DAB+/FM/AMDigitalRadio

TR82DAB InstructionBook
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Introduction
ThankyouforbuyingthisBUSHproduct,whichisdesignedtogiveyoumanyyearsoftroublefreeservice. Youmayalreadybefamiliarwithusingasimilarunit,butpleasetakethetimetoreadtheseinstructions.

Safetyisimportant
Yoursafetyisveryimportant.Pleasetherefore,ensureyoureadtheSafetyInstructionsbeforeyouoperatethis unit.

Warranty
Intheunlikelyeventthatyourproductfailstoworknormally,pleasecalloneofourqualifiedserviceengineerson eitherofthebelowtollfreephonenumberstodiscussanyissuesdirectly.

Australia. BUSHWarranty:1800509394 NewZealand BUSHWarranty:0800450259

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SafetyInstructions
Ensurethatyoureadallofthesafetyinstructionsbeforeoperatingthisunit.

SafetyConsiderations
Ensurethatthepowercableandotherconnectedcablesareprotectedandarepositionedsothattheyarenot likelytobewalkedon,pinchedordamaged. Donotpositiontheunitinareaswhereitmayexperiencehumidordampconditions. Donotallowtheunittogetwet.Youmustkeepitawayfromdrippingorsplashingwater. Neverallowchildrentoinsertforeignobjectsintotheholesorslotsontheunit. Donotcovertheventilationholeswithitemssuchastableclothsorcurtains,etc.Thismaycausetheunitto overheat. Nonakedflamesources,suchascandles,shouldbeplacedonorneartheunit. Donotplaceobjectsfilledwithliquids,suchasvasesorjugs,onorneartheunit. Donotplacetheunitinaclosedcabinetwithoutproperventilation.

Cleaning
Disconnecttheunitfromthemainssupplybeforecleaning. Donotuseanyliquidsoraerosolcleaners,asthismaydamagetheunit. Useadry,soft,dustfreecloth.

Servicing
Therearenouserserviceablepartsinthisunit.Whenservicing,refertoqualifiedservicetechnician. Consultyourretailerifyouareeverindoubtabouttheinstallation/operation/safetyoftheproduct.

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Contents
SafetyInstructions....... 3

Contents............. 4 ControlsandOutputs........ 5

WhatisDAB+...... 6 GettingStarted... TurningonyourDAB+Radio........ ScanningandstoringStations..... Playingapresetstation...... DAB+MenuOptions.. DynamicRangeControl 7 8 9 10 11 12

MW/LW/FMRadio.. 13 TroubleshootingandTechnicalSpecification.... 14 Warranty.... 15

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Controls & Outputs

No. Button&sockets
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CarryHandle LCDDisplay ControlPanel TelescopicAntenna HeadphoneSocket LineOutSocket TuningDialandPointer Speaker BatteryCompartment MainsPower

Descriptions
TheCarryHandlehasbeendesignedtomaketheTR82DABeasilyportableandstaytruetoitsretrostyle. TheLCDHighResolutionDisplayallowsyoutoviewtheonscreeninformationandscrollingtext. TheControlPanelfeaturesallthefunctionButtonstooperatethisdigitalradio. Itisrecommendedthatyouextendedthe Telescopic Antenna toensurethatyougetthebestpossible reception. TheHeadphoneOutputallowsyoutoconnectyourHeadphonesforprivatelistening. TheLineOutSocketmeansthatyoucanconnectthedigitalradiotoyourhomeentertainmentsystem. TheTuningDialandPointerallowsthefrequencytobechangedfortheFM/MW/LWradiomodes. Thereisone2WSpeakerthatwillprovideyouwithcrystalcleardigitalaudio. TheBatteryCompartmentiswherethe6XCbatteriescanbeinsertedforbatterypowertobeused. TheMainsPowerInputallowsyoutoconnectthepowerleadtotheunittousemainspower.

TopControlPanel
No. Button
1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 AutoButton MENUButton DisplayButton ShiftButton(forpresets6to10) NavigationandSelectButtons MWButton LWButton FMButton DABButton Preset1&6 Preset2&7 Preset3&8 Preset4&9 Preset5&10 ToneControl On/Off&VolumeControl

Descriptions
PresstheAutoButtontoconductanautomaticstationscaninDAB+mode. PresstheMenuButtontoentertheSelectedmodesMainMenu. PresstheDisplayButtontodisplaytheDAB+stationinformation. PresstheShiftButtontoaccesspresets610. PresstheNavigationButtons (LeftandRightArrows)tobrowse throughtheonscreenMenu orstations.Press theSelectButtontoconfirmanysettingsorstationSelections. PresstheMWButtontoSelectMWradiomode. PresstheLWButtontoSelectMWradiomode. PresstheFMButtontoSelectMWradiomode. PresstheDAB+ButtontoSelectMWradiomode. PressandholdthePreset1&6 Button tosavea presetstation orbrieflypresstoaccessyourfavouriteDAB+ station. PressandholdthePreset2&7 Button tosavea presetstation orbrieflypresstoaccessyourfavouriteDAB+ station. PressandholdthePreset3&8 Button tosavea presetstation orbrieflypresstoaccessyourfavouriteDAB+ station. PressandholdthePreset4&9 Button tosavea presetstation orbrieflypresstoaccessyourfavouriteDAB+ station. PressandholdthePreset5&10 Button tosavea presetstation orbrieflypresstoaccessyourfavouriteDAB+ station. TurntheToneControltoadjusttheTrebleandBass. TurntheOn/Off&VolumeControltoturntheunitonoroffortoadjustthevolumelevel.

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WhatisDAB+
DAB+wasdevelopedinEuropebyaconsortiumofbroadcastersandmanufacturers.DAB+usesdigitalcompression techniquestotransformthesourcematerial,i.e.musicandspeech,intobetterqualityaudio.

InterferenceFreeReception
Analoguesystemssufferfromaneffectcalledmultipathdistortion.Thisisbecausewavesdonotbehaveinan orderlyfashion,butbounceandreflectoffbuildingsetc.DAB+seesthisasanadvantageandusesthedirectedand reflectedsignalstoreinforcetheendresult,allowingforbetterservicemoreofthetime.

NoNeedtoRetune
AsingleDAB+frequencycanbeusedtocoverthewholeoftheAustralia,sosolvingmanyproblemsexperienced withtheearlieranaloguesystem.DAB+scansautomaticallyandtunesinalloftheavailablestationsinyourarea.

ScrollingText
Broadcasterscantransmittexttoyourradio.ThiswayyoucanreadthenameoftheDJ,artist,songtitleoranyother informationtheychoose.

DAB+Coverage
Checkyourlocalcoverageatwww.digitalradioplus.com.au,oralternativelytext0409DRPLUStoreceiveanSMS confirmingwhetheryouresideinaDAB+broadcastarea.

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GettingStarted
CarefullyremoveyourDAB+Receiverfromthebox.Youmaywishtokeepthepackagingforfutureuse.

IntheBox
Insidetheboxyouwillfind: DAB+Radio(MainUnit) MainsPowerLead UserGuide

PositioningyourDAB+Radio
PlaceyourDAB+Receiveronaflat/stablesurface.Makesureitisnotsubjecttovibrationsormovement.

Avoidthefollowinglocations:
Whereitwillbeclosetoheatradiatingsources. Wherethehumiditywillbehighand/ortheventilationwillbepoor. Whereitwillbedusty. Whereitwillbedamporapossibilityofwaterdrippingorsplashingontotheunit.

AdjustingtheAntenna
TheantennashouldbeextendedtoensuregoodreceptioninDAB+,FM,AM,MW&LWradiomodes.Itmaybe necessarytoalterthepositionoftheDAB+Radioand/orantennatoachievethebestsignal.

UsingHeadphones
TolistentoyourDAB+RadioviaHeadphones,youwillrequireheadphoneswitha3.5mmdiameterstereoplug(not included).TheHeadphoneSocketislocatedonthebackoftheunit.PlugtheHeadphoneJackintotheHeadphone socket,thespeakersoundwillautomaticallyturnoffoncetheheadphoneispluggedin.

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TurningonyourDAB+Radio
1. ConnectthePowerleadtothepowersocketonthebackoftheunit.Thenconnectthepowerleadtothemains walloutlet. 2. Toswitchon,turntheOn/Off&VolumeControltotheright.PresstheDAB+Button.WhenDABModeis selectedforthefirsttime,thedisplaywillilluminateandwelcometoDABwillbedisplayed.Thencarefully extendantennaforthebestpossiblereception. 3. WhenyouturnonyourDAB+Radioforthefirsttimeitwillconductafullstationscanandstorealltheavailable RadioStationsinthestationslist.Thismaytakeafewminutes.

Note:a.TheDAB+stationswillbedisplayedinalphanumericorder.Thefirststationinthelistwillbeplayed afterthescanhasbeencompleted. b.IfnoDAB+signalisfoundinyourarea,itmaybenecessaryforyoutorelocateyourradio.

ChangingStations
ToscrollthroughthestationlistandchangetheDAB+Stationplaying,presstheNavigationButtons(leftandright arrowsonthetopoftheradio).PresstheButtonsrepeatedlytoscrollthroughthelist.Thestationswillbedisplayed online3ofthedisplay.

AdjustingtheVolume
Toadjustthevolumeturnthevolumewheel,locatedonthetopoftheradio.Toincreasethevolumeturnittothe rightandtodecreasethevolumeturnthewheeltotheleft.

ToneDial
ThetonedialisusedtoaltertheaudiooutputoftheDABdigitalradiobetweenahigh(treble)andlow(bass) frequencyrange.Turnthetonedialrighttoenhancethehighfrequency(treble)contentofthesoundoutput.Turn thetonediallefttoenhancethelowfrequency(bass)contentofthesoundoutput.

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ScanningandStoringStations #
Note:withaDAB+radio,itsagoodideatoconductastationscaneverynowandthentomakesurethatyou havethemostuptodatestationliststoredinthememoryofyourradio.Asnewstationsareoftenaddedor replaced. InDAB+Mode,presstheAutoButtontoactivateafullstationsearch.Theradiowillbeginautomaticallyandwill storeallavailablestations.Abargraphwillbedisplaywillsearchingandwillindicatethenumberofstationsfound andthescanprogress. Youmayseesomesymbolsdisplayedalongsidethestationsnames.Thesearedefinedasfollows: ?Thiswillindicatethatthestationisnotactiveoravailable >>Thissymbolindicatesthatthestationisaprimarystationwithsecondaryservices <<Thissymbolindicatesthatthestationissecondarystation

StationPresets #
Note:eachpresetButtonholdstwopresets.Forexample,the1/6presetButton,ontheDABdigitalradio,holds presetpositionsoneandsix. TheBushTR82DABRadioallowsyoutosetupto10StationPresets.Thismeansyoucaneasilyaccessallofyour favouritestationsatatouchofaButton. 1. Tostoreastationpreset,youmustfirsttunetothestationyouwishtosetasapreset. 2. ThenpressandholdoneofthepresetButtons(e.g.1/6).Preset,#savedwillappearonthethirdlineofthe display,wherethe#isthenumberofthepresetposition. 3. Toselectthesecondsetofpresetpositions610,holddowntheshiftButtonthenpressandholdthedesired presetButton. 4. IfyouhavealreadysavedastationinthatpresetpositionthenewSelectionwithoverridethepreviousstation saved.

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PlayingaPresetStation
1. Toplayastoredpresetstation,justpresstherelevantpresetButton. 2. Toselectpresets610,holddowntheshiftButtonandthenpresstherelevantpresetButton. 3. IfyouhavenotstoredastationintheSelectpreset,Emptypresetwillbedisplayed.Thedisplaywillrevertto thepreviouslyselectedstationafterafewseconds.

ResettingPresetStations
YoucandeleteallofthepresetstationsandreturntheDAB+digitalradiotoitsfactorysettings. 1. PressandholdtheMenuButton. 2. ThedisplaywillshowPressSelecttoconfirmreset 3. PresstheSelectButton.ThedisplaywillshowWelcometoDABbeforeperforminganewscanforstations.The DAB+digitalradiowillbereturnedtoitsfactorycondition. 4. IfyoudonotwishtoresettheDAB+radio,waitafewsecondswithoutpressinganyButtonsanditwillrevertto itspreviousoperationcondition.

ViewingStationInformation
WhilelisteningtoaDAB+stationyoucanviewthestationinformationprovidedbythebroadcaster(seeinformation providedonthenextpage.ToviewtheinformationpresstheDisplayButtonrepeatedlytoscrollthroughthe informationprovided. DynamicLabelSegment(DLS):DLSisthescrollingtextinformationsuppliedbytheDAB+stationorbythe broadcaster. ProgramType(PTY):ThisisadescriptionofthetypeofprogramprovidedbytheDAB+stationorbybroadcaster. MultiplexName:Thiswillshowthemultiplexthatisbroadcastingtheprogramyouarelisteningto. TimeandDate:Thiswilldisplaythetimeanddateandisprovidedbythebroadcaster.
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ChannelandFrequency:Thisisthetransmissionfrequencyofthestationyouarelisteningto. SignalInformation:Showsthedigitalbitrateandthesignalmode. SignalStrength:Showsasignalbarwiththestrengthofthecurrentstationyouarelisteningto.Theindicatoronthe signalbarshowstheminimumacceptablesignallevel. Stationswithsignalstrengthbelowtheminimumsignallevelwillnotprovideasteadystreamofaudio.

DAB+MenuOptions
TheMenuButtonallowsyoutochangesomeofthesystemoptionsonyourDAB+digitalradio.PressingtheMenu ButtonwillentertheMenucontrol.

StationOrder
Thisfunctionenablesyoudefinehowthestationsarearrangedwhenscrollingthestationlist. 1. PresstheMenuButtontoaccesstheMenucontrol. 2. PresstheNavigationButtonsuntilStationorderisdisplayed. 3. PresstheSelectButtontoaccessStationOrder. 4. UsetheNavigationButtonstodisplaythedesiredoption. 5. PresstheSelectButtontoconfirm.

ManualTune
Youcanmanuallyscanthroughtheradiofrequenciestofindaspecificstation.Thisisusefulforweakstationsor stationsthatarenotfoundintheautoscan. 1. PresstheMenuButtontoaccesstheMenucontrol. 2. PresstheNavigationButtonuntilManualtuneisdisplayed. 3. PresstheSelectButtontoaccessManualtune. 4. UsetheNavigationButtonstoselectthedesiredchannel/frequency. 5. PresstheSelectButton. Arectanglewillbedisplayedonthesecondlineofthedisplay.Thepositionofthisrectangleindicatesthesignal strength(thefurthertowardstheright,thegreaterthesignalstrength). 6. Adjustthepositionoftheaerialtoobtaintheoptimumsignalstrength. 7. PresstheSelectButtontoconfirm.
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DynamicRangeControl
DRCaddsorremovesadegreeofcompressiontocompensateforthedifferenceinthedynamicrangebetweenradio stations.Forexample,astationbroadcastingpopularmusicmayahighlevelofcompressionappliedsincethe emphasisisonaconstanthighlisteninglevel,whereasastationbroadcastingclassicalmusicwillhavelittleorno compressionasthelistenerrequiresallofthehighsandlowsinthemusictodefinethedetail. Therearethreelevelsofcompression: DRC0Nocompressionapplied. DRC1MaximumCompressionapplied(thisisthedefault). DRCMediumCompressionapplied.

Thebestwaytodeterminedwhichofthesesettingssuitsyoubestistoexperimentwiththemonavarietyof sourcematerial. 1. PresstheMenuButtontoaccesstheMenucontrol. 2. PresstheNavigationButtonsuntilDRCvalueisdisplayed. 3. PresstheSelectButtontoaccessDRCvalue.ThecurrentDRClevelwillbedisplayedonline2ofthe display. 4. PresstheNavigationButtonstoselectbetweenthethreeDRCvalues.Theavailableoptionappearson line3ofthedisplay. 5. WhentherequiredDRCvalueisdisplayedpresstheSelectButtontoconfirm.Youshouldbehearthe differenceincompressionimmediately. 6. PruneStationNoorYes.

SWVersion
Toviewthesoftwareversionofthisproduct,presstheMenuButtonandthenusetheNavigationButtonstoscroll throughMenuoptionstoselectsoftwareversion.

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UsingtheMW/LW/FMRadio
IftheDAB+digitalradioisinDAB+mode,pressthedesiredfrequencyband(MW,LWorFM).Youmayhear backgroundnoiseasnostationshasbeentunedin.

Tuningtheradio
Totuneintoaradiobroadcast/station,turnthetuningcontrolleftorrightuntilpointerisalignedwiththedesired frequencymarkingsonthetuningdial. Whenthepointerishorizontalyouhaveeitherreachedthestart,orendofthefrequencyrange.Donotattemptto forcethedialfurtherinthesamedirection.

AdjustingtheVolume
Toadjustthevolumeturnthevolumewheel,locatedonthetopoftheradio.Toincreasethevolumeturnittothe rightandtodecreasethevolumeturnthewheeltotheleft.

ToneDial
ThetonedialisusedtoaltertheaudiooutputoftheDABdigitalradiobetweenahigh(treble)andlow(bass) frequencyrange.Turnthetonedialrighttoenhancethehighfrequency(treble)contentofthesoundoutput.Turn thetonediallefttoenhancethelowfrequency(bass)contentofthesoundoutput.

UsingLineOut
ThesignalfromtheDAB+digitalradiocanbeconnectedtoanotherstereoaudiodeviceviathe3.5mmLineOut Socketontherighthandsideoftheradio. Youwillrequireastereocablewhichisterminatedwithconnectorswhichmatchthesocketsonyourotheraudio device. Note:ThesignallevelfromthelineoutsocketisfixedandcannotbeadjustedusingtheVolumecontrol.

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Troubleshooting
Ifafaultoccurs,firstcheckthepointslistedbelowbeforetakingtheradioforrepair.Ifyouareunabletosolvea problembyfollowingthebelowhintswesuggestyouconsultyouretailerorserviceprofessional. WARNING:Undernocircumstancesshouldyoutrytorepairtheunityourself,asthiswouldinvalidatethewarranty. PROBLEM NoSound POSSIBLECAUSE YourHeadphonesmaybe connected. TheVolumemayhavebeensetto low. ThePowerCordmaynotbe connectedcorrectly/firmly. TheButtonsontheUnitarenot Responding Electrostaticdischargeor interferencefromotherelectrical equipment. RadioPoorReception Thereisweakaerialsignalorthere maybeinterferencefromother electricalequipment. Turntheunitoffanddisconnectthe PowerCord.Waitfor510seconds, thenreconnectandturntheunitback on Repositiontheaerialandtheunitfor bestreceptionpossiblereception. Ensuretheaerialisconnected. Keeptheunitawayfromother electricalequipment,wherepossible. SOLUTION DisconnectyourHeadphonesfrom theunit. AdjusttheVolumeleveloftheradio. ReconnectthePowerCordfirmly.

TechnicalSpecifications
Specifications.. Speakerpower.... FrequencyRange.. BatteryOperation PowerSupply.. DAB+/FM/AM(MW/LW)DigitalRadio 7W BandIII,174240MHz 6x1.5v(C)batteries(notinclude) ACPowerInput:230V,50Hz

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Warranty
Pleasekeepyourreceiptasproofofpurchase.Thisproductiswarrantedforanydefectinthematerialsor workmanshipforoneyearaftertheoriginaldateofpurchase.Thisproductisfornormaldomesticandofficeuseonly. Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverdamagefrommisuseorneglect,accidentaldamage,vermininfestation,excessive voltagessuchaslightningorpowersurgesoranyalterationthataffectstheperformanceorreliabilityoftheproduct. OurgoodscomewithguaranteesthatcannotbeexcludedundertheAustralianConsumerLaw.Youareentitledtoa replacementorrefundforamajorfailureandforcompensationforanyotherreasonablyforeseeablelossordamage. Youarealsoentitledtohavethegoodsrepairedorreplacedifthegoodsfailtobeofacceptablequalityandthe failuredoesnotamounttoamajorfailure. Intheunlikelyeventthatyourproductfailstoworknormally,pleasecontacttheBUSHWarrantyon1800509394 (Australia)or0800450259(NewZealand)andhaveyourreceiptofpurchaseonhand. Thiswarrantyissubjecttothefollowingprovisions: z z Itisonlyvalidwithinboundariesofthecountryofpurchase Theproductmustbecorrectlyassembledandoperatedinaccordancewiththeinstructionscontainedinthe manual z z z z Thisproductmustbeusedsolelyfordomesticpurposes Thewarrantydoesnotcoveraccidentaldamage Thewarrantywillberenderedinvalidiftheproductisresoldorhasbeendamagedbyinexpertrepair Themanufacturerdisclaimsanyliabilityforincidentalorconsequentialdamaged Thiswarrantyisinadditionto,anddoesnotdiminish,yourstatutoryorlegalrights. POBOX6287 SilverwaterNSW1811 www.bushaustralia.com.au

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