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Docking Entertainment System

DCB242

What’s in the box

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Quick Sta rt Guide

User Manua l

Main unit Remote control MP3 link cable Power adaptor

User Manual

Quick Start Guide

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Connect

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Connect power

1 Connect the AC power adaptor to:

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• the DC socket on the main unit the power socket.

DC 9V 1.9A

MP3-LINK DC 9V 1.9A

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Setup

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Set time and date

1 In standby mode, press and hold SET TIME/

AUTO SCAN for 2 seconds.

» [SYNC ON] is displayed and [ON] begins to blink.

2 Press PRESET + /PRESET - to select

ON or OFF.

» If you select [ON], the unit reads the

DAB+ or iPod/iPhone time and sets the clock automatically.

» If you select [OFF], the unit turns off the time synchronization.

3 Press SET TIME/AUTO SCAN to confirm.

The time format [24H] or [12H] begins to blink.

4 Press PRESET + /PRESET - to select

24H or 12H.

5 Press SET TIME/AUTO SCAN to confirm.

The hour digits begin to blink.

6 Repeat steps 4-5 to set the hour, minute, year, month, and day.

B

Set the alarm timer

You can set two alarms which go off at different time.

1 Ensure that you have set the clock correctly.

2 Press and hold AL1 or AL2 for 2 seconds.

» The [AL1] or [AL2] icon and the hour digits begin to blink.

3 Press TUNING - /TUNING + to set the hour.

4 Press AL1 or AL2 to confirm.

» The [AL1] or [AL2] icon and the minute digits begin to blink.

5 Repeat steps 3-4 to set the minute.

6 Repeat steps 3-4 to select whether to ring alarm the whole week, on weekdays, or at weekend.

7 Repeat steps 3-4 to select an alarm sound source: Buzzer, iPhone, FM, or DAB+.

8 Repeat steps 3-4 to set the alarm volume.

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Setup

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Turn on/off the alarm timer

1 Press AL1/AL2 to turn on or off the alarm timer.

» If the alarm timer is turned on, the alarm icon appears.

» If the alarm timer is turned off, the alarm icon disappears.

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Repeat alarm

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When the alarm rings, press REP

AL/BRIGHTNESS.

» The alarm repeats ringing minutes later.

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View the alarm settings

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Press AL1 or AL2.

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Enjoy

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Play from iPod/iPhone

1 Lift up the iPod/iPhone dock cover on the top panel.

2 Place the iPod/iPhone into the dock.

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Enjoy

3 Press iPod/iPhone on the remote control to select iPod/iPhone source.

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The connected iPod/iPhone plays automatically.

To pause/resume play, press OK/ .

To skip to a track, press TUNING

- /TUNING + on the remote control.

To search during play, press and hold

TUNING - /TUNING + , then release to resume normal play.

To go back to the previous iPod/ iPhone menu, press MENU. To scroll through the menu, press PRESET +

/PRESET - . To confirm a selection, press OK/ .

If no key is pressed for more than 10 seconds, OK/ acts back as the play/pause key.

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Program and listen to radio stations

1 In the tuner mode, press and hold SET

TIME/AUTO SCAN for more than 2 seconds to activate automatic program mode.

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The unit starts to search for radio stations.

All available stations are programmed in the order of waveband reception strength.

The first programmed radio station is broadcast automatically.

2 Press PRESET + /PRESET - to select a preset number.

E Tip

• Detailed functions and features are described in the user manual.

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