Roberts Gemini RD-31 User manual

RD-31
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ROBERTS
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FM RDS/DAB digital radio

Controls ...............................................................................2
Battery operation .................................................................3
Mains operation ...................................................................3
Operating your radio - DAB .................................................4
Selecting a station - DAB ....................................................5
Secondary services - DAB ..................................................6
Display modes - DAB ...................................................... 7-8
Finding new stations - DAB ................................................9
Signal strength display - DAB ..............................................9
Manual tuning - DAB .........................................................10
Using your radio's PausePlus feature - DAB .....................11
Dynamic range control (DRC) settings - DAB ...................12
Station order setup - DAB ........................................... 13-14
Operating your radio - FM .................................................15
Manual tuning - FM ...........................................................16
Display modes - FM...........................................................17
FM stereo/mono ................................................................17
Contents
Presetting stations - DAB and FM .....................................18
Recalling a preset station - DAB and FM .........................19
System reset .....................................................................20
Headphone socket ............................................................21
Line out socket ..................................................................21
Display backlight ...............................................................21
Software version ................................................................22
General ..............................................................................22
Specifications ....................................................................23
Circuit features ..................................................................23
Mains Supply .....................................................................24
Notes .................................................................................25
Guarantee .........................................................................26
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Controls
1. Telescopic aerial (on rear)
2. On/Off button
3. Mains LED indicator
4. Treble control
5. Liquid crystal display (LCD)
6. PausePlus button
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13. Tuning Up button
14. Tuning Down button
15. Tuning control
16. Station presets
17. Bass control
18. Volume control
7. Auto Tune button
8. Headphone socket
9. FM/DAB button
10. Line out socket
11. Info button
12. Select / Real Time button
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Battery operation
1. Remove the Battery cover on the rear of the unit by pushing the
battery door in and downwards.
2. Insert six LR20 (D size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment.
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, distortion and a ‘stuttering’ 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.
We would recommend for economy that the RD-31 is used on the
mains whenever possible with battery operation for occasional or
stand-by use only.
IMPORTANT: The batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat
such as sunshine, fire or the like. After use, disposable batteries should
if possible be taken to a suitable recycling centre. On no account
should batteries be disposed of by incineration.
Mains operation
1. Place your radio on a flat surface.
2. Plug the mains lead into the Socket located on the rear of your radio
ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket.
3. Plug the other end of the mains lead into a wall socket and switch on
the wall socket.
IMPORTANT: The mains plug is used as the means of connecting the
radio to the mains supply. The mains socket used for the radio must
remain accessible during normal use. In order to disconnect the radio
from the mains completely, the mains plug should be removed from
the mains socket outlet completely.
4. When the mains LED is on, it indicates that the radio is connected to
and powered from the mains supply.

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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. The display will show
"Welcome to DAB" for a few seconds.
3. If this is the first time the radio is used a quick scan of the UK band
III DAB channels will be carried out.
4. During Autotune as each group of stations is detected the bottom
line of the display will show a bargraph indicating progress of the
Autotune.
5. When the Autotune is complete the first station (in numeric-alpha order
0...9...A....Z) will be selected.
6. If the station list is still empty after the Autotune you radio will display
"No stations available".
7. If no signals are found it may be necessary to relocate your radio 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. Rotate the Tuning control or press the Up or Down buttons to scroll
through the list of available stations.
3. Press and release the Select button to select the station. The display
may show "Now Tuning" while your radio finds the new station.
4. Adjust the Volume and Tone controls to the required settings.
Note: If after selecting a station the display shows "Station not available"
it may be necessary to relocate your 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 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 rotate the Tuning control.
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 retune to the associated primary
service.
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Display modes - DAB
Your radio has nine 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. Program Type Displays the type of station being listened
to e.g. Pop, Classic, News etc.
c. Multiplex Name Displays the name of DAB multiplex to
which the current station belongs.
d. Signal strength Displays signal strength for the station
being listened to.
e. Time and date Displays current the time and date.
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f. Frequency Displays the frequency of the DAB
multiplex for the station listened to.
g. Bit rate & audio type Displays the digital bit rate & audio type
for the station being listened to.
h. Signal Error Displays the signal error for the station
being listend to.
i. Maximum delay Displays the maximum PausePlus delay
time for the station being listened to.
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Finding new stations - DAB
As time passes new stations may become available. To find new stations
proceed as follows:-
1. Press and release the AutoTune button, the display will show "Scan-
ning". 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 (band III) press and
hold down the AutoTune button for more than 2 seconds and then
release. The display will show "Scanning". 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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Signal strength display - DAB
1. Press and release the Select button to switch between the current
information display and the signal strength indication.
2. Position your radio and carefully 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 unfilled rectangle indicates the
minimum signal level required for satisfactory reception.

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Manual Tuning - DAB
Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various band III DAB chan-
nels. UK DAB stations are currently located in the range 11B to 12D.
1. Press and hold down the Info button and rotate the Tuning control
or press the Up or Down buttons until the display shows "Manual
Tune". Press and release the Select button.
2. Rotate the Tuning control or press the Up or Down buttons to select
the required DAB channel.
3. Press and release the Select button. The open block in the signal
strength graph shows you the minimum signal strength needed for
good DAB reception. The signal blocks will go up and down showing
the changing signal strength as you adjust the telescopic aerial or the
radio position.
4. Press and release the Select button to return to normal tuning
mode.
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Using your radio's Pauseplus feature
How many times has your favourite radio station been interrupted by
that phone call from a double glazing firm 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 finished 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 20 - 30
minutes, but over 45 minutes is possible depending on the station
you are listening to.
Note the feature only operates on the DAB waveband.
1. To place your radio in mode simply press the
button, the sound from the loudspeaker will be muted. The display
will show a shortened version of the station name and a pause symbol
( ). The top right of the display will show the amount by which the
programme has been paused.
2. To return to the radio station that you were listening to simply press the
button and your radio will continue playing from where it
left off. The display will show the amount by which playback is delayed
and the pause symbol will be replaced by a play symbol ( ).
3. When using your radio's feature the lower line of display
automatically switches to show the Maximum delay time for the station
you are listening to.
4. To return to real time press in and release the Select button. The
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Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB
The DRC facility can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio
is used in a noisy environment.
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
2. Press and hold down the Info button and rotate the Tuning control or
press the Up or Down buttons until the display shows "DRC value".
Press and release the Select button to enter adjustment mode.
3. Rotate the Tuning control or press the Up or Down buttons to select
the required DRC setting (default is 0).
DRC 0 DRC is switched off, Broadcast DRC will be ignored.
DRC 1/2 DRC level is set to 1/2 that sent by broadcaster.
DRC 1 DRC is set as sent by broadcaster.
4. Press and release the Select button to confirm the setting. The display
will return to normal tuning mode.
Note: Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use the DRC function. If the
broadcast does not support DRC, then the DRC setting in the radio will
have no effect.
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Station order setup - DAB
This function enables you to choose how the stations are arranged when
selecting a station. There are four options available - favourite station,
alphanumeric, active station and prune stations.
Note: Your radio default station order is numeric-alpha order.
1. Press and hold in the Info button and rotate the Tuning control or
press the Up or Down buttons until "Station order" appears on the
display.
2. Press and release the Select button.
3. Rotate the Tuning control or press the Up or Down buttons to
choose between favourite station, alphanumeric, active station and
prune stations.
4. Press and release the Select button to select the station order setting
required.
Favourite stations
When this setting is switched on, after a period of time the most listened
to stations will move to the top of the station list and will be marked with
the heart symbol .
Alphanumeric
Rotate the Tuning control until "Alphanumeric" appears on the display.
Your radio will now select stations in alphanumeric order (0....9....A....Z).
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Active station
When this setting is switched on the display will show only those that a
signal can be found for.
Prune stations
Some DAB services may stop broadcasting or you may not be able to
receive a station. Prune stations will delete the DAB stations from your
station list that can no longer be received.
When this feature is selected your radio will delete the stations that are
not currently being received.
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Operating your radio - FM
1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial
2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. The radio will tune
to the last selected radio station.
3. Press the FM/DAB button to select the FM band.
4. Press and release the Up button then press the Auto Tune button.
Your radio will search in an upwards direction (low frequency to high
frequency) and stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient
strength.
5. If RDS information is being received, then after a few seconds the
display will update and show the radio station name.
6. To find other stations press the Auto Tune button as before.
7. If you press and release the Down button then press the Auto Tune
button, your radio will search in a downwards direction (high frequency
to low frequency) and stop automatically when it finds a station of
sufficient strength.
8. When the end of the waveband is reached your radio will recommence
tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.
9. Adjust the Volume and Tone controls 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 and release the FM/DAB button to select the FM band. Fully
extend the Telescopic aerial.
3. Rotate the Tuning control or press the Up or Down buttons to tune
to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz.
4. When the end of the waveband is reached the radio will recommence
tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.
5. Set the Volume control and Tone controls to the desired settings.
6. To switch off your radio press the On/Off button.
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Display modes - FM
When listening in FM mode 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. Time and date Displays current time and date.
d. Frequency Displays frequency of the station being
listened to.
FM Stereo/Mono
1. If the FM radio station being received is weak some hiss may be audible.
To reduce the hiss press and release in the Select button until the
display shows "Mono", your radio will switch to mono mode.
2. To return to stereo mode press and release in the Select button until
the display shows "Auto", your radio will switch to stereo mode.
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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 saved. 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.
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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 FM/DAB button.
3. Momentarily press the required Preset button, your radio will tune to
the station stored in preset memory.
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