Roberts Sports DAB User manual

ROBERTS
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Please read this manual before use
DAB / FM personal digital radio
with loudspeaker

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Controls ........................................................... 3-4
Using the AC adaptor ...................................... 5-6
Keylock function .............................................. 7-8
Navigation ...................................................... 9-10
Display icons ................................................. 11-12
Operating your radio - DAB ........................... 13-14
Selecting a station - DAB .............................. 15-16
Display modes - DAB .................................... 17-20
Signal strength display - DAB........................ 21-22
Finding new stations - DAB ........................... 23-24
Secondary services - DAB ............................25-26
Auto Select function - DAB............................27-28
Manual tuning - DAB .....................................29-30
Dynamic range control (DRC) settings - DAB31-32
Operating your radio - Search tuning - FM....33-34
Contents Manual tuning - FM ....................................... 35-36
Display modes - FM....................................... 37-38
Preset stations DAB and FM ......................... 39-42
FM stereo/mono (Earphones only)................ 43-44
Software version............................................ 45-46
Service Information ....................................... 47-48
Contrast......................................................... 49-50
Sleep function................................................ 51-52
Display backlight ........................................... 53-54
System reset ................................................. 55-56
Earphones ..................................................... 57-58
General.......................................................... 59-60
Specifications ......................................................61
Circuit features ....................................................61
Guarantee ...........................................................62
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Controls
1. Loudspeaker
2. LCD display
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3. Earphone socket
4. Lock switch
5. Volume down button
6. Volume up button
7. On/Off button
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8. Telescopic aerial
9. Jog wheel
10. DC input socket
Controls

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Using the AC adaptor
The Sports DAB features a built-in 1800mAH
rechargeable Lithium battery to power your radio.
Before operating the radio for the first time, ensure
that you fully charge the radio.
1. Place your radio on a flat surface. Carefully pull
back the protection cover and insert the adaptor
plug into the DC in socket on the right hand side
of your radio.
2. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13A mains
socket outlet. If the radio is switched on the
battery indicator will become animated showing
charging in progress.
3. The radio will begin charging the built-in battery.
Charging time will take 4 hours with the radio
switched off and 10 hours if the radio is switched
on.
4. The battery power icon on the LCD display will
flash whilst charging and stop flashing when
the radio is fully charged . Reduced power,
distortion, 'stuttering' sounds or the battery power
indicator low are all signs that the battery
needs to be recharged.
Note: The mains adaptor which is supplied with your
radio is a high efficiency type, designed to minimise
energy consumption, whether the radio is playing,
charging its battery or switched off. Do not use any
other mains adaptor in place of the unit supplied.
Such use will invalidate your guarantee.
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.
The AC adaptor
should be
disconnected
from the mains
supply and the
radio when not
in use.

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Keylock function
The Keylock function is used to prevent
unintentional operation of your radio.
1. Set the Lock switch located on the top of
your radio to the 'Lock' position. If the radio
is switched on 'Key locked' will appear on the
display. The On/Off and all other buttons will
be disabled, this will prevent accidental opera-
tion when your radio is packed in a suitcase
or travel bag.
2. To release the Lock switch, move the lock
switch to the 'Unlock' position.
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Navigation
This page describes the basic means of
controlling your Sports DAB. Instructions for
each operating mode are given in the later
sections of this book.
1. Press and holding in the Jog wheel will access
the main menus.
2. Many operations require the user to make
a selection from the menus. Push the Jog
wheel Up or Down to highlight the desired
menu item and then click the Jog wheel to
select that item. Arrows are used to show that
there are more items in that menu.
3. If an error is made or you wish to go to the
previous screen there is a "BACK" menu item in
most menus. Push the Jog wheel Up or Down
until "Back" is highlighted on the display and
click the Jog wheel to select. After a period of
inactivity the display will revert to the previous
information display.
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Display icons
a. Signal strength indicator
b. The time in 24 hour format
c. Battery / Charge indicator
abc
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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 digital
radio".
3. If this is the first time the radio is used a quick
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. Your radio will automatically set to the
current time.
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 follow the procedure page 23
to repeat the scan.

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Selecting a station - DAB
1. The top line of the display shows the name
of the station currently selected.
2. Push the Jog wheel either up or down to
scroll through the list of available stations on
the lower line of the display. Stop when you
find the station that you wish to hear.
3. Click the Jog wheel to select the station. The
display may show "Tuning..." while your radio
finds the new station.
4. 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 39.
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Display modes - DAB
Your radio has a range of display modes:-
1. Click the Jog wheel to cycle through the
various modes.
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 Displays the current
time.
e. Date Displays the current
date.
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b
c
d
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Display modes - DAB cont.
f. Frequency Displays the frequency of
the DAB multiplex for
the station listened to.
g. Bit rate Displays the digital
& audio type bit rate & audio type
for the station being
listened to.
h. Signal Strength Displays a graph
showing the signal
strength for the
station being received.
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g
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Signal strength display - DAB
1. Repeatedly click the Jog wheel 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 rec-
tangles 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 recep-
tion.
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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 hold the Jog wheel. The display
will show "Find Services".
2. Click the Jog wheel and then push the Jog
wheel up or down until the display shows
"Scan".
3. Click the Jog wheel. 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
push the Jog wheel up or down.
2. Click the Jog wheel 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.
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Auto select function - DAB
As an alternative to clicking the Jog wheel to
select a station your radio can be set so as to
automatically select a station.
1. Press and hold the Jog wheel the display will
show "Find Services". Push the Jog wheel
up or down until "Settings" is highlighted on
the display.
2. Click the Jog wheel and then push the Jog
wheel up or down until "Auto Select" shows
on the display. Click the Jog wheel to confirm
the selection.
3. Push the Jog wheel up or down until "YES"
is highlighted. Click the Jog wheel to confirm
selection. When tuning your radio will now
automatically select a station from the station
list.
4. If you do not wish to use the Auto Select
function press the Jog wheel up or down and
choose "NO". The radio will require a click to
choose a station from the station list.
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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 in the Jog wheel until the
display shows "Find Services". Click the Jog
wheel to enter the Services menu.
2. Push the Jog wheel up or down until the
display shows "Manual tune". Click the Jog
wheel to select this function.
3. Push the Jog wheel up or down to highlight
the desired channel.
4. Click the Jog wheel. The graph will indicate
the signal strength, and the upper line will
show the name of the DAB Multiplex (group
of radio stations). Any stations found will be
added to the stored list in the radio.
5. Click the Jog wheel to return to the normal
tuning mode.
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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 in the Jog wheel. The display will
show “Find Services.”
3. Push the Jog wheel up or down until the display
shows "Settings". Click the Jog wheel to enter
the settings menu.
4. Push the Jog wheel up or down untill "DRC" is
highlighted.
5. Click the Jog wheel to enter the adjustment
mode.
6. Push the Jog wheel up or down to select the
required DRC setting (the default is 0).
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.
7. Click the Jog wheel to confirm the setting. The
display will return to the previous display.
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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.

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Operating your radio - Search tuning - FM
1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully and
press the On/Off button to switch on your
radio.
2. Press and hold the Jog wheel the display will
show "Find Services". Push the Jog wheel up
or down until "FM mode" is highlighted.
3. Click the Jog wheel to enter FM mode.
4. Push up and hold for 2 seconds, 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, push the Jog wheel up
and hold as before.
7. To scan the FM band in a downwards direction
(high frequency to low frequency) push the Jog
wheel down and hold for 2 seconds.
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The use of radio station presets for selecting your
preferred radio stations is described on page 39.
8. When the waveband end is reached your radio will
recommence tuning from the opposite waveband
end.Adjust the Volume control to the required
setting.

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Manual tuning - FM
1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully
for FM reception. Press the On/Off button
to switch on your radio.
2. Select FM mode as previously described if
required.
3. Push the Jog wheel up or down to tune to
a station. With each push of the Jog wheel
the frequency will change up or down by 50
kHz.
4. When the waveband end is reached the radio
will recommence tuning from the opposite
waveband end.
5. Set the Volume control to the desired set-
tings.
6. To switch off your radio press the On/Off
button.5
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Display modes - FM
In FM mode the bottom line of the display can be
set to any of the following display options:-
1. Click the Jog wheel 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. Audio mode Display shows stereo or
Mono.
d. Time Displays the current time.
e. Date Displays the current date.
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.
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b
c
d
e
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