User manual CAMBRIDGE AUDIO DAB300

[. . . ] 3 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Setting Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using your DAB300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Improving your reception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 An Overview of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS For your own safety please read the following instructions carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains. [. . . ] AERIAL SOCKET Connect the supplied aerial or a separately purchased outdoor aerial to this F-type socket making sure it is screwed on securely. 5 DAB300 SETTING UP This section provides information on connecting your DAB300 to other hi-fi equipment and connecting an aerial. CONNECTING TO AN AMPLIFIER The signal from your DAB300 must be passed to an amplifier, which then feeds loudspeakers to create sound. Connect a high quality interconnect cable to the DAB300's "Output" sockets on the rear panel of the DAB300 - white/black to the "L" output and the red to the "R" output. Connect the other end of the cable to your amplifier's "Tuner" inputs, again making sure the white/black plug goes the to the "L" input and the red to the "R" input. CONNECTING AN ADDITIONAL TUNER OR AUXILIARY SOURCE You can connect your old FM/AM tuner, or another auxiliary source, to your amplifier through the DAB300 to reduce connections to your amplifier. Locate the "Input" sockets on the rear panel of the DAB300 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 DAB300 is switched off. CONNECTING TO DIGITAL DEVICES The DAB300 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 DAB300 to the "Digital-in" socket on your digital device using a high quality digital cable. CONNECTING YOUR AERIAL You need to connect either the supplied indoor aerial or other aerial to receive radio broadcasts. 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). Model: DAB300 Digital Tuner Power Rating: 220-240V AC 50Hz Max Power Consumption: 10W AERIAL INPUT AERIAL INPUT PHONO OPTICAL TUNER INPUT Please see the section later in the manual, "Improving Your Reception", if you find reception is poor or no stations are found. 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 DAB300 TURNING THE TUNER ON AND OFF Make sure all the relevant connections, as described earlier have been made. TUNING When first switched on, the DAB300 will automatically scan for all available stations (unless your aerial is not connected properly or DAB reception is weak or unavailable in your area). 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. This may take several minutes 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. If no stations are found after the auto tuning process, "no stations found" will be shown on the display. If this occurs check the connections and positioning of the aerial or with your local radio stations for coverage information (see later in this manual for more details). SELECTING A SERVICE One of the key advantages of digital tuners is the simplicity of tuning. [. . . ] This Warranty is invalid if (a) the factory-applied serial number has been altered or removed from this product or (b) this product was not purchased from a Cambridge Audio authorised dealer. You may call Cambridge Audio or your local country Cambridge Audio distributor to confirm that you have an unaltered serial number and/or you purchased from a Cambridge Audio authorised dealer. This Warranty does not cover cosmetic damage or damage due to acts of God, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, commercial use, or modification of, or to any part of, the product. This Warranty does not cover damage due to improper operation, maintenance or installation, or attempted repair by anyone other than Cambridge Audio or a Cambridge Audio dealer, or authorised service agent which is authorised to do Cambridge Audio warranty work. [. . . ]