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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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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Setting the clock time manually
The clock will start running when the 2 LR6
(AA) size batteries are installed. When
batteries are installed for the first time the
display will show 0:00. The seconds display
will start to count as soon as batteries are
installed.
Note: Time can only be set with the radio
switched off.
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1. Ensure that the radio is switched off.
2. Press and hold down the Time set button
until the hours digit begins to flash in the
display.
3. Whilst the hours digit is flashing adjust the
hours using the Tuning up/down buttons.
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4. Press the Time set button,theminute digit
begins to flash in the display.
5. Whilst the minute digit is flashing adjust the
minutes using the Tuning up/down
buttons.
6. Press theTime set button tocompletetime
setting
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1. Ensure that the radio is switched off.
2. Press andhold downtheAlarm button until
the hours digit begins to flash in the display.
3. Whilst the hours digit is flashing adjust the
hours using the Tuning up/down buttons.
Setting the alarm time
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4. Press the Alarm button, the minute digit
begins to flash in the display.
5. Whilst the minute digit is flashing adjust the
minutes using the Tuning up/down
buttons.
6. Press the Alarm button to complete alarm
time setting
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1. Set the alarm time as previously described.
2.Switch off your radio using the Power
Button. Repeatedly press and release the
Alarm button untilthe symbol appears
in the display.
3. At thepreselected timethe alarmwill sound.
The alarm may be turned off for 24 hours
by pressing any button. The alarm will
switch off automatically after 3 minutes.
4. To permanently cancel the buzzer alarm
repeatedly press and release the Alarm
button until the symbol is removed
from the display.
Wake to alarm
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Operating your radio - search tuning
1. Switch onyour radioby pressingthePower
button.
2.Select the required waveband by repeat
pressing of the Band button. The
waveband selected will appear in the
display. On FM fully extend theTelescopic
aerial. On MW and LW rotate your radio for
best reception.
3. Press and hold down either the Tuning +
or - buttons until the frequency in the
display begins to change rapidly. Release
the button.
4. Your radiowill scanthe selectedwaveband,
stopping each time it finds a station of
sufficient strength. Adjust the Volume
control to the required level.
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Operating your radio - manual tuning
1. Switch onyour radioby pressingthePower
button.
2.Select the desired waveband using the
Band button. The waveband selected will
appear in the display. On FM fully extend
the Telescopic aerial. On MW and LW
rotate your radio for best reception.
3. A single press on either the Tuning + or -
buttons will change the frequency up or
down.Thefrequency stepsare:- FM50kHz,
MW 9kHzand LW 9kHz.Adjust the Volume
control to the required level.
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In Europe and other parts or the world MW
tuning steps are 9kHz, in America the MW
tuning step size is 10kHz.
Tochange the MW tuningstepsize from9KHz
to 10KHz proceed as follows:-
1. Switch on your radio and select the MW
(AM) waveband.
2. Press andholddown boththe Preset + and
Preset - buttons until the display shows
AM --} 9k.
3. Pressthe Tuning up button toselect 10kHz
step size. Press the tuning up button a
second time to confirm the setting.
MW (AM) tuning step size
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1. To change back to 9kHz step size press
and hold down both the Preset + and
Preset - buttons until the display shows
AM --} 10k.
2. Press the Tuning down button to select
9kHz step size. Press the Tuning down
button asecond timeto confirmthe setting.
MW (AM) tuning step size (continued)
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