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DAB / FM RDS digital clock radio with dual mode dimmer
Please read this manual before use
ROBERTS
Sound for Generations
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Contents Controls ........................................................................... 2-3 Alarms ......................................................................... 19-22 Using the clock radio for the fi rst time .................................4 Snooze ..............................................................................23 Selecting a station - DAB ..................................................5 Sleep function ........................................................
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Controls (front view) 5 67 8 910 11 12 4 3 13 2 1 14 1. Dimmer button 6. Alarm button 11. Tuning Down button 2. On / Off button 7. Sleep button 12. Tuning Up button 3. Volume Down button 8. Snooze button 13. Select button 4. LCD display 9. Menu / Info button 14. Preset button 5. Volume Up button 10. Band button If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 2 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Controls (rear) 15 16 17 18 15. FM / DAB wire aerial 16. DC input socket 17. Auxiliary input socket 18. Headphone socket 3
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Using the clock radio for the fi rst time 1. Place your clock radio on a fl at surface. 2. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio. Place the wire antenna so that it is 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 show "Sett
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Selecting a station - DAB 1. Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 2 3. During the clock setting the radio carried out a quick scan of the UK DAB channels. If this was not successful or if you have moved the radio to a different part of the country follow the Auto tune procedure page 8. During Autotune, the display will show "Scanning" and as each group of stations is
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Presetting stations - DAB and FM You may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. There are 20 memory presets in your clock radio, 10 for DAB and 10 for FM. Presets are remembered by your clock radio in the event of a power failure. 1 The procedure for setting presets and using them to tune to stations is the same for FM and DAB modes and is described below. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the clock radio. 3 2. Tune to the required station as p
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Recalling a preset 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 1 2. Press and release the Preset button. 3. Press the Tuning Up/Down button until you fi nd the required preset number. 2 4. Press and release the Select button. Your radio will tune to the station stored in preset memory. Note: If you have not previously stored a preset station and the preset buttons are pressed "Empty preset" will be displayed. 3 3 4 7
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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 hold the Menu/info button until "Station order" appears on the display. 2 2. Press the Tuning Up/Down buttons until the display shows "Autoscan 2 local". 3. Press and release the Select button, the display will show "Fast scanning". Your radio will perform a scan of the UK DAB frequencies. As new stations are found the station counter on the 3 right-hand si
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Manual tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various Band III DAB channels. UK DAB stations are currently located in the range 11B to 1 12D. 1. Press and hold down the Menu/Info button, "Station order" appears on the display. Then press the Tuning Up/Down button until the display shows "Manual tune". Press and release the Select button. 1,2 1,2 2. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to select the required DAB channel. 3. Press and release the Select button to select the
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Display modes - DAB Your radio has seven display modes for DAB radio:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. a a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such 1 as artist/track name, phone in number, etc. b b. Programme type Displays type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. c c. Multiplex name Displays name of DAB multiplex to which the current station belongs. d d. Time and date Displays current time and da
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Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB The DRC facility can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. 1 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Press and hold in the Menu/Info button until display shows “Station order.” 2 3. Press the Tuning Up/Down button until the display shows "DRC value". 4. Press and release the Select button to enter adjustment mode. 3,5 3,5 5. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to select required DRC sett
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Station order setup - DAB Your radio has 3 station order settings from which you can choose. The station order settings are, favourite station, alphanumeric and active 1 station. Note: Your radio default station order is alphanumeric. 1. Press and hold in the Menu/Info button until "Station order" appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 1 2. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to choose between favourite station, alphanumeric and active station. Favourite stations 2 2 When t
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Prune stations - DAB Some DAB services may stop broadcasting or you may not be able to receive a station. Prune stations will delete the DAB stations from your 1 station list that can no longer be received. 1. Press and hold in the Menu/Info button until "Station order" appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 1,2 2. Press the Tuning Up/Down button until "Prune stations" appears on the display. Press and release the Select button to select. 2 2 Signal strength display -
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Operating your radio - Search tuning FM 1. Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 2 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 3. Press the Band button to select the FM band, then repeatedly press 3 the Select button until "Auto tune" shows on the display. 4. Press and release the Tuning Up button. Your radio will scan in an upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and stop automatically when it fi nds
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Manual tuning - FM 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 1 2. Press the Band button to select the FM band. Fully extend the wire antenna for FM reception. 3. Repeatedly press the Select button until "Manual tune" shows on the 2 display. 4. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50 kHz on FM. 3 5. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end. 6. Set the Volume buttons t
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Display modes - FM Your radio has four display modes for FM radio. These use data provided by broadcasters which is commonly known as RDS. 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 radio:- a 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. 1 a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as art
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Stereo / Mono setting - FM Your clock radio will play stereo broadcasts in stereo (via headphones) so long as the received signal is of adequate strength. However, as a stereo signal becomes weaker the audio signal will become poorer. It may be preferable to force the radio to play the station in mono in order to reduce the level of audio noise. 1 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Tune to the required FM radio station as previously described. 3. Press and hold the Menu/I
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Auto preset stations - FM Your clock radio will scan the entire FM band searching for stations. As stations are found, they are stored in your clock radio preset memory locations. 1 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. If needed, press the Band button to select the FM band. 2 3. Press and hold the Menu/Info button until the display shows "Mono override" on the lower line. 4. Press and release the Tuning Up/Down buttons until the display shows "FM Scan". 3 5. Press the Sele
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Alarms Your clock radio has four separate alarms which can be set to wake you to radio (DAB, FM) or buzzer alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound once, daily, on weekdays or at weekends. The alarms can be set whether the clock radio is on or in standby mode. In the event of a power interruption your clock radio has a built in memory chip that will maintain all your alarm settings for when the power is restored. Note: If no buttons are pressed for 5 seconds, the radio will exit the alarm s
