Roberts Sovereign User manual

DAB / DAB+ / FM RDS digital radio
Please read this manual before use
ROBERTS
Enjoy Listening

Controls .......................................................................2-3
Battery operation ............................................................4
Using the AC adaptor .....................................................4
Operating your radio - DAB ............................................5
Selecting a station - DAB................................................6
Display options - DAB.....................................................7
Finding new stations - DAB ............................................8
Secondary services - DAB..............................................8
Manual tuning - DAB ......................................................9
Signal strength display - DAB.........................................9
Dynamic range control (DRC) settings - DAB ..............10
Prune stations - DAB.................................................... 11
Operating your radio search tuning - FM......................12
Manual tuning - FM.......................................................13
Display options - FM.....................................................14
Scan sensitivity setting - FM.........................................15
Favourite button............................................................16
Recalling your favourite station ....................................16
Preset stations - DAB and FM......................................17
Contents
Language function........................................................18
Treble and bass setting ................................................19
Stereo/mono setting - FM (headphones only) ..............20
Software version...........................................................20
System reset.................................................................21
Headphone socket........................................................22
Auxiliary input socket....................................................23
Line output socket ........................................................23
Display backlight...........................................................24
Software upgrades .......................................................24
General.........................................................................25
Specifications ...............................................................26
Circuit features .............................................................26
Guarantee........................................................Back page
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EQ
Controls
1. Volume / EQ control
2. Headphone socket
3. Auxiliary Input socket
4. Favourite button
5. On/Off button
(Top)
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10. Telescopic aerial
11. Tuning / Select control
12. LCD display
13. Low battery indicator
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6. DAB/FM button
7. Auto Tune button
8. Info button
9. Preset button
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Line
Out
DC
7.5V/0.8A
3
14. DC in socket
15. Line output socket
16. USB socket (located inside
for software upgrades only)
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Controls
(Left hand side)

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Battery operation
1. Release the catch securing the rear door of your radio.
2. Insert four LR20 (D size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment. Take
care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity as shown
inside the battery compartment. Close the rear door and secure the catch.
3. The Low Battery indicator lighting, distortion, or the radio switching itself off
are all signs that the batteries may need replacing.
4. If the radio is not to be used for any extended period of time it is recommended
that the batteries are removed from the radio.
We would recommend for economy that the Revival Sovereign is used via
the AC adaptor whenever possible with battery operation for occasional or
stand-by use only.
IMPORTANT: The batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat
such as sunshine, fire or the like. After use, disposable batteries should
if possible be taken to a suitable recycling centre. On no account
should batteries be disposed of by incineration.
Using the AC adaptor
1. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC in socket on the left hand side of your
radio.
2. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13A mains socket outlet. Whenever the
adaptor is used the batteries are automatically disconnected.
The AC adaptor should be disconnected from the mains supply and the radio
when not in use.
• IMPORTANT: The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting
the radio to the mains supply. The mains socket used for the radio must
remain accessible during normal use. In order to disconnect the radio from
the mains completely, the mains adaptor should be removed from the
mains socket outlet completely.
Line
Out
DC
7.5V/0.8A
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Operating your radio - DAB
1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial.
2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. The display will show
'Welcome to DAB'.
3. If this is the first time the radio is used a scan of the Band III DAB
channels will be carried out. If the radio has been used before the last
used station will be selected.
4. During the scanning process, the lower line of the display shows a
bar-graph indicating progress of the scan.
5. When the scanning is completed the first station (in numeric-alpha
order 0...9...A....Z) will be selected.
6. If the station list is still empty after the scan your radio will display
'Service not available'.
7. If no signals are found it may be necessary to relocate your radio to
a position giving better reception. Then, either switch your radio off
and on again, or press the Auto Tune button to repeat the scan.
Note: Radio station name and frequency displays shown in this user guide
may differ from those that you see on your radio. Broadcasters may change
radio station names that are transmitted, and the frequencies used for
DAB and FM radio stations may not be the same in all parts of the country.
AbsR60s
Now tuning...
DAB
Welcome to DAB
AbsR60s
Home of the Beat
DAB

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Selecting a station - DAB
1. The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently
selected.
2. If necessary, press and release the DAB/FM button until the DAB
mode is selected.
3. Rotate the Tuning control to scroll through the list of available stations
on the lower line of the display. Stop rotating the Tuning control when
you find the station that you wish to hear.
4. Press and release the Tuning control to select the station. The display
may show 'Now tuning...' while your radio finds the new station.
5. Adjust the Volume control to the required setting.
Note: If after selecting a station the display shows 'Service not available' it
may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception.
The use of radio station presets for selecting your preferred radio stations
is described on page 17.
EQ
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5
AbsR60s
Home of the Beat
DAB
AbsR60s DAB
BBC R4
BBC R4
Now tuning...
DAB
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Display options - DAB
Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode.
1. Press and release the Info button to cycle through the various options.
a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as
artist/track name, phone in number etc.
b. Program Type Displays the type of station being listened
to e.g. Pop, Classic, News etc.
c. Multiplex Name Displays the name of DAB multiplex to
which the current station belongs.
d. Time and date Displays the current time and date.
e. Channel & frequency Displays the channel number and
frequency for the current DAB station.
f. Bit rate & audio type Displays the digital bit rate & audio type
for the currently tuned DAB station.
g. Signal strength Displays thesignal strength for thecurrently
tuned DAB station. The open block in the
signal strength graph shows the minimum
signal strength needed for good DAB
reception. The signal blocks will go up or
down showing the changing signal strength
as you adjust the telescopic aerial or the
radio position.
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c
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g
BBC R4
Now playing in t
DAB
BBC R4
Talk
DAB
BBC R4
BBC National DAB
DAB
BBC R4
14:00 19-02-2013
DAB
BBC R4
12B 225.648MHz
DAB
BBC R4
128kbps / MP2
DAB
BBC R4 DAB

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Finding new radio stations - DAB
As time passes new stations may become available. To find new stations
proceed as follows:-
1. Press and release the Auto Tune button. The display will show
'Scanning...' and your radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB
channels. As new radio stations are found the station counter on the
right-hand side of the display will increase and the radio stations will
be added to the list stored in the radio.
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Secondary services - DAB
1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services associated
with them. If a radio station has a secondary service associated with
it the display will show '>>' next to the station name on the station list.
The secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary
service as you rotate the tuning control clockwise.
2. Press and release the Tuning control to select the station.
3. When the secondary service shuts down, your radio will automatically
switch back to the main radio station (or primary service) if it is
available.
1,2
Scanning... 28
BBC R5L
BBC R4 DAB
BBC R5SX
BBC R4 DAB

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Signal strength display - DAB
1. Repeatedly press and release the Info button until the lower line of
the display shows signal strength.
2. Position your radio and try moving the aerial so as to give maximum
number of black rectangles on signal strength display. Normally, the
best reception will be found with the aerial vertical and fully extended.
3. The clear unfilled rectangle indicates minimum signal level required
for satisfactory reception.
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Manual tuning - DAB
Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III channels.
UK DAB stations located in the range 11B to 12D.
1. Press and hold the Info button until the Advanced DAB menu shows on the
display and then release the button.
2. Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows 'Manual tune'. Press and
release the Tuning control.
3. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required DAB channel.
4. Press and release the Tuning control. The clear unfilled rectangle indicates
minimum signal level required for satisfactory reception. When a DAB signal
is found, the display will show the name of the DAB multiplex. Any new radio
stations found will be added to the list stored in the radio. The signal blocks
will go up and down showing the changing signal strength as you adjust the
telescopic aerial or the radio position.
5. Press and release the Tuning control to return to normal tuning after a few
seconds.
Manual tune
DAB
12B 225.648MHz
Manual tune
BBC National DAB
BBC R1
Now tuning...
DAB
BBC R4 DAB

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3-6
Dynamic Range Control settings - DAB
Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds
easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment.
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
2. Press and hold the Info button until the Advanced DAB menu shows
on the display and then release the button.
3. Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows 'DRC'.
4. Press and release the Tuning control to enter the adjustment mode.
5. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required DRC setting (the
default is 0). The current DRC setting will be marked with an asterisk.
DRC 0 - DRC is switched off, Broadcast DRC will be ignored.
DRC 1/2 - DRC level is set to 1/2 that sent by broadcaster.
DRC 1 - DRC level is used as sent by broadcaster.
6. Press and release the Tuning control to confirm the setting. The
display will return to normal tuning mode.
Note: Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use the DRC function. If the
broadcast does not support DRC, then the DRC setting in the radio will
have no effect.
DRC
DAB
DRC 0
DRC *
DRC 1/2
DRC
DRC 1
DRC

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Prune stations - DAB
Over time, some DAB services may stop broadcasting, or may change
location and then not be able to receive a station. In order to remove such
stations from the DAB station list, the Prune stations function will delete
the DAB stations from your station list that can no longer be received.
Stations which cannot be found or which have not been received for a very
long time are shown in the station list with a question mark.
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
2. Press and release the DAB/FM button until the DAB mode is selected.
3. Press and hold the Info button until the Advanced DAB menu shows
on the display and then release the button.
4. Rotate the Tuning control until 'Prune' appears on the display. Press
and release the Tuning control.
5. Rotate the Tuning control to highlight 'Yes'. Press and release the
Tuning control to cause the stations list to be pruned, eliminating
unavailable stations.
6. If you do not wish to prune stations highlight 'No' in step 5 and then
press and release the Tuning control. The display will revert back to
the previous display.
Note: If you have moved to a different part of the country you should
also carry out a search for new stations (please see the section 'Finding
new stations' on page 8).
Prune
DAB
Prune?
No <Yes>
Prune?
<No> Yes
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Operating your radio search tuning - FM
1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully.
2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
3. Press and release the DAB/FM button until the FM mode is selected.
4. Press and immediately release the Auto Tune button, your radio will
scan in an upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and
stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength.
5. After a few seconds the display will update. The display will show the
frequency of the signal found. If the signal is strong enough and there
is RDS data present then the radio will display the station name.
6. To find other stations, press and release the Auto Tune button as
before.
7. To scan the FM band in a downwards direction (high frequency to low
frequency) press and hold down the Auto Tune button for 2 seconds
and then release.
8. When the waveband end is reached your radio will recommence tuning
from the opposite waveband end.
9. Adjust the Volume control to the required setting.
The use of radio station presets for selecting your preferred radio stations
is described on page 17.
89.30MHz FM
Searching...>
Searching...<
Note:
If you find that FM reception is poor, try repositioning the telescopic aerial.
Fully extend and position vertically for optimum reception.
If you find that an FM broadcast has a lot of background hiss, this may
often be reduced by setting the radio into Mono reception mode for the
current FM station. Please refer to the section 'Stereo / Mono setting - FM'
on page 20 for further details.
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EQ
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Manual tuning - FM
1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully.
2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
3. Press and release the DAB/FM button until the FM mode is selected.
4. Rotate the Tuning control to tune to a station. With each click of the
control the frequency will change up or down by 50 kHz.
5. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning
from the opposite waveband end.
6. Set the Volume control to the desired setting.
7. To switch off your radio press the On/Off button.
89.30MHz FM
89.35MHz
Note:
If you find that FM reception is poor, try repositioning the telescopic aerial.
Fully extend and position vertically for optimum reception.
If you find that an FM broadcast has a lot of background hiss, this may
often be reduced by setting the radio into Mono reception mode for the
current FM station. Please refer to the section 'Stereo / Mono setting - FM'
on page 20 for further details.
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Display options - FM
Your radio has a range of display options when in FM mode.
1. Press and release the Info button to cycle through each of the options.
a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such
as artist/track name, phone in number
etc.
b. Program type Displays type of station being listened to
e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc.
c. Time and date Displays the current time and date.
d. Frequency Displays frequency of the station being
listened to.
e. Audio type Display shows the audio type for the
currently tuned FM station.
Note: Your radio will display 'NO Radio Text' on the lower line of the
display if there is no scrolling text available and 'NO PTY' if there is no
programme type information.
a
b
c
d
e
BBC R4
Now playing in t
FM
BBC R4
Pop Music
FM
BBC R4
11:51 19-02-2013
FM
BBC R4
89.30MHz
FM
BBC R4
Mono
FM

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Scan sensitivity setting - FM
Your radio will normally scan for FM broadcasts which are strong enough
to give good reception. However, you may wish the Auto-scan function
to also be able to find weaker signals, possibly from more distant radio
transmitters. Your radio includes a local / distant option for the Auto-scan
function.
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
2. If needed, press and release the DAB/FM button until the FM mode
is selected.
3. Press and hold the Info button until the Advanced FM menu shows
on the display and then release the button.
4. Rotate the Tuning control until ' FM Scan Zone' shows on the display.
Press and release the Tuning control.
5. Rotate the Tuning control to switch between Local and Distant options
on the lower line of the display. The current setting will be marked
with an asterisk. The Distant option will allow the radio to find weaker
signals when scanning.
6. Press and release the Tuning control to confirm your selection. The
radio will then revert to the normal information display. The Local or
Distant setting is stored in the radio and remains in force until changed
or until a System Reset.
Note: The initial setting (out of the box, or after a System Reset) causes
the radio to ignore weaker (or more distant) signals.
FM Scan Zone
FM
Local
FM Scan Zone
*
Distant
FM Scan Zone
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Favourite button
Your radio is fitted with a button which when pressed will automatically
select the required waveband and tune to your Favourite radio station.
With this button you can store one favourite station from either the DAB
or FM wavebands.
To set up your favourite station, follow these steps:
1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and switch on your radio.
2. Select the desired waveband (DAB or FM) and tune into the required
radio station as described on the preceding pages.
3. Press and hold down the Favourite button (for 5 seconds) until the
display shows 'My Fav. Saved'.
Recalling your favourite station
1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and switch on your radio.
If your radio is in Auxiliary Input mode, press and release the
DAB/FM button to select normal radio operation.
2. Momentarily press the Favourite button, your radio will automatically
select the DAB or FM waveband as needed and then tune to the radio
station stored in the favourite memory.
BBC R4
My Fav. Saved
DAB
BBC R4
Now playing in t
DAB

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Preset stations - DAB and FM
To make it easier for you to tune your radio to the stations that you prefer,
you may store selected radio stations as presets. Your radio holds presets
separately for DAB and FM radio modes.
You may set as many or as few presets as you like in each mode.
You can easily switch between displaying all DAB stations (or all FM
frequencies) and displaying only those that you have set as presets.
Any station or frequency which has been marked as a preset can easily
have the mark cancelled should your preferences or needs change.
Presets are retained when your radio is switched off.
1. To setup your preset stations, tune into the required station.
2. Press and hold down the Preset button until the displays shows a tick
symbol next to the radio station name or frequency. This indicates that
the radio station is marked as a preset. To cancel the preset mark,
press and hold the Preset button again.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as needed for any other stations that you want
as presets.
4. To view only the preset stations for the currently selected waveband
when tuning, press and release the Preset button so that the heart
symbol shows in the display.
5. To listen to one of the preset radio stations, rotate the Tuning control
until the required radio station is displayed. Press and release the
Tuning control to select and tune to that station.
6. To cancel the preset stations view, press and release the Preset button
so that the heart symbol disappears from the display. Your radio will
then be able to access the full station list using the Tuning control.
BBC R4
Talk
DAB
BBC R4
Talk
DAB

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Language function
Your radio can be configured to a different language.
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
2. Press and release the DAB/FM button until the DAB mode is selected.
3. Press and hold the Info button until the Advanced DAB menu shows
on the display and then release the button.
4. Rotate the Tuning control until 'Language' appears on the display.
Press and release the Tuning control to enter the adjustment menu.
5. Rotate the Tuning control until your desired language appears on the
display.
6. Press and release the Tuning control to confirm your choice. The
display will change to the chosen language. The chosen language
will be marked with an asterisk.
Language
DAB
1
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4-6
2
English
Language *

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Treble and bass setting
The sound on your radio can be adjusted to suit your personal taste for
the material that you are listening to. You may set the treble and bass
levels to your own preferences.
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
2. Press and release the EQ control. The 'Treble' setting will show on
the display.
3. To adjust the treble setting rotate the EQ contrrol until the desired level
is displayed. Rotate the control clockwise to increase the treble level
and anti-clockwise to decrease the treble level.
4. Press and release the EQ control to confirm the setting. 'Bass' will
show on the display.
5. To adjust the bass setting rotate the EQ contrrol until the desired level
is displayed. Rotate the control clockwise to increase the bass level
and anti-clockwise to decrease the bass level.
6. Press and release the EQ control to confirm the setting.
EQ
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2-6
Treble
-+
Bass
-+