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Activating the Alarm Function

1.  To activate the alarm function, repeatedly press the ALARM/SNOOZE button. The 

alarm wake-up modes will be displayed and change in the below sequence on every 

press:

Alarm Off

DAB Preset #

FM Preset #

Buzzer Tone #

2.  When the display shows your desired alarm wake-up mode, stop pressing the ALARM/

SNOOZE button. The alarm function is now activated and an alarm icon will be 

displayed.

3.  When the alarm time arrives, the selected wake-up mode will be on and the alarm icon 

in the display will fl ash to indicate that the alarm is triggered. To stop the alarm sooner, 

press the   button.

4.  To check the alarm status, press the ALARM/SNOOZE button. The alarm status will 

show on the display.

•  If you have activated the alarm function and the wake-up mode is DAB or FM, make sure that the 

volume is at a suffi  cient level for you to hear.

•  If the wake-up mode is DAB and the DAB signal strength is low, the buzzer alarm will be triggered.

Automatic Alarm Repeat

The alarm will automatically repeat each day at the selected time as long as the alarm icon 

is displayed. To cancel this function, repeatedly press the ALARM/SNOOZE button until 

Alarm Off ” shows on the display.

Snooze Function

When the alarm has triggered, press the ALARM/SNOOZE button to temporarily switch off  

the alarm for 5 minutes. The display will show “z” to indicate that snooze is on. The snooze 

function will continue for 1 hour from the set alarm time.
To cancel snooze mode press standby to turn the unit on then turn the radio off . The alarm 

will be ready for the following day.

Sleep Function

This function allows you to programme the unit to enter standby mode by itself after a set 

period of time.
1.  To activate the sleep function, press the SLEEP button repeatedly. The “Sleep Timer” 

will show on the display. The time will change in the below sequence on every press:

90

80

70

60

30

10

2.  When your desired sleep time appears in the display, stop pressing the button and the 

sleep function will be activated in two seconds. “s”will be displayed on the display.

3.  When the sleep time reaches zero, the unit will enter standby mode. To turn the sleep 

function off  while the sleep timer is still counting down, press the SLEEP button once, 

s”will disappear from the display.

4.  Press the INFO button repeatedly to show the sleep timer status on the display when 

it is turned on.

Summary of Contents for S6VDAB12

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual DAB Radio S6VDAB12...

Page 2: ...nction 8 Automatic Alarm Repeat 8 Snooze Function 8 Sleep Function 8 Display Backlight 9 System Reset 9 Software Version 9 DAB Operation 10 DAB Auto Scan 10 Secondary Services 11 Manual Tuning 11 Pres...

Page 3: ...ure to include this manual Check that the voltage marked on the rating label matches your mains voltage Damage Please inspect the unit for damage after unpacking Do not continue to operate the unit if...

Page 4: ...Sandstr m DAB Radio We recommend that you spend some time reading this instruction manual in order that you fully understand all the operational features it offers You will also find some hints and t...

Page 5: ...utton 7 SCROLL Dial OK Dial 8 VOLUME Button 9 BACKLIGHT Button 10 VOLUME Button 11 SLEEP Button 12 ALARM SNOOZE Button 13 Speaker 14 Earphones Socket 15 FM Aerial 16 DC IN Socket 1 3 5 2 4 6 7 8 10 12...

Page 6: ...use To switch the unit off completely unplug the mains plug from the mains socket DC IN Ensure all connections are connected before connecting to the mains power socket Connections Using Earphones Tu...

Page 7: ...B station for a short period of time Manual clock setting is not required Setting the Alarm Make sure you have preset FM and DAB stations before setting the Alarm if you want to wake up to DAB or FM r...

Page 8: ...ayed To cancel this function repeatedly press the ALARM SNOOZE button until Alarm O shows on the display Snooze Function When the alarm has triggered press the ALARM SNOOZE button to temporarily switc...

Page 9: ...reception problems you may want to reset and try again If you move to another part of the country and pick up the local and national DAB stations in that area your previously tuned channels may no lo...

Page 10: ...ains power and then switched on from standby for the first time the unit will automatically enter DAB mode and start automatically scanning During the scan the LCD display will show Scanning together...

Page 11: ...e SCROLL dial to cycle through the DAB channels which are numbered from 5A to 13F 3 After your desired channel number is selected press the OK dial to confirm the top line will now display the channel...

Page 12: ...e display will show the radio mode DAB and the digital audio bit rate being received Signal Strength The display will show a slide bar to indicate the signal strength the stronger the signal the longe...

Page 13: ...ereo and mono mode when auto mode is selected but you can override this and switch this function manually by changing it to mono mode This is helpful when receiving poor signal reception During stereo...

Page 14: ...on provides clock and date information automatically so there s no need to manually set this information In the unlikely event that the broadcaster does not transmit any clock information the display...

Page 15: ...position of the aerial The display is blank This may occur if the broadcaster changes the label of a service or removes a label while tuned The unit will try to retune or perform a scan To clean the u...

Page 16: ...r where you purchased the product All trademarks are the property of their respective owners and all rights are acknowledged Visit Partmaster co uk today for the easiest way to buy electrical spares a...

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