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    D AB500 Digital Radio T uner Owner’s Manual[...]

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    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 D AB radio is an advanced digital product capable of receiving [...]

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    SAFET Y PREC A UTIONS For y our own saf ety please read the follo wing instructions carefully before attempting t o connect this unit to the mains. • Check that the rear of your unit indicates the correct supply v oltage. • If your mains supply voltage is different, consult y our dealer . This unit is designed to operat e only on the supply vol[...]

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    CONTROLS 4 1 2 3 7 6 8 54 DA B 50 0 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 1. POWER SWITCH Press this button to turn the po wer on and press again t o turn the power off. 2. PRESET BUTTONS Use these buttons to st ore and recall fa vourit e stations. 3. SHIFT BUTTON Use this button to access presets six t o ten. 4. MENU BUTTON Use this button to select the function o[...]

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    REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 1. NCT (NATURAL CONTOUR TECHNOLOGY) Use this switch to select either a flat frequency response or one of tw o subtle tone settings; L O or LO/HI. 2 . TU NER I N PU T Connect the conv entional ‘left’ and ‘right’ (L and R) Audio Outputs of an existing tuner t o the ‘T uner Input’ using a high quality inter connect. [...]

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    SETTING UP This section pro vides information on connecting y our DAB500 t o other hi-fi equipment and connecting an aerial. All components must be switched off when connecting the DAB500. CONNECTING TO AN AMPLIFIER The signal from y our DAB500 must be passed to an am plifier , which then feeds loudspeak ers to creat e sound. Connect a high quality[...]

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    7 USI NG YOUR DAB500 TURNING THE TUNER ON AND OFF Make sure all the rele vant connections, as described earlier ha ve been made. As a precaution, make sure the amplifier v olume is turned down low . Press the "Pow er" button on the fr ont panel. TUNING When first switched on, the DAB500 will automatically scan f or all a vailable stations[...]

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    THE "MENU" BUTTON Press the "Menu" button once to ent er menu mode. Use the tune/enter dial to scan thr ough the various menu options and push to select the assor tment of services. ST A TION ORDER - This offers three different configurations for the station order: Fa vourit e station - When selected the t en most popular statio[...]

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    IMPROVING YOUR RECEPTION If you experience no reception at all or the sound breaks up when list ening to some stations then there are a f ew things y ou can tr y to impr ov e reception. FIND THE BEST POSITION FOR YOUR AERIAL While listening t o a radio station, press (without turning) the T une/Enter dial once and the display will change t o show a[...]

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    10 AN OVERVIE W O F DIGI TAL AU DIO BROADCASTING (DAB) This section gives a brief o verview of digital radio, or DAB as it is also known, along with some useful addresses if you req uire fur ther information. The Cambridge Audio D AB500 lets you receive and list en to the abundance of digital radio broadcasts a vailable. D AB uses digital signals r[...]

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    11 LIMITED WARRANTY Cambridge Audio warrants this pr oduct to be free fr om defects in mat erials and workmanship (subject to the t erms set forth below). Cambridge Audio will repair or replace (at Cambridge Audio's option) this pr oduct or any defectiv e parts in this product. Warranty periods ma y vary from countr y to country. If in doubt c[...]

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    For the latest information on Cambridge Audio products visit us at ww w. cam br id ge -a a u di o. co. uk Made from recyclable material Part No. AP13739/1[...]