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SD Card Format

Formatting your SD card erases any previously recorded ﬁ les. It also allows
an SD card formatted on another device to be re-formatted for use on your
radio. The SD card can be formatted in DAB, FM and Playlist mode.

1. Insert an SD card into the slot.

2. Press

the

Menu/Back button

to enter the main menu.

3. Rotate

the

Tuning/Select control

until "Settings" is highlighted

on the display. Press and release the

Tuning/Select control

the

settings menu will appear on the display.

4. Rotate

the

Tuning/Select control

until "Format memory card" is

highlighted on the display. Press and release the

Tuning/Select

control

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Summary of Contents for RD-41

Page 1: ...RD 41 DAB FM RDS MP3 WMA EPG digital radio with timed recording and Please read this manual before use ROBERTSSound for Generations ...

Page 2: ...File playback DAB 31 34 Using the Electronic programme guide EPG DAB 35 36 Operating your radio FM auto search 37 Operating your radio FM manual tune 38 Presetting stations DAB and FM 39 Recalling a preset station 39 Contents Clock settings 40 Setting the clock automatically 40 Setting the clock manually 41 42 Alarms 43 51 Cancelling alarms 51 Snooze function 51 Sleep timer 52 Clear station list 5...

Page 3: ...ton 5 button 6 Telescopic aerial 7 LCD display 15 8 Info button 9 Menu Back button 10 Mode button 11 Tuning Select control 12 EPG button 13 Preset 2 Stop button 14 Preset 6 Delete button 19 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 15 Preset 4 Fastforward button 16 Preset 5 Repeat mode button 17 Preset 3 Rewind button 18 Preset 1 PlayPause button 19 Record button 20 Bass control ...

Page 4: ...3 Controls back 21 Auxiliary input socket 22 USB connector 23 Line out socket 24 Headphone socket 21 22 23 24 25 DC input socket 26 Keylock switch 27 Battery compartment 26 27 25 ...

Page 5: ...times The timers allow repeated recordings to be made of broadcast series daily weekly weekdays or weekends Alarms The RD 41 has twelve alarms which can be set to wake you to either a radio station playlist SD card ﬁles or a buzzer High resolution display Alarge display panel provides an easy to read clock display when the radio is in standby mode When the radio is in use the large display makes i...

Page 6: ...attery cover 3 Reducedpower alowbatteryindicator distortionora stuttering sound are all signs that the batteries may need replacing 4 If the radio is not to be used for any extended period of time it is recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio IMPORTANT The batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat suchassunshine ﬁreorthelike Afteruse disposablebatteriesshould if possible ...

Page 7: ... into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet Whenever the adaptor is used the batteries are automatically disconnected We would recommend for economy that your radio is used via the ACadaptorwheneverpossiblewithbatteryoperationforoccasional use only IMPORTANT The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting the radio to the mains supply The mains socket used for the radio must remain accessible...

Page 8: ...ll show Roberts and a quick scan of UK band III DAB and FM channels will be carried out Note that if the radio has been used before the last used mode will be selected 5 DuringAutoTune as each group of stations is detected the display will show the number of stations found and a bargraph indicating progress of the Autotune 6 When theAuto Tune is complete the ﬁrst station in numeric alpha order 0 9...

Page 9: ...e in the ﬁrst line of the display and other information in the second line 5 If no signals are found No Signal will be displayed and it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception You should then carry out an autoscan to ﬁnd stations as described on page 9 2 8 Operation modes Your radio has 3 operation modes DAB FM and Playlist mode 1 Press the Mode button to chan...

Page 10: ...ed station is highlighted on the display 5 Pressandrelease theTuning Selectcontroltoselectthestation The required station will be selected and after a few seconds the station name will appear on the display 6 Adjust the Volume Bass and Treble controls to the required settings Note To return to the normal display mode from the station list without selecting a station press and release the Menu Back...

Page 11: ...he Tuning Select control and the stations menu will appear on the display 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Autoscan is highlighted on the display Press and release theTuning Select control 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Band III is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 6 YourradiowillcarryoutascanoftheentirebandIIIUKfrequencies Station Scan will a...

Page 12: ...roluntil Manualtune ishighlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the required channel is highlighted If the channel can be received the Ensemble group of stations name will appear The radio will attempt to tune to one of the stations The service database will be updated and the display will show the station name The new station w...

Page 13: ...e associated primary service Display modes DAB Your radio has two display modes when listening to DAB The default display is a full information display which shows station name signal strength program type date and time and a mains battery status indicator An optional full text display shows a full text display which the broadcaster may use to provide information related to their programmes 1 Pres...

Page 14: ...te the feature only operates on the DAB waveband 1 Toplaceyourradioin modesimplypressthe button the sound from the loudspeaker will be muted The length of the delay is shown on the right hand side of the display The additional possible delay time will show on the left hand side If the radio is paused and the buffer becomes full then the radio will automatically start to play audio again 2 To retur...

Page 15: ... the Rewind or Fast Forward button or rotate the Tuning control to scroll forward or backward to the item you wish to listen to The display will show the amount of time you have scrolled back together with the maximum time you can rewind back to Note the rewind memory only starts when your radio is switched on 2 To return to real time listening press the Tuning Select control 3 The rewind memory c...

Page 16: ... and not all cards can be guaranteed to work in the RD 41 In this application there is no performance beneﬁt in using high speed cards Note that the RD 41 is not compatible with very high capacity cards using the SDHC standard Inserting and removing a card To insert an SD card into your radio carefully push the card into the SD card slot until it clicks The card must be inserted gold contacts ﬁrst...

Page 17: ...ed on your SD card 4 The recording showing the station name date and time will be added to your playlist see page 31 Note Recordings can be set in advance using the Electronic Program Guide EPG see page 35 or by setting up a timed recording see page 17 If your radio is not recording correctly check the following The card is the correct format reformat as described on page 28 The card has enough re...

Page 18: ...ake place and a warning Memory card not detected will be shown on the display 2 Press the Mode button to enter DAB mode 3 Press the Menu Back button to enter the main DAB menu 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Timed Recordings is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control to conﬁrm the selection 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Recording 1 of 12 is highli...

Page 19: ...ery day Weekly Will record once every week Weekdays Will record on weekdays Monday Friday Weekends Will record on Saturday and Sunday Timer set to Once 1 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Once is highlighted on the display Press and release theTuning Select control 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the date is highlighted on the display Press and release theTuning Select control to ent...

Page 20: ...l to select the required minute Press and release the Tuning Select control 8 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the duration hour digits are highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 9 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required hour Press and release theTuning Select control 10 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the duration minute digits arehighl...

Page 21: ...1 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Every day is highlighted on the display Press and release theTuning Select control 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the hour digits are highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required hour Press and release theTuning Select control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control unt...

Page 22: ...htedonthedisplay PressandreleasetheTuning Select control 9 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required minute Press and release theTuning Select control 10 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the station is highlighted on the display Press and release theTuning Select control 11 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required station Press and release theTuning Select contro...

Page 23: ...o select the required week day Press and release theTuning Select control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the hour digits are highlighted on the display Press and release theTuning Select control 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required hour Press and release theTuning Select control 6 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the minute digits are highlighted on the display...

Page 24: ...htedonthedisplay PressandreleasetheTuning Select control 11 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required minute Press and release the Tuning Select control 12 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the station is highlighted on display Press and release the Tuning Select control 13 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required station Press and release the Tuning Select contro...

Page 25: ...trol to select the required hour Press and release the Tuning Select control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the minute digits are highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required minute Press and release the Tuning Select control 6 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the duration hour digits are highlighte...

Page 26: ...ect control to select the required station Press and release the Tuning Select control 12 Press the Menu Back button or select the Back option to exit back a menu or screen Timer set to weekends 1 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Weekends is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the hour digits are highlighted on the d...

Page 27: ...ct control 6 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the duration hour digits are highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 7 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required hour Press and release the Tuning Select control 8 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the duration minute digits arehighlightedonthedisplay PressandreleasetheTuning Select control 9 Rota...

Page 28: ...record function has been set the timer recordicon willappearinthedisplay Thetimedrecord icon will ﬂash for the duration of the recording If no SD card is inserted the warning message Memory card not detected will appear If your radio is in standby mode at the selected time the recording icon will ﬂash and the timed recording will be performed silently in the background If your radio is switched on...

Page 29: ...d can be formatted in DAB FM and Playlist mode 1 Insert an SD card into the slot 2 Press the Menu Back button to enter the main menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Settings is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control the settings menu will appear on the display 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Format memory card is highlighted on the display Press an...

Page 30: ...show card formatting and the disc will be formatted and the display will show SD card formatted and the radio will return to the previous screen 7 If you do not wish to format your SD card rotate the Tuning Se lect control until Back is selected on the display or press the Menu Back button 8 The radio will return to the previous screen 5 6 7 7 ...

Page 31: ...ing Select control until Radio is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until DAB DRC is highlighted on the display Press and release theTuning Select control 6 To enable DRC rotate the Tuning Select control until Auto is shown on the display To disable DRC rotate the Tuning Select control until Disabled is shown on the display Pr...

Page 32: ...utton until the Play list mode is selected 3 A list of the recordings on your SD card will be displayed 4 You can scroll through the list using the Tuning Select control To play all ﬁles 1 Press the Play Pause button 2 Repeatedly press the Repeat mode button until is shown on the display 3 Allyourplaylistﬁleswillbeplayedinlistorderfromtheﬁrstselected ﬁle Note The RD 41 can playback MP3 and WMAﬁles...

Page 33: ...rder The entire list will be repeated from the selected ﬁle Play ﬁles in random order 1 Press the Play Pause button 2 Repeatedly press the Repeat mode button until is shown on the display 3 All your playlist ﬁles will be played in random order Repeat ﬁles in random order 1 Press the Play Pause button 2 Repeatedly press the Repeat mode button until is shown on the display 3 Your playlist ﬁles will ...

Page 34: ...ress the Play Pause button 2 Repeatedly press the Repeat mode button until is shown on the display 3 The selected ﬁle will be played repeatedly Fast forward ﬁles 1 Press the Fast Forward button to skip to the next track in the playlist 2 While a track is playing press and hold down the Fast Forward button until the desired part of the track is reached 33 continued on next page 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 35: ...playing and the display will return to the playlist Delete ﬁles 1 From the playlist menu rotate the Tuning Select control until the track for deletion is highlighted on the display 2 Press the Delete button the display will prompt you to delete this ﬁle 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until DELETE THIS FILE is highlighted Then press the Tuning Select control The selected track will be deleted f...

Page 36: ...mpleted When powered via theAC adaptor and set to standby mode your radio will automatically search all available multiplexes and download EPG data in the background Note Not all stations or multiplexes have EPG data available Recording using the EPG requires a suitable SD card to be installed in the radio see page 16 1 Press the Mode button until the DAB waveband is selected 2 Press the EPG butto...

Page 37: ... the Record timer list 9 To cancel a recording scroll to the station set to record and press the Record button The record symbol will be removed from the display 10 ProgramssettorecordinEPGalsoappearinlistoftimedrecordings Up to 12 different timed recordings are permitted Note Once the EPG recording has been set the timer record icon will appear in the display The timed record icon will ﬂash for t...

Page 38: ...ed on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 6 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Autoscan is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 7 Rotate the Tuning Select control until FM band is highlighted on the display 8 Press and release the Tuning Select control a station scan of the FM waveband will be carried out and your radio will play the ﬁrst s...

Page 39: ...uning Select control 6 RotatetheTuning Selectcontroluntil Manualtune ishighlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 7 Rotate the Tuning Select control clockwise to tune up in fre quency or rotate the Tuning control anti clockwise to tune down in frequency The frequency will increase or decrease in 50 kHz steps 8 Adjust the Volume Bass and Treble controls to the required s...

Page 40: ...e display shows Preset stored The station will be stored under the chosen preset button Repeat this procedure for the remaining presets 4 Stationsstoredinpresetmemoriesmaybeoverwrittenbyfollowing the above procedure Recalling a preset station DAB and FM 1 Press the Power Standby button to switch on the radio 2 Select the required waveband 3 Momentarily press the required Preset button your radio w...

Page 41: ...e desired waveband is reached 2 Press the Menu Back button the main Menu screen will be selected 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Settings is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Clock is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 Press and release the Tuning Select control to enter the...

Page 42: ...s highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 Press and release the Tuning Select control to enter the clock set options 6 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Manual set is selected on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 7 Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the hour digits Press and release the Tuning Select control 8 Rotate the Tuning...

Page 43: ...ng Select control to adjust the GMT offset GMT offset is used to control EPG recordings and is only required when the clock is set manually 12 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required offset Press and release the Tuning Select control 13 Rotate the Tuning Select control to highlight the date Press and release the Tuning Select control to adjust the date setting 14 RotatetheTuning Se...

Page 44: ...arm time format 24 hour The clock must have been set automatically or manually before alarms will operate To exit the alarm setup at any time press the Menu back button 1 Press the Menu Back button the main Menu screen will be selected 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Alarms is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control to enter the alarm setup 3 RotatetheTuning...

Page 45: ...lay The default day option will be Off Press and release theTuning Select control to enter setup Your alarm can be set to sound once every day weekly weekdays weekends or off Off Will disable this alarm Once Will sound at one time only Every day Will sound everyday Weekly Will sound on one day each week Weekdays Will sound on weekdays Monday Friday Weekends Will sound only on Saturday and Sunday 6...

Page 46: ...nd release the Tuning Select control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the hour digits are high lighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required hour Press and release the Tuning Select control 6 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the minute digits are highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Sele...

Page 47: ...r screen Alarm set to Every day 1 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Every day is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the hour digits are high lighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 3 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the required hour Press and release the Tuning Select control 4 R...

Page 48: ...the Tuning Select control until Weekly is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 2 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the day is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control to enter day setup 3 RotatetheTuning Selectcontroltoselecttherequiredday Press and release the Tuning Select control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the ho...

Page 49: ...play Press the Tuning Select control 9 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select required alarm mode Your alarm can be set to either buzzer station name or track from playlist Press and release the Tuning Select control 10 Press the Menu Back button or select the Back option to exit back a menu or screen Alarm set to Weekdays 1 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Weekdays is highlighted on the...

Page 50: ...ct the required minute Press and release the Tuning Select control 6 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the alarm mode is high lighted on the display Press the Tuning Select control 7 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select required alarm mode Your alarm can be set to either buzzer station name or track from playlist Press and release the Tuning Select control 8 Press the Menu Back button o...

Page 51: ... control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the minute digits are highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 RotatetheTuning Selectcontroltoselecttherequiredminute Press and release the Tuning Select control 6 Rotate the Tuning Select control until the alarm mode is high lighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 7 Rotate the Tuning Selec...

Page 52: ...ssing the On Standby button or the Tuning Select control Unless the alarm was set to sound once only it will then sound again at the next scheduled time Snooze function 1 The radio or buzzer alarm can be silenced for 7 minutes by pressing any of the preset buttons 1 6 or any button except the On Stanby button This sequence can be repeated during the 60 minute alarm period 2 While the alarm is temp...

Page 53: ...hlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control Off will show on the display 4 Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control to select the desired sleep time from the range 5 minutes up to 90 minutes or select OFF to permanently cancel the sleep timer Press and release the Tuning Select control to conﬁrm selection 6 Press the Menu back button or...

Page 54: ... and release the Tuning Select control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Clear station list is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 The radio will display Are You Sure Rotate the Tuning Select controluntil CLEARSTATIONLIST ishighlightedonthedisplay Press and release the Tuning Select control 6 The stations in the station data base will be deleted 7 If you...

Page 55: ...ease the Tuning Select control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Radio is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until FM stereo auto is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 6 To reduce the hiss rotate the Tuning Select control until FM mono is highlighted on the display Press and release th...

Page 56: ...the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Display is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Backlight is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 6 To adjust the backlight setting rotate the Tuning Select control until the required backlight ...

Page 57: ... the Tuning Select control until Settings is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 4 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Display is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until Contrast is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Select control 6 To adjust the contrast rotate the Tuning Select...

Page 58: ...toryreset ishighlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 5 Rotate the Tuning Select control until FACTORY RESET is highlighted on the display Press and release the Tuning Select control 6 The display will show resetting and after a few seconds your radio will enter DAB autotune 7 If you do not wish to carry out a factory reset rotate the Tuning Select control until Back i...

Page 59: ...ecording from your radio Your radio has twelve alarm timers which can be set to switch on your radio atapresettimeandday tunedtoaparticularstation SeetheAlarmssection for details on how to set timers page 43 Note The timer record function is for personal use only Your radio is unable to start and stop recordings made by external devices Headphone socket 1 A 3 5mm Headphone Socket located on the re...

Page 60: ...he radio s line input socket on the back of the radio using a 3 5mm stereo plug When the plug is inserted the radio display will automatically be blanked Use the volume and bass and treble controls on your radio to adjust the sound level as needed Note that you may also need to set the output level on your external device to a higher level than used for normal listening RemovetheleadfromtheLineinp...

Page 61: ...ther 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 unlocked position the keylock symbol will be removed from the display Standby display When your radio is in standby mode the time and date will be dis played and the radio will check all available DAB stations for EPG information 1 If your ra...

Page 62: ...nk your radio to your PC the SD card should appear as a removable disk drive Radio recordings are held in a folder called RADIO MP3 and WMA ﬁles may be stored in other folders which you may create If your PC already has an SD card reader you will ﬁnd that ﬁle transfer is faster when using this than when using the USB connection to your radio Your radio uses the FAT 16 format for storing ﬁles on th...

Page 63: ... 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 The Company reserves the right to amend the speciﬁcation without notice IMPORTANT The radio shall 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 o...

Page 64: ...e 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 the dea...

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