Roberts Radio ecologic 7 manual

Please read this manual before use ROBER TS DAB / FM RDS Digital Radio with Alarm, Sleep and Nap Timer Enjoy Listening[...]

Controls ........................................................................... 2-3 Navigation ...........................................................................4 Battery operation .................................................................5 Using the radio for the fi rst time ..........................................6 Operati[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 2 Controls 1. V olume control 2. T reble control 3. Dimmer button 4. LCD display 5. Info button 6. Auto T une button (T op) 13. T uning Down button 14. Station preset buttons 15. 5 + button 16. Bass control 17. Low battery indicator 7. DAB / FM / AUX b[...]

Controls 18. T elescopic aerial 19. DC in socket 20. Battery compartment 21. Headphone socket 22. Auxiliary input socket 23. USB socket (for service use only) (Rear View) 18 19 23 22 21 20 3[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 4 Navigation This page describes the basic means of controlling your Ecologic 7. Instructions for each operating mode are given in the later sections of this book. 1. Pressing the On/Off button brings your radio out of Stand-by mode if running from the[...]

Battery operation 1. Remove the Battery cover on the rear of the unit by pushing the battery door in and downwards. 2. Insert six 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 next to the battery compartment. Replace the battery cover . 3. The low batte[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Using the radio for the fi rst time 1. Place your radio on a fl at surface. 2. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. The aerial should be fully extended and positioned vertically for optimum reception. 3. Plug the cable from the mains adaptor into the [...]

7 Operating your radio - DAB 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. The display will show "Now tuning" for a few seconds. When fi rst switched on, the radio will be in DAB mode. After each use the radio will remember the mode used and then switch on in that mode the next time it is used. 2. If the radio has been used before,[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 8 Selecting a station - DAB 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the DAB/FM/AUX button to select DAB mode. The display will show "Now tuning" for a few seconds followed by the name of the radio station. 3. Rotate the T[...]

9 Secondary services - DAB 1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services associated 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 primary service as you rotate the[...]

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 a range of display options when in DAB mode:- 1. Press and release the Info button to cycle through the various options. a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone in numbe[...]

11 Display modes - DAB cont. e. Bit rate & audio type Displays the digital bit rate & audio type for the current DAB radio station. f. Signal strength Displays the signal strength for the station being listend to. The clear rectangle shows the minimum required signal strength for clear DAB reception. g. T ime Displays the current time. h. D[...]

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. With the unit in DAB mode (see page 8) press and release the Auto Tune button, the display will show "Scanning". Y[...]

13 Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB DRC can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. This function is only for the DAB waveband. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press and release the Menu button so that "Manual tune" appears on the display . 3. Rotate the Tuning/Se[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 14 Operating your radio - FM auto tune 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully and press the On/Of f button to switch on your radio. 2. Press and release the DAB/FM/AUX button to select the FM band. 3. Press and release the Auto Tune button to [...]

15 Manual tuning - FM 1. Fully extend the T elescopic aerial and press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press and release the DAB/FM/AUX button to select the FM band. 3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control or press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz. 4. When the end of the waveb[...]

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 a range of display options for FM mode:- 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 feature[...]

17 Stereo / Mono setting - FM Y our radio will play stereo FM broadcasts in stereo provided that 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 background hiss. 1. Press [...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 18 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 radio 10 for DAB and 10 for FM. Presets are remembered by your radio in the event of a power[...]

19 3 1 2 4 4 Recalling a preset station - DAB and FM 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. 2. Select the required waveband by pressing the DAB/FM/AUX button. 3. Momentarily press and release the required Preset button. The display will show , for example, "Empty preset" if no station has been stored to that preset. If a prese[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 20 Setting the clock manually Normally your radio will set its clock automatically using the DAB radio signal. If no DAB signal is available and you need to set the time manually , please follow the procedure shown below . 1. Press the On/Off button to[...]

9. Press and release the Tuning/Select control to enter the minutes setting. The day of the month will then fl ash on the display . 10. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to change the day as needed. 1 1. Press and release the T uning/Select control to enter the day setting. The month will then fl ash on the display . 12. Rotate the Tuning/Select c[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) T o return to auto clock set mode 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. If necessary press and release the DAB/FM/AUX button to put the radio into DAB mode. 2. Press the Menu button once or twice as needed until "Main Menu" appea[...]

Setting alarm time Y our radio has an alarm which can be set to wake you to DAB, FM radio or beep type alarm. The alarm can be set to sound on W eekdays, Weekends, Daily or Once. The alarm can be set when your radio is switched on or in stand-by mode. In the event of a power interruption your radio has a built in memory that will retain your alarm [...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 8. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to set the desired minute. 9. Press and release the Tuning/Select control to enter the minutes setting. The alarm day option will fl ash on the display . 10. Rotate the T uning/Select control to choose the desired a[...]

25 17. Press and release the Tuning/Select control to enter the setting. The alarm source option will fl ash on the display . 18. The alarm can be set to DAB, FM or buzzer . For whichever radio mode is selected, the radio alarm may be set to any of the stations which have been stored as presets or to the last station listened to. Rotate the Tuning[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 26 T o view alarm setting 1. T o view the alarm setting follows step 1-5 on page 23. Press the Tuning/Select control or the Select button to cycle through each of the settings for the chosen alarm. 2. Y ou may rotate the Tuning/Select control or press [...]

Sleep function Y our radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 5 and 120 minutes in 5 minute increments. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. 2. Press the Menu button once or twice as needed until "Main Menu" appears on the display . Rotate the T uning/Select cont[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Nap timer The Nap timer facility allows you to set your radio to wake you after a predetermined interval (up to 2 hours) without needing to set the alarm. The nap timer can be set when your radio is switched on or in stand-by mode. The nap timer should[...]

Dimmer function The brightness of the display can be adjusted for when the radio is in Stand-by and for when it is in use. If you use the unit in a bedroom, you may prefer a lower stand-by brightness level than the standard setting. The dimmer can be set to low , mid, high and an almost off 'night time' setting. 1. Press the On/Off button[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 7. Alternatively you can press the Dimmer button on your radio to select the dimmer brightness from low , mid, high and an almost off 'night time' setting. When the radio is in Stand-by mode, pressing a button or turning the rotary control wi[...]

31 Auxiliary input socket 1. Connect a stereo or mono audio source (i.e. CD player , MP3 player , etc.) to the Auxiliary input socket. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. 3. Press and release the DAB/FM/AUX button until the display shows "AUX". 4. Adjust the V olume control on your player and on the radio for comfortable li[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 32 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 automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker . Please be aware that sensitivity of headphones can[...]

33 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. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. 2. Press the Menu button once or twice as needed until "Main Menu" appears on the display . Rotate the T uning/Select control until "S[...]

If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 34 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[...]

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 during this guarantee period it will be rep aired or replaced free of charge. The guarantee does not co[...]