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1. Switch on your radio and select the FM

waveband.

2. Tune into a station, the display will indicate

frequency for a few seconds and then
change to show the station name. The

symbol will appear in the display

3. If the station does not carry RDS

information only the station frequency will
be shown.

Note: the

indicator will flash if the

signal is too weak for RDS operation.

Operating your radio using RDS (Radio data system)

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Summary of Contents for R9917

Page 1: ...ROBERTS Sound for Generations Please read this manual before use R9917 3 band digital RDS preset stereo radio ...

Page 2: ...ng stations 20 Recalling a preset station 22 Changing preset station order 23 Deleting preset stations 24 Radio Data System RDS 25 Operating your radio using RDS 27 Alternate Frequency AF 28 Traffic Announcements TA 29 ATS Automatic Tuning System 31 Sleep timer 33 Display Modes Backlight 34 Lock Switch 35 Earphones 36 Headphone socket 37 AC Adaptor not included 38 Mono button 39 Troubleshooting Re...

Page 3: ...te frequency function AF z Automatically finds and stores BBC national FM stations z Thirty memory presets offer instant access to your favourite stations on LW MW and FM z Full clock alarm functions z Adjustable sleep timer allows you to fall asleep to music z ATS Auto Tuning System which will scan and automatically preset stations z FM stereo via earphones z Scan and manual tuning modes Features...

Page 4: ...e button 2 Traffic button 3 AF button 4 Mono Alarm button 5 Power button 6 Light button 7 Tuning up button 8 Tuning down button 9 Display button 10 Preset up button 11 Preset down button 12 Memory Mem delete 13 Band Time set button Controls 3 ...

Page 5: ...dvice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 Volume control 15 Loudspeaker Headphone switch 16 Headphone socket 17 DC input socket 18 Lock switch 19 Telescopic Aerial 20 Earphones 4 ...

Page 6: ... Key lock indicator C RDS indicator D Low battery indicator E Time indicator F Stereo indicator G Traffic indicator H Alarm indicator I Memory delete indicator J Auto preset indicator K Memory set indicator L Frequency time station display Display 5 ...

Page 7: ...echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 1 Position the radio face down 2 Press the catch as shown and slide in the direction of the arrow 3 Lift up the battery cover 4 Insert 2 x LR6 AA size batteries as shown in the diagram Installing batteries 6 ...

Page 8: ...dicator will appear in the display when the batteries are in need of replacement After removing the batteries you have approximately 3 minutes to replace the batteries after which clock and memory information will be lost Battery replacement 7 ...

Page 9: ...ted once every minute If the station has sufficient signal strength the clock will set within one or two minutes 1 Switch on the radio with the Power button 2 Select the FM waveband by repeat pressing of the Band button 3 Fully extend the Telescopic aerial 4 Press and hold down the Tuning up or down buttons until the frequency in the display begins to change rapidly release the button Setting the ...

Page 10: ...y 6 Press the Auto time set button 7 The auto time indicator will flash in the liquid crystal display indicating that the radio is waiting for the RDS time signal When the time is set the display will briefly show the time and the indicator will stop flashing If the clock does not set within three to four minutes the radio station may not be transmitting clock time CT information try another radio...

Page 11: ... clock time manually The clock will start running when the 2 LR6 AA size batteries are installed When batteries are installed for the first time the display will show 0 00 The seconds display will start to count as soon as batteries are installed Note Time can only be set with the radio switched off 10 ...

Page 12: ...at the radio is switched off 2 Press and hold down the Time set button until the hours digit begins to flash in the display 3 Whilst the hours digit is flashing adjust the hours using the Tuning up down buttons 11 ...

Page 13: ...l Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 4 Press the Time set button the minute digit begins to flash in the display 5 Whilst the minute digit is flashing adjust the minutes using the Tuning up down buttons 6 Press the Time set button to complete time setting 12 ...

Page 14: ...io is switched off 2 Press and hold down the Alarm button until the hours digit begins to flash in the display 3 Whilst the hours digit is flashing adjust the hours using the Tuning up down buttons Setting the alarm time 13 ...

Page 15: ...l Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 4 Press the Alarm button the minute digit begins to flash in the display 5 Whilst the minute digit is flashing adjust the minutes using the Tuning up down buttons 6 Press the Alarm button to complete alarm time setting 14 ...

Page 16: ...e symbol appears in the display 3 At the preselected time the alarm will sound The alarm may be turned off for 24 hours by pressing any button The alarm will switch off automatically after 3 minutes 4 To permanently cancel the buzzer alarm repeatedly press and release the Alarm button until the symbol is removed from the display Wake to alarm 15 ...

Page 17: ...and button The waveband selected will appear in the display On FM fully extend the Telescopic aerial On MW and LW rotate your radio for best reception 3 Press and hold down either the Tuning or buttons until the frequency in the display begins to change rapidly Release the button 4 Your radio will scan the selected waveband stopping each time it finds a station of sufficient strength Adjust the Vo...

Page 18: ...utton The waveband selected will appear in the display On FM fully extend the Telescopic aerial On MW and LW rotate your radio for best reception 3 A single press on either the Tuning or buttons will change the frequency up or down The frequency steps are FM 50kHz MW 9kHz and LW 9kHz Adjust the Volume control to the required level 17 ...

Page 19: ...ng step size is 10kHz To change the MW tuning step size from 9KHz to 10KHz proceed as follows 1 Switch on your radio and select the MW AM waveband 2 Press and hold down both the Preset and Preset buttons until the display shows AM 9k 3 Press the Tuning up button to select 10kHz step size Press the tuning up button a second time to confirm the setting MW AM tuning step size 18 ...

Page 20: ...ss and hold down both the Preset and Preset buttons until the display shows AM 10k 2 Press the Tuning down button to select 9kHz step size Press the Tuning down button a second time to confirm the setting MW AM tuning step size continued 19 ...

Page 21: ...d station using one of the tuning methods previously described 2 Press and release the Memo button the word Memo will flash in the display 3 Whilst Memo is flashing press one of the Preset up or down button to select the preset under which you wish to store the station 4 Press and release the Memo button to store the station The preset number will now appear alongside M in the display Presetting s...

Page 22: ... display 5 seconds 8 If all the preset memory locations are full pushing the Memo button will cause the display to show FUL FM or FULL MW and LW If you still want to store a new station press the Memo button the new station will replace the station stored in the preset location shown in the display Presetting stations continued 21 ...

Page 23: ...ss Preset or buttons to cycle through the available preset stations Your radio is also equipped with a Memory scan facility 1 Press and hold down either the Preset and buttons to start memory scan Your radio will scan the available memories pausing for a few seconds on each To stop memory scan press either the Preset or buttons when the required preset is reached Recalling a preset station 22 ...

Page 24: ... select the required waveband 2 Select preset memory 2 using the Preset or buttons 3 Press the Memo button Memo and preset 2 will flash in the display 4 Select preset 5 using the Preset or buttons 5 Press the Memo button to complete the operation Changing preset station order 23 ...

Page 25: ...20 8758 0338 Mon Fri Deleting preset stations 1 Switch on your radio and select the preset station to be deleted using the Preset or buttons 2 Press and hold down the Memo button until Memo and Delete flash in the display 3 Press the Memo button to confirm the deletion 24 ...

Page 26: ... 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 radio Radio Data System RDS Enhanced Other Network EON Additional information about other programmes within the same network is transmitted when your broadcasting station is using an Enhanced Other Network You will hear ...

Page 27: ...e Traffic Programme identification TP indicates which RDS stations provide Traffic information The Traffic Announcement identification TA indicates Traffic information is being broadcast When TA is received the symbol will flash in the display Clock Time CT automatic adjustment The Clock Time information transmitted from the broadcasting station can be used for setting and synchronising the clock ...

Page 28: ...or a few seconds and then change to show the station name The symbol will appear in the display 3 If the station does not carry RDS information only the station frequency will be shown Note the indicator will flash if the signal is too weak for RDS operation Operating your radio using RDS Radio data system 27 ...

Page 29: ...adio and select the FM waveband Tune into a station carrying RDS information 2 Press the AF button your radio will scan the list of alternate frequencies and select the one giving best reception If AF information has not yet been received or is not provided by the station you are listening to the radio will remain at the current frequency and the display will indicate NO AF Alternate Frequency AF ...

Page 30: ...once If the station provides traffic information the symbol will appear in the display 3 If the station does not provide traffic information the symbol will not appear and the radio will beep indicating that no traffic information is available 4 During traffic announcements the symbol will flash in the display Traffic Announcements TA 29 ...

Page 31: ...ent is finished the radio will re tune to the previously selected station There may be occasions when the station to which you are listening tells the radio to re tune to a traffic announcement on a local station that is not receivable at your location Under these circumstances there will be some hiss before the radio re tunes back to the previously selected station 6 To turn off traffic informati...

Page 32: ...ivating the ATS function will overwrite any stations previously stored in the memory presets 1 Select the required waveband by pressing the Band button 2 Press and hold down both the Tuning up and Tuning down buttons until the display shows AUTO MEMO Your radio will scan the selected waveband and automatically store stations in memory presets until the memories are full ATS Automatic Tuning System...

Page 33: ...al Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 3 On FM and where signals are of sufficient strength your radio will automatically store BBC Radio 1 in preset memory 1 BBC Radio 2 in preset memory 2 BBC Radio 3 in preset memory 3 and BBC Radio 4 in preset memory 4 32 ...

Page 34: ...o is switched off 2 Press and hold down the Power button until the desired time is reached maximum 90 minutes in 30 minute steps The radio will switch off after the sleep time has elapsed 3 To cancel the sleep function before the preset time has expired press the Power button Sleep timer 33 ...

Page 35: ...ilst tuned to a station you can change between station name frequency alarm and normal time display by repeated pressing of the Display button Display Modes 1 Pressing the Light button will switch on the display backlight and illuminate the display for approximately 7 seconds Display backlight 34 ...

Page 36: ... to the up locked 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 To release the Lock switch move the switch to the down unlocked position the symbol will be removed from the display Lock Switch 35 ...

Page 37: ...age 1 Gently pull out the earphones from the right hand side of the radio 2 Slide the Loudspeaker Headphone switch to the Headphone position the loudspeaker will mute 3 To retract the earphones slide the switch on the rear of the cabinet Hold onto the earphones while they rewind into the cabinet 4 Slide the Loudspeaker Headphone switch to the Loudspeaker position to return to normal operation 36 ...

Page 38: ...fferent types of ear or headphones with your radio 1 To use external headphones slide the Loudspeaker Headphone switch to the position and plug the headphones into the Headphone socket 2 Slide the Loudspeaker Headphone switch to the position to return to normal operation Headphone socket on the left hand end 37 ...

Page 39: ...utput at 250mA centre pin negative Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket on the left side of your 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 and the radio when not in use AC Adaptor not included 38 ...

Page 40: ...dible to reduce the hiss press the Mono button to switch to mono mode The stereo indicator will be removed from the display 2 Press the Mono button to return to FM stereo operation Note FM stereo is only available when using earphone headphones Mono button FM only ...

Page 41: ...e 1 Switch off the radio and remove the batteries 2 With the aid of a suitable implement the end of a paper clip press the reset button located on the underside of your radio for at least 2 seconds this will reset the microprocessor clock time and clear all stations stored in preset memory If a problem persists our technical staff would be pleased to help offer any assistance on operating the radi...

Page 42: ...urs a day at normal volume using alkaline batteries Output power 100mW Sockets Headphone socket 3 5mm dia stereo DC input socket 3 0 volts centre pin negative Specifications ROBERTS RADIO LIMITED PO BOX 130 MEXBOROUGH SOUTH YORKSHIRE S64 8YT http www robertsradio co uk The company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice 41 ...

Page 43: ... 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 the dealer will return the instrument to the company s service department...

Page 44: ...Issue 2 ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT 97 99 Worton Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 6EG Technical Helpline 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri during office hours ...

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