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    DAB / FM RDS digital clock radio with dual mode dimmer Please read this manual before use ROBER TS Sound for Generations[...]

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    Controls ........................................................................... 2-3 Using the clock radio for the fi rst time .................................4 Selecting a station - DAB ..................................................5 Presetting stations DAB/FM ............................................ 6-7 Finding new stations - DAB ..[...]

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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 view) 1 1. T uning Down button 12. T uning Up button 13. Select button 14. Preset button 6. Alarm button 7. Sleep button 8. Snooze button 9. Menu / Info button 10. Band button 1. Dimmer button 2. On / Off button 3. V olume Down button[...]

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    Controls (rear) 15. FM / DAB wire aerial 16. DC input socket 17. Auxiliary input socket 18. Headphone socket 3 15 16 17 18[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 4 Using the clock radio for the fi rst time 1. Place your clock radio on a fl at surface. 2. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio. Place the wire antenna so that it is straight as possible extending either above or bel[...]

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    5 Selecting a station - DAB 1. Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 3. During the clock setting the radio carried out a quick scan of the UK DAB channels. If this was not successful or if you have moved the radio to a differe[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 6 Presetting stations - DAB and FM Y ou may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. There are 20 memory presets in your clock radio, 10 for DAB and 10 for FM. Presets are remembered by your clock radio in the even[...]

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    7 Recalling a preset 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press and release the Preset button . 3. Press the Tuning Up/Down button until you fi nd the required preset number . 4. Press and release the Select button . Y our radio will tune to the station stored in preset memory . Note: If you have not previously stored a preset st[...]

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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 fi nd new stations proceed as follows:- 1. Press and hold the Menu/info button until "Station order" appears on the display . 2. Press the Tuning Up/Down butt[...]

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    9 Manual tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various Band III DAB channels. UK DAB stations are currently located in the range 1 1B to 12D. 1 . Press and hold down the Menu/Info button , "Station order" appears on the display . Then press the T uning Up/Down button until the display shows "Manual tune".[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 10 Display modes - DAB Y our radio has seven display modes for DAB radio:- 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 ty[...]

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    11 Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB The DRC facility can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Press and hold in the Menu/Info button until display shows “Station order .” 3. Press the T uning Up/Down button until the display show[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 12 Station order setup - DAB Y our radio has 3 station order settings from which you can choose. The station order settings are, favourite station, alphanumeric and active station. Note: Y our radio default station order is alphanumeric. 1. Press and h[...]

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    13 Prune stations - DAB 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 hold in the Menu/Info button until "Station order" appears on the display . Press and release the Select button . 2. Pr[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 14 Operating your radio - Search tuning FM 1. Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 3. Press the Band button to select the FM ba[...]

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    15 Manual tuning - FM 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Press the Band button to select the FM band. Fully extend the wire antenna for FM reception. 3. Repeatedly press the Select button until "Manual tune" shows on the display . 4. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to tune to a station. The frequency will change [...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 16 Display modes - FM Y our radio has four display modes for FM radio. These use data provided by broadcasters which is commonly known as RDS. The Radio Data System (RDS) is a system in which inaudible digital information is transmitted in addition to [...]

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    17 Stereo / Mono setting - FM Y our clock radio will play stereo broadcasts in stereo (via headphones) so long as the received signal is of adequate strength. However , as a stereo signal becomes weaker the audio signal will become poorer . It may be preferable to force the radio to play the station in mono in order to reduce the level of audio noi[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 18 Auto preset stations - FM Y our clock radio will scan the entire FM band searching for stations. As stations are found, they are stored in your clock radio preset memory locations. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. If needed, pr[...]

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    19 Alarms Y our clock radio has four separate alarms which can be set to wake you to radio (DAB, FM) or buzzer alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound once, daily , on weekdays or at weekends. The alarms can be set whether the clock radio is on or in standby mode. In the event of a power interruption your clock radio has a built in memory chip that w[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 20 5. Repeatedly press and release the Tuning Up/Down buttons to choose the desired source for the alarm (DAB, FM or Buzzer) and then press the Select button to confi rm the audio setting. 6. Y our alarm can be set to sound once, daily , weekdays and [...]

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    21 1 1. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to select the correct day and then press the Select button to confi rm the setting. 12. The alarm has now been set and the radio will revert to the previous radio display mode. The alarm symbol (bell) will appear on the display . When the alarm is set to wake by radio, the last used station will be switched [...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 22 T o view set alarm times 1. Press the Alarm button , then press the Select button to enter alarm setup. 2. Repeatedly press and release the Tuning Up/Down button to view the current alarm settings. 1 2 2 1 T o switch the alarm on or off 1. Press and[...]

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    23 Snooze 1. When the radio or buzzer alarm sounds, pressing the Snooze button will silence the alarm for the selected number of minutes. The Snooze can be adjusted between 5 and 60 minutes in 5 minute increments. The display willl show the Snooze symbol. This sequence can be repeated during the 60 minute buzzer alarm period. T o set the snooze tim[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 24 Sleep function Y our clock radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 5 and 60 minutes. 1. T o set the desired sleep time, press the Sleep button to enter the sleep setup. 2. Repeatedly pr[...]

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    25 Setting the clock manually If you are unable to receive DAB broadcasts, the clock may be set manually using the following procedure. Note that the radio may be on or in standby mode when setting the time manually . 1. Press and release the Alarm button and repeatedly press the Tuning Up/Down buttons until "Set clock" appears on the dis[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 26 T o return to auto clock set mode 1. Press and release the On/Off button to switch on the clock radio. 2. Press and release the Alarm button and repeatedly press the Tuning Up/Down buttons until "Auto-set clock" appears on the display . 3.[...]

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    27 Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. 1. T o view which software version your radio has press and hold in the Menu/Info button . 2. Press the Tuning Up/Down button until the software version shows on the display . 1 2 2 Dual mode dimmer backlight Y our clock radio has two separate dimmer settings[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 28 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. Switch on your radio. 2. Press and hold in the Menu/Info button . 3. Press the Tuning Up/Down butto[...]

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    29 Auxiliary input socket 1. Connect a stereo or mono audio source (ie CD player, MP3 player) to the Auxiliary input socket . 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio and the display will show "AUX IN". 3. Adjust the Volume control on your player for comfortable listening. When using the AUX IN mode, the volume control on [...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 30 Headphone socket A 3.5mm Headphone socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for use with either headphones or an earpiece. Inserting a plug automati- cally mutes the internal loudspeaker . IMPORT ANT : Excessive sound pressure from earph[...]

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    31 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 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. • Y our clock radio should not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects fi[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 32 Specifi cations Power Requirements AC adaptor AC 230 volts, 50Hz only Frequency Coverage DAB 174.928 - 239.200MHz FM 87.50 - 108 MHz Circuit features Loudspeaker 63mm Output Power 600mW Headphone socket 3.5mm dia Aux in socket 3.5mm dia Aerial Syst[...]

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    33 Notes ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... ..............................................................................................................................................[...]

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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 w orkmanship or component breakdown, subject to the procedure stated below . Should any component or part fail durin[...]

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    Issue 1 ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SER VICES 97-99 Worton Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 6EG T echnical Helpline :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri during offi ce hours) Website: http://www .robertsradio.co.uk © 2008 Roberts Radio Limited[...]