Roberts Digital Radio with Dual Alarms CRD-29 User manual

CRD-29
FM RDS/DAB digital radio with Dual Alarms, Sleep timer and Nap timer
Please read this manual before use
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Controls ........................................................................... 2-3
Mains operation...................................................................4
Operating your radio - DAB .................................................5
Selecting a station - DAB.....................................................6
Secondary services - DAB...................................................7
Display modes - DAB ..........................................................7
Finding new stations - DAB .................................................8
Autoselect - DAB .................................................................8
Manual tuning - DAB ...........................................................9
Signal strength display - DAB..............................................9
Operating your radio - FM .................................................10
Manual tuning - FM............................................................11
Display modes - FM...........................................................12
FM stereo/mono ................................................................12
Presetting stations - DAB and FM .....................................13
Recalling a preset station - DAB and FM ..........................13
System reset......................................................................14
Setting the alarm time.................................................. 15-16
To view alarm time.............................................................16
Cancelling alarms..............................................................16
Snooze function.................................................................17
Contents
Nap timer...........................................................................17
Sleep timer ........................................................................18
Headphone socket.............................................................19
Display backlight................................................................19
Auxiliary in socket..............................................................19
Headphone socket.............................................................20
Specications ....................................................................20
Circuit features ..................................................................20
General..............................................................................21
Mains Supply.....................................................................21
Guarantee..........................................................................22
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Controls (Front)
1. Sleep button
2. Nap timer button
3. Alarm 2 button
4. Alarm 1 button
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5. On / Off button
6. Auto-tune button
7. Waveband button
8. Light button

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Controls (Top)
9. Telescopic aerial
10. Headphone socket
11. Auxiliary In socket
12. Menu / Select button
13. Volume up / down buttons
14. Tuning / Snooze button
15. Preset buttons
16. Info button
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Mains operation
1. Placetheunitonaatsurface.Plugthemainsleadintoawallsocket
and switch on the wall socket.
2. The display will show "Clock Setting..." for a few seconds before
returning to clock display.
3. The clock radio will attempt to set the clock from a DAB signal. If a
signal is found then the time will be displayed. If no suitable signal is
found, the radio will display "Clock N/A" and will then display a time
of 00:00. If this happens it is not a fault. The time should be set once
a DAB signal is being received, see page 5.
Please note the time must be set before the alarm function can be
used.
• The mains plug is used to connect your apparatus to the AC mains
supply. In order to completely disconnect the apparatus from the AC
mains supply, the mains plug should be removed from the mains
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Operating your radio - DAB
1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial.
2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
3. IfthisisthersttimetheradioisusedpresstheAuto-tune button to
perform a quick scan of UK Band III DAB channels. The display will
show "Autotune Quick scan". If the radio has been used before the
last used station will be selected.
4. During Autotune as each group of stations is detected the bottom line
of the display will show its name and the station count will be updated.
The top line of the display shows a bargraph indicating progress of
the Autotune.
5. WhentheAutotuneis complete the rst station (in numeric-alpha
order 0...9...A....Z) will be selected.
6. If the station list is still empty after the Autotune your radio will display
"No Signal".
7. If no signals are found it may be necessary to relocate your radio or
the antenna to a position giving better reception.
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Selecting a station - DAB
1. The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently
selected.
2. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to step through the list of
available stations.
3. Press and release the Menu/Select button to select the station. The
displaymayshow"Tuning"whileyourradiondsthenewstation.
4. Adjust the Volume control to the required setting.
Note: If after selecting a station the display shows "Not Available" it
may be necessary to relocate your radio or the antenna to a position
giving better reception.
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Display modes - DAB
Your radio has six display modes:-
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 multiplex to which
current station belongs.
d. Signal strength Displays signal strength for station being
listened to.
e. Time and date Displays current time and date.
f. Audio type Displays audio type and bit rate
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 as you move through the tuning list.
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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 and release the Auto-tune button, the display will show "Auto-
tune Quick Scan". 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
2. To carry out a full scan of the entire DAB Band III frequencies press
and hold down the Aut-tune button for more than 2 seconds and then
release. The display will show "Autotune Full scan". 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
Autoselect - DAB
As an alternative to pressing the Menu/Select button to select a station
your radio can be set so as to automatically select a station.
1. Press and hold in the Menu/Select button until the display shows
"Autoselect ON".
2. Scroll through the tuning list using the Tuning up or down buttons
until the station you require is visible on the display, after a few seconds
your radio will automatically select the station shown on the display.
3. To switch off Autoselect press and hold in the Menu/Select button
until the display shows "Autoselect OFF".
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Manual Tuning - DAB
Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III
channels. UK DAB stations located in the range 11B to 12D.
1. Press and hold in the Info button until the display shows "Manual
tune". Press and release the Menu/Select button.
2. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to nd the required DAB
channel.
3. Press and release the Menu/Select button to select the channel.
4. Press the
Tuning up or down buttons to select the stations contained
within the Multiplex for the selected DAB channel.
5. Press and release the Menu/Select button to return to normal tuning
mode.
Signal strength display - DAB
1. Repeatedly press and release the Info button until the lower line of
the display shows signal strength.
2. Position your radio and angle the telescopic aerial for best reception
using the signal strength display as a guide. Move your radio around
and position so as to give maximum number of black rectangles on
signalstrengthdisplay.Theclearunlledrectangleindicatesminimum
signal level required for satisfactory reception.
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Operating your radio - FM
1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial.
2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. If in DAB mode, the
radio will tune to the previous DAB station.
3. Press the Band button to select the FM band.
4. Press and immediately release the Auto-tune button, your radio will
scaninanupwardsdirection(lowfrequencytohighfrequency)and
stopautomaticallywhenitndsastationofsufcientstrength.
5. If RDS information is available after a few seconds the display will
update and show station name.
6. To nd other stations press and release the Auto-tune button as
before.
7. Toscanthe FM band ina downwards direction (highfrequency to
low frequency) press and hold down the Auto-tune button until the
display shows the radio frequency changing.
8. When the waveband end is reached your radio will recommence tuning
from the opposite waveband end.
9. Adjust the Volume control to the required settings.
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 radio.
2. Press the Band button to select the FM band. Fully extend the Tel-
escopic aerial.
3. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to tune to a station. The
frequency will change in steps of 50kHz.
4. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning
from the opposite waveband end.
5. Set the Volume control to the desired setting.
6. To switch off your radio press the On/Off button.
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Display modes - FM
On FM the bottom line of the display can be set to any of the following
modes:-
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. Program Type Displays type of station being listened to
e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc.
c. Signal strength Displays signal strength for station being
listened to.
d. Time and date Displays current time and date.
e. Frequency Displays frequency of the station being
listened to.
 f.Audiomode  DisplayshowsAuto(stereo)ormono.
FM Stereo/Mono
1. If a station being received is weak some hiss may be audible. To reduce
the hiss press and release the Menu/Select button until the display
shows "Audio mode : mono" your radio will switch to mono mode.
2. To return to stereo mode press and release the Menu/Select button
until the display shows "Audio mode :Auto", your radio will switch to
stereo mode.
Note: FM stereo is only available when using earphone/head-
phones
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Presetting stations - DAB and FM
There are 5 memory presets for each of the 2 wavebands.
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio.
2. Tune to the required station as previously described.
3. Press and hold down the required
Preset button until the display shows
e.g. "Preset 1 stored". The station will be stored under the chosen
preset button. Repeat this procedure for the remaining presets.
4. Stations stored in preset memories may be overwritten by following
the above procedure.
Recalling a preset station - DAB and FM
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio.
2. Select the required waveband by pressing the Band button.
3. Momentarily press the required Preset button, your radio will tune to
the station stored in preset memory.
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System reset
If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are
missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure.
1. If in DAB mode, press and hold Info button until the display shows
"Manual Tune".
2. Press and release the Info button until the display shows "System
reset" then immediately press Menu/Select button.
3. If in FM mode, press and hold Info button until display shows "System
reset", then immediately press Menu/Select button.
4. If DAB was used last then a "Quick scan" of the DAB band will be
performed, otherwise a "Quick scan" will be carried out the next time
the DAB band is selected.
• Note: System reset clears all presets, clears the DAB station list, clears
all timers and resets volume to the default setting.
If a problem persists our technical staff would be pleased to help offer
any assistance on operating the radio. Our technical helpline number
is 020 8758 0338.
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Setting the alarm time
There are two alarm timers which are individually controlled and may
independently to be set to Buzzer, Radio or Off.
Note: Alarm times are set using 24Hr format e.g. 2:30PM is entered
as 14:30
1. Press and hold the required alarm button, alarm 1 or alarm 2.
2. To change the alarm state press the Tuning up or down buttons.
Your alarm can be set to wake you by Buzzer or Radio.
3. Press the Menu/Select button.Thehoursdigitswillbegintoashin
the display.
4. Set the required hour using the Tuning up or down buttons.
5. Press the Menu/Select button.Theminutedigitswillbegintoash
in the display.
6. Set the required minute using the Tuning up or down buttons.
7. Press the Menu/Select button to conrm the alarm setting. The
display will show the set alarm time. After a few seconds the display
will revert to normal play mode.
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8. If the radio is in standby mode the display then shows the alarm
state.
Note: when alarm is set to wake by radio your clock radio will
switch on to the last used station.
To view alarm time
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Cancelling alarms
1. Whilst an alarm is sounding it can be cancelled for 24hours by pressing
the On/Off button.
2. To permanently cancel an alarm proceed as follows:-
3. Press and hold the appropriate Alarm button until the current alarm
typeisshownashing.
4. Repeatedly press and release the Tuning up or down buttons until
"Off" is shown, then immediately press the Menu/Select button.
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Snooze function
1. The radio or beep alarm can be silenced for 5 minutes by pressing
the Snooze button.
The display will show .
2. This sequence can be repeated during the 1 hour radio or 30 minute
beep alarm period.
3. The snooze timer can be cancelled by pressing the On/Off button.
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Nap timer
The Nap timer facility allows you to set the radio to wake you after a pre-
determinedinterval(upto2hours)withoutneedingtosetthealarms.
1. Press and hold the Nap button,thecurrentnaptimewillash.
2. Repeatedly press and release
Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose
the required Nap time in minutes 10>20>30>40>50>60>70>80>90>
100>110>120.
3. When the desired interval is displayed, immediately press and release
the Menu/Select button. The display will show to indicate the nap
timer is active.
4. When the selected Nap timer has elapsed, the radio buzzer will sound.
To cancel the buzzer press the On/Off button.
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Sleep timer
Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elasped. The sleep
setting can be adjusted between 1-99 minutes in 1 minute increments.
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio.
2. Press and hold the Sleep button to display the sleep setting. The
sleeptimewillash.
3. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to select desired sleep time,
minimum 1 minute - 99 minutes maximum.
4. Press the Menu/Select button. The display will show to indicate
the sleep timer is active.
5. Your radio will switch off after the preset sleep time has elasped.
6. To cancel the sleep function before the preset time has elasped, press
the On/Off button.
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Display backlight
1. The display backlight has eight levels including off and can be set by
repeatedly pressing and releasing the Light button.
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Aux in socket (3.5mm Jack)
1. Connectanaudiosource(ieiPod,MP3orCDplayer)totheAux in
socket.
2. Adjust the Volume control on your iPod, MP3 or CD player for com-
fortable listening.
Aerials
Assuppliedyourclockradioisttedwithatelescopicaerial.Shouldthis
proveinconvenient aseparate wire aerial can be tted in place of the
telescopic aerial.
A spanner is provided to allow removal of the telescopic aerial. The wire
aerial can then be plugged in place of the telescopic aerial.
Note : In areas where signals are weak the wire aerial may not prove
to be as effective as the telescopic aerial.