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DAB / DAB+ / FM Bluetooth stereo digital radio

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Page 1: ...Please read this manual before use ROBERTS DAB DAB FM Bluetooth stereo digital radio Enjoy Listening ...

Page 2: ...onnecting Bluetooth devices 21 Playing audio files in Bluetooth mode 22 Disconnecting a Bluetooth device 23 Setting the alarm times 24 26 Contents When the alarm sounds 27 Cancelling alarms 27 Snooze function 27 Disable alarms 28 To view the alarm settings 28 Sleep function 29 Setting the clock format 30 Setting the clock manually 31 32 Automatically updating the clock 33 Clock display 34 Display ...

Page 3: ...ect Info control 2 Loudspeakers x 2 3 LCD display 4 Menu button 5 Snooze button 1 7 6 3 5 14 6 Volume control 7 Mode button 8 Previous button 9 On Off Sleep button 10 Play Pause button Button operation Long press 8 9 4 13 12 10 11 2 11 Alarm button 12 Dimmer button 13 Next button 14 Preset button ...

Page 4: ...3 Controls rear 15 DAB FM wire aerial 16 USB socket for software upgrades only 17 Charging socket 18 DC input socket 19 Headphone socket 20 Auxiliary input socket 21 Bass speaker 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ...

Page 5: ...dio is scanning to find a DAB radio signal After a short time the current time and day will appear on the display 4 If no signal is found 0 00 will be displayed It may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception You should then carry out a scan to find stations as described on page 9 IMPORTANT The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting the radio to the mains...

Page 6: ...he display is the number of stations that have been found 4 When the scan is completed the first station in numeric alpha order 0 9 A Z will be selected The first station in the list of stations found during scanning will be played The display will show the station name 5 If no signals are found then it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception You should then c...

Page 7: ...adio station currently selected 3 Rotate the Tuning control to step through the list of available stations 4 When the desired station name appears on the display press and release the Tuning control to select the station The radio will select the new station 5 Adjust the Volume control to the required setting Note If after selecting a station the station does not connect it may be necessary to rel...

Page 8: ...ces do not broadcast continually and if the selected service is not available the radio will re tune to the associated primary service Display options DAB Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode 1 Press and release the Tuning Info control to cycle through the various options All display options except the text display will revert to the clock display after about 10 seconds a Tim...

Page 9: ...tened to e g Pop Classic News etc f Multiplex Name Displays the name of the DAB multiplex to which the current station belongs g Frequency Displays the frequency for the currently tuned DAB station h Bit rate Displays the digital audio bit rate for the currently tuned DAB station i Signal strength Displays the signal strength for the station being listened to The minimum signal markershowstheminim...

Page 10: ...on your radio 2 If needed press and release the Mode button until the DAB mode is selected 3 Press and release the Menu button The DAB menu will show on the display 4 Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows SCAN 5 Press and release the Tuning control Your radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels As new stations are found the station counter on the right hand side of the dis...

Page 11: ...The DAB menu will show on the display 2 Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows MANUAL Press and release the Tuning control to enter the manual tune mode 3 Rotate the Tuning control to select the desired DAB channel 4 Press and release the Tuning control to tune to the chosen frequency 5 If a signal is present this will be indicated on a signal strength display The minimum signal marker ...

Page 12: ...ode is selected 3 Press and release the Menu button The DAB menu will show on the display 4 Rotate the Tuning control until DRC appears on the display Press and release the Tuning control The display will show the current DRC value 5 Rotate the Tuning control to select the required DRC setting default is 0 6 Press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting After several seconds the disp...

Page 13: ...n to switch on your radio 2 Repeatedly press and release the Mode button until the DAB mode is selected 3 Press and release the Menu button The DAB menu will show on the display 4 Rotate the Tuning control until PRUNE appears on the display Press and release the Tuning control 5 Rotate the Tuning control to select Y Press and release the Tuning control to cause the stations list to be pruned elimi...

Page 14: ...on name 6 To find other stations press and hold the Tuning control as before 7 Rotate the Tuning control anti clockwise and then press and hold down the Tuning control for 2 3 seconds This will cause your radio to search from high frequency to low frequency and to stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength 8 When the end of the waveband is reached your radio will recommence ...

Page 15: ...strength with RDS information present then the display may change to show the station name 5 When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end 6 Set the Volume to the desired setting 7 To switch off your radio press and release the On Off button Note If you find that FM reception is poor try repositioning the wire aerial Place the wire antenna so that...

Page 16: ...splay will revert to the clock display after about 10 seconds a Time and day Displays the current time and day b Date Displays current date c Station name Displaysthenameoftheradiostationbeing listened to d Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist track name phone in number etc e Programme type Displaystypeofstationbeinglistenedto e g Pop Classic News etc f Frequency Displays...

Page 17: ...ode is selected 3 Press and release the Menu button The FM menu will show on the display 4 Rotate the Tuning control until SCAN shows on the display Press and release the Tuning control 5 Rotate the Tuning control to switch between LOCAL and DISTANT options on the display The Distant option will allow the radio to find weaker signals when scanning 6 Press and release the Tuning control to confirm ...

Page 18: ...and release the Menu button The FM menu will show on the display 4 Rotate the Tuning control until AUDIO shows on the display Press and release the Tuning control 5 To switch to mono to reduce the hiss from a weak FM signal rotate the Tuning control until MONO appears on the display Press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting 6 If you wish to return to the stereo mode while listeni...

Page 19: ...utton to switch on the radio 2 Repeatedly press and release the Mode button to select either the FM or DAB mode 3 Tune to the required station as previously described 4 PressandreleasethePresetbutton Thedisplaywillshow forexample Empty 1 if no station has been stored to that preset 5 Rotate the Tuning control to select the desired preset station number under which you wish to store the station 6 P...

Page 20: ...Thedisplaywillshow forexample 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 4 Rotate the Tuning control to select the desired preset station 5 Press and release the Tuning control Your radio will tune to the chosen preset station stored in the preset memory 1 2 4 ...

Page 21: ...al passes through a solid object Human bodies brick and concrete walls heavy furniture or bookcases will all reduce the operational range of your Bluetooth devices to a greater or lesser extent Glass dry wall or wood paneled walls and office partitions may have a less severe but noticeable effect Metal pipes foil lined plasterboard metal window frames and domestic wiring can also have an effect Yo...

Page 22: ...ur phone tablet or PC direct it to search for discoverable devices After a few seconds you should see a device named Blutune 50 5 Select Blutune 50 to cause your phone tablet or PC to pair with your radio and to establish a connection 6 Once the connection is established the Bluetooth indicator on the radio display will remain lit You can now begin playing music from your phone etc Some Bluetooth ...

Page 23: ...method of controlling the volume However if you are using headphones plugged into your radio we strongly recommend that the radio s volume control is used as the means of adjusting the audio volume You will then need to set the volume on the connected Bluetooth device to a higher level The purposehereistopreventunexpectedlyloudnoisesintheheadphones when changing modes in the radio or when switchin...

Page 24: ...that your radio s volume is set to a suitable listening level 3 The radio will disconnect device and then will become discoverable foraperiodofapproximately60seconds TheBluetoothindicatorwill flash on the screen You may then pair your radio with a new device Some Bluetooth devices will automatically connect while others may need you to confirm the connection If no new connection is made then the r...

Page 25: ...the menu button to access the main menu Rotate the Tuning control until SYSTEM shows on the display Press and release the control Rotate the Tuning control until ALARM shows on the display and press and release the control ALARM 1 will appear on the display Rotate the Tuning control to access ALARM 2 if required Press and release the Tuning control to enter alarm setting procedure 2 Press and rele...

Page 26: ... Once Will sound at one time only Weekends Will sound only on weekends Weekdays Will sound only on weekdays Daily Will sound everyday Ifsettingthealarmtoonceonly continuewithstep10below Otherwise skip to step 16 on the following page 10 Press and release the Tuning control to enter the setting The alarm day will flash on the display 11 Rotate the Tuning control to choose the alarm day 12 Press and...

Page 27: ...resets Rotate the Tuning control to choose either LAST to wake up to the last listened radio station or from a preset on the display Note That you can only set the alarm to use a preset which has already been stored Please see Presetting stations page 18 18 Press and release the Tuning control The volume setting will show on the display 19 Rotate the Tuning control to choose the desired alarm volu...

Page 28: ... instead Note If the radio is switched on because of a radio alarm you can control basic functions such as the volume control When the buzzer alarm activates it will start softly and gradually increase in level The alarm icon will flash on the screen and the radio will automatically switch back to standby mode when the 60 minutes have elapsed 1 Snooze function 1 Whentheradioorbuzzeralarmsounds pre...

Page 29: ...h each of the settings for the chosen alarm You may use the Tuning control to modify any particular setting if desired using the Tuning control to enter the modification 2 1 Disable alarms 1 Press and hold the Alarm button Alarm 1 will show on the display and the alarm indicator will flash on the display Press and release the Alarm button again if you wish to set Alarm 2 2 Press and release the Tu...

Page 30: ...to 90 minutes A further increment will cause the sleep timer to be set to OFF which will cancel the sleep function 3 Press and release the Tuning control The display will exit the sleep options 4 Your radio will switch off after the preset sleep time has elapsed 5 To view the remaining sleep time press and hold the Sleep button and then release the button The remaining sleep time will show on the ...

Page 31: ...e menu will show on the display 3 Rotate the Tuning control until SYSTEM appears on the display Press and release the Tuning control 4 Rotate the Tuning control until TIME appears on the display Press and release the Tuning control 5 Rotate the Tuning control until 12 24 HR appears on the display Press and release the Tuning control 6 Rotate the Tuning control to display either 12 or 24 hour forma...

Page 32: ...ntrol until SYSTEM appears on the display Press and release the Tuning control 4 Rotate the Tuning control until TIME appears on the display Press and release the Tuning control 5 Rotate the Tuning control until SET TIME appears on the display 6 Press and release the Tuning control to enter the manual setting procedure The hour digits will then flash on the display 7 Rotate the Tuning control to s...

Page 33: ... PM 11 Rotate the Tuning control to select the current day 12 Press and release the Tuning control to enter the day setting The month will then flash on the display 13 Rotate the Tuning control to select the current month 14 Press and release the Tuning control to enter the month setting The year will then flash on the display 15 Rotate the Tuning control to select the current year 16 Press and re...

Page 34: ...e the Tuning control 4 Rotate the Tuning control until TIME appears on the display Press and release the Tuning control 5 Rotate the Tuning control until UPDATE appears on the display Press and release the Tuning control 6 Rotate the Tuning control to choose an update option from ANY DAB FM or NONE 7 Press and release the Tuning control to confirm your choice 8 The radio will set its time accordin...

Page 35: ...of the display to suit the ambient room lighting when the unit is in the standby mode or in use press and release the Dimmer button to select the dimmer brightness from High Medium Low and an almost off night time setting When the radio is in standby mode pressing any button other than the dimmer button or turning the rotary control will cause the radio to switch to a higher brightness level for a...

Page 36: ...dio 2 PressandreleasetheMenubutton Themenuwillshowonthedisplay 3 Rotate the Tuning control until SYSTEM shows on the display 4 Press and release the Tuning control 5 Rotate the Tuning control until SW VER shows on the display 6 Press and release the Tuning control The display shows the software information 7 Press and release the Menu button to exit the software display 3 6 1 2 7 ...

Page 37: ...button Themenuwillshowonthedisplay 3 Rotate the Tuning control until SYSTEM shows on the display 4 Press and release the Tuning control 5 Rotate the Tuning control until LANGUAGE appears on the display 6 PressandreleasetheTuningcontroltoenterthelanguageadjustment menu 7 Rotate the Tuning control until your desired language appears on the display 8 Press and release the Tuning control to confirm yo...

Page 38: ...ill revert to the previous display 5 With Y displayed press and release the Tuning control A full reset will be performed The station list and presets will be erased Alarms will be cancelled and settings will be set to their default values The display will show WELCOME and after a short time the current time and day will appear on the display 6 See Operating your radio on page 4 for further detail...

Page 39: ...d for use with either headphones or an earpiece Inserting a plug automati cally 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 radio IMPORTANT Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphones can cause hearing loss ...

Page 40: ...econtrolonyourplayerandontheradioforcomfortable listening 5 RemovethecablefromtheAuxiliaryinputsocketorpressandrelease the Mode button to cancel Auxiliary Input mode Note If the radio is in Auxiliary input mode with no input signal being applied for more than 15 minutes then it will automatically switch to the standby mode The LCD will revert to the standby mode clock display To use the radio agai...

Page 41: ...n whenusingthemanufacturerschargingunitsuppliedwiththesmartphone 1 Ensure your radio is plugged in 2 Connect your smart phone to the USB charging socket at the rear of your radio 3 Your iPhone or smart phone will begin to charge 4 Once your iPhone or smart phone has charged remove the USB lead 2 Software upgrades In the event that any software update is made available for your radio information on...

Page 42: ...ur 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...

Page 43: ...ithout notice Circuit Features Loudspeaker x 2 34 mm Bass speaker 70 mm Output Power 2 x 5 Watts 10 Watts Headphone socket 3 5mm dia Auxiliary input socket 3 5mm dia Aerial System FM Wire aerial DAB Wire aerial Specifications Power Requirements Mains AC 230V 50 60 Hz Adaptor Frequency Coverage FM 87 5 108MHz DAB 174 928 239 200MHz ...

Page 44: ...the dealer from whom the instrument was purchased It is likely that your Roberts dealer will be able to attend to any defect quickly and efficiently but should it be necessary the dealer will return the instrument to the Company s service department for attention In the event that it is not possible to return the instrument to the Roberts dealer from whom it was purchased please contact Roberts Ra...

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