Roberts R983 User manual

R983
3 Band Portable Radio
Please read this manual before use
ROBERTS
Sound for Generations
MaxMax MinMin
Display
Light Band
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
BassTreble
R 983
FM /MW /LW PLL Digital Radio with Synthesized Tuning
Time
Set
Lock
87.0-108MHz 52 2 -171 0 k Hz 14 4 - 2 81 MH z

MaxMax MinMin
Display
Light Band
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
BassTreble
R 983
FM /MW /LW PLL Digital Radio with Synthesized Tuning
Time
Set
Lock
87.0-108MHz 522 - 1710 k Hz 144-281MHz
Controls
1. Liquid crystal display
2. Bandbutton
3. Tuningup/downbuttons
4. Bass control
1
3
(Front) 1
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5
4
2
8
5. Treblecontrol
6. Sleepbutton
7. Displaybutton
8. Lightbutton

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Power
Alarm
Mode On / O ff
/
RADIO
Controls
(Top)
2
1014
9. Telescopicaerial
10. Poweron/offbutton
11. Preset buttons
13 12 11
9
12. Alarmonindicator
13. AlarmOn/Offbutton
14. Alarmmodebutton

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UNING
VOLUME
15
17
16
18
15. Tuningcontrol
16. Lock Switch
17. Volumecontrol
18. Headphonesocket
(Right side)
Controls

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21 20
19. Mains socket
20. Resetbutton
21. Batterycompartment
Controls
(Rear)
(Underside)

A. Batterylevelindicator
B. Realtimeindicator
C. Sleepindicator
D. Snoozeindicator
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FM
MW
LW
ALARM
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m
kHz
MHz
ABCDE
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G
HJ
K
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E. Memory/Sleeptimeindicators
F. Frequencyunits
G. Key lock indicator
H. Tuningindicator
I. Frequencyandclocksegments
J. Alarmindicators
K. Wavebandindicators
Display

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Battery operation
1. Remove the Battery cover on the rear of the unit by pushing the
catches in the direction of the arrows.
2. InsertfourLR20(Dsize)batteriesintothespacesinthecompartment.
Takecaretoensureall batteriesareinserted withthe correctpolarity
asshowninsidethebatterycompartment.Replacethebatterycover.
3. Reduced power, distortion, and a ‘stuttering’ sound are all signs that
thebatteriesmayneedreplacing.
4. If the radio is not to be used for any extended period of time it is
recommendedthatthebatteriesareremovedfromtheradio.
Wewouldrecommendforeconomy,thattheR983isusedonthemains
whenever possible with battery operation for occasional or stand-by
useonly.
Mainsoperation
1. Placeyourradioon aflatsurface.Plugthemainslead intotheMains
socketlocatedontherearofyourradioensuringthattheplugispushed
fullyintothesocket.Thebatterieswillbeautomaticallydisconnected.
3. Plug the other end into a wall socket and switch on. The Display
backlight will light up indicating that the radio is connected to the
mains supply.
Battery replacement
1. Thebatteryindicatorwill appearinthedisplayfor7seconds afterthe
radioisswitchedon.Theindicatorwillshow whenthebatteries
are new. The batteries should be replaced when the indicator shows
.Afterremovingthebatteriesyouhaveapproximately3minutes
toreplacethebatteriesafterwhichtheclockandmemoryinformation
will be lost
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Setting the clock
1. Theclockwillstartrunningwhenthebatteriesareinstalledorwhenthe
radio is connected to the mains supply. The display will show 0:00
together with the real time symbol .
2. Ensure that the radio switched off.
3. Press the Time set button, the hours digits will flash in the display.
4. Press the Tuning up/down buttons to set the required hour.
5. Press the Time set button, the minute digits will flash in the display.
6. Press the Tuning up/down buttons to set the required minute.
7. Press the Time set button to complete time setting.
8. The seconds display will be set to 00.
Power
Band
Time
Set
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
Band
Time
Set
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
Band
Time
Set
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Operating the radio
1. Yourradioisequippedwithfourtuningmethods:-Scantuning,Rotary
tuning,Manualtuning,and Memory preset tuning.
Scan tuning
1. Press the Power button to turn on the radio.
2. SelecttherequiredwavebandbyrepeatedlypressingtheBandbutton.
FortheFM wavebandfullyextend theTelescopic aerialandsetitat
anangleof45degrees.
3. Press and hold down either the Tuning up or Tuning down buttons
for more the 0.5 sec to commence scan tuning.
4. Theradiowillscantheselectedwavebandandstopautomaticallywhen
itfindsastationofsufficientstrength.Thetuningindicator will
appear in the display.
5. Torecommencescantuning, pressandholddowneithertheTuning
up or Tuning down buttons for more the 0.5 sec.
6. Whenthewavebandendisreachedtheradiowillbleepandcontinue
tuningfromtheoppositewavebandend.
7. Rotate the Volume control clockwise to increase the volume and
anticlockwise to decrease the volume. Set the Bass and Treble
controls to the desired settings.
8. To turn off the radio press the Power button.
Power
Band
Time
Set
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
FM
MHz
FM
MHz
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
FM
MHz
MaxMax MinMin
Display
Light Band
Manu al/Auto Seek
Tuning
BassTreble
R983
FM /M W /LW PLL D i
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italRadio with SynthesizedTunin
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Time
Set
Lock
87.0 -108 MH z 522 -1710 kHz 144-2 81 MH z
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Manualtuning
1. Press the Power button to turn on the radio.
2. SelecttherequiredwavebandbyrepeatedlypressingtheBandbutton.
FortheFM wavebandfullyextend theTelescopicaerial andset itat
anangleof45degrees.
3. A single press on either the Tuning up or Tuning down buttons will
changethefrequencyinthefollowingincrements:-
FM 100kHz
MW 9kHz
LW 9kHz
4. When a station is correctly tuned, the tuning indicator will
appear in the display.
note: when the waveband end is reached the radio will bleep and
continuetuningfromtheoppositewavebandend.
5. Rotate the Volume control clockwise to increase the volume and
anticlockwise to decrease the volume. Set the Bass and Treble
controls to the desired settings.
6. To turn off the radio press the Power button.
Band
Time
Set
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
MaxMax MinMin
Display
Light Band
Manu al/Auto Seek
Tuning
BassTreble
R983
FM /M W /LW PLL D i
g
italRadio with SynthesizedTunin
g
Time
Set
Lock
87.0 -108 MH z 522 -1710 kHz 144-2 81 MH z
MW
kHz
MW
kHz
MW
kHz
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Power
Rotary tuning
1. Press the Power button to turn on the radio.
2. SelecttherequiredwavebandbyrepeatedlypressingtheBandbutton.
FortheFM wavebandfullyextend theTelescopic aerialandsetitat
anangleof45degrees.
3. Rotate the Tuning control to change the frequency in the following
increments:- FM 50kHz
MW 9kHz
LW 9kHz
4. When a station is correctly tuned, the tuning indicator will
appear in the display.
note: when the waveband end is reached the radio will bleep and
continuetuningfromtheoppositewavebandend.
5. Rotate the Volume control clockwise to increase the volume and
anticlockwise to decrease the volume. Set the Bass and Treble
controls to the desired settings.
6. To turn off the radio press the Power button.
LW
kHz
MaxMax MinMin
Display
Light Band
M anu al/A uto Seek
Tuning
BassTreble
R 983
FM /MW /LW PLL Digital Radio with Synthesized Tuning
Tim e
Set
Lock
87 .0 -10 8 MH z 52 2 -1710 k Hz 144 - 2 81 MH z
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Storing stations in preset memories
Thereare5memorypresetsforeachwaveband.
1. Press the Power button to turn on the radio.
2. Tune to the required station using one of the methods previously
described.
3. Press and hold down the required preset for until the radio bleeps
(greaterthan2seconds)Thepresetnumberwillappearinthedisplay
and the station will be stored under the chosen preset button.
4. Repeatthisprocedurefortheremainingpresets.
5. Stationsstoredinpresetmemoriesmaybeoverwrittenbyfollowingthe
aboveprocedure.
Power
Alarm
Mode On / Off
/
RADIO
FM
m
MHz
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Power
Recallingstationsfrom presetmemories
1. Press the Power button to turn on the radio.
2. SelecttherequiredwavebandbyrepeatedlypressingtheBandbutton.
3. MomentarilypresstherequiredPresetbutton,thepresetnumberand
station frequency will appear in the display.
Power
Alarm
Mode On / Off
/
RADIO
Band
Time
Set
LW
kHz
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Setting the radio alarm
When the radio alarm is selected the radio will turn on and play the last
stationlistenedto.Theradioalarmwillsoundforonehourunlessturnedoff
by pressing the Power button. Pressing the Power button whilst the
alarm is sounding will cancel the alarm for 24 hours.
1. The radio alarm time can be set with the radio switched on or off.
2. PressandholddowntheAlarmOn/Offbutton untilthehourdigitsand
alarm symbol flash in the display.
3. Repeatedly press the Alarm mode button until the display shows
ALARM
.
4. Set the required hour using the Tuning up/down buttons.
5. Press the Time set button, the minute digits will flash in the display.
6. Set the required minute using the Tuning up/down buttons.
7. Press the Time set button to complete alarm setting.
8. TopermanentlycancelthealarmpressandholddowntheAlarmOn/
Offbuttonuntilthe
ALARM
symbolisremovedfromthedisplay.
ALARM
Alarm
On /Off
Mode
/
ALARM
Band
Time
Set
ALARM
ALARM
ALARM
Band
Time
Set
ALARM
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
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Setting the HWS (Humane Wake System) alarm
A bleep tone will sound when using the HWS alarm. The alarm bleep will
increase in volume every 15 seconds for one minute followed by one
minutessilencebeforerepeatingthecycle.TheHWSalarmwillsoundfor
one hour unless turned off by pressing the Power button. Pressing the
Power button whilst the alarm is sounding will cancel the alarm for 24
hours.
1. The HWS alarm time can be set with the radio switched on or off.
2. PressandholddowntheAlarmOn/Offbuttonuntilthehourdigitsand
alarm symbol flash in the display.
3. Repeatedly press the Alarm mode button until the display shows
ALARM
.
4. Set the required hour using the Tuning up/down buttons.
5. Press the Time set button, the minute digits will flash in the display.
6. Set the required minute using the Tuning up/down buttons.
7. Press the Time set button to complete alarm setting.
8. TopermanentlycancelthealarmpressandholddowntheAlarmOn/
Off button until the
ALARM
symbol is removed from the
display.
ALARM
Alarm
On /Off
Mode
/
ALARM
Band
Time
Set
ALARM
ALARM
ALARM
Band
Time
Set
ALARM
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
Manual/Auto Seek
Tuning
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1. Whilst the alarm is sounding pressing any button (except the Power
orLightbutton)willactivatethesnoozefunction.TheRadioorHWS
alarms will be silenced for 5 minutes.
2. The Display will flash both the snooze symbol
z
z
z
and the alarm
symbol .Thesnoozefunctioncanberepeatedduring
the 1 hour that the alarms are active.
Snoozefunction
ALARM
z
z
z
Sleepfunction
Thesleeptimerwillautomaticallyswitchofftheradioafterapresettimehas
elapsed.
1. Pressandcontinuetoholddownthe buttonthedisplaywillcycle
throughtheavailablesleeptimesintheorder90-60-30-15-90.Release
the buttonwhentherequiredsleeptimeappears inthedisplay.
The symbolwillappear inthedisplayand theradiowill playthe
last station selected.
2. To cancel the sleep function, press the Power button, the
symbolwilldisappearandthedisplaywillreverttoshowingreal time.
FM
ALARM
MHz
Displaybacklight
Whentheradioispoweredviathemainsthedisplaybacklightwillremain
illuminated unless turned off by pressing the Light button.
WhenyourradioispoweredbybatteriespressingtheLightbutton willturn
on the display backlight and illuminate the display for approximately 2
minutes.The displaybacklightmaybeturnedoffimmediatelybypressing
the Light button.
Light
FM
ALARM
MHz
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FM
MHz
Lock Switch
The Lock switch located on the right-hand side of your radio is used to
preventunintentionaloperation.
1. SettheLockswitchtotheup'locked'position,the symbolwill
appearinthedisplay.ThePower andallotherbuttonswillbedisabled.
This will prevent accidental operation when the radio is packed in a
suitcase. To release the Lock switch move the switch to the down
'unlocked' position, the symbol will be removed from the
display.
TUNING
VOLUME
Headphonessocket
A3.5mmHeadphone Socket locatedontheright-handendofyouradio
isprovidedforusewitheitherheadphonesoranearpiece.Insertingaplug
automaticallymutestheinternalloudspeaker.
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Reset button
If the radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are
missingorincompletecarry out thefollowingprocedure.
1. Withtheaidofasuitableimplement(theendofapaperclip)pressthe
reset button located on the underside of your radio for at least 5
seconds, this will reset the microprocessor, clock time and clear all
stations stored in preset memory.
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RESET
Specifications
Power Requirements
Mains AC 230 volts, 50Hz only
Batteries 4 x LR20 (D size)
Battery Life Approx.70hours of listeningfor4 hours adayat
normalvolumeusingalkalinecells.
Frequency Coverage FM 87.5-108MHz
MW 522-1710kHz
LW 144-279kHz
Circuit Features
Loudspeaker 125mm4ohms
OutputPower Mains 1.8 Watts
Batteries 0.9 Watts
Headphonesocket 3.5mmdia
Aerial System FM Telescopicaerial
MW Built-inFerriteaerial
LW Built-inFerriteaerial
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The wire coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal marked N or
colouredBLACK.
ThewirecolouredBROWNmustbeconnectedtotheterminalmarkedLor
colouredRED.
General
Donot allowthisunittobeexposedtowaterorsteam.It isrecommended
that the FM band be used wherever possible as better results in terms of
qualityandfreedomfrominterferencewillusuallybeobtainedthanonthe
MW or LW bands.
Mainssupply
The R983 will operate from a supply of AC 230 volts, 50Hz only.
DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted
is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short
to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved
extension lead or adaptor. If in doubt consult your dealer.
Ifnonethelessthemainsplugiscutoff,removethefuseanddisposeofthe
plugimmediately,toavoidapossibleshockhazardbyinadvertentconnec-
tion to the mains supply.
Ifthisproductisnotsuppliedwithamainsplug,oronehastobefitted,then
followtheinstructionsgivenbelow:
IMPORTANT.DONOTmakeanyconnectiontothelargerterminalwhich
is marked with the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured
GreenorGreen-and-yellow.
Thewiresinthemainsleadarecolouredinaccordancewiththefollowing
codes :-
BLUE - NEUTRAL BROWN - LIVE
E
L
N
3
amp
B
rown
Blue
(Live)
(
Neutral)
(Earth)
Cord
Fuse
Whenreplacingthefuseonlya3AASTAapprovedtoBS1362typeshould
be used and be sure to re-fit the fuse cover.
IFINDOUBT-CONSULTAQUALIFIEDELECTRICIAN.
Replacement fuse holders are available from Roberts Radio Technical
Services Department at the address shown on the rear of this manual.
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ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
97-99 Worton Road
Isleworth Middlesex
TW7 6EG
Technical Helpline:- 0181 758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
Issue 1
Guarantee
Thisinstrumentisguaranteedfortwelvemonthsfromthedateofdeliverytotheoriginal owneragainstfailureduetofaultyworkmanshiporcomponent
breakdown,subjecttotheprocedurestatedbelow.Shouldanycomponentorpartfailduringthisguaranteeperioditwillberepairedorreplacedfreeofcharge.
Theguaranteedoesnotcover: 1.Damageresultingfromincorrectuse.
2.Consequentialdamage.
3.Receiverswithremovedordefacedserialnumbers.
N.B.Damagedor broken telescopicaerialswill not bereplacedunder guarantee.
Procedure:
Any claim under this guarantee should be made through the dealer from whom the instrument was purchased. It is likely that your Roberts dealer will
beabletoattendtoanydefectquicklyandefficiently,butshoulditbenecessarythedealerwillreturntheinstrumenttothecompany’sservicedepartment
forattention.IntheeventthatitisnotpossibletoreturntheinstrumenttotheRobertsdealerfromwhomitwaspurchased,pleasecontactRobertsRadio
TechnicalServicesdepartmentattheaddressshownbelowbeforetakingfurtheraction.
These statements do not affect the statutory rights of a consumer.