AZATOM Horizon 2 DAB Radio User Manual

: June 7, 2024
: AZATOM

**AZATOM Horizon 2 DAB Radio User Manual

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DAB, DAB+, FM Retro Radio with Bluetooth

Digital Radio
FM Radio
AUX IN/OUT
Bluetooth
EQ Controls
USB Charge

Controls & Interface

Alarm 1 / 2 button
SLEEP button
MODE button
ON/OFF button (press to switch radio on, press to put the unit into standby – you can’t power off when connected to the mains power supply, you can only power off when using battery power)
MENU/INFO button
VOLUME – button
Snooze/Dimmer button (Dimmer for brightness setting)
VOLUME + button
Preset button
Preset 1/2/3/4 button
SCAN/Fast-Forward/CH+/TUN+ Button
SELECT/PLAY/PAUSE button (Play/Pause for Bluetooth mode)
Rewind/CH-/TUN- Button
Speaker
LCD Display
Battery compartment cover
Telescopic aerial
Aux-in
Earphone socket
DC input socket (5V, 500MA)
USB charge port (5v, 500MA for mobile phones)

What’s in the box?

AZATOM® Horizon DAB Radio
User Manual
Power Adapter
AZATOM® Warranty Card

Technical Specifications

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

Using the Horizon DAB Radio

Power supply (Adapter)

Insert the mains adapter into your AC power socket. Connect into the 5V Micro USB charging port of the back of the device.

CAUTION:

Only use the supplied power adapter for this device.
Do not use the included power adapter for other devices.

NOTE: Disconnect from mains power supply during longer periods of non- use.

Battery use

Please note when using battery mode the battery symbol “ ” will appear on the display screen showing the remaining battery level.

USB Charge

The USB charge port is 5V 500mah output for charging additional devices such as mobile phones.

USB Charge

DAB

Operating your radio

Carefully extend the telescopic aerial.
Press the ON/OFF button to switch on your radio. The display will display “Welcome to digital radio.”
If this is the first time the unit goes into DAB Mode, it will automatically start an ‘Auto Scan’ to search for available stations. (Once DAB Mode has been used before, the Horizon will automatically select the previously played station).
Pressing and holding “SCAN” at any time will automatically start an auto scan.
During the scanning process, the lower line of the display shows a bar graph indicating progress of the scan.
When the scanning is completed the first station (in alphanumeric order) will be selected.
The clock will automatically set to the current time.
If the station list is still empty after the scan your radio will display “Service not available”.
If no stations are found, please ensure the aerial is extended and test the reception by doing another auto scan in a different location inside or outside of your home.

Selecting a station

The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently selected.
Push the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons to select the list of available stations on the lower line of the display, and push the ENTER button to confirm the desired station.

Finding new radio stations

Press the display will show “FULL SCAN”.
Press “SCAN” for auto scan. The display will show “Scanning…” and your radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels. As new radio stations are found the station counter on the right-hand side of the display will increase and the radio stations will be added to the list stored in the radio.

Secondary services

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

Auto Scan

As an alternative to clicking the menu to select a station your radio can be set to automatically select a station.

Press the MENU button and Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons until you find “FULL SCAN”.
Press ENTER to confirm the selection. When tuning your radio will now automatically select a station from the station list.

Manual Tuning

Press MENU and the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons until the display show “Manual Scan”, press ENTER to enter the Services Menu.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons to highlight the desired channel.
Press MENU, the graph will indicate the signal strength, and the upper line will show the name of the DAB stations. Any stations found will be added to the stored list in the radio.
Press MENU to return to the normal tuning mode.

Dynamic Range Control Settings

Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) is a technology used to help make quieter sounds easier to hear in a noisy environment.

Press the ON/OFF button to switch on your radio.
Press MENU then the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons until the display shows “D R C”. Press ENTER to enter the settings menu.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons until “DRC” is highlighted.
Press ENTER to enter the adjustment mode.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons to select the required DRC setting (the default is 0).
DRC OFF – DRC is switched off, Broadcast DRC will be ignored.
DRC LOW – DRC level is set to 1/2 that sent by broadcaster.
DRC HIGH – DRC level is used as sent by broadcaster.
Press MENU to confirm the setting. The display will return back to normal

Note: Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use the DRC function.

FM

Auto Search Tuning

Extend the telescopic aerial fully and press the ON/OFF button to switch on your radio.
Press MODE to enter FM mode.
Press the Fast Forward button and hold for 2 seconds, your radio will scan and stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength.
After a few seconds the display will update. The display will show the station frequency. If the signal is strong enough and the station has RDS data present then the radio will display the station name.
To find other stations, press and hold the Fast Forward button as before.
To scan the FM band in the opposite direction (high frequency to low frequency) press the Fast Forward button and hold for 2 seconds.
When the scan has reached the end of the frequency range your radio will commence tuning from the beginning of the frequency range until scan is complete.

Manual Tuning

Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully and press the ON/OFF button to switch on your radio.
Select FM mode.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons to tune to a station. With each press of tuning thefrequency will change up or down by 50 kHz.
When the scan has reached the end of the frequency range your radio will commence tuning from the beginning of the frequency range until scan is complete.

Pre-set Stations – FM and DAB

You may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the pre-set station memories. There are 60 memory pre-sets in your radio, 30 for DAB and 30 for FM.

Press ON/OFF button to switch on the radio.
Select the desired waveband.
Tune to the required station as previously described.
Press and hold “PRESET”, when “Preset Store” is shown on the display release the button and use the arrow buttons to highlight the desired preset slot.
Press ENTER to confirm, for example, “Pre-set 01 stored”. The station will be stored under thechosen pre-set. Repeat this procedure as needed.
Stations which have been stored in pre-set memories may be overwritten by following the above procedure.

Recalling Pre-sets

Press the ON/OFF button to switch on the radio.
Press PRE-SET shortly, then the display shows “Pre-set Recall” then press ENTER to tune tothe station stored in pre-set memory.

Brightness settings

Press the Dimmer/Snooze button for four levels of brightness: High, Medium, Low and Sleep low.

Sleep function

Your radio can be set to turn off after a pre-set time has elapsed.
The sleep setting can be adjusted between 15 and 90 minutes. Ensure your radio is switched on.

Press SLEEP until “Set Sleep time” is highlighted on the display.
Press SLEEP continuously to set 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 minutes or Sleep Off which will cancel the sleep function.
The sleep timer indicator “ “ will show on the display. Your radio will switch off after the pre-setsleep time has elapsed

Time/Date Setting

When you have no DAB/FM signal, you’ll need to set the TIME and DATE manually.

Press MENU to enter the settings menu.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons until “Settings”, press ENTER to confirm.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons until “Set Time/Date” , press ENTER to confirm. Or the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons to set the time AUTO UPDATE 12/24 hours, and date format as well.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons and ENTER to set the correct time and date.

Alarm Setting

NOTE: PLEASE SELECT A RADIO STATION BEFORE SETTING THE ALARM.
You will be given the option to choose from last station used or one of your favorite preset stations.

Press ALARM1/2 to enter the setting menu.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons to set the alarm time and press ENTER to confirm.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons to set the duration 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 minutes and press ENTER to confirm.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons To set the alarm source and ENTER to confirm.
If you choose DAB radio or FM radio as your alarm you can choose from last station listened or choose from your favorite preset channels 01 to 30
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons to scroll between last listened and pre-set channels.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons to set the Once / Daily / Weekdays / Weekends, choose the days on which the alarm is active.
- Alarm will only sound for 1 day only.
- Alarm will sound for 7 days of the week.
- Alarm will sound Monday to Friday.
- Alarm will sound Saturday and Sunday.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons to set the alarm volume and press ENTER to confirm.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons and ENTER to save the alarm setting.

Snooze – Stop Alarm – Disable Alarms

When the alarm sounds, pressing the ZZZZZ button will temporarily silence (SNOOZE) the alarm, you can choose the time from 5, 10, minutes and snooze off.
The snooze function also has a countdown allowing you to see how long before the alarmre-sounds.

Stop Alarm

When the alarm is sounding you can press any buttons except the Snooze button one time to stop the alarm sound. The Horizon will then return to Standby mode.

How to Enable or Disable your Alarms 1 or 2 once you have set them:

Must be in STANDBY mode:
Short press 1/2 for Alarm 1 & 2 on
Short press 1/2 for Alarm 1 & 2 off

You will see the symbol on display screen when Alarm 1 is active.
You will see the symbol on display screen when Alarm 2 is active.
You will see the 1/ 2 symbol on display screen when Alarm 1 and 2 are active.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth allows you to stream your music wirelessly from any Bluetooth enabled media player, including smartphones, tablets, laptops and other MP3 Players. To pair your device via Bluetooth for the 1st time:

Select the Bluetooth Mode by pressing the “MODE” button.
After a few seconds the screen will then say “BT SEARCHING” and the speaker automatically goes into pairing mode.
On your Bluetooth Device do a search and once available please select “AZATOM Horizon 2”.
After 5-20 seconds the screen will say “BT connected”.
You are ready to start streaming via Bluetooth. Play any sound on your Bluetooth device and listen on the speaker.

Whenever the Bluetooth Mode is selected, the Horizon will automatically go into pairing mode and either pair with the last paired device (if in range) or be available for pairing to a new device.

AUX-IN

Aux-in mode plays audio from an external source such as a smartphone or tablet.

Plug on end of 3.5mm audio cable (excluded) into the headphone or line out jack on your player, plug the other end of cable into the unit AUX-IN jack on the back of the unit.
Turn on the external audio source and play your device.
Press MODE button to “Auxiliary Input” mode.
The volume level can be now controlled through the main unit. Operate all other functions on the external device as usual.

Note: Please ensure the cable is disconnected to listen to the Horizon in other modes such as DAB or Bluetooth.

Factory reset

If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete, it may be possible to restore normal operation by carrying out a system reset on your radio. This will restore the radio’s settings to the factory default. No presets will be stored, and the list of DAB radio stations will be empty.

1.Press MENU to enter the menu.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons until the display shows “Settings”, then press ENTER to enter the settings menu.
Press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons until the display shows “Factory Reset”. Press ENTER.
If you wish to perform the reset operation, push the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons until “YES” is highlighted on the display and press. A full reset of your radio will be performed. All presets and station lists will be erased.
If you do not wish to reset your radio press the Fast-Forward or Rewind buttons until “NO” is highlighted. Your radio will return to the previous menu.
After a system reset a scan of the DAB band will be performed.

In case of malfunction due to electrostatic discharge, reset the product (temporary disconnection of the power adaptor may be required) to resume normal operation.

Using Earphones

Plug the earphones into the Earphone socket on the back of your radio.
Check that the Volume level is not too loud before listening through the earphones.