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Roberts Radio RD-60 manual

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    DAB/FM RDS digital radio model RD-60 Please read this manual before use ROBER TS Sound for Generations[...]

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    Controls .......................................................................2-3 Battery operation ............................................................ 4 Using the AC adaptor ..................................................... 4 Operating your radio - DAB ............................................ 5 Selecting a station - 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 1. Low battery indicator 2. V olume control 3. Headphone socket 4. Auxiliary Input socket 5. T elescopic aerial (T op) 2 3 7 9 10 5 12 1 1. Preset button 12. Tuning control 13. LCD display 8 13 6 11 4 1 6. Favourite button 7. On/Off button 8[...]

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    3 Controls 14. DC in socket 15. Line output socket 15 14[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 4 Battery operation 1. Release the catch securing the rear door of your radio. 2. Insert four LR20 (D size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment. T ake care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity as shown inside the batt[...]

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    5 2 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 "Welcome to DAB". 3. If this is the fi rst time the radio is used a quick scan of the UK Band III DAB channels will be carried out. If the radio has been used before the last used station wil[...]

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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. Rotate the Tuning control to scroll through the list of available stations on the lower line of the display . Stop rotating the Tuning contr[...]

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    7 1 Display modes - DAB Y our radio has seven 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. Program T ype Displays the type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News etc. c. Multiplex Name Displays the name[...]

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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 radio 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 Tune button. The display will show "Scanning..." and your radio will perform a sca[...]

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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 Tuning control to select this function. 2. Rotate the Tuning control to select the requir[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 10 1 Dynamic Range Control settings - DAB Dynamic Range Control (also known as 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 Info[...]

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    11 2 3 4-7 9 Operating your radio - Search tuning - FM 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully . 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 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 direction (low frequency to high frequency) and stop a[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 12 Manual tuning - FM 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Band button to select the FM band. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully for FM reception. 3. Rotate the Tuning control to tune to a station. With each click [...]

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    13 Display modes - FM In FM mode the bottom line of the display can be set to any of the following display options:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through each of the options. a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone in number etc. b. Program type Displays type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Cl[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 14 Favourite button Y our radio is fi tted with a button which when pressed will automatically select the required waveband and tune to your Favourite radio station. With this button you can store one favourite station from either the DAB or FM waveba[...]

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    15 Preset stations - DAB and FM T o make it easier for you to tune your radio to the stations that you prefer , you may store selected radio stations as presets. Y our radio holds presets separately for DAB and FM radio modes. Y ou may set as many or as few presets as you like in each mode. Y ou can easily switch between displaying all DAB stations[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 16 FM Stereo/Mono 1. If a station being received is weak some hiss may be audible (especially when listening using headphones). T o reduce this, press and release the Tuning control so that the display shows "Switching to Mono". Y our radio w[...]

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    Scan sensitivity setting - FM Y our radio will normally scan for FM broadcasts which are strong enough to give good reception. However , you may wish the Auto-scan function to also be able to fi nd weaker signals, possibly from more distant radio transmitters. Y our radio includes a local / distant option for the Auto-scan function. 1. Press the O[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. 1. T o view the software version on the display , ensure your radio is in DAB mode and press and hold the Info button for 2 seconds. 2. Rotate the Tuning control un[...]

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    2,3 System reset If your radio fails to operate correctly , or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete, it may be possible to restore normal operation by carrying our a System Reset operation on your radio. This will restore the radio's settings to their factory defaults. No presets will be stored, and the list of DAB radio statio[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 20 Headphone socket A 3.5mm Headphone Socket located on the top left hand corner of your radio is provided for use with either headphones or an earpiece. Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker . IMPORT ANT : Excessive sound press[...]

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    21 Line out socket A 3.5mm stereo Line out socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for connecting the audio signal to an external amplifi er . Inserting a line out audio cable will not mute the internal loudspeaker . Set the volume control on the radio to minimum if desired. Display backlight 1. When using the radio powered from batte[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 22 Circuit Features Loudspeaker 75mm full range Output Power 1.0 Watt Headphone socket 3.5mm dia. Auxiliary Input socket 3.5mm dia. Line out socket 3.5mm dia. Aerial System FM T elescopic aerial DAB T elescopic aerial Specifi cations Power Requirement[...]

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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) http://www .robertsradio.co.uk Issue 1 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 [...]