Our most important tips on how to use your portable Bloom Radio

1. Before operating the product, always consult the Bloom User Guide.
   You can find the Bloom User Guide in our Download Center.

1. Before we start, we state the obvious.

Please make sure the antenna is fully extended, and all plastic covers are removed.
Using a USB power supply (not included), connect your device to a power source to fully charge the installed battery.

1. Switching Bloom on/off

Long pressing (2 sec.) the Volume button will boot your Bloom.

When you use Bloom for the first time, turn the dial to select the language. Confirm your selection by pressing the dial.

The unit will also automatically enter a DAB scan.

To switch the Bloom off, keep the "Volume" dial pressed until the unit switches off.

For further details, read this article.

1. Scanning and selecting DAB+ or FM Stations

We have two separate articles on these topics that you can select by clicking on the highlighted words.

1. Saving or recalling a preset

The Bloom offers two methods to save presets.
These can either be saved to one of the 5 quick preset buttons or added to the preset list.

Pressing one of the quick preset buttons until the tick mark appears, will save the station currently listened to.
Short press the preset button to recall it. More details can be found here.

1. Changing the source

This is kept straight forward. Pressing the "Home" button will open the source window. If you want to know more about the source options, read this article here.

1. Pairing a Bluetooth device

Press the "Bluetooth" button and the Bloom will enter pairing mode.
More detailed instructions on how to find your Bloom on the device you want to pair and more on pairing with BT can be found here.

1. Adjusting the display brightness in Standby and on mode

Bloom gives you various customization options to adjust your display brightness. Each of these functions is described in the respective help article linked here.

1. Choose your sound mode on your Bloom

The Bloom offers you a choice of pre-selected sound modes, as well as the option to customize your audio settings.
Here is where you find the details.