Albrecht DR 56 Manual

Introduction

Scope of Delivery

DR 56 In-Car DAB+ Radio adapter
Dual USB car charger for 12V socket
Suction cup mount
3.5mm audio cable
USB Power supply cable
DAB+ window mount antenna
Remark: All accessories are especially made to work with the DR 56. Other third party accessories might not be function properly.

Buttons and Connections

Controls:

1. Power On/Off Switch
2. 3.5mm Line-In or Line-Out Socket
3. Tuning Knob
4. Mode Button
5. Power Supply Cable Socket
6. Antenna Socket
7. TX/Scan Button
8. Menu Button
9. Preset/Phone/Play/Pause Button
10. Microphone

First Use

1. Mount the DR 56 In-Car DAB+ Radio adapter to the windscreen using the provided suction cup mount.
2. Connect one end of the USB power supply cable to the Micro USB socket in the DR 56 and the other end to the dual USB car charger. Plug the dual USB car charger to the car cigar-lighter socket.
3. Connect the supplied antenna to the antenna socket. To mount the antenna correctly please refer to chapter Connecting and Mounting the Antenna.
4. Turn on the power with the "Power Switch" and the display will show the Albrecht logo. Use the "Mode" button to select the DAB+ mode.
5. For first time use, you need to scan all the local DAB+ channels by pressing and holding the "TX/Scan" button for 3 seconds to activate the "Auto Scan", all available DAB+ radio channels will be scanned and saved until another "Auto Scan" is performed. During scanning, you can see a progress bar and the total amount of channels received.
6. Once it is scanned, you can select any DAB+ radio channel by turning the Tuning Knob.

Connection via Line-Out

1. Connect the 3.5mm line-out socket of the DR56 through the supplied audio cable with the line-in socket of your car rado.
2. Press and hold the "Menu" button to enter menu mode, use the Tuning Knob to search for "Aux In/Out" and confirm by shortly pressing "Menu" again. Use the Tuning Knob to select "Aux-Out" and confirm by shortly pressing the "Menu" button again. Shortly press the "Mode" button to exit the menu. A headphone icon "" will be displayed at the top of the blue bar.
   Remark: In "Aux-Out" mode, there will be no FM transmission to the car stereo.

Connection via FM Transmitter

You can select to set the FM transmitting frequency automactically or manually.

Select FM Transmitting Frequency (Auto Mode)

1. Press and hold "Menu" button to enter menu mode, use Tuning Knob to search for "Aux In/Out" and confirm by shortly pressing "Menu" again. Use Tuning Knob to select "Aux-In" and confirm by shortly pressing the "Menu" button.
2. Press "TX/Scan" button to show the FM transmitting frequency (TX Freq).
3. Then press and hold the "TX/Scan" button for 3 seconds to activate the automatic scanning of a "vacant" transmission frequency without interference with other channels. The scanning process will take 20-30 seconds the display will show "---.-MHZ" and stop at a vacant frequency.
4. After a vacant frequency is found, press the
   "TX/Scan" button again to confirm and exit setting or it will automatically confirm and exit the setting after 3 seconds. The selected vacant frequency (TX Freq) will be shown at the top of the blue bar, e.g. TX108.0MHz
5. Then tune your car FM radio system to match the selected vacant frequency (TX Freq) for the transmission of the audio signal from the DR 56 to your car stereo audio system.

Select FM Transmitting Frequency (Manual)

1. Press the "TX/Scan" button to enter the FM transmitting frequency selection mode.
2. Then use Tuning Knob to select your desired vacant frequency (based on your past experience with the known vacant frequency) which you would like to receive by your car radio.
3. Once it is selected, press "TX/Scan" button to confirm and exit or the screen will go back to DAB+ mode automatically after 3 seconds and the selected frequency will be shown at the top of the blue bar, e.g. TX108.0MHz.
   Remarks:"Vacant frequency" means there is no radio broadcasting content or noise when the frequency is selected.

Search and select DAB+ channels

1. Press the "Mode" button until "DAB+ Radio" mode is found
2. Use the Tuning Knob to select the desired DAB+ channel
3. Or press "Menu" button to enter the station list, use the Tuning Knob to scroll up or down to select the desired DAB+ channel and press the "Menu" button again to select.
4. You may also press and hold the "TX/Scan" button for 3 secondsto re-activate the "Auto Scan" process if you need to update the DAB+ radio channels.
   Remark: For normal use, you don't have to perform the "Auto Scan" every time you use the car DAB+ radio unless there are newly added DAB+ channels, then you may need to perform the "Auto Scan" again. The scanning operation is similar to your home TV set.

Service Information: DAB+ Mode

The Service Information data will be displayed with scrolling text which is being broadcasted from the station. While listening to DAB+, the display will show the following information if applicable

1. Channel Name
2. Frequency
3. Multiplex Name˄DLS˅
4. DAB+ icon
5. Number of Channel Scan and Stored
6. Time
7. Date
8. Signal Strength
9. FM Transmitting Frequency
10. Bluetooth Connection Status
11. Aux-In or Aux-Out status

Manage the Preset Stations

Storing the Preset Stations

To program and store your favorite DAB+ preset stations,

1. Select your desired DAB+ station using the Tuning Knob.
2. Press and hold the "Preset" button for 3 seconds to enter "Store Preset Stations" mode
3. Use the Tuning Knob to scroll up or down to select a number in the memory to store the selected station,
4. Press the "Preset" button to confirm and exit "Store Preset Stations" mode. A message "Stored Successfully" will be displayed.

Recalling the Preset Stations

To recall your favorite DAB+ preset stations,

1. Press the "Preset" button to enter "Select Preset Stations" mode
2. Use the Tuning Knob to scroll up or down to recall a Preset Station.
3. Press "Preset" button again to confirm and exit "Select Preset Stations" mode.

Manage the Bluetooth Devices

Pairing a Phone

To pair a phone with the DR 56 for the first time, follow the below procedures:

1. Press the "Mode" button until you have entered the "Bluetooth" mode.
2. In "Bluetooth" mode, press and hold the "TX/Scan" button to activate the pairing mode, the message "Pairing in progress" will be shown.
3. On your phone, turn on Bluetooth and search for Bluetooth peripherals, a list of available Bluetooth peripherals will be displayed,
4. Select "CAR DAB" in the list and once the connection is established, the Bluetooth screen will display "Connected" and a Bluetooth icon will be shown at the top of the blue bar.
5. If you want to abort the "Paring in progress" mode, you can always press the "Preset" button to stop searching and return to the last connected phone.
   Remark: The process of re-connecting to the last connected phone, may take several seconds to one minute depending on model of your mobile phone. During the reconnecting process, the Bluetooth icon at the top of blue bar will be flashing and the LCD will show "Not Connected".
   You can disconnect a currently paired phone by pressing and holding the "TX/Scan" button to force the DR 56 into pairing mode and connect another new phone.
   Remark: The flashing of the Bluetooth icon indicates the Bluetooth is not connected and once it is connected, the icon will stop flashing.

Managing Phone Call

1. When there is an incoming call, the DR 56 rings with a ringtone. Press the "Preset" button to answer a call and at the same time the speaker phone volume and talk time will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
   You may use Tuning Knob to adjust the volume level.
2. Press and hold the "Preset" button to decline a call
3. To end a call, press the "Preset" button again.

Phone Speaker Settings

1. Press and hold the "Menu" button to enter the menu.
2. Use the "Tuning Knob" to scroll down the menu to select "Phone Speaker Setting", press the "Menu" button to confirm.
   In the "Phone Speaker Setting" menu, use the "Tuning Knob" to select "Built-in Speaker" or "Car Speaker" and confirm by pressing the "Menu" button again.
   Press the "Mode" button to exit menu.
   Use the "Tuning Knob" to adjust the voice volume to your desired level when "Built-in Speaker" is selected. When it is in "Car Speaker" mode, the voice volume can only be adjusted by the car stereo volume control button. A "Car Speaker" will be displayed at the bottom of the LCD.

Remark:

1. The Built-in speaker only works for phone voice when it is connected via Bluetooth.
2. When the "Car Speaker" is selected, the phone voice can be fed into the car stereo system by either using Line-Out or FM transmitter.
3. Please note that when using the "Car Speaker" other persons might be able to listen to your phone calls when they are in the car next to you, e.g. in a traffic jam, and their car stereo system is accidentally on the same frequency as the DR 56.
4. When you switch the speaker settings you have to either reset the unit by powering Off/On or you have to wait for 25-30 seconds for the Bluetooth interface to readjust its acoustic settings to avoid audio feedback.

Phone Music Playback

To listen to music from your phone you can either play it via Bluetooth or Aux-In.
To play it via Bluetooth you just have to enter the Bluetooth mode with the DR 56, pair your phone like described in chapter Pairing a Phone and then start playing the music on your phone via Bluetooth (please refer to your phone's user guide for more information).
You can do the following controls on the DR 56:

1. Press "Preset" button to play or pause the music playback
2. Use the "Tuning Knob" to select next or previous songs.

To play it via Aux-In please do the following:

1. Make sure you have selected "Aux-In" mode by pressing and hold "Menu" button to enter menu mode, use Tuning Knob to search for "Aux-In/Out Select" and confirm by short press "Menu" again. Use Tuning Knob to select "Aux-In" and confirm by short press "Menu" button.
2. Press "TX/Scan" button to enter FM transmitting frequency selection mode,
3. Then use Tuning Knob to select your favorite vacant frequency

Remark:

1. Once your phone is paired to the DR 56, the connection between both devices will be automatically re-established each time you enter your vehicle and the DR 56 is powered on. The DR 56 automatically connects itself to the last phone you used with it. If you want to connect DR 56 to another phone you already paired but not the last one, you have to first disconnect the last phone by deleting the DR 56 in your Phone's Bluetooth settings or by simply deactivating Bluetooth on this phone. Then press and hold the "TX/Scan" button to enter pairing mode again.
2. You may pair up to eight Bluetooth devices with the DR 56
3. If you want to connect DR 56 to another phone while the first phone is still in connection, you may force the first phone to disconnect by press and hold "TX/Scan" button to enter pairing mode again and a flashing Bluetooth icon will appear at the top of the display. Then you may pair to a new phone. This operation only works when the new phone has not been paired with DR 56 before.

Selection of Screen Background and Font color

The color of screen background and font can be set to four different combinations to match with your overall car dashboard color:

1. black background/white font
2. black background/blue font
3. black background/orange font
4. light blue background/black font

To set the color, follow the procedure below:

• Press and hold "Menu" button for 3 seconds to enter "Color Setting" menu mode
• Use "Tuning Knob" to scroll and select the color, press "Menu" button to confirm
• Once the color is selected, press "Mode" button to exit menu.

Connecting and Mounting the Antenna

To get the best reception please mount the DAB+ window mount antenna as shown in Position B in the diagram below.
To mount the antenna please put the black box of the antenna in position next to the metal frame of the car. The black L-shaped copper foil should be glued onto the metal frame. The transparent L-shaped part of the antenna is then glued parallel to the edge of the windscreen.

Remark: Do not attach the DAB antenna above heater wires, in a location which would obstruct the view of the driver or in a location that would receive interference from metal. For your safety, do not run cables so that they interfere with operation of the vehicle, or through a location that would interfere with the function of the airbags.

Aux-In

The DR 56 features a 3.5mm Aux-In jack on the right-hand side. External analog audio source from iPad/iPhone/iPod/Tablet/Android phone or MP3 players etc. can be fed through FM transmission into your car stereo audio system.

To connect an external music player:
Press the "Mode" button until you see "AUX IN" mode. If you can't find "AUX IN" mode, then press and hold "Menu" button to enter the menu

1. Use Tuning Knob to scroll up or down to select "AuxIn/Out Select", press "Menu" button to confirm,
2. In "Aux In/Out" menu, use Tuning Knob to select "AUX IN" and confirm by pressing "Menu" button again,
3. Connect an external audio source such as iPad2/iPhone/iPod or MP3 player etc. into "AUX IN" jack on the right-hand side of DR 56 with the provided 3.5mm audio cable.

Charging USB devices

1. Use your mobile phone USB cable and plug the USB connector into the dual USB car charger with 12V socket
2. Connect the other end of the cable to your device and start charging. (Charging Power Output: 5V, 1A, the current is big enough for iPad charging)

LCD Display Dimmer Control

When driving at night, you may control the brightness of the color LCD display by pressing and holding the "Mode" button to dim the display. Press and hold the "Mode" button again to return to normal brightness level.

Select Language

1. Press and hold "Menu" button to enter the menu
2. Use Tuning Knob to scroll up or down to select "Language Setting" and confirm by pressing "Menu" button again
3. Use Tuning Knob to select your desired language and confirm by pressing "Menu" button

Restore factory setting

1. Press and hold the "Menu" button to enter the menu
2. Use the Tuning Knob to scroll up or down to select "Factory Reset" and confirm by pressing the "Menu" button again
3. Use the Tuning Knob to select "YES" or "NO" for the reset and confirm it by pressing the "Menu" button.

Checking the Software Version of the device

1. Press and hold the "Menu" button to enter the menu
2. Use the Tuning Knob to scroll up or down to select
   "Software Version" and confirm by pressing the "Menu" button to see the current software version of the device.
3. Press the "Mode" button exit menu.

Product Specification

• Product Model: DR 56
• Radio format support: DAB+ and FM transmitter
• DAB+ frequency: Band III (174.00 –239.00MHz)
• FM transmission frequency: 87.5—108MHz
• Bluetooth: Version 2.1
• Speaker phone output: 1.0W, 8ȍ x Audio Line-Out: 3.5mm stereo jack
• Power output: 5V, 1A (charging for iPad2/iPhone/iPod/Android Phone etc. )
• Power Source: Car Cigar-lighter Socket (10V- 30V)
• Dimension: 96x 75 x 248 mm
• Net weight: 128g ( approx.)

Service Address And Technical Hotline

(for units sold in Germany)
PST professional support technologies GmbH Breitscheider Weg 117a D - 40885 Ratingen
Contact our service hotline by phone 02102 - 1459546
(regular costs for German fixed network) or e-mail at alan-service@ps-tech.de.
Information of this user manual is subject to change without prior notice.