90-day limited warranty ......39 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-HD01 represents the state of the art in HD Radio™...
HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Important safety instructions Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
NS-HD01 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this device to rain, moisture, dripping, or splashing, and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on it. Additional safety information • Be careful when you use your radio with the USB plug pulled out.
HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Features • Ten (10) station presets • 3.5 mm output jack • Full-color screen • Built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery Package contents • HD Radio portable player • Armband • Earphone • USB cable for charging the battery or powering your radio •...
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NS-HD01 Front Item Description Press to tune to the next higher frequency. Press and hold to fast-foward through frequencies. For more information, see “Manually tuning to a frequency” on page 25. Press to tune to the next lower frequency. Press and hold to fast-reverse through frequencies.
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Item Description Press to automatically search for the next lower radio station. If the search reaches the bottom of the radio band, your radio goes to the top of the radio band and continues searching. For more information, see “Automatically tuning to a station”...
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NS-HD01 Item Description /Enter In HD Radio mode, press to switch between the normal display and guide display. For more information, see “Viewing the guide in HD Radio mode” on page 29. In menu mode, press to confirm selections. Item Description Earphone jack Plug the included earphone into this jack.
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Sides Item Description CHARGE Connect the included USB cable into this port and into a USB port on a computer to charge the built-in battery or to power your radio. For more information, see “Charging the battery” on page 12.
NS-HD01 Item Description –VOL/MUTE+ Turn up to increase the volume or down to decrease the volume. Press to mute the sound, then press again to restore the sound. For more information, see “Adjusting the volume” on page 19. LCD information Analog (FM) radio mode Signal strength Radio band...
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Frequency Seek mode Volume level Sound state (muted or unmuted) HD Radio mode HD logo Preset number Hold (Lock) Battery charge Station name Channel number Seek mode Volume level www.insigniaproducts.com...
NS-HD01 Sound state (muted or unmuted) Frequency Song Title Artist Signal strength Using your radio Charging the battery Your radio has a built-in battery that you charge from a USB port on a computer. To charge the battery: Connect the included USB cable to a USB port on a computer, then connect the other end of the cable to the CHARGE port on your radio.
HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband When charging is complete, the following screen appears: The display automatically turns off after five minutes. You can disconnect your radio from the computer. Note If you press a button while the battery is charging, the normal display appears.
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NS-HD01 Wrap the armband around your upper arm with the radio facing out. Slide the strap through the loop, then pull the strap to tighten it. www.insigniaproducts.com...
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Fold the strap back over itself so it sticks to the velcro strip and holds the armband in place. When the armband is securely in place, your radio controls are easy to access. www.insigniaproducts.com...
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NS-HD01 Understanding radio modes Your radio has three radio modes: Analog (FM), HD, and RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System). Analog (FM) mode The analog (FM) mode is the standard mode that has been in use for many years. The FM radio signal is an analog signal. When receiving an FM signal, the “FM”...
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband RBDS mode RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) mode provides additional functionality to FM radio reception by transmitting encoded analog information with the FM radio signal. This signal is decoded by an RBDS receiver and can provide a range of informational features including the station’s name.
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NS-HD01 Turning your radio on or off To turn your radio on or off: • Press . Your radio turns on and the following message appears on the display: Then one of the following screens appears: Analog (FM) mode HD Radio mode RBDS mode www.insigniaproducts.com...
HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband • To turn off your radio, press for about one second. The following message appears on the display: Adjusting the volume Caution Listening to your radio with the volume set too loud or using earphones for extended periods of time can damage your hearing.
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NS-HD01 HD Radio mode RBDS mode Press the –VOL/MUTE+ control to mute the sound.The volume state indicator changes to the mute icon. Analog (FM) mode HD Radio mode RBDS mode • Press again to restore the sound. www.insigniaproducts.com...
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Automatically tuning to a station To automatically tune to a station in analog (FM) mode: • Press to automatically tune to the next higher radio station. If the search reaches the top of the radio band, your radio goes to the bottom of the band and continues searching.
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NS-HD01 To automatically tune to a station in HD Radio mode: • Press to automatically tune to the next higher HD Radio station. In ALL SEEK mode, each time you press , your radio goes to the next higher sub-channel of the current station.
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband In HD SEEK mode, each time you press , your radio goes to the next higher sub-channel. When your radio reaches the highest sub-channel, it goes to the first sub-channel of the next higher HD Radio station.
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NS-HD01 To automatically tune to a radio station in RBDS mode: • In ALL SEEK mode, press to automatically tune to the next higher station. In HD SEEK mode, press to automatically tune to the next higher HD Radio station. •...
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Manually tuning to a frequency When you manually tune, your radio goes to the next or previous frequency regardless of whether a station is broadcasting on the frequency. To manually tune to a frequency in analog (FM) mode or RBDS mode: •...
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NS-HD01 To manually tune to a frequency in HD Radio mode: for less than one second. Your radio goes • Press to the next higher sub-channel for the current station. When your radio reaches the highest sub-channel, it goes to the the next higher frequency.
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Setting a preset station To set a preset station: Tune to the station you want to make a preset. Press and hold PS+ or PS–. The preset number blinks. Analog (FM) mode HD Radio mode RBDS mode Press PS+ or PS–...
NS-HD01 When you find the preset number you want to use, press and hold PS+ or PS–. Preset Saved appears on the display and the station information is stored with the preset number. Analog (FM) mode HD Radio mode RBDS mode To tune to a preset station, press PS+ or PS–...
HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Viewing the guide in HD Radio mode To view the guide in HD Radio mode: When tuned to an HD Radio station, press /Enter. The guide opens. Press /Enter again to close the guide and return to the normal display.
NS-HD01 Press to highlight an option, then press /Enter. You can select: • LCD Control—Lets you adjust the LCD contrast or set the LCD Off Time. • Seek Mode—Lets you select the seek mode. • Version—Lets you view the MAIN and MODULE (DSP) software version numbers.
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Press to highlight Contrast, then press /Enter. Press to adjust the contrast, then press /Enter to save the setting. Press M to close the menu. Selecting the LCD time off mode To select the LCD time off mode: Press M to open the menu.
NS-HD01 Press to highlight LCD Off Time, then press /Enter. Press to highlight 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, ON (always on), then press /Enter. Press M to close the menu. Note We do not recommended setting the LCD to ON because LCD life is shortened. Setting the seek mode To set the seek mode: Press M to open the menu.
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Press to highlight ALL or HD, then press /Enter. If you select ALL, your radio searches through all stations when you tune to frequencies or stations. If you select HD, your radio only searches through HD Radio stations when you tune to frequencies or stations.
NS-HD01 Resetting options to factory defaults To reset options to factory defaults: Press M to open the menu. Press to highlight Factory Default, then press /Enter. Press to select YES or NO, then press /Enter. Press M to close the menu. Troubleshooting Do not try to repair your radio yourself.
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HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Symptoms Possible causes and solutions Poor radio The earphone works as an antenna and is reception not connected completely. Make sure that the earphone is connected correctly, or pull out the earphone, then plug it into the jack again. Intermittent sound The earphone is not connected completely.
NS-HD01 Checking the battery level If the battery indicator on the LCD looks like this: , the battery level is low. Charge the battery by following the instructions in “Charging the battery” on page 12. Specifications Frequency range 87.5 MHz - 107.9 MHz (200 KHz steps) Station presets FM: 10 External...
HD Radio™ Portable Player with Armband Legal notices FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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NS-HD01 Trademark statement The iBiquity Digital logo, “iBiquity, ” HD logo and HD Radio logo are registered trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corporation. HD Radio and HD Digital Radio are trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corporation. HD Radio™ technology manufactured under license from iBiquity Digital Corporation.
Product is determined to be defective by an authorized Insignia repair center or store personnel, Insignia will (at its sole option): (1) repair the Product with new or rebuilt parts; or (2) replace the Product at no charge with new or rebuilt comparable products or parts.
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To obtain in-home warranty service for a television with a screen 25 inches or larger, call 1-888-BESTBUY. Call agents will diagnose and correct the issue over the phone or will have an Insignia-approved repair person dispatched to your home. Where is the warranty valid? This warranty is valid only to the original purchaser of the product in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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