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    MP-24 DAB / FM RDS / CD / SD Sound System with MP3 / WMA playback facility Please read this manual before use ROBER TS Sound for Generations[...]

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    MP-24 System features .......................................................2 Controls ........................................................................... 3-6 Remote handset battery replacement .................................7 Using your sound system for the first time .......................... 8 Operating your radio - DAB ............[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 2 MP-24 Sound system features The Roberts MP-24 Sound system provides the following features in an attractive compact unit. Radio The MP-24 can receive DAB and FM (with RDS) wavebands. CD The MP-24 plays audio CDs (can also play CDR, CDRW discs. CD-MP3[...]

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    Controls 1. On/Off button 2. Sleep button 3. Dimmer button 4. Display button (T op) 8. Snooze button 9. SD card slot 10. Dimmer sensor 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10 5. V olume Up and Down button 6. Intro/Repeat button 7. Prog/Random button 3[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 4 Controls (Front) 1 1. Skip Down/Rewind button 12. Skip Up/Fastforward button 13. Play/Pause/Select button 14. Stop button 15. Menu button 16. Alarm/Auto scan button 17. Mem/Album Down button 18. Mem/Album Up button 19. Function button 20. LCD display[...]

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    Controls (Left hand side) 21. Mains input socket 22. DAB wire antenna 23. Headphone socket 24. Auxiliary input socket (Right hand side) 5 21 22 23 24[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 6 Remote control 1. On/Off button 2. Function button 3. Menu button 4. Play/Pause/Select button 5. Skip Down/Rewind button 6. Sleep button 7. V olume Up button 8. V olume Down button 9. Snooze button 10. Dimmer button 1 1. Colour button 12. Stop button[...]

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    7 Remote handset battery replacement 1. Remove the battery cover on the rear of your remote control by applying pressure to the catch in the direction shown by the arrow in the diagram, and then lifting the cover . 2. Insert 2 x AAA size batteries into the compartment. Make sure the (+) and the (-) ends of the batteries are positioned as shown insi[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 8 Using the sound system for the first time 1. Place your sound system on a flat surface. 2. Full y extend the wir e aerial loc ated on the side of your sound system . The wire should be fully extended and positioned for optimum reception. 3. Plug th[...]

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    9 Operating your radio - DAB 1. Fully extend the wire aerial. 2. If your sound system is in standby mode, press the On/Off button [On/off on the remote control] to switch on your sound system. 3. Press and release the Function button to select DAB. The display will show "DAB" and then " Now tuning" for a few seconds. 4. If this [...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 10 Selecting a station - DAB 1. The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently selected. 2. Press the Skip Up or Down buttons to scroll through the list of available stations on the lower line of the display . Stop pressing the Ski[...]

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    1 1 Display modes - DAB Y our radio has seven display modes:- 1. Press the Display 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 the programme type information for the station currently being received. e.g. Pop, Classic, News[...]

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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 find new stations proceed as follows:- 1. Press and release the Alarm/Auto Scan button. The display will show "Scanning". Y our radio will perform a scan of [...]

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    13 Manual T uning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III channels. UK DAB stations are located in the range 1 1B to 12D. 1. Press and release the Menu button until the display shows "Station order". 2. Press the Skip Up or Down buttons until "Manual tune" appears on the display . Press and re[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 14 Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB only Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. This function is only available for the DAB waveband. 1. Press the On/Of[...]

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    15 Operating your radio - Search tuning FM 1. Fully extend the wire aerial and press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Pre ss a nd r ele ase t he Function button u nti l t he F M b and is selected. 3. Press the Skip Up button and then press the Alarm/Auto scan button . Y our radio will scan from the currently displayed frequency directi[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 16 Manual tuning - FM 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press and release the Function button as needed to select the FM waveband. 3. Fully extend the wire aerial for FM reception. 4. Repeatedly press the Skip Up and Down buttons t[...]

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    17 1 Display modes - FM On FM the bottom line of the display can be set to any of the following modes:- 1. Press the Display 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 T ype Displays programme type for the station currently being listened[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 18 Presetting stations There are 20 memory presets available. There are 10 on each of the DAB and FM wavebands. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. T une to the required station as previously described. 3. Press the Prog/Random butto[...]

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    19 Recalling a preset station 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Select the required waveband by pressing the Function button. 3. Press the Memory Up or Down buttons to select the desired preset number . 4. Y our radio will tune to the station stored in preset memory . 1 3 3 2[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 20 Compact discs Use only Digital Audio CDs which have the symbol. Never write on a CD or attach any sticker to the CD. Always hold the CD at the edge and store it in its box after use with the label facing up. T o remove dust and dirt, breathe on the [...]

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    21 MP3 / WMA CD Mode The MP-24 is able to play CD-R and CD-RW discs containing MP3 or WMA files. In MP3 / WMA mode the terms "album" and "file" are very import ant. "Album" corresponds to a folder on a PC, "File " to an audio track in MP3 or WMA format. The radio reads MP3 or WMA files with a maximum of 25[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 22 Inserting a CD 1. T o open the CD compartment, tilt the front panel forwards. 2. Put the CD on the spindle until it clicks into place and then gently close the CD compartment by moving the front panel to its original position. Playing a CD 1. Press [...]

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    23 5. T o pause playback press the Play/Pause/Select button . The pause symbol will flash on the display . Audio CD: The current track number and the elapsed playing time will be shown on the display . MP3 / WMA CD: The file name with ID3 tag scrolls, the elapsed playing time will be shown on the display . 6. T o continue playback press the Play/[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 Selecting a track 1. Audio CD: While the CD is playing, press either the Skip Up or Down buttons to change the desired track. Y ou can also skip to a wanted track when the player is in stop mode. Press the Play/Pause/Select button to pl[...]

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    25 Search function 1. While the CD is playing, press and hold down either the Skip Up or Down button . Release the button when the desired part of the track is reached. CD repeat mode 1. Whilst the CD is playing press the Intro/Repeat button . The radio will step through the following options: Audio CD: Repeat 1 , Repeat ALL , Normal Play MP3 / WMA[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 26 CD Random play 1. While the CD is playing, press the Prog/Random button to play all tracks on the CD in random order . "RAND" will appear on the display . The tracks are played in random order until all tracks have been played. 2. Press th[...]

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    27 Checking and Editing a programme Whilst the CD is in stop mode, you can check and edit the program. 1. Press the Prog/Random button repeatedly . The display will show the play list that you have have already programmed. 2. Y ou can edit the playlist. When the desired track that you want to edit is reached, follow the procedure for creating a pla[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 28 Using SD cards Secure Digital (SD) cards can be used with the MP-24 for playback of MP3 or WMA files. Many different brands and capacities of SD card are available. Y our MP-24 has been tested with a range of card types up to 2 GB capacity . Howeve[...]

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    29 Alarm mode Y our sound system has four alarms which can be set to wake you by radio (FM or DAB), CD, SD or beep type alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound: Once only Everyday Monday to Friday Monday to Saturday Saturday to Sunday The alarms can only be set with the radio in standby mode. In the event of a power failure the alarm settings will be[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 30 6. Press the Alarm button to confirm the setting and to enter the alarm day option menu. Y ou can select between once, daily , Mon-Fri, Mon- Sat and Sat-Sun. Display Once (Once) - Will sound at one time only Mon-Sun (Daily) - Will sound every day M[...]

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    31 12. When the radio display is set to show both time and date the alarm symbol will appear if an alarm is set. T o toggle between the large time display and the time and date display press the Display button . Note: When the alarm is set to wake by radio, the last used station will be switched on at the alarm time. When the alarm activates, the v[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 32 Sleep function Y our sound system can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 0 and 90 minutes in 10 minute increments. 1. T o set the desired sleep time, press the Sleep button to enter the slee[...]

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    33 Snooze 1. When the alarm sounds, pressing the Snooze button will silence the alarm for the number of minutes specified for that particular alarm. 2. The snooze setting can be adjusted between 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes in 5 minute increments in the Alarm settings (see pages 29-31). Dimmer 1. Press the Dimmer button to change the backlight illumin[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 2 1 Clock display When in Standby your sound system has two display modes, time or time and date combined. 1. If your sound system is switched on, press the On/Off button to switch your sound system to the standby mode. 2. T o toggle between the two di[...]

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    35 Equaliser The tone on your sound system can be adjusted to suit the particular broadcast listened to. Y our radio has four equaliser modes. 1. Press the EQ/UBS button (on the remote control) to cycle through the various modes: Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classic and User . 2. The first press displays the current mode. Subsequent presses cycle through each[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 36 4. Press the EQ/UBS button again and "User T reble 0" will be displayed. The default T reble level is 0. 5. Press the Skip Up or Down buttons to adjust the required Treble level between +/-5. Note: If no button is pressed within 5 seconds [...]

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    37 Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. 1. T o view which software version your sound system has ensure your sound system is in DAB mode and press the Menu button to enter the menu setup. 2. Press the Skip Up or Down buttons until "SW V ersion" together with the V ersion number appears on[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 38 Aux in socket (3.5mm Jack) 1. Repeatedly press and release the Function button until "Aux" is selected. 2. Connect a stereo or mono audio source (ie iPod, MP3 or CD player) to the Aux in socket on the right-hand side of the radio. 3. Adj u[...]

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    39 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. It is recommended 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 name plate is located on th[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 40 Specifications Power Requirements Mains AC 230 volts, 50Hz only Battery (Remote control) 2 x AAA Frequency Coverage FM 87.5-108MHz DAB 174.928 - 239.200MHz Circuit features Loudspeakers T weeters 2 x 34 mm, 4 ohms, 2 x 3W W oofer 1 x 76 mm, 6 ohms,[...]

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