Roberts Radio CRD-29 manual

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    CRD-29 FM RDS/DAB digital radio with Dual Alarms, Sleep timer and Nap timer Please read this manual before use ROBER TS Sound for Generations[...]

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    Controls ........................................................................... 2-3 Mains operation ...................................................................4 Operating your radio - DAB .................................................5 Selecting a station - DAB .....................................................6 Secondary service[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 2 Controls (Front) 1. Sleep button 2. Nap timer button 3. Alarm 2 button 4. Alarm 1 button 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 5. On / Off button 6. Auto-tune button 7. W aveband button 8. Light button[...]

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    3 Controls (T op) 9. T elescopic aerial 10. Headphone socket 1 1. Auxiliary In socket 12. Menu / Select button 13. V olume up / down buttons 14. T uning / Snooze button 15. Preset buttons 16. Info button 10 12 13 14 15 16 9 1 1[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 4 Mains operation 1. Place the uniton a at surface.Plug the mains leadinto a wall socket and switch on the wall socket. 2. The display will show "Clock Setting..." for a few seconds before re[...]

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    5 Operating your radio - DAB 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 3. If thisis the rsttime the radio isused press the Auto-tune button to perform a quick scan of UK Band III DAB channels. The display will show "Autotune Quick scan". If the radi[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 6 Selecting a station - DAB 1. The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently selected. 2. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to step through the list of available stations. 3. Press and release the Menu/ Select button to select t[...]

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    7 Display modes - DAB Y our radio has six display modes:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such 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 mult[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 8 Finding new stations - DAB As timepasses newstations maybecome available. T ond newstations proceed as follows:- 1. Press and release the Auto-tune button , the display will show "Auto- tune Quick Scan"[...]

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    9 Manual T uning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III channels. UK DAB stations located in the range 1 1B to 12D. 1. Press and hold in the Info button until the display shows "Manual tune". Press and release the Menu/Select button. 2. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to nd the required[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 10 Operating your radio - FM 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. If in DAB mode, the radio will tune to the previous DAB station. 3. Press the Band button to select the FM band. 4. Press and immedi[...]

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    1 1 Manual tuning - FM 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Band button to select the FM band. Fully extend the T el- escopic aerial. 3. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz. 4. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the oppo[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 12 Display modes - FM On FM the bottom line of the display can be set to any of the following modes:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone in nu[...]

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    13 Presetting stations - DAB and FM There are 5 memory presets for each of the 2 wavebands. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. 2. T une to the required station as previously described. 3. Press and hold down the required Preset button until the displa y sho ws e.g. "Preset 1 stored". The station will be stored under the ch[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 14 System reset If your radio fails to operate correctly , or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure. 1. If in DAB mode, press and hold Info button until the display shows "Manual T une". 2. Pre[...]

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    15 Setting the alarm time There are two alarm timers which are individually controlled and may independently to be set to Buzzer , Radio or Off. Note: Alarm times are set using 24Hr format e.g. 2:30PM is entered as 14:30 1. Press and hold the required alarm button, alarm 1 or alarm 2 . 2. T o change the alarm state press the Tuning up or down butto[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 16 8. If the radio is in standby mode the display then shows the alarm state. Note: when alarm is set to wake by radio your clock radio will switch on to the last used station. T o view alarm time 1. Press and release the relevant Alarm button to view [...]

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    17 Snooze function 1. The radio or beep alarm can be silenced for 5 minutes by pressing the Snooze button . The display will show . 2. This sequence can be repeated during the 1 hour radio or 30 minute beep alarm period. 3. The snooze timer can be cancelled by pressing the On/Off button . 1 Nap timer The Nap timer facility allows you to set the rad[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 18 Sleep timer Y our radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elasped. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 1-99 minutes in 1 minute increments. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. 2. Press and hold the Sleep button to d[...]

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    Display backlight 1. The display backlight has eight levels including of f and can be set by repeatedly pressing and releasing the Light button . 19 1 Aux in socket (3.5mm Jack) 1. Connectan audiosource (ieiPod, MP3orCD player)to the Aux in socket . 2. Adjust the V olume control on your iPod, MP3 or CD player [...]

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    Specications Power Requirements Mains AC 230 volts, 50Hz only Frequency Coverage FM 87.5-108MHz DAB 174.928 - 239.200MHz Circuit Features Loudspeaker 75mm 8ohms Output Power 0.9 W atts Headphone socket 3.5mm diameter stereo Aerial System FM T elescopic aerial or alternative wire aerial DAB T elescopic aerial or alternative wire aerial Headphone [...]

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    Fuse This apparatus mustbe protected by a 3A fuse (BS1362) in a 13A plug (BS1363).If anothertypeof plugis useda5A  fuseshouldbe ttedinthe plug, adaptor or distribution board. IF IN DOUBT - CONSUL T A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN. The wire coloured BLUE must be con[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Guarantee This instrument is guaranteed for twelve months from the date of delivery to the original owner against failure due to faulty workmanship or component breakdown, subject to the procedure stated below . Should any component or part fail during[...]

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    ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SER VICES 97-99 Worton Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 6EG T echnicalHelpline:-02087580338(Mon-Friduringofcehours) Website: http://www .robertsradio.co.uk Issue 1[...]