Enjoy Listening ROBERTS DAB/FM personal digital radio with OLED display Please read this manual before use
Contents Controls ........................................................... 3-4 Using the AC adaptor ...................................... 5-6 Keylock function .............................................. 7-8 Navigation....................................................... 9-10 Display icons ................................................. 11-12 Earphones ..................................................... 13-14 Operating your radio - DAB ........................... 15-16 Selecting a station - DAB.
Operating your radio - Search tuning - FM ....35-36 Manual tuning - FM........................................ 37-38 Display options - FM ...................................... 39-40 FM stereo/mono ............................................ 41-42 Scan sensitivity setting - FM .......................... 43-44 Preset stations DAB and FM ......................... 45-48 Sleep function ................................................ 49-50 Contrast .........................................................
Controls 3 4 2 5 6 1 1. Volume Down button 2. Volume Up button 3. Earphone socket 3 4. Lock switch 5. On / Off button 6.
Controls 7 8 7. Jog wheel 8.
Using the AC adaptor The SportsDAB4 features a built-in 1180mAH rechargeable Lithium battery to power your radio. Before operating the radio for the first time, ensure that you fully charge the radio. 1. Place your radio on a flat surface. Carefully pull back the protection cover and insert the adaptor plug into the charging socket on the right hand side of your radio. 2. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13A mains socket outlet.
The AC adaptor should be disconnected from the mains supply and the radio when not in use. IMPORTANT: The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting the radio to the mains supply. The mains socket used for the radio must remain accessible during normal use. In order to disconnect the radio from the mains completely, the mains adaptor should be removed from the mains socket outlet completely.
Keylock function The Keylock function is used to prevent unintentional operation of your radio. 1. Set the Lock switch located on the top of your radio to the 'Lock' position. The On/Off and all other buttons will be disabled. This will prevent accidental operation when your radio is packed in a suitcase or travel bag. The lock ’ will show on the display. indicator ‘ 2. To release the Lock switch, move the lock switch to the 'Unlock' position.
DAB 09:30 1 2 If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 8
Navigation This page describes the basic means of controlling your Sports DAB 4. Instructions for each operating mode are given in the later sections of this book. 1. Press and hold in the Jog wheel to access the main menus. 2. Many operations require the user to make a selection from the menus. Push the Jog wheel Up or Down to highlight the desired menu item and then click the Jog wheel to select that item. A scroll bar is used to show that there are more items in that menu. 3.
Menu FM Band Favourite Station Station List Menu System Setup SW Version Back 4. After a period of inactivity the display will turn off in order to conserve battery power but the radio will continue playing. This period of time is adjustable, please see ‘Screen TimeOut function’ page 55.
Display icons a. Key lock indicator b. Mode indicator c. Preset number indicator d. Time (24 hour format) e. Sleep indicator f. Battery / Charge indicator g.
b a c DAB P1 d e f 09:30 If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) g 12
Earphones The lead connecting the earphones to your radio acts as an aerial when plugged into the Earphone socket. The lead should be extended as much as possible to increase reception. 1. Plug the earphones into the Earphone socket on the top of your radio. 2. Check that the Volume level is not too loud before placing the ear-pieces into your ears. IMPORTANT: Do not switch on the radio with the earphones connected and inserted in your ear. Excessive sound pressure from earphones can cause hearing loss.
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Operating your radio - DAB 1. Carefully extend the earphone antenna. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. The display will show ‘Welcome to Digital Radio’. 3. If this is the first time the radio is used a scan of the Band III DAB channels will be carried out. If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected. 4. During the scanning process, the lower line of the display shows a bar-graph indicating progress of the scan. 5.
Welcome to Digital Radio 2 DAB 00:00 Scanning... DAB 30 09:30 BBC R2 Tuning...
Selecting a station - DAB Note: If you need to select the DAB mode, press and hold the Jog wheel and highlight ‘DAB Band’ and click the Jog wheel to select. 1. With your radio in DAB mode, push the Jog wheel either up or down to scroll through the list of available stations. Stop when you find the station that you wish to hear. 2. Click the Jog wheel to select the station. The display may show ‘Tuning...’ while your radio finds the new station. 3. Adjust the Volume to the required setting.
Menu DAB Band Favourite Station FM Scan Zone 1,2 DAB 09:30 BBC R1 3 For more information go Station List BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 DAB 09:30 BBC R2 Tuning...
Display options - DAB When in DAB mode your radio has a range of display options:1. Click the Jog wheel to cycle through the various options. a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist /track name, phone in number etc. b. Program Type Displays the type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News etc. c. Multiplex Name Displays the name of DAB multiplex to which the current station belongs. d. Date Displays the current date.
DAB a 09:30 BBC R4 National and internation 1 DAB b 09:30 BBC R4 News DAB c 09:30 BBC R4 BBC National DAB DAB d 09:30 BBC R4 26 FEB 2013 If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 20
Display options - DAB cont. e. Channel & frequency Displays the channel number and frequency of the DAB multiplex for the station listened to. f. Displays the digital bit rate & audio type for the station being listened to. Bit rate & audio type g. Signal strength 21 Displays signal strength for the tuned DAB station. The open block in the signal strength graph shows minimum signal strength needed for good DAB reception.
DAB e 09:30 BBC R4 12B 225.
Signal strength display - DAB 1. Position your radio and try moving the earphone antenna so as to give the maximum signal strength. Normally, the best reception will be found with the earphone antenna fully extended. 2. The signal strength indicator in the top right hand corner of the display will go up and down according to the signal being received.
DAB 09:30 BBC R4 National and internation If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 24
Finding new radio stations - DAB As time passes new stations may become available. To find new stations proceed as follows:1. Ensure your radio is in DAB mode. Press and hold the Jog wheel. 2. Push the Jog wheel up or down until ‘Full Scan’ is highlighted on the display. 3. Click the Jog wheel. The display will show ‘Scanning...’ and your radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels.
DAB 09:30 DAB 1-3 Menu Manual Tune Full Scan Station Order DAB 00:00 Scanning...
Secondary services - DAB 1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services associated with them. The secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary service as you push the Jog wheel down. 2. Click the Jog wheel to select the station. 3. When the secondary service shuts down, your radio will automatically switch back to the main radio station (or primary service) if it is available.
1,2 Station List BBC Radio 4 Daily Service BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB 09:30 DService Tuning...
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 Jog wheel. 2. Push the Jog wheel up or down until ‘Manual Tune’ is highlighted. Click the Jog wheel to select this function. 3. Push the Jog wheel up or down to highlight the desired channel. 4. Click the Jog wheel. The open block in the signal strength graph shows the minimum signal strength needed for good DAB reception.
1-5 Menu Manual Tune Full Scan Station Order Manual Tune 12B 225.648 MHz 12C 227.360 MHz 12D 229.072 MHz Manual Tune BBC National DAB BBC DAB 09:30 BBC R6M Tuning...
Dynamic Range Control settings - DAB Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. 1. When in DAB mode, press and hold in the Jog wheel. 2. Push the Jog wheel up or down until ‘DRC Value’ is highlighted on the display. Click the Jog wheel to enter the DRC settings menu. 3. Push the Jog wheel up or down to select the required DRC setting (the default is 0). DRC 0 - DRC is switched off, Broadcast DRC will be ignored.
DAB 09:30 DAB 1-4 Menu Station Order DRC Value System Setup DRC DRC DRC DRC Value 0* 1/2 1 If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 32
Station order setup - DAB Your radio has 3 station order settings from which you can choose. The station order settings are alphanumeric, ensemble and valid. Note: The default station order on your radio is alphanumeric. 1. When in DAB mode, press and hold in the Jog wheel. 2. Push the Jog wheel up or down until ‘Station Order’ is highlighted on the display. Click the Jog wheel to enter the station order settings menu. 3.
DAB 09:30 DAB 1-4 Menu Station Order DRC Value System Setup Station Order Alphanumeric * Ensemble Valid If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 34
Operating your radio - Search tuning - FM 1. Carefully extend the earphone antenna fully and press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. To select the FM mode, press and hold the Jog wheel ‘FM Band’ will be highlighted on the display. Click the Jog wheel. 3. Push the Jog wheel up and hold for 2 seconds, your radio will scan in an upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength. 4.
Menu FM Band Favourite Station Station List 2-6 FM 09:30 FM 7 FM 09:30 89.30 MHz 7. When the waveband end is reached your radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end. Adjust the Volume to the required setting. The use of radio station presets for selecting your preferred radio stations is described on page 45.
Manual tuning - FM 1. Carefully extend the earphone antenna fully for FM reception. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Select the FM mode as previously described if required. 3. Push the Jog wheel up or down to tune to a station. With each push of the Jog wheel the frequency will change up or down by 50 kHz. 4. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end. 5. Set the Volume to the desired settings. 6.
FM 09:30 FM 3 FM 09:30 89.
Display options - FM When in FM mode your radio has a range of display options:1. Click the Jog wheel to cycle through each of the options. a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text such as artist name, phone in number, etc. b. Program type Displays type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. c. Date Displays the current date. d. Frequency Displays the FM frequency. e. Audio mode Display shows stereo or Mono.
FM a 09:30 BBC R2 For more information go 1 FM b 09:30 BBC R2 News FM c 09:30 BBC R2 26 FEB 2013 FM d 09:30 BBC R2 89.
FM Stereo/Mono If a station being received is weak some hiss may be audible. 1. When in FM mode, to reduce the hiss press and hold the Jog wheel. 2. Push the Jog wheel up or down until ‘FM Audio’ is highlighted on the display. Click the Jog wheel. 3. Push the Jog wheel up or down until ‘Mono’ is highlighted on the display. Click the Jog wheel to select Mono. Your radio will select the mono audio mode. 4. To return to stereo mode, follow steps 1 and 2 above. 5.
1-5 Menu Favourite Station FM Scan Zone FM Audio FM Radio Auto Mono* Back FM Radio Auto* Mono Back If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 42
Scan sensitivity setting - FM Your radio includes a local/distant option for the Autoscan function. By setting the radio to the ‘local’ scan option, weaker signals from more distant transmitters can be ignored by the radio, making stronger signals easier to find. 1. When in FM mode, press and hold in the Jog wheel. 2. Push the Jog wheel up or down until ‘FM Scan Zone’ is highlighted on the display. Click the Jog wheel to enter the scan sensitivity menu. 3.
1-4 Menu Favourite Station FM Scan Zone FM Audio FM Scan Zone Distant Local* Back FM Scan Zone Distant* Local Back If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 44
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 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/Off button to switch on the radio. 2. Select the desired waveband. 3.
1 2-7 Menu Favourite Station Station List Manual Tune Favourite Station Preset Station Recall Station Back Preset Station Preset 1 Saved 7. Click the Jog wheel. The display shows, for example, ‘Preset 1 Saved’. The station will be stored under the chosen preset. Repeat this procedure as needed. 8. Stations which have been stored in preset memories may be overwritten by following the above procedure.
Recalling a preset 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. 2. Select the required waveband as previously described. 3. Press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu and then push up or down until ‘Favourite Station’ is highlighted. Click the Jog wheel. 4. Push the Jog wheel up or down until ‘Recall Station’ is highlighted. Click the Jog wheel. 5. Push the Jog wheel up or down to highlight the desired preset station. 6. Click the Jog wheel to tune to the station stored in preset memory.
1 3-6 Menu Favourite Station Station List Manual Tune Favourite Station Preset Station Recall Station Back Recall Station P1:BBC R4 MHz P2:BBC R2 MHz P3:Empty If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 48
Sleep function Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 15 and 120 minutes. Ensure your radio is switched on. 1. Press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu and then push up or down until ‘System Setup’ is highlighted on the display. 2. Click the Jog wheel and then push up or down until ‘Sleep’ is highlighted on the display. 3. Click the Jog wheel to enter adjustment mode. The current sleep setting will be marked with an asterisk.
1-5 6 Menu System Setup SW Version Back System Setup Sleep Contrast Screen TimeOut Sleep setup Off 15 minutes* 30 minutes To cancel the sleep timer without switching off your radio, set the desired sleep time to ‘Off’.
Contrast The contrast of the display can be adjusted on your radio. 1. To adjust the contrast press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu and then push up or down until ‘System Setup’ is highlighted on the display. 2. Click the Jog wheel and then push up or down until ‘Contrast’ is highlighted on the display. 3. Click the Jog wheel to enter adjustment mode. 4. Push the Jog wheel up or down to adjust the contrast level (between 1 and 10).
1-4 Menu System Setup SW Version Back System Setup Sleep Contrast Screen TimeOut Contrast Contrast If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 9 52
Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. 1. To view the software version press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu. 2. Push the Jog wheel up or down until ‘SW Version’ is highlighted on the display. 3. Click the Jog wheel. The software version will appear on the display.
1-3 Menu System Setup SW Version Back SW Version Customer vA4.
Screen TimeOut function Your radio can be set so that after a period of inactivity the display will turn off in order to conserve battery power but the radio will continue playing. This period of time is adjustable. 1. Press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu and then push up or down until ‘System Setup’ is highlighted on the display. 2. Click the Jog wheel and then push up or down until ‘Screen TimeOut’ is highlighted on the display. 3. Click the Jog wheel to enter adjustment mode.
1-5 Menu System Setup SW Version Back System Setup Sleep Contrast Screen TimeOut Screen TimeOut Setup Off 15 Seconds* 30 Seconds If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 56
System reset If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure. If you have moved to a different part of the country and you wish to erase local DAB radio stations that are no longer available from the stored list, then you may carry out this procedure. Your radio will automatically re-scan for the DAB stations available at your current location when it restarts. 1. Press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu. 2.
Menu System Setup SW Version Back 1-4 System Setup Contrast Screen TimeOut Factory Reset Factory Reset No* Yes Back DAB 00:00 Scanning... 5. 30 After a system reset a scan of the DAB band will be performed. In case of malfunction due to electrostatic discharge, reset the product (temporary disconnection of the power adaptor may be required) to resume normal operation.
General Do not allow this radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand. Do not leave your radio where excessive heat could cause damage such as in a parked car where the heat from the sun can build up even though the outside temperature may not seem too high. It is recommended that the DAB band be used wherever possible as better results in terms of quality and freedom from interference will usually be obtained than on the FM band. The name plate is located on the rear of your radio.
• Your radio should not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the radio. • It is recommended to operate the product such that there is a minimum distance (10cm recommended) to adjacent objects in order to ensure good ventilation. • The ventilation of the product should not be restricted by covering it or its ventilation openings with items such as newspapers, tablecloths, curtains etc.
Specifications Power Requirement Mains (via adaptor) AC 100 240V 50/60Hz DC 5V 500 mA Lithium rechargeable battery 3.7V / 1180 mAH Battery life full charge Up to 12 hours when used for 4 hours a day at normal volume. Frequency Coverage FM 87.5-108MHz, DAB 174.928 -239.200MHz The Company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice. Circuit Features Output Power 2 x 2mW Earphone socket 3.5mm dia.
Guarantee This instrument is guaranteed for twelve months from the date of delivery to the original owner against failure due to faulty workmanship or component breakdown, subject to the procedure stated below. Should any component or part fail during this guarantee period it will be repaired or replaced free of charge. The guarantee does not cover: 1. Damage resulting from incorrect use. 2. Consequential damage. 3. Receivers with removed or defaced serial numbers.
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