Roberts Play Bt User manual

ROBERTS
Please read this manual before use
DAB / DAB+ / FM / Bluetooth digital radio

Controls ..............................................................3-4
Charging your radio............................................5-6
Keylock function .................................................7-8
Display icons ......................................................7-8
Navigation.........................................................9-10
Operating your radio - DAB ............................11-12
Selecting a station - DAB................................13-14
Display options - DAB.....................................15-18
Finding new stations - DAB ............................19-20
Manual tuning - DAB ......................................23-24
Dynamic range control settings - DAB............25-26
Station order setup - DAB...............................27-28
Prune stations - DAB......................................29-30
Operating your radio - Search tuning - FM.....31-32
Manual tuning - FM.........................................33-34
Display options - FM.......................................35-36
FM stereo/mono (Earphones only).................37-38
Contents
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Scan sensitivity setting - FM........................... 39-40
Preset stations DAB and FM ..........................41-44
Bluetooth mode .............................................. 45-46
Connecting Bluetooth devices........................47-50
Playing audio files in Bluetooth mode.............51-52
Connecting & Disconnecting Bluetooth ..........53-56
Bluetooth information......................................57-58
Clock settings .................................................59-66
Equaliser.........................................................67-72
Contrast..........................................................73-74
Software version.............................................75-76
Language........................................................77-78
System reset...................................................79-80
Earphones / Auxiliary input.............................81-82
General & Safety precautions.........................83-86
Specifications & circuit features......................87-88
Guarantee.......................................................90
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Controls
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1. On/Off button
2. Menu/Preset/Play/Pause button
3. Tuning Down/Previous button
4. Volume Down button
5. LCD display
6. Earphone socket (under rubber cover)
7. Loudspeaker
8. Volume Up button
9. Tuning Up/Next button
10.Select/Info/Lock button
11.Mode button
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Controls
12. Auxiliary input socket (under rubber cover)
13. Antenna
14. Belt clip
15. Strap holder
16. LED charging indicator
17. Charging socket (under rubber cover)
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Charging your radio
The features a built-in 1850mAh rechargeable
Lithium battery to power your radio. Before operating
the radio for the first time, ensure that you fully charge
the radio.
1. Place your radio on a flat surface. Carefully pull
back the protection cover and insert the adaptor
plug into the Charging socket marked ‘DC In’ on
the rear of your radio.
2. Plug theadaptorintoa standardmainssocketoutlet.
The radio will begin charging the built-in battery.
During this time the LED charging indicator next to
the charging socket will light brightly. Charging will
take up to 4 hours. The radio can only be charged
when the radio is switched off.
3. Charging is completed when the battery is fully
charged. The LED charging indicator will then
change from the bright level to very much dimmer
level. It will remain at the dim level while the charger
is connected to the radio and to the mains. The
battery power icon will not be displayed on the
LCD when charging.
4. Reduced power, distortion, ‘stuttering’ sounds or
the low battery power indicator are all signs that
the battery needs to be recharged.
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Note: The mains adaptor which is supplied with your
radio is a high efficiency type, designed to minimise
energy consumption, whether the radio is playing,
charging its battery or switched off. Do not use any
other mains adaptor in place of the unit supplied.
Such use will invalidate your guarantee.
IMPORTANT: The mains adaptor 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 adaptor should
be removed from the mains socket outlet completely.
The AC adaptor
should be
disconnected
from the mains
supply and the
radio when not
in use.
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Note: Never use, charge or operate the radio in rainy or
moist conditions to prevent moisture entering the radio.

Keylock function
The Keylock function is used to prevent
unintentional operation of your radio.
1. When your radio is playing, press and hold the
Select / Lock button for several seconds. ‘Keys
Locked’ will show on the display.
2. This will prevent accidental operation when your
radio is being carried in a bag, pocket or when
using the belt clip. If a button is accidentally
pressed then ‘Keys Locked’ will show on the
display.
3. To disable the key lock function, press and hold
the Select / Lock button again for several seconds
until ‘Keys Unlocked’ is shown on the display.
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Display icons
a. Radio text
b. Battery indicator
c. Signal strength indicator
d. Time (12/24 hr format)
e. AM/PM indicator
f. Preset station indicator

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09:30
Keys Locked
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09:30
DAB
Now playing: Ton
AM
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09:30
Keys Unlocked
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Navigation
This page describes the basic means of controlling
your . Instructions for each operating mode are
given in the later sections of this book.
1. Press and hold the Menu button to access the
main menus.
2. Many operations require the user to make a
selection from the menus. Press the Tuning Up
or Down buttons until the desired menu item is
displayed and then press and release the Select
button to select that item. Arrows are used to
show that there are more items in that menu.
3. If an error is made or you wish to go to the previous
screen press and release the Menu button. The
display will revert to the previous display with each
press. After a period of inactivity the display will
revert to the previous information display.
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09:30
DAB
<EQ Setting >

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Operating your radio - DAB
1. Carefully lift the antenna and position it vertically.
2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
The display will show ‘Welcome to Digital Radio’.
3. If this is the first time the radio is used a scan of
the Band III DAB channels will be carried out.
If the radio has been used before the last used
station will be selected.
4. During the scanning process, the lower line of the
display shows a bar-graph indicating progress
of the scan.
5. When the scanning is completed the first station
(in numeric-alpha order 0...9...A....Z) will be
selected. Your radio will automatically set to the
current time.
6. If the station list is still empty after the scan your
radio will display ‘Service not available’.
7. If no signals are found it may be necessary to
relocate your radio to a position giving better
reception. Then, either switch your radio off
and on again, or follow the procedure page 19
to repeat the scan.

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Welcome to
Digital Radio
--:--
Scanning... 28
09:30
BBC Radio 2
Now playing: The

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Selecting a station - DAB
1. Press and release the Mode button until the DAB
mode is selected.
2. The display shows the name of the station
currently selected.
3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to scroll
through the list of available stations. Stop when
you find the station that you wish to hear.
4. Press and release the Select button to select
the station. The display may show ‘Connecting...’
while your radio finds the new station.
5. Adjust the Volume to the required setting.
Note: If after selecting a station the display shows
‘Service not available’it may be necessary to relocate
your radio to a position giving better reception.
The use of radio station presets for selecting your
preferred radio stations is described on page 41.

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09:30
DAB
Now playing: Hit
1
33
09:30
Station list
<BBC R2 >
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55
09:30
BBC Radio 2
Now playing: The

Display options - DAB
When in DAB mode your radio has a range of display
options:-
1. Press and release the Select / Info button to
cycle through the various options.
a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text
messages such as
artist /track name,
phone in number etc.
b. Signal strength Displays DAB signal
strength for station.
For good reception the
graph should occupy
four or more blocks.
c. Program Type Displays the type of
station being listened
to e.g. Pop, Classic,
News etc.
d. Multiplex Name Displays the name of
DAB multiplex to which
the current station
belongs.
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a
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1
09:30
BBC Radio 2
Now playing: The
09:30
BBC Radio 2
09:30
BBC Radio 2
Pop Music
09:30
BBC Radio 2
BBC National DAB
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Display options - DAB cont.
e. Channel & Displays the channel
frequency and frequency of the
DAB multiplex for the
station listened to.
f. Bit rate Displays the digital
bit rate for the station
being listened to.
g. Audio type Displays the audio type
for the station being
listened to.
h. Date Displays the current
date.
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09:30
BBC Radio 2
12B 225.648MHz
09:30
BBC Radio 2
128kbps / DAB
09:30
BBC Radio 2
MP2
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09:30
BBC Radio 2
13- 4-2015

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Finding new radio stations - DAB
As time passes new stations may become available.
To find new stations proceed as follows:-
1. Ensure your radio is in DAB mode. Press and
hold the Menu button to enter the DAB menu.
2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until ‘Full
scan’ is highlighted on the display.
3. Press and release the Select button. The display
will show ‘Scanning...’and your radio will perform
a scan of the Band III DAB channels.
4. As new radio stations are found the station
counter on the right-hand side of the display will
increase and the radio stations will be added to
the list stored in the radio.