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18. AM external aerial socket.

19. DX/Local switch (AM sensitivity).

20. FM mono/stereo and AM wide/narrow switch.

21. Stereo headphone socket.

22. DC input socket (6 volts).

23. MW 9/10kHz switch.

24. Tuning speed switch.

25. Lock switch.

26. Alarm selector switch.

27. High/low tone switch.

28. Volume control.

29. Folding stand.

30. Back-up battery compartment.

31. Main battery compartment.

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Page 2: ...g dual time 16 Waveband selection 19 Tuning 22 Direct tuning 24 Manual tuning 28 Scan tuning 30 Memory tuning 33 Recalling a station from preset memory 35 Setting the alarm standby 36 Setting the sleep timer 40 Mono Stereo and DX Local switch 41 Headphones 42 Lock switch 42 Using an external aerial 43 MW step size switch 43 Care and maintenance 44 Specifications 45 ...

Page 3: ...fer instant access to your favourite stations on LW MW FM and SW Dual time facility allows you to preset your local time or UTC time or any two time zones with instant recall Scanning circuit allows you to search for active stations Cancel button allows you to instantly change incorrect information keyed into the microprocessor SW metre buttons offer instant selection of any desired SW band Sleep ...

Page 4: ...utton 5 Sleep button 6 Liquid crystal display 7 Power button 8 Tuning knob 9 Manual auto scan tuning buttons 10 Standby button 11 Frequency select button 12 Metre select button 13 Waveband select buttons 14 Numeric and metre band buttons 15 Cancel button 16 Enter button 17 Memory button ...

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Page 6: ...row switch 21 Stereo headphone socket 22 DC input socket 6 volts 23 MW 9 10kHz switch 24 Tuning speed switch 25 Lock switch 26 Alarm selector switch 27 High low tone switch 28 Volume control 29 Folding stand 30 Back up battery compartment 31 Main battery compartment 23 24 25 26 27 28 18 19 20 21 22 ...

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Page 8: ...quency display 10 Frequency units indicator 11 Battery indicator 12 Signal strength and battery level indicator 13 SW metre band indicator 1 Waveband indicators 2 Time display 3 Lock switch indicator 4 Dual time indicator 5 Sleep function indicator 6 Standby indicator 7 FM stereo indicator 8 Memory preset indicator ...

Page 9: ... cover in the direction of the arrow and lift off 2 Insert 4 LR6 AA size batteries into the compartment marked RADIO BATTERY and 2 LR6 AA size batteries into the compartment marked BACK UP BATTERY ensuring that the batteries are positioned on top of the ribbons to allow for easy removal 3 Replace the battery covers over their compartments and push in the opposite direction to the arrows until a cl...

Page 10: ...ondition for approximately 7 second after the radio is switched off If the indicator falls below 2 the 4 radio batteries should replaced Note When changing back up batteries the 4 radio batteries must be installed to prevent clock time and memory loss 1 Replace the 4 radio batteries if the battery indicator falls below 2 ...

Page 11: ...11 SW M S MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 Replace the 2 back up batteries if the display begins to fade 2 Replace the 4 radio batteries if E appears in the display ...

Page 12: ...left side of the radio Plug the adaptor into a standard 13A mains socket outlet Whenever the adaptor is used the batteries are automatically disconnected The AC adaptor should be disconnected from the mains supply when not in use We would recommend for economy that the R809 be used via an AC adaptor wherever possible with battery operation for occasional or stand by use only PU6 B INPUT 240V 50Hz ...

Page 13: ...TIME SET The clock will start running when the batteries are installed The display will show 0 00 The clock can be set with the radio power on or off 1 Press the Time Set button The TIME SET symbol will flash in the display ...

Page 14: ...the numbered buttons As you press each button the corresponding number will show on the display 3 If you press the wrong number press the C cancel button which will delete one number at a time Note Time can only be adjusted while the TIME SET symbol is flash ing in the display ...

Page 15: ...15 4 Press the Enter button to complete setting the clock the display will now show the correct time Note Time should be entered in 24Hr format e g 3 00pm would be entered as 15 00 ...

Page 16: ...s the Time Set button The TIME SET symbol will flash in the display Setting dual time In addition to real time a second time zone can be programmed into this radio 1 Press the lower Dual time button The display will show DUAL ...

Page 17: ... press the C cancel button which will delete one number at a time 3 While the TIME SET symbol is flashing set the correct time by pressing the numbered buttons As you press each button the corre sponding number will show on the display ...

Page 18: ... upper Dual time button The DUAL symbol and dual time will be shown in the display Release the button to return the display to normal time b To permanently change the display to dual time mode press the lower recessed Dual time button The DUAL symbol and dual time will be shown in the display c To permanently change the display back to real time mode press the lower recessed Dual time button The D...

Page 19: ...band selection There are four waveband selection buttons located below the Liquid Crystal Display SW M m MHz kHz DUAL Waveband Frequency Coverage FM 87 5 108MHz LW 150 519kHz MW 520 1710kHz SW 1 711 29 999MHz ...

Page 20: ...rn on the radio by pressing the Power button The display will show the last frequency and waveband selected 2 Press one of the waveband select buttons the last frequency used on the selected waveband will appear on the display ...

Page 21: ... metre bands can be accessed directly 1 Press the Metre button The display will flash SW indicating that a SW metre band may be selected For example pressing the 6 41m button will allow direct access to the 41m band ...

Page 22: ...c c c c c c c c c c c DUAL SW M m MHz kHz b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b ...

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Page 24: ...ency Direct tuning Stations may be selected by using any one of the four different available tuning methods Direct tuning Manual tuning Scan tuning Memory tuning Example To tune to 100 7MHz on the FM band 1 Press the Power button to turn on the radio ...

Page 25: ...a mistake is made during entry press the C button to clear the last digit entered 4 Press the button marked Enter the frequency and waveband will now appear in the display Note Make sure that you enter the decimal point in 100 70 MHz otherwise the display will show SW 10 070 MHz ...

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Page 27: ...27 7 When selecting a stereo FM station and using stereo earphones make sure that the FM mode switch is in the STEREO position ...

Page 28: ...28 Manual tuning 1 Press the power button to turn on the radio M MHz kHz 2 Select a waveband SW M MHz ...

Page 29: ...z SW 5kHz 4 Manual tuning can also be carried out by rotating the TUNING control until the required frequency is reached Note with the Tuning speed control set to the positions shown the tuning will change in steps as follows FAST SLOW FM 100kHz 50kHz LW 9kHz 1kHz MW 9kHz or 10kHz 1kHz SW 5kHz 1kHz To prevent accidental operation of the Tuning control set the Tuning speed control to the Lock posit...

Page 30: ...30 5 Adjust the Volume and Tone controls for comfortable listening M MHz kHz 1 Press the power button to turn on the radio Scan tuning ...

Page 31: ...veband 3 Press and hold down either the tuning or buttons for more than half a second to commence scan tuning The radio will scan all frequencies in the selected band and stop automatically each time it finds an active station ...

Page 32: ...uencies on LW in Europe the receiver may not stop on precisely the correct frequency when tuning on LW e g LW BBC radio 4 will stop on 200kHz instead of 198kHz In these instances set the Tuning Speed control to the slow position and rotate the Tuning control knob to retune to the correct frequency Once found the correct frequency can be stored in memory as described on page 33 5 Adjust the Volume ...

Page 33: ...s in memory 18 on SW 18 on FM 9 on LW and 9 on MW To store a station in preset memory proceed as follows 1 Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button 2 Tune to the desired frequency using one of the previously described tuning methods M MHz kHz FM MHz ...

Page 34: ...l stop flashing and your station will be stored in the memory position selected Note Stations can only be preset while the memory symbol M is flashing in the display On SW and FM a further 9 stations can be preset by using memory locations 01 09 e g to store a SW station in memory location 02 Press the button marked M memory followed by the buttons marked 0 and 2 FM M MHz FM M MHz ...

Page 35: ...orresponding to the preset memory location for the required station The radio will instantly tune to the station and the display will show its frequency and memory location If you wish to select another preset station press any one of the numbered buttons for instant access Recalling a station from preset memory ...

Page 36: ...he any one of the buttons 1 9 e g to recall SW memory location 02 press the buttons marked 0 and 2 FM M MHz Setting the alarm Standby 1 Press the Standby button the display will flash and show the last alarm time set this will be 0 00 the first time the alarm is set ...

Page 37: ...mber was keyed in pressing the C button will delete one digit for each press Press the Enter button the display will show 13 30 and Standby will stop flashing indicating that the alarm has been set to 13 30 If the time keyed in is not valid i e 25 30 the display will show E for about 2 seconds and then revert to showing real time ...

Page 38: ...time is set the display will return to showing real time and the colon will start to flash 4 To verify the alarm time press the Standby button to display the alarm time Press the Standby button to return to real time mode ...

Page 39: ...itch to the required position Note 1 With the switch set to the buzzer position the alarm will sound softly at first and then gradually increase in volume 2 Tune the radio to the required station before setting the alarm When the alarm operates the radio will play the last station selected 3 When the alarm is sounding press the Power button to cancel the alarm for 24Hrs ...

Page 40: ...will disappear from the display M MHz kHz The sleep timer will automatically switch off the radio after a preset time has elapsed 1 Repeatedly press the Sleep button the display will cycle through the available sleep times in the order 60 45 30 15 90 Release the Sleep button when the required sleep time appears in the display ...

Page 41: ...ible to reduce the hiss set the Mono Stereo switch to the Mono position to return to mono operation Note FM stereo is only available via headphones 2 When listening to AM MW LW SW broadcasts the DX Local switch adjusts the radios sensitivity If you are listening to a strong station and the signal is distorted set the DX Local switch to the Local position for best reception For normal or weak stati...

Page 42: ...ly disconnected Lock switch The Lock switch is use to prevent unintentional operation of the radio 1 Set the Lock switch located on the right side of the radio to the up position the symbol will appear in the display The Power and all other buttons will be disabled This will prevent accidental operation when the radio is packed in a suitcase or carrying pouch To release the Lock switch move the sw...

Page 43: ... jack plug which is then inserted into the socket marked AM EXT ANT located on the left side of the radio MW step size switch 1 This switch located on the right side of the radio beneath the Rotary tuning knob provides a means of changing the MW step size from 9kHz to 10kHz In Europe and most other parts of the world set the switch to the 9kHz position For the USA and Canada set the switch to the ...

Page 44: ...xposed to water steam or sand Do not leave the 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 Care and maintenance ...

Page 45: ...dphone socket 3 5mm dia stereo AM external aerial 3 5mm DC in 6 0 volts centre pin negative Accessories Carrying pouch The company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice Frequency range FM 87 5 108MHz LW 150 519kHz MW 520 1710 SW 1 715 29 995MHz 120m 2 300 2 495MHz 90m 3 200 3 400MHz 75m 3 900 4 000MHz 60m 4 750 5 060MHz 49m 5 950 6 200MHz 41m 7 100 7 350MHz 31m 9 400 9 900MH...

Page 46: ...Notes ...

Page 47: ...opic 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 the dealer will return the instrument to the company s service department for attention In the event that it i...

Page 48: ...ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT 97 99 Worton Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 6EG Technical Helpline 0181 758 0338 Issue 3 ...

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