i-box 79234PI Spectrum DAB/DAB+/FM Portable Radio User Guide

i-box 79234PI Spectrum DAB/DAB+/FM Portable Radio

Box Contents

1x Spectrum Radio and 1x Micro USB Charging Cable

Getting to Know Your Portable Radio

Controls & Features Top & Front

1. Preset store 1
2. Preset store 2
3. Preset store 3
4. Preset store 4
5. Preset store 5
6. On/Off
7. Volume +/-
8. Speaker
9. LCD display
10. Menu / Info.
11. Preset set
12. Mode: DAB/FM
13. Enter/Auto Scan/Display
14. Tune Up
15. Tune Down

Connections & Features Back

16. Micro USB Charging Port
17. Headphone Socket
18. Antenna

Charging Your Spectrum Radio

Your Spectrum Radio has a built-in non user-replaceable Lithium battery. For best results, the first time you use the Spectrum, let it charge for 4-5 hours until fully charged.

There is a battery/charging icon in the top left hand corner of the screen indicates charging, indicates full battery and indicates low battery.

1. Connect the micro USB cable supplied to the Spectrum’s Micro USB socket (16) and to a powered USB port on a USB charger or computer.
2. Once connected the radio will start charging, when it is fully charged it will auto power Off.
3. For mobile use disconnect the USB cable when the battery is fully charged.

Before using your radio for the first time please fully extend the antenna (18)
Short press the On/Off button (6) to turn on the radio. When the radio is on short press the On/Off button (6) to turn off the radio
The first time you turn on your radio it automatically scans for receivable DAB/DAB+ stations and plays the first station (alphabetically) that the scan has found. Press the and buttons (14 & 15) to scroll through the Station list displaying the short name of all available DAB/DAB+ stations press the ENTER/DISP button (13) to select a station to play. The time and date will automatically set as soon as the first station starts playing.

If after scanning you see a “Service not available” message you are in a poor reception area, press the and buttons to scroll through the Station list for available stations or move your radio to another location near a window for instance and perform a Full scan following the instructions below.

DAB/DAB+ Mode

1. MENU: long press the MENU button (10) to enter the DAB menu:

   • < Full Scan> (Automatic Search): press the ENTER button (13), the progress bar on the bottom line will light up from left to right and the number of stations found will be displayed top right. When the search is complete the first DAB station will play and show in the display.
     
     Press the and buttons to scroll through the Station list displaying the short name of all available DAB/DAB+ stations press the ENTER/DISP button to select a station to play.
     

   • Manual Tune: In the MENU press the button (15) to scroll to press ENTER (13) then press the and buttons to scroll through available frequencies, press ENTER (13) to choose a frequency and the signal strength of the frequency is displayed. Press the MENU button (10) to exit the search and return to the menu.
     

   • Prune: Setting Prune to clears stations with no signal reception from the DAB “Station list” when you next perform a Full scan. Select Prune in the Menu and use the ↑ and ↓ buttons (14 & 15)to select to Yes/No press ENTER (13) to choose, then MENU (10) to exit.
     

   • System (DAB and FM): In Menu scroll down to and press ENTER (13).
     

   • Sleep function (allows you to set a delay time for your radio to switch off): In the System menu scroll to . Press ENTER (13) and use the and buttons to select to see Sleep options: Sleep off or a delay of 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes. Press ENTER (13) to choose an option. Press MENU (10) (twice) to exit Sleep, an SL Sleep icon will appear in the upper right of the display under the Battery icon.
     If a Sleep period has been set and you want to check how long remains enter the System menu, scroll to and press ENTER (13) the remaining Sleep period will be displayed. Press MENU (10) three times to exit the Sleep and System menu.

   • Time settings: The time is normally set automatically after an auto scan. It can also be set manually.
     In the System menu scroll to Time. Press ENTER (13) and use the TUNING dial (2) to display the following options, <Set Time/Date>, , <Set 12/24 hour>, to program any of these options press ENTER (13) use the UP and DOWN buttons to see sub options and press ENTER (13) to choose or save.
     

   • Backlight: In the System menu scroll to . Press ENTER (13) and use the and buttons to display the following options, , , , to program any of these options press ENTER (13) use the and buttons to see sub options and press ENTER (13) to choose or save.
     options: 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, On.

     options: High, Medium, Low. options: Medium, Low, High.

   • Language: In the System menu scroll to , press ENTER (13)
     the default is English, use the UP and DOWN buttons to scroll to an alternative: , , <Français> and press ENTER (13) the selected item will show an ‘*’ in the upper right corner.
     

   • Factory Reset: In the System menu scroll to <Factory Reset?>, press ENTER (13) and use the UP button to and choose between Yes then press ENTER (13).
     

   • SW Version: In the System menu scroll to , press ENTER (13) to display the software version.
     If there is no operation, the menu will automatically exit after 30 seconds.

2. DAB Preset Functions

   • Preset Recall: The stations stored in positions 1-5 can be instantly recalled by pressing the PRESETS buttons on the top panel (1-5). To recall presets 6-30 short press the PRESET button (11) to display use the UP and DOWN buttons to show the stations stored at each numbered preset press ENTER (13) to play the preset station displayed. Presets with no station stored will display Empty.

  *  **Preset Store:** Use the and buttons to find a station you want to store (e.g. BBC Radio 2), then press ENTER (13) to select the station then long press the PRESET button (11) to enter the <Preset Store>, use the and buttons to find an (Empty) preset position (e.g. 8), press ENTER (13) to store the station that is playing to the chosen preset. In this example BBC Radio 2 is stored to preset 8.

3. DAB Mode Main Screen
   Under the time and date the full DAB radio station name is displayed. Below the station name at first you will see “Playing” and then programme information.
   

   • MENU (Info) Button in DAB: Press the MENU button repeatedly to view in sequence the information available for the FM station playing. The right hand column shows the message shown if information is available.

   • Signal Strength
     
     

   • Station Content
     
     

   • Ensemble
     
     

   • Frequency
     
     

   • Signal Error
     
     

   • Bit Rate / Band
     
     

   • Time
     

   • Date
     
     

   • MENU (Info) Button in DAB: If you see a “Service not available” message on the bottom line the information available will vary according to the signal strength.
     Press the MENU button repeatedly to view what information is available and try moving the radio to get a better signal.

FM Mode

1. Selecting FM mode: Press the FM/DAB button (12) to select FM.

   • Scan setting: Press the Menu button (10) to display . Press ENTER (13) and use the UP and DOWN buttons (14 & 15) to display the scan sensitivity options:

     setting will store all available stations in the FM station list whether the signal is weak or strong. will store only stations with a strong (clear) signal. Press the ENTER (13) button to choose an option an asterisk ‘*’ will be displayed in the upper right corner to show the option is stored. Once you have entered an option you can long press the ENTER (13) button to start auto scanning. 

   • System (FM system settings): These are the same as the DAB mode system settings. If there is no operation, the menu will automatically exit after 30 seconds.

2. Auto Scanning:

   • In FM mode long press the ENTER button (13), the system will search the FM frequencies and store all the stations found into Preset positions starting at Preset 1 and ending with Preset 30 (if sufficient stations are found), any previous Presets stored will be lost, will be displayed after the scan has finished. Auto scanning finishes when all available stations have been stored or all 30 presets have been filled. The number of stations stored will depend on the sensitivity setting previously selected see 1.1 above also the quality of reception in the location where you are doing the scan. It is recommended that you run Auto scanning near a window and away from electrical appliances that might cause interference.
     

   • Preset Recall: The stations stored in positions 1-5 can be instantly recalled by pressing the PRESETS buttons on the top panel (1-5). To recall presets 6-30 short press the PRESET button (11) to display use the and buttons to show the stations stored at each numbered preset press ENTER (13) to play the preset station displayed. Presets with no station stored will display Empty.

  *  **Preset Store:** Use the and buttons to select a station you want to store in a different position (e.g. move BBC Radio 4 from P6 to P4), long press the PRESET button (11) to enter <Preset Store>, use the and buttons to find preset position <4>, press ENTER (13) to store BBC Radio 4 (93.00MHz) in to P4. BBC Radio 4 has now been moved to preset 4 replacing BBC Radio 3 (90.80MHz) in this example.  

  *  **Manual Scanning:** In FM mode long press the or button and then release, to scroll through the frequencies to the next available station, repeat this process until you reach the frequency of the station you want to listen to or store. To store, long press the PRESET button (11) to enter <Preset Store> use the and buttons to find an (Empty) preset position or one you want to replace and press ENTER (13) to store.