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consumes power from this battery
pack.
CAUTION always attach the battery
pack completely. If not, it may acciden
tally fall out of the battery bay, causing
injury to you or someone around you.
CAUTION Do not force attach the bat
tery pack. If the battery pack does not
slide in smoothly and does not engage,
it is not being inserted correctly.
CAUTION For optimal performance, we
recommend connecting to an 18V Li-Ion
battery pack.
5.3
Switch on/off
► To switch on: Press the power but
ton [1-6].
The radio is ready for operation.
► To switch off: Press the power but
ton [1-6].
5.4
Volume control
Press the volume control [a]
and [k] to adjust the desired volume.
For a better sound quality using
an external device, adjust the vol
ume on the external device to
maximum 70%.
5.5
Checking battery status
To check the current battery level,
press the power button [1-6] to switch
on the radio. The battery status indica
tor [e] will show the current battery lev
el (only with Li-Ion battery pack).
Battery is fully charged
Battery is partially charg
ed
18
Battery low - charging re
quired
battery critical - alterna
tive power source re
quired immediately.
5.6
Operating your radio - DAB
► Straighten up the antenna [1-3].
► Press the Power button [1-6] to
switch on your radio.
► Press the source button [j] until the
DAB mode is selected.
If this is the first time the radio is used,
a quick scan of Band III DAB channels
will be carried out. If the radio has been
used before, the last used station will
be selected.
During the scanning process, as new
stations are detected, the station coun
ter will increase and stations will be
added to the list. The display shows a
bar graph indicating the progress of the
scan.
When the scanning is completed, the
first station (in numeric-alpha order 0...
9...A...Z) will be selected.
If the station list is still empty after the
scan, your radio will display <No sta
tions found>.
If no signals are found, it may be neces
sary to relocate your radio to a position
giving better reception.
Selecting a station - DAB
► Press the Power button [1-6] to
switch on your radio.
► Press the source button [j] until the
DAB mode is selected. The display
will show the name of the radio sta
tion currently selected.