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CD9989
MP3 CD Player
with 2 Band Radio
Please read this manual before use
CD9989 Rev 1.pmd 1 5/24/2005, 10:37 AM
ROBERTS
Sound for Generations
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Contents Contents .............................................................................. 1 Erasing a programme ....................................................... 17 Controls ............................................................................ 2-4 MP3 Mode ......................................................................... 18 Battery operation................................................................. 5 Playing an MP3 CD............................................
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Controls (Front) 4 2 3 3 1 1. Function switch 2. Telescopic aerial 3. Loud speakers 4. Volume control If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 2 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) CD9989 Rev 1.pmd 3 5/24/2005, 10:37 AM
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Controls (Top) 5 9 10 6 11 12 7 13 14 8 5. Headphone socket 9. CD open close 17 16 15 13. Tuning Up / F Skip button 6. Deep Bass Boost button 10. Programme / Memory button 14. Waveband / Stop button 7. On indicator light 11. Play / Pause button 15. Mode button 8. LCD display 12. Tuning Down / B Skip button 16. Up Album / Memory up button 17. Down Album / Memory down button 3 CD9989 Rev 1.pmd 4 5/24/2005, 10:37 AM
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Controls (Left side) (Right side) 18 20 19 21 18. Handle 19. Mains power socket 20. FM Mode switch 21. Battery compartment If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 4 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) CD9989 Rev 1.pmd 5 5/24/2005, 10:37 AM
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Battery operation 1. Slide the battery cover catch in the direction of the arrow. Open the battery cover. 2. Fit six LR14 (C size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment. 1 Insert 2 x LR6 (AA) batteries into the small spaces in the battery compartment. Back-up batteries are optional, they ensure that stored settings are not lost in case of power failure. Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity as shown inside the battery compartment. Replace the battery cov
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Operating your radio FM - search tuning 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 2. Press the Waveband button to the 'FM' position. The FM symbol 1 will appear in the display. 2 3. The Telescopic aerial which is only operational on FM, should be fully extended and positioned for optimum reception. 4. Press and hold the Tuning Up or Down buttons in for a couple of seconds. Your radio will search in an upwards or downwards
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Operating your radio MW - search tuning 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 1 2. Press the Waveband button to the 'MW' position. The MW symbol 2 will appear in the display. 3. To auto-tune press and hold the Tuning Up or Down buttons in for a couple of seconds. Your radio will search in an upwards or downwards direction and stops automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength. 3 Search tuning may be st
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Operating your radio - manual tuning 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 2. Press the Waveband button to either the 'FM' or 'MW' position. The 1 2 band symbol will appear in the display. On FM fully extend the telescopic aerial. On MW rotate your radio for best reception. 3. A single press on either the Tuning Up or Down buttons will change the frequency up or down. The frequency steps are:- FM 50MHz, MW 9kHz. 4. Ad
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Presetting radio stations - automatically 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 2. Press the Waveband button to either the 'FM' or 'MW' position. The 1 2 band symbol will appear in the display. On FM fully extend the telescopic aerial. On MW rotate your radio for best reception. 3. Press and hold the Programme Memory button in for several seconds. The memory symbol will flash on the display whilst it is searching. The
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Presetting radio stations - manually Up to 10 stations on the FM band or MW band can be stored in the preset positions. 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to 1 2 the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 2. Press the Waveband button to either the 'FM' or 'MW' position. The band symbol will appear in the display. 3 3 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select desired radio station. 4. Press and release the Programme Memory button to activate the memory f
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Recalling a preset station 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 1 2. Press the Waveband button to either the 'FM' or 'MW' position. The 2 band symbol will appear in the display. 3. Press the Memory Up or Down buttons to recall the stored preset station. Use Memory Up or Down buttons to step through the 3 3 available stations. Last station memory 1. Your MP3 CD Radio provides an automatic last station memory function.
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Compact discs Use only Digital Audio CDs which have the symbol. Never write on a CD or attach any sticker to the CD. Always hold the CD at the edge and store it in its box after use with the label facing up. To remove dust and dirt, breathe on the CD and wipe it with a soft, lint free cloth in a straight line from the centre towards the edge. Warning Cleaning agents may damage the CD. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT means that the laser's construction makes it inherently safe so that the legally prescrib
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Inserting a CD 1. Rotate the Function switch to the 'CD' position. The On indicator will light. 1 2. If you select a CD and have not inserted a CD, '---' will appear on the display. 3. To open the cd compartment, press on the edge marked Open/Close on the CD door. 4. Insert an audio CD, printed side facing up. Press the CD onto the spindle until it clicks into place. Close the door. The CD player will 3 scan the contents of the CD and the total number of tracks will appear on the display. Playin
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Selecting a track 1. Whilst the CD is playing, press either the F. Skip or B. Skip buttons to change to the desired track, the track number appears in the 1 display. 1 2. You can also skip tracks when the player is in stop mode. Skip to the desired track using the F. Skip or B. Skip buttons. Press and 3 hold the button to make the track numbers cycle, release the button when the desired track is displayed. 2 2 3. Press the Play/Pause button to play the selected track. Search function 1. Whilst t
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CD Repeat mode 1 1. Whilst the CD is playing, press the Mode button once. The current track is repeated. 2. Press the Mode button twice to repeat all tracks on the cd. The repeat indicator will show in the display. 2 3. Press the Mode button again to return to normal play. The repeat indicator will disappear. 3 CD Random mode 1 1. Whilst the CD is in stop mode, repeatedly press the Mode button until the random indicator 'RND' appears in the display. 2. Press the Play/Pause button to begin random
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Programmed play By programming the player you can play up to 20 tracks in any desired order. 1 1. Whilst the CD is in Stop mode, press the Programme/Memory button. The display will flash '00' and 'MEM' flashes on the display. 2. Select the first track using the F. Skip or B. Skip buttons. The track number will flash on display. 2 3. Store this track by pressing the Programme/Memory button. 2 The display will flash ('00') and 'MEM' will flash on the display. 4 4. Repeat the above steps until you
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2. Select a new track using the F. Skip or B. Skip buttons. The track number will flash on the display. 2 3. Store the track by pressing Programme/Memory button. The display will flash the selected track number ('16'). The new track has 2 been stored in the programme. 4 4. Press the Play/Pause button to play the revised programme tracks. 3 Checking a programme 1. Whilst the CD is in Stop mode, repeatedly press the Programme/ 2 Memory button to step through the tracks programmed. The display will
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MP3 Mode The device is suitable for CD-Rs and CD-RWs with MP3 formats, MP3 files must be created at a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz. In MP3 mode the terms 'album' and 'file' are very important. 'Album' corresponds to a folder on a PC, 'File' to a PC or a CD-DA track. The device reads MP3 files with a maximum of 255 files per album. An MP3 CD may not contain more than 512 files or albums in total. The device sorts albums, or the files on an album, by name into alphabetical order. If you wish to
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Playing an MP3 CD 2 1 Follow steps for inserting a CD previously. The display will show the album number. 2. Press the Play/Pause button to start playback. The display will show the track number. 4 3. Set the Volume and press the Deep bass boost button to the required settings. 3 4. To pause playback press the Play/Pause button. To resume 3 playback press the Play/Pause button again. 5. To stop playback, press the Stop button. The total number of albums will be displayed. 6. To take out the CD,
