Enjoy Listening ROBERTS DAB/DAB+/FM RDS clock radio with OLED display Please read this manual before use
Contents Controls ........................................................................... 2-3 Snooze function ........................................................... 23-24 Using the clock radio for the first time .................................4 Sleep function ....................................................................25 Operating your clock radio...................................................5 Setting the clock manually ...........................................
Controls (top view) 9 10 8 11 7 12 6 5 3 2 1 1. Band button 5. Tuning Down button 2. Tuning Up button 6. Sleep button 10. Loudspeaker 3. OLED display 7. On / Standby button 11. Menu / Info button 4. Snooze button 8. Alarm button 12. Select button If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 4 9.
Controls (right hand side) 13. Volume control 14. Headphone socket 15. Line Out socket 16. Auxiliary input socket 13 14 15 16 Controls (rear) 17. Wire DAB/FM aerial 18. USB socket (for software upgrade) 19.
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 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 mains socket outlet. The display will show 'Welcome to Digital Radio' for a few seconds and then the display will show '0:00'.
Operating your clock radio DAB Mode 1. Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 2. Press and release the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 3. Press and release the Band button until the DAB mode is selected. The display will show 'DAB Mode' for a few seconds. 4.
Selecting a station - DAB DAB Mode 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Press and release the Band button until the DAB mode is selected. The display will show the name of the radio station currently selected. 1 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to step through the list of available stations. 4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press and release the Select button to select the station.
Display options - DAB Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode:1. Press and release the Menu/Info button to cycle through the various options. All display options except the text display will revert to the clock display after about 10 seconds. a. Scrolling text b. Programme type c. Multiplex Name 7 Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone in number, etc.
Display options - DAB cont. g. Signal strength Displays the signal strength for the currently tuned DAB station. The open block in the signal strength graph shows the minimum signal strength needed for good DAB reception. The signal blocks will go up or down showing the changing signal strength as you adjust the wire aerial or the clock radio position. g BBC Radio 2 Finding new stations - DAB From time to time, new DAB radio stations may become available.
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 of the aerial or the clock radio to optimise reception for a specific channel or frequency. Note that UK DAB stations are located in the range of channels 11B to 12D. DAB < Manual Tune < Manual Tune < 12B 225.648MHz < 1 1.
Dynamic Range Control (DRC) - DAB The DRC facility can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. No compression applied. (default) DRC High Maximum compression applied. DRC Low Medium compression applied. < DRC Value < DRC off * < DRC Value < DRC high < DRC Value < DRC low < 1 There are three levels of compression: DRC Off DAB < DRC Value 2 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 2.
Prune stations - DAB Over time, some DAB services may stop broadcasting, or may change location and then not be able to receive a station. In order to remove such stations from the DAB station list, the Prune stations function will delete the DAB stations from your station list that can no longer be received. < Prune 1 Stations which cannot be found or which have not been received for a very long time are shown in the station list with a question mark. 1.
Operating your clock radio - FM auto-tune FM Mode 1. 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 clock radio. 2,10 2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 3. Press and release the Band button until the FM band is selected. 87.50MHz Scanning... 3 4.
Manual tuning - FM FM Mode 1. 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 clock radio. 2,7 2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 87.50MHz 3. Press and release the Band button until the FM band is selected. 3 4. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz.
Display options - FM Your radio has a range of display options for FM mode: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 clock radio. All display options except the text display will revert to the clock display after about 10 seconds. a BBC R4 The best variety of b BBC R4 Pop Music c BBC R4 89.30MHz d BBC R4 Mono e BBC R4 10:08 1 1.
Stereo / Mono setting - FM (headphones only) Your radio will play stereo FM broadcasts in stereo (via headphones) provided that 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 background hiss. FM < FM Audio 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 3 2.
Scan sensitivity setting - FM Your radio includes a local/distant option for the auto-scan 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. FM < FM Scan Zone < FM Scan Zone < Distant * < FM Scan Zone < Local < 1 1. Press and release the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 2. If needed, press and release the Band button until the FM band is selected. 2 3.
Presetting stations - DAB and FM You may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. There are 10 memory presets in your radio 5 for DAB and 5 for FM. Presets are remembered by your radio in the event of a power failure. BBC Radio 2 Now playing on the r 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 clock radio. 2 2.
Recalling a preset station - DAB and FM 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio. 2. Select the required waveband by pressing the Band button. BBC Radio 2 Connecting... 1 3. Momentarily press and release the required Preset button. Your radio will then tune to the chosen preset station stored in the preset memory. Note: The display will show 'Preset Empty' if no station has been stored to that preset.
Alarms Your clock radio has 2 separate alarms which can be set to wake you to DAB, FM radio 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 your alarm settings for when the power is restored. Note: If no buttons are pressed for 10 seconds, the clock radio will exit the alarm setup.
6. Repeatedly press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the desired minute for the alarm and then press the Select button. The alarm duration will flash on the display. 7. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the alarm duration. Choose between 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes. 6-11 6-11 Alarm 1 Wizard Duration 60 8. Press and release the Select button to enter the alarm duration. The alarm source option will flash on the display. 6-11 9.
13. Repeatedly press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the day option and then press and release the Select button to confirm the setting. • If setting alarms to daily, weekdays or weekends proceed to point 18. 13-17 14. If selecting the alarm to once you will need to set the day, month and year options as described below. 15. Press the Tuning Up or Down button to select the correct day and then press the Select button to confirm the setting. 16.
To view the alarm settings 1. Press and release the Alarm button. 'Alarm 1 Setup' will show on the display. Alarm 1 Setup 1 2. Press and release the Alarm button again to select alarm number 2. 'Alarm 2 Setup' will show on the display. 3. Press and release the Select button to cycle through each of the settings for the chosen alarm. You may use the Tuning Up or Down buttons to modify any particular setting if desired, using the Select button to enter the modification.
Controlling alarms in standby When your clock radio is in standby, the alarms can be controlled using the Alarm button. This avoids the risk of disturbance to someone who is asleep. Alarm 1 Setup Alarm On 1 1. To change the states of the alarms when in standby, press and release the Alarm button once for alarm 1 or twice for alarm 2. 2. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down button. The display will cycle through alarm disabled and alarm enabled. Alarm 1 Setup Alarm Off 2 2 3.
To set the snooze duration 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Press and hold the Menu/Info button until Advanced DAB or FM menu shows on the display and then release the button. < System Setting < Snooze Duration < 1 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'System Setting' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Snooze Duration' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 2 5.
Sleep function Set sleep time 15 minutes Your clock 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 clock radio is switched on. 1. To set the desired sleep time, press and release the Sleep button to enter the sleep setup. 2. Repeatedly press and release the Sleep button to select the desired sleep time. The sleep settings available are 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 or 120 minutes.
Setting the clock manually Your clock radio will set its clock automatically using the DAB or FM radio signal. If no signal is available and you need to set the time manually, please follow the procedure shown below. DAB < System Setting < System Setting < Time < Time < Set Time/Date < 1 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Press and release the Band button until the DAB or FM band is selected. 2 3.
10. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to set the desired minute. • If the clock radio has been set to use a 12 hour format, there will be an option here for setting AM or PM for the clock time. Set date 11- 1-2013 11. Press and release the Select button. The day will flash on the display. 12. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to change the day as needed. 10-16 10-16 13. Press and release the Select button. The month will flash on the display. Set date 11- 1-2013 14.
Setting the clock format The clock display used in standby mode and when the clock radio is in use can be set to 12 or 24 hour format. The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms. 2 3. Press and hold the Menu/Info button until the Advanced DAB or FM menu shows on the display and then release the button. 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'System Setting' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. < System Setting < Time < Time < Set 12/24 hour < 1 1.
To return to auto clock set mode 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Press and hold the Menu/Info button until the Advanced DAB or FM menu shows on the display and then release the button. 1 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'System Setting' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 2 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Time' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 5.
Language function Your clock radio can be configured to a different language. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. < System Setting < Language < 1 2. Press and hold the Menu/Info button until the Advanced DAB or FM menu shows on the display and then release the button. 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'System Setting' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Language' appears on the display.
Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. DAB < System Setting < System Setting < SW Version < 1 2. Press and release the Band button until the DAB or FM band is selected. 3. Press and hold the Menu/Info button until the Advanced DAB or FM menu shows on the display and then release the button. 2 SW Version dab-mmi-FS2052-0000- 4.
Brightness control Your clock radio has two separate brightness settings so that you can adapt the intensity of the display to suit the ambient room lighting when the clock radio is in standby mode and when it is switched on. 1,2 DAB < System Setting < 1. To adjust the display brightness whilst your clock radio is in Standby, press and release the Menu/Info button to cycle through the available brightness settings, Off, Low, Medium or High.
System reset If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure. DAB < System Setting < System Setting < Factory Reset < 1 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. Press and release the Band button until the DAB or FM band is selected. 2. Press and hold the Menu/Info button until the Advanced DAB or FM menu shows on the display and then release the button. 1 Factory Reset? No
Auxiliary input socket A 3.5mm Auxiliary input socket is provided on the right hand side of your clock radio to permit an audio signal to be fed into the unit from an external audio device such as an iPod, MP3 or CD player. 2 1. Connect a stereo or mono audio source (for example, iPod, MP3 or CD player) to the Auxiliary input socket (marked 'Aux In'). 2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. The display will show 'Auxiliary Input'. 3.
Headphone socket A 3.5mm Headphone socket located on the right hand side of your clock radio is provided for use with headphones. Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker. Please be aware that the sensitivity of headphones can vary widely. We therefore recommend setting the volume to a low level before connecting headphones to the clock radio. IMPORTANT: Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss.
General Do not allow this clock radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand. Do not leave your clock 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.
Specifications Circuit features Power Requirements Mains AC 100 240V 50/60Hz (Adaptor) Frequency Coverage DAB FM Loudspeaker 75mm Output Power 600mW Headphone socket 3.5mm dia 174.928 - 239.200MHz Aux in socket 3.5mm dia 87.50 - 108 MHz Line out socket 3.
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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