do not want to save the settings, press the “MENU/INFO (02) ” button
to cancel the settings.
7.7. Software upgrade
Connect the Micro USB cable to the “Charging USB port (12) ” and the supplied
external 5V 1A USB charger, and then use other micro USB cable connect to “USB
port (13) ” and other end connect to your PC to enable the upgrade mode.
7.7.1. After entering the System settings menu, rotate the “Rotary button (07)
” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select
7.7.2. Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button
to select
7.7.3. If you do not want to upgrade the FW, press the “MENU/INFO (02) ”
button to cancel.
NOTE: Software update can only be done if you have received an approved
update file from our service department. Upgrade with other software files
will make a Permanent damage to this apparatus.
7.8. SW version
7.8.1. After entering the System settings menu, Rotate the “Rotary button (07)
” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select
7.8.2. Press “MENU/INFO(02)” button to return to previous menu.
How do use the DAB Radio
8.1. General functions
8.1.1. Switching On and Off
- Short press the “ /MODE” button to power on the Lenco PDR-040. Then short press “ /MODE” button to select DAB mode.
8.1.2. Adjusting the volume
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ”to adjust the volume.
The Display will show the volume bar
8.1.3. Speaker mute.
- In DAB radio listening mode, short press the “Rotary button(07) ”to mute the speaker. The Display will show: < Volume Muted > for ~2 seconds
- Short press the “Rotary button(07) ”again or Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” to resume the volume.
8.2. General Setting
In DAB mode, Press and hold the “MENU/INFO (02) ”button to open the DAB
setting menu.
8.2.1. Full scan
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ” to select
from the menu. Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to start the full scan.
The display will show: <scanning…> and automatically scans for available DAB stations. When the autoscan is finished you can repeatedly press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ” button to find your desired radio station and select it. by pressing the “Rotary button (07) ”.
Then you can store your favorite station as a preset: Press and hold the
“PRESET(05) ”button. Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press“ ◄ (03)” or “ ►
(04) ”button to select a storage location. You then can select storage
location (P1-P30) and press the “Rotary button (07) ” to store the station
into the selected preset, ”Preset saved” will appear on screen.
Note: Press and hold preset button 1 – 5 to directly store current radio
station to preset 1 till 5
If there is already a DAB station stored to the preset you have selected, the
new station replaces it.
8.2.2. Manual Tune
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select
from the menu. - Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ” button to tune to a DAB Radio station. Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to confirm.
- The DAB radio stations of the selected channel will be stored into Station list (program list).
- Press “MENU/INFO (02) ” button to return to previous menu. See 8.4.3 for more information
8.2.3. DRC
Dynamic Range Control (DRC) is used to make quieter sounds in a digital radio
broadcast easier to hear at low volume or in a noisy environment.
Check with the broadcasters to find out if they use DRC. Setting Dynamic Range
Control (DRC) for DAB stations
When you activate Dynamic Range Control, you can hear lower sounds better in a
loud environment.
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select
from the menu. Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to open DRC sub-menu. - Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to set DRC. You can select
, , , Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to confirm the settings - Press “MENU/INFO (02) ” button to return to previous menu.
DRC High: Applies maximum compression to the DRC level.
DRC Low: Applies reduced compression to the DRC level.
DRC Off: Removes DRC compression.
Note: The selected DAB station must support DRC.
8.2.4. PRUNE
Removing inactive DAB radio stations from the program list
you can remove inactive DAB radio stations, which are no longer available from
the program list. These DAB radio stations are marked with “?”.
- In DAB mode, Press and hold the “MENU/INFO (02) ”button to open the menu.
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button and select
from the menu. Press the “Rotary button (07)” to select or . - Press the “Rotary button (07)” to confirm the set.
- Press the “MENU/INFO (02)” button to return to previous menu.
8.3. DAB mode
8.3.1. Selecting DAB mode
- Short press the “ /MODE” button to select DAB mode. – Display shows: < name of a DAB radio station >.
8.3.2. Selecting DAB radio station
- Tune the desired station from the station list (program list) step by step by press“ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button repeatedly and short press the “Rotary button (07) ”button to confirm the selection.
8.3.3. Displaying DAB station information
- To display information on the current DAB station, short press the “MENU/INFO (02) ” button repeatedly.
Display: The following information will appear on screen in sequence:
– Information from the provider (e. g. the title of the song, the e-mail
address) , the battery level, the signal strength, the genre, the ensemble (e.
g. BR Bayern) , the current channel and frequency, the bit rate, the
broadcasting format, the current time and date.
8.4. Preset and Auto scanning
8.4.1. You can follow 8. 2. 1 to auto full scan for DAB stations or,
8.4.2. In DAB mode, Press and hold the “Rotary button (07) ” to start auto
scan the DAB stations.
8.4.3. You can manually store the DAB stations to the program list. You can
store your favorite DAB radio stations into presets memory P1-P30.
8.4.4. Access/broadcast stored DAB stations
- Short press the “PRESET (05) ” button to open program list. You will find your stored stations.
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press the “Number button (06) ” to select the stored stations and Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to broadcast the stored Station.
8.5. Manually Store/select a DAB Station
8.5.1. Manually store stations in DAB mode,
-
Short press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to tune a digital radio station.
– Display shows: < the name of the radio station >. -
Press and hold “PRESET (05) ” button and Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” to select store location (P1-P30) and short press the “Rotary button (07) ” to store the station.
-
Press and hold the “Number button (06) ” to directly store the stations. (refer to 8. 5. 3)
8.5.2. Access preset stored DAB stations
- Short press “PRESET (05)” button to open preset list. You will find you stored stations here (P1 to P30).
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press the “Number button (06) ” to select the stored stations and Press the “Rotary button (07) ”to listen to the stored Station.
8.5.3. Store preset 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5
Directly store to preset
When you found a favorite DAB stations during listening.
- You can simply long press one of the preset number buttons (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) to directly store the current station into a preset memory.
– Display shows: < Preset (Number) stored >.
NOTE: If there is already a DAB station stored in the preset you have selected, the new station replaces it.
8.5.4. Direct selecting preset 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5
In DAB mode, short press one of the preset number buttons (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5)
to directly access your favorite DAB station stored in the presets list.
How do use FM Radio
9.1. General functions
9.1.1. Switching On and Off
- Short press the “ /MODE” button to select FM mode.
– Display shows: < name of a FM radio station >.
9.1.2. Adjusting the volume
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ”to adjust the volume level.
– Display shows the volume bar
9.1.3. Speaker mute/resume volume
-
In radio listening mode, short press the “Rotary button (07) ”to mute the speaker.
– Display shows: < Volume Muted > for ~2 seconds -
Short press the “Rotary button (07) ”again to resume volume.
9.2. General Setting
In FM mode, Press and hold the “MENU/INFO (02) ”button to open the FM
Setting menu.
9.2.1. Scan setting
You can choose whether PRD-040 automatically store a scannable FM station or a
scannable FM station with a strong signal when scanning for an FM station. To
change the FM scan setting:
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select
from the menu. Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to set the scanning options. - Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press the“ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ” button to select or
from the menu, Press the “Rotary button (07) ” to confirm the selection. All stations: Choose this option to change the scan setting to automatically store all scannable FM stations. Strong Station: Choose this option to change the scan setting to automatically store scannable FM station with a strong signal.
9.2.2. Audio setting
You can choose between the “Stereo allowed” or “Forced Mono” reception setting
when listening to FM radio. Mono may improve clarity where stereo signals are
week. To change between stereo or Mono reception:
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select
or from the menu, Press “Rotary button (07) ” to confirm the selection. >>After finish the setting, short press “MENU/INFO (02) ” to return to the main menu.
9.3. FM mode
Select FM mode
- Short press the “ /MODE” button to select FM mode.
– Display shows: < Frequency and name of a FM radio station >.
9.3.1. Preset and Auto scanning
In FM mode, Press and hold the “Rotary button (07) ” to execute the auto scan
function. Autoscan searches and stores all available radio stations. After the
automatic station search, all available radio stations are stored in the
program list, up to 30 stations can be saved.
9.3.2. Broadcast Stored FM stations
- Short press “PRESET (05)” button, then rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” or Press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to select the station you like to listen. Press “Rotary button (07)” to confirm the selection.
- Or press “Number button (06) ” to listen to the stored Station.
9.3.3. Tuning FM radio station
- Tune the desired station from the station list (program list) step by step by short press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button repeatedly, each short press is 0. 05MHZ and short press the “Rotary button (07) ”button, to confirm the selection.
9.3.4. Displaying FM station information
- To display information on the current FM station, short press the “MENU/INFO (02)” button repeatedly.
– The display will show the Information from the provider (e. g. the title of the song,) battery level, the current channel and frequency, the current time and date.
9.4. Manually Store/Access FM Stations
9.4.1. Manually store the stations. In FM mode,
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Short press “ ◄ (03)” or “ ► (04) ”button to tune a radio station.
– Display shows the Frequency and/or < the name of the radio station >. -
Press and hold “PRESET (05) ” button and Rotate the “Rotary button (07) ” to select store location (P1 to P30) and short press the “Rotary button (07) ” to store the station to the selected preset.
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Press and hold “Number button (06)”, you could choose 1-5 which you like to directly store the preset stations. (refer to 9. 5. 3)
9.4.2. Select stored FM stations
- Short press the “PRESET (05)” button to open program list. You will find your stored stations here (P1 to P30).
- Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” and Press “Rotary button (07) ”to select the stored Station.
Or press the “Number button (06)” to select the stored stations.
9.4.3. Store preset 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5
Directly store to a preset button
When you found a favorite FM station
- You can simply long press one of the preset number buttons (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) to directly store the current station into a preset list.
– Display shows: < Preset (Number) stored >.
NOTE: If there is already a FM station stored in the preset you have selected, the new station replaces it.
9.4.4. Access preset 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5
Directly access preset buttons 1 – 5
In FM mode, short press one of the preset number buttons (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) to
directly access the favorite FM stations stored in presets memory
How to use the Bluetooth speaker
10.1. Selecting BT mode
10.1.1. short Press the “ /MODE” button to power on the device and short press
the “ /MODE” button repeatedly to select BT mode.
10.1.2. The device will automatically find and pair the last paired device
within 5 seconds, if this device cannot find any paired devices, it will
automatically enter search mode 5 seconds later. The display shows: <BT
searching: >
10.2. Connecting Bluetooth devices
10.2.1. Now enable the Bluetooth function on your mobile device and search for
new Bluetooth devices. Select the device named “Lenco PDR-040”.
Wait for a few seconds and you will see the connected message your mobile
device. (For some Bluetooth devices, you may need to input “0000” as pairing
password)
– Display shows: < BT connected > and < Time >.
Note: Set the external device’s volume to maximum, then use the volume
dial on the Lenco PDR-040 as main volume.
10.3. Music play
When you are playing music,
10.3.1. Rotate the “Rotary button (07)” to adjust the desired volume level.
10.3.2. Press the “Rotary button (07)” to pause play.
10.3.3. Press the “Rotary button (07)” again to resume playing.
10.3.4. Press the“ ◄ (03) ” button to go to the previous music track.
10.3.5. Press the“ ► (04) ”button to go to the next music track.
10.4. Auto-Re-connect with Paired devices and new Paring
10.4.1. Short press the “ /MODE” button to power on the device, short press
the “ /MODE”button repeatedly to select BT mode.
10.4.2. It will firstly search for the mobile device which has been paired
previously. The Lenco PDR-040 will re-connect the last connected mobile device
as priority if that one is in Bluetooth search mode.
10.4.3. When no previously paired devices are found, the Lenco PDR-040 will
switch to pairing mode.
10.4.4. Now you can process for new mobile device pair. (refer to10.2)
10.5. Disconnect a paired device (to enable pairing a new device)
10.5.1. Long press the “Rotary button (07)”button to disconnect the Bluetooth
connection directly. The Lenco PDR-040 will switch to Bluetooth pairing mode.
– Display shows:
10.5.2. Now you can pair the Lenco PDR-040 with another external BT device.
Note: In Bluetooth mode, this device will automatically go into standby
mode 15 minutes later if no external Bluetooth device is connected or no
operation activity.
Troubleshooting
If a fault occurs, first check whether you can resolve the problem yourself.
You might find this overview useful.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury!
Opening the device can cause injuries.
| Fault | Possible cause/action |
|---|---|
| No function | – If the device has been disrupted by a thunderstorm, |
a static charge or another external factor, follow this procedure to resolve
the problem: Power off this device and power on it again 10 seconds later.
– Disconnect the supplied adapter and then plug it in again.
No sound| – The volume may be set too low or in mute mode. – In Bluetooth
mode: Set the volume of the external device to the maximum and then control
the volume by using “Rotary button (07)”.
No/bad radio reception| – If necessary, select another location to improve the
radio signal.
– Adjust the telescopic antenna to optimize the radio reception.
No Bluetooth® connection| – Take care to ensure that all settings have been
made correctly on all devices. The Bluetooth® function may be deactivated on
the external device. (re) activate it, if necessary.
– Check whether the device to be connected is switched on and is in search
mode.
Specification
Device: Portable Bluetooth DAB Radio
Unit Dimension| 155 (L) 90. 5mm (W) 32mm (H)
Unit Weight| 285g
Display| Type| LED Display
Size| 48mm x 13mm
Bluetooth| Specification| V5.0
Supported Profile| A2DP, AVRCP, HSP
Connection Distance| In 10 meters (open area)
Power| Class II
DAB| Tuning Range| Band III; 174.928MHz — 239.2MHz
Preset Memory| 30 stations
FM| Tuning Range| 87.5 – 108MHz
Stereo/Mono| Selectable
Preset Memory| 30 stations
| Antenna| telescopic type
Audio Output Power| Output Power| 1X3W RMS
Freq. Responses| 80Hz to 16, 000Hz
Power Source Input| Micro USB Port
PC’s USB port Power or DC 5V, 1A
Built-in-Battery| Lithium 3.7V 2000mAh
Operating Temperature| 0-40°C
Power supply adaptor (For EU only)
Manufacturer: Shenzhen Tianyin Electronics Co. , Ltd.
Model number: TPA-67B050100VU01
Input voltage : 100-240V
Input AC frequency : 50/60Hz
Output voltage : 5V
Output current : 1.0A
Output Power : 5W
Average active efficiency : ≥73.63%
No load Power consumption : 0.1W
Use only the power supply listed in the user instructions
Guarantee
Lenco offers service and warranty in accordance to European law, which means
that in case of repairs (both during and after the warranty period) you should
contact your local dealer.
Important note: It is not possible to send products that need repairs to Lenco
directly.
Important note: If this unit is opened or accessed by a non-official service
center in any way, the warranty expires.
This device is not suitable for professional use. In case of professional use,
all warranty obligations of the manufacturer will be voided.
Disclaimer
Updates to Firmware and/or hardware components are made regularly.
Therefore some of the instruction, specifications and pictures in this
documentation may differ slightly from your particular situation. All items
described in this guide for illustration purposes only and may not apply to
particular situation. No legal right or entitlements may be obtained from the
description made in this manual.
Disposal of the Old Device
This symbol indicates that the relevant electrical product or battery
should not be disposed of as general household waste in Europe. To ensure the
correct waste treatment of the product and battery, please dispose them in
accordance to any applicable local laws of requirement for disposal of
electrical equipment or batteries. In so doing, you will help to conserve
natural resources and improve standards of environmental protection in
treatment and disposal of electrical waste (Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment Directive).
Declaration of conformity
Hereby, Commaxx declares that the radio equipment type [Lenco PDR-040] is in
compliance with directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of
conformity is available at the following internet address: https://commaxx-
certificates.com/doc/pdr-040_doc.pdf
| Type RF | Frequency range (MHz) | Power (dBm) |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 2402-2480 | <6 |
| DAB | 174-240 | – |
| FM | 875-108 | – |
Service
For more information and helpdesk support, please visit
www.lenco.com
Commaxx B.V. Wiebachstraat 37, 6466 NG Kerkrade, The Netherlands.