Sound for Generations ROBERTS DAB / FM RDS digital clock radio with dock for iPod model CRD-42 ® Please read this manual before use
Contents Controls ........................................................................... 2-4 Setting the alarm times ................................................ 21-23 Remote handset battery replacement .................................5 To view the alarm settings .................................................24 Using the clock radio for the first time .................................6 Cancelling alarms ..............................................................
Controls (Top) 6 7 5 8 9 4 10 3 11 2 12 1 13 1. Snooze button 6. Alarm button 11. Volume Down button 2. Play / Pause button 7. Menu button 12. Mode button 3. Fast-forward button 8. Info button 13. Infra-red sensor (hidden) 4. Rewind button 9. Dock for iPod 5. Sleep button 10. Volume Up button Note: For the sake of clarity, the instructions for the use of the controls throughout this instruction manual show the buttons on the remote control.
Controls (front) 14 14. LCD display 15. Preset button 16. Tuning Down button 17. Select button 18. Tuning Up button 19. On / Standby button 15 16 17 Controls (rear) 18 19 20 20. Dimmer switch 21. Wire DAB / FM aerial 22. Headphone socket 25 23. Line in (auxiliary input) socket 24. DC in socket 25.
Controls (remote control) 1. On / Standby button 2. Alarm button 3. Sleep button 4. Play / Pause button 5. Rewind button 6. Preset button 7. Tuning Up button 8. Select button 9. Tuning Down button 10. Info button 11. Snooze button 12. Menu button 13. Volume Down button 1 2 3 16 4 5 15 6 7 14 8 9 13 10 12 14. Volume Up button 15. Fast-forward button 16.
Remote handset battery replacement 1. Remove the battery cover on the rear of your remote control by rotating the cover approximately 45 degrees in an anti-clockwise direction to align the dot on the cover with the "OPEN" marking on the remote control. Gently tap the control to release the cover. If necessary, use a coin in the slot in the cover in order to rotate it. 2.
Using the clock radio for the first time 1. Place your clock radio on a flat surface. 2. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio. Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 3. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the rear of your clock radio. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet. The display will show "ROBERTS" for a few seconds and then the display will then show "SET CLOCK".
Operating your clock radio 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. The display will show "TUNING" for a few seconds. When first switched on, the radio will be in DAB mode. After each use the radio will remember the mode used and then switch on in that mode the next time that it is used 2. If the clock radio has been used before, the last used station will be selected. 3.
Selecting a station - DAB 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. The display will show "TUNING" for a few seconds. 2 2. Press the Mode button to select DAB mode. The display will show the name of the radio station currently selected. 3. Press the Tuning up or down buttons to step through the list of available stations. 3 4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press the Select button to select the station.
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 then the secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary service as you press the Tuning Up button. 2. To tune to the secondary service, press and release the Select button. Most secondary services do not broadcast continually and if the selected service is not available, the radio will re-tune to the associated primary service.
d. Multiplex Name e. Time and day Displays the name of the DAB multiplex to which the current station belongs. d Displays the current time (24 hour clock) and day of the week. e f. Date Displays the current date. f g. Frequency and channel Displays frequency and channel number for the currently tuned DAB station. h. Bit rate i. Signal error Displays the digital audio bit rate for the currently tuned DAB station. g h Displays the bit error rate for the currently tuned DAB station.
Finding new stations - DAB From time to time, new DAB radio stations may become available. Or you may have moved to a different part of the country. In this case you may need to cause your radio to scan for new stations. 1,4 1. Press and release the Menu button so that "MANUAL" shows on the display. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows "LOC SCAN". 3. Press and release the Select button. Your radio will perform a scan of the UK DAB frequencies.
Manual tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune your radio to a particular DAB frequency in Band III. Any new stations found will be added to the station list. This function can also be used to assist the positioning the aerial or the radio to optimise reception for a specific channel or frequency. Note that UK DAB stations are located in the range of channels 11B to 12D. 1. Press and release the Menu button so that the display shows "MANUAL".
Dynamic Range Control (DRC) - DAB The DRC facility can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. There are three levels of compression: DRC 0 No compression applied. (default) DRC 1 Maximum compression applied. 2 DRC 1/2 Medium compression applied. 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 3 2. Press the Mode button to select the DAB band. 3. Press and release the Menu button until the display shows “MANUAL.” 4.
Operating your radio - FM auto-tune 1. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio. Place the wire antenna so a that it is as straight as possible extending vertically either above or below the radio. 2 2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 3. Press the Mode button to select the FM band. 4.
Manual tuning - FM 1. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio. Place the wire antenna so a that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 2 2. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. 3. Press the Mode button to select the FM band. 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down button to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz.
Display modes - FM Your radio has a range of display options for FM mode:The Radio Data System (RDS) is a system in which inaudible digital information is transmitted in addition to the normal FM radio programme. RDS offers several useful features. The following are available on your clock radio. 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. a. Station name Displays the name of the radio station being listened to. b.
Presetting stations You may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. There are 20 memory presets in your radio, 10 for DAB and 10 for FM. Presets are remembered by your radio in the event of a power failure. 1 The procedure for setting presets and using them to tune stations is the same for FM and DAB modes, and is described below. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio. 2 2. Press the Mode button to select the desired waveband. 3.
Recalling a preset station 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the radio. 2. Press the Mode button to select the desired waveband. 2 3. Press and release the Preset button. The display will show, for example, "Empty 1" if no station has been stored to that preset. If a preset has been stored, then the display will show either the station name (for DAB stations) or the frequency (for FM stations). 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired preset station. 3 5.
iPod docking Dock connector for iPod Your clock radio has an iPod dock facility which allows you to play digital audio files and video soundtracks held on your iPod using the clock radio's loudspeakers. Your radio uses the iPod Universal Dock connector developed for use with iPods. Recent models of iPod are supplied with Universal Dock Adapter inserts which ensure correct alignment of the iPod with the electrical connector.
Navigating your iPod 1. To navigate iPod menus to make selections or to change settings, you should use your iPod controls. The clock radio controls can be used for Previous / Next and Play / Pause functions. 1 1 1 Playing a file on your iPod 2. When you have found the required item use the Play / Pause button on the radio to start the iPod playing. If you have just docked your iPod, you may need to press the button more than once to ensure that the radio is communication with your iPod. 3.
Setting alarm times Your clock radio has two alarms which can be set to wake you to DAB, FM radio, iPod item or beep type alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound once, daily, on weekdays or at weekends. The alarms can only be set when your clock radio is switched on and in DAB or FM mode. 1 Note: If no buttons are pressed for 7 seconds, your clock radio will exit the alarm setup. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio.
8. Press the Select button to enter the hour setting. The alarm minute digits will flash on the display. 9. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the desired alarm minute. 8,10 10. Press the Select button to enter the minutes setting. The alarm day option will flash on the display. 11.
16. Press the Select button to enter the alarm month setting. The alarm day will flash on the display. 17. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the alarm day. 16,18 18. Press the Select button to enter the setting. The alarm source option will flash on the display. 19. Repeatedly press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the desired alarm source (DAB, FM, BUZ, iPod). 20. Press the Select button to confirm the alarm settings and return to normal radio mode.
To view the alarm settings 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio. If necessary press and release the Mode button to put the radio into DAB or FM mode. 2 2. Press the Alarm button to enter the alarm setup. 3. Press the Select button, then press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to view alarms 1 or 2. 3,4 4. Press the Select button to cycle through each of the settings for the chosen alarm.
Snooze function 1. When the radio, iPod or buzzer alarm sounds, pressing the Snooze button will silence the alarm for the selected number of minutes. The Snooze duration can be adjusted between 5 and 20 minutes in 5 minute increments. The default setting is 5 minutes. 1 When the Snooze button has been pressed during an alarm, the display will show the Snooze symbol . This sequence can be repeated during the 60 minute alarm period. 2. To cancel the Snooze function, press the On / Standby button.
Sleep function Your clock radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 5 and 90 minutes in 5 minute increments. Ensure your clock radio is switched On. 1,2,5 1. When using your radio, press the Sleep button. "SLEEP" appears on the display. 2. Repeatedly press the Sleep button to select desired sleep time. The sleep setting will increase in 5 minute increments from 5 minutes up to 90 minutes.
Setting the clock manually Normally your clock radio will set its clock automatically using the DAB radio signal. If no DAB signal is available and you need to set the time manually, please follow the procedure shown below. 2 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio. If necessary press and release the Mode button to put the radio into DAB or FM mode. 2. To set the clock time, press the Menu button to enter the setup menu. "MANUAL" will appear on the display. 3.
9. Press the Select button to enter the minutes setting. The year will then flash on the display. 10. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to change the year as needed. 9-15 11. Press the Select button to enter the year setting. The month will then flash on the display. 12. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the current month. 13. Press the Select button to enter the month setting. The day in the month will then flash on the display. 14.
To return to auto clock set mode 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio. If necessary press and release the Mode button to put the radio into DAB mode. 2 2. Press and release the Menu button to enter the setup menu. "MANUAL" will appear on the display. 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until "CLOCK" appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 3,4 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until "AUTO CLK" appears on the display. Press and release the Select button.
Clock display 1. When your clock radio is in standby mode the time and day will be displayed. The time is always shown using a 24 hour clock format. Display backlight dimmer 1. In order to adapt the intensity of the display to suit the ambient room lighting, slide the dimmer switch on the rear of your clock radio to select the dimmer brightness from Low, Mid or High settings.
Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. Ensure your clock radio is switched on and in DAB or FM mode. 1. Press and release the Menu button. 1 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows your clock radios software information. 3. After a few seconds your clock radio will return to the normal radio display mode.
System reset If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure. 1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio. If necessary press and release the Mode button to put the radio into DAB or FM mode. 2 2. Press and release the Menu button. 3. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down button until "FACTORY" appears on the display.
Headphone socket A 3.5mm stereo Headphone Socket located on the rear of your clock radio is provided for use with either headphones or an earpiece. Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker. IMPORTANT: Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss.
Auxiliary Input (Line in) socket A 3.5mm stereo Auxiliary Input socket is provided on the rear of your clock radio to permit an audio signal to be fed into the unit from an external audio device such as iPod, MP3 or CD player. 1. Press the Mode button until "AUX IN" is selected on the display. 2. Connect a stereo or mono audio source (for example, iPod, MP3 or CD player) to the Auxiliary Input socket (marked "Line In"). 2 3.
Cautions Do not allow this clock radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand. Do not leave your clock radio where excessive heat could cause damage such as in a parked car where the heat from the sun can build up even though the outside temperature may not seem too high. • 35 The name plate is located on the bottom of the unit. • Your clock radio should not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the clock radio.
Specifications Circuit Features Power Requirements Mains AC 230V Output Power 2 x 2.4 Watt Headphone socket 3.5mm dia Auxiliary Input socket 3.5mm dia Aerial System FM Wire aerial DAB Wire aerial 50 Hz (switching adaptor) Frequency Coverage FM 87.5-108MHz DAB 174.928 - 239.200MHz The Company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice.
iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. "Made for iPod" means that an electrical accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of the device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
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.
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