Sound for Generations ROBERTS CRD-9 FM RDS/DAB digital clock radio Please read this manual before use
Contents Controls ........................................................................... 2-3 Sleep timer ...................................................................... 18 Battery operation ............................................................... 4 Headphone socket .......................................................... 19 Mains operation ................................................................. 4 Display backlight ..........................................................
Controls (Front) 1 2 3 4 1. StandBy button 2. Autotune button 3. Waveband button 4.
Controls (Top) 5 6 5. Telescopic aerial 6. Headphone socket 7. Select button 8. Volume up/down buttons 11 10 9 8 7 9. Tuning up/down buttons 10. Preset buttons 11.
Mains operation 1. Place the unit on a flat surface. Plug the mains lead into a wall socket and switch on the wall socket. 2. The display will show "Roberts DAB digital radio" for a few seconds before returning to clock display. 3. The clock time will be automatically set after your clock radio has been has been tuned to a DAB station for a few minutes.
Operating your radio - DAB 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the StandBy button to switch on your radio. 3. If this is the first time the radio is used a quick scan of UK Band III DAB channels will be carried out. The display will show "Autotune Quick scan". If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected. 4. During Autotune as each group of stations is detected the bottom line of the display will show its name and the station count will be updated.
Selecting a station - DAB 1. The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently selected. 2. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to step through the list of available stations. 3. Press and release the Select button to select the station. The display may show "Tuning" while your radio finds the new station. 2 2 4. Adjust the Volume control to the required setting.
Secondary services - DAB 1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services associated with them. If a 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 move through the tuning list. Display modes - DAB Your radio has five display modes:1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. 1 a a.
Finding new stations - DAB As time passes new stations may become available. To find new stations proceed as follows:- 1 1. Press and release the AutoTune button, the display will show "Autotune Quick Scan". Your radio will perform a scan of the UK DAB frequencies. As new stations are found the station counter on the right-hand side of the display will increase and stations will be added to the list 2.
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 Select button until the display shows "Manual tune". 1 2. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to find the required DAB channel. 3. Press and release the Select button to select the channel. 4. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to select the stations contained within the Multiplex for the selected DAB channel. 2 5.
Operating your radio - FM 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the StandBy button to switch on your radio. The display will show "Roberts DAB digital radio" for a few seconds. 2 1 3. Press the Band button to select the FM band. 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. 3 5.
Manual tuning - FM 1 1. Press the StandBy button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the FM/DAB button to select the FM band. Fully extend the Telescopic aerial . 2 3. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz. 4. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end. 3 3 5. Set the Volume control to the desired setting. 6. To switch off your radio press the StandBy button.
Display modes - FM On FM the bottom line of the display can be set to any of the following modes:1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. a 1 b 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. Signal strength Displays signal strength for station being listened to. d. Time and date Displays current time and date. e.
Presetting stations - DAB and FM There are 5 memory presets for each of the 2 wavebands. 1 1. Press the StandBy button switch on the radio. 2. Tune to the required station as previously described. 3. Press and hold down the required Preset button until the display shows e.g. "Preset 1 stored". The station will be stored under the chosen preset button. Repeat this procedure for the remaining presets. 3 4. Stations stored in preset memories may be overwritten by following the above procedure.
System reset f your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure. 1 1. Press and hold in the Info button until the display shows the software version. 2. Press the Info button twice the display will show System reset. 3 3. Press in and release the Select button to select System reset. 4.
Setting the alarm time 1. Repeatedly press and release the Info button until the display shows Alarm Status. 2. Press the Select button the display will show Alarm Time Set. The minutes digits will begin to flash in the display. Set the required minute using the Tuning Up/Down buttons. 1 2 3. Press the Select button. The hours digits will begin to flash in the display. Set the required hour using the Tuning Up/Down buttons. 4. Press the Select button to confirm the alarm setting.
Selecting alarm type Your clock radio can be set so as to wake you to either radio or beep type alarm. 1 1. Repeatedly press and release the Info button until the display shows Alarm Status. 2. Press either the Tuning Up or Down buttons to enter alarm type setting. 2 2 3. Press the Select button to change between Radio and Beep alarms. 4. Press the Info button to confirm the selection. Note: when alarm is set to wake by radio your clock radio switch on to the last used station.
Cancelling alarms 1 1. Whilst an alarm is sounding it can be cancelled for 24hours by pressing the Standby button. 2. To permanently cancel an alarm proceed as follows:3. Repeatedly press and release the Info button until the display shows Alarm Status. 3 4. Press the Select button to change alarm status to OFF. 4 Snooze function 1. The radio or beep alarm can be silenced for 5 minutes by pressing the Tuning Up/Down or Select buttons. The display will show . 2.
Sleep timer The sleep timer can only be set when the power (Standby) is on. 1 1. Repeatedly press and release the Info button until the display shows Sleep Status. 2. Press the Select button to select Sleep On. 2 3. Select the required sleep time (1- 99 minutes) using the Tuning Up or Down buttons. 4. Press the Select button to confirm the sleep timer setting. 3 5. The display will show sleep time before returning to normal radio display. The radio will switch off after the sleep time has elapsed.
Headphone socket A 3.5mm Headphone Socket located on the right-hand end of your radio is provided for use with either headphones or an earpiece. Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker. Display backlight 1. The display backlight has eight levels including off and can be set by repeatedly pressing and releasing the Light button.
Aerials As supplied your clock radio is fitted with a telescopic aerial. Should this prove inconvenient a separate wire aerial can be fitted in place of the telescopic aerial. A spanner is provided to allow removal of the telescopic aerial. The wire aerial can then be plugged in place of the telescopic aerial. Note : In areas where signals are weak the wire aerial may not prove to be as effective as the telescopic aerial.
General Fuse Do not allow this unit to be exposed to moisture (e.g. dripping or splashing) or to temperatures exceeding 70 degrees centigrade. It is recommended that the DAB band be used wherever possible as better results in terms of quality and freedom from interference will usually be obtained than on the FM band. This apparatus must be protected by a 3A fuse (BS1362) in a 13A plug (BS1363). If another type of plug is used a 5A fuse should be fitted in the plug, adaptor or distribution board.
Guarantee This instrument is guaranteed for twelve months from the date of delivery to the original owner against failure due to faulty workmanship or component breakdown, subject to the procedure stated below. Should any component or part fail during this guarantee period it will be repaired or replaced free of charge. The guarantee does not cover: 1. Damage resulting from incorrect use. 2. Consequential damage. 3. Receivers with removed or defaced serial numbers. N.B.
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