Roberts iDREAM 2 User manual

Please read this manual before use
ROBERTS
DAB / FM RDS Digital Clock Radio
with dock for iPod®and iPhone®
Enjoy Listening

Controls ........................................................................... 2-3
Using the clock radio for the first time .................................4
Operating your clock radio...................................................5
Selecting a station - DAB.....................................................6
Secondary services - DAB...................................................7
Display options - DAB...................................................... 7-8
Finding new stations - DAB .................................................9
Manual tuning - DAB .........................................................10
Signal strength display - DAB............................................10
Dynamic Range Control (DRC) - DAB...............................11
Operating your clock radio - FM auto-tune........................12
Manual tuning - FM............................................................13
Display options - FM..........................................................14
Presetting stations.............................................................15
Recalling a preset station ..................................................16
iPod and iPhone docking...................................................17
Navigating your iPod .........................................................18
Playing a file on your iPod.................................................18
Search function..................................................................18
Setting the alarm times................................................ 19-21
Contents
To view the alarm settings .................................................22
Cancelling alarms..............................................................22
Snooze function.................................................................23
Sleep function....................................................................24
Setting the clock manually........................................... 25-26
To return to auto clock set mode .......................................27
Language function.............................................................28
Clock display .....................................................................29
Display backlight dimmer...................................................29
Software version................................................................30
Stereo / Mono setting - FM................................................31
System reset......................................................................32
Auxiliary input (Line in) socket...........................................33
USB socket for software upgrades....................................34
Cautions ............................................................................35
Specifications ....................................................................36
Circuit features ..................................................................36
Guarantee..........................................................................38
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Controls (Top)
1. Sleep button
2. Select / Info / Play / Pause button
3. Mode button (DAB, FM, iPod, Aux In)
4. Snooze button
5. Tuning Down / Rewind button
6. Alarm button
7. Menu button
8. Volume Down button
9. On / Standby button
10. Dock connector for iPod®and iPhone®
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11. Volume Up button
12. Dimmer button
13. Preset button
14. Tuning Up / Fast-forward button
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15. Speakers x 2
16. LCD display
Controls (front)
Controls (rear)
17. Wire DAB / FM aerial
18. USB socket (for software upgrades)
19. Auxiliary input socket
20. DC in 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 as 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 then show 'SET CLOCK'. During this time the radio is
scanning to find out which DAB radio stations are available. After a
short time the current time and day will appear on the display.
4. If no stations are found, 'NO CLOCK' will be displayed. It may be
necessary to relocate your clock radio to a position giving better
reception. You should then carry out a scan to find stations as described
on page 9.
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 clock 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 radio is connected
to and powered from the mains supply.
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Operating your clock radio
1. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio.
Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending
either above or below the radio.
2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio.
When first switched on, the clock radio will be in DAB mode. After each
use the clock radio will remember the mode used and then switch on
in that mode the next time that it is used.
3. If this is the first time that the radio has been used a quick scan of
the Band III DAB channels may be carried out. (The scan is normally
performed automatically when the clock is first set page 4). If the
radio has been used before, the last used station will be selected. If
new radio stations are found, they will be added to the stored list of
stations.
4. When the scan is completed the first station (in numeric-alpha order
0....9, A....Z will be selected. The display will show the station name.
5. If no signals are found then it may be necessary to relocate your clock
radio to a position giving better reception. You should then carry out
a scan to find stations as described on page 9.
• Your clock radio has a indicator on the display to indicate the
strength of the DAB radio signal being received.
Note: When first switched on, the clock radio will set the volume to a
moderately high level, in case the broadcast is very quiet. After you have
set the volume using the Volume Up or Down buttons, the radio will
remember the setting that you have applied for the next time that it is used.
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Selecting a station - DAB
1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio.
2. Press and release the Mode button until the DAB mode is selected.
The display will show the name of the radio station currently selected.
3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to step through the list of
available stations.
4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press and
release the Select button to select the station. The display will show
'TUNING' while your radio finds the new station.
5. Adjust the Volume to the required setting.
Note: If after selecting a station the radio station will not connect it may be
necessary to relocate your clock radio to a position giving better reception.
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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 then
the secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary
service as you press the Tuning Up button.
2. To tune to the secondary service, press and release the Select button.
Most secondary services do not broadcast continually and if the selected
service is not available, the radio will re-tune to the associated primary
service.
Display options - DAB
Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode:-
1. Press and release the Info button to cycle through the various options.
All display options except the text display will revert to the clock display
after about ten seconds.
a. Station name Displays the DAB station name being
listened to.
b. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such
as artist/track name, phone in number,
etc.
c. Programme type Displays the type of station being
listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc.
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d. Multiplex Name Displays the name of the DAB multiplex
to which the current station belongs.
e. Time and day Displays the current time (24 hour clock)
and day of the week.
f. Date Displays the current date.
g. Frequency & channel Displays frequency and channel number
for the currently tuned DAB station.
h. Bit rate Displays the digital audio bit rate for the
currently tuned DAB station.
i. Signal error Displays the bit error rate for the
currently tuned DAB station.
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Finding new stations - DAB
From time to time, new DAB radio stations may become available or you
may have moved to a different part of the country. In this case you may
need to cause your radio to scan for new stations.
1. Press and release the Menu button.
2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows 'SCAN'.
3. Press and release the Select button. Your radio will perform a scan
of the Band III DAB channels. 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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