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MP-30
FM RDS/MP3/WMA/DAB digital radio
with timed record and
Please read this manual before use
ROBERTS
Sound for Generations
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Contents Controls..................................................................................... 2-4 Clock.settings............................................................................. 39 Battery.operation.......................................................................... 5 Setting clock automatically......................................................... 39 Using.the.AC.adaptor................................................................... 5 Setting clock manually....
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Controls 5 6 7 8 9 10 (Front) 11 4 12 3 1. Info button 2 13 2. EPG button 3. Record button 1 14 4. button 5. Preset 1 / Delete file button 6. Preset 2 / Rewind file button 7. Preset 3 / Pause/play file button 8. Preset 4 / Stop file button 9. Preset 5 / Fast forward file button 10. Preset 6 / Playback mode button 11. Power/Standby button 12. Select button 13. Menu/back button 14. Mode button If.you.need.any.further.advice,.please.call.our.Technical.Helpline.on.:- 2 020
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Controls (Left side) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15. Telescopic aerial 16. Digital audio output socket 17. USB connector 18. USB Boot Enabler (reserve for future use) 19. Analogue audio output sockets left & right 20. Headphone socket 21. DC input socket 3
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Controls (Right side) 22 23 24 25 26 22. Lock switch 23. SD card socket 27 24. Tuning control 28 25. Volume control 26. Treble control 27. Bass control 28. Battery compartment If.you.need.any.further.advice,.please.call.our.Technical.Helpline.on.:- 4 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Battery operation 1. Remove the Battery cover on the rear of the unit by pushing the 1 1 catches as shown. 2. Insert four LR20 (D size) batteries into the spaces in the compart- ment. Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity as shown inside the battery compartment. Replace the battery cover. 3. Reduced power, low battery indicator , distortion and a ‘stutter- ing’ sound are all signs that the batteries may need replacing. 4. If the radio is not to be used for
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Using your radio for the first time - DAB Your radio is supplied with mains adaptor 1. Place your radio on a flat surface. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the left hand of your radio. 2. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. The aerial should be fully ex- tended and positioned for optimum reception. 3. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet. 4. W h e n y o u r r a d i o i s fi r s t s w i t c h e d o n t h e d i s p l a y
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Operation modes Your radio has 3 operation modes, DAB, FM and Playlist mode. 1. Press the Mode button to change the operation mode between 1 DAB, FM and Playlist. • DAB mode is used for listening to Digital Radio broadcasts and for recording programmes to a memory card. • FM mode is used for listening to FM radio broadcasts. • Playlist mode is used to play back digitally recorded programmes and for listening to MP3 and WMA audio files. Operating your radio - DAB 1. Fully extend the telescopi
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Selecting a station - DAB 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the Power/Standby button to switch on your radio. 2 3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the station list appears. 4. Continue to rotate the Tuning/Select control until the required station is highlighted on the display. 5. Press and release the Select button or the Tuning/Select control 3,4 to select the station. The required station will be selected and after a few seconds the station name will appear on the di
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Finding new stations - DAB As time passes new stations may become available. T o find new stations proceed as follows:- 1 1. Press the Mode button until the DAB mode is selected. 2. Press the Menu/Back button to enter the main DAB menu. 2 3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Stations" is highlighted on the display. Press and release the Select button or the Tun- ing/Select control the stations menu will appear on the display. 4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Autosca
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Manual Tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III chan- nels. UK DAB stations are currently located in the range 11B to 12D. 1 1. Press the Mode button until the DAB mode is selected. 2. Press the Menu/Back button to enter the main DAB menu. 3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Stations" is highlighted 2 on the display. Press and release the Select button or the Tun- ing/Select control the stations menu will appear on the display. 4. Rotate the
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Secondary services - DAB 1. When transmitted secondary services will be added to the service list and will appear indented beneath their associated primary service. They can be selected by pressing the Select button or 1 the Tuning/Select control. 1 2. The secondary service icon will appear in the display. 3. A f t e r a s e c o n d a r y b r o a d c a s t h a s fi n i s h e d , t h e r a d i o w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y tune to the associated primary service. Displ
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Using your radio's Pause Plus feature - DAB How many times has your favourite radio station been interrupted by that phone call from a double glazing firm or someone selling that must have item? Sound familiar? Now with a single press 1 of the button you can put your favourite station on hold while you answer that important call. After the call or other important task is finished simply press the button to return to your favourite station exactly where you left off so that
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Pause Plus Rewind and fastforward - DAB 1. As soon as you switch on your radio the feature is working silently in the background so, say for example, you want to hear a news item again press the Pauseplus button. Press 1 the Rewind or Fast forward button or rotate the tuning control clockwise to scroll forward and anti-clockwise to scroll back to the item you wish to listen. The display will show the amount of time you have scrolled back together with the maximum time you can rewind ba
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Using an SD memory card with your radio An SD card can be used in your radio for recording, playing back previously recorded radio programs, or playing back MP2/MP3/WMA files transferred from a PC. Depending on the radio station a 128MB SD card will give typically 2- 4 hours of recording time. If you are using a new SD card ensure that it is formatted correctly (see page 27) Many different brands and capacities of SD card are available. Your MP30 has been tested with the most popular cards
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3. Press the Record button to stop recording. The recording will be saved on your SD card. 4. The recording showing the station name, date and time will be added to your playlist. (see page 30) 3 Note: Recordings can be set in advance using the Electronic Program Guide EPG (see page 34) or by setting up a timed recording (see page 16). If your radio is not recording correctly check the following: - The card is the correct format (reformat as described on page 27). - The card has eno
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Timed recording - DAB Note: Timer record is only available on DAB via SD card and is pro- vided for personal use only. Your radio has twelve timed recordings which can be set to activate at dif ferent times and five dif ferent day options from which to choose. 2 1. Insert an SD card with sufficient capacity for the required record- ing (approx. 32MB per 30 mins at 128 kbits/sec - 1 hour at 64 kbits/sec). Note: If you do not insert an SD card your recording will not take place and
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7. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the day option is highlighted on the display. To adjust the day option setting press the Select button. Default will be set to "Off". • Each of the 12 timers can be set to one of the following modes:- 7 Off - Will permanently disable the alarm 7 Once - Will sound at one time only Every day - Will sound every day Weekly - Will sound once every week Weekdays - Will sound only on a particular weekday Weekends - Will sound only on weekends Time
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4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the hour digits are high- lighted on the display. Press and release the Select button or theTuning/Select control. 4,5 5. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to select the required hour. Press and release the Select button or theTuning/Select control. 4,5 6. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the minute digits are highlighted on the display. Press and release the Select button or theTuning/Select control. 6,7 7. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to
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12. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the station is highlighted on the display. Press and release the Select button or theTun- ing/Select control. 13. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to select the required station. Press 12,13 and release the Select button or theTuning/Select control. 12,13 14. Press the Menu/Back button or select the "Back..." option to exit back a menu or screen. Timer set to Every day 1 1. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Every day" is highlighted on the di
