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RD-22
FM RDS/DAB digital radio
with
Please read this manual before use
ROBERTS
Sound for Generations
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Contents Controls ........................................................................... 2-4 Alarm display .....................................................................20 Remote handset battery replacement .................................5 Alarm/timers ................................................................ 21-24 Mains operation ...................................................................5 Snooze function .............................................................
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Controls (Front) 12 31 4 1. Loudspeakers 2. Infra red sensor 3. LCD display 4. Volume/standby control If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 2 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Controls 11 10 (Rear) 5 67 8 9 5. Optical output socket (toslink) 9. Mains input socket 6. Auxiliary in socket 10. Telescopic aerial holder 7. Headphone socket 11. T elescopic aerial 8. 3D sound switch 3
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Remote control 13 12 11 1 2 10 9 8 7 3 6 1. Band button 7. Tuning down button 2. Alarm button 8. Tuning up button 3. Number keys 9. Volume down button 5 4. Favourite button 10. Volume up button 4 5. button 11. Standby button 6. Menu/select button 12. Info button 13. Auto tune button If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 4 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Remote handset battery replacement 1. With the aid of the end of a paper clip slide catch in direction shown. 2. Remove battery holder by pushing holder in direction shown. 3. Remove battery from holder. 4. Replace battery (CR2025 or equivalent) ensuring that positive side of battery faces you with holder positioned as shown. 1 5. Replace the battery holder. 2 3 4 Mains operation 5 1. Place your radio on a fl at surface. 2. Plug the mains lead into the Socket located on the rear of your ra
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Operating your radio - DAB 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. 2 2. Press the StandBy button to switch on your radio. The display will show "Roberts DAB digital radio" for a few seconds. 2 3. If this is the fi rst time the radio is used a quick scan of UK Band III DAB channels will be carried out. The display will show "Autotune Quick scan". If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected. 4. During Autotune as each group of stations is detected the bottom line o
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Selecting a station - DAB 1. The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently selected. 2 2. Press the Up or Down Tuning buttons to scroll through the list of available stations. Stop pressing the Tuning buttons when you fi nd the station that you wish to hear. 2 3. Press the Menu/Select button to select the station. The display may show "Tuning" while your radio fi nds the new station. 4. Adjust the Volume and 3D sound switch to the required settings. Note: If after sel
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Secondary services - DAB 1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services associated with them. If a station has a secondary service associated with it the display will show ">" next to the station name on the station list. The secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary service as you rotate the tuning control clockwise. Display modes - DAB Your radio has fi ve display modes:- a 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. a. Scrolling text
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Finding new stations - DAB As time passes new stations may become available. To fi nd new stations proceed as follows:- 1 1. Press and release the AutoTune button, the display will show "Au- totune Quick Scan". Your radio will perform a scan of the UK DAB frequencies. As new stations are found the station counter on the right-hand side of the display will increase and stations will be added to the list. 2. To carry out a full scan of the entire DAB Band III frequencies press and hold down th
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Manual Tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III channels. UK DAB stations located in the range 11B to 12D. 1. Press and hold in the Menu/Select button until the display shows "Manual tune". 1,3,5 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the required DAB channel. 3. Press and release the Menu/Select button to select the channel. 2,4 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the stations contained within the Multiplex for the selected
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Using your radio's Pauseplus feature How many times has your favourite radio station been interrupted by that phone call from a double glazing fi rm or someone selling that must have item? Sound familiar? Now with a single press of the button you can put your favourite station on hold while you answer that 1 important call. After the call or other important task is fi nished simply press the button to return to your favourite station exactly where you left off so that you never miss a sin
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Pauseplus continued 1. Your radio’s feature is continuiously working silently in the background even when your radio is in Standby mode so, say for example, you want to hear a news item again switch on your radio 1 using the Standby button and press button twice, use the Tuning Up or Down buttons to scroll back to the item you wish to listen. The display will show the amount of time you have scrolled back. Note when your radio is in standby the memory will continuiously store up to 35 mi
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Operating your radio - FM 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. 3 2 2. Press the StandBy button to switch on your radio. The display will 2 show "Roberts DAB digital radio" for a few seconds. 3. Press the Band button to select the FM band. 4. Press and immediately release the Auto Tune button, your radio will scan in an upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and stop automatically when it fi nds a station of suffi cient strength. 4 5. After a few seconds the display will update
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Manual tuning - FM 1. Press the StandBy button to switch on your radio. 1 2 2. Press the Band button to select the FM band. Fully extend the Tel- escopic aerial. 3. Press the Tuning Up and Down buttons to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz. 3 4. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end. 3 5. Set the Volume and 3D sound switch to the desired settings. 6. To switch off your radio press the StandBy button. 5 5 5
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Display modes - FM a On FM the bottom line of the display can be set to any of the following modes:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. 1 b a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone in number etc. c b. Programme Type Displays type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. d c. Signal strength Displays signal strength for station being listened to. e d. Time and date Displays current
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Presetting stations - DAB and FM There are 10 memory presets for each of the 2 wavebands. 1. Press the StandBy button to switch on your radio. 1 2. Tune to the required station as previously described. 3. Press and hold down the required Preset button until the display shows 3 e.g. "Preset 1 stored". The station will be stored under the chosen preset button. Repeat this procedure for the remaining presets. 4. Stations stored in preset memories may be overwritten by following the above proced
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System reset If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure. 1. Press and hold in the Info button until the display shows RD22 1 v1.03. 2. Press the Info button twice the display will show "Select to Reset". 3. Press in and release the Menu/Select button to select System reset. 4. If DAB was used last then a "Quick scan" of the DAB band will be 2 performed, otherwise a "Quick scan" will be carried out the ne
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Favourite button Your radio is fi tted with a button when pressed will automatically select the required waveband and tune to your favourite station. This will allow you to store a total of one station from either the FM or DAB waveband. 1 1. To setup your favourite station, tune into the required station. 2. Press and hold down the Favourite button (15 sec) until the display shows "Favourite station stored". Recalling your favourite station 1. Press the StandBy button to switch on your radio
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Sleep function Your clock radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. 1. Press and hold in the StandBy button for more than 3 seconds. 1 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to increase the time by 1 minute increments, up to a maximum of 99 minutes. 3. Pressing the Tuning Up or Down buttons will decrease the time by 1 minute increments. 2 4. Press and hold the Tuning Up or Down buttons to advance the sleep time quickly. 2 5. Your radio will switch off after the preset sl
