Lenco ODR-150 High Power 15W Outdoor IP54 Portable DAB+/FM Radio User Manual

June 6, 2024
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Model: ODR-150Lenco ODR150 High Power 15W Outdoor IP54 Portable DAB FM
Radio USER MANUAL
High power (15W) outdoor IP54 portable DAB+/FM radio

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:

  1. 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.

  2. Install in accordance with the supplied user manual.

  3. 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.

  4. Avoid using the device near strong magnetic fields.

  5. Electrostatic discharge can disturb the 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Keep away from animals. Some animals enjoy biting on power cords.

  11. 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 diluted detergent.

  12. The supplier is not responsible for damage or lost data caused by malfunction, misuse, modification of the device, or battery replacement.

  13. Do not interrupt the connection when the device is formatting or transferring files. Otherwise, data may be corrupted or lost.

  14. If the unit has a USB playback function, the USB memory stick should be plugged into the unit directly. Don’t use a USB extension cable because it can cause interference resulting in failure of data.

  15. The rating label has been marked on the bottom or back panel of the device.

  16. 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.

  17. This product is intended for nonprofessional use only and not for commercial or industrial use.

  18. Make sure the unit is adjusted to a stable position. Damage caused by using this product in 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.

  19. Never remove the casing of this device.

  20. Never place this device on other electrical equipment.

  21. Do not allow children access to plastic bags.

  22. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

  23. 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 the 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.

  24. Long exposure to loud sounds from personal music players may lead to temporary or permanent hearing loss.

  25. If the product is delivered with a power cable or AC power adaptor:
    If any trouble occurs, 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 an 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.
    26. 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.

  26. Caution about the use of Batteries:
    Danger of explosion if the 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 the 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.

Content :
User manual

Product Front Overview Product Rear Overview

Lenco ODR150 High Power 15W Outdoor IP54 Portable DAB FM Radio -
Overview|
1. Power button
2. Mode button
3. Menu button
4. EQ button
5. Mute/Volume knob
6. Display
7. Enter/Tuning knob
8. Preset 3 button
9. Preset 4+ button
10. Preset 2 button
11. Preset 1 button
12. Antenna| 13. AC:100V-240V
14. AUX-IN
15. OUTPUT 5V 1A charging port only
16. RESET (press with a paperclip in case of device freeze)

Initial use
Before the operation, please make sure that the VOLTAGE mentioned on the power supply is the same as the voltage of your local area.
Use the supplied mains adaptor to connect the device to a household mains socket.
Long press the “Power” button to switch the device.

Basic operation-getting started

Basic operation-getting started

  1. Plugin the power adaptor, fully extend the antenna, long-press the “Power” button.
  2. The display backlight will Light up and the clock(00:00)(Time is not set) will flash
  3. On the very first use, the DAB mode will automatically be selected and the radio will perform a full scan. The display will show ‘Scanning’with a bar indicator showing the scan progress and the total number of stations found.
  4. When the scan is finished the radio will play the first alphanumerically found station. If the radio does not find any stations, ‘No DAB Station’ will be displayed.
  5. Adjust the volume to the desired level using the “VOL(+/-)” knob.
  6. Press the station’s button and use the knob to scroll through the station’s list. Press the “Enter” knob on your favorite station.
  7. Press the “Mode” button to switch between DAB, FM, Bluetooth, and Aux input mode,
  8. Long press the“Power” button to switch between standby and working mode.
  9. Press the “EQ” button to select the EQ from Normal, Classic, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Speech, My EQ…..

Using the radio- DAB mode

  • DAB Mode- Full scan
    This function will scan for all available DAB stations, Band III channels.
    In DAB mode, press the “Menu” button and rotate the “Enter” knob to select ‘Full Scan’, then short press the “Enter” knob to start the DAB full scan. When the scan is finished, the radio will return to the last played DAB radio station. All stations found will be listed in the station list, which is shown when pressing the ‘stations’ button.
    Please note that the available DAB+ radio stations differ per region/city
    DAB Mode- Manual tune
    This function allows a specific or new ensemble to be manually added to the stations already available on the radio.
    In DAB mode, press the “Menu” button and use the “Enter” knob to navigate until “Manual tune” is highlighted, press the “Enter” knob to confirm.
    Use the “Enter” knob to navigate until the desired frequency is selected and then press the “Enter” knob, the frequency and name of the ensemble and the signal strength will be displayed.
    Press the “Enter” knob again to add the ensemble and automatically tune to that station.
    DAB Mode- Prune
    This function will remove unavailable stations from the station list. Press the “Menu” button.
    Use the “Enter” knob to navigate to the “Prune” option, then press the “Enter” knob to confirm.
    Rotate the “Enter” knob to select (yes) to proceed to prune the invalid/unavailable stations. If (No) is selected the operation will be canceled.
    DAB Mode- DRC
    DRC is dynamic range compression, and it is about increasing the loudness of the quieter parts of the audio signal and decreasing the loudness of the louder parts.
    In DAB mode, press the “Menu” button, then use the “Enter” knob to navigate until “DRC” is highlighted. Press the “Enter” knob to confirm.
    Now use the “Enter” knob to cycle through off, high, low level. Press the “Enter” knobto confirm your choice.
    DAB Mode- display mode
    This function will display various information about the current station.
    Press the “Enter” knob repeatedly to scroll through the following information:
    DLS(dynamic label segment)/ Radio text- The radio station may include a scrolling message about the current program.
    Ensemble/Multiplex(Group name): The ensemble/multiplex is a group of stations that are bundled and transmitted together in one single frequency. There are national and local multiplexes, local ones contain stations that are specific to the local area.
    Frequency: The display will show the frequency of the station being broadcast.
    Signal strength: The display will show a slide bar to indicate the strength of the signal. The stronger the signal, the longer the bar.
    Signal error: This is displayed as a number between 0-99. It would not be possible to satisfactorily listen to a radio station with a signal error rate of 30 or above.
    Audio bitrate: The display will show the digital audio bit rate being received.
    Time and date: the time and date will be automatically updated by the radio.
    DAB mode- System settings
    Sleep: Rotate the “Enter” knob to navigate to “Sleep”, choose among Sleep off-15 minutes-30 minutes-45 minutes-60 minutes-90 minutes, then press “Enter” knob to confirm.
    Equalizer: Rotate the “Enter” knob to choose among -Normal-Classic-Jazz- Pop-Rock-Speech, My EQ, My EQ set up(Treble, Bass)
    Time/Date: Set Time/Date Press the “Enter” knob, the Date digit will flash, rotate the “Enter” knob to choose the correct date, and press the “Enter” knob to confirm.
    The Month digit will start to flash. Rotate the “Enter” knob to choose the correct month and press the “Enter” knob to confirm.
    The Year digit will start to flash. Rotate the “Enter” knob to choose the correct year and press the “Enter” knob to confirm.
    The Hour digit will start to flash. Rotate the “Enter” knob to choose the correct hour and press the “Enter” knob to confirm.
    The Minute digit will start to flash. Rotate the “Enter” knob to choose the correct minute and press the “Enter” knob to confirm.
    Now you have finished the time/date configuration.
    Auto-update: Choose from what source the radio will update the time automatically.
    You can choose the following options:

  • Any: updates the time from DAB or FM signal

  • From Digital Radio-update : updates the time from the DAB signal

  • From FM: updates the time from an RDS channel

  • No update: If you want to set the time manually

Set 12/24 hour: Rotate the “Enter” knob to choose to set 24 hour- or 12-hour time display
Set date format: Rotate the “Enter” knob to choose DD-MM-YYYY or MM-DD- YYYY.
Backlight: Timeout: Off-30 sec-45 sec-60 sec-90 sec-120 sec-180 sec
Language: English, Español,Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Norsk, Polski, Suomi, Dansk, Deutsch.
Factory Reset: Press the “Enter” knob and choose ‘Yes’ to start the factory reset.
Software Update: Press the “Enter” knob and choose “yes” to update the software if needed.
Note: this function should only be used by our technical service department since updating needs a special cable). If you accidentally selected this option, please short press the reset button with a small paperclip. The radio than can be used again.
SW version: Press “Enter” to view the system version.
Using the radio- FM MODE
Turn the radio on, press the “Mode” button repeatedly and select the FM mode. The display will show ‘FM’ and the current station name or frequency if RDS is not available.
Manual search
To search manually, first short press the station’s button and then turn the “Enter” knob right to scan upwards or turn the ok knob left to scan downwards.
Auto search
To initiate auto search, long-press the “Enter” knob. The radio starts to scan the frequency band. It will stop automatically when a station has been found.
If you want the radio to auto search downwards or upwards, then you have to do a manual search downwards or upwards prior to long-pressing the “Enter” knob.
FM mode- Scan settings
Press the “Menu” button and rotate the “Enter” knob to select the ‘Scan setting’. Short press the “Enter” knoband choose between ‘Strong stations only’ or ‘All stations’ by turning the “Enter” knob. Press the “Enter” knob to confirm your choice. I choose ‘Strong stations only’, the radio will only scan and play stations with a strong signal. If selecting ‘All stations’, the radio will also scan and play stations with a weak signal.
FM mode- Audio setting
Press the “Menu” button and rotate the “Enter” knob. Choose between ‘Forced mono’ and stereo allowed’, short press the “Enter” knob to confirm. If your favorite radio station’s signal is weak, then choose ‘Forced monotony get better sound quality.
FM mode-System settings (see DAB mode ‘system settings)
FM Display Modes
This function allows information relating to the current station to be shown in the display, short press the “Enter” knob repeatedly to scroll through the following information screens
RDS (scrolling text): The currently selected Radio station may include a scrolling message about the current program.
Program type: This describes the style of the program being broadcast.
Station name: such as BBC RD of the Frequency in Mhz
Audio Mode: The display will show if the station being received is stereo or mono
Time/date: the time and date will be automatically updated by the radio time signal (if RDS is available).
Using the radio- preset station function
This radio allows you to store up to 40 DAB and 40 FM radio stations as presets. Presets are quickly selectable radio stations by using the preset ‘1 to 4+’ button on the Radio.
Storing DAB station as preset
Follow the instructions above to select a DAB radio station.
Long press the preset ‘1’ button. ‘5: (Empty)’ is displayed. If no previous station has been stored, Rotate the “Enter” knob to scroll through the preset location that you would like to store the radio stations to (1-40).
Short press the “Enter” knob to store the station. The message “Preset XX stored” will appear on the display.
Note: There are 4 separate preset buttons on top of the Radio. You can press and hold each button to store a station. You can store the 4-40 presets by long-press the “4+” button.
Recalling DAB Preset stations
You can quickly select your presets by short pressing the ‘1-4+’ button. If press the “4+” button, then rotate the “Enter” knob to scroll through the stored presets (4-40). Short press the “Enter” knob to choose the selected stations.
If you choose an empty preset, then ‘XX:(empty)’ will be displayed.
To quickly select preset 1 till 4, you can short press the buttons ‘1 – 4+’ on top of the radio, then press the “Enter” knob to confirm.
Bluetooth function
Turn on the radio and short press the “Mode” button until Bluetooth mode is selected. Turn on the Bluetooth on your smart device, search for devices and then select “Lenco ODR-150”. Click it to pair. When connected successfully you will hear a warning tone.
You can rotate the “Enter” knob to select a previous track or the next track.
You can rotate the “Enter” knob to play or pause the music playback.
The volume can be adjusted by turning the “Mute/-Vol+” knob up or downwards (note that the volume level is not synced with the smart device, meaning you have to turn up the volume of your Bluetooth device manually first).
To disconnect the existing pairing, just long-press the “Enter” knob and hear a warning tone. “This product has a Bluetooth reception function, you can’t transmit any Bluetooth sound with it: this means that you can receive wirelessly a Bluetooth sound signal from an external source like a smartphone.”

Technical Specifications

Connections USB (only for charging), 3.5mm Aux-in
AC Power Input 100-240V~50/60Hz, 0.8A max
Power consumption 22W (max)
Operating Temperature 0°C-35°C
Operating position Horizontal
DAB tuning range Band III; 174.928MHz – 239.2MHz
FM tuning range 87.5 – 108MHz
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Frequency 2.402 – 2.480 GHz

Guarantee

Lenco offers service and warranty in accordance with 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 instructions, specifications, and pictures in this documentation may differ slightly from your particular situation. All items described in this guide are for illustration purposes only and may not apply to a particular situation. No legal rights or entitlements may be obtained from the description made in this manual.
Disposal of the Old Device

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CE Marking
Hereby, Lenco Benelux B.V., Thermiekstraat 1a, 6361 HB Nuth, The Netherlands, declares that this product is in compliance with the essential EU directive requirements.
The declaration of conformity may be consulted via techdoc@commaxxgroup.com

Service
For more information and helpdesk support, please visit www.lenco.com
Lenco Benelux BV, Thermiekstraat 1a, 6361 HBNuth, The Netherlands.

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