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DAB / FM RDS Sound System
Please read this manual before use
ROBERTS
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Contents Controls ........................................................................... 2-3 Setting the clock manually ........................................... 23-24 Using the sound system for the fi rst time ............................4 To return to auto clock set mode .......................................25 Operating your sound system .............................................5 Clock display .....................................................................26 Selecting a stati
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Controls (Front) 8 9 7 10 6 11 5 12 4 13 3 14 2 1 1. Station preset buttons 6. On / Standby button 11. Alarm button 2. Loudspeaker x 2 7. Volume control 12. Dimmer button 3. Info / Menu button 8. Handle 13. Snooze button 4. DAB / FM button 9. LCD display 14. Sleep button 5. Auto Tune button 10. Tuning control If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 2 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Controls (rear) 20 19 18 17 16 15 15. Headphone socket 18. DC input socket 16. Line Out socket 19. Subwoofer 17. Auxiliary input socket 20. Telescopic aerial 3
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Using the sound system for the fi rst time 1. Place your sound system on a fl at surface. 2. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. The aerial should be fully extended and positioned vertically for optimum reception. 3. Plug the cable from the mains adaptor into the DC input socket on the rear of your sound system (marked 'DC') ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket. Plug the mains adaptor into a wall socket and switch on the socket. The display will show "ROBERTS" for a few s
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Operating your sound system 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your sound system. The display will show "TUNING" for a few seconds. When fi rst switched on, the sound system will be in DAB mode. After each use the sound system will remember the mode used and then switch on in that mode the next time that it is used. 1 2. If the sound system has been used before, the last used station will be selected. 3. If this is the fi rst time that the sound system has been used, then the fi
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Selecting a station - DAB 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your sound system. 2. Press the DAB/FM button to select DAB mode. The display will show "TUNING" for a few seconds followed by the name of the radio 1 station. After ten seconds the display will revert to showing the time and day. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to step through the list of available stations. 2 4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press the Tuning control to select the station. The dis
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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 then the secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary service as you rotate the Tuning control. 2. To tune to the secondary service, press and release the Tuning 1,2 control. Most secondary services do not broadcast continually and if the selected service is not available, the radio will re-tune to the assoc
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d. Signal error Displays the bit error rate for the currently tuned DAB station. (The lower numbers mean that the radio is receiving d a better signal). e. Station name Displays the station name being e listened to. f. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone in number, f etc. g. Programme type Displays the type of station being g listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. h. Multiplex Name Displays t
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Finding new stations - DAB From time to time, new DAB radio stations may become available. Or you may have moved to a different part of the country. In this case you may need to cause your sound system to scan for new stations. 1,4 1. Press and hold the Menu button until "MANUAL" shows on the display. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows "LOC SCAN". 3. Press and release the Tuning control. Your radio will perform a scan of the UK DAB frequencies. As new stations are found, t
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Manual tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune your sound system to a particular DAB frequency in Band III. Any new stations found will be added to the station list. This function can also be used to assist the positioning of the aerial or the sound system to optimise reception for a specifi c channel or 1 frequency. Note that UK DAB stations are located in the range of channels 11B to 12D. 1. Press and hold the Menu button so that the display shows "MANUAL". Press and release the Tu
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Dynamic Range Control (DRC) - DAB The DRC facility can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your sound system is used in a noisy environment. There are three levels of compression: 1 DRC 0 No compression applied. (default) DRC 1/2 Medium compression applied. DRC 1 Maximum compression applied. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 2 2. Press the DAB/FM button to select the DAB band. 3. Press and hold the Menu button until the display shows “MANUAL.” 3 4. Rotate
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Operating your sound system - FM auto-tune 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your sound system. 2,10 3. Press the DAB/FM button to select the FM band. 4. Press and release the Auto-tune button to cause your radio to scan in the direction previously scanned and stop automatically when it 3 fi nds a station of suffi cient strength. 5. After a few seconds the display will update. The display will show the frequency of the signal found. If the sig
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Manual tuning - FM 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your sound system. 2,7 3. Press the DAB/FM button to select the FM band. 4. Rotate the Tuning control to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz. 3 If the radio is tuned to a station of suffi cient signal strength with RDS information present, then the display may change to show the station name. After ten seconds the display will revert to showing the time and day
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Display modes - FM Your sound system has a range of display options for FM mode:- a The Radio Data System (RDS) is a system in which inaudible digital information is transmitted in addition to the normal FM radio programme. RDS offers several useful features. The following are available on your 1 sound system. 1. Press and release the Info/Menu button to cycle through the various modes. All displays except scrolling text display will revert to showing b time and day after ten seconds. or a.
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Presetting stations You may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. There are 10 memory presets in your sound system, 5 for DAB and 5 for FM. Presets are remembered by your sound system in the event of a power failure. 1 The procedure for setting presets and using them to tune stations is the same for FM and DAB modes, and is described below. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the sound system. 2 2. Press the DAB/FM button to select the desi
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Recalling a preset station 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the sound system. 2. Press the DAB/FM button to select the desired waveband. 1 3. Momentarily press and release the required Preset button. The display will show, for example, "Empty 1" if no station has been stored to that preset. If a preset has been stored, then the display will show either the station name (for DAB stations) or the frequency (for FM stations). 2 4. Your sound system will then tune to the chosen prese
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Setting alarm times Your sound system has two alarms which can be set to wake you to DAB, FM radio or beep type alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound on Weekdays, Weekends, Daily or Once. The alarms can only be set when your sound system is switched on. 1 Note: If no buttons are pressed for 5 seconds, your sound system will exit the alarm setup. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the sound system. 2 2. Press and release the Alarm button. The display will show "SET ALM". 3. Press
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8. Press the Tuning control to enter the hour setting. The alarm minute digits will fl ash on the display. 9. Rotate the Tuning control to choose the desired alarm minute. 10. Press the Tuning control to enter the minutes setting. The alarm day option will fl ash on the display. 8-15 11. Rotate the Tuning control to choose the desired alarm day option: Weekdays - Will sound only on weekdays Weekends - Will sound only on weekends Daily - Will sound everyday Once - Will sound at one tim
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16. Press the Tuning control to enter the alarm month setting. The alarm day will fl ash on the display. 17. Rotate the Tuning control to choose the alarm day. 18. Press the Tuning control to enter the setting. The alarm source option will fl ash on the display. 16-20 19. Rotate the Tuning control to choose the desired alarm source (DAB, FM, BUZ). 20. Press the Tuning control to confi rm the alarm settings and return to normal radio mode. Radio alarms are indicated in the display by the symbol
