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DAB / FM RDS digital clock radio
with dock for iPod
model CRD-42
Please read this manual before use
ROBER TS
Sound for Generations
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Contents Controls ........................................................................... 2-4 Setting the alarm times ................................................ 21-23 Remote handset battery replacement .................................5 To view the alarm settings .................................................24 Using the clock radio for the first time .................................6 Cancelling alarms ..............................................................24 Operating your c
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Controls (Top) 6 7 5 8 9 4 10 3 11 2 12 1 13 1. Snooze button 6. Alarm button 11. Volume Down button 2. Play / Pause button 7. Menu button 12. Mode button 3. Fast-forward button 8. Info button 13. Infra-red sensor (hidden) 4. Rewind button 9. Dock for iPod 5. Sleep button 10. Volume Up button Note: For the sake of clarity, the instructions for the use of the controls throughout this instruction manual show the buttons on the remote control. The buttons on the clock radio as shown above can
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Controls (front) 14 14. LCD display 15. Preset button 16. Tuning Down button 17. Select button 18. Tuning Up button 19. On / Standby button 15 16 17 18 19 Controls (rear) 20 20. Dimmer switch 21. Wire DAB / FM aerial 22. Headphone socket 23. Line in (auxiliary input) 25 socket 24. DC in socket 25. Loudspeakers (x 2) 21 22 23 24 3
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Controls (remote control) 1. On / Standby button 1 2. Alarm button 2 3. Sleep button 4. Play / Pause button 3 16 5. Rewind button 4 6. Preset button 5 15 7. Tuning Up button 8. Select button 6 9. Tuning Down button 7 14 10. Info button 11. Snooze button 8 12. Menu button 13 9 13. Volume Down button 14. Volume Up button 15. Fast-forward button 10 12 16. Mode button 11 Note: For the sake of clarity, the instructions for the use of the controls throughout this instruction manual
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Remote handset battery replacement 1. Remove the battery cover on the rear of your remote control by rotating the cover approximately 45 degrees in an anti-clockwise direction to align the dot on the cover with the "OPEN" marking on the remote control. Gently tap the control to release the cover. If necessary, use a coin in the slot in the cover in order to rotate it. 2. Insert 1 x CR2025 size battery into the compartment with the positive side (marked +) facing towards the battery cover,
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Using the clock radio for the first time 1. Place your clock radio on a flat surface. 2. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio. Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 3. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the rear of your clock radio. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet. The display will show "ROBERTS" for a few seconds and then the display will then sh
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Operating your clock radio 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. The display will show "TUNING" for a few seconds. When first switched on, the radio will be in DAB mode. After each use the radio will remember the mode used and then switch on in that mode the next time that it is used 1 2. If the clock radio has been used before, the last used station will be selected. 3. If this is the first time that the radio has been used, then the first station in the list of
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Selecting a station - DAB 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. The display will show "TUNING" for a few seconds. 2 2. Press the Mode button to select DAB mode. The display will show the name of the radio station currently selected. 3. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to step through the list of available stations. 3 4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press the Select button to select the station. The display will show "TUNING" while your
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Secondary services - DAB 1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services associated 1 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 press the Tuning Up button. 1 2. To tune to the secondary service, press and release the Select button. Most secondary services do not broadcast continually and if the selected service is not available, the radio will re-tune to the associ
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d. Multiplex Name Displays the name of the DAB multiplex to which the current station belongs. d e. Time and day Displays the current time (24 hour clock) and day of the week. e f. Date Displays the current date. f g. Frequency and channel Displays frequency and channel number for the currently tuned DAB station. g h. Bit rate Displays the digital audio bit rate for the currently tuned DAB station. h i. Signal error Displays the bit error rate for the
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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 1,4 need to cause your radio to scan for new stations. 1. Press and release the Menu button so that "MANUAL" shows on the display. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows "LOC SCAN". 2,5 3. Press and release the Select button. Your radio will perform a scan of the UK DAB frequencies. As new stations
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Manual tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune your radio 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 the aerial or the radio 1 to optimise reception for a specific channel or frequency. Note that UK DAB stations are located in the range of channels 11B to 12D. 1. Press and release the Menu button so that the display shows "MANUAL". Press and release the Select button to en
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Dynamic Range Control (DRC) - DAB The DRC facility can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. 2 There are three levels of compression: DRC 0 No compression applied. (default) DRC 1 Maximum compression applied. DRC 1/2 Medium compression applied. 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 3 2. Press the Mode button to select the DAB band. 3. Press and release the Menu button until the display shows “MANUAL.” 4,5 4. Press the Tuning
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Operating your radio - FM auto-tune 1. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio. Place the wire antenna so a that it is as straight as possible extending 2 vertically either above or below the radio. 2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 3. Press the Mode button to select the FM band. 4. Press and hold down the Tuning Up button for 2 - 3 seconds to cause 3 your radio to search from low frequency to high frequency and to stop automatically
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Manual tuning - FM 1. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio. Place the wire antenna so a that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 2 2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 3. Press the Mode button to select the FM band. 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down button to tune to a station. The 3 frequency will change in steps of 50kHz. If the radio is tuned to a station of sufficient signal strength with RDS i
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Display modes - FM Your radio 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. 1 RDS offers several useful features. The following are available on your clock radio. b 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. a. Station name Displays the name of the radio station being listened to. c b. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text
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Presetting stations You may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. There are 20 memory presets in your radio, 10 for DAB and 10 for FM. Presets are remembered by your radio in the event 1 of a power failure. 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 clock radio. 2 2. Press the Mode button to select the desired waveband. 3
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Recalling a preset station 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the radio. 2. Press the Mode button to select the desired waveband. 2 3. Press and release the 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). 3 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired preset station. 5. Pres
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iPod docking Dock connector for iPod Docking recess Your clock radio has an iPod dock facility which allows you to play digital audio files and video soundtracks held on your iPod using the clock radio's loudspeakers. Your radio uses the iPod Universal Dock connector developed for use with iPods. Recent models of iPod are supplied with Universal Dock Adapter inserts which ensure correct alignment of the iPod with the electrical connector. Should you require a Universal Dock Adapter to use y
