CONTENTS DUALIT DAB LITE RADIO......... CHANGING THE STATION LIST ORDER FINDING NEW STATIONS IN THE BOX............. MAXIMISING SIGNAL STRENGTH SAFETY PRECAUTIONS........DISPLAY OPTIONS QUICK START..........USING YOUR RADIO IN A NOISY ENVIRONMENT KNOWING YOUR RADIO......... FM MODE............17 POWERING YOUR RADIO........
Congratulations on purchasing your Dualit DAB Lite radio. ALWAYS FOLLOW THESE SAFETY GUIDELINES AND It will provide you with Dualit’s robust build quality, DAB WARNINGS WHEN USING THE RADIO TO AVOID and FM listening functionality, and a deep, rich acoustic PERSONAL INJURY OR DAMAGE TO THE RADIO.
This radio must not be cleaned with a water jet. • It must not be exposed to steam or sand. Now sit back and enjoy while you explore all the other functions of your Dualit Lite radio. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS...
POWERING YOUR RADIO INSERTING OR REPLACING BATTERIES USING MAINS POWER Select the correct plug type for your IMPORTANT: ENSURE THE BATTERY SWITCH INSIDE • • region, either GB or EU plug. THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT IS ALWAYS SET CORRECTLY FOR THE BATTERIES YOU ARE USING. Attach to the adapter body as shown below.
POWERING YOUR RADIO USING BATTERIES Your radio will take either alkaline batteries or NiMH It is normal for a battery to become warm to the touch • • rechargeable batteries. If you anticipate using batteries on during charging and discharging. a regular basis, then the use of rechargeable batteries is We recommend that all batteries are taken out of the •...
SETTING UP ACCESSING CLOCK, ALARM & TIMER FUNCTIONS NOTE: TO USE THE TIME, DATE AND ALARM FUNCTIONS YOUR RADIO MUST BE PLUGGED IN AT THE MAINS. WHEN IT IS UNPLUGGED ANY STORED SETTINGS WILL BE LOST. The LCD will show time and date settings when the radio is off but still connected to the AC power supply, or when the radio is on and you have chosen to have time and date on your display (see DAB or FM display options).
SETTING UP SETTING THE CLOCK SETTING THE ALARM The radio will automatically set the clock when tuned into After selecting ‘Set Alarm’ (page 10) turn the TUNE • • a DAB station for approximately one minute, although in knob clockwise or anti-clockwise to choose the certain areas you may have to tune into a ‘Digital One’...
SETTING UP TURNING OFF THE ALARM OR SNOOZING SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER (AUTO SHUT OFF) To turn the alarm off when it comes on, press the We’ve included an ‘auto shut off’ which allows you to set • • ON/OFF button. If you set the alarm frequency to the radio to power down after you have gone to sleep.
SETTING UP DAB MODE LISTENING FOR THE FIRST TIME SELECTING A STATION The first time you use your Lite radio, a quick scan of The top line of the display shows the name of the • • • • Band III DAB channels will be performed. station currently selected.
DAB MODE MANUAL TUNING CHANGING THE STATION LIST ORDER Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various This feature allows you to change the order of the stations DAB Band III channels. UK DAB stations are located in the listed in DAB mode.
DAB MODE FINDING NEW STATIONS MAXIMISING SIGNAL STRENGTH New stations may become available over time. You can DAB signal strength can vary greatly in different locations. manually start an Autotune Scan by pressing the Use the signal strength indicator, to help position the radio SCAN button.
USING YOUR RADIO IN A NOISY ENVIRONMENT In DAB mode, the radio offers seven display options. Keep Your Dualit Lite radio comes equipped with Dynamic pressing the ‘INFO’ button to cycle through the various Range Control (DRC) to make it easier to hear when you options.
FM MODE TUNING INTO AN FM STATION DISPLAY OPTIONS You can scan up and down radio frequencies automatically In FM mode, the radio offers four display options. Keep in FM mode. pressing the INFO button to cycle through the various options.
STORING & RECALLING PRESETS PRESETTING STATIONS (BOTH MODES) AUTOSET PRESETS (DAB MODE ONLY) There are 10 memory presets in DAB mode and another You can automatically set your DAB presets to your 10 10 in FM mode. Presets 6-10 are accessed using the most popular stations.
OUTPUTS SERVICING & MAINTENANCE HEADPHONE CLEANING For private listening, connect headphones with a 3.5mm Unplug the radio and remove the batteries. • • connector to the socket on the right hand side of the Wipe the body with a soft cloth. Never use abrasives, •...
SERVICING & MAINTENANCE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CARE RESTORING FACTORY SETTINGS There are a few simple steps you can take to insure that If the radio fails to work properly or the display is showing you get maximum performance from your rechargeable missing or incomplete letters and numbers, you may need batteries: to restore factory settings.
SERVICING & MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING My radio won’t turn on or there is no sound The clock is wrong Check that the plug is pushed properly into the mains Connect the power adaptor and choose DAB mode to • • • • socket and the jack is secure in the side of the radio.
Turn the TUNE knob until ‘SW Version’ This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights. is displayed, then press TUNE knob in to select. Further advice on using your Dualit radio and other The version number will show for a few seconds on the • •...
FUNCTION OVERVIEW The table below gives a overview of your radios functions KEY: PRESS ONCE PRESS & HOLD INFO (DAB) TIMER STA. ORDER FAV STATION TO PRESET CLOCK AL. NUMERIC EGG TIMER ACTIVE ALARM PRUNE SLEEP MAN. TUNE FREQUENCY TIMER SET TIMER 1 - 99 &...
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