GMR1886DAB RADIO [Goodmans] – Set-up
Procedure
Quick Setup
1. Connect the power cable to the DAB Radio and mains supply, or insert 4 x AA batteries into battery compartment.
2. Raise and extend the aerial.
3. Turn radio on by pressing the POWER button
4. The first time the radio is switched on, it will start up in DAB mode. It will automatically scan for the available radio stations.
5. In DAB mode, the CHANNEL button allows you to navigate between different stations. Press SELECT to choose the one you want to listen to.
1. Connect the power cable to the DAB Radio and mains supply, or insert 4 x AA batteries into battery compartment.
2. Raise and extend the aerial.
3. Turn radio on by pressing the POWER button
4. The first time the radio is switched on, it will start up in DAB mode. It will automatically scan for the available radio stations.
5. In DAB mode, the CHANNEL button allows you to navigate between different stations. Press SELECT to choose the one you want to listen to.
POWER button
Turn ON/OFF/STANDBY
1. Turn on the DAB Digital Radio by pressing the POWER button. The first time the DAB Digital Radio is switched, it will start up DAB mode. It will automatically scan for the available radio stations.
2. When your DAB Digital Radio is using power adapter, press POWER button to switch ‘on’ and ‘standby’. Unplug the power adapter to turn off your Digital Radio completely.
3. When your DAB Digital Radio is using batteries, press POWER button to switch ‘on’ and ‘off’. Switching to DAB/FM mode.
1. The first time the DAB Digital Radio is switched, it will start up DAB mode.
2. If the DAB Digital Radio is in DAB mode, press the DAB/FM button repeatedly until FM is shown on the display.
3. Once in FM mode, your DAB Digital Radio will tune to the start of the available FM range (87.50MHz) or the last FM station listed.
4. To manually change the FM frequency, make sure that you have not selected any other sub-menus. Turn the –CHANNEL+ to change the frequency by 0.05MHz.
Turn ON/OFF/STANDBY
1. Turn on the DAB Digital Radio by pressing the POWER button. The first time the DAB Digital Radio is switched, it will start up DAB mode. It will automatically scan for the available radio stations.
2. When your DAB Digital Radio is using power adapter, press POWER button to switch ‘on’ and ‘standby’. Unplug the power adapter to turn off your Digital Radio completely.
3. When your DAB Digital Radio is using batteries, press POWER button to switch ‘on’ and ‘off’. Switching to DAB/FM mode.
1. The first time the DAB Digital Radio is switched, it will start up DAB mode.
2. If the DAB Digital Radio is in DAB mode, press the DAB/FM button repeatedly until FM is shown on the display.
3. Once in FM mode, your DAB Digital Radio will tune to the start of the available FM range (87.50MHz) or the last FM station listed.
4. To manually change the FM frequency, make sure that you have not selected any other sub-menus. Turn the –CHANNEL+ to change the frequency by 0.05MHz.
INFO/MENU button
Changing the DAB display information
1. If the DAB Digital Radio is in DAB mode, press INFO/MENU button to select different info to show on the display, such as DLS (Dynamic Label Segment), signal strength, PTY (Programme Type), ensemble, frequency, signal quality, bitrate codec, time, date.
2. If the DAB Digital Radio is in FM mode, press INFO/MENU button to select different info to show on the display, such as radio text, PTY (Programme Type), PS (Programme Service), stereo/mono, time, date. DAB mode – choosing menu options
1 If the DAB Digital Radio is in DAB mode, press and hold INFO/MENU button to enter the menu list. Press the –CHANNEL+ button to select option through the list of menu. Then, stop at your preferred option and press the SELECT button to confirm. The menu options are: full scan, manual tune, DRC, prune, system.
2. Full scan – under menu list, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “Full scan“ through the list of menu, press SELECT button to confirm and full scan starts automatically. Once a scan is completed, the radio returns to play the previously-selected station or first station on the station list.
Note: if no radio station found, it shows “No DAB Station”. For a better reception, extend the antenna or do the full scan again in another place.
Changing the DAB display information
1. If the DAB Digital Radio is in DAB mode, press INFO/MENU button to select different info to show on the display, such as DLS (Dynamic Label Segment), signal strength, PTY (Programme Type), ensemble, frequency, signal quality, bitrate codec, time, date.
2. If the DAB Digital Radio is in FM mode, press INFO/MENU button to select different info to show on the display, such as radio text, PTY (Programme Type), PS (Programme Service), stereo/mono, time, date. DAB mode – choosing menu options
1 If the DAB Digital Radio is in DAB mode, press and hold INFO/MENU button to enter the menu list. Press the –CHANNEL+ button to select option through the list of menu. Then, stop at your preferred option and press the SELECT button to confirm. The menu options are: full scan, manual tune, DRC, prune, system.
2. Full scan – under menu list, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “Full scan“ through the list of menu, press SELECT button to confirm and full scan starts automatically. Once a scan is completed, the radio returns to play the previously-selected station or first station on the station list.
Note: if no radio station found, it shows “No DAB Station”. For a better reception, extend the antenna or do the full scan again in another place.
3. Manual tune – as well as the normal method of scanning, you can
also manually tune to a particular channel/frequency. This can be useful for
adjusting your antenna to achieve the best possible reception and scanning a
particular channel to update the station list.
Under menu list, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “Manual tune”
through the list of menu, press SELECT button to confirm. Then press the
–CHANNEL+ button to select a particular channel/frequency and then press SELECT
button to confirm the setting. The
display shows a live indication of the received signal strength on the selected
frequency. Adjustments to your antenna will be manifested in the received
signal strength displayed.
4. DRC (Dynamic range compression) – this function reduces the difference between the loudest and quietest audio being broadcast. Effectively, this makes quiet sounds comparatively louder and loud sounds comparatively quieter. Options: off(default)/high/low Under menu list, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “DRC” through the list of menu, press SELECT button to confirm. Then press the –CHANNEL+ button to select a particular setting and press SELECT button to confirm the setting.
Note: DRC only works if it is enabled by the broadcaster for a specific station.
5. Prune – this removes all invalid stations indicated in the station list with a ‘?’ in front of the station name. Under menu list, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “Prune” through the list of menu, press SELECT button to confirm. Then press the –CHANNEL+ button to select <Yes>, and press SELECT button to confirm.
4. DRC (Dynamic range compression) – this function reduces the difference between the loudest and quietest audio being broadcast. Effectively, this makes quiet sounds comparatively louder and loud sounds comparatively quieter. Options: off(default)/high/low Under menu list, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “DRC” through the list of menu, press SELECT button to confirm. Then press the –CHANNEL+ button to select a particular setting and press SELECT button to confirm the setting.
Note: DRC only works if it is enabled by the broadcaster for a specific station.
5. Prune – this removes all invalid stations indicated in the station list with a ‘?’ in front of the station name. Under menu list, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “Prune” through the list of menu, press SELECT button to confirm. Then press the –CHANNEL+ button to select <Yes>, and press SELECT button to confirm.
6. System – the System menu options are: sleep, time, backlight, language,
factory, reset, SW version.
Sleep – when listening to the radio you can set a period of time before the radio enters ‘standby’ mode.
Note: the radio must be active and not in ‘standby’ mode already. Under the system menu, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “Sleep” through the list of menu, press SELECT button to confirm to. Then press the –CHANNEL+ button to select < sleep off /15mins / 30mins / 45mins / 60mins / 90mins >, and press SELECT button to confirm.
Time – if there are any DAB+ radio signal, the machine will automatically update the time, there is no signal, can also be set manually
Sleep – when listening to the radio you can set a period of time before the radio enters ‘standby’ mode.
Note: the radio must be active and not in ‘standby’ mode already. Under the system menu, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “Sleep” through the list of menu, press SELECT button to confirm to. Then press the –CHANNEL+ button to select < sleep off /15mins / 30mins / 45mins / 60mins / 90mins >, and press SELECT button to confirm.
Time – if there are any DAB+ radio signal, the machine will automatically update the time, there is no signal, can also be set manually
> Set Time/Date: set
hour / set minute / set month / set date>set year > saved
> Auto update options: update from Any / update from DAB / update from FM / no update
> Set 12/24 hour: 12hour/24hour
> Set date format: DD-MM-YYYY/MM-DD-YYYY
Cycle through Time menu by press the –CHANNEL+ button, select a particular option, and press the SELECT button changes.
> Auto update options: update from Any / update from DAB / update from FM / no update
> Set 12/24 hour: 12hour/24hour
> Set date format: DD-MM-YYYY/MM-DD-YYYY
Cycle through Time menu by press the –CHANNEL+ button, select a particular option, and press the SELECT button changes.
Backlight – this radio display has a backlight which can be adjustable.
You can select the time out of the display backlight of your radio.
Under the system
menu, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “Backlight” through the list of
menu, press the SELECT button to confirm. You can now use the –CHANNEL+ button,
then press the –CHANNEL+ button to select < 10sec / 20sec / 30sec /45sec /
60sec / 90sec / 120sec / 180sec / On >, and press SELECT button to confirm.
Language – the language used for display messages can be selected
from below options: English | Francais | Deutsch | Norsk | Nederlands. Under the system menu, press the –CHANNEL+
button to select “Language” through the list of menu, press the SELECT button
to confirm. Cycle through Language menu by press the –CHANNEL+ button, select
and stop at a particular language, press the SELECT button to confirm.
Factory Reset – this function clears all user defined settings, replacing
them with the original default values, so time/date, preferences/settings, DAB
station list and preset stations are all lost.
Under the system menu, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “Factory
Reset” through the list of menu, press the SELECT button to confirm. Then, use
the –CHANNEL+ button to choose <Yes> and press the SELECT button to start
the factory reset.
Software version – this is used to display the current software version.
Under the system menu, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “Software version” through the list of menu. press the SELECT button to confirm. Then, the existing SW version will be showed.
Under the system menu, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select “Software version” through the list of menu. press the SELECT button to confirm. Then, the existing SW version will be showed.
FM mode – choosing
menu options
1. If the DAB Digital Radio is in FM mode, press and hold INFO/MENU button to enter the menu list. Press the –CHANNEL+ button to select option through the list of menu. Then, stop at your preferred option and press the SELECT button to confirm. The menu options are: scan setting, audio setting, system.
2. Scan setting – by default, FM scans stop at any available station (All stations). This may result in poor quality audio from weak stations.
Options: Strong stations only / All stations
Under menu list, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select a particular option in “Scan setting”, then press the SELECT button to confirm the change to new
1. If the DAB Digital Radio is in FM mode, press and hold INFO/MENU button to enter the menu list. Press the –CHANNEL+ button to select option through the list of menu. Then, stop at your preferred option and press the SELECT button to confirm. The menu options are: scan setting, audio setting, system.
2. Scan setting – by default, FM scans stop at any available station (All stations). This may result in poor quality audio from weak stations.
Options: Strong stations only / All stations
Under menu list, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select a particular option in “Scan setting”, then press the SELECT button to confirm the change to new
3.
Audio setting – by default, all stereo stations are reproduced in stereo.
For weak stations, this may result in poor quality audio. The audio
quality can be improved using mono.
Options: Stereo allowed | Forced mono.
Under menu list, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select a particular option in “Audio setting”. then press the SELECT button to confirm the change to new setting. It will automatically change to new setting after 3 seconds.
Options: Stereo allowed | Forced mono.
Under menu list, press the –CHANNEL+ button to select a particular option in “Audio setting”. then press the SELECT button to confirm the change to new setting. It will automatically change to new setting after 3 seconds.
Preset 10 DAB stations and 10 FM
favorite stations
Store a station to the preset list – to store a station, selected your desired radio station, then press and hold the PRESET button for a seconds until the LCD display “Preset store #:(Empty)” or“#: saved radio station”.
Either press the –CHANNEL+ button to select your desired station preset number, press on the SELECT button to confirm your selection, the display will show “Preset # Stored”
Store a station to the preset list – to store a station, selected your desired radio station, then press and hold the PRESET button for a seconds until the LCD display “Preset store #:(Empty)” or“#: saved radio station”.
Either press the –CHANNEL+ button to select your desired station preset number, press on the SELECT button to confirm your selection, the display will show “Preset # Stored”
Recall a station from the Preset list
To recall a preset station, press the “PRESET” button once, either rotate the –CHANNEL+ button to select presets station that you have stored. When the display shows your desired preset number, press SELECT button to confirm.
Note: If you choose a preset that hasn’t been allocated a station, then “Empty” will be displayed.
To recall a preset station, press the “PRESET” button once, either rotate the –CHANNEL+ button to select presets station that you have stored. When the display shows your desired preset number, press SELECT button to confirm.
Note: If you choose a preset that hasn’t been allocated a station, then “Empty” will be displayed.
CHANNEL+ button
Choosing radio stations or options
1. If the DAB Digital Radio is in DAB mode, press –CHANNEL+ button to cycle through the radio station list when you are listening. Or press –CHANNEL+ button to cycle through the menu list for options.
2. If the DAB Digital Radio is in FM mode, press –CHANNEL+ button to manual adjust the frequency by 0.05MHz. Or you can press and hold –CHANNEL+ button to auto-scan station. Or press –CHANNEL+ button to cycle through the menu list for options.
Choosing radio stations or options
1. If the DAB Digital Radio is in DAB mode, press –CHANNEL+ button to cycle through the radio station list when you are listening. Or press –CHANNEL+ button to cycle through the menu list for options.
2. If the DAB Digital Radio is in FM mode, press –CHANNEL+ button to manual adjust the frequency by 0.05MHz. Or you can press and hold –CHANNEL+ button to auto-scan station. Or press –CHANNEL+ button to cycle through the menu list for options.
–VOLUME + button
adjusting volume
Press – to decrease the volume, and press + to increase the volume.
Press – to decrease the volume, and press + to increase the volume.
