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2 Contr ols and Connector s T une 6 7 9 1 0 8 Info iVOX Standby Sleep Menu F r ont panel Rear panel[...]
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3 1. iVO X – press and repeat to toggle speech on or off, or hold to s witch full speech on. 2. Standb y - press to switch betw een standby mode and po w er on. 3. Sleep - press and repeat to set y our radio to enter standby in 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes. 4. Info - press and repeat to chang e the displa y mode between scrolling text, clock, da [...]
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4 Quick st art This section pro vides infor mation on ho w to set up and star t using y our radio. 1 Fully extend the aerial, connect the mains adapter and plug in to y our po w er supply . 2 Push the Standb y button to switch the unit on. The LCD lights up, the radio sa ys ‘W elcome to the PURE SONUS-1 XT with iV OX. A utotune in progress, pleas[...]
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5 Using your SONUS-1 XT iVO X - Making your radio speak iV OX brings a new le v el of accessibility to y our radio providing speech assistance to help y ou navig ate menus, select stations, hear scrolling text and e ven check the time and alarm settings. Y ou can switch speech on or off at an y time b y pressing the iV OX button or customise using [...]
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6 Spelling unknown st ations By default, if y our radio encounters a station for w hich it has no speech stored it will announce its name as ‘Unknown’, if prefer red y ou can set y our radio to spell out the name of new or unkno wn stations b y setting this option ‘On’. 1. Press the Menu button, tur n the T une knob and push to select iV OX[...]
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7 Setting alarms SONUS-1 XT has tw o alar ms w hich s witch the radio on (if in standby) and tune to a station or sound a tone. Y ou can set alar ms when y our radio is on or in standb y as follows: 1. Press the Menu button and push the T une knob to select the Alar m settings option. 2. T ur n the T une knob to view and hear cur rent Alar m 1 or A[...]
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8 When finished, press the menu button or wait a moment and y ou’ll return to y our nor mal displa y mode. If y our displa y mode is set to Clock y ou will see a bell symbol on the screen and alar m time for each alarm that is set. Note If y ou set a radio alarm and the st ation is not a v ailable w hen it is due t o g o off a ton e alarm will so[...]
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9 The alar m will automatically turn off after 60 minutes. T o cancel the snooze and the alar m push the T une button. Switch off Press the Standb y button to retur n to standb y and cancel the alar m. Switch on If it is a tone alar m press the T une button and the radio will switch on. If it is a radio alar m, an y button (other than Standb y) wil[...]
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10 Rec or ding fr om your SONUS-1 XT Y ou can record from y our SONUS-1 XT using the Stereo Out or Digital Out sock ets. Y ou can also set a record timer to automatically switch y our unit on and tune to a par ticular station at a time of y our choosing – this ma y be useful if y ou ha ve a MiniDisc recorder or similar with a synchro-record facil[...]
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11 These instr uctions will not set the record time on y our recorder . Some recorders can detect w hen a digital S/PDIF signal is present (synchro-record) or y ou ma y ha v e to set y our external recorder to star t recording at the same time. If using a synchro-record method y ou should check that the Digital out socket is set to Off/T imer so th[...]
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12 Setup options Press the Menu button, tur n the T une knob and push to select one of the follo wing setup options. Some of these options are also av ailable from standby . Station or der Chang es the order i n w hic h stati ons ap pear as y ou scrol l thro ugh the stati on list . T urn the T une knob to scr oll th rough t he fol lo wing o ptions [...]
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13 Display settings T ur n the T une knob to view cur rent settings and push to chang e one of the follo wing . Brightness T o change the screen brightness turn the T une knob and push to choose betw een Lo w , High or Low/T imeout (backlight off until a button is pushed). Standby mode Y ou can choose w hether the backlight is on or off w hen y our[...]
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14 DRC value DRC (Dynamic Rang e Control) v alue mak es the quieter sounds in a broadcast easier to hear at lo w volume or in a noisy en vironment. The DRC le v el of a broadcast is set b y the station and sent with the signal. At the time of writing in the UK only BBC Radio 3 and 4 regular ly use DRC. Check with the broadcasters to find out if the[...]
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15 T uning T uning SONUS-1 XT is ver y simple. When y ou first switch on it automatically finds all the stations a v ailable in y our area. Y ou ma y want to re-tune if y ou mo v e y our radio to a different room or if y ou want to receive a new multiplex. Multiplexes, sometimes called ensembles, are groups of stations o wned and broadcast b y a si[...]
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16 2. Mo ve y our aerial w hile watching the displa y and to tr y to raise the cur rent le vel to the empty block or be y ond. Once y ou ha v e a g ood signal the displa y will sho w the multiplex name and add the stations in that multiplex to the station list. 3. Push the Menu button to exit or tur n the T une knob and push to chang e channel. Not[...]
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17 Demo mode This mode demonstrates the unique speech features of the SONUS-1 XT including accessing alar m times and station name announcement. Info modes are also demonstrated. While the unit is in demo mode a DEMO icon will appear on displa y . All controls will work as normal when demo mode is s witched on. Note Demo mode w orks ev en if y ou c[...]
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18 Hints and tips This section pro vides infor mation and ad vice on using y our radio. (‹‹/››) Secondary servic es Secondar y ser vices accompan y some stations, providing extra information or alter nativ e content and ma y only be broadcast at cer tain times. At the time of writing not man y secondar y ser vices are a v ailable. If a stat[...]
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19 My alarm/timer didn’t work Check that y ou set the alar m or timer on (If displa y mode is set to clock y ou will see a timer or alar m icon on the displa y). Check that the station y ou are tuned to is av ailable – the clock/alar m/timer relies on the time signal broadcast b y the multiplexes. If y ou are using synchro-record check that y o[...]
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W arranty information Imagination T echnologies Ltd. warrants to the end user that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship in the course of normal use for a period of two years from the date of purchase. This guarantee cov ers breakdowns due to manufacturing or design faults; it does not apply in cases such as accidental[...]