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    WR-5 GB Rersion 1[...]

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    1 “Made f or iPod” mea n s that a n electronic a ccessory ha s been designed to connect specifically to iPod, a nd ha s been certified by the developer to meet Apple performa nce standards. Apple is not responsible f or the operation of this device or its compli a nce with safety a nd r egulatory sta ndards. Plea se note that the use of this ac[...]

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    2 GB T a ble of contents Importa nt safety instructions ............................................... 3-4 Introduction .............................................................................. 5 Controls .............................................................................. 6-10 Remote control function s .............................[...]

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    3 Importa nt Safety In struction s 1. Read a nd understa nd all safety and operating in structions before the radio is operated. 2. Retain instruction: The safety a nd operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed warnings. All warnings on the a pplia nce and operating instructions should be followed. 4. Follow all operati[...]

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    4 GB 14. Do not attempt to service the receiver yourself. Removing the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage, and will void the warranty. Refer all servicing to authorized service personnel. 15. Never push objects of any kind into this ra dio through opening a s they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a f[...]

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    5 Introduction The Sa ngea n W R-5 AM/FM-R DS/iPod Dock Wooden T able-top Receiver provides the following range of features: Radio f or AM a nd FM (with RDS) broa dca sts. 12 radio station presets (6 f or AM, 6 f or FM). Large LCD display with adjustable ba cklight. T wo alarm timers with snooze feature to wa ke you to either buzzer , radio alarm, [...]

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    6 GB 1. 2. Spea kers LCD display Remote control sensor 3. Controls[...]

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    7 4. 5. 6. 7. FM telescopic a ntenna AM external a ntenna terminal Ground terminal Battery compartment AC in Headphone ja ck Line out socket Aux in socket 8. 9. 10. 11 . Controls[...]

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    8 GB 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Controls Snooze / dimmer Preset 5 / Play / pause Preset 4 / Ba ck Forward Source Preset 1 / Folder Down T one button V olume control Alarm 1 Alarm 2 iPod U niversal Dock adjuster iPod Dock connector Info / menu button Preset 3 / Repeat button Tuning control Seek / Select b[...]

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    9 Display icons A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. Battery ca pa city indicator PM indicator Time display Sleep timer icon Alarm 1 icon Alarm 2 icon Frequency / information for station display RDS icon[...]

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    10 GB Remote control a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. Ba ck forward Repeat one / all Tuning up Folder up / preset up Folder down / preset down Tuning down Mute Snooze / dimmer T one V olume down V olume up Repeat ra ndom Select Fa st f orward Play / pause Source Menu Sta ndby / Sleep ti mer[...]

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    11 Remote control functions Ma ny functions of the WR-5 ta bletop receiver can be operated using the remote control. Some operations require a longer press of the button. In this ca se si mply keep your finger held on the remote control button for 2-3 seconds until the display on the radio shows that the comma nd ha s been acce pted. Before the fir[...]

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    12 GB Using the radio for the first time Using the AC power ad a ptor The AC power ada ptor required for this unit should be 12 volts AC at 1.6A. Insert the a da ptor plug into the AC socket on the rear of the radio. Plug the ada ptor into a standard main s socket outlet. The AC ada ptor should be disconnected from the main supply when not in use. [...]

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    13 Operating your radio – Search tuning AM/FM 1. Press the Sta ndby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Source button a s needed until the AM or FM ba n d is selected. 3. Press a nd relea se the Seek / Select button to carry out an auto-tune. Y our radio will sca n up the AM/FM ba nd from the currently displayed frequency a nd will stop [...]

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    14 GB Manual tuning – AM/FM 1. Press the Sta ndby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press a nd relea se the Source button to select AM or FM radio mode. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to tune to a station. The FM frequency will cha nge in steps of 100kHz/50kHz a nd AM frequency will cha nge in steps of 10kHz/9kHz. 4. When the end of the waveba nd [...]

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    15 Setting up the tuning step increment 1. Press a nd hold the Inf o/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the T uning control until FM 50/100MHz or AM 9/10kHz a ppears on the display , and pre ss a nd relea se the Seek / Select button to enter the step increment setting. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to select either 100kHz/200kHz (US ve[...]

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    16 GB Display modes – FM Y our radio ha s a ra nge of display options f or FM radio mode. 1. Repeatedly pre ss a nd relea se the Info/menu button to view the RDS information of the station you are listening to. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. Displays the na me of the station being listened to. Displays the type of station being listened to such a s Pop, Cl[...]

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    17 FM stereo (auto) / mono If the FM radio station being listened to ha s a wea k signal some hiss may be audible. It is possible to reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in mono rather tha n stereo. 1. Press the Source button a s needed to select the FM radio mode display a nd tune to the required FM station a s previously desc[...]

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    18 GB Presetting stations in AM/FM mode There are 6 preset station s ea ch for AM and FM ra dio. They are used in the sa me way for ea ch waveba nd. 1. Press the Sta ndby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Source button to select the desired waveba nd. Tune to the required ra dio station a s previously described. 3. Press a nd hold the re[...]

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    19 iPod docking Y our radio ha s a n iPod docking fa cility which allows you to play digital audio files a nd soundtra ck s held on your iPod directly . Y our radio use s the iPod U niversal Dock adjustor developed for use with iPods. Recent models of iPod are supplied with U niversal Dock Ada pter inserts which ensure correct alignment of the iPod[...]

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    20 GB Charging your iPod 1. Pla ce the iPod onto the U niversal Dock Adjuster into the iPod docking compartment. Press the ST ANDBY button to switch on your radio. 2. Press SOURCE button until “iPod” shows on the display . Y our radio is able to recharge your iPod’s internal battery when the source is Aux In, iPod or Sta ndby mode. Y our iPod[...]

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    21 Navigating your iPod T o navigate your iPod menus to ma ke selection s or to cha nge settings, you should use your iPod controls. The radio controls ca n be used f or Menu / Select, Previous / Next, Fa st Rewind / Fa st Forward and Play / Pause functions. 1. Use the Menu button to navigate to higher level menus on your iPod. 2. Rotate the T unin[...]

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    22 GB Search function 1. Press a nd relea se e ither the Fa st-Forward or Ba ck-forward button to start playing the next or previous tra ck. 2. While the iPod is playing, press a nd hold the Fa st-Forward or Ba ck-forward buttons to move through the current f ile or tra ck, a nd then relea se the button when the desired point in the file or tra ck [...]

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    23 Clock and Alarms Setting the time format The clock display used in sta nd-by mode a nd on the playing mode screens ca n be set to 12 or 24 hour f ormat. The selected f ormat is then also used when setting the alarms. 1. Press a nd hold the Inf o/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the T uning control until CLOCK 12H/24H a ppears on [...]

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    24 GB Setting the date format 1. Press a nd hold the Inf o/menu button to a cce ss the menu setting. 2. Rotate the T uning control until date f ormat ex. “Ja n-xx-2010” shows on the display . Press and relea se the Seek / Select button to enter the date format setting. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required date format. Press a nd [...]

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    25 Setting the clock time manually 1. Press the Sta ndby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press a nd hold the Inf o/menu button. 3. Rotate the T uning control until a clock symbol a ppears on the left side display , then press a nd rele a se the Seek / Select button to enter the setting. Rotate the T uning control until MANUAL a ppears on the dis[...]

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    26 GB Setting the clock time using RDS CT 1. When tuning to a station tra nsmitting RDS data, pre ss a nd hold the Info/menu button. 2. Rotate the T uning control until a clock symbol a ppears on the display . Press a nd relea se the Seek / Select button to enter the setting. 3. Rotate the T uning control until RDS CT a ppears on the display . Pres[...]

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    27 Setting the alarm clock Y our W R-5 ha s two alarms which can ea ch be set to wake you to AM/FM radio, buzzer alarm or iPod. The alarms may be set while the unit is in sta ndby mode or while playing. 1. Before setting a n alarm ensure that the clock time is set. Press a n d hold the Alarm 1 button to enter the alarm 1 setting. 2. The hour settin[...]

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    28 GB 4. Rotate the Tuning control to choose the required alarm type, a nd then press a nd relea se the Seek / Sele ct button to confirm the setting. The alarm ca n be set to buzzer , iPod, FM or AM. When radio mode is selected, the radio frequency and the preset number on the display will begin to fla sh. Rotate the Tuning control to adjust the re[...]

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    29 When the alarm sounds T o ca ncel a sounding alarm, press a nd hold the Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 button until the alarm indicator on the display disa ppears. When the buzzer alarm a ctivates, the alarm will start softly a nd gradually incre a se in level. It will sound for 1 minute a nd silence for 1 minute in repetition f or 60 minutes unless ca ncel[...]

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    30 GB Snooze 1. When the alarm sounds, press a ny button other than the Sta ndby button will silence the alarm for 5 minute s. “SNOOZE’ will a ppear on the display. 2. T o a djust the silence time f or the snooze ti mer , press a nd hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 3. Rotate the T uning control until “SNOOZE 5” a ppears [...]

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    31 Sleep timer Y our radio ca n be set to turn off automatically after a preset ti me ha s ela psed. The Slee p T imer setting ca n be adjusted between 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 a nd 120 minutes. 1. Press a nd hold the Sta ndby button to enter the Sleep Ti mer setting. “SLEEP XX” will show on the display. 2. Keep pressing the Sta ndby button a nd the [...]

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    32 GB Time zone setting Y our W R-5 ca n set up the ti me zone f or its radio clock ti me. 1. Press a nd hold the Inf o/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the T uning control until TIME ZONE a ppears on the display . Press a nd relea se the Seek / Select button to enter the setting. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to choose the Time zone[...]

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    33 Display & Audio setup Dimmer control The brightness of the display may be adjusted. If you use the unit in the bedroom, you may prefer a higher brightness level tha n the sta ndard setting. 1. Press a nd rele a se the Snooze/Dimmer button re peatedly to adjust the brightness level of the LCD display . The backlight level will cha nge with 8 [...]

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    34 GB Loudness Y ou can get compensation on lower a nd higher frequency for your W R-5 by adjusting the Loudness function. 1. Press a nd hold the Inf o/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the T uning control until LOUD ON/OFF a ppears on the display . Press a nd relea se the Seek / Select button to enter the setting. 3. Rotate the Tuni[...]

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    35 3D surround sound expander Y our W R-5 allows you to get more spacious ness in the sound performa nce with the 3D surround expa nder function. 1. Press a nd hold the Inf o/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the T uning control until 3D ON/OFF a ppears on the display . Press a nd relea se the Seek / Select button to enter the settin[...]

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    36 GB Auxiliary input socket A 3.5mm stereo Auxiliary Input socket is provided on the rear of your radio to permit a n audio sign al to be fed into the unit from a n external audio device such a s iPod, MP3 or CD player . 1. Repeatedly press a nd relea se the SOURCE button until AUX IN is displayed. 2. Connect a n external audio source (f or exa mp[...]

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    37 Software version The software display ca nnot be altered a nd is just for your reference. 1. Press a nd hold the Inf o/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the T uning control until VER 1.XX a ppears on the display to view the software version of your radio. Note: Most of the remote control operation of W R-5 is the sa me with operat[...]

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    38 GB If at a ny time in the future you should need to dispose of this product ple ase note that: Wa ste electrical products should not be disposed of with household wa ste. Plea se recycle where facilities exist. Check with your Local Authority or retailer for recycl ing a dvice. (W a ste Electrical a nd Electronic Equipment Directive) Specificati[...]