TIN-NIK DAB-398S User manual

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USER MANUAL

DAB-398S Multi-Language DAB /FM

mini Radio

IMPORTANT:

Please read the manual carefully before using the product and keep it for future reference.

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Contents

USER MANUAL ...................................................................................................................... 1

DAB-398S Multi-Language DAB /FM .................................................................................... 1

mini Radio ................................................................................................................................ 1

Unpacking ................................................................................................................................ 3

DAB-398S Key Instruction ....................................................................................................... 4

OLED Display .......................................................................................................................... 5

Earpiece and Extension Cable Usage ..................................................................................... 6

Operation Language Setting .................................................................................................... 6

1. Using for the first time or After Resetting DAB-398S ..................................................... 6

2. Changing Language While Using DAB-398S ................................................................ 6

Clock Setting ........................................................................................................................... 7

Key Lock .................................................................................................................................. 8

DAB-398S DAB Radio Operation .......................................................................................... 8

1. Scan the DAB Radio Stations...................................................................................... 8

2. Save Your Favourite List Of The DAB Radio Stations ................................................. 9

3. Play The Favourite DAB Radio Station: .................................................................... 10

4. Exit The Favourite Mode ........................................................................................... 10

5. Pause or Play the DAB Radio ................................................................................... 10

6. Read Scrolling Messages From DAB Station ............................................................ 11

FM Radio Operation .............................................................................................................. 11

1. Listen To FM Radio ................................................................................................... 11

2. Scan FM Radio Station ............................................................................................. 11

3. Manual Tune ............................................................................................................. 12

4. Pause or Play FM Radio ........................................................................................... 12

Reset The DAB Radio Stations .............................................................................................. 12

Safety Information ................................................................................................................. 13

Product Specifications ........................................................................................................... 13

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Unpacking

Thank you for purchasing our product DAB-398S Radio

The pack should contain:

 1 pc DAB-398S radio

 1 pc User manual

 1 pc USB charging cable

 1 pc stereo earpiece

Optional:

 1pc 3.5mm to 3.5mm extension cable

Note: *The original earphone is specially made for DAB-398S. We do not guarantee that other

brands of earphones will work well with DAB-398S.

WARNING: For safety do not operate DAB-398S while driving

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DAB-398S Key Instruction

ON / OFF: Switch radio on and switch off. （press one time to switch on, Press &

hold 3sec. to switch off）

As an enter key.

To choose either DAB mode or FM mode.

Enter the menu options

Previous Key: To select the last station

Scan for the available and FM radio stations.

Choose the previous DAB and FM radio stations.

Set the clock.

Fine tune FM frequency

Next Key： To select the next station

Scan for the available FM radio stations.

Choose the next DAB and FM stations.

Set the clock.

Fine tune FM frequency.

Volume +： To increase the volume level

Volume - : To decrease the volume level

To lock and unlock the radio

Charging

socket

OLED Display

Earpiece Socket

On / Off

Volume+

DAB / FM / Menu /Enter

Next Key

Previous Key

Volume - / Lock

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FM

M7 105.5MHz METRO FINANCE

OLED Display

*Note: Minor interference may occur while OLED is on. OLED will turn off automatically after a short

while, resume display by pushing any key.

DAB

F0 01DBC

DAB Signal

Battery Indication

My Favorite Mode

DAB Mode

The first favourite

DAB Channel

DAB Station Name

07DBC

We channel

DAB Station name

Scrolling

Message

FM Signal

FM Mode

The 8

th

Stored FM

Channel

FM Frequency

RDS Station Name

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Earpiece and Extension Cable Usage

Both the earpiece and extension cable are used as an antenna, so plug in either one of the

cables before using the device and keep the cable as straight as possible for good

reception:

Operation Language Setting

1. Using for the first time or After Resetting DAB-398S

When using DAB-398S for the first time, the user has to choose and set the operation

language. The OLED will display “Select Language” automatically, press to confirm, then

press or for different languages (English, German, French, Italian, Norwegian, Danish ,

Swedish and Spanish). For example choose “Deutsch” (German), then press to confirm.

If no specific language has been chosen by the user, DAB-398S will automatically set the

default language as English after 10 seconds.

2. Changing Language While Using DAB-398S

If the user hopes to change languages while using DAB-398S. Press and hold during

idle mode (showing clock) for 2 seconds to enter the “Select Language” menu. Then press

once again to confirm, and press or to choose different languages, press once again

Press “ ”

to confirm

Select Language

Deutsch

First use to select language

Choose “German”

DAB

DAB Suchlauf…

Press “ ”to confirm,

then press  to select

Auto loading DAB radio

Earpiece and extension

cables as antenna for

receiving DAB signal

DAB Stations

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to confirm the chosen language. Wait for 10sec, DAB-398S will automatically go back to idle

mode (showing clock). If the user accidentally enters the menu mode, simply press  or 

and choose “Exit” to exit.

Clock Setting

In DAB station mode, the clock is usually synchronized with the DAB stations. If the clock

does not show the correct time, follow the instructions below to adjust it:

During idle mode (showing clock), press and hold the key for 2 seconds , then press 

or  to choose “Set Time” to reset the time. After that press to enter the time setting

mode. OLED will display the time with the hour digits flashing, press the  or  key to

adjust the hour digits, confirm by pressing . After adjusting the hour digits the minute digits

will flash, press the  or  key to adjust the minute digits, confirm by pressing again.

Wait for 10sec, DAB-398S will go back to idle mode (showing clock).

Press to confirm

wait 10 sec

Press &

hold 2 sec

Select Language

Deutsch

DAB 12: 00

Digital Radio

Idle mode showing clock

Choose “Select Language”

Choose “German”

Press to confirm

then Press  to select

DAB 12：00

Digital Radio

When completed the

clock is showed

Minute Setting

Press  or  for setting

then press to confirm

DAB 14：10

Digital Radio

Press  or  for setting

then press to confirm

wait 10sec

14:10

Set Time

Time Setting Mode

Set Time

DAB 12: 00

Digital Radio

Idle mode showing clock

Press for 2 Sec

then Press  to

select

Press

to confirm

Hour Setting

14:00

Set Time

This number is flashing

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Key Lock

To enable key-lock：

Press and hold the Volume – key for

2 seconds, the word “LOCKED” will

show on the OLED screen.

To disable key-lock:

Press and hold the Volume – key for

2 seconds, the word “UNLOCK” will

show on the OLED screen.

DAB-398S DAB Radio Operation

1. Scan the DAB Radio Stations

 Auto scan: When you switch on the radio for the first time, the OLED screen will

display the words “DAB Loading”, it will then automatically scan for local DAB

radio stations, then it will show “DAB Scanning…”

 Manual scan: In DAB radio mode, press and hold the key for 2 seconds , to enter

“Store mode, press  or  and choose “Rescan”, it will then show “DAB

Scanning…”When scanning is completed, the OLED screen will display the

number of the available DAB radio stations (eg. “FOUND: 04”). After that, it will

play the last available DAB radio station. If no stations are found, the words “NO

Signal” will appear on the OLED screen.

DAB

Locked

DAB

Unlock

Shows it is locked

Any Situation

Press & hold

“–“ for 2sec

Any Situation

Press & hold

“–“ for 2sec

Shows it is Unlocked

Lock / unlock:

press and hold “-”for 2

seconds

Loading DAB Station

Scanning DAB Stations

Found 4 DAB Stations

Playing DAB 01DBC Channel

DAB

DAB Loading…

DAB

DAB Scanning…

DAB

Found: 04

DAB

01DBC

搜到 4 個 DAB+電台

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When scanning has completed, DAB-398S radio will play the last available DAB radio

station through searching. Press the  key to choose the previous station or press the

 key to choose the next station. The name of the DAB radio station will appear on the

OLED screen, (eg: “01DBC)

2. Save Your Favourite List Of The DAB Radio Stations

If you listen to certain stations regularly, you can save these as your favourite stations.

There are 10 favorite stations that you can save.

In DAB radio mode, press the  or  key to choose the station that you want to save,

press and hold the key for 2 seconds, the words “ Store Mode” will appear on the

OLED screen, then press the key once to select the stored position and OLED will

show “Store TO FX?” (X is a number, from 0 to 9), then press  or  to select the

favorite list (F0-F9), after that press the key once to complete the saving, the word

“Stored” will appear on the OLED screen. Repeat these steps to save other stations.

*Note: During the "No Signal" status, please do not save favourite DAB radio stations.

To save “01DBC”

station as a favorite

Enter Store Mode

Asking station saving position

Choose “ F1” as the

storing position

Press & hold

for 2 sec

Press again

to confirm

DAB

Store To F1?

Press to

select position

Press again

to confirm

“01DBC” station has

been saved to “F1”

DAB

01DBC

DAB

Store mode

DAB

Store To F0?

DAB

Stored

Press

to confirm

Press & hold

for 2 sec

DAB

02DBC

Press  or 

to choose

DAB

Store mode

DAB

Rescan

DAB Situation

Enter menu mode

Enter rescan mode

DAB

DAB Scanning…

Scan DAB Stations

DAB

01DBC

搜到 4 個 DAB+電台

DAB

Found: 04

Found 4 DAB Stations

Play “01DBC” Channel

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3. Play The Favourite DAB Radio Station:

To select favourite mode, press and hold the key during DAB radio mode for 2

seconds to enter the menu option, then press the  or  to enter the “Favourite mode”,

press once again to confirm the favourite mode, press the  or  key to choose

the favorite station. OLED will show “FX Empty” if no stations have been saved (x

means 0~9). If the user accidentally enters the menu, press the  or  key and

choose “Exit” to exit.

4. Exit The Favourite Mode

In favourite mode, press and hold the key for 2 seconds, OLED will display

“Normal Mode”, press the key once again to confirm exiting Favourite Mode.

5. Pause or Play the DAB Radio

In DAB radio mode, press the ON/OFF key to pause the radio. The clock will then appear

on the OLED screen (The clock will be adjusted by the DAB radio station automatically).

To resume play on the radio, press the ON/OFF key again.

Press & hold

for 2 secs

DAB

F0 01DBC

DAB

Normal mode

In favourite mode

Choose normal mode

Press & hold

for 2 sec

Press & hold

to confirm

DAB

01DBC

Return to normal mode

DAB 12：00

Digital Radio

Show Time

DAB

Stored

DAB

01DBC

Under DAB mode

Press to

reconfirm again

press  to select

favourite mode

Press one time to

pause or play the

radio

DAB

Favourite mode

Choose favorite mode

DAB

F0 01DBC

Choose F0 as favorite station

No channel stored in F1

Press to choose

next channel

DAB

F1 Empty

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6. Read Scrolling Messages From DAB Station

If there are any messages from local stations while a DAB channel is playing. The OLED

will automatically show the message and the name of the DAB station.

FM Radio Operation

1. Listen To FM Radio

In DAB mode, press the key once to change to FM mode. The OLED will show “FM

Loading…” then the FM radio frequency will appear on the OLED screen. For example

M0 88.0MHz. Press  to play the previous channel and press for the next channel

2. Scan FM Radio Station

In FM radio mode, press and hold the  key for 2 seconds to scan the previous FM

station with the strongest signal, press and hold  for 2 seconds to scan the next FM

station with the strongest signal. The OLED will show “FM Scanning…”, it will then

store the station after scanning.

07DBC

We channel

Scrolling message

Radio Name

FM

M7 107.4MHz

Press & hold

 for 2 sec

Scanning for the next

strongest signal FM stations

Under M7 channel frequency

Found frequency 108.0

and saved to M7

FM

FM loading…

FM

M0 87.5MHz

Loading FM Stations

Play the 1

st

Stored Channel

FM

M1 91.4MHz

Press  to choose

next channel

Play the 2

nd

Stored Channel

DAB

01DBC

Press turn

to FM mold

In DAB mode

FM

FM Scanning…

FM

M7 108.0MHz

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3. Manual Tune

In FM radio mode, press and hold the key for 2 seconds until the “Manual Tune”

icon is shown on the OLED screen, press key to enter ,the word “TUNE" will be

shown on the first line, press the  and  keys to adjust the radio frequency, to finish

manual tuning, just wait for 10 seconds and confirm

4. Pause or Play FM Radio

In FM radio mode, press the ON/OFF key once to pause the radio. Then, the time will

appear on the OLED screen. To resume the radio, press the ON/OFF key again.

Reset The DAB Radio Stations

When the DAB-398S radio is switched off, press and hold the key and the ON/OFF key at

the same time for a few seconds until the OLED shows a series of numbers, it means that all

previously saved radio stations have been deleted. When you switch on the radio again, it

will automatically re-scan the new radio stations available.

Press  or  for setting

wait 10 seconds to

confirm

Press & hold

for 2 sec

Entering Manual

Tune Mode

FM

M0 88.0MHz

In M0 frequency channel

FM

Manual Tune

FM

M0 89.3MHz

Frequency turned

as 89.3MHz

FM TUNE

M0 88.0MHz

Press

once

Press and hold these two keys at the

same time for a few seconds to reset

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Safety Information

1. Do not listen at extremely high levels of volume. Doing so can damage your hearing.

2. Do not expose the radio to extremely high or low temperatures.

3. Do not dispose the radio in a fire as it will result in an explosion.

4. Do not expose the radio to liquids, moisture or humidity as it is not waterproof.

5. Keep the radio away from sharp objects which may cause scratches and damages.

6. Do not attempt to take the radio apart as it does not contain replaceable components.

7. Do not store the radio in excessively dry, high or low temperatures ,and dusty places.

8. Do not use chargers without the CE certification, it will affect the reception.

Product Specifications

Multi-Language’s Support (English, German, French, Italian, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish,

Spanish)

Build-in Polymer-Li rechargeable battery (Charging time: 2 hours)

*DAB playing time: 7 hours

FM playing time: 7 hours

3.5mm plug in headset socket

Frequency range: (Band Ⅲ): 174 ~240 MHz

Frequency range: (FM): 87.5~108.0 MHz

Memory for saving 60 DAB stations

Memory for saving 10 FM radio stations

Dimension: 48 X 35 X 15 mm

Weight: 27 grams

* May vary with signal strength.

Correct disposal of this product

This marking indicates that this product should not be disposed with other

household waste throughout the EU. To prevent possible harm to the

environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, recycle it

responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources. To return

your used device, please use the return and collection system or contact the

retailer where the product was purchased. They can take this product for

environmental safe recycling.

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