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.

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Storing stations in preset memories (cont.)
If all the preset memory locations are full pushing the ‘M’ button will
cause the display to show ‘FUL’. If you still want to store a new station
press the Memory button (6) , the new station will replace the station
stored memory location 15 on FM or memory location 6 on AM.
Recalling stations from preset memories
Turn on the radio and select the FM or AM band as previously
described. Press the Memory recall button (7), the memory preset
number will flash in the display. Select the required preset memory
using the Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3), press the Memory
recall button to select the memory preset.

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ATS (Automatic Tuning System)
The automatic tuning system on the R972 will scan the selected
waveband and automatically store stations in the memory presets. Up
to 15 stations can be stored on the FM band and 6 on the AM (MW)
band. note: activating the ATS function will overwrite any stations
previously stored in the memory presets
Connect the earphones to the earphone socket (11). Slide the Lock
switch(14)totheunlock(down)position.Turnontheradiobypressing
the Power button (1), select the required waveband by pressing the
Waveband selection button (10).
Press and hold down both the Tuning up (4) and Tuning down (3)
buttons until the display shows ‘AUTO SCAN’.
The R972 will scan the selected waveband and automatically store
stations in memory presets until the memories are full - 15 on FM and
6onAM.WhenATShasfinishedthefirststationfoundduringthescan
will be displayed.

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Memory Scan
Turn on the radio and select the FM or AM band as previously
described. Press and hold down the Recall button until the display
shows ‘MEMO SCAN’, the radio will scan the memory presets on the
selected waveband pausing for 3-4 seconds before selecting the next
preset.WhentherequiredpresetisreachedpresstheRecallbutton(7)
twice to stop the memory scan.
Deleting preset memories
Ifthepresetmemoriesarefulloryouwouldliketodeleteapresetstation
proceed as follows :- Recall the preset memory you wish to delete,
presstheMemorybuttonuntilthedisplayshows‘dEL’,releaseandthen
press the Memory button, the preset station will be removed.

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Changing preset station order
e.g. exchanging preset station 2 with preset station 6.
Turn on the radio and select the FM or AM band as previously
described. Press the Memory recall button (7), the memory preset
number will flash in the display. Select preset memory 2 using the
Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3), press the Memory button (6),
selectpreset memory6 usingtheTuning up(4) orTuningdownbutton
(3), press the Memory button to complete.

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Priority stations
In addition to the normal preset memories up to three stations may be
stored in priority memory for easy access. Tune in to the required
station using one of the previously described methods. Press the
Memory button (6) followed by the Priority button (8). A ‘P’ will flash in
thedisplay,selectthePrioritystationmemory1,2or3usingtheTuning
up (4) or Tuning down button (3), press the Memory button (6) the ‘P’
will stop flashing in the display indicating that the station has been
stored in Priority memory. Repeat the above procedure for the other 2
Priority memories.