Philips AJB3552/12 Clock Radio User Manual

AJB3552

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7 Product information 16

Specications 16

8 Troubleshooting 17

9 Notice 18

Recycling 18

Contents

1 Important 4

2 Your DAB+ clock radio 5

Introduction  5

What’sinthebox  5

Overviewofthemainunit  6

3 Get started 8

PrepareFM/DAB+antenna  8

Connectpower  8

Setclock  8

Turnradioon/off  8

4 Listen to Digital Audio Broadcasts

(DAB+) 9

TunetoDAB+radiostations  9

StoreDAB+radiostationsautomatically9

StoreDAB+radiostationsmanually  9

SearchforDAB+radiostationmanually 9

ListentoapresetDAB+radiostation 10

ShowDAB+information 10

RemoveinvalidDAB+station 10

SelectDRCsetting 10

5 Listen to FM radio 11

TunetoFMradiostations 11

StoreFMradiostationsautomatically 11

StoreFMradiostationsmanually 11

ListentoapresetFMradiostation 11

DisplayRDSinformation 11

SelectFMradiosearchingscope 11

6 Other features 12

Adjustsystemsettings 12

Setdateandtimeformat 12

Selectbacklightsettings 12

Updatesoftware(ifavailable) 13

Setalarmtimer 13

Setthesleeptimer 14

Enhancebass 15

1 Important

• Theapparatusshallnotbeexposedto

drippingorsplashing.

• Donotplaceanysourcesofdangeron

theapparatus(e.g.liquidlledobjects,

lightedcandles).

• Neverinsertobjectsintotheventilation

slotsorotheropeningsontheapparatus.

• Protectthepowercordfrombeing

walkedonorpinched,particularlyat

plugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthe

pointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.

• Unplugthisapparatusduringlightning

stormsorwhenunusedforlongperiods

oftime.

• Referallservicingtoqualiedservice

personnel.Servicingisrequiredwhen

theapparatushasbeendamagedinany

way,suchas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.

• WheretheplugoftheDirectPlug-in

Adapterisusedasthedisconnectdevice,

thedisconnectdeviceshallremainreadily

operable.

English

2 Your DAB+

clock radio

Congratulationsonyourpurchase,and

welcometoPhilips!Tofullybenetfromthe

supportthatPhilipsoffers,registeryourproduct

atwww.philips.com/support.

Introduction

Withthisunit,youcan:

• listentoFMorDAB+(DigitalAudio

Broadcasting)radio

• knowthetime

• bewakenupbyDAB+/FMradioor

buzzeralarm.

TheunitoffersDynamicBassBoost(DBB)to

enrichsound.

What’s in the box

Checkandidentifythecontentsofyour

package:

• Mainunit

• Poweradaptor

• Usermanual

Overview of the main unit

English

o AUTOSCAN

• Scanradiostations.

• Storefavoriteradiostationsin

memory.

p DC IN

• Connectpower.

q FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE ONLY

• UpdatesoftwareviaUSBconnector(if

available).

a BACK

• Returntopreviousmenu.

• Cancelaselection.

b INFO/MENU

• AccessDAB+/FMmenu.

• DisplayDAB+/RDSinformation.

c DBB

• Turnon/offdynamicbass

enhancement.

d SLEEP

• Setsleeptimer.

• NavigatethroughtheDAB+/FMmenu.

• Selectapresetradiostation.

• Scanforprevious/nextradiostation.

f Display panel

• Showstatus.

g Light sensor

• Forbacklightbrightnessadjustment.

h MINUTE/VOLUME

• Setminute.

• Adjustvolume.

i HOUR/TUNING +/-

• Sethour.

• Tunetoaradiostation.

j SET ALARM/CLOCK/SET TIME

• Setalarm/time.

• Switchtoclockscreen.

k REPEAT ALARM•SELECT

• Repeatalarm.

• Conrmselection.

l ALARM ON/OFF

• Turnon/offalarmtimer.

m RADIO ON/OFF

• Turnon/offradio.

n SOURCE

• SelectDAB+/FMsource.

Note

•

Thetypeplateislocatedonthebottomofthe

mainunit.

Set clock

 Instandbymode,rotateSET ALARM/

CLOCK/SET TIMEtotheSET TIME

position.

» Thehourandminutedigitsbeginto

blink.

2 RotateHOURtosetthehour.

3 RotateMINUTEtosettheminute.

4 RotatetheSET ALARM/CLOCK/SET

TIMEtotheCLOCKpositiontoconrm.

Turn radio on/off

Instandbymode,pressRADIO ON/OFFto

turnontheradio.

» ThelastlistenedDAB+orFMstation

broadcastsautomatically.

Tip

•

Youcanalsoturnontheradiobypressing

SOURCErepeatedly.

• Toturnofftheradio,pressRADIO ON/OFF

again.

3 Get started

IfyoucontactPhilips,youwillbeaskedforthe

modelandserialnumberofthisapparatus.The

modelnumberandserialnumberareonthe

bottomoftheapparatus.Writethenumbers

here:

ModelNo.__________________________

SerialNo.___________________________

Prepare FM/DAB+ antenna

Forbetterreception,fullyextendandadjustthe

positionofthepig-tailantenna.

Note

•

Topreventinterference,positiontheantenna

asfaraspossiblefromanyotherradiation

sources.

Connect power

Caution

•

Riskofproductdamage!Ensurethatthepower

voltagecorrespondstothevoltageprintedon

thebackorundersideoftheapparatus.

• Riskofelectricshock!Whenyouunplugthe

ACadaptor,alwayspulltheplugfromthe

socket.Neverpullthecord.

• BeforeconnectingtheACadaptor,ensurethat

youhavecompletedallotherconnections.

English

Store DAB+ radio stations

automatically

Tip

•

Newstationsandserviceswillbeaddedin

theDAB+broadcast.TomakenewDAB+

stationsandservicesavailable,performfull

scanregularly.

InDAB+mode,pressandholdAUTO SCAN

for3seconds.

» TheunitscansalltheavailableDAB+

radiostationsandbroadcaststherst

availablestation.

Store DAB+ radio stations

manually

Youcanstoreupto20DAB+radiostationsin

presetchannel.

1 TunetoaDAB+radiostation.

2 PressAUTO SCAN.

» Thepresetchannelnumberis

displayed.

3 Press / repeatedlytoselecta

number:1-20.

4 PressSELECTtoconrm.

5 Repeatsteps1-4tostoreotherstations.

Note

•

Toremoveapre-storedDAB+radiostation,

storeanotherstationinitsplace.

Search for DAB+ radio

station manually

 InDAB+mode,pressandholdMENU

for3seconds.

2 Press / toselect[Manual tune],

thenpressSELECT.

3 RotateTUNING +/-tonavigateDAB+

radiofrequency.

4 Listen to

Digital Audio

Broadcasts

(DAB+)

DigitalAudioBroadcasting(DAB+)isaway

ofbroadcastingradiodigitallythrougha

networkoftransmitters.Itprovidesyouwith

morechoice,bettersoundquality,andmore

information.

Tune to DAB+ radio stations

Note

•

Makesurethattheantennaisfulledextended.

1 PressSOURCErepeatedlytoselectDAB

mode.

» [FULL SCAN](fullscan)isdisplayed.

2 PressSELECTtostartfullscan.

» TheunitstoresalltheavailableDAB+

radiostationsandthenbroadcaststhe

rstavailablestation.

» Thestationlistismemorizedinthe

unit.Whenyouturnontheunitnext

time,thestationscandoesnottake

place.

» IfnoDAB+serviceisavailable,[No

DAB Station](noDAB+station)

appears,then[FULL SCAN](fullscan)

isdisplayed.

To tune to a station from the available station

list:

1 InDAB+mode,rotateTUNING +/-to

navigatetheavailableDAB+stations.

2 PressSELECTtoconrm.

Select DRC setting

WhilelisteningtoDAB+radio,youcanchange

DRC(DynamicRangeControl)settingstoadd/

removeadegreeofcompensationforaudio

performance.

1 InDAB+mode,pressandholdMENU

forover3seconds.

2 Press / until[DRC]isdisplayed.

3 PressSELECTtoconrm.

4 Press / repeatedlytoselectan

option:

• [DRC off]:DRCisswitchedoff.

• [DRC high]:DRCisswitchedon.

Recommendusingthissettinginnoisy

environment.

• [DRC low]:DRCissettohalfnormal

level.

5 PressSELECTtoconrmtheselection.

4 PressSELECTtoconrm.

» Searchingstarts.

5 Whensearchingiscomplete,press

SELECTagaintostartplaying.

Listen to a preset DAB+

radio station

 Press / toselectapresetDAB+

radiochannel.

2 PressSELECTtoconrm.

Show DAB+ information

WhilelisteningtoDAB+radio,pressINFO

repeatedlytoscrollthroughthefollowing

information(ifavailable):

» DynamicLabelSegment(DLS)

» Signalstrength

» Programtype(PTY)

» EnsembleName

» Channelandfrequency

» Signalerrorrate

» Bitrateandaudiostatus

» Date

Remove invalid DAB+ station

Youcanremoveallinvalidstationsfromthe

availableDAB+stationlist.

1 InDAB+mode,pressandholdMENU

for3seconds.

2 Press / repeatedlyuntil[Prune]is

displayed.

3 PressSELECTtoconrm.

» [No][Yes]isdisplayed.

4 Press / toselect[Yes].

5 PressSELECT.

» Allinvalidstationsareremoved.

English

Note

•

Toremoveapre-storedFMradiostation,

storeanotherstationinitsplace.

Listen to a preset FM radio

station

Press / toselectapresetnumber.

» Thestationstartsbroadcastinafew

seconds.

Display RDS information

RadioDataSystem(RDS)isaservicethat

sendsadditionalbroadcastinformationalong

withFMstations.IfyoulistentoanFMstation

withRDSsignal,“RDS”isdisplayed.

PressINFO/MENUtodisplayRDSinformation

suchasPTY(programtype)andstationname.

Select FM radio searching

scope

BeforeyoustarttosearchforFMradiostations,

youcanselectsearchingscope.

1 PressINFO/MENUforover3seconds.

2 Press or until[Scan setting]is

displayed,thenpressSELECT.

3 Press or toselectanoption:

• [Strong stations only]:Onlystations

withstrongsignalscanbesearched.

• [All stations]:Stationswithboth

strongandweaksignalscanbe

searched.

4 PressSELECTtoconrm.

5 Listen to FM

radio

Tune to FM radio stations

Tip

•

Positiontheantennaasfaraspossiblefrom

TV,VCR,orotherradiationsource.

• Foroptimalreception,fullyextendandadjust

thepositionoftheantenna.

1 PressSOURCE repeatedlytoselectFM

tuner.

2 Pressandhold or .

» Theradiotunestoastationwith

strongreceptionautomatically.

» Totunetoaweakstation,rotate

TUNING +/-untilyoundoptimal

reception.

Store FM radio stations

automatically

 InFMradiomode,pressandholdAUTO

SCANfor3seconds.

» Upto20FMstationswithstrongsignal

arestoredinchannel1-20.

» Thestationstoredinchannel1starts

broadcasting.

Store FM radio stations

manually

 TunetoanFMradiostation.

2 PressAUTO SCAN.

» Thepresetchannelnumberis

displayed.

3 Press / toselectachannel:1-20.

4 PressSELECT.

» TheselectedFMradiostationissaved

inthechannel.

5 Repeatsteps1-4tostoreotherstations.

Options Sub-menu Description

[Set 12/24

hour]

[Set 12

hour]

Timeisdisplayedin

12-hourmode.

[Set 24

hour]

Timeisdisplayedin

24-hourmode.

[Set date] Setdate.

[Auto

update]

[Update

from

DAB]

Tosynchronizetime

fromDAB+stations.

[No

update]

Timewillnotbe

synchronized.

[Set date

format]

[DD-MM-

YYYY]

Thedateisdisplayed

inday,month,year

sequence.

[MM-DD-

YYYY]

Thedateisdisplayed

inmonth,day,year

sequence.

4 Toexit,pressBACK.

Select backlight settings

 Entersystemsettingmenu.

2 Press / repeateduntil[Backlight]is

displayed,thenpressSELECT.

3 Press / toselectanoption,then

pressSELECTtoconrm.

6 Other features

Adjust system settings

 InDAB+orFMmode,press

INFO/MENUfor3secondstodisplay

systemmenu.

2 Press / repeatedlyuntil[System]is

displayed.

3 PressSELECTtoconrm.

4 Repeatsteps2-3toselectanoption.

5 PressBACKtoexit.

[Time] [Set

12/24

hour]

Select12-hourmode

or24-hourmode.

[Set date] Setdate.

[Auto

update]

Selecthowtoupdate

time.

[Set date

format]

Selectdisplayformat

ofdate.

[Backlight] [Time

out]

Selectwhentoturn

offthebacklight.

[On

level]

Selectbacklightlevel.

[Factory

Reset]

[Yes] Resetallthesettings

tofactorydefault.

[No] Cancel.

[SW

version]

Displaysoftware

version.

[Software

Upgrade]

[Yes] Selecttoupdate

software

[No] Cancel.

Set date and time format

 Entersystemsettingmenu.

2 Press / repeatedlyuntil[Time]is

displayed,thenpressSELECT.

3 Press / toselectanoption,then

pressSELECTtoconrm.

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5 PressSELECTtoconrm.

6 Followtheinstructionsonthescreento

completeupgrade.

Note

•

Ifyouselect[Software upgrade] without

downloadingthelatestsoftwareorconnecting

toPCviaUSBport,youneedpoweroffand

restarttheradio.

• Ifupgradeisinterruptedbyaccident,youmust

powerofftheradioandreinstallthesoftware,

otherwiseyourradiocannotworknormally.

Set alarm timer

 Makesurethatyouhavesettheclock

correctly.

2 Instandbymode,rotateSET ALARM/

CLOCK/SET TIMEtotheSET ALARM

position.

» Thealarmiconblinks.

3 RotateHOURtosetthehour.

4 RotateMINUTEtosettheminute.

5 RotatetheSET ALARM/CLOCK/SET

TIMEtotheCLOCKpositiontoconrm.

Adjust alarm setting

Note

•

Youneedtosetdatebeforeselectingalarm

mode.

1 PressRADIO ON/OFFtoenterstandby

mode,ifnecessary.

2 PressINFO/MENUforover3seconds.

» [Alarm Wizard]isdisplayed.

3 Press / repeatedlytoselect:

• [Source Buzzer]:Selectbuzzeras

alarmsound.

• [Source DAB]:Selectlastlistened

DAB+radioasalarmsound.

• [Source FM]:SelectlastlistenedFM

radioasalarmsound.

Options Sub-

Description

[Time out] [OFF] Thebacklightis

alwayson.

[10 sec] Thebacklightturns

off10secondsafter

operation.

[30 sec] Thebacklightturns

off30secondsafter

operation.

[60 sec] Thebacklightturns

off60secondsafter

operation.

[120 sec] Thebacklightturns

off120secondsafter

operation.

[On level] [Auto] Thebacklight

isautomatically

adjusted.

[High] Thebacklightis

bright.

[Medium] Thebacklightisat

mediumlevel.

[Low] Thebacklightisdim.

4 Toexit,pressBACK.

Update software (if available)

Softwareupgradeforyourradiomaybe

availableinfuture.Ifyouregisteryourproduct

atPhilipswebsite(www.philips.com/support)

withavalidemailaddress,youmayreceive

softwareupdatenotication.Oryoucan

visitPhilipswebsiteconstantlytocheckifthe

updatinginformationisprovided.

To update software of your radio, follow these

steps strictly:

1 Readsoftwareupdateinstructionson

Philipswebsitecarefully.

2 Downloadthelatestsoftwaretoyour

PC,thenconnectittoyourradioviaUSB

port.

3 InFM/DAB+mode,entersystemsetting

menu.

4 Press / repeatedlyuntil[Software

Upgrade](softwareupgrade)isdisplayed.

Repeat alarm

Whenalarmsounds,pressREPE AT

ALARM•SELECTrepeatedlytoselectsnooze

interval:

• [Snooze 5 minutes]:Thealarmrepeatsin

5minuteslater.

• [Snooze 10 minutes]:Thealarmrepeats

in10minuteslater.

• [Snooze 15 minutes]:Thealarmrepeats

in15minuteslater.

• [Snooze 20 minutes]:Thealarmrepeats

in20minuteslater.

• [Snooze 25 minutes]:Thealarmrepeats

in25minuteslater.

• [Snooze 30 minutes]:Thealarmrepeats

in30minuteslater.

Note

•

Onlywhenalarmdurationissetas45minutes

or60minutes,thereistheoptionof[Snooze

30 minutes].

• Whenthetimeisselected,snoozecountdown

isdisplayed.

Stop alarm sound

Whenthealarmsounds,pressALARM ON/

OFF.

» Thealarmstopsbutthealarmsettings

remain.

Set the sleep timer

Thisunitcanswitchtostandbyautomatically

afteraperiod.

1 PressSLEEPrepeatedlytoselecttime

period:

• [15 minutes]

• [30 minutes]

• [45 minutes]

• [60 minutes]

• [90 minutes]

• Whenthesleeptimerisactivated,

isdisplayed.

4 PressSELECTtoconrm.

» Sub-menuisdisplayed.

[Daily] Thealarmisactivated

everyday.

[Weekends] Thealarmisactivated

onSaturdayand

Sunday.

[Weekdays] Thealarmis

activatedfrom

MondaytoFriday.

[Once] [xx-xx-

xxxx]

(Set

date)

Thealarmisactivated

onlyonce.Needto

setdate.

» If[Source DAB]or[Source FM]is

selected,[last listened]isdisplayed.

PressSELECTtoconrm.

5 Press / toselectanoption,then

pressSELECT.

» Avolumebarisdisplayed.

6 Press / toselectthevolumeof

thealarmsound,thenpressSELECTto

conrm.

7 Press / toselectduration,then

pressSELECTtoconrm.

• [15 minutes]:Thealarmsoundsfor15

minutes.

• [30 minutes]:Thealarmsoundsfor30

minutes.

• [45 minutes]:Thealarmsoundsfor45

minutes.

• [60 minutes]:Thealarmsoundsfor60

minutes.

• Theunittakesafewminutestosave

thealarmsetting.Waituntilitissaved.

Activate or deactivate the alarm

timer

1 PressALARM ON/OFFrepeatedlyto

activateordeactivatethealarmtimer.

» [Alarm On]or[Alarm Off]is

displayed.

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Tip

•

Todeactivatethesleeptimer,pressSLEEP

repeatedlyuntil[Sleep off](sleepoff )is

displayed.

Enhance bass

PressDBBrepeatedlytoturnon/offdynamic

bassenhancement.

General information

AC/DC

adaptor

(Input) 100-240V~,50/60

Hz,0.5A

(Output) 5V

1.0A

(Brand

name)

Philips

(Model

number)

AS100-050-AE100

Operation

Power

Consumption

Standby

Power

Consumption

<1W

Dimensions 172x92x72mm

Weight 0.5kg

7 Product

information

Note

•

Productinformationissubjecttochange

withoutpriornotice.

Specications

Amplier

RatedOutputPower 1.5WRMS

Tuner

TuningRange FM:87.5-108MHz

DAB+:174.92-

239.20MHz

Tuninggrid(FM) 50KHz

Sensitivity

-Mono,26dBS/N

Ratio

<22dBf

SearchSelectivity <28dBf

TotalHarmonic

Distortion

< 2%

SignaltoNoiseRatio >55dB

Numberofpresets 20(FM)

20(DAB+)

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8 Troubleshooting

Warning

•

Neverremovethecasingofthisapparatus.

Tokeepthewarrantyvalid,nevertrytorepair

thesystemyourself.

Ifyouencounterproblemswhenusingthis

apparatus,checkthefollowingpointsbefore

requestingservice.Iftheproblemremains

unsolved,gotothePhilipswebsite(www.

philips.com/support).WhenyoucontactPhilips,

ensurethattheapparatusisnearbyandthe

modelnumberandserialnumberareavailable.

No power

• EnsurethattheACpowerplugofthe

unitisconnectedproperly.

• EnsurethatthereispowerattheAC

outlet.

No sound

• Adjustthevolume.

No response from the unit

• DisconnectandreconnecttheACpower

plug,thenturnontheunitagain.

Poor radio reception

• Increasethedistancebetweentheunit

andotherelectricalappliances.

• Fullyextendandadjustthepositionof

thepig-tailantenna.

Timer does not work

• Settheclockcorrectly.

• Switchonthetimer.

Clock/timer setting erased

• Powerhasbeeninterruptedorthepower

plughasbeendisconnected.

• Resettheclock/timer.

GibsonInnovationsmayvoidtheuser’s

authoritytooperatetheequipment.

2015GibsonInnovationsLimited.Allrights

reserved.

Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithout

notice.Gibsonreservestherighttochange

productsatanytimewithoutbeingobligedto

adjustearliersuppliesaccordingly.

9 Notice

Hereby,GibsonInnovationsdeclaresthatthis

productisincompliancewiththeessential

requirementsandotherrelevantprovisions

ofDirective2014/53/EU.Youcanndthe

DeclarationofConformityonwww.philips.com/

support.

Recycling

Yourproductisdesignedandmanufactured

withhighqualitymaterialsandcomponents,

whichcanberecycledandreused.

Whenyouseethecrossed-outwheelbin

symbolattachedtoaproduct,itmeansthe

productiscoveredbytheEuropeanDirective

2012/19/EC:

Neverdisposeofyourproductwithother

householdwaste.Pleaseinformyourselfabout

thelocalrulesontheseparatecollectionof

electricalandelectronicproducts.Thecorrect

disposalofyouroldproducthelpsprevent

potentiallynegativeconsequencesonthe

environmentandhumanhealth.

Environmental information

Allunnecessarypackaginghasbeenomitted.

Wehavetriedtomakethepackagingeasyto

separateintothreematerials:cardboard(box),

polystyrenefoam(buffer)andpolyethylene

(bags,protectivefoamsheet.)

Yoursystemconsistsofmaterialswhichcan

berecycledandreusedifdisassembledby

aspecializedcompany.Pleaseobservethe

localregulationsregardingthedisposalof

packagingmaterials,exhaustedbatteriesandold

equipment.

Anychangesormodicationsmadetothis

devicethatarenotexpresslyapprovedby

This product has been manufactured by, and is sold under the responsibility of Gibson Innovations Ltd.,

and Gibson Innovations Ltd. is the warrantor in relation to this product.

Philips and the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V. and are used

under license.

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