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RD-1
FM /DAB digital radio
with
Gemini 1
Please read this manual before use
ROBERTS
Sound for Generations
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Contents Controls ............................................................................... 2-4 Audio outputs ....................................................................... 31 Battery operation.................................................................... 5 Audio 2 setup - DAB ............................................................ 31 Using the AC adaptor ............................................................ 4 Operating your radio autosearch - FM ...............
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Controls 3 4 2 5 1 6 Station Presets (Front) 5 6 Pause Band 4 Rewind 7 3 Play Display 2 8 stop Set-up RD-1 1 FM /DAB Digital Radio 9 Record 1. Record button 2. Play button 3. Rewind button 4. button 5. Preset buttons 6. On/Off and sleep button 7. Band button 8. Display button 9. Set-up button If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 2 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Controls (Left side) RDI 12 13 Digital Audio Out Analogue Aerial 11 Audio Out LEFT RIGHT 2 14 1 15 10 9 DC IN 9~12V 2A 9. DC input socket 10. Headphone socket 11. Telescopic aerial 12. RDI output socket 13. Digital audio output socket 14. Analogue audio 2 output socket 15. Analogue audio 1 output socket 3
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Controls (Right side) 21 20 TUNING Press to select 19 VOLUME 18 Min Max TREBLE 17 16. Bass control BASS 17. Treble control 16 18. Volume control 22 19. Tuning control 20. SD card socket 21. Lock Switch 22. 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 1 1. Remove the Battery cover on the rear of the unit by pushing the 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, distortion and a ‘stuttering’ sound are all signs that the batteries may need replacing. BATTERIES: 4 x1.5v Size D / UM-1 / R20 4. If the radio is not to be
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Operating your radio - DAB 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. 12:00 Wednesday 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. If this is the first 2 06-March-2002 time the radio is used the display will show DAB Auto Tune and a quick scan of UK Band III DAB channels will be carried out. If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected. 4. During Auto Tune as each group of stations is detected the bottom line of the display will show the number of stations found. T
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Operating your radio - DAB 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. 2 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 3. Rotate the Tuning control until the station list appears. AUTO TUNING 4. Continue to rotate the Tuning control until the required station 1Xtra - BBC Press to select appears between the two black bars on the display. 1Xtra - BBC AbracaDabra 5. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the station. The BBC Radio 1 3 required station will be selected and after a few se
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Secondary services - DAB Secondary TUNING AUTO 1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services Press BBC Radio 4 associated with them. If a station has a secondary service the top to select Rumpole or the Bailey Coming next - Life Death and line of the display will show Secondary. To select the secondary Sex with Mike and Sue service Press in and release the Tuning control. 1 09:45 25-May-2004 2. To change back to the primary service Press in and release the Tuning control. AUTO T
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Using your radio's Pause Plus feature - DAB AUTO How many times has your favourite radio station been interrupted BBC Radio 1 by that phone call from a double glazing firm or someone selling that Paused From : 10:10 must have item? Sound familiar? Now with a single press of the For : 01:15 (15:00) button you can put your favourite station on hold while Available : 13:45 1 you answer that important call. After the call or other important task 10:10 18-May-2004 is finished simply press the butt
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Rewind Pause Plus Rewind - DAB AUTO 1. As soon as you switch on your radio the feature is BBC 7 working silently in the background so, say for example, you want Rewind : 01:15 1 to hear a news item again press the Rewind button and rotate the tuning control clockwise to scroll back to the item you wish to listen. Available : 13:45 (15:00) The display will show the amount of time you have scrolled back 11:01 18-May-2004 together with the maximum time you can rewind back to. TUNING Note the rew
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Pause Plus Record (internal memory) - DAB AUTO 1. Your radio can record to its internal memory for typically 30 minutes Recording but can be up to 1 hour depending on DAB storage settings (see page BBC 7 13) and the programme you are listening to. Recording 0:01:00 2 Rec Available 0:51:00 Record 2. Press and hold in the Record button until the display shows 13:57 18-May-2004 Recording. 3. The display will show the recording duration together with the AUTO remaining record time available. BBC
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Pause Plus - record (SD card) AUTO Your radio is supplied with a 32MB SD card which will give typically 30 Information minutes record time but can be over 1 hour depending on program type. SDCard Inserted 1. Insert the SD card into the slot located on the top right side of your radio. The display will show SDCard Inserted. 14:46 18-May-2004 2. Press and hold in the Record button until the display shows Recording. AUTO Recording 3. The display will show the recording duration together with the BB
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Set-up Pause Plus storage settings - DAB AUTO Your radio's Pause Plus internal storage can be allocated to either Pause/ Set-Up Rewind or to Record. By default the settings are 50% Pause/Rewind and 1 50% Record. Buzzer Alarm The default settings are allocated so as to allow typically 15 minutes Radio Alarm Record Timer Pause/Rewind and 15 minutes Record but can be up to 30 minutes for 12:22 16-May-2004 each depending on storage settings, station type and programme content. Changing the settings
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Pause Plus storage settings - DAB (cont.) TUNING AUTO 6. Rotate the Tuning control until the highlight appears on the Press DAB Storage Control line. to select Audio 2 ... Optical output No RDI Enable No Storage On 7. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the Storage 6 Storage Control ... Control section. Service Status ... 8. Rotate the Tuning control until the highlight appears on either the Rewind or Record storage settings line. AUTO TUNING Storage Control 9. Press in and rele
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Set-up Pause Plus Storage settings - DAB (cont.) AUTO Your radio has three settings for Pause Plus storage. The settings are Set-Up Off, On and On with AC. With the Pause Plus storage Off the battery 1 life will be extended (typically 25 hours). Buzzer Alarm Radio Alarm Record Timer 1. Press the Setup button to enter the Setup menu. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until the DAB section appears between the two black lines on the display. AUTO TUNING Set-Up Press 3. Press in and release the Tuning c
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Pause Plus Storage settings - DAB (cont.) TUNING AUTO 6. Rotate the Tuning control until the highlight appears on the Press DAB Storage line. to select Audio 2 ... Optical output No RDI Enable No Storage Off 7. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the Storage 6 Storage Control ... section. Service Status ... 8. Rotate the Tuning control to change the Storage to the required setting e.g.. On, Off or On with AC. AUTO TUNING DAB 9. Press in and release the Tuning control to store the c
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Record Timer - DAB TUNING AUTO Note: Timer record is only available on DAB via SD card and is Press Set-Up provided for personal use only. to select Radio Alarm 1. Press the Setup button to enter Setup mode. Record Timer Clock 2 DAB 2. Rotate the Tuning control until the Record Timer section appears between the two black lines on the display. AUTO 3. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the Record TUNING Timer section. Record Timer Press Timer Off to select Days SMTWTFS 4. Press in
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Record Timer - DAB cont. TUNING AUTO 10. Press in and release the Tuning control to confirm selection. Press Record Timer Rotate the Tuning control to select the required minute. to select Timer Off Days SMTWTFS Start 00:00 Stop 00:00 11. Press in and release the Tuning control to confirm the selection. 10 Station AbracaDABra 12. Rotate the Tuning control until the Stop line is highlighted in the display. TUNING AUTO 13. Press in and release the Tuning control to select. Rotate the Press Record
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Record Timer - DAB cont. AUTO Set-up 20. Repeatedly press and release the Setup button until the display BBC 7 returns to show normal station mode. Rumpole or the Bailey Coming next - Life Death and Sex with Mike and Sue 21. Insert SD card with sufficient capacity for required recording 20 (approx. 32MB per 30 mins at 128 kbits/sec - 1hour at 64 kbits/sec) 13:58 18-May-2004 the display will show SD card Inserted. 22. Press the On/Off button to switch off your radio. If no SD card is AUTO insert
