Roberts SportsDAB 4 User manual

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DAB/FM personal digital radio with OLED display

Controls ........................................................... 3-4
Using the AC adaptor ...................................... 5-6
Keylock function .............................................. 7-8
Navigation....................................................... 9-10
Display icons ................................................. 11-12
Earphones ..................................................... 13-14
Operating your radio - DAB ........................... 15-16
Selecting a station - DAB............................... 17-18
Display options - DAB.................................... 19-22
Signal strength display - DAB........................ 23-24
Finding new stations - DAB ........................... 25-26
Secondary services - DAB.............................27-28
Manual tuning - DAB .....................................29-30
Dynamic range control settings - DAB...........31-32
Station order setup - DAB..............................33-34
Contents
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Operating your radio - Search tuning - FM....35-36
Manual tuning - FM........................................ 37-38
Display options - FM...................................... 39-40
FM stereo/mono ............................................ 41-42
Scan sensitivity setting - FM.......................... 43-44
Preset stations DAB and FM ......................... 45-48
Sleep function................................................ 49-50
Contrast......................................................... 51-52
Software version............................................ 53-54
Screen TimeOut function............................... 55-56
System reset.................................................. 57-58
General.......................................................... 59-60
Specifications ......................................................61
Circuit features ....................................................61
Guarantee............................................................62
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Controls
1. Volume Down button
2. Volume Up button
3. Earphone socket
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4. Lock switch
5. On / Off button
6. OLED display
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7. Jog wheel
8. Charging socket
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Controls
8

5
Using the AC adaptor
The SportsDAB4 features a built-in 1180mAH
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 charging 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. Note: If charging the radio
when the radio is switched off, the battery power
icon will not show on the display.
3. The radio will begin charging the built-in battery.
Charging time will take 3hours with the radio
switched off and 6hours if the radio is switched
on.
4. The battery power icon 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.

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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. The On/Off
and all other buttons will be disabled. This will
prevent accidental operation when your radio
is packed in a suitcase or travel bag. The lock
indicator ‘ ’ will show on the display.
2. To release the Lock switch, move the lock
switch to the 'Unlock' position.

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09:30DAB

Navigation
This page describes the basic means of controlling
your Sports DAB 4. Instructions for each operating
mode are given in the later sections of this book.
1. Press and hold in the Jog wheel to 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. A scroll bar is 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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FM Band
Menu
Favourite Station
Station List
System Setup
Menu
SW Version
Back
4. After a period of inactivity the display will turn
off in order to conserve battery power but the
radio will continue playing. This period of time
is adjustable, please see ‘Screen TimeOut
function’ page 55.

Display icons
a. Key lock indicator
b. Mode indicator
c. Preset number indicator
d. Time (24 hour format)
e. Sleep indicator
f. Battery / Charge indicator
g. Signal strength indicator
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Earphones
The lead connecting the earphones to your radio
acts as an aerial when plugged into the Earphone
socket. The lead should be extended as much as
possible to increase reception.
1. Plug the earphones into the Earphone socket
on the top of your radio.
2. Check that the Volume level is not too loud
before placing the ear-pieces into your ears.
IMPORTANT: Do not switch on the radio with the
earphones connected and inserted in your ear.
Excessive sound pressure from earphones can
cause hearing loss.
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Operating your radio - DAB
1. Carefully extend the earphone antenna.
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 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 ‘No Service’.
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 25
to repeat the scan.

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Welcome to
Digital Radio
00:00DAB
Scanning... 30
BBC R2
09:30DAB
Tuning...

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Selecting a station - DAB
Note: If you need to select the DAB mode, press
and hold the Jog wheel and highlight ‘DAB Band’
and click the Jog wheel to select.
1. With your radio in DAB mode, push the Jog
wheel either up or down to scroll through the
list of available stations. Stop when you find
the station that you wish to hear.
2. Click the Jog wheel to select the station. The
display may show ‘Tuning...’ while your radio
finds the new station.
3. Adjust the Volume to the required setting.
Note: If after selecting a station the display shows
‘Signal n/a’ 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 45.

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1,2
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BBC R1
09:30DAB
For more information go
BBC Radio 2
Station List
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4
BBC R2
09:30DAB
Tuning...
DAB Band
Menu
Favourite Station
FM Scan Zone

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Display options - DAB
When in DAB mode your radio has a range of
display options:-
1. Click the Jog wheel 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. Date Displays the current
date.