Roberts MP-30FM RDS/MP3/WMA/DAB Digital Radio MP-30 User manual

MP-30
FM RDS/MP3/WMA/DAB digital radio
with timed record and
Please read this manual before use
ROBERTS
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Controls .................................................................................... 2-4
Battery operation ......................................................................... 5
Using the AC adaptor .................................................................. 5
Using your radio for the rst time - DAB...................................... 6
Operation modes......................................................................... 7
Operating your radio - DAB ......................................................... 7
Selecting a station - DAB............................................................. 8
Finding new stations - DAB ......................................................... 9
Manual tuning - DAB ................................................................. 10
Secondary services - DAB..........................................................11
Display modes - DAB .................................................................11
Using your radios Pause Plus feature - DAB........................ 12-13
Using an SD memory card with your radio........................... 14-15
Timed recording - DAB......................................................... 16-26
SD card format - DAB........................................................... 27-28
Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB ......................... 29
File playback - DAB.............................................................. 30-33
Using the (Electronic programme guide) EPG - DAB........... 34-35
Operating your radio FM - auto search...................................... 36
Opearting your radio FM - manual tune..................................... 37
Presetting stations DAB and FM ............................................... 38
Recalling a preset station .......................................................... 38
Contents
Clock settings ............................................................................ 39
Setting clock automatically ........................................................ 39
Setting clock manually.......................................................... 40-41
Alarms .................................................................................. 42-50
Cancelling alarms...................................................................... 50
Snooze function......................................................................... 50
Sleep timer ................................................................................ 51
Clear station list......................................................................... 52
Display settings backlight .......................................................... 53
Display settings contrast............................................................ 54
Factory default........................................................................... 55
Connecting to an external amplier or recorder ................... 56-57
Headphone socket..................................................................... 57
Audio mode - FM.................................................................. 57-58
Lock switch................................................................................ 59
Standby display ......................................................................... 59
USB connection......................................................................... 60
General...................................................................................... 61
Specications ............................................................................ 61
Circuit features .......................................................................... 61
Guarantee.................................................................................. 62
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Controls
1. Info button
2. EPG button
3. Record button
4. button
 5.Preset1/Deletelebutton
 6.Preset2/Rewindlebutton
 7.Preset3/Pause/playlebutton
 8.Preset4/Stoplebutton
 9.Preset5/Fastforwardlebutton
10. Preset 6 / Playback mode button
11. Power/Standby button
12. Select button
13. Menu/back button
14. Mode button
(Front)
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Controls (Left side)
15. Telescopic aerial
16. Digital audio output socket
17. USB connector
18. USB Boot Enabler (reserve for future use)
19. Analogue audio output sockets left & right
20. Headphone socket
21. DC input socket
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22. Lock switch
23. SD card socket
24. Tuning control
25. Volume control
26. Treble control
27. Bass control
28. Battery compartment
Controls (Right side)

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Battery operation
1. Remove the Battery cover on the rear of the unit by pushing the
catches as shown.
2. Insert four LR20 (D size) batteries into the spaces in the compart-
ment. Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct
polarity as shown inside the battery compartment. Replace the
battery cover.
3. Reduced power, low battery indicator , distortion and a ‘stutter-
ing’ sound are all signs that the batteries may need replacing.
4. If the radio is not to be used for any extended period of time it is
recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio.
Using the AC adaptor
1. Placeyourradioonaatsurfaceandinserttheadaptorpluginto
the DC socket located on the left side of your radio. The adpator
for use with your MP30 should provide 6.5V DC output at 1.5A
centre pin negative.
2. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet.
Whenever the adaptor is used the batteries are automatically
disconnected.
The AC adaptor should be disconnected from the mains supply
and the radio when not in use.
We would recommend for economy that your radio is used
via the AC adaptor whenever possible with battery operation
for occasional or stand-by use only.
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Using your radio for the rst time - DAB
Your radio is supplied with mains adaptor
1. Placeyourradioonaatsurface.Inserttheadaptorplugintothe
DC socket located on the left hand of your radio.
2. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. The aerial should be fully ex-
tended and positioned for optimum reception.
3. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet.
4. When your radio is rst switched on the display will show
"Roberts" and a quick scan of UK band III DAB and FM channels
will be carried out.
If the radio has been used before the last used mode will be
selected.
5. DuringAuto Tune as each group of stations is detected the display
will show the number of stations found and a bargraph indicating
progress of the Autotune.
6. WhentheAutoTuneiscompletetherststation(innumeric-alpha
order 0...9...A....Z) will be selected.
7. If the station list is still empty after the DAB Auto Tune your radio
will display "No Signal".
8. If no signals are found it may be necessary to relocate your radio
to a position giving better reception.

Operating your radio - DAB
1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. The aerial should be fully ex-
tended and positioned for optimum reception.
2. Press the Power/Standby button to switch on your radio.
3. If the radio has been used before, the last used mode will be
selected.
4. If DAB or FM mode was previously selected the display will show
thestationnameintherstlineofthedisplayandotherinforma-
tion in the second line.
5. If no signals are found "No Signal' will be displayed and it may
be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better
reception.Youshouldthencarryoutanautoscantondstations
as described on page 9.
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Operation modes
Your radio has 3 operation modes, DAB, FM and Playlist mode.
1. Press the Mode button to change the operation mode between
DAB, FM and Playlist.
• DAB mode is used for listening to Digital Radio broadcasts and
for recording programmes to a memory card.
• FM mode is used for listening to FM radio broadcasts.
• Playlist mode is used to play back digitally recorded programmes
andforlisteningtoMP3andWMAaudioles.
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Selecting a station - DAB
1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial.
2. Press the Power/Standby button to switch on your radio.
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the station list appears.
4. Continue to rotate the Tuning/Select control until the required
station is highlighted on the display.
5. Press and release the
Select button or the Tuning/Select control
to select the station. The required station will be selected and after
a few seconds the station name will appear on the display.
6. Adjust the Volume, Bass and Treble controls to the required
settings.
Note: To return to normal station mode from station list without
selecting a station press and release the Menu/Back button.
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Finding new stations - DAB
Astimepassesnewstationsmaybecomeavailable.Tondnewstations
proceed as follows:-
1. Press the Mode button until the DAB mode is selected.
2. Press the Menu/Back button to enter the main DAB menu.
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Stations" is highlighted
on the display. Press and release the Select button or the Tun-
ing/Select control the stations menu will appear on the display.
4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Autoscan" is highlighted
on the display. Press and release the Select button or theTun-
ing/Select control.
5. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Band III" is highlighted
on the display. Press and release the Select button or the Tun-
ing/Select control.
6. Your radio will carry out a scan of the entire band III UK frequen-
cies. "Station Scan" will appear on the display. A progress bar will
be shown on the display indicating autotune progress and number
of stations found.
7. The scan can be cancelled at any time by pressing the
Menu/Back
button.
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Manual Tuning - DAB
Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III chan-
nels. UK DAB stations are currently located in the range 11B to 12D.
1. Press the Mode button until the DAB mode is selected.
2. Press the Menu/Back button to enter the main DAB menu.
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Stations" is highlighted
on the display. Press and release the Select button or the Tun-
ing/Select control the stations menu will appear on the display.
4. Rotate the
Tuning/Select control until "Manual tune" is highlighted
on the display. Press and release the Select button or theTun-
ing/Select control.
5. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the required channel is
highlighted. If the channel can be received the Ensemble (group
of stations) name will appear. The radio will attempt to tune to
one of the stations. The service database will be updated and the
display will show the station name. The new station will be added
to the list.
6. You can exit the Manual tune mode by pressing the Menu/Back
button.
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Secondary services - DAB
1. When transmitted secondary services will be added to the service
list and will appear indented beneath their associated primary
service. They can be selected by pressing the Select button or
the Tuning/Select control.
2. The secondary service icon will appear in the display.
3. Afterasecondarybroadcasthasnished,theradiowillautomatically
tune to the associated primary service.
Display modes - DAB
Your radio has two display modes - full information shows station name,
signal strength, program type, date and time, mains indicator/battery
indicator or full text which shows a full (DLS) text display.
1. Press the Info button to display full text mode.
2. Press the Info button again to return to full information display.
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Using your radio's Pause Plus feature - DAB
How many times has your favourite radio station been interrupted
bythatphonecallfromadoubleglazingrmorsomeoneselling
that must have item? Sound familiar? Now with a single press
of the button you can put your favourite station on
hold while you answer that important call. After the call or other
importanttaskisnishedsimplypressthe button to
return to your favourite station exactly where you left off so that
you never miss a single word.
Radio stations can effectively be put on hold for typically 5
minutes.
Note the feature only operates on the DAB wave-
band.
1. Toplaceyour radio in mode simplypressthe
button, the sound from the loudspeaker will be muted. The length
of the delay is shown on the right hand side of the display. The
additional possible delay time will show on the left hand side.
• If the radio is paused and the buffer becomes full then the radio
will automatically start to play audio again.
2. To return to the radio station that you were listening to simply press
the button and your radio will continue playing from
where you left off. The display will show the amount by which you
are behind real time together with the remaining pause time.
3. To return to real time press and release the Select button, the
display will return to previous mode prior to opera-
tion.
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Pause Plus Rewind and fastforward - DAB
1. As soon as you switch on your radio the feature is
working silently in the background so, say for example, you want
to hear a news item again press the Pauseplus button. Press
the Rewind or Fast forward button or rotate the tuning control
clockwise to scroll forward and anti-clockwise to scroll back to
the item you wish to listen. The display will show the amount of
time you have scrolled back together with the maximum time you
can rewind back to.
Note the rewind memory only starts when your
radio is switched on.
2. To return to real time press the Select button.
3. Rewind memory is approximately 5 minutes.
Note the rewind feature only operates on the DAB
waveband.
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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/MP3/WMA
lestransferredfromaPC.
Depending on the radio station a 128MB SD card will give typically
2- 4 hours of recording time. If you are using a new SD card ensure
that it is formatted correctly (see page 27)
Many different brands and capacities of SD card are available. Your
MP30 has been tested with the most popular cards up to 1 GB. How-
ever, there are many different card variants available and not all cards
can be guaranteed to work in the MP30.
Inserting and removing a card
To insert an SD card into your radio push the card label side forward
andgoldcontactsrstintotheSDcardslotonthetoprightsideof
your radio until it clicks.
To remove the card push the card in slightly and it will pop out allow-
ing removal.
Note: The SD card should not be removed during a recording as
damageorcorruptionoflesonthecardmayoccur.
Recording a Radio program (DAB only)
1. Tune to the DAB station you want to record.
2. Press the Record button to start recording. The record icon
 willashinthedisplay.
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3. Press the Record button to stop recording. The recording will
be saved on your SD card.
4. The recording showing the station name, date and time will be
added to your playlist. (see page 30)
Note: Recordings can be set in advance using the Electronic Program
Guide EPG (see page 34) or by setting up a timed recording (see
page 16).
If your radio is not recording correctly check the following:
- The card is the correct format (reformat as described on
page 27).
- The card has enough recording space available.
- The card has not become corrupted (possibly by removing the
card during recording). Reformat the card if necessary.

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Timed recording - DAB
Note: Timer record is only available on DAB via SD card and is pro-
vided for personal use only.
Your radio has twelve timed recordings which can be set to activate at
differenttimesandvedifferentdayoptionsfromwhichtochoose.
1. Insert an SD cardwithsufcientcapacityfortherequiredrecord-
ing (approx. 32MB per 30 mins at 128 kbits/sec - 1 hour at 64
kbits/sec).
Note: If you do not insert an SD card your recording will not
take place and a warning "Memory card not detected" will be
shown on the display.
2. Press the Mode button to enter DAB mode.
3. Press the Menu/Back button to enter the main DAB menu.
4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Timed Recordings" is
highlighted on the display. Press and release the Select button
or the Tuning/Select controltoconrmtheselection.
5. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Recording 1 of 12" is
highlighted on the display. Press and release the Select button
or the Tuning/Select control to enter setup.
6. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to select the required timer
1-12. Press and release the Select button or the Tuning/Select
control.
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7. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the day option is highlighted
on the display. To adjust the day option setting press the Select
button. Default will be set to "Off".
• Each of the 12 timers can be set to one of the following modes:-
Off - Will permanently disable the alarm
Once - Will sound at one time only
Every day - Will sound every day
Weekly - Will sound once every week
Weekdays - Will sound only on a particular weekday
Weekends - Will sound only on weekends
Timer set to Once
1. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Once" is highlighted on
the display. Press and release the Select button or theTuning/
Select control.
2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the date is highlighted
on the display. Press and release the Select button or theTun-
ing/Select control to enter date setup.
3. Rotate the
Tuning/Select control to select the required date. Press
and release the Select button or theTuning/Select control.
Note: Your radio allows recording to be scheduled 60 days ahead of
current date.
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4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the hour digits are high-
lighted on the display. Press and release the Select button or
theTuning/Select control.
5. Rotate the
Tuning/Select control to select the required hour. Press
and release the Select button or theTuning/Select control.
6. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the minute digits are
highlighted on the display. Press and release the Select button
or theTuning/Select control.
7. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to select the required minute.
Press and release the Select button or theTuning/Select con-
trol.
8. Rotate the
Tuning/Select control until the duration hour digits are
highlighted on the display. Press and release the Select button
or theTuning/Select control.
9. Rotate the
Tuning/Select control to select the required hour. Press
and release the Select button or theTuning/Select control.
10. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the duration minute digits
are highlighted on the display. Press and release the Select but-
ton or theTuning/Select control.
11. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to select the required minute.
Press and release the Select button or theTuning/Select con-
trol.
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12. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the station is highlighted
on the display. Press and release the Select button or theTun-
ing/Select control.
13. Rotatethe
Tuning/Selectcontroltoselecttherequiredstation.Press
and release the Select button or theTuning/Select control.
14. Press the Menu/Back button or select the "Back..." option to exit
back a menu or screen.
Timer set to Every day
1. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Every day" is highlighted
on the display. Press and release the Select button or theTun-
ing/Select control.
2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the hour digits are high-
lighted on the display. Press and release the Select button or
the Tuning/Select control.
3. Rotate the
Tuning/Select control to select the required hour. Press
and release the Select button or theTuning/Select control.
4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the minute digits are
highlighted on the display. Press and release the Select button
or theTuning/Select control.
5. Rotatethe
Tuning/Selectcontroltoselecttherequiredminute.Press
and release the Select button or theTuning/Select control.
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