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System settings
The System settings allow you to tailor the radio with a variety of options to suit you. To access system settings from any
mode Select Menu > System >, then choose from the various options as described in the menu map.
The System Setting Menu options are:
• Sleep
• Alarm
• Equaliser
• Time
• Software upgrade
• Software version
To navigate through the menus
The following controls are used to move about the menu tree to choose and select the required settings: Select – (Turn to
cycle SKIP- or SKIP+) this selects the currently displayed option, if the option has a further sub-menu the first option of the
sub-menu is displayed. If the option is a setting value, the displayed value is selected and either the next setting is
highlighted or, if there are no further settings, the display returns to the parent menu for that setting.
Note: current or default values are indicated by an asterisk (*) on the right-hand side of the top line of the character display.
SKIP+/SKIP- button control – cycles forwards and backwards through the current menu or setting options.
Back – jumps back to the parent menu of the currently displayed menu or setting.
Time
The time and date can be updated manually or automatically. With auto-update, the time and date are automatically
synchronised with national time signals broadcast over DAB and FM (when available). You can also select the display format
for the time and date.
The Time menu contains the following options:
· Set Time/Date - (see below)
· Auto update - Update from Any | Update from DAB | Update from FM | No Update
· Set 12/24 hour - 12 | 24
· Set date format - dd-mm-yyyy | mm-dd-yyyy.
Set time/date
This option is for manually setting the time and date displayed. The time displays as hh:mm AM/PM, with the first value, hh,
active (flashing). Adjust each value using the SKIP-/SKIP+ button control and press ENTER to confirm. The next value then
becomes active Will flash. Next you can set the date with SKIP+/SKIP- and pressing Enter. Note: The date displays as
dd-mm-yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy depending on your choice of date format
Alarms and sleep
As well as a clock/calendar, there are four wake-up alarms with snooze facility and a sleep function to turn the system off
after Configurable time (15, 30, 45, 60, 90 minutes)
The alarm sound for each alarm can use a buzzer or a selection from the audio sources.
1. Alarms
Note: Alarms will only function when the radio unit Is On (mains or battery power) or In Standby mode (Mains power only).
Attempting to enter Standby mode when powered only by battery will turn the radio unit Off.
An active alarm is indicated by its icon in the top right line of the display.
Note: Alarms can be switched on or off in standby mode (see below), however, the alarm parameters can only be set when
the radio is on.
When enter the alarm setting mode, 'Alarm 1' appears on screen as default, to set or change alarm 1, press ENTER. To set or
change alarm 2, turn SKIP+ in clockwise, 'Alarm 2' comes up, then press ENTER. Same way to set or change alarm 3 & alarm 4.
To exit alarm setting mode, press BACK again.
The alarm setup prompts you for the following parameters. Select a value for each parameter in Turn to cycle SKIP+ and press
ENTER to confirm and move on to the next parameter.
• Backlight
• Language
• Factory Reset
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Parameters
· On time – hours and minutes
· Duration –15, 30, 45, 60, 90 minutes if the alarm is not cancelled Venus returns to standby after this time period.
· Source – DAB | FM |Buzzer If DAB or FM is chosen as the audio source you will also be prompted to select the Last played
station or one of the preset stations (if there are any presets).
· Daily | Once | Weekends | Weekday | Choose the days on which the alarm is active. Note: if you choose 'Once', you are
prompted to enter the required date.
· Volume – (increase/decrease using the SKIP+/SKIP- button) This is the volume the alarm will build up to. (Initially the
alarm starts at a low volume and gradually gets louder to the configured volume).
In all listening modes active alarms are indicated by displaying the relevant Alarm 1 and/or Alarm 2/Alarm 3/Alarm 4 icons.
At the set time, the alarm will sound, quietly at first, then gradually building up to the configured volume. When an alarm
sounds, the bell icon will flash on the display.
To cancel a sounding alarm and switch the radio to standby press the Standby button.
2. Sleep
This will configure the sleepmode. You can choose the sleep delay time in minutes from:
Sleep Off | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 90
Use SKIP-/SKIP+ button control to cycle through the options then press ENTER to select the displayed value.
When the sleep time is configured, the display will show the sleeptimer on the top right of the display. Indicating that the
sleeptimer is active.
3. Equaliser
This presents a number of preset settings plus a My Equaliser option to allow you to create your own equaliser settings.
My EQ... | Normal | Classic | Jazz | Pop | Rock | Speech
My EQ...
Treble – (Use the SKIP-/SKIP+ button control to choose a value between -7 and +7)
Bass – (Use the SKIP-/SKIP+ button control to choose a value between -7 and +7)
4. Backlight
The radio display has a backlight with three brightness settings, and adjustable timeout (this is the time delay, in seconds,
after which the display switches to the Dim level).
There are three settings:
· Timeout - Light On | 10 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 90 | 120 | 180 seconds
· On level - Low | Mid | High
· Dim level - Low | Mid | High
Note: as you cycle through the possible values, an asterisk appearing to the right-hand side of the display indicates the
currently selected value for each setting.
5. Language
The language used for display messages can be selected from:
Language
English, Deutsch, Francais, Nederlands, Español, Italiano, Portugues
6. Factory reset
A factory reset clears all user defined settings, replacing them with the original default values, so time/date,
preferences/settings, DAB station list and preset stations are all lost.
If you select Factory reset, you are asked to confirm by selecting Yes.
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