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R972
FM STEREO/AM
PLL DIGITAL
PERSONAL RADIO
Operating Instructions
ROBERTS
Sound for Generations
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Controls 1 234 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Controls cont. 1. Power button 8. Priority station recall button 2. Liquid crystal display 9. FM Stereo/Mono button 3. Tuning control down button 10. Waveband selection button 4. Tuning control up button 11. Headphone socket 5. Battery compartment 12. DBB switch 6. Memory button 13. Volume control 7. Memory recall button 14. Lock switch If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 0181 758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Display abc d e i f g h a. FM Stereo indicator f. Auto power off indicator b. Lock indicator g. Frequency display c. Low battery indicator h. Auto/Memory scan indicator d. Memory preset indicator i. Frequency units e. Waveband indicator
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Batteries Open the battery cover (5) located on the rear of the R972 by sliding it in the direction shown by the arrow. Insert two AAA (LR03) size batteries into the compartment. Ensure that batteries are inserted in accordance with the diagram shown alongside the battery compartment. Note: Batteries should be replaced when the low battery indicator ( ) appears in the display. During battery replacement ensure that the Lock switch (14) is in the up (lock) position. This will prevent loss of memo
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Lock Switch The Lock switch (14) is used to prevent unintentional operation of the radio. Set the Lock switch located on the right side of the radio to the up (locked) position. The Power and all other buttons will be disabled, this will prevent accidental operation when the radio is packed in a suitcase or travel bag. To prevent accidental operation of the controls when the radio is switched on set the Lock switch to the up (lock) position the symbol will appear in the display. To release the L
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Earphones Plug the earphones supplied into the headphone socket (11) located on the right-hand side of the radio. Aerials The lead connecting earphones to the R972 acts as an FM aerial when plugged into the earphone jack. The lead should be extended as much as possible to increase FM reception. There is a separate directional aerial built into the radio for AM reception. To achieve the best AM reception, it may be necessary to rotate the radio. If you need any further advice, please call our Tec
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Scan tuning Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button (1), select the FM or AM band by pressing the Waveband selection button (10). Press and hold down the Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3) for more than half a second to commence scan tuning. The radio will scan the selected waveband and stop automatically when a station is found. Press and hold down either the Tuning up or Tuning down buttons for more than half a second to resume scan tuning. Manual tuning Turn on the radio by pressi
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Storing stations in preset memories Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button (1), select the FM or AM (MW) band by pressing the Waveband selection button (10). Tune to the desired station using Scan or manual tuning as previously described. Press the Memory button (6) the Display (2) will flash ‘M’ . Whilst the display is flashing select the desired memory position using the Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3). Press the Memory button (6) to store the station in the selected memory pos
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Storing stations in preset memories (cont.) If all the preset memory locations are full pushing the ‘M’ button will cause the display to show ‘FUL’. If you still want to store a new station press the Memory button (6) , the new station will replace the station stored memory location 15 on FM or memory location 6 on AM. Recalling stations from preset memories Turn on the radio and select the FM or AM band as previously described. Press the Memory recall button (7), the memory preset number will f
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ATS (Automatic Tuning System) The automatic tuning system on the R972 will scan the selected waveband and automatically store stations in the memory presets. Up to 15 stations can be stored on the FM band and 6 on the AM (MW) band. note: activating the ATS function will overwrite any stations previously stored in the memory presets Connect the earphones to the earphone socket (11). Slide the Lock switch (14) to the unlock (down) position. Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button (1), selec
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Memory Scan Turn on the radio and select the FM or AM band as previously described. Press and hold down the Recall button until the display shows ‘MEMO SCAN’, the radio will scan the memory presets on the selected waveband pausing for 3-4 seconds before selecting the next preset. When the required preset is reached press the Recall button (7) twice to stop the memory scan. Deleting preset memories If the preset memories are full or you would like to delete a preset station proceed as follows :-
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Changing preset station order e.g. exchanging preset station 2 with preset station 6. Turn on the radio and select the FM or AM band as previously described. Press the Memory recall button (7), the memory preset number will flash in the display. Select preset memory 2 using the Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3), press the Memory button (6), select preset memory 6 using the Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3), press the Memory button to complete.
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Priority stations In addition to the normal preset memories up to three stations may be stored in priority memory for easy access. Tune in to the required station using one of the previously described methods. Press the Memory button (6) followed by the Priority button (8). A ‘P’ will flash in the display, select the Priority station memory 1, 2 or 3 using the Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3), press the Memory button (6) the ‘P’ will stop flashing in the display indicating that the statio
