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
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9. Telescopicaerial
10. Poweron/offbutton
11. Preset buttons
13 12 11
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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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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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kHz
MHz
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G
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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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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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