Bush TR82DAB User manual

DAB+/FM/AMDigitalRadio

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TR82DAB

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InstructionBook

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Bush TR82DAB

Introduction

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ThankyouforbuyingthisBUSHproduct,whichisdesignedtogiveyoumanyyearsoftrouble‐freeservice.

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Youmayalreadybefamiliarwithusingasimilarunit,but pleasetakethetimetoreadtheseinstructions.

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Safetyisimportant

Yoursafetyisveryimportant.Pleasetherefore,ensureyoureadthe“SafetyInstructions”beforeyouoperatethis

unit.

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Warranty

Intheunlikelyeventthatyourproductfailstoworknormally,pleasecalloneofourqualifiedserviceengineerson

eitherofthebelowtollfreephonenumberstodiscussanyissuesdirectly.

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Australia.

BUSHWarranty:1800509394

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NewZealand

BUSHWarranty:0800450259

Bush TR82DAB

SafetyInstructions

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Ensurethatyoureadallofthesafetyinstructionsbeforeoperatingthisunit.

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SafetyConsiderations

 Ensurethatthepowercableandotherconnectedcablesareprotectedandarepositionedsothattheyarenot

likelytobewalkedon,pinchedordamaged.

 Donotpositiontheunitinareaswhereitmayexperiencehumidordampconditions.

 Donotallowtheunittogetwet.Youmustkeepitawayfromdrippingorsplashingwater.

 Neverallowchildrentoinsertforeignobjectsintotheholes orslo tsontheunit.

 Donotcovertheventilationholeswithitemssuchastableclothsorcurtains,etc.Thismaycausetheunitto

overheat.

 Nonakedflamesources,suchascandles,shouldbeplacedonorneartheunit.

 Donotplaceobjectsfilledwithliquids,suchasvasesorjugs,onorneartheunit.

 Donotplacetheunitinaclosedcabinetwithoutproperventilation.

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Cleaning

 Disconnecttheunitfromthemainssupplybeforecleaning.

 Donotuseanyliquidsoraerosolcleaners,asthismaydamagetheunit.

 Useadry,soft,dustfreecloth.

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Servicing

 Therearenouserserviceablepartsinthisunit.Whenservicing,refertoqualifiedservicetechnician.

 Consultyourretailerifyouareeverindoubtabouttheinstallation/operation/safetyoftheproduct.

Bush TR82DAB

Contents

SafetyInstructions…..……………………………………………………………………….…………….... 3

Contents…..……..…..……………………………………………………………..…………….…………….... 4

ControlsandOutputs...…………………………………………………………………….…………….... 5

WhatisDAB+………………………………………………………………………..…………….……………... 6

GettingStarted…………………………………………………………………….…………..……………… 7

TurningonyourDAB+Radio...…………………………………………………….………...…………. 8

ScanningandstoringStations………….……..…………………………………….…………….… 9

Playingapresetstation……………………………………………………….……………...…………….. 10

DAB+MenuOptions………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11

DynamicRangeControl……………………………………………………………………………………… 12

MW/LW/FMRadio…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13

TroubleshootingandTechnicalSpecification……………………………….……………...……… 14

Warranty…………………………………………………………………….……………...……………………… 15

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Bush TR82DAB

Controls & Outputs

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No. Button&sockets Descriptions

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CarryHandle TheCarryHandlehasbeendesignedtomaketheTR82DABeasilyportableandstaytruetoitsretrostyle.

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LCDDisplay TheLCDHighResolutionDisplayallowsyoutoviewtheonscreeninformationandscrollingtext.

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ControlPanel TheControlPanelfeaturesallthefunctionButtonstooperatethisdigitalradio.

Itisrecommendedthatyouextendedthe Telescopic Antenna toensurethatyougetthebestpossible

reception.

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TelescopicAntenna

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HeadphoneSocket TheHeadphoneOutputallowsyoutoconnectyourHeadphonesforprivatelistening.

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LineOutSocket TheLineOutSocketmeansthatyoucanconnectthedigitalradiotoyourhomeentertainmentsystem.

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TuningDialandPointer TheTuningDialandPointerallowsthefrequencytobechangedfortheFM/MW/LWradiomodes.

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Speaker Thereisone2WSpeakerthatwillprovideyouwithcrystalcleardigitalaudio.

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BatteryCompartment TheBatteryCompartmentiswherethe6XCbatteriescanbeinsertedforbatterypowertobeused.

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MainsPower TheMainsPowerInputallowsyoutoconnectthepowerleadtotheunittousemainspower.

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TopControlPanel

No. Button Descriptions

1 AutoButton PresstheAutoButtontoconductanautomaticstationscaninDAB+mode.

2 MENUButton PresstheMenuButtontoentertheSelectedmode’sMainMenu.

3 DisplayButton PresstheDisplayButtontodisplaytheDAB+stationinformation.

4 ShiftButton(forpresets6to10) PresstheShiftButtontoaccesspresets6‐10.

PresstheNavigationButtons (LeftandRightArrows)tobrowse throughtheonscreenMenu orstations.Press

theSelectButtontoconfirmanysettingsorstationSelections.

6 NavigationandSelectButtons

7 MWButton PresstheMWButtontoSelectMWradiomode.

8 LWButton PresstheLWButtontoSelectMWradiomode.

9 FMButton PresstheFMButtontoSelectMWradiomode.

10 DABButton PresstheDAB+ButtontoSelectMWradiomode.

PressandholdthePreset1&6 Button tosavea presetstation orbrieflypresstoaccessyourfavouriteDAB+

station.

11 Preset1&6

PressandholdthePreset2

7 Button tosavea presetstation orbrieflypresstoaccessyourfavouriteDAB+

station.

12 Preset2&7

PressandholdthePreset3

8 Button tosavea presetstation orbrieflypresstoaccessyourfavouriteDAB+

station.

13 Preset3&8

PressandholdthePreset4

9 Button tosavea presetstation orbrieflypresstoaccessyourfavouriteDAB+

station.

14 Preset4&9

PressandholdthePreset5

10 Button tosavea presetstation orbrieflypresstoaccessyourfavouriteDAB+

station.

15 Preset5&10

16 ToneControl TurntheToneControltoadjusttheTrebleandBass.

17 On/Off&VolumeControl TurntheOn/Off&VolumeControltoturntheunitonoroffortoadjustthevolumelevel.

Bush TR82DAB

WhatisDAB+

DAB+wasdevelopedinEuropebyaconsortiumofbroadcastersandmanufacturers.DAB+usesdigital compression

techniquestotransformthesourcematerial,i.e.musicandspeech,intobetterqualityaudio.

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InterferenceFreeReception

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Analoguesystemssufferfromaneffectcalled“multipathdistortion”.Thisisbe causewavesdonotbehaveinan

orderlyfashion,butbounceandreflectoffbuildingsetc.DAB+seesthisasanadvantageandusesthedirectedand

reflectedsignalstoreinforcetheendresult,allowing forbetterservicemoreofthetime.

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NoNeedtoRe‐tune

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AsingleDAB+frequencycanbeusedtocoverthewholeoftheAustralia,sosolvingmanyproblemsexperienced

withtheearlieranaloguesystem.DAB+scansautomaticallyandtunes‐inalloftheavailablestationsinyourarea.

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ScrollingText

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Broadcasterscantransmittexttoyour radio.ThiswayyoucanreadthenameoftheDJ,artist,songtitleoranyother

informationtheychoose.

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DAB+Coverage

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Checkyourlocalcoverageatwww.digitalradioplus.com.au,oralternativelytext0409‐DRPLUStoreceiveanSMS

confirmingwhetheryouresideinaDAB+broadcastarea.

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Bush TR82DAB

GettingStarted

CarefullyremoveyourDAB+Receiverfromthebox.Youmaywishtokeepthepackagingforfutureuse.

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IntheBox

Insidetheboxyouwillfind:

 DAB+Radio(MainUnit)

 MainsPowerLead

 UserGuide

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PositioningyourDAB+Radio

PlaceyourDAB+Receiveronaflat/stablesurface.Makesureitisnotsubjecttovibrationsormovement.

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Avoidthefollowinglocations:

 Whereitwillbeclosetoheatradiatingsources.

 Wherethehumiditywillbehighand/ortheventilationwillbepoor.

 Whereitwillbedusty.

 Whereitwillbedamporapossibilityofwaterdrippingorsplashingontotheunit.

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AdjustingtheAntenna

Theantennashouldbeextendedtoens uregoodreceptioninDAB+,FM,AM,MW&LWradiomodes.It maybe

necessarytoalterthepositionoftheDAB+Radioand/orantennatoachievethebestsignal.

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UsingHeadphones

TolistentoyourDAB+RadioviaHeadphones,youwillrequireheadphoneswitha3.5mmdiameterstereoplug(not

included).TheHeadphone Socketislocatedonthebackoftheunit.PlugtheHeadphoneJackintotheHeadphone

socket,thespeakersoundwillautomaticallyturnoffoncetheheadphoneispluggedin.

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Bush TR82DAB

TurningonyourDAB+Radio

1. ConnectthePowerleadtothepowersocketonthebackoftheunit.Thenconnectthepowerleadtothemains

walloutlet.

2. Toswitchon,turntheOn/Off&VolumeControltotheright.PresstheDAB+Button.WhenDABModeis

selectedforthefirsttime,thedisplaywillilluminateandwelcome toDABwillbedisplayed.Thencarefully

extendantennaforthebestpossiblereception.

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3. WhenyouturnonyourDAB+Radioforthefirsttimeitwillconductafullstationscanandstorealltheavailable

RadioStationsinthestationslist.Thismaytakeafewminutes.

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# Note:a.TheDAB+stationswillbedisplayedinalphanumericorder.Thefirststationinthelistwillbeplayed

afterthescanhasbeencompleted.

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b.IfnoDAB+signalisfoundinyourarea,itmaybenecessaryforyoutorelocateyourradio.

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ChangingStations

ToscrollthroughthestationlistandchangetheDAB+Stationplaying,presstheNavigationButtons(leftandright

arrowsonthetopoftheradio).PresstheButtonsrepeatedlytoscrollthroughthelist.Thestationswillbedisplayed

online3ofthedisplay.

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AdjustingtheVolume

Toadjustthevolumeturnthevolumewheel,locatedonthetopoftheradio.Toincreasethevolumeturnittothe

rightandtodecreasethevolumeturnthewheeltotheleft.

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ToneDial

ThetonedialisusedtoaltertheaudiooutputoftheDABdigitalradiobetweenahigh(treble)andlow(bass)

frequencyrange.Turnthetonedialrighttoenhancethehighfrequency(treble)contentofthesoundoutput.Turn

thetonediallefttoenhancethelowfrequency(bass) contentofthesoundoutput.

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Bush TR82DAB

ScanningandStoringStations

Note:withaDAB+radio,it’sagoodideatoconductastationscaneverynow andthentomakesurethatyou

havethemostuptodatestationliststoredinthememoryofyourradio.Asnewstationsareoftenaddedor

replaced.

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InDAB+Mode,presstheAutoButtontoactivateafullstationsearch.Theradiowillbegina utomaticallyandwill

storeallavailablestations.Abargraphwillbedisplaywillsearchingandwillindicatethenumberofstationsfound

andthescanprogress.

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Youmayseesomesymbolsdisplayedalongsidethestationsnames.Thesearedefinedasfollows:

• ?‐Thiswillindicatethatthestationisnotactiveoravailable

• >>‐Thissymbolindicatesthatthestationisaprimarystationwithsecondaryservices

• <<‐Thissymbolindicatesthatthestationissecondarystation

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StationPresets

Note:eachpresetButtonholdstwopresets.Forexample,the1/6presetButton,ontheDABdigitalradio,holds

presetpositionsoneandsix.

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TheBushTR82DABRadioallowsyoutosetupto10StationPresets.Thismeansyoucaneasilyaccessallofyour

favouritestationsatatouchofaButton.

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1. Tostoreastationpreset,youmustfirsttunetothestationyouwishtosetasapreset.

2. ThenpressandholdoneofthepresetButtons(e.g.1/6).Preset,#savedwillappearonthethirdlineofthe

display,wherethe#isthenumberofthepresetposition.

3. Toselectthesecondsetofpresetpositions–6‐10,holddowntheshiftButtonthenpressandholdthedesired

presetButton.

4. IfyouhavealreadysavedastationinthatpresetpositionthenewSelectionwithoverridethepreviousstation

saved.

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Bush TR82DAB

PlayingaPresetStation

1. Toplayastoredpresetstation,justpresstherelevantpresetButton.

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2. Toselectpresets6‐10,holddowntheshiftButtonandthenpresstherelevantpresetButton.

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3. IfyouhavenotstoredastationintheSelectpreset,‘Emptypreset’willbedisplayed.Thedisplaywillrevertto

thepreviouslyselectedstationafterafewseconds.

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ResettingPresetStations

YoucandeleteallofthepresetstationsandreturntheDAB+digitalradiotoitsfactorysettings.

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1. PressandholdtheMenuButton.

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2. Thedisplaywillshow‘PressSelecttoconfirmreset…’

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3. PresstheSelectButton.Thedisplaywillshow‘WelcometoDAB’beforeperforminganewscanforstations.The

DAB+digitalradiowillbereturnedtoitsfactorycondition.

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4. IfyoudonotwishtoresettheDAB+radio,waitafewsecondswithoutpressinganyButtonsanditwillrevertto

itspreviousoperationcondition.

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ViewingStationInformation

WhilelisteningtoaDAB+stationyoucanviewthestationinformationprovidedbythebroadcaster(seeinformation

providedonthenextpage.ToviewtheinformationpresstheDisplayButtonrepeatedlytoscrollthroughthe

informationprovided.

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DynamicLabelSegment(DLS):

DLSisthescrollingtextinformationsuppliedbytheDAB+stationorbythe

broadcaster.

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ProgramType(PTY):

ThisisadescriptionofthetypeofprogramprovidedbytheDAB+stationorbybroadcaster.

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MultiplexName:

Thiswillshowthemultiplexthatisbroadcastingtheprogramyouarelisteningto.

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TimeandDate:

Thiswilldisplaythetimeanddateandisprovidedbythebroad caster.

Bush TR82DAB

ChannelandFrequency:Thisisthetransmissionfrequencyofthestationyouarelisteningto.

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SignalInformation:

Showsthedigitalbitrateandthesignalmode.

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SignalStrength:

Showsasignalbarwiththestrengthofthecurrentstationyouarelisteningto.Theindicatoronthe

signalbarshowstheminimumacceptablesignallevel.

Stationswithsignalstrengthbelowtheminimumsignallevelwillnotprovideasteadystreamofaudio.

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DAB+MenuOptions

TheMenuButtonallowsyoutochangesomeofthesystemoptionsonyourDAB+digitalradio.PressingtheMenu

ButtonwillentertheMenucontrol.

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StationOrder

Thisfunctionenablesyoudefinehowthestationsarearrangedwhenscrollingthestationlist.

1. PresstheMenuButtontoaccesstheMenucontrol.

2. PresstheNavigationButtonsuntil‘Stationorder’isdisplayed.

3. PresstheSelectButtontoaccess‘StationOrder’.

4. UsetheNavigationButtonstodisplaythedesiredoption.

5. PresstheSelectButtontoconfirm.

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ManualTune

Youcanmanuallyscanthroughtheradiofrequenciestofindaspecificstation.Thisisusefulforweakstationsor

stationsthatarenotfoundintheautoscan.

1. PresstheMenuButtontoaccesstheMenucontrol.

2. PresstheNavigationButtonuntil‘Manualtune’isdisplayed.

3. PresstheSelectButtontoaccess‘Manualtune’.

4. UsetheNavigationButtonstoselectthedesiredchannel/frequency.

5. PresstheSelectButton.

Arectanglewillbedisplayedonthesecondlineofthedisplay.Thepositionofthisrectangleindicatesthesignal

strength(thefurthertowards theright,thegreaterthesignalstrength).

6. Adjustthepositionoftheaerialtoobtaintheoptimumsignalstrength.

7. PresstheSelectButtontoconfirm.

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Bush TR82DAB

DynamicRangeControl

DRCaddsorremovesadegreeofcompressiontocompensateforthedifferenceinthedynamicrangebetweenradio

stations.Forexample,astationbroadcastingpopularmusicmayahighlevelofcompressionappliedsincethe

emphasisisonaconstanthighlisteninglevel,whereasastationbroadcastingclassicalmusicwillhavelittleorno

compressionasthelistenerrequiresallofthehighsandlowsinthemusictodefinethedetail.

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Therearethreelevelsofcompression:

• DRC0Nocompressionapplied.

• DRC1MaximumCompressionapplied(thisisthedefault).

• DRC½MediumCompressionapplied.

Thebestwaytodeterminedwhichofthesesettingssuitsyoubestistoexperimentwiththemonavarietyof

sourcematerial.

1. PresstheMenuButtontoaccesstheMenucontrol.

2. PresstheNavigationButtonsuntil‘DRCvalue’isdisplayed.

3. PresstheSelectButtontoaccess‘DRCvalue’.ThecurrentDRClevelwillbedisplayedonline2ofthe

display.

4. PresstheNavigationButtonstoselectbetweenthethreeDRCvalues.Theavailableoptionappearson

line3ofthedisplay.

5. WhentherequiredDRCvalueisdisplayedpresstheSelectButtontoconfirm.Youshouldbehearthe

differenceincompressionimmediately.

6. PruneStation–NoorYes.

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SWVersion

Toviewthesoftwareversionofthisproduct,presstheMenuButtonandthenusetheNavigationButtonstoscroll

throughMenuoptionstoselectsoftwareversion.

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Bush TR82DAB

UsingtheMW/LW/FMRadio

IftheDAB+digitalradioisinDAB+mode,pressthedesiredfrequencyband (MW,LWorFM).Youmayhear

backgroundnoiseasnostationshasbeentunedin.

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Tuningtheradio

Totuneintoaradiobroadcast/station,turnthetuningcontrolleftorrightuntilpointerisalignedwiththedesired

frequencymarkingsonthetuningdial.

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Whenthepointerishorizontalyouhaveeitherreachedthestart,orendofthefrequencyrange.Donotattemptto

forcethedialfurtherinthesamedirection.

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AdjustingtheVolume

Toadjustthevolumeturnthevolumewheel,locatedonthetopoftheradio.Toincreasethevolumeturnittothe

rightandtodecreasethevolumeturnthewheeltotheleft.

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ToneDial

ThetonedialisusedtoaltertheaudiooutputoftheDABdigitalradiobetweenahigh(treble)andlow(bass)

frequencyrange.Turnthetonedialrighttoenhancethehighfrequency(treble)contentofthesoundoutput.Turn

thetonediallefttoenhancethelowfrequency(bass) contentofthesoundoutput.

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UsingLineOut

ThesignalfromtheDAB+digitalradiocanbeconnectedtoanotherstereoaudi odeviceviathe3.5mmLineOut

Socketontherighthandsideoftheradio.

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Youwillrequireastereocablewhichisterminatedwithconnectorswhichmatchthesocketsonyourotheraudio

device.

Note:ThesignallevelfromthelineoutsocketisfixedandcannotbeadjustedusingtheVolumecontrol.

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Bush TR82DAB

Troubleshooting

Ifafaultoccurs,firstcheckthepointslistedbelowbeforetakingtheradioforrepair.Ifyouareunabletosolvea

problembyfollowingthebelowhintswesuggestyouconsultyouretailerorserviceprofessional.

WARNING:Undernocircumstancesshouldyoutrytorepairtheunityourself,asthiswouldinvalidatethewarranty.

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PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE SOLUTION

NoSound

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YourHeadphonesmaybe

connected.

TheVolumemayhavebeensetto

low.

ThePowerCordmaynotbe

connectedcorrectly/firmly.

DisconnectyourHeadphonesfrom

theunit.

AdjusttheVolumeleveloftheradio.



ReconnectthePowerCordfirmly.

TheButtonsontheUnitarenot

Responding

Electrostaticdischargeor

interferencefromotherelectrical

equipment.



Turntheunitoffanddisconnectthe

PowerCord.Waitfor5–10seconds,

thenreconnectandturntheunitback

on

RadioPoorReception

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Thereisweakaerialsignalorthere

maybeinterferencefromother

electricalequipment.

Repositiontheaerialandtheunitfor

bestreceptionpossiblereception.

Ensuretheaerialisconnected.

Keeptheunitawayfromother

electricalequipment,wherepossible.

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TechnicalSpecifications

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Specifications………………………………………………..

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DAB+/FM/AM(MW/LW)DigitalRadio

Speakerpower…………………………………………..….. 7W

FrequencyRange.…………………………………………. BandIII,174–240MHz

BatteryOperation…………………………………………… 6x1.5v(C)batteries(notinclude)

PowerSupply.………… ……………………………………. ACPowerInput:230V,50Hz

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Bush TR82DAB

Warranty

Pleasekeepyourreceiptasproofofpurchase.Thisproductiswarrantedforanydefectinthematerialsor

workmanshipforoneyearaftertheoriginaldateofpurchase.Thisproductisfornormaldom esticandofficeuseonly.

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Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverdamagefrommisuseorneglect,accidentaldamage,vermininfestation, excessive

voltagessuchaslightningorpowersurgesoranyalterationthataffectstheper f ormanceorreliabilityoftheproduct.



OurgoodscomewithguaranteesthatcannotbeexcludedundertheAustralianConsumerLaw.Youareentitledtoa

replacementorrefundforamajorfailureandforcompensationforanyotherreasonablyforeseeablelossordamage.

Youarealsoentitledtohavethegoodsrepairedorreplacedifthegoodsfailtobeofacceptablequalityandthe

failuredoesnotamounttoamajorfailure.

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Intheunlikelyeventthatyourproductfailstoworknormally,pleasecontacttheBUSHWarrantyon1800509394

(Australia)or0800450259(NewZealand)andhaveyourreceiptofpurchase onhand. 

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Thiswarrantyissubjecttothefollowingprovisions:

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z Itisonlyvalidwithinboundariesofthecountryofpurchase

z Theproductmustbecorrectlyassembledandoperatedinaccordancewiththeinstructionscontaine dinthe

manual

z Thisproductmustbeusedsolelyfordomesticpurposes

z Thewarrantydoesnotcoveraccidentaldamage

z Thewarrantywillberenderedinvalidiftheproductisresoldorhasbeendamagedbyinexpertrepair

z Themanufacturerdisclaimsanyliabilityforincidentalorconsequentialdamaged

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Thiswarrantyisinadditionto,anddoesnotdiminish,yourstatutoryorlegalrights. 

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POBOX6287

SilverwaterNSW1811

www.bushaustralia.com.au

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BUSHWarranty:1800509394Australia

BUSHWarranty:0800450259NewZealand

Bush TR82DAB

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POBOX6287

SilverwaterNSW1811

Bush TR82DAB User manual

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