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    CRD-33 FM RDS/DAB Digital Clock Radio with SD Recording Please read this manual before use ROBER TS Sound for Generations[...]

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    Controls ........................................................................... 2-5 CRD-33 Clock radio features ..............................................6 Using the AC adaptor ..........................................................7 Operation modes .................................................................8 Operating your radio [...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 2 Controls 10. Backlight button 1 1. Analogue clock 12. Backlight display level control 13. Alarm level control 6. LCD display 7. Standby button 8. Alarm 2 button 9. Alarm 4 button 1. Nap timer button 2. Alarm 3 button 3. Alarm 1 button 4. Info button [...]

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    Controls (top) 14 18. Preset 2 / Rewind button 19. Preset 3 / Fastforward button 20. Preset 4 / Stop button 16 3 14. T uning Up / Down / Snooze button 15. Band / Function select button 16. +5 button 17. Preset 1 button 21. Preset 5 / Play / Pause button 22. Auto Tune button 23. Select / Record / PausePlus button 17 18 19 20 21 22 15 23[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Controls (rear) 24. FM / DAB wire aerial (behind removable cover plate) 25. Auxiliary in socket 26. Line out socket 27. DC input socket 4 24 25 26 27[...]

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    5 28. SD card slot Controls Left hand side Right hand side 29. Headphone socket 30. V olume control 31. T one control 28 29 30 31[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) CRD-33 clock radio features The Roberts CRD-33 clock radio provides the following features in an attractive compact unit. Radio The CRD-33 can receive DAB, and FM (with RDS) wave bands. SD slot The CRD-33 plays MP3 fi les from an SD card and can also [...]

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    Using the AC adaptor Y our clock 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 rear of your radio. 3. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet. The AC adaptor should be disconnected from the mains supply and the clock radio when not i[...]

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    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. Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. The FM/DAB wire antenna is beneath the removable cover plate. 2. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the rear of your radio. 3. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet. 4. The cl[...]

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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. Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 2. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 3. During the clock setting the radio carried out a quick scan [...]

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    Presetting stations - DAB and FM There are 10 memory presets on each radio band, DAB and FM. 1. Press the Standby 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 for example, "Preset 1 saved". The station will be saved under [...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 12 Recalling a preset station - DAB and FM 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Select the required waveband by pressing the Band button . 3. Momentarily press the required Preset button , your radio will tune to the station stored i[...]

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    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 Tune button , the display will show "Quick scan". Y our radio will perform a scan of the UK DAB frequencies. As new stations are found the station counter on the right-hand side of the dis[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 14 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[...]

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    15 Display modes - DAB Y our radio has seven display modes for DAB listening:- 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 [...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 16 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 S[...]

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    17 PausePlus Rewind and Fastforward - DAB 1. Repeatedly press the Fastforward or Rewind buttons to scroll to the item you wish to listen to. Each press moves forwards or backwards 30 seconds. 2. When using your radio's feature the top line of display automatically switches to show the time that you are delayed. 1 1[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 18 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 Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Press and hold in the Info button until [...]

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    19 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 Info button until "Station order" appears on the display . Press and release [...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 20 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 Info button until &[...]

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    21 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 Standby 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 directio[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 22 Manual tuning - FM 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Band button to select the FM band. Fully extend the wire antenna for FM reception. 3. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to tune to a station. The frequency will chang[...]

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    23 Display modes - FM Y our radio has four display modes for FM listening:- 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 Info button to cycle through the various [...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 24 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 512MB SD card wi[...]

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    25 3. Press the Preset 4/Stop button to stop recording. The recording will be saved on your SD card. If your radio is not recording correctly check the following: - The card is the correct format (reformat as described below). - The card has enough recording space available. (page 26) - The card has not become corrupted (possibly by removing the ca[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 26 3. Press and release the Select button . 4. Press the Tuning Up/Down button until "Format" appears on the lower line display . 5. Press and release the Select button "Confi rm format / No" will ap- pear on the display . T o form[...]

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    27 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. "Finding tracks" will be displayed then the current recording or track on your SD card will show[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 28 1 Fastforward fi les 1. Press the FastForward button to skip to the next track. 2. Whilst a track is playing press Tuning Up/Down button until the desired part of the track is reached. Rewind fi les 1. Press the Rewind button to skip to the previo[...]

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    29 Delete fi les 1. In DAB mode press and hold in the Info button and press the Tuni n g Up/Down button until "Memory Card" is shown on display . If in FM or Playlist mode simply press and hold the Info button and "Memory Card" will show on the display . 2. Press and release the Select button . 3. Press the Tuning Up/Down butto[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 30 Alarm mode Y our clock radio has four separate alarms which can be set to wake you to radio (DAB, FM), SD card playback, Aux in or beep type alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound once, daily , on weekdays or at weekends. The alarms can be set whethe[...]

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    5. Y our alarm can be set to sound once, daily , weekdays and week- ends. Once - Will sound at one time only . Daily - Will sound every day . Weekdays - Will sound only on weekdays. Weekends - Will sound only on weekends. 6. Repeatedly press and release the T uning Up/Down buttons to choose the day option and then press and release the Select butto[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 32 14. The alarm has now been set and the radio will revert to the previous time or radio display . 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, if the buzzer alarm[...]

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    33 T o cancel the alarm 1. Whilst an alarm is sounding it can be cancelled for 24 hours by pressing the Standby button . The alarm will then be rescheduled as needed according to its settings. Note: Pressing the Standby button once during a radio alarm cancels the alarm but allows the radio to continue playing. Pressing the Standby button a second [...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 34 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 15 and 120 minutes. 1. T o set the desired sleep time, press the Sleep button to enter the sleep setup. 2. Repeatedly [...]

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    35 Nap timer The Nap timer facility allows you to set the radio to wake you after a pre- determined interval (up to 1 hours) without needing to set the alarms. 1. Press and hold the Nap button , the current nap time will fl ash. 2. Repeatedly press and release T uning Up or Down buttons to choose the required Nap time in minutes - 10>20>30&g[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 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 Select button until the display shows "Mono" your radio will switch to mono mode. 2. T o return to stereo mode pres[...]

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    Signal strength display - DAB 1. Press and release the 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 display as a guide. Move your radio around and position to give maximum number of black rectangles on signal s[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 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 Info button until "Station order" appears on [...]

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    39 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 hold the Time Set/Sleep button . “< > or SELECT” will appear on the display with the time setting display . 2[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 40 5. Repeatedly press and release the Tuning Up/Down buttons to choose the desired month and then press and release the Select button to confi rm the month setting. 6. Repeatedly press and release the Tuning Up/Down buttons to choose the desired day [...]

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    41 Auxiliary in socket 1. Connect a stereo or mono audio source (ie CD player , 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 comfortable listening. Line out socket A 3.5mm Line out socket located on the left hand end of you[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 42 Headphone socket A 3.5mm Headphone socket located on the right hand side 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 pressure f[...]

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    Backlight for clock and display When you fi rst plug it in your clock radio sets the clock and display back- light to maximum brightness. The backlight button can be used to switch between this and a lower level of illumination which is set using the small adjustment wheel on the underside of the radio. 1. Press and release the backlight button to[...]

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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 Frequency Coverage DAB 174.928 - 239.200MHz FM 87.50 - 108 MHz Circuit features Loudspeaker 10 x 7.5cm elliptical Output Power 800 mW Headphone socket 3.5mm dia Aux in socket 3.5mm dia Line out 3.5mm dia Aerial System DAB and FM Wire antenna The Company reserves the right to ame[...]

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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[...]