Roberts robi User manual

iPod DAB / FM RDS Digital Radio
and Remote Control
Please read this manual before use
from ROBERTS

Contents
Please read this first ....................................................................................... 2
Controls .......................................................................................................... 4
Display ............................................................................................................ 7
Operating your radio - DAB ............................................................................ 9
Secondary DAB services ................................................................................ 12
Finding new DAB stations .............................................................................. 13
Operating your radio - FM .............................................................................. 15
Manual tuning - FM ........................................................................................ 19
Favourite stations - DAB and FM ................................................................... 21
Remote Control operation .............................................................................. 23
Connecting to your iPod ................................................................................. 25
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 26
Battery life ...................................................................................................... 27
Factory Reset ................................................................................................. 28
Caution ........................................................................................................... 29
Specifications ................................................................................................. 29
Guarantee ...................................................................................................... 30

Please read this first
Thank you for purchasing , a DAB and FM radio accessory for iPod and
iPod nano. Please take a little time to read these instructions in order to get the
best from your radio.
is designed to operate with your iPod to provide DAB and FM radio listening
on the move. In addition, when you wish to listen to music held on your iPod,
provides basic remote control facilities.
will not work on its own - it needs to be connected to your iPod to provide
power. is the world’s smallest DAB / FM radio receiver accessory, and uses
the latest generation of high performance digital radio technology to provide the
best reception possible while maximising the listening time available from each
charge of your iPod battery.
There are a great many DAB and FM radio stations available. So that you can
easily select the stations that you like to listen to, allows you to create a
personalised list of favourite radio stations. This list is then stored in the radio so
that even if is disconnected from your iPod, your favourites are retained
for the next time that you wish to listen to the radio. Please refer to the Favourite
stations section of this booklet for details. 2

Please read this first (contd.)
and your iPod should only be connected and disconnected when your iPod
is switched off. You can then use the Play / Pause button on to switch your
iPod on and off in addition to the iPod controls.
uses the supplied headphones as the aerial for the radio. They must be
plugged into the headphone socket on for the radio to work. You can also
listen to your iPod's music in this way. Alternative headphones may be used, but
radio reception may vary in quality, and may result in a different sound level.
IMPORTANT:
Some versions of iPod will not supply power to external accessories such as
unless there is some music already stored on the iPod. If you connect to
your iPod and you find that will not switch on, then please check first that
your iPod battery is charged, that is securely plugged into the docking
connector on your iPod and that you have at least one audio file stored on your
iPod which has been transferred using Apple's iTunes software.
If your iPod has been off for some time, may not be able to switch it on. If
necessary, use your iPod controls to do this first and will then start up.
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Controls
Hold switch (2)
Previous / Rewind /
Scan (clear) (6)
Play-Pause / Mute /
Power On-Off (3)
iPod connection (1)
Next / Forward /
Scan (add) (5)
Volume Up (8)
Volume Down (9)
Mode (4)
Favourite (7)
Headphone
Socket (10)
Display (11)
The numbers against each function refer to paragraphs on the following pages.

Controls (contd.)
1. iPod cable and connector - This must be connected to the docking connector
on your iPod in order to use the radio.
2. Hold switch - Slide this switch up to prevent accidental operation of all buttons
on . The display will show ‘Locked’ if a button is pressed while Hold is
applied. Slide down to re-enable the buttons.
3. Play / Pause / Mute / Power button - Acts as Play / Pause in Remote mode.
In DAB or FM mode will mute radio. Press and hold for 2-3 seconds to switch
and your iPod on or off.
4. Mode button - Press to cycle through DAB / FM / Remote modes.
5. Next / Forward / Scan button - In DAB mode press to select next radio
station, press and hold to scan for additional DAB stations. In FM mode,
press to step frequency up, press and hold to scan. In Remote mode press
to select the next track or press and hold to fast-forward the current track.
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Controls (contd.)
6. Previous / Rewind / Scan button - In DAB mode press to select previous
radio station, press and hold to clear radio station list and re-scan. In FM mode
press to step frequency down, press and hold to scan. In Remote mode press
to select the previous track or press and hold to rewind the current track.
7. Favourite button - Press to switch between selection of all radio stations and
just favourites. Press and hold to change the favourite status of the current
radio station.
8. Volume Up button - Press or keep pressed to increase volume.
9. Volume Down button - Press or keep pressed to decrease volume.
10. Headphone socket - Connect headphones for listening to the radio or iPod.
The headphones act as the aerial for DAB and FM radio operation.
11. Display - The display provides information on the operating mode, radio
stations, volume and signal strength (see page 7).
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Display
1. Text area - this is used to display radio station names or frequencies and
user messages.
2. Volume - Five segments indicate the approximate volume setting. More
segments are visible at higher volume levels. The loudspeaker symbol will
flash if is set to mute the audio output.
3. Mode - The DAB and FM indicators show the current operating mode. In
Remote mode, the message ‘Remote’ is shown on the main display.
4. Favourite - The favourite stations mode indicator (heart) shows that
will only select radio stations from the stored favourites list. Pressing the
Favourite button switches between favourite mode and all stations mode.
5. Set as Favourite - The tick indicator shows that the currently tuned radio
station is stored in the list of favourites. Press and hold the Favourite button
to change this setting for the current radio station.
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Display (contd.)
6. Signal strength - Five segments indicate the approximate strength of the
radio signal received via the headphone lead aerial. Good quality reception
is generally achieved when at least three segments are visible.
7. Display backlight - The display backlight is normally switched off to conserve
power, but it is switched on for five seconds after pressing any button.
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Operating your radio - DAB
1. Carefully plug into your iPod docking connector checking that the
connector is correctly aligned (see Connecting to your iPod, page 25). Plug
the headphones into . The headphone and iPod leads act as the radio
aerial and so the cables should be unravelled for good radio reception.
2. Your iPod may power up when is connected. If not, press and hold the
Play / Pause button on to switch on your iPod. will then power
up after 2 - 3 seconds. The display will show ‘Welcome’ and then will
enter the last used mode (or DAB mode if this is the first time that is
used).
3. If necessary, press and release the Mode button until DAB mode is
selected.
4. If the stored list of radio stations is empty then will scan for DAB radio
stations, displaying ‘Scan 5A’, ‘Scan 5B’, ‘Scan 5C’, and so on as the scan
progresses. As new stations are found will display ‘Found’ and the total
number of DAB radio stations found during the scan.
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Welcome
Scan 5A
Found 23
BBC R2
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2
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4
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Operating your radio - DAB (contd.)
5. When the scanning is completed the last radio station found will be selected.
The display then shows the name of the station currently selected. If the
station list is still empty after the scan will display ‘No DAB’.
6. Repeatedly press the Next or Previous buttons to step through the list of
available stations.
7. As soon as you stop stepping through the list, will start to tune to the
displayed radio station and the station should be heard within 2 - 3 seconds.
If the selected station cannot be received (it may be off-air or there may be
no signal), then will display the radio station name in grey.
8. Adjust the Volume to the required setting.
9. Press and hold the Play / Pause button to switch off. will then
switch off your iPod.
The use of the station favourites mode for selecting radio stations is described
on page 21.
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Note: If no DAB radio stations are found it may be necessary to relocate and
the headphone lead to a position giving better reception. It will then be necessary
to repeat the scan - see 'Finding new DAB stations', page 13.
Secondary DAB services
1. Some DAB radio stations have one or more secondary services associated
with them which may not broadcast continually. will list secondary
services among the normal DAB stations. If you select a secondary service
and it is not being broadcast, then will show the radio station name in
grey to indicate that it is currently not receivable.

Finding new DAB stations
As time passes new DAB radio stations may become available, or if you move
to a different location there may be alternative DAB stations which can
receive. To find new stations proceed as follows:-
1. With connected to your iPod, select the DAB radio mode as previously
described.
2. Press and hold the Next button for at least 5 seconds. The display will then
show ‘Scan 5A’, then ‘Scan 5B’, ‘Scan 5C’, and so on. The changing numbers
and letters represent the DAB channel being scanned.
3. When radio stations are found will display ‘Found’ and the total number
of radio stations found in the current scan. Any new radio stations which are
found during the scan will be added to the list of stations already stored. After
scanning the last used DAB station will be selected and displayed.
4. If the station list is still empty after the scan will display ‘No DAB’. If no
DAB radio stations are found it may be necessary to relocate and the
headphone lead to a position giving better reception.
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Finding new DAB stations (contd.)
5. If you wish to clear the list of previously stored DAB stations, then follow steps
1 - 3 above, but press and hold the Previous button for 5 seconds instead
of the Next button. This will cause the stored list of radio stations and your
favourites to be erased before the scan takes place.
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Scan 5A
Found 31
PlntRock
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2
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Operating your radio - FM
1. Carefully plug into your iPod docking connector checking that the
connector is correctly aligned (see Connecting to your iPod, page 25). Plug
the headphones into . The headphones and the iPod lead act as the radio
aerial and so the cables should be unravelled for good radio reception.
2. Your iPod may power up when is connected. If not, press and hold the
Play / Pause button on to switch on your iPod. will then power
up after 2 - 3 seconds. The display will show ‘Welcome’ and then will
enter the last used mode (or DAB mode if this is the first time that is
used).
3. If necessary, press and release the Mode button until FM mode is selected.
will display the currently tuned FM frequency or station name - for
example, 87.5MHz.
4. Press and hold the Next button. will scan upwards from the currently
displayed frequency and will stop scanning when an FM signal is found.
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Welcome
87.5MHz
89.1MHz
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Operating your radio - FM (contd.)
5. The display will show the frequency of the signal which has been found. If RDS
information is available, the display will then show the radio station name.
6. To find more FM radio stations, repeat this procedure from step 4. Alternatively,
press and hold the Previous button to scan the FM band in a downwards
direction (high frequency to low frequency).
7. Adjust the Volume to the required setting.
8. Press and hold the Play / Pause button to switch off. will then
switch off your iPod.
The use of the station favourites mode for selecting radio stations is described
on page 21.
Note: If there is a lot of hiss when tuned to an FM station, it may be possible to
receive the same station more clearly on a different frequency. For very weak FM
stations, will switch to mono to reduce the level of background hiss.
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BBC R2
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Classic
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Manual tuning - FM
1. Ensure that is switched on and in FM mode (see Operating your radio
- FM). will display the currently tuned FM frequency or station name
- for example 89.9MHz in the example shown.
2. To tune to a higher frequency press the Next button. The frequency will
increase by 100kHz with each press of the button. Repeat as needed to reach
the desired frequency.
3. The display will show the currently tuned frequency. If RDS information is
available, the display will then show the radio station name.
4. To tune to a lower frequency press the Previous button. The frequency will
reduce by 100kHz with each press of the button.
The use of the station favourites mode for selecting radio stations is described
on page 21.
Note: Whether scanning or manually tuning, when the end of the waveband is
reached will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.
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