User manual CAMBRIDGE AUDIO DAB500

[. . . ] DAB500 Digital Radio Tuner Owner's Manual DAB500 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this Digital Radio Tuner from Cambridge Audio. It is the result of an extensive Research and Development program undertaken to identify the circuitry and components fundamental to our highly regarded and critically acclaimed products. This new DAB radio is an advanced digital product capable of receiving and decoding the abundance of digital radio broadcasts available. This unit takes advantage of the very latest, third-generation DAB chipset: the highly integrated Frontier Silicon FS2020 module, which embraces the FS1010 single-chip DAB/Audio processor. [. . . ] CONNECTING AN ADDITIONAL TUNER OR AUXILIARY SOURCE You can connect your old FM/AM tuner, or another auxiliary source, to your amplifier through the DAB500 to reduce connections to your amplifier. Locate the "Input" sockets on the rear panel of the DAB500 and the "Output" sockets on the auxiliary device. Using a high quality interconnect cable, connect the "L" sockets to the white/black plugs and the "R" sockets to the red plugs. The auxiliary device signal will now be passed through the analogue outputs to your amplifier when your DAB500 is switched off. CONNECTING TO DIGITAL DEVICES The DAB500 is equipped to provide a high quality digital audio output for connection to digital loudspeakers, amplifiers and other digital devices such as a MiniDisc or CD Recorder featuring the appropriate SPDIF digital input connector. Connect the SPDIF sockets on the DAB500 to the "Digital-in" socket on your digital device using a high quality digital cable. Connect either the optical or phono connection NOT both. CONNECTING YOUR AERIAL You need to connect either the supplied indoor aerial or other aerial to receive radio broadcasts. Locate the aerial socket on the rear panel of the DAB500. If using the indoor aerial, attach the main run horizontally to a wall and extend the arms vertically, forming a sideways figure T (see diagram below). Please see the section later in the manual, "Improving Your Reception", if you find reception is poor or no stations are found. Model: DAB300 Digital Tuner Power Rating: 220-240V AC 50Hz Max Power Consumption: 10W AERIAL INPUT AERIAL INPUT PHONO OPTICAL TUNER INPUT ONCE YOU HAVE MADE THE CONNECTIONS PLUG THE POWER CORD INTO AN APPROPRIATE POWER SOCKET. 6 AUDIO OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT OPTICAL PHONO TUNER INPUT POWER AC SPDIF OUTPUT www. cambridgeaudio. com Fix to a wall in a vertical direction USING YOUR DAB500 TURNING THE TUNER ON AND OFF Make sure all the relevant connections, as described earlier have been made. As a precaution, make sure the amplifier volume is turned down low. Press the "Power" button on the front panel. TUNING When first switched on, the DAB500 will automatically scan for all available stations (unless your aerial is not connected properly or DAB reception is weak or unavailable in your area). The display says 'now tuning. . . ' when this takes place. There are two types of auto tune: Rapid - this scans frequencies in the UK channel allocation. This should take approximately 45 seconds. Full - scans the full range of digital frequencies in Band III. To undertake a rapid scan, press the "Auto Tune" button for roughly two seconds. For a full scan press the "Auto Tune" button for longer than two seconds. If you have pressed "Auto Tune" by mistake press a third time to cancel the operation. [. . . ] The DAB500 can receive multiplexes broadcast on Band III DAB frequencies. The number of multiplexes and radio stations you receive will vary depending on your location. With DAB, radio stations have labels for identification. Instead of needing to know a particular frequency to listen to your favourite broadcast you can simply select the station name. [. . . ]