Roberts ecologic 6 User manual

DAB / FM RDS digital clock radio with dual mode dimmer
Please read this manual before use
ROBERTS
Sound for Generations

Controls ........................................................................... 2-3
Using the clock radio for the first time .................................4
Selecting a station - DAB ..................................................5
Presetting stations DAB/FM ............................................ 6-7
Finding new stations - DAB ...............................................8
Manual tuning - DAB .........................................................9
Secondary services - DAB ..................................................9
Display modes - DAB ........................................................10
Dynamic range control (DRC) ...........................................11
Station order setup - DAB ......................................... 12-13
Signal strength display - DAB ..........................................13
Operating your radio - search tuning FM...........................14
Manual tuning - FM ...........................................................15
Display modes - FM...........................................................16
Stereo / Mono setting - FM................................................17
Auto preset stations - FM ..................................................18
Contents
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Alarms ......................................................................... 19-22
Snooze ..............................................................................23
Sleep function....................................................................24
Setting the clock manually.................................................25
To return to auto clock set mode .......................................26
Software version................................................................27
Dual mode dimmer backlight.............................................27
System reset .....................................................................28
Auxiliary in socket..............................................................29
Headphone socket ............................................................30
General..............................................................................31
Specifications ....................................................................32
Notes .................................................................................33
Guarantee .........................................................................34

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Controls (front view)
11. Tuning Down button
12. Tuning Up button
13. Select button
14. Preset button
6. Alarm button
7. Sleep button
8. Snooze button
9. Menu / Info button
10. Band button
1. Dimmer button
2. On / Off button
3. Volume Down button
4. LCD display
5. Volume Up button
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Controls (rear)
15. FM / DAB wire aerial
16. DC input socket
17. Auxiliary input socket
18. Headphone socket
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Using the clock radio for the first time
1. Place your clock radio on a flat surface.
2. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio.
Place the wire antenna so that it is straight as possible extending
either above or below the radio.
3. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the rear of your
clock radio. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket
outlet. The display will show "Roberts" for a few seconds and then
the display will show "Setting clock". The clock hands will then move
to 12:00. The radio will scan for DAB signals and if a DAB signal is
found it will then show the current time and date in the display. The
clock hands will then move to show the correct time.
4. If no stations are found, "Clock not set" will be displayed. It may be
necessary to relocate your clock radio to a position giving better recep-
tion. You should then carry out a scan to find stations as described on
page 8.
• IMPORTANT: The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting
the clock radio to the mains supply. The mains socket used
for the clock radio must remain accessible during normal use. In order
to disconnect the radio from the mains completely, the mains
adaptor should be removed from the mains socket outlet
completely.
Characters appearing on the LCD display indicate that the clock radio is
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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 On/Off button to switch on your clock radio.
3. During the clock setting the radio carried out a quick scan of the UK
DAB channels. If this was not successful or if you have moved the
radio to a different part of the country follow the Auto tune procedure
page 8. During Autotune, the display will show "Scanning" and as
each group of stations is detected the station count will be updated.
The bottom line of the display shows a bargraph indicating progress
of the Autotune. When the Autotune is completed the first station (in
numeric-alpha order 0...9...A....Z) will be selected.
4. The top line of thedisplayshows the name of thestationcurrently selected.
Press the Tuning Up/Down buttons to scroll through the list of available
stations. Stop pressing the Tuning up or down buttons when you find
the station that you wish to hear.
5. Press and release the Select button to select the station. The display
may show "Now tuning" while your radio finds the new station.
6. Adjust the Volume buttons to the required setting.
Note: If after selecting a station the display shows "Not Available" it
may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better
reception.
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Presetting stations - DAB and FM
You may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset
station memories. There are 20 memory presets in your clock radio, 10
for DAB and 10 for FM. Presets are remembered by your clock radio in
the event of a power failure.
The procedure for setting presets and using them to tune to stations is the
same for FM and DAB modes and is described below.
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the clock radio.
2. Tune to the required station as previously described.
3. Press and release the Preset button.
4. Press the Tuning Up/Down button until you find the required preset
number in which you wish to store the chosen station.
5. Press and hold the Preset button until the display shows e.g. "Preset
1 saved". The station will be saved under the chosen preset memory.
Repeat this procedure for the remaining presets.
6. Stations stored in preset memories may be overwritten by following
the above procedure.
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Recalling a preset
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
2. Press and release the Preset button.
3. Press the Tuning Up/Down button until you find the required preset
number.
4. Press and release the Select button. Your radio will tune to the station
stored in preset memory.
Note: If you have not previously stored a preset station and the preset
buttons are pressed "Empty preset" will be displayed.
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Finding new stations - DAB
As time passes new stations may become available. To find new stations
proceed as follows:-
1. Press and hold the Menu/info button until "Station order" appears
on the display.
2. Press the Tuning Up/Down buttons until the display shows "Autoscan
local".
3. Press and release the Select button, the display will show
"Fast scanning". Your 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 display will increase and stations will be added
to the list.
4. If you are not living in the UK, you may need to scan a wider range
of frequencies. To carry out a full scan of the entire DAB Band III
frequencies press and hold the Menu/info button until "Station order"
appears on the display.
5. Press the Tuning Up/Down buttons until the display shows "Autoscan
full".
6. Press and release the Select button, the display will show
"Full scanning". As new stations are found the station counter on
the right-hand side of the display will increase and stations will be
added to the list.
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Manual tuning - DAB
Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various Band III DAB
channels. UK DAB stations are currently located in the range 11B to
12D.
1. Press and hold down the Menu/Info button, "Station order"
appears on the display. Then press the Tuning Up/Down button until the
display shows "Manual tune". Press and release the Select button.
2. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to select the required DAB channel.
3. Pressand releasethe Selectbutton to select the channel.Any new stations
that are found are automatically added to the stored list of stations.
4. Press and release the Select button to return to normal tuning mode.
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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 when you press the Tuning Up/Down button.
2. Press and release the Select button to select the station.
• When the secondary service shuts down, your radio will automatically
switch back to the main radio station (or primary service) if it is
available.
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Display modes - DAB
Your radio has seven display modes for DAB radio:-
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 Displays name of DAB multiplex to which
the current station belongs.
d. Time and date Displays current time and date.
e. Channel and frequency Displays current channel and frequency.
f. Audio type and bit rate Displays audio type and bit rate.
g. Signal strength Displays a signal error value for station
being listened to (lower is better)
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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 On/Off button to switch on your clock radio.
2. Press and hold in the Menu/Info button until display shows “Station
order.”
3. Press the Tuning Up/Down button until the display shows "DRC
value".
4. Press and release the Select button to enter adjustment mode.
5. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to select required DRC setting
(default is 0).
DRC 0 DRC is switched off, Broadcast DRC will be ignored.
DRC 1/2 DRC level is set to 1/2 that sent by broadcaster.
DRC 1 DRC is set as sent by broadcaster.
6. Press and release the Select button to confirm the setting. The display
will return to radio mode.
Note: Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use the DRC function. If the
broadcast does not support DRC, then the DRC setting in the radio will
have no effect.
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Station order setup - DAB
Your radio has 3 station order settings from which you can choose. The
station order settings are, favourite station, alphanumeric and active
station.
Note: Your radio default station order is alphanumeric.
1. Press and hold in the Menu/Info button until "Station order" appears
on the display. Press and release the Select button.
2. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to choose between favourite
station, alphanumeric and active station.
Favourite stations
When this setting is switched on, after a period of time the most listened
to stations will move to the top of the station list and will be marked with
the heart symbol .
Alphanumeric
Press the Tuning Up/Down button until "Alphanumeric" appears on the
display. Your radio will now select stations in alphanumeric order A....Z
0....9.
Active station
Press the Tuning Up/Down button until "Active station" appears on the
display. The display will show only those that a signal can be found.
3. Press and release the Select button to select the station order
setting required.
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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 Menu/Info button until "Station order" appears
on the display. Press and release the Select button.
2. Press the Tuning Up/Down button until "Prune stations" appears
on the display. Press and release the Select button to select.
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Signal strength display - DAB
1. Press and release the Select button to show signal strength on the
lower line of the display.
2. Position your radio and carefully angle the wire 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 the signal
strength display. The clear unfilled rectangle indicates minimum signal
level required for satisfactory reception.
3. Press and release the Select button to return to the previous display
mode.
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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 On/Off button to switch on your clock radio.
3. Press the Band button to select the FM band, then repeatedly press
the Select button until "Auto tune" shows on the display.
4. Press and release the Tuning Up button. Your radio will scan in
an upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and stop
automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength.
5. After a few seconds the display will update. The display will show the
frequency of the signal found. If the signal is strong enough and there
is RDS data present then the radio will display the station name.
6. To find other stations, press and release the Tuning Up button as
before.
7. To scan the FM band in a downwards direction (high frequency to low
frequency) press and release the Tuning Down button.
8. When the waveband end is reached your radio will recommence tuning
from the opposite waveband end.
9. Adjust the Volume buttons to the required setting.
10. To switch off your radio press the On/Off button.
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Manual tuning - FM
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio.
2. Press the Band button to select the FM band. Fully extend the
wire antenna for FM reception.
3. Repeatedly press the Select button until "Manual tune" shows on the
display.
4. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to tune to a station. The frequency
will change in steps of 50 kHz on FM.
5. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning
from the opposite waveband end.
6. Set the Volume buttons to the desired settings.
7. To switch off your clock radio press the On/Off button.
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Display modes - FM
Your radio has four display modes for FM radio. These use data provided
by broadcasters which is commonly known as RDS.
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 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. Time and date Displays the current time and date.
d. Frequency Displays the frequency of the station
being listened to.
If there is no RDS data available (or if the signal is too weak) then the radio
will display only the FM frequency and the optional Stereo indicator.
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Stereo / Mono setting - FM
Your clock radio will play stereo broadcasts in stereo (via headphones) so
long as 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 audio noise.
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
2. Tune to the required FM radio station as previously described.
3. Press and hold the Menu/Info button until the display shows "Mono
override" on the lower line. The upper line will show "Override Off" if
the radio is in the Auto-Stereo mode.
4. Press the Select button to switch on the Mono-Override. While this
setting is engaged, the radio will play the current station in mono
whether listening via headphones or the loudspeaker.
Mono Overide is a temporary setting and is applied to the currently
tuned station only. It is cancelled automatically by tuning to another
radio station.
5. If you wish to cancel Mono-Overide while listening to the currently
tuned radio station, press and hold the Menu/Info button until the
display shows "Mono override" on the lower line. The upper line will
show "Override On" if the radio is in the Mono-Overide mode.
6. Press the Select button to switch off the Mono-Override. The radio
will play then play the current station in stereo through headphones
if the signal is sufficiently strong.
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Auto preset stations - FM
Your clock radio will scan the entire FM band searching for stations. As
stations are found, they are stored in your clock radio preset memory
locations.
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
2. If needed, press the Band button to select the FM band.
3. Press and hold the Menu/Info button until the display shows "Mono
override" on the lower line.
4. Press and release the Tuning Up/Down buttons until the display
shows "FM Scan".
5. Press the Select button to confirm the scan.
Note: Some of the FM stations stored may be quite weak as the scan
stores stations regardless of their signal strength. Up to ten stations
will be stored. Presets can be modified as needed using the procedure
described on page 6.
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Alarms
Your clock radio has four separate alarms which can be set to wake you to
radio (DAB, FM) or buzzer alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound once,
daily, on weekdays or at weekends. The alarms can be set whether the
clock radio is on or in standby mode. In the event of a power interruption
your clock radio has a built in memory chip that will maintain all your alarm
settings for when the power is restored.
Note: If no buttons are pressed for 5 seconds, the radio will exit the alarm
setup.
Note: Alarm times are set using the 24Hr format e.g. 2:30PM is entered
as 14:30.
Setting an alarm
1. Press and release the Alarm button. "Set alarm" will show on the
display. Press the Select button the alarm status will show on the
display.
2. Repeatedly press and release the Tuning Up/Down buttons to choose
the desired alarm 1-4 and then press the Select button. The alarm
hour will be highlighted.
3. Repeatedly press and release the Tuning Up/Down buttons to choose
the desired hour for the alarm and then press the Select button. The
alarm minute will be highlighted.
4. Repeatedly press and release the Tuning Up/Down buttons to choose
the desired minute for the alarm and then press the Select button.
The alarm source will be highlighted.
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