Roberts R972 User manual

R972
FM STEREO/AM
PLL DIGITAL
PERSONAL RADIO
ROBERTS
Sound for Generations
Operating Instructions

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Controls
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1. Power button
2. Liquid crystal display
3. Tuning control down button
4. Tuning control up button
5. Battery compartment
6. Memory button
7. Memory recall button
8. Priority station recall button
9. FM Stereo/Mono button
10. Waveband selection button
11. Headphone socket
12. DBB switch
13. Volume control
14. Lock switch
Controls cont.

Display
a. FM Stereo indicator
b. Lock indicator
c. Low battery indicator
d. Memory preset indicator
e. Waveband indicator
f. Auto power off indicator
g. Frequencydisplay
h. Auto/Memory scan indicator
i. Frequency units
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Batteries
Open the battery cover (5) located on the rear of the R972 by sliding it
in the direction shown by the arrow. Insert two AAA (LR03) size
batteries into the compartment. Ensure that batteries are inserted in
accordancewiththediagramshownalongsidethebatterycompartment.
Note: Batteries should be replaced when the low battery indicator
() appears in the display.
During battery replacement ensure that the Lock switch (14) is in the
up (lock) position. This will prevent loss of memory presets during
battery replacement. Battery replacement should be completed within
two minutes to prevent loss of stations stored in memory presets.
Ifthe radiois notto beused forlong periodsset theLock switch(14) to
the up (lock) position, this will reduce power drain on batteries during
storage.

Lock Switch
The Lock switch (14) is used to prevent unintentional operation of the
radio.
Set the Lock switch located on the right side of the radio to the up
(locked)position.ThePowerandallotherbuttonswillbedisabled,this
willpreventaccidentaloperationwhentheradioispackedinasuitcase
or travel bag.
To prevent accidental operation of the controls when the radio is
switched on set the Lock switch to the up (lock) position
the symbol will appear in the display. To release the Lock
switch move the Lock switch to the down (unlock) position, the
symbol will be removed from the display.

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Earphones
Plug the earphones supplied into
theheadphonesocket(11)located
ontheright-handsideoftheradio.
Aerials
Theleadconnectingearphonesto
the R972 acts as an FM aerial
when plugged into the earphone
jack.Theleadshouldbeextended
as much as possible to increase
FMreception.There isa separate
directionalaerialbuiltintotheradio
for AM reception. To achieve the
best AM reception, it may be
necessary to rotate the radio.

Scan tuning
TurnontheradiobypressingthePowerbutton(1),selecttheFMorAM
band by pressing the Waveband selection button (10). Press and hold
down the Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3) for more than half a
second to commence scan tuning. The radio will scan the selected
waveband and stop automatically when a station is found.
Press and hold down either the Tuning up or Tuning down buttons for
more than half a second to resume scan tuning.
Manual tuning
TurnontheradiobypressingthePowerbutton(1),selecttheFMorAM
band by pressing the Waveband selection button (10). The desired
station may be selected by repeatedly pressing the Tuning up (4) or
Tuning down button (3) until station of your choice is reached.

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Storing stations in preset memories
TurnontheradiobypressingthePowerbutton(1),selecttheFMorAM
(MW) band by pressing the Waveband selection button (10). Tune to
thedesiredstationusingScanormanualtuningaspreviouslydescribed.
Press the Memory button (6) the Display (2) will flash ‘M’ . Whilst the
displayisflashingselectthedesiredmemorypositionusingtheTuning
up (4) or Tuning down button (3). Press the Memory button (6) to store
the station in the selected memory position. You may store up to 15
stations on FM and 6 stations on AM (MW).
Note:
IfastationhasbeenpreviouslystoredinmemorypressingtheMemory
button will cause both the ‘M’ and preset number digit to flash in the
display.