DEGEN DE1126 Operating instructions

DE1126

FM STEREO · MW (AM) · SW DSP RECEIVER /

MP3 PLAYER / DIGITAL RECORDER

Operation Manual

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POWER SUPPLY

INSTALLING THE BATTERY

1. Turn off the unit and open the battery cover.

2. Install the provided lithium battery according to the battery

polarity.

3. Close the battery cover.

CHARGING THE BATTERY

After installing the lithium battery, connect the unit with the

provided USB adaptor to charge the battery. While charging,

the battery symbol shown on the display will move from right

to left; it stops when the battery is fully charged.

Using the provided USB cable to connect the radio to a

computer can also charge the battery.

Note:

1. Please turn off the radio while charging the battery to avoid

interference.

2. Please only use the supplied adaptor which comes with

the radio to charge the lithium battery.

3. After fully charging the battery, please first disconnect the

USB cable before running on the radio.

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BATTERY CONSUMPTION INDICATION

1. Full 2. Medium

3. Low 4. Exhausted

Require to charge The unit will turn off

the battery. automatically

Note: Please fully charge and drain the battery for the first

three times in order to extend the battery's life.

HOW TO TURN ON/OFF THE UNIT

Press the [ ] button to turn on the unit; press it

again to turn it off.

BACK STAND

Open the stand on the rear of the unit to make the unit stand

upright on the desk.

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MAIN MENU

The radio will directly enter the “Main Menu” when you turn it

on, you can rotate the [TUNING] knob to select either of the

below function and then press the [MENU] button to enter

your selection.

FM Radio: FM/MW/SW radio

After FM Radio selection, you can press either the

FM/MW/SW button to select your desired band

Music: MP3 music play mode

Record: Mic Recording mode

Voice: Recording file play mode

Ebook: Text reading mode (Support TXT)

Sys Set (system setting): Time, Date, Calendar Info, Alarm,

Backlight, Language, Power off, Replay mode, Contrast,

Memory info, Firmware version, Firmware upgrade, Date

Format, Time Format

To direct enter “Main Menu” while you are in any of the play

mode or setting mode, press and hold the “MENU” button

for about 2 seconds.

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SYSTEM SETTING

In “Main Menu” mode, rotate the [TUNING] knob to select

[Sys Set], press the [MENU] button to enter below settings:

Note: Operation time for each step is about 5 seconds.

Sys Set (system setting):

- Time

- Date

- Calendar Info

- Alarm

- Backlight

- Language

- Power off

- Replay mode

- Contrast

- Memory info

- Firmware version

- Firmware upgrade

- Date Format

- Time Format

[TUNING] Knob: Rotate it to select desired function

[MENU] Button: Press it to enter the selected function

Press & Hold to enter Main Menu

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TIME SET

1. Select [Time] in [Sys Set] mode by rotating the [TUNING]

knob

2. Press the [MENU] button; while the hours indicator flashes;

rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the hour,

3. Press the [MENU] button; while the minutes indicators

flashes, rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the minute

4. Press the [MENU] button; while the seconds indicator

flashes; rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust

5. Press the [MENU] button or wait for 5 seconds to confirm

and exist the time setting.

Note: If you take out the battery, you will need to reset the

clock.

DATE SET

1. Select [Date] in [Sys Set] mode

2. Press the [MENU] button; while the indicator for year

flashes, rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the year

3. Press the [MENU] button to confirm and enter month

setting, then rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the month

4. Press the [MENU] button to confirm and enter the day

setting

5. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the day and press the

[MENU] button again to confirm and exist.

Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select your desired date format

and then press the [MENU] button again to confirm.

CALENDAR INFO

Select [Calendar info] in [Sys Set] mode, press the [MENU]

button to display the calendar information for about 10

seconds.

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ALARM SET

1. Select [Alarm] in [Sys Set] mode and press the [MENU]

button. Now [New] appears on the display.

2. Press the [MENU] button again to enter a new alarm

setting; [Normal Alarm / Power Off / Power on] appears.

3. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select [Normal Alarm] and

press the [MENU] button. Now [Only Once / Daily]

shows on the display.

4. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select either [Only Once]

or [Daily], press the [MENU] button again to confirm and

enter [Alarm Time Setting]

5. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the hours and press

the [MENU] button. The minutes indicator flashes.

6. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the minute and

press the [MENU] button again. Now the seconds

indicator flashes.

7. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the seconds and

press the [MENU] button. Now it shows [Alarm SET,

YES / NO] and [Do you want to add?] on the display.

8. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select [YES], press the

[MENU] button to confirm and enter below setting

section:

*You can rotate the [TUNING] knob for selection and press

the [MENU] button to confirm

- Sleep Timer: 1~30 minutes SNOOZE timer

- Play Time: 1~30 minutes alarm time

- Alarm Count: 1~30 alarm count

- Alarm Music: Audio / Record alarm music selection

- Alarm Volume: 1~30 level

- Alarm PreView: Alarm with your preset music

- Exit: Exit the alarm setting

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BACKLIGHT (Lighting timer)

Select [Backlight] in [Sys Set] mode and press the [MENU]

button to enter, then rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the

lighting timer from 5~30 seconds. Press the [MENU] button

again or wait for about 8 seconds to confirm and exit.

LANGUAGE SELECTION

Select [Language] in [Sys Set] mode, press the [MENU]

button and then rotate the [TUNING] knob to select your

desired languages from those shown below:

- Chinese-Sim (simplified Chinese)

- English

- Chinese-Tradition (Traditional Chinese)

- Tradition BIG

- Japanese

- Korean

- French

- German

- Italy (Italian)

- Netherlands (Dutch)

- Portugal (Portugese)

- Spanish

- Swedish

- Czech

- Danish

- Polish

- Russian

- Turkish

- Hebrew

- Thai.

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POWER OFF

Select [Power off] in [Sys Set] mode, press the [MENU]

button and then rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the auto

turn off timer from 5 ~ 90 minutes.

REPLAY MODE

Select [Replay mode] in [Sys Set] mode and press the

[MENU] button. Now [Manual/Automatic] appears on the

display, rotate the [TUNING] knob to select your desired

mode.

CONTRAST

Select [Contrast] in [Sys Set] mode and press the [MENU]

button. Now the brightness level 0 ~ 16 appears on the

display. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust.

MEMORY INFO

Select [Memory Info] in [Sys Set] mode and press the [MENU]

button to display the balance memory space (approx).

FIRMWARE VERSION

Select [Firmware version] in [Sys Set] mode and press the

[MENU] button to display existing info of firmware version.

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FIRMWARE UPGRADE

1. Download the upgrade firmware from our website to a

computer.

2. Use the provided USB cable to connect the unit to the

computer and transfer the data to the unit.

3. Turn on the unit and select [Firmware upgrade] in

system setting mode

4. Press the [MENU] button and select [Local folder] to

enter firmware upgrade software.

Note:

After finishing the firmware upgrade, please remove the

battery from the unit for a few seconds.

DATE FORMAT

Select [Date Format] in [Sys Set], press the [MENU] button to

enter below display

- yyyy mm dd (year, month, day)

- mm dd yyyy (month, day, year)

- dd mm yyyy (day, month, year)

- Exit

TIME FORMAT

Select [Time Format] in [Sys Set] mode, repeat pressing on

the [MEMU] button to select either 12H or 24H format, then

wait for around 3 seconds to auto confirm and exist the

setting.

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RADIO OPERATION

USING ANTENNA

1. While listening to the FM and SW station, fully extend the

telescopic antenna to get the best reception.

2. While listening to the MW (AM) station, rotate the radio to

find the position which gives the best reception, as the

built-in ferrite bar is located inside the unit and it is strongly

affected by the direction of placing your unit.

LISTENING TO RADIO

Turn on the radio and select [FM radio] from “Main Menu” by

rotating the [TUNING] knob. Press the [MENU] button to

enter, then choose your desired band by pressing on either

the [MW], [SW] or [FM] button.

Using either of the below methods to tune into your desired

station:

1. Rotate the [TUNING] knob

2. Press the [ - AUTO + ] button

3. Press and hold the [- AUTO+] button for about 2

seconds, then release to auto tune into the next

available station.

In radio mode, press the [MENU] button and rotate the

[TUNING] knob to select either of the below functions:

- Save: Manual store the station into memory from

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1~50

- Record: Select 129K / 96K BPS direct radio recording

- Delete: Delete single memory

- Delete all: Delete all stored memory

- ATS: Auto tunes and store all stations into memory

- Normal Band: 87~108 MHz

- Japan Band: 76~90 MHz

- School Band: 64~87 MHz

- MW Spacing Switch: Repeatedly press to select

9K/10K tuning step and direct enter MW listening

- Exit

How to operate:

1. Rotate the [TUNING] knob for selection

2. Press the [MENU] button to enter next step or confirm

the setting.

RADIO / MP3 BUTTON

Repeatedly press the [RADIO/MP3] button to enter either

radio or MP3 mode directly

VOLUME ADJUST

Press the <V+> or <V-> button to adjust your desired the

volume level.

KEY LOCK FUNCTION

To activate the locking function, press and hold the

[ ] button until the key lock symbol appears on the

display; press and hold again to deactivate it.

FM STEREO

To activate stereo listening, press and hold the [FM] button

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until the stereo symbol appears; press and hold again to

deactivate it.

WORKING WITH STATION MEMORIES

This unit can store 248 stations with the following memory

location:

MEMORY LOCATIONS

FM/SW (ATS): M51~M99

MW (ATS): M26 ~ M50

FM/SW (manual storage): M1 ~ M50

MW (manual storage): M26 ~ M50

Note:

1. To have better reception, go near a window or outdoor

when using ATS function.

2. Fully extend the Telescopic antenna when tuning into

FM/SW stations.

3. Do not use ATS while charging the unit to avoid

interference

STORING STATIONS MANUALLY

Select your desired station, press the [MENU] button and

rotate the [TUNING] knob to select [SAVE], then rotate the

[TUNING] knob to select memory location from 1~50

AUTO TUNING STORAGE (ATS)

In radio mode, press the [MENU] button and rotate the

[TUNING] knob to select [ATS]. Press the [MENU] button

again to start auto scan and store the available stations

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within the memories.

LISTENING TO STORED MEMORY

After storing stations into memory, press the [M- / M+] with

the memory address [M01~99] displays next to the frequency

to select your desired station memory.

DELETE SINGLE/ALL MEMORY

Press the [MENU] button in radio mode, then rotate the

[TUNING] knob to select either [Delete] or [Delete all] and

press the [MENU] button again to delete single memory or all

memory.

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WORKING WITH RECORDING

MIC RECORDING

Press and hold the [MENU] button to enter the “Main Menu”,

then rotate the [TUNING] knob to select [RECORD], press

the [MENU] button again to go into MIC recording function.

1. Adjust the volume by pressing on the [V-] or [V+] button

2. Press the [MENU] button to select [REC] type:

- Long Rec (Long time recording – 64K, WAV format)

- High Rec (High quality recording – 129K, WAV format)

- Fine VOR (High quality voice sensor recording – 128K,

VOR format)

3. Press the [ ● ] button to start recording

4. Press the [

] button to pause

5. Press the [

] button to stop and store the recording

file into memory.

You can locate the recorded file by entering the “Main Menu”

and select [VOICE]

DIRECT RADIO RECORDING

While listening to the FM/MW (AM)/SW station, you can

directly record the programs following below steps:

1. Adjust the volume level up to 10 (minimum)

2. Press the [MENU] button and rotate the [TUNING] knob

to select either of below recording formats:

- 129k BPS (128K WAV format, file stored in [VOICE]

folder

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- 96k BPS (40Kbps MP3 format, file stored in [MUSIC]

folder

3. Press the [MENU] button again to confirm your selection

and start recording. The timer on the top of the display

starts increasing

4. Press the [

] button to stop and auto store the

recorded file into the memory.

All recorded files can be located from the [MUSIC] or [VOICE]

folder of “Main Menu”.

Note: A shortcut to the recording function is to directly press

and hold the [ ● ] button.

PRESET RECORDING TIMER

1. Select [ALARM Set] in [Sys Set] mode and press the

[MENU] button. Now [New] appears on the display.

2. By pressing the [MENU] button again, [Normal Alarm,

Power off, Power on] appears.

3. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select [Power on] and

press the [MENU] button. Now[Only Once / Daily]

shows on the display

4. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select either [Only Once]

or [Daily], press the [MENU] button again to confirm and

enter the [Power on] timer setting.

5. Repeat the same steps as alarm time setting on page 5.

6. After setting up the [Power on] timer, press the [MENU]

button. The display now shows [Alarm SET], [YES / NO]

& [Do you want to add?].

7. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select [YES], press the

[MENU] button to confirm and enter the following

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selection:

- Radio (Listening to the last radio station)

- Music (Playing the last music file)

- Mic Record (Recording via Mic)

- Radio Record (Listening to & recording the last radio

station)

To select above setting, rotate the [TUNING] knob, then

press [MENU] button to confirm your setting.

Note: Please also set the [Power off] timer following the

same steps as [Power on] timer.

DELETE SINGLE / ALL RECORDED FILES

In [VOICE] mode, press the [MENU] button. Now [Delete file]

& [Delete all] appear on the display. Within 5 seconds,

rotate the [TUNING] knob to select [Delete file]. Press the

[MENU] button again to display [ Del file? YES/NO ], then

roate the [TUNING] knob to select [YES] and press the

[MENU] button to delete a single file. Repeat the same

steps to delete all file.

LISTENING TO RECORDING FILE

In [VOICE] mode, press the [ ] button to play the recorded

file. Press the [ ] to forward or backward. To stop,

press the [

] button.

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WORKING WITH MP3

LISTENING TO MP3 FILE

1. Use the provided USB cable to connect the unit to the

computer and transfer your selected music files.

2. Turn on the unit and select [MUSIC] from the “Main

Menu”, then press the [MENU] button to enter.

3. Press the [

] button to play, press it again to pause;

press the [ ] button to forward or backward;

press the [

] to stop

4. While playing music file, press the [MENU] button to

enter the following settings:

- Repeat: Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Random

- Equalizer: Natural, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz,

Wow, 3D sound

- Tempo rate: -8 to 8 levels

- Lyrics: repeatedly press on the [MENU] button to turn

on/off

- Replay: press the [A ==B] button to select starting point

[A], then press the [A==B] button again to select ending

point [B]; press the [A==B] or [MENU] button again to

end the repeat playing function.

- Replay times: 1 ~ 10

- Repeat gap: 1~10

- Exit

5. While not playing any music, press the [MENU] button

to enter the following settings:

- Local folder: select music file

- Delete file: delete a single music file

- Delete all: delete all music file

- Exit

To operate above setting, press the [MENU] button to

confirm or enter; rotate the [TUNING] knob for selection.

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WORKING WITH EBOOK

1. Select Ebook from the “Main Menu”, press the [MENU]

button to enter.

2. Select your desired file by rotating the [TUNING] knob,

then press the [MENU] to enter below settings:

- Local File: Select play file

- Play set: Manual play or Auto Play (1~10 seconds –

page changing time)

- Delete file: Delete a single file by rotating the

[TUNING] knob to select [YES] to delete; [NO] to exit.

- Delete all: Delete all files by rotating the [TUNING]

knob to select [YES] to delete; [NO] to exit.

- Exit

To operate above setting, press the [MENU] button to

confirm or enter; rotate the [TUNING] knob for selection.

3.

Press the [ ] button to play your selected TXT file;

press the [

] button again to stop and go back to

file selection

4.

While reading TXT file, press the [MENU] button enter

- Bookmark Select

-

Bookmark Delete

-

Bookmark add

-

Exit

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Note: Before using Ebook function, please first format your

file to “.txt” in the computer, then copy to the unit.

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