Operating Instructions Device description
The Gira RDS flush-mounted radio consists of a
radio insert with operating top unit and loud-
speaker insert with cover plate. Either one or two
loudspeakers can be connected to the radio
insert. The radio automatically detects con-
nected loudspeakers and switches over between
stereo and mono mode. The radio is installed in
conventional flush-mounted device boxes. Oper-
ation of the radio is via capacitive operating but-
tons. The operating top unit is equipped with a
display showing the station text (RDS) etc.
External music sources, for example an MP3
player, can be fed into the radio via an AUX
In normal operation, the display shows the sta-
tion name, frequency and time. Display of time
is coupled to the RDS signal received and cannot
With weak station signals, the station name and
time may not be displayed. Instead of this the
station frequency is shown in the display.
Further display information:
•1 / 2: the radio displays a saved station
•Sleep: the radio is in sleep mode
•> > >: the radio carries out an automatic
•AUX: the radio generates an audio signal fed
•INIT: the radio carries out initialisation
•VOLUME: displayed during volume
Operation only requires a light touching of the
An overview of the most important functions:
a quick press switches the radio on/off;
a long press switches the radio into sleep mode.
a quick press starts manual station search.
a long press starts automatic station search;
pressing – lowers the radio volume;
pressing + makes it louder.
a quick press calls up a saved station;
a long press saves stations.
Any button can be pressed to switch on the
flush-mounted radio. It is not necessary to spe-
When switching on, the last station listened to is
switched on with last selected volume.
The radio remains switched on until it is
switched off by pressing .
Volume is set via + and –.
During setting, the current value of volume is
VOLUME 1 for the lowest level,
and VOLUME30 for the highest level.
To initiate the automatic station search function,
press and hold the >>
>>
>>
>>>> search button. During the
search the radio is muted and >>> is shown
in the display. As soon as a station is located the
search function stops and the station becomes
To manually search for a station: Briefly press
>>
>>
>>
>>>> several times until the desired frequency is
located. Each press of the button increases the
The RDS flush-mounted radio has two station
presets, each of which can save a station setting.
1. Select the desired station with the station
2. Press the corresponding memory button
(1or 2) for approx. 2 seconds.
✓If the station is saved the radio is muted and
the memory number is shown in the display.
Briefly press a memory button (1 or 2) for calling
up a pre-set station. The pre-set station is
located and the corresponding memory number
In sleep mode the radio switches off automati-
To activate sleep mode, press for
approx. 2 seconds when the radio is switched
on until Sleep is shown by the display.
To deactivate sleep mode, briefly press . The
Sleep display is suppressed.
Using an external audio source
The RDS flush-mounted radio is able to generate
the audio signals of an external source (e.g. an
This function is demonstrated with an MP3
player in the following example:
1. Connect the MP3 player via a suitable adapter
cable (e.g. cinch - jack) to the cinch socket
2. Switch on the MP3 player and start playback.
✓The RDS flush-mounted radio switches auto-
•AUX appears in the display,
• the music from the MP3 player is generated
via the radio loudspeaker.
3. The volume can be modified as accustomed
the buttons >>
>>
>>
>>>>, 1 and 2 have no function in
4. For switching off or for changing to radio
operation the MP3 player is simply switched
✓When the MP3 player is switched off, the radio
returns to its state of play prior to switching to
AUX mode after 10 seconds.
In some cases, the texts shown on the display
may differ from the texts transmitted by the
Unexpected texts may be displayed when
unsupported characters are received. This is
Switching on automatically
The RDS flush-mounted radio can be switched
on with an external switch, for example in com-
bination with room lighting. This so-called aux-
iliary unit function is however dependent upon
the individual installation environment of your
house or flat. Ask your electrical installer
whether auxiliary unit functionality can be car-
When switching on, the last station heard with
the last selected volume is called up.
The search direction is ascending. If the upper
frequency limit (107.9 MHz) is reached, the
radio switches to the lower frequency limit
(87.5 MHz) and continues searching. If the
search returns to the initial frequency, the radio
switches automatically to a higher sensitivity
level. In this way, weaker stations may also be
If the station preset is occupied by a station,
this is then reprogrammed with the new
For connecting an external audio source, a
cinch socket outlet must be installed in addition
to the flush-mounted radio.
Ask your electrical installer whether this func-
tion can be carried out in your home.
If the flush-mounted radio does not switch
automatically to AUX mode, the volume of the
connected device must be increased.
In individual cases it may occur that the maxi-
mum output level of the connected device is
insufficient to initiate AUX mode. In this case
the device cannot be operated with the flush-
The waiting time of 10 seconds is required so
that the flush-mounted radio does not inadvert-
ently leave AUX mode because of quiet pas-
sages between music titles.
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