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Owner’s

Handbook

DCR1301

DAB Clock Radio

Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with a slightly damp cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings.
Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not install or operate near any heat sources such as
radiators, stoves, or other apparatus that produce heat.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when
unused for long periods of time.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is
required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way,
such as the power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has
been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the
apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.

IMPORTANT

This  equipment  generates,  uses  and  can  radiate  radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with  the  instructions,  may  cause  harmful  interference  to
radio  communication.  However,  this  is  no  guarantee  that
interference  will  not  occur  in  a  particular  installation.  If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one of the following measures:
-   Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-   Increase  the  separation  between  the  equipment  and

receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different

from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

for help.

ELECTRICAL INFORMATION

Use this appliance only with the supplied AC Adaptor. Using
non-approved power supplies will void the warranty.
Mains Supply: The mains operating voltage of this unit is
marked on a rating plate on the AC adapter.
The means of disconnecting this appliance from the
mains supply is the AC adapter/mains plug. This should be
unobstructed and readily operable at all times.

Batteries (a battery pack or installed batteries) shall not be
subject to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

Warning

: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not

expose this product to rain or moisture. The product must not
be exposed to dripping and splashing and no object filled
with liquids such as a vase of flowers should be placed on
the product.
No naked flame sources such as candles should be placed on
the product.

Caution:

Changes or modifications not expressly approved

by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to
operate this device.

Caution:

Usage of controls or adjustments or performance

of procedures other than those specified herein may result in
hazardous exposure.

This symbol indicates that there are important
operating and maintenance instructions in
the literature accompanying this unit.
This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage
constituting a risk of electric shock is present
within this unit.

CAUTION!

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

INDEX

Important safety information ..................................1
Introduction ............................................................2
Unpacking ...............................................................2
Controls & connections ............................................3
Getting started ........................................................4
Standby control .......................................................4
Adjusting the volume ..............................................4
First time use ...........................................................4
Setting the clock ......................................................4
Station tuning .........................................................5
FM reception ............................................................5
Station presets .........................................................5
Display modes .........................................................6
Alarm functions .......................................................7
Sleep mode..............................................................8
Scanning .................................................................8
Manual tuning .........................................................8
System reset ............................................................9
Troubleshooting ......................................................9
Care & Maintenance.................................................9
Specifications ..........................................................9
Warranty .................................................................9

PRELIMINARIES

INTRODUCTION

Introduction

DAB  (Digital  Audio  Broadcasting)  technology  allows  many
more radio stations compared to FM. DAB transmissions do
away with problems of hiss and fade that plague AM and
FM broadcasts and are less likely to be affected by adverse
weather  conditions  or  other  sources  of  interference.  In
addition to speech and music DAB transmissions carry high
levels of data - far greater than the limited RDS information
available on FM stations.
Unlike  FM,  DAB  is  broadcast  on  many  frequencies.  Many
countries in Europe, including the UK use Band III (174-240
MHz);  others,  France  for  example,  use  the  L-Band  (1452-
1492 MHz). Germany uses both bands.
Your  radio  can  tune  Band  III.  Countries  in  Europe  that  use
Band III include: Belgium, Denmark, Holland, Italy, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. Your radio will tune
stations in all these countries.
Your  radio  cannot  receive  French  or  German  stations
broadcasting in the L-Band though FM services are available
all over Europe.
Being digital, DAB transmissions can have a wider frequency
range  and  greater  dynamics  than  that  available  with  FM
technology.
FM reception is available on the DCR1301 for use in those
locations where there is no usable DAB service.

UNPACKING

Carefully unpack the unit. If it is damaged, please return it to
your nearest Tesco store for replacement. Remember to take
your purchase receipt with you.
Retain the User Handbook. If you pass the unit on to a third
party make sure you pass on the handbook.
We suggest you retain the packaging. If you dispose of it, do
so having regard to any recycling regulations in your area.

CONTENTS

The carton should contain:

The DCR1301 digital clock radio

•

AC adaptor

•

Operating Manual

•
If any items are missing or damaged, contact your nearest
TESCO store for a replacement. Have your receipt ready when
you call. Retain the packaging. If you dispose of it, do so
having regard to any recycling regulations in your area.

LOCATION

Place the unit on dry stable surface away from heat and
damp and where it is unlikely to fall or be knocked over.

Alarm button

Volume down button

Standby button

Volume up button

DAB/FM band switch

Snooze (and sleep) button

CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS

TOP VIEW

Preset button

Tune down button

Menu button

Tune up button

10.

Select button

11.

BACK VIEW

Telescopic aerial

DC In jack

DC IN

VOL-

VOL+

TUN-

TUN+

SNOOZE

ALARM

DAB/FM

PRESET SELECT/NAV

a b c

g h i 1) 1!

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME

GETTING STARTED

CONNECTING POWER

Check that the mains voltage marked on the rating plate

•

on the AC adapter is the same as the voltage in your
area.
Plug the cord from the AC adapter into the DC In jack.

•

Plug the AC adapter into an AC outlet and switch the

•

mains power on.

To increase the volume:

Press the

•

VOL+

button, holding until the volume level

is set.

To decrease the volume:

Press the

•

VOL-

button, holding until the volume level is

set.

When the volume is adjusted, the display will switch to show
the volume level set on a scale of 00 (min) to 32 (max).

STANDBY CONTROL

When switching your radio on for the first time:

Extend the telescopic aerial before switching on.

•

Switch on the radio.

•

This will ensure that the initial DAB scan detects all available
stations.

When switched on the radio will scan for all usable stations
and store them alphanumerically -1 Radio, 2 Radio, AA Radio,
AB Radio... The initial scan will take a few minutes. After the
scan, the number of stations found will be displayed, the
clock will be set, the radio will display the first station in the
sequence and begin playing.

SETTING THE CLOCK

The clock on your radio is automatically set when first used
from the time signal broadcast with DAB radio stations.
If you are in an area where there is no DAB radio signal, you
can set the clock manually.

To set the clock manually:

Set the radio to Standby.

•

Press and hold the ALARM button.

•

‘SET CLK’ will be displayed briefly, then the time will be
displayed. The hour digits will flash.

Press the

•

TUN+

TUN-

button to set the hour to the

correct time.
Press the

•

SELECT/NAV

button to confirm the setting.

The minutes digits will flash.

Repeat these two steps to set the minutes correctly, then

•

continue to set the year, month and day.

When you complete the day setting, the clock settings will be
saved.

NOTE: If the radio is tuned to a DAB station, manual time and
date settings will be erased and the time and date will be set
by the broadcast data.

0:00

DAB

>>>>>

NOTE: If no stations are found after the scan, switch the radio
off and move it to a location with a stronger signal. When
you switch the radio back on it will automatically repeat the
scan process.

SCANNING

You can run a scan for stations and add to the station list at
any time. This may be necessary if the initial scan was run in
a poor signal area, if new stations are available or if you move
to a different location.
Refer to the ‘SCANNING’ section on page 8 for more details
of scanning.

Scan progress

Stations found

To turn the radio on:

Press the

•

button.

The radio will switch on and tune to the last station used.

To turn the power off:

Press the

•

button.

The radio will switch off. The clock will continue to run whilst
mains power is connected.

FIRST TIME USE

FM RECEPTION

STATION PRESETS

DAB and FM presets:

Your radio can store up to 10 of your favourite stations as
presets on both the DAB and FM bands for quick recall.

To store a preset:

Tune to the station you want to store as a preset.

•

Press and

•

hold

the

PRESET

button.

A preset number will be displayed flashing on the bottom line
of the display.

Your radio can also receive FM band radio stations.

To change to the FM band:

Press the

•

DAB/FM

button.

The radio will switch to the FM band and display the tuned
frequency.

To choose a different preset location to store your station,

•

press the

TUN+

TUN-

button to find your preferred

preset number.
Press the

•

SELECT/NAV

button.

The station will be stored in this preset number.

NOTE: If you choose a preset number that is already in use the
new station details will over-write the stored station.

To recall a preset:

Press the

•

PRESET

button.

Press the

•

TUN+

TUN-

button to find the preset number

you want.
Press the

•

SELECT/NAV

button.

The radio will re-tune to the selected preset.

SELECTING A DAB STATION

The stations are stored in an alphanumeric list.

To select another station:

Press the

•

TUN+

TUN-

button to browse up or down

through the station list.

The station name will be displayed.

Station name

When you find the station name you want to listen to,

•

press the

SELECT/NAV

button.

The radio will tune to the station you selected.

To auto-tune to FM stations:

Press and

•

hold

the

TUN+

button to search up the band.

Press and

•

hold

the

TUN-

button to search down the band.

The radio will start to search. Tuning will stop automatically
when the next station is reached.

To manually tune to FM stations:

Press the

•

TUN+

TUN-

button to tune up or down the

band in 50kHz steps.

Station frequency

22:37

DAB

22:42

DAB

EMPTY P1

Preset number

DAB DISPLAY MODES

When playing a DAB station you can change the information
on the display by changing the display mode.

To change the display mode from the default of Station
name:

Press the

•

MENU

button repeatedly to step through the

options listed in the chart below.

DISPLAY MODES

STATION NAME: The DAB station name is displayed.
DLS (SCROLLING TEXT): This is a scrolling message giving real-
time information - song titles, news headlines, etc.
PROGRAMME TYPE: This describes (when available) the style
of the programme being broadcast.
MULTIPLEX NAME (GROUP NAME): is the name of the DAB
Multiplex that is currently tuned.
DATE & DAY: Shows the current date and day. This information
is updated by broadcasted information.
MULTIPLEX FREQUENCY/NUMBER: The multiplex frequency
and channel number are displayed.
AUDIO BIT RATE: DAB allows broadcasters to vary the BIT RATE
(or the amount by which an audio signal can be compressed)
depending on the type of broadcast. This enables the amount
of stations on a multiplex to be maximised. Speech and News
are often broadcast at a lower Bit Rate; music needs a higher
Bit Rate for good fidelity.
SIGNAL STRENGTH: This bargraph indicates the quality of
the signal being received. In low signal areas, adjusting the
aerial to increase the signal strength indication will improve
reception quality.

FM DISPLAY MODES

RDS information:

Your radio can receive RDS radio data. This enables the
display of station name, scrolling broadcast text and other
information.

Press the

•

MENU

button repeatedly when in FM mode

to step the display through the available FM display
options.

STATION  NAME/FREQUENCY:  When  available,  the  station
name is displayed, otherwise the frequency is displayed.
RDS  (SCROLLING  TEXT):  This  is  a  scrolling  message  giving
real-time information - song titles, news headlines, etc.
PROGRAMME TYPE: This describes (when available) the style
of the programme being broadcast.
DATE & DAY: Shows the current date and day. This information
is updated by broadcasted information.
SIGNAL  STRENGTH:  This  bargraph  indicates  the  quality  of
the signal being received. In low signal areas, adjusting the
aerial to increase the signal strength indication will improve
reception quality.

STATION NAME

PROGRAMME TYPE

MULTIPLEX NAME

MULTIPLEX FREQ,/NUMBER

DLS SCROLLING TEXT

DATE

DAY

AUDIO BITRATE

SIGNAL STRENGTH

RDS RADIO TEXT

DATE

DAY

PROGRAMME TYPE

SIGNAL STRENGTH

STATION NAME/FREQ.

Your radio includes a dual alarm function. Two separate alarm
times can be set - Alarm 1 and Alarm 2. Each alarm can be set
with a wake-up time, then you can choose to be woken by a
beep sound, a DAB station preset or an FM station preset. You
can also set your preferred alarm wake-up volume. Before
using the alarms, you must store these preferred wake-up
settings.

SETTING THE ALARM:

Press the

•

ALARM

button.

Using the

•

TUN+

TUN-

buttons, set your preferences for

each alarm setting in the list below.
Press the

•

SELECT/NAV

button to move onto the next

setting.

ALARM FUNCTIONS

WHEN THE ALARM SOUNDS

To switch off the alarm:

Press the

•

ALARM

button to switch off the alarm when

it sounds.

To extend the alarm for a further ‘snooze’:

Press the

•

SNOOZE

button.

The alarm will switch off for the snooze period of 5 minutes and
both the Snooze/Sleep and alarm indicators will flash.

After the snooze period, the alarm will sound again. You can

switch off the alarm in the normal way or you can set snooze

again.

The Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 indicators will show on the display
when an alarm is set.

Alarm 2

SET ALARM 1 OR 2

SET ALARM HOUR

SET ALARM MINUTES

SET ALARM VOLUME

SET ALARM ON OR OFF

SET ALARM REPEAT

SET ALARM MODE

EXIT ALARM SETTING

08:20

22:42

Alarm 1

ACTIVATING THE ALARM(S):

Once the alarm is set ‘On’ during alarm setting, it will activate
automatically when the radio is set to Standby.

SCANNING

When first used, your radio scanned the DAB band for
available stations. The station services found were then
stored in your radio’s memory.
You can re-scan the band at any time if you move to a different
area or just to refresh the stored list of available stations.

TO START A SCAN

Switch on the radio and select the DAB band.

•

Press and

•

hold

the

MENU

button.

‘AUTOSCAN’ will flash on the display.

Press the

•

SELECT/NAV

button.

The scanning display will be shown while the scan takes place.
The display shows scan progress, also the number of stations
found.

SLEEP MODE

The Sleep function allows you to program your radio to
switch off automatically after a set period between 5 and 90
minutes.

To activate the Sleep function:

Press the

•

SNOOZE

button.

The display will show ‘SLEEPOFF’.

Press the

•

TUN+

button repeatedly until your required

sleep time appears on the display.
Press

•

SELECT/NAV

to set this sleep time.

The Snooze/Sleep indicator will be displayed.

MANUAL TUNING

If preferred, you can also tune directly to a DAB multiplex to
check signal strength.
NOTE: Manual tuning is recommended for experienced users
only.

To Manually tune:

Press and hold the

•

MENU

button.

‘AUTOSCAN’ will flash on the display.

Press the

•

TUN+

TUN-

button repeatedly until

‘

MANUAL

’ appears on the display.

Press the

•

TUN+

TUN-

button repeatedly to step

through the multiplex channel numbers.
Press the

•

SELECT/NAV

button to tune to the channel

displayed.

If this multiplex is broadcast in your area, the signal strength
will be displayed and the first station in the multiplex will
play.

Repeat the last two steps to tune to a different

•

multiplex.
To exit Manual Tuning, press the

•

MENU

button.

Your radio will continue to play, then will set to Standby
when the sleep time expires.

To check the Sleep time remaining:

Press the

•

SNOOZE

button during Sleep mode.

The remaining sleep time will be displayed.

To cancel Sleep mode:

Press the

•

SNOOZE

button during Sleep mode.

Press the

•

TUN+

TUN-

button repeatedly until

‘

SLEEPOFF

’ appears on the display.

Press

•

SELECT/NAV

to confirm.

Sleep mode will be cancelled.

Snooze/Sleep indicator

22:42

DAB

0:00

DAB

>>>>>

Scan progress

Stations found

AFTER USING YOUR RADIO

Set to Standby.

•

Switch the unit off at the mains and unplug it if you are

•

leaving it unattended for a long period (holidays etc).

CARE AND CLEANING

All care and cleaning operations should be carried out with
the unit unplugged from the mains power.
Occasionally wipe the cabinet with a lint free duster. Never
clean the unit with liquids or solvents.

Supply Voltage : ....................... 5 V , 1 A
AC adaptor supply voltage: ...... 100-240V~, 50/60Hz, 0.18A
DAB tuning range: .................... 174 -240 MHz
FM tuning range: ..................... 87.5-108 MHz
Net Weight: .............................. 0.35 kg

Class II construction double insulated.
This product must not be connected to earth.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

WARRANTY

SPECIFICATIONS

Your Tesco appliance is covered by a warranty for 12 months
from the date of purchase. If a fault develops during this
period, please contact the TESCO electrical help line on 0845
456 6767. Please have your original purchase receipt with
you when you call. This warranty in no way affects your
consumer rights.

UK: Waste electrical products /batteries should
not  be  disposed  of  with  household  waste.
Separate  disposal  facilities  exist,  for  your
nearest facilities. See www.recycle-more.co.uk
or in-store for details.
ROI: Produced after 13th August 2005. Waste
electrical  products/batteries  should  not  be
disposed  of  with  household  waste.  Please
recycle where facilities exist. Check with your
Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice.

SYSTEM RESET

DAB is a terrestrial system and frequencies in different areas
vary. If you move the radio to another part of the country
performing a scan may not be enough to re program the
radio so you may need to reset the radio.

To restore factory settings:

Press and hold the

•

MENU

button.

‘AUTOSCAN’ will flash on the display.

Press the

•

TUN+

TUN-

button repeatedly until ‘

FACTORY

’

appears on the display.
Press the

•

SELECT/NAV

button.

‘RESET’ will flash on the display.

Press the

•

SELECT/NAV

button to confirm reset.

After reset all settings are returned to the factory defaults and
any stored presets are erased.

No power

Check that the AC adaptor is connected correctly and

•

mains power is switched on.

Poor reception

Check the signal strength (page 6). If the signal strength

•

is low, try adjusting the position of the aerial. If this
doesn’t help, move the radio to a position where the
signal strength is better.

Alarm not sounding

Check that the alarm(s) have been set correctly.

•

If you have set DAB or FM presets to wake you, check that

•

the alarm volume is set loiud enough.

DAB reception problems after moving area

The station list will need updating. Try scanning the

•

band. If there are still problems with all or part of the
station list, reset the radio.

TROUBLESHOOTING

SOFTWARE VERSION

You can display the version of software in your radio. This
may be used by a service engineer if there is a problem with
your radio.

To display the software version:

Press and

•

hold

the

MENU

button until the display

changes to show ‘

AUTOSCAN

’.

Press the

•

TUN+

TUN-

button repeatedly until

‘

VERSION

’ appears on the display.

Press the

•

SELECT/NAV

button.

The software version will be displayed.

Tesco Stores Ltd,

Delamare Road, Cheshunt, Herts, EN8 9SL

Technika Helpline:

0845 456 6767 (

Calls cost up to 4p per minute from a BT landline, other providers may vary)

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