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7. Press and release the

Clock button

the alarm off time digits will

show on the display and "OFF" will be displayed next to the alarm

symbol.

8. Press and release the

Clock/Adjust button

to adjust the alarm off

hour digits. The alarm hour digits will flash.

9. Press the

Tuning Up or Down buttons

to select the required alarm

hour.

10. Press and release the

Clock/Adjust button

to adjust the alarm off

minute digits. The alarm minute digits will flash.

11. Press the

Tuning Up or Down buttons

to select the required alarm

minute.

12. Press and release the

Clock button

the previous alarm mode set

will show on the display and "SOURCE" will be displayed next to the

alarm symbol.

13. Press and release the

Clock/Adjust button

to adjust the alarm

mode.

14. Press the

Tuning Up or Down buttons

to select the required alarm

mode.

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9,11

Summary of Contents for MP-23

Page 1: ...MP 23 CD AM FM RDS DAB digital sound system with MP3 WMA SD USB and remote control Please read this manual before use ROBERTSSound for Generations ...

Page 2: ... 18 Software version DAB only 18 Dynamic Range Control DRC settings DAB only 19 Operating your radio Search tuning FM 20 Automatic programme type search FM 21 Display modes FM RDS 22 Contents FM Stereo Mono 22 Operating your radio Search tuning MW 23 Manual tuning FM and MW 24 Presetting stations 25 Equalizer function 26 Mute function 26 Sleep function 27 Compact discs 28 31 MP3 WMA CD mode 32 35 ...

Page 3: ...SB memory devices Auxiliary input The MP 23 can be used as an amplifier and loudspeaker system for external MP3 players mini disc players and similar devices Headphone output A standard 3 5mm headphone socket is provided for private listening Digital output An optical output is provided for connection to AV receivers mini disc recorders or other devices with a digital input Line Out socket A stand...

Page 4: ...3 Controls 1 Infra red sensor 2 Loudspeakers 3 LCD display 4 CD slot Front 1 2 7 3 2 4 5 6 5 CD Eject button 6 SD card door 7 On Off Volume control ...

Page 5: ...all our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 4 Controls Rear 8 Telescopic aerial 9 Mains input socket 10 Optical output socket Toslink 11 Auxiliary in socket 9 8 12 Line Out socket 13 Headphone socket 14 3D Sound switch 10 11 13 14 12 ...

Page 6: ...astforward button 8 Ok Select button 9 Autotune button 10 Setup Repeat button 11 Info Random button 12 Play Pause button 13 Stop button 14 Direct track access button 15 Equalizer button 16 Volume Down button 17 Volume Up button 18 Mute button 19 Sleep button 20 Clock button 21 On Off button 22 SD USB button 23 CD button 2 5 13 16 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 ...

Page 7: ... ensuring that the positive side of the battery faces you with holder positioned as shown 5 Replace the battery holder 6 Mains operation 1 Place your radio on a flat surface 2 Plug the mains lead into the Socket located on the rear of your radio ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket 3 Plug the other end of the mains lead into a wall socket and switch on the wall socket 4 The clock...

Page 8: ...ress and hold the Clock Adjust button the hour digits on the display will flash 2 Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the desired hour digit is set 3 Press and release the Clock Adjust button the minute digits on the display will flash 4 Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the desired minute digit is set If the button is held down the digits will change more quickly 5 Press the Clock A...

Page 9: ... your system for the first time 1 Fully extend the telescopic aerial 2 Press the On Off button to switch on your radio 3 If this is the first time the sound system is used the display will show CD and will enter CD mode If the sound system has been used before the last used mode will be selected 2 2 ...

Page 10: ...ge 29 To select FM MW 1 Press and release the Radio button until FM Tuner or AM Tuner shows on the display and the unit will enter the FM or the MW mode See page 20 23 To select SD card USB 1 Press and release the SD USB button until SD Card or USB shows on the display and the unit will enter either the SD card or USB mode See page 36 To select Auxiliary 1 Press and release the Radio button until ...

Page 11: ...is is the first time the radio is used a quick scan of UK Band III DAB channels will be carried out The display will show Searching If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected 5 During autotune new stations are detected and will be added to the list 6 When the Auto tune is complete the first station in numeric alpha order 0 9 A Z will be selected 7 If the station list ...

Page 12: ...and 3D Sound switch to the required settings Note If after selecting a station the display continues to show Station not available it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception 4 4 2 2 Secondary services DAB 1 Certainradiostationshaveoneormoresecondaryservicesassociated with them If a station has a secondary service associated with it the display will show next t...

Page 13: ...as artist track name phone in number etc b Programme type Displays type of station being listened to e g Pop Classic News etc c Multiplex Name Displays name of multiplex to which current station belongs d Time and date Displays current time and date e Channel frequency Displays channel number and frequency f Bit rate audio type Displays the digital bit rate and audio type g Signal error Displays s...

Page 14: ...ew stations are found the station counter on the right hand side of the display will increase and stations will be added to the list 2 To carry out a full scan of the entire DAB Band III frequencies press and hold down the AutoTune button for more than 2 seconds and then release The display will show Scanning As new stations are found the station counter on the right hand side of the display will ...

Page 15: ... Select button to select the channel 5 Any new stations that are found are automatically added to the stored list of stations 6 Press and release the Ok Select button to return to normal tuning mode Signal strength display DAB 1 Press and release the Ok Select button the lower line of the display shows signal strength Position your radio and angle the telescopic aerial for best reception using the...

Page 16: ...u left off so that you never miss a single word Radio stations can effectively be put on hold between 5 and 15 minutes depending on the station you are listening to Note the feature only operates on the DAB waveband 1 To place your radio in mode simply press the button the sound from the loudspeaker will be muted The display will show the Pause symbol and the time that you are delayed by 2 To retu...

Page 17: ... Pauseplus Rewind and fastforward DAB 1 Press the button and press and hold the Tuning Up Fast forward or Tuning Down rewind buttons to scroll to the item you wish to listen 2 When using your radio s feature the top line of display automatically switches to show the time that you are delayed 1 1 ...

Page 18: ...lphanumeric and active station Favourite stations When this setting is switched on after a period of time the most listened to stations will move to the top of the station list and will be marked with the heart symbol Alphanumeric Press the Tuning Up and Down buttons until Alphanumeric appears on the display Your radio will now select stations in alphanumeric order A Z 0 9 Active station Press the...

Page 19: ...ersion appears on the display The software version will appear on the display Prune stations DAB only 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 station list that can no longer be received 1 Press and release the Setup button until Station order appears on the display Press and release the Ok Select butt...

Page 20: ...s and release the Tuning Up and Down buttons until the display shows DRC value 4 Press and release the Ok Select button to enter adjustment mode 5 Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select required DRC setting default is 0 DRC 0 DRC is switched off Broadcast DRC will be ignored DRC 1 2 DRC level is set to 1 2 that sent by broadcaster DRC 1 DRC is set as sent by broadcaster 6 Press ...

Page 21: ...n it finds a station of sufficient strength 5 After a few seconds the display will update If the FM band is selected the display will show the station name if available 6 To find other stations press and hold the Tuning Up button as be fore 7 To scan the FM band in a downwards direction high frequency to low frequency press and hold down the Tuning Down button for 0 5 seconds and then release 8 Wh...

Page 22: ... the programme type mode the first programme type available will show on display 5 Press and release the Autotune button until the required programme type shows on the display 6 To begin the programme type search press and hold down either the Tuning Up or Down buttons for 0 5 seconds The radio will scan the FM band until it finds a station transmitting your required programme type 7 If a programm...

Page 23: ... Pop Classic News etc c Radio Text Displays radio text messages such as news items etc d Time and date Displays current time and date e Frequency Displays frequency of the station being listened to Note When tuned to the FM band information display is only available when the radio is able to receive RDS information from the broadcaster a b c d e 1 FM Stereo Mono 1 If a station being received is we...

Page 24: ... frequency and stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength 5 After a few seconds the display will update 6 To find other stations press and release the Tuning Up button as before 7 To scan the MW band in a downwards direction high frequency to low frequency press and hold down the Tuning Down button for 0 5 seconds and then release 8 Whenthewavebandendisreachedyourradiowillre...

Page 25: ...W recep tion there is a built in ferrite aerial Rotate your radio to the position giving best reception 3 Press the Tuning Up and Down buttons to tune to a station The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz on FM On MW the frequency will change in steps of 9 kHz 4 When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end 5 Set the Volume and 3D Sound switch ...

Page 26: ...nder the chosen preset button Repeat this procedure for the remaining presets 4 Stations stored in preset memories may be overwritten by following Recalling a preset station 1 Press the On Off button to switch on your radio 2 Select the required waveband by pressing the Radio button 3 Momentarily press the required Preset button 1 10 your radio will tune to the station stored in preset memory Note...

Page 27: ...suit the particular broadcast listened to Your radio has six equalizer modes 1 Press the Equalizer button to cycle through the various modes a Flat b Jazz c Rock d Classic e Pop f News 1 Mute function Pressing the Mute button will mute the output from the loudspeakers 1 Press the Mute button to mute sound output 2 Press Mute again to return to normal play mode 1 ...

Page 28: ...ess the Sleep button to enter the sleep setup Sleep will appear on the display 2 Repeatedly press and release the Sleep button to select the desired sleep time 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 minutes or to OFF to premanently cancel the sleep function 3 Your radio will switch off after the preset sleep time has elapsed 4 To cancel the sleep function before the preset time has elapsed press the On Off bu...

Page 29: ...ree cloth in a straight line from the centre towards the edge Cleaning agents may damage the CD Do not expose the CD to rain moisture sand or to excessive heat e g from heating equipment or in motor cars parked in the sun CD R CD RW discs Your MP 23 can playback CD DA format audio CD R CD RW discs that have been finalised upon completion of recording Your MP 23 may fail to playback some CD R CD RW...

Page 30: ...cing up into the cd compart ment The CD will be automatically loaded The unit will check the CD type and load its track list The display will show loading and then reading as the information is read 4 If you load a CD with MP3 tracks your sound system will enter the MP3 mode see page 32 Playing a CD 1 Press the Play Pause button to start playback The display will show the first track number 2 Adju...

Page 31: ...e track numbers cycle release the button when the desired track is displayed 3 Press the Play Pause button to play the selected track Select a desired track 1 For track numbers 1 9 simply press the corresponding digit button 2 For track numbers ten and above press the direct track access but ton then press the required digits 3 If the track number entered exceeds the number of tracks on the CD the...

Page 32: ...e repeated 1 Repeat all tracks 1 Whilst the CD is playing press the Setup button until the repeat all tracks symbol appears in the display All the tracks will be repeated 1 Play files in random order 1 WhilsttheCDisplaying presstheInfobuttonuntiltherandom symbol appears in the display The tracks will be played in random order 1 To stop playing files in random order 1 Whilst the CD is playing repea...

Page 33: ...tware or hardware settings or by the CD being used Should such problems arise contact the customer services of your CD burner or software manufacturer or look for relevant information for example on the internet When you are making audio CDs observe all legal guidelines and ensure that the copyright of third parties is not infringed 1 Intro play feature The button marked Intro will cause the first...

Page 34: ... To take out the CD press and release the CD Eject button The display will show OPEN 1 3 2 2 2 4 5 Selecting a track 1 Whilst the CD is playing press either the Fastforward or Rewind buttons to change to the desired track the track number appears in the display 2 You can also skip tracks when the player is in stop mode Skip to the desired track using the Fastforward or Rewind buttons Press and hol...

Page 35: ... press the required digits 3 If the track number entered exceeds the number of tracks on the CD then no track will be played 2 1 2 1 1 Search function 1 Whilst the MP3 CD is playing press and hold the Fastforward or Rewind buttons 2 Release the button when the desired part of the track is reached To skip to the next folder 1 Whilst the MP3 CD is in stop or play mode press and release the Folder bu...

Page 36: ...s 1 WhilsttheMP3CDisplaying presstheSetupbuttonuntiltherepeatall tracks symbol appears in the display All the tracks will be repeated 1 1 1 To stop playing files in random order 1 Whilst the MP3 CD is playing repeatedly press the Info button until the random symbol disappears from the display The MP3 CD will return to normal play 1 Repeat all MP3 tracks in a single album 1 Whilst the MP3 CD is pla...

Page 37: ...behind the panel beneath the volume control This is opened by pushing and releasing the right hand top cor ner of the panel To close the panel press in the panel door until it clicks into place Do not attempt to open or close the panel door using the left hand edge as this may distort or damage the panel Inserting and removing a card To insert an SD card into your radio push the card label side fo...

Page 38: ...e removed when the unit is in stop mode You may find that although you have added files to either an SD card or a USB memory device the MP 23 is unable to identify the files and may report No data In this event we recommend that the card or memory should be reformatted in your computer Before doing this you should copy all files and folders on the card to your computer for temporary storage After ...

Page 39: ... desired track using the Fastforward or Rewind buttons Press and hold the button to make the track numbers cycle release the button when the desired track is displayed 3 Press the Play Pause button to play the selected track Select a desired track 1 For track numbers 1 9 simply press the corresponding digit button 2 For track numbers ten and above press the direct track access but ton then press t...

Page 40: ... and hold the Fastforward or Rewind buttons 2 Release the button when the desired part of the track is reached To skip to the next folder 1 Whilst the unit is in stop mode press and release the Folder but ton 2 The first file of the next folder will be played 1 39 ...

Page 41: ...o button until the random symbol disappears from the display The unit will return to normal play 1 Repeat all MP3 WMA tracks in a single album 1 Whilst the MP3 WMA file is playing press the Setup button until the repeat all tracks in a single album symbol appears in the display All the tracks within that album will be repeated 1 40 SD card USB memory device Intro play 1 Whilst the unit is in stop ...

Page 42: ...button again the alarm digits will show on the display and On will be displayed next to the alarm symbol 3 Press and release the Clock Adjust button to adjust the alarm hour digits The alarm hour digits will flash 4 Press the Tuning Up or Down to select the required alarm hour 5 Press and release the Clock Adjust button to adjust the alarm minute digits The alarm minute digits will flash 6 Press t...

Page 43: ...p or Down buttons to select the required alarm hour 10 Press and release the Clock Adjust button to adjust the alarm off minute digits The alarm minute digits will flash 11 Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the required alarm minute 12 Press and release the Clock button the previous alarm mode set will show on the display and SOURCE will be displayed next to the alarm symbol 13 Press a...

Page 44: ...n and the radio will remain in standby mode until the alarm sounds The alarm symbol will appear in the display If the alarm has been enabled To enable the alarm if needed press and release the alarm button see page 44 The alarm will sound at the selected alarm time The alarm volume will be the volume previously listened to when set ting up the alarms Note The alarm will not sound if the alarm has ...

Page 45: ...ED or Off CANCEL press and release the Alarm button 2 The alarm symbol will appear when the alarm has been enabled Cancelling alarms Note The alarm will activate for the specified alarm duration maximum 24 hours 1 Press the On Off button to switch the alarm off 2 Enter the alarm setup menu and select the alarm mode to the CANCEL position 1 44 1 ...

Page 46: ...rm reset 3 Press in and release the Ok Select button to select System reset 4 If DAB was used last then a Quick scan of the DAB band will be performed otherwise a Quick scan will be carried out the next time the DAB band is selected After a system reset any DAB preset settings will have been cancelled If a problem persists our technical staff would be pleased to help offer any assistance on operat...

Page 47: ...ck display 1 Your radio will display clock time when it is set to Standby mode 1 3D sound switch Your radio speakers may be altered to give a normal or a 3D sound effect 1 To give 3D sound switch your 3D sound switch to 3D position 2 To give normal sound switch your 3D sound switch to normal 46 ...

Page 48: ... socket 3 Adjust the Volume control on your iPod MP3 or CD player for com fortable listening Line Out socket 3 5mm Jack A 3 5mm Line Out socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for connecting the audio signal to an external amplifier Inserting an audio cable into this socket will not mute the internal loudspeaker Set the volume control to minimum if desired 1 47 ...

Page 49: ...ts 1 A 3 5mm Headphone Socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for use with headphones Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker 2 A digital optical output socket is provided on the rear of your radio for connection to an amplifier mini disc or other equipment with a digital optical input 2 48 ...

Page 50: ...mm dia Digital optical output socket Toslink Aerial System FM Telescopic aerial DAB Telescopic aerial MW Built in ferrite aerial 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 It is recommended that the DAB band be used wherever possible as better results in terms of quality and freedom from interference will usu...

Page 51: ...he mains plug is cut off remove the fuse and dispose of the plug immediately to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply If this product is not supplied with a mains plug or one has to be fitted then follow the instructions given below IMPORTANT DO NOT make any connection to the larger terminal which is marked with the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or co...

Page 52: ...51 Notes ...

Page 53: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 52 Notes ...

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Page 55: ...ct use 2 Consequential damage 3 Receivers with removed or defaced serial numbers N B Damaged or broken telescopic aerials will not be replaced under guarantee Procedure Any claim under this guarantee should be made through 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 t...

Page 56: ...ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES 97 99 Worton Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 6EG Technical Helpline 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri during office hours Website http www robertsradio co uk Issue 1 ...

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