Intertronic 13785853 DAB+ Digital Radio User Manual

June 1, 2024
INTERTRONIC

Intertronic 13785853 DAB+ Digital Radio

Intertronic 13785853 DAB+ Digital Radio

USER MANUAL

Safety precautions and important information

CAUTION: To avoid electric shock, never open the case. There are no user- serviceable parts inside the device. Leave all repair work to qualified specialist personnel.
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CAUTION: To avoid fire or electric shock, do not expose the device to rain or moisture.

Please read the instructions for use carefully before using the device. Keep the instructions in a safe place for future reference. If you pass the device on to someone else, remember to also include the instructions for use.  If this product is misused, operated incorrectly or repaired improperly, no liability can be accepted for any damage.

  •  Electrical devices are not children’s toys. Children are not aware of the dangers that can arise when handling such devices. Therefore, place the radio out of the reach of children.

  • Do not place the device in a location where it comes into contact with splashing water (e.g. in the bathroom).

  • Do not place any containers filled with water (e.g. flower vases) next to the device.  Do not place the device near radiators and other heat sources. Do not place the device near open flames (e.g. candles).  Do not expose the device to direct sunlight. 

  • Do not use the device in extremely hot, cold and dusty locations. 

  • Place the device on a flat, stable surface. Avoid dropping or subjecting the device to hard impacts. Do not insert any objects into the openings of the radio. When setting up the device, always ensure that there is air circulation nothing is hindered.

  • Do not place the radio on a shelf or in another narrow space.

  • Do not touch the radio with wet hands.

  • Unplug the power adapter during a thunderstorm.

  • Never cover the device during operation.

  • Only use the included power adapter. Any other type of adapter may cause damage to the radio.

  • When plugging and unplugging the power supply, always hold the plug (not the cable).

  • Before connecting the power supply to the socket, make sure that the displayed nominal voltage corresponds to the internal voltage in the house.  Lay the cable so that it cannot be pinched or sharp objects

  • Place the radio well away from other electrical devices that may cause interference.

  • Do not use abrasive cleaners or liquid cleaners to clean the radio.
    Always unplug the power supply before cleaning.

  • Given the variety of surface materials on furniture, it cannot be ruled out that they will receive unpleasant marks through contact with the device. The manufacturer cannot be held liable for damage or residue on furniture, etc.

Part Name

Part Name

1. LCD-Display
2. speaker
3. Drehknopf NAVIGATE / SELECT, SNOOZE /
4. VOLUME knob /
5. MODE-Taste
6. MENU-Taste
7. Taste INFO/
8. Taste
9. Taste
10. PRESET-Taste
11. Preset memory buttons 1-4
12. Telescopic antenna
13. DC connection for the power supply
24. Headphone jack

Power supply/commissioning

Network operation

1. Connect the DC plug of the included power supply to the “DC 5V/2A” socket the back of the radio. Then connect the power adapter to the socket.
2. The message “Welcome to Digital Radio” appears in the display and then “0:00” and “Time is not set”. If the DAB signal is received at the radio’s location, the current time will appear on the display shortly afterwards. The radio is now in standby mode.

3. To turn on the radio, press the VOLUME button / antenna fully off.

4. When you switch on the radio for the first time, the DAB station search starts automatically. Once the search is complete, the radio tunes to the first station in the list (in alphanumeric order). When you switch the radio back on, it always tunes to the last station you listened to.
5. Press the VOLUME knob / again to switch the radio , to standby mode. When the radio is in standby mode, the time and date are displayed on the LCD display.

Battery operation

1. The radio can also be operated wirelessly using the integrated Li-ion battery.
2. When the battery is fully charged, the radio will operate at a volume level of 50% for 24 hours.
3. If the radio is powered by battery, the alarm function cannot be used.
4. In standby mode, the LCD display is black (time and date are displayed on battery power not displayed).
5. The battery is charged by connecting the radio to the socket.

6. During battery operation, the symbol shows the charge status of the battery.

Volume control

Turn the VOLUME knob / left or right to adjust the volume level to increase or decrease.

Tuning to DAB stations

1. The radio has been designed at the factory to switch to DAB mode when switched on and the full search for the available DAB stations will start automatically. Once the search is complete, the radio tunes to the first station in the list.
2. Press the ÿÿy and yÿÿ buttons or turn the NAVIGATE / SELECT rotary knob Browse the channel list and select the desired channel.

Tuning to FM stations

1. Press the MODE button to switch to FM mode.
2. Press the ÿÿy and yÿÿ buttons or rotate the NAVIGATE / SELECT knob to search the frequency range in individual tuning steps.
3. Press and hold the buttons longer to start the automatic station search. When you release the button, the device automatically searches the frequency range in the specified direction. The search stops when a station with good reception quality has been found.

Important: The FM mode can only be selected if the «Best Tune» mode is deactivated in the system settings menu.

Best Tune

1. In «Best Tune» mode, the device searches both the DAB and FM ranges during the automatic search. The stations found are kept on a common list (without distinguishing between DAB+ and FM).
2. The «Best Tune» mode is activated in the system settings menu. Consult
For more information, please see the “Menu Settings” chapter in these instructions.

Fixed station programming

30 DAB and 30 FM stations can be programmed for direct access. In “Best Tune” mode, another 30 stations can be programmed on the shared station list.

1. Tune to the desired radio station.
2. Press and hold the PRESET button until the “Save to Preset” display appears.

3. Use the NAVIGATE / SELECT rotary knob to select the desired memory number and press the knob to confirm. The message “Preset # Saved” appears in the display and the station is saved under the selected number (“#” stands for the station’s memory number).
4. Preset stations 1 to 4 can also be programmed by long pressing buttons 1 – 4 press.

Setting preset stations

1. Set the desired waveband.
2. Press the PRESET button once. The message “Preset Recall” appears on the display.
3. Use the NAVIGATE / SELECT rotary knob to select the desired memory number and press the knob to confirm.
4. Preset stations 1 – 4 can also be tuned by briefly pressing buttons 1 – 4 press.

Display information during radio operation

1. Press the INFO button to display the following information:

DAB+ FM
Service  (Sendername) Service  (Sendername)
Sources  (What) PTY  (Programmtyp)
PTY  (Programmtyp) frequency
Channel  number  and  frequency Signal  (signal  strength)
Bitrate  (digital  audio  bit  speed)
Signal  (signal  strength)

2. Press the button again to hide the information again.

Note: The information displayed depends on the broadcaster.

Wireless music playback via Bluetooth

1. Use the MODE button to select the “Bluetooth” operating mode. The “Disconnected” display appears as long as a connection to a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone has not yet been established.
2. Activate the Bluetooth function on your smartphone and connect to it «ITR RA-30« her.

3. The display «Connected» appears on the radio display after the connection has been established became.
4. Start playing music on your smartphone. The sound now comes from the loudspeaker expensive radios.
5. Press the ÿyy button to temporarily pause and resume playback.
6. Press the ÿÿy and yÿÿ buttons to skip forward or backward individual tracks.
7. The volume control as well as the skipping of tracks and the play/pause function can be carried out on the radio or on the smartphone.
8. The Bluetooth connection only needs to be established once. Next time, the radio will automatically connect to the last paired smartphone.
9. Press and hold the INFO button for approximately three seconds to end the current Bluetooth connection. The “Disconnected” message appears on the display again and the radio is in pairing mode again.

Note: The radio will automatically switch to standby mode if no button is pressed for approximately 20 minutes and if no music is played.

Alarm function

You can program two alarm times.
The alarm clock can only be used if the radio has been connected to the power socket using the power adapter.

Setting the alarm clock

1. With the radio on, press the MENU button to enter the menu.
2. Use the NAVIGATE / SELECT rotary knob to select «System Settings» and press the Knopf.
3. Use the NAVIGATE / SELECT rotary knob to select «Alarm» and press the knob.
4. Use the NAVIGATE / SELECT rotary knob to select «Alarm 1« (for the first alarm time) or «Alarm 2« (for the second alarm time) and press the knob to confirm. The message
“Alarm 1 Info” (or “Alarm 2 Info”) appears in the display.
5. Select between «Alarm On» and «Alarm. by pressing the NAVIGATE / SELECT button Off«.
6. Now set the various alarm parameters. Turn the NAVIGA knob
TE / SELECT to move from one line to another and press the button to confirm. Make the desired settings by turning the NAVIGATE / SELECT knob and press the knob to confirm.

7. First, set the frequency with which the alarm should be triggered: Daily (every day), Once (once), Weekends (on weekends) or Weekdays (on weekdays).
8. Next, set the alarm time.
9. Then set the alarm tone (buzzer, digital radio or FM).
10. Then set the duration of the alarm tone (15, 30, 45, 60, 90 or 120 minutes).
11. Adjust the alarm volume and press the NAVIGATE / SELECT button one last time to save the settings.
12. Set the second alarm time in the same way as the first alarm time.
13. If the alarm clock is activated, the alarm clock symbol with the number “1” or “2” and the set alarm time appears at the bottom of the display in standby mode.

Switching off the alarm tone

1. The alarm tone is triggered when the set alarm time is reached.
2. Press any button except SNOOZE /ÿyy and VOLUME / to turn off the Tons. The message “Alarm Off” appears on the display.
3. The alarm function remains activated and the alarm sound will sound again 24 hours later triggered.

Alarm repeat

1. When the alarm goes off, press the SNOOZE /ÿyy button several times to temporarily pause the sound while setting the pause duration. You can choose a time period of 5, 10, 15 and 30 minutes (the selection options depend on the set duration of the alarm tone).
2. The radio then switches back to standby mode. During the temporary interruption, the alarm clock symbol flashes and the display shows the elapsed duration of the interruption.

With the radio in DAB mode, press the MENU button to enter the menu. Select the desired function by turning the NAVIGATE / SELECT knob and press the knob to confirm.
Press the MENU button to return to the previous menu level during setting.

1. Station List (Senderliste)
Select this function to display the DAB station list. Then select the desired station from the list by turning the NAVIGATE / SELECT knob.

2. DAB Scan
Select this function to start a complete DAB station search. The message “Scanning…” appears
on the display during the search, together with a progress bar and the number of channels found. Once the search is complete, the radio tunes to the first station in the list or to the last station listened to.

3. Info
Select this function to display various information about the tuned station (e.g. program type, frequency or name). The information can also be viewed by pressing the INFO button.

4. Manual Tune
This feature allows you to search all DAB channels from 5A to 13F and add stations to the list that may have been skipped during the automatic search.

– Select the «Manual Tune» function and press the NAVIGATE / SELECT button.
– Select the desired DAB channel and press the NAVIGATE / SELECT button again.
– The signal strength of the channel is displayed on the LCD display.

5. Prune Invalid
With this function you can remove inactive channels from the list.

– Select the «Prune Invalid» function and press the NAVIGATE / SELECT button.
– Select «Yes« by turning the NAVIGATE / SELECT knob and press to confirm on the button.

6. System Settings
You can make several settings under this heading:

a) Best Tune

– Choose between “Best Tune On” and “Best Tune Off”.
– If «Best Tune» is deactivated (Off), you can use the MODE button to switch between the operating modes. Select “Digital Radio”, “FM” and “Bluetooth”.
– If “Best Tune” is activated (On), you only have the choice between “Bluetooth” and “Radio”.

In this case, DAB and FM stations are displayed on a common station list.

b) Sleep (sleep timer)

– Select the “Sleep” function and press the NAVIGATE / SELECT button.
– Select a time after which the radio automatically switches to standby mode should (15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes).
– If you select «Sleep Timer Off», the timer is deactivated and the radio does not switch off itself into standby mode.

c) Alarm

– To set the alarm clock, as described in the “Alarm function” chapter.

d) Time/Date

– Select the «Time/Date» function and press the NAVIGATE / SELECT button.
– Select the desired option by turning the NAVIGATE / SELECT knob and press the knob.

i) Set Time/Date –
Manual setting of time and date.

ii) Auto update

– Specify here how the radio clock should be synchronized: by DAB and through FM stations, through DAB stations, through FM stations or through neither (no update).

iii) Set 12/24 hour –
Set the time display format (24 or 12 hours).

iv) Set date format –
Setting the date display format (Day/Month/Year or Month/Day/Year).

v) Clock Style

– Here you can specify the display of the time display in standby mode: Normal Digital,

Big Digital, Classic Analog oder Modern Analog.

e) Backlight

– Timeout: Here you can set a time after which the display lighting automatically becomes weaker (20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 or 180 seconds).
– On Level: Helligkeitsstufe vor Dimmung (High, Medium, Low).
– Dim Level: Dimmstufe (High, Medium, Low).

f) Language
– Selection of the menu language (German, English, French, Italian)

g) Factory Reset
– Restore factory settings

h) SW Version
– Display of the software version

Menu settings in FM mode

With the radio in DAB mode, press the MENU button to enter the menu. Select the desired function by turning the NAVIGATE / SELECT knob.

Press the button to confirm.
Press the MENU button to return to the previous menu level during setting.

1. Info
– To display information about the station such as program type, frequency or signal strength.

2. Scan Setting

– Specify here whether the automatic station search should only stop for strong stations (Strong Stations only) or for all channels (All Stations).

3. Audio Settings
– Choose between “Stereo Allowed” (stereo possible) and “Forced Mono” (mono only).

4. System Settings
The settings are the same as in DAB mode.

Menu settings in Bluetooth mode

In Bluetooth mode, only System Settings can be executed. The settings are the same as in DAB and FM mode.

Technical data

Model: RA-30  DAB+  BLACK  (BD-2106S) /  Art.  13785853
DAB  frequency  range: 174–240MHz  (Band  III)
FM  frequency  range: 87.5–108MHz
 Bluetooth-Version: V5.0
Power  supply: –  Power  supply  (input:  100  –  240V  ~  50 /  60Hz

/Output:  DC  5V,  2A)
–  Li-Ion  battery  (3.7V,  4000mAh)
Headphone  jack:| 3.5mm  jack
Dimensions:| 21×13×7  cm
Weight:| 768  g

Technical data of the power supply

Name  of  the  producer: DongGuan  Obelieve  Electronic  Co.,  Ltd.
Company  registration  number: Model  number: 91441900050747698U
Input  voltage: OBL-0502000E
Input  AC  frequency: 100–240V
Output  voltage: 50/60Hz,  max.  0.5A
Output  current: 5.0V
Output  power: 2.0A
Average  efficiency 10W
in  operation: 78.70%
Efficiency  at  low Last  (10%): 76.07%
Power  consumption at  no  load: max.  0.1W

Specifications

  • Model: RA-30 DAB+ BLACK (Art. 13785853)
  • Features: DAB+ / UKW-Radio
  • Manufacturer: DongGuan Obelieve Electronic Co., Ltd.
  • Bluetooth Version: 5.0
  • Power Supply: AC/DC Adapter
  • Input Voltage: 100-240V AC, 50/60 Hz, 0.5A
  • Output Voltage: 5.0V
  • Output Current: 2.0A
  • Output Power: 10W
  • Weight: 768g

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: How do I reset the device?

A: To reset the device, press and hold the power button for 10 seconds until it powers off, then turn it back on.

Q: Can I use batteries to power the radio?

A: No, this radio is powered by an AC/DC adapter and does not support battery operation.

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