Roberts Expression, User Manual

Page 1: ...DAB DAB FM RDS Stereo Digital Radio with built in battery charger Please read this manual before use ROBERTS ...

Page 2: ...DRC settings DAB 12 Prune stations DAB 13 Operating your radio Search tuning FM 14 Manual tuning FM 15 Display modes FM 16 Favourite button 17 Recalling your favourite station 17 Preset stations DAB and FM 18 Stereo Mono setting FM 19 Contents Scan sensitivity setting FM 20 Language function 21 Software version 22 System reset 23 Headphone socket 24 Auxiliary input socket 24 A few words about batt...

Page 3: ...2 2 Volume control 3 DAB FM button 4 Auto Tune button Top 5 Favourite button 6 Info button 7 Preset button 8 On Off button 9 Tuning Select control 10 Charge Low battery indicator 11 Telescopic aerial 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 9 1 1 10 ...

Page 4: ...3 12 Headphone socket 13 Auxiliary input socket 14 Battery compartment 15 USB socket for service use only 16 DC input socket 17 Battery compartment screw Controls Rear 12 13 15 16 14 17 ...

Page 5: ...e to do so could result in serious damage to the batteries or radio When the batteries are exhausted the charge low battery indicator will show red for a short while The radio will then switch itself off It may not be possible to switch the radio back on until the batteries are replaced or until the radio is connected to the mains adaptor If the radio is not to be used for any extended period of t...

Page 6: ... Under some conditions the charging indicator light may switch off after flashingonlybriefly Thismayhappenifthebatteriesarealreadyfreshly charged or if the radio detects that you may be attempting to recharge alkaline batteries In these cases the charging will be stopped Note You should never attempt deliberately to recharge alkaline batteries in the radio Attempted recharging of alkaline batterie...

Page 7: ...lugged in to the radio but not switched on then the radio will run from the batteries if fitted 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 ma...

Page 8: ...ng 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 No DAB Station It will then display the manual tune option in the menu 7 Press the Auto Tune button to repeat the scan Alternatively i...

Page 9: ...e station that you wish to hear 3 Press and release the Tuning control to select the station The display may show Now 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 maybenecessarytorelocateyourradiotoapositiongivingbetterreception The use of radio station presets for sele...

Page 10: ...splays 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 DAB multiplex for the station listened to f Bit rate audio type Displaysthedigitalbitrate audiotype for the station being listened to g Signal Strength Displays a graph showing the signal strength for the stat...

Page 11: ...lect 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 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...

Page 12: ...ocks will go up and down showing the changing signal strength as you adjust the telescopic aerial or the radio position Any new radio stations found on the tuned DAB multiplex will be added to the list stored in the radio 4 Press and release the Tuning control to return to the normal tuning mode Signal strength display DAB 1 Repeatedly press and release the Info button until the lower line of the ...

Page 13: ...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 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 Note Not all DAB bro...

Page 14: ...radio 2 Press and release the DAB FM button until the DAB mode is selected 3 Press and hold the Info button The display will show Manual tune 4 Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows Prune 5 Press and release the Tuning control 6 Rotate the Tuning control to highlight Yes Press and release the Tuning control to cause the stations list to be pruned eliminating unavailable stations 7 If y...

Page 15: ... 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 Whenthewavebandendisreachedyourradiowillrecommencetuning from the opposite waveband end 9 Adjust the Volume control to ...

Page 16: ...uency 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 settings 6 To switch off your radio press and release the On Off button 2 1 6 3 5 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 th...

Page 17: ...h each of the options a Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist track name phone in number etc b Program type Displaystypeofstationbeinglistenedto 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 mode Display shows Auto stereo or Mono Note Your radio will display No Radio Text ...

Page 18: ...esired 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 inAuxiliary Input mode press and release the DAB FM button to select normal radio opera...

Page 19: ...ld 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 pr...

Page 20: ...round hiss 1 Press and release the On Off button to switch on your radio 2 Tune to the required FM radio station as previously described see pages 14 15 3 Pressandreleasethe Tuningcontrolsothatthedisplayshows Switch to Mono The radio will play the station in mono 4 If you wish to cancel the Mono override while listening to the currently tuned radio station press and release the Tuning control so t...

Page 21: ...ay shows FM Scan Zone then press the Tuning control to enter the scan zone selection menu 4 Rotate the Tuning control to switch between Local and Distant options on the lower line of the display The Distant option will allow the radio to find weaker signals when scanning The currently stored setting will be shown with an asterisk on the display 5 Press and release the Tuning control to confirm you...

Page 22: ...e Info button The display will show Manual tune 4 Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows Language 5 PressandreleasetheTuningcontroltoenterthelanguageadjustment menu 6 Rotate the Tuning control until your desired language appears on the display 7 Press and release the Tuning control to confirm your choice The display will change to the chosen language The chosen language will be marked w...

Page 23: ...e version on the display ensure your radio is in DAB mode and press and hold the Info button for 2 seconds 2 Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows SW version 3 Press and release the Tuning control the software version will appear on the display 4 Press and release the Info button to exit the software display ...

Page 24: ...ailable at your current location when it restarts 1 Ensure your radio is in DAB or FM mode Press and hold down the Info button for 2 seconds 2 Rotate the Tuning control until the display shows Factory Reset then press and release the Tuning control 3 Ifyouwishtoperformtheresetoperation pressandreleasetheTuning control one more time A full reset of your radio will be performed All presets and stati...

Page 25: ...s Auxiliary input socket 1 Connect a stereo or mono audio source i e CD player MP3 player etc to the Auxiliary input socket 2 Press the On Off button to switch on the radio Press and release the DAB FM button until the display shows AUX IN Note that the Auxiliary Input mode can only be selected when a plug is inserted in the socket 3 Adjust the Volume control on your player and on the radio for co...

Page 26: ...s from excessive charge and discharge These protections can only work properly if the advice above is followed In particular the radio will not be able to correctly charge batteries if they are a mixture of different brands or different ages or different capacities We recommend that all the rechargeable batteries used in your radio are bought together as a set They should always be charged togethe...

Page 27: ... metal object can contact the battery terminals With care rechargeable batteries can last a long time and can operate for many hundreds of charge and discharge cycles When your rechargeable batteries can no longer power your radio adequately please dispose of them responsibly using a local battery recycling facility To avoid danger and risk of injury please follow these guide lines Improper use of...

Page 28: ...2 When your radio is powered by theAC mains using the supplied mains adaptor the display backlight will always be on whenever the radio is switched on USB socket for software upgrade In the event that any software update is made available for your radio information on how to update your radio will be made available via our website at http www robertsradio com 27 ...

Page 29: ...ur radio should not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the radio It is recommended to operate the product such that there is a minimum distance 10cm recommended to adjacent objects in order to ensure good ventilation The ventilation of the product should not be restricted by covering it or its ventilation openings with items...

Page 30: ...erial Specifications Power Requirements Mains AC 100 240V 50 60Hz adaptor Batteries 4 x LR20 D size Battery Life Up to 100 hours of listening for 4 hours a day at normal volume using alkaline cells Up to 15 hours 2500 mAh NiMH Up to 40 hours 9000 mAh NiMH Frequency Coverage FM 87 5 108MHz DAB 174 928 239 200MHz The Company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice 29 ...

Page 31: ...guarantee Procedure Any claim under this guarantee should be made through the dealer from whom the product was purchased It is likely that your Roberts dealer will be able to attend to any defect quickly and efficiently but should it be necessary the dealer will return the product to the company s service department for attention In the event that it is not possible to return the product to the Ro...

Page 32: ...Issue 3 ROBERTS RADIO LIMITED PO Box 130 Mexborough South Yorkshire S64 8YT Website http www robertsradio com 2010 2014 Roberts Radio Limited ...