Philips AE5252 User manual

Brand: Philips

Model: AE5252

Category: Radios

Type: User manual

Philips AE5252: Your gateway to a world of crystal-clear audio experiences. Enjoy your favorite FM stations or immerse yourself in the diverse offerings of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB). With 10 programmable presets for both FM and DAB, you can effortlessly switch between your beloved stations. Whether you're cooking dinner or unwinding after a long day, the AE5252 adapts to your needs with its adjustable volume levels and headphone compatibility.

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1 Important

Safety

Hearing safety

Listen at a moderate volume.

• Usingheadphonesatahighvolumecanimpairyourhearing.This

productcanproducesoundsindecibelrangesthatmaycause

hearinglossforanormalperson,evenforexposurelessthana

minute.Thehigherdecibelrangesareofferedforthosethatmay

havealreadyexperiencedsomehearingloss.

• Soundcanbedeceiving.Overtimeyourhearing‘comfortlevel’

adaptstohighervolumesofsound.Soafterprolongedlistening,

whatsounds‘normal’canactuallybeloudandharmfultoyour

hearing.Toguardagainstthis,setyourvolumetoasafelevel

beforeyourhearingadaptsandleaveitthere.

To establish a safe volume level:

• Setyourvolumecontrolatalowsetting.

• Slowlyincreasethesounduntilyoucanhearitcomfortablyand

clearly,withoutdistortion.

Listen for reasonable periods of time:

• Prolongedexposuretosound,evenatnormally‘safe’levels,can

alsocausehearingloss.

• Besuretouseyourequipmentreasonablyandtakeappropriate

breaks.

Be sure to observe the following guidelines when using your

headphones.

• Listenatreasonablevolumesforreasonableperiodsoftime.

• Becarefulnottoadjustthevolumeasyourhearingadapts.

• Donotturnupthevolumesohighthatyoucan’thearwhat’s

aroundyou.

• Youshouldusecautionortemporarilydiscontinueusein

potentiallyhazardoussituations.Donotuseheadphoneswhile

operatingamotorizedvehicle,cycling,skateboarding,etc.;itmay

createatrafchazardandisillegalinmanyareas.

Wherethemainsplugoranappliancecouplerisusedasthedisconnect

device,thedisconnectdeviceshallremainreadilyoperable.

Warning

• Neverremovethecasingofthisunit.

• Neverlubricateanypartofthisunit.

• Placethisunitonaat,hardandstablesurface.

• Neverplacethisunitonotherelectricalequipment.

• Onlyusethisun tindoors.Keepthisunitawayfromwater,moistureandliquid-lled

objects.

• Keepthisunitawayfromdirectsunlight,nakedamesorheat.

Note

• Thetypeplateislocatedonthebackoftheunit.

2 Your FM/DAB radio

Congratulationsonyourpurchase,andwelcometoPhilips!Tofully

benetfromthesupportthatPhilipsoffers,registeryourproductat

www.philips.com/welcome.

Introduction

Withthisunit,youcanenjoybothFMradioandDigitalAudio

Broadcasting(DAB)radio.

DigitalAudioBroadcasting(DAB),isawayofbroadcastingradiodigitally

throughanetworkoftransmitters.Itprovidesyouwithmorechoice,

bettersoundqualityandmoreinformation.

What’s in the box

Checkandidentifythecontentsofyourpackage:

• Mainunit

• ACadaptor

• Usermanual

Overview of the main unit A

Display panel

• Displaycurrentstatus.

• Turnonorofftheunit.

c / TUNING

• TunetoaFMstation.

• NavigateDABstationlist.

• NavigateFM/DABmenu.

d 1 - 5+

• Numerickeypads:Set/selectapresetradiostation.

e SELECT

• DisplayDABstationinformation.

• ConrmDABstationselection.

• Conrmmenuselection.

f MENU/SCAN

• SelectDABmenuoption.

• ScanDABradiostations.

g DAB/FM

• SelectDABorFMradio.

h / VOL

• Adjustvolume.

• Jackfortheheadphone.

j DC IN

• JackfortheACadaptor(supplied).

k USB connector for software update

l Retractable stand

• Providestandsupport.

m Battery compartment door

n FM/DAB antenna

• ImproveFM/DABreception.

Note:theUSBconnectoronthebackpanelisforsoftwareupdateonly,

notforplay.

3 Get started

Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsinthischapterinsequence.

IfyoucontactPhilips,youwillbeaskedforthemodelandserialnumber

ofthisapparatus.Themodelnumberandserialnumberareontheback

oftheapparatus.Writethenumbershere:

ModelNo.__________________________

SerialNo.___________________________

Place the radio

Toplacetheunitonaat,stablesurface,pullouttheretractablestand

frombottomoftheunitatback-side.

Prepare FM/DAB antenna

Foroptimalreception,fullyextendandadjustthepositionoftheFM/

DABantenna.

Tip

• PositiontheantennaasfarawayaspossiblefromyourTV,VCRorotherradiation

sourcetopreventinterference.

Connect power

YoucanusethisradioonACpowerorbatterypower.

Battery Life(Approx.hours)

Whenusing FM DAB

alkalineR6(sizeAA) 8 8

Option 1: AC power B

Caution

• Riskofproductdamage!Ensurethatthepowersupplyvoltagecorrespondstothe

voltageprintedonthebackortheundersideoftheproduct.

• Riskofelectricshock!WhenyouunplugtheACadaptor,alwayspulltheplugfromthe

socket.Neverpullthecord.

• UseonlytheACadaptorspeciedbythemanufacturerorsoldwiththisunit.

Note

• Thetypeplateislocatedonthebackoftheapparatus.

1 ConnectoneendoftheACadaptortotheDC INsocketonthe

mainunit.

2 ConnecttheotherendoftheACadaptortothewalloutlet.

Option 2: Battery power C

Caution

• Batteries(batterypackorbatteriesinstalled)shallnotbeexposedtoexcessiveheat

suchassunshine,reorthelike.

• Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Replaceonlywiththesame

equivalenttype.

• Donotmixbatteries(oldandneworcarbonandalkaline,etc.).

• Removebatteriesiftheyareexhaustedoriftheunitisnottobeusedforalongtime.

1 Openthebatterycompartmentatthebackoftheunit.

2 Insert6R6/UM-3/AAsizebatteries(notsupplied)withcorrect

polarity(+/-)asindicated,thenclosethebatterycompartment.

3 Theunitisreadytooperate.

Tip

• "Batterylow"messageisshownwhenthebatterypowerislow.Changebatteriesto

ensurenormaloperation.

Note

• Batteriescontainchemicalsubstances,sotheyshouldbedisposedofproperly.

Turn on

Press .

» Theunitswitchestothelastselectedsource.

Toturnofftheunit:

» Press

again.

Adjust the volume level

Duringplay,press / VOLtoincrease/decreasethevolumelevel.

4 Listen to FM radio

Tune to FM radio

1 PressDAB/FM repeatedlytoselectFMradio.

2 Press / TUNINGtotunetoaradiostation.

Search FM radio stations

1 TunetoFMradio.

2 Pressandhold / TUNINGformorethantwosecondsto

startsearchingstations.

» TheFMtunertunestoastationwithstrongreception

automatically.

3 Repeatstep2ifnecessaryuntilyoundthedesiredstation.

Store FM stations manually

Youcanprogramamaximumof10presetFMradiostations.

1 TunetoyourdesiredFMstation.

2 Topresetnumber1-5,pressandholdthenumerickeypad1-5

fortwoseconds;

Toselectthepresetnumber6-10,pressandholdthenumeric

keypads5+simultaneouslywithotherkeypad(e.g.5+with1for6;

5+with5for10)fortwoseconds.

» Thepresetnumberofthesavedstationappears.

Note

• Tooverwriteapresetstation,storeanotherstationinitsplace.

Select a preset FM radio station

1 PressDAB/FM repeatedlytoselectFMradio.

2 Pressnumerickeypadstoselectapresetnumber.

Note

• Ifyouwanttoselectapresetnumber6-10,pressandhold5+andthenpress

correspondingnumberkey.(Forexample,ifyouwanttoselect6,pressandhold5+

andthenpress1.)

Use FM menu

1 InFMmode,pressMENUtoentertheFMmenu.

2 Press / TUNINGtoscrollthemenuoptions:

• [Audio setting]

• [System]

3 Toselectanoption,pressSELECT.

4 Repeatstep2-3ifsub-optionisavailableunderoneoption.

[Audio setting]

Thisfunctionenablesyoutoselectmonoorstereo

• [Forced mono] Selectmonobroadcast.

• [Stereo allowed]Selectstereobroadcast.

[System]

• [Factory reset] Resetsallthesettingsofthisradiotofactory

default.

• [SW version] Softwareversionoftheradioisshown.

• [Software upgrade] Upgradesoftware.

Softwareupdateforyourradiomaybeavailableinfuture.

VisitPhilipswebsiteconstantlytocheckiftheupdatinginformationis

provided.

Note

• Ifnobuttonispressedwithin15seconds,themenuexits.

5 Listen to DAB radio

Tune to DAB radio D

WhenyouentertheDABmodeforthersttime,theradio

automaticallyscansDABradiostations.Thenstationlistisretainedin

memorysothenexttimetheradioisswitchedon,thestationscandoes

nottakeplace.

1 PressDAB/FM repeatedlytoselectDABradio.

» Abargraphindicatestheprogressofthesearchandthe

numberofstationsfoundincreaseasthescanprogresses.

A Whenscaniscompleted,thestationsarelistedinnumericalthen

alphabeticorder.

» Firstavailablestationisbroadcast.

B IfthereisnoDABcoveragecurrentlyavailable

» [No DAB Station]isdisplayed.

a Change the location or adjust antenna.

b Press SELECT to scan again.

Change DAB station

1 TunetoaDABstation.

2 Use / TUNINGtonavigatethroughavailablestations.

3 PressSELECTtochooseastation.

Scan DAB radio stations

WhenplayingaDABstation,orthecurrentstationisnotavailable,press

andholdMENUformorethantwoseconds.

» TheradioscansallavailableDABradiostationsandbroadcaststhe

currentstation.

Tip

• NewstationsandserviceswillbeaddedintheDABbroadcast.TomakenewDAB

stationsandservicesavailableonyourradio,doscanonaregularbase.

Display station information

1 TunetoaDABradiostation.

2 PressSELECTrepeatedlytoscrollthroughthefollowing

information(ifavailable):

» Dynamiclabelsegment(DLS)

» Signalstrength

» Programtype(PTY)

» EnsembleName

» Channelandfrequency

» Signalerrorrate

» Bitrateandaudiostatus

» Time

» Date

Store DAB stations manually

Youcanstoreamaximumof10presetDABradiostations.

1 TunetoyourdesiredDABstation.

2 Topresetnumber1-5,pressandholdthenumerickeypad1-5

fortwoseconds;

Toselectthepresetnumber6-10,pressandholdthenumeric

keypads5+simultaneouslywithotherkeypad(e.g.5+with1for6;

5+with5for10)fortwoseconds.

» Thepresetnumberofthesavedstationappears.

Note

• Tooverwriteapresetstation,storeanotherstationinitsplace.

Select a preset DAB radio station

1 PressDAB/FM repeatedlytoselectDABradio.

2 Pressnumerickeypadstoselectapresetnumber.

Note

• Ifyouwanttoselectapresetnumber6-10,pressandhold5+andthenpress

correspondingnumberkey.(Forexample,ifyouwanttoselect6,pressandhold5+

andthenpress1.)

Use DAB menu

1 InDABmode,pressMENUtoentertheDABmenu.

2 Press / TUNINGtoscrollthemenuoptions:

• [Station list]

• [Full scan]

• [Manual tune]

• [DRC](dynamicrangecontrol)

• [System]

3 Toselectanoption,pressSELECT.

4 Repeatstep2-3ifsub-optionisavailableunderoneoption.

[Full scan]

FullscanisusedtoperformawiderangeofDABradiosearch(outside

UK).

Note

• Ifnobuttonispressedwithin15seconds,themenuexits.

[Manual tune]

Itispossibletomanuallytunetoaspecicchannel/frequencyandadd

thistothestationlist.

Thisfunctioncanbeusedtoobtaintheoptimumreceptionforaspecic

channel/frequency,takingintoaccountthepositionoftheaerial.

» Arectanglewillbedisplayedonrstlineofthedisplay.Theposition

ofthisrectangleindicatesthesignalstrength(thefurthertowards

theright,thegreaterthesignalstrength).

» Thesecondlineofthedisplayshowstheselectedchannelandits

frequency.Therstlineofthedisplayshowsarectangle.

Tip

• Adjustthepositionoftheantennatoobtaintheoptimumsignalstrength.

[DRC]

Dynamicrangecontrol(DRC)addsorremovesadegreeof

compensationforthedifferencesinthedynamicrangebetweenradio

stations.

• [DRC ] (DRCisswitchedon.)

• [DRC off] (DRCisswitchedoff.)

[System]

• [Info] (Softwareversionoftheradioisshown.)

• [Factory reset] (Resetsallthesettingsofthisradiotofactory

default.)

» Press‘SELECT”toconrmreset.

• [Software upgrade] Upgradesoftware.

Softwareupdateforyourradiomaybeavailableinfuture.

VisitPhilipswebsiteconstantlytocheckiftheupdatinginformationis

provided.

6 Product information

Note

• Productinformationissubjecttochangew thoutpriornotice.

Tuner (FM)

TuningRange 87.5-108MHz

Tuninggrid 50KHz

Tuner (DAB)

TuningRange 174.928MHz-239.200MHz(BandIII)

General information

AC/DCadaptor

-Brandname

-Model



-Input

-Output

PHILIPS

OH-1048A0750500U2-VDE

OH-1048A0750500U2-UK

100-240V~50/60Hz250mA

7.5V

500mA

OperationPowerConsumption 5W

StandbyPowerConsumption <1W

Poweroutput 0.3W(10%THD)

Batterypowerinput AAx6

Headphoneoutputpower 12mWx2(32ohm)

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Philips AE5252 User manual

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Model: AE5252

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