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  • Page 1

    RD-55 FM RDS/DAB Digital Portable Radio with SD/USB/One touch record Please read this manual before use ROBER TS Sound for Generations[...]

  • Page 2

    Controls ........................................................................... 2-5 Battery operation .................................................................6 Mains operation ...................................................................7 Operation modes .................................................................8 Operatin[...]

  • Page 3

    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 2 Controls 1. Speakers 2. LCD display 3. On/Of f button 4. Low battery indicator 3 9. Preset 4/Stop button 10. Preset 3/Fastforward button 1 1. Preset 2/Rewind button 12. Preset 1 button 5. Band button 6. Auto tune button 7. Advanced information button[...]

  • Page 4

    Controls (rear) 13 14 13. T elescopic aerial 14. Battery compartment 3[...]

  • Page 5

    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Controls 15. Sound switch 16. Auxiliary in socket 17 Line out socket 18. Earphone socket 15 16 17 18 19 19. DC input socket 20. Tuning/Record control 21. V olume control 20 21 Left hand side Right hand side 4[...]

  • Page 6

    5 22 22. SD card slot 23. USB socket 24. Rubber cover Controls (T op) 23 24[...]

  • Page 7

    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Battery operation 1. Remove the Battery cover on the rear of the unit by pushing the catch downwards. Open the battery door . 2. Insert six LR14 (C size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment. T ake care to ensure all batteries are inserted with[...]

  • Page 8

    Using the AC adaptor Y our radio is supplied with a Mains Adaptor . 1. Place your radio on a fl at surface. 2. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the left hand end of your radio. 3. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet. Whenever the adaptor is used, the batteries are automatically disconnected. The AC adap[...]

  • Page 9

    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Operation modes Y our radio has 4 operation modes, DAB, FM, Playlist mode and Auxiliary input. 1. Press the Band button to change the operation mode between DAB, FM, Playlist and Auxiliary input mode. • DAB mode is used for listening to Digital Radio[...]

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    Operating your radio - DAB 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. The display will show "Roberts" for a few seconds. 3. If this is the fi rst time the radio is used a quick scan of UK Band III DAB channels will be carried out. The display will show "Now tuning". If the rad[...]

  • Page 11

    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Selecting a station - DAB 1. The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently selected. 2. Rotate the T uning/Record control to scroll through the list of available stations. Stop rotating the tuning control when you fi nd the stati[...]

  • Page 12

    11 Presetting stations There are 5 memory presets on each radio band DAB and FM. 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 display shows e.g. "Preset 1 saved". The station will be saved under the chosen preset but[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 12 Finding new stations - DAB As time passes new stations may become available. T o fi nd new stations proceed as follows:- 1. Press and release the Auto T une button , the display will show "Quick scan". Y our radio will perform a scan of t[...]

  • Page 14

    Operating your radio - Search tuning FM 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial for FM reception. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. The display will show "Roberts" for a few seconds. 3. Press the Band button to select the FM band. 4. Press and immediately release the Auto tune button , your radio will scan in an upwards di[...]

  • Page 15

    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 14 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 telescopic aerial for FM reception. 3. Rotate the T uning/Record control to tune to a station. The frequency will[...]

  • Page 16

    15 Additional features DAB and FM Secondary services - DAB 1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services associ- ated with them. If a station has a secondary service associated with it the display will show ">>" next to the station name on the station list. The secondary service will then appear immediately after the[...]

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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 - DAB Y our radio has eight display modes:- 1. Press the Advanced 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 Di[...]

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    17 Display modes - FM Y our radio has four display modes:- The Radio Data System (RDS) is 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:- 1. Press the Advanced Info button to cycle through the various modes. a[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 18 Using your radio's Pauseplus feature - DAB How many times has your favourite radio station been interrupted by that phone call from a double glazing fi rm or someone selling that must have item? Sound familiar? Now with a single press of the T[...]

  • Page 20

    19 Pauseplus Rewind and fastforward - DAB 1. Rotate the Tuning/Record control or press and hold the Fastforward or Rewind buttons to scroll to the item you wish to listen. 2. When using your radio's feature the top line of display automatically switches to show the time that you are delayed. 1 1 1[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 20 Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings DRC 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 radio. 2. Press and hold in the Advanced info button until display shows “[...]

  • Page 22

    21 3 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 hold in the Advanced info button until "Station order" appears on the display . Press a[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 22 Prune stations 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 Advanced info button unti[...]

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    23 Using an SD memory card with your radio An SD card can be used in your radio for recording, playing back previously recorded radio programs, or playing back MP2 and MP3 fi les transferred from a PC. Depending on the radio station a 128MB SD card will give typically 2- 4 hours of recording time. If you are using a new SD card ensure that it is f[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 24 3. Press the Stop button to stop recording. The recording will be saved on your SD card. 4. The recording showing the track details will be added to your playlist. (see page 26) If your radio is not recording correctly check the following: - The car[...]

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    25 3. Press and release the Tuning/Record control . 4. Rotate the Tuning/Record control until "Memory Card Format" ap- pears on the display . 5. Press and release the T uning/Record control "Continue format No" will appear on the display . T o select yes rotate the Tuning/Record control until "Y es" appears on the disp[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 26 File playback The playlist mode displays the fi les on the current memory card. The display will show the current fi le details. 1. Ensure your SD card is inserted correctly . 2. Press the Band button until the Play list mode is selected. "Fi[...]

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    27 1 Fast forward fi les 1. Press the Fast Forward button to skip to the next track until all fi les have been played. 2. Whilst a track is playing rotate Tuning/Record control the until the desired part of the track is reached. Rewind fi les 1. Press the Rewind button to skip back a track until all fi les have been played. 2. Whilst a track is[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Delete fi les 1. In DAB mode press and hold in the Advanced info button and rotate the Tuning/Record control until "Memory Card" is shown on display . If in FM or Playlist mode simply press and hold the Advanced info button and "Memory [...]

  • Page 30

    USB connection Y our radio has a USB connection to connect your PC. The usb can be used to copy fi les to and from your SD card and also for any software updates available. When the USB connection is used to link your radio to your PC the SD card should appear as a removable disk drive. MP2 and MP3 fi les are held in a folder called "RADIO&q[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 3. Press and release the Tuning/Record control . 4. Rotate the Tuning/Record control until "USB File Copy" appears on the display . 5. Press and release the Tuning/Record control to allow fi les to be copied between your PC and your SD card.[...]

  • Page 32

    FM Stereo/Mono 1. If a station being received is weak some hiss may be audible. T o re- duce the hiss press and release in the T uning/Record control until the display shows "Audio mode : Mono" your radio will switch to mono mode. 2. T o return to stereo mode press and release the T uning/Record control until the display shows "Audio[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Signal strength display - DAB 1. Press and release the Advanced info button until the lower line of the display shows the signal strength. 2. Position your radio and carefully angle the telescopic aerial for best reception using the signal strength dis[...]

  • Page 34

    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 Advanced info button until "Station order" appears on the display . 3. Rotate the T uning/Record control until the display shows "Factory [...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Auxiliary in socket 1. Connect a stereo or mono audio source (ie CD W alkman, iPod, MP3 player) to the Auxiliary in socket . 2. Press the Band button to select AUX band. "AUX IN" will show on the display . 3. Adjust the V olume control for co[...]

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    News/Music sound switch For all normal listening it is recommended to use the News/Music switch in the music position. The alternative News position is intended to emphasise speech when there is signifi cant background noise or music in the program content. It is not recommended for normal listening. Display backlight 1. When your radio is powered[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 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 to[...]

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    Specifi cations Power Requirements AC adaptor AC 230 volts, 50Hz only Batteries 6 x LR14 (C size) Battery Life Approx. 20 hours, listening for 4 hours a day at normal volume using alkaline cells. Frequency Coverage DAB 174.928 - 239.200MHz FM 87.50 - 108 MHz Circuit features Loudspeaker 2 x 89mm 8ohms Output Power 2 x 1 Watt Headphone socket 3.5mm[...]

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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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    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 Issue 1[...]