Roberts R9917 User manual

ROBERTS
Sound for Generations
Please read this manual before use
R9917
3-band digital RDS preset stereo radio

Features ........................................... 1
Controls ........................................... 2
Display.............................................. 5
Installing batteries .......................... 6
Battery replacement........................ 7
Setting the clock automatically ..... 8
Setting the clock manually ........... 10
Setting the alarm time .................. 13
Wake to alarm................................. 15
Search tuning ................................. 16
Manual tuning................................. 17
MW (AM) tuning step size ............. 18
Presetting stations......................... 20
Recalling a preset station ............. 22
Changing preset station order ..... 23
Deleting preset stations ................ 24
Radio Data System (RDS.............. 25
Operating your radio using RDS . 27
Alternate Frequency (AF) ............. 28
Traffic Announcements (TA)......... 29
ATS (Automatic Tuning System).. 31
Sleep timer..................................... 33
Display Modes/Backlight ............. 34
Lock Switch ................................... 35
Earphones...................................... 36
Headphone socket ........................ 37
AC Adaptor (not included)............ 38
Mono button .................................. 39
Troubleshooting/Reset button..... 40
Specifications................................ 41
Guarantee ...................................... 42
Contents

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zAuto rewind earphones.
zStation name display (RDS).
zAuto time set via RDS.
zTraffic information (TA).
zAlternate frequency function (AF).
zAutomatically finds and stores BBC
national FM stations.
zThirty memory presets offer instant
access to your favourite stations on LW,
MW and FM.
zFull clock/alarm functions
zAdjustable sleep timer allows you to fall
asleep to music.
zATS (Auto Tuning System) which will
scan and automatically preset stations.
zFM stereo via earphones.
zScan and manual tuning modes.
Features
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1. Auto time button
2. Traffic button
3. AF button
4. Mono/Alarm button
5. Power button
6. Light button
7. Tuning up button
8. Tuning down button
9. Display button
10. Preset up button
11. Preset down button
12. Memory/ Mem delete
13. Band/Time set button
Controls
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14. Volume control
15. Loudspeaker/Headphone switch
16. Headphone socket
17. DC input socket
18. Lock switch
19. Telescopic Aerial
20. Earphones
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A. Waveband indicators
B. Key lock indicator
C. RDS indicator
D. Low battery indicator
E. Time indicator
F. Stereo indicator
G. Traffic indicator
H. Alarm indicator
I. Memory delete indicator
J. Auto preset indicator
K. Memory set indicator
L. Frequency/time/station
display
Display
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1. Position the radio face down.
2. Press the catch as shown and slide in the
direction of the arrow.
3. Lift up the battery cover
4. Insert 2 x LR6 (AA) size batteries as shown
in the diagram.
Installing batteries
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4. Replace the battery cover.
The battery indicator will appear in the display
whenthe batteries arein needof replacement.
After removing the batteries you have
approximately 3 minutes to replace the
batteries after which clock and memory
information will be lost.
Battery replacement
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020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
The clock time can be set automatically when
receiving an RDS station that transmits clock
time (CT). The CT information is transmitted
once every minute. If the station has sufficient
signal strength the clock will set within one or
two minutes.
1. Switch on the radio with the Power button.
2. Select theFM wavebandbyrepeat pressing
of the Band button.
3. Fully extend the Telescopic aerial.
4.Press and hold down the Tuning up or
down buttons until the frequency in the
displaybeginsto change rapidly,releasethe
button.
Setting the clock automatically
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5. The radio will now start to search the FM
waveband and will stop when it finds a
station of sufficient strength. If the station
is of sufficient strength the
symbol will light up in the liquid crystal
display.
6. Press the Auto time set button.
7. The auto time indicator will flash in
the liquid crystal display indicating that the
radio is waiting for the RDS time signal.
When the time is set the display will briefly
show the time and the indicator will
stopflashing. Ifthe clockdoes notset within
three to four minutes, the radio station may
not be transmitting clock time (CT)
information - try another radio station.
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