Roberts MP-16, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...MP 16 CD AM FM RDS DAB digital sound system with MP3 and remote control Please read this manual before use ROBERTSSound for Generations ...

Page 2: ...up DAB only 17 Prune stations DAB only 18 Software version DAB only 18 Dynamic Range Control DRC settings DAB only 19 Operating your radio Search tuning FM 20 Automatic programme type search FM 21 Contents Display modes FM RDS 22 FM Stereo Mono 22 Operating your radio Search tuning MW 23 Manual tuning FM and MW 24 Presetting stations 26 Equalizer function 27 Mute function 27 Sleep function 28 Comp...

Page 3: ...CDRW Line level input The MP 16 can be used as an amplifier and loudspeaker system for external MP3 players mini disc players and similar devices Line level output A line level output is provided for optional connection to other audio equipment Headphone output A standard 3 5mm headphone socket is provided for private listening Digital output An optical output is provided for connection to AV recei...

Page 4: ...utton Front 3 8 10 17 1 2 4 5 7 6 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 7 Timer Info button 8 On Off button 9 Band Source button 10 Infra red sensor 11 Preset 5 button 12 Preset 1 Stop button 13 Preset 2 Repeat button 14 Preset 3 Rewind button 15 Prest 4 Fastforward button 16 Preset 5 Pause Play button 17 Volume control 18 CD Eject button ...

Page 5: ...58 0338 Mon Fri 4 Controls Rear 19 DAB FM Telescopic aerial socket F type 20 AM Loop aerial socket 21 Optical output socket Toslink 22 Auxiliary input sockets 22 23 Line output sockets 24 Right speaker output 25 Left speaker output 26 AC mains input socket 26 20 21 24 19 23 25 ...

Page 6: ...st forward button 8 OK Select button 9 Auto Tune button 10 Setup Repeat button 11 Info Random button 12 Play Pause button 13 Stop button 14 Direct track access button 15 Equalizer button 16 Volume Down button 17 Volume Up button 18 Mute button 19 Sleep button 20 Timer button 21 On Off button 22 CD button 23 DAB button 2 5 13 16 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 ...

Page 7: ... the antenna may need to be adjusted according to the direction and strength of the signal from the desired AM radio station Try to place the antenna away from direct sources of interference e g com puter monitors light dimmers etc You may need to rotate the antenna for optimum reception Remote handset battery replacement 1 Press in the tab on the left hand side of the battery tray and slide the t...

Page 8: ...e black terminal marked R and should be connected to the black terminal of the right hand loudspeaker Using the other piece of speaker cable connect the terminals marked L and L to the red and black terminals of the left hand speaker The cable supplied uses two different colours of wire to help you make these connections Use one colour for the red terminals and the other for the black The placemen...

Page 9: ...s lead into the Socket located on the rear of your radio ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket 3 Plug the other end of the mains lead into a wall socket and switch on the wall socket 4 The clock digits on the display will flash 5 To set the clock refer to page 9 Please note the time must be set before the alarm function can be used The mains plug is used to connect your apparatus t...

Page 10: ...ormat 1 Press and hold the Clock adjust button Press and release the Se lect button on front panel the hour digits on the display will flash 2 Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the desired hour digit is set 3 Press and release the Clock adjust button Press and release the Select button on front panel the minute digits on the display will flash 4 Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the ...

Page 11: ...for the first time 1 Fully extend the telescopic aerial 2 Press the On Off button Standby on front panel to switch on your sound system 3 If this is the first time the sound system is used the display will show FM and will enter FM mode If the sound system has been used before the last used mode will be selected 2 ...

Page 12: ...ton Band Source button on front panel the unit will enter the CD mode See page 29 To select FM MW 1 Press and release the Band button Band Source button on front panel the unit will enter the FM or the MW mode See page 20 23 To select Auxiliary 1 Press and release the Band button Band Source button on front panel until Aux shows on the display and the unit will enterAuxiliary mode See page 45 11 ...

Page 13: ...nd III DAB channels will be carried out The display will show Scanning If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected 5 During auto tune new stations are detected and will be added to the list 6 When the Auto tune is complete the first station in numeric alpha order 0 9 A Z will be selected 7 If the station list is still empty after the Auto tune your radio will display No...

Page 14: ...s Note If after selecting a station the display shows Station not avail able it may be necessary to relocate your unit to a position giving better reception You may also see this message if the station is not broadcasting at the time 4 2 2 Secondary services DAB 1 Certainradiostationshaveoneormoresecondaryservicesassociated with them If a station has a secondary service associated with it the disp...

Page 15: ...as artist track name phone in number etc b Programme type Displays type of station being listened to e g Pop Classic News etc c Multiplex Name Displays name of multiplex to which current station belongs d Time and date Displays current time and date e Channel frequency Displays channel number and frequency f Bit rate audio type Displays the digital bit rate and audio type g Signal error Displays s...

Page 16: ...ase and stations will be added to the list 1 2 Signal strength display DAB The different DAB information displays include a signal strength indica tor This display can also be accessed directly without changing the DAB information type 1 Press and release the OK Select button Select button on front panel the lower line of the display shows signal strength Position your radio and angle the telescop...

Page 17: ...he display shows Station order 2 Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until Manual tune appears on the display Press and release the OK Select button Select button on front panel 3 Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the required DAB channel 4 Press and release the OK Select button Select button on front panel to select the channel 5 Any new stations that are found are automatically added...

Page 18: ...oose between favourite station alphanumeric and active station 3 Press and release the OK Select button Select button on front panel to select the station order setting required Favourite stations When this setting is switched on after a period of time the most listened to stations will move to the top of the station list and will be marked with the heart symbol Alphanumeric Press the Tuning Up an...

Page 19: ...the display The software version will appear on the display Prune stations DAB only Some DAB services may stop broadcasting or you may not be able to receive a station Prune stations will delete the DAB stations from your station list that can no longer be received 1 Press and release the Setup button Press and hold Select button on front panel until Station order appears on the display Press and ...

Page 20: ...pears on the display 3 Press and release the Tuning Up and Down buttons until the display shows DRC value 4 Pressandreleasethe OK Selectbutton Selectbuttononfrontpanel to enter adjustment mode 5 Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select required DRC setting default is 1 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 ...

Page 21: ...frequency and stop auto matically when it finds a station of sufficient strength 5 After a few seconds the display will update If the FM band is selected the display will show the station name if available 6 To find other stations press and hold the Tuning Up button as be fore 7 To scan the FM band in a downwards direction high frequency to low frequency press and hold down the Tuning Down button for...

Page 22: ...button the radio will enter the programme type mode The first programme type available will show on display 5 PressandreleasetheAuto tunebuttonuntiltherequiredprogramme type shows on the display 6 To begin the programme type search press and hold down either the Tuning Up or Down buttons for 0 5 seconds The radio will scan the FM band until it finds a station transmitting your required programme typ...

Page 23: ... Programme Type Displays type of station being listened to e g Pop Classic News etc c Radio Text Displays radio text messages such as news items etc d Frequency Displays frequency of the station being listened to Note When tuned to the FM band information display is only available when the radio is able to receive RDS information from the broadcaster a b c d 1 FM Stereo Mono 1 If a station is bein...

Page 24: ...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 6 To find other stations press and release the Tuning Up button as before 7 To scan the MW band in a downwards direction high frequency to low frequency press and hold down the Tuning Down button for 0 5 seconds and then release 8 ...

Page 25: ...opic aerial for FM reception For MW the unit uses the external loop antenna Position and rotate the loop antenna for best reception 3 Press the Tuning Up and Down buttons to tune to a station The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz on FM On MW the frequency will change in steps of 9 kHz 4 When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end 5 Set the...

Page 26: ...remaining presets 4 Stations stored in preset memories may be overwritten by following the above procedure 1 3 Presetting stations FM and MW There are 10 memory presets on each of the MW and FM wavebands 1 Press the On Off button Standby button on front panel to switch on your sound system and tune to the required station as previously described 2 Press and release the Clock Adjust preset button 3...

Page 27: ... button 1 10 your radio will tune to the station stored in preset memory Note If you have not previously stored a preset station and the preset button is pressed Empty preset will be displayed 1 2 3 4 Stations stored in preset memories may be overwritten by following the above procedure Presetting stations using front panel 1 Press and hold down the required preset button 1 5 on the front panel 2 ...

Page 28: ... Your sound system has five equalizer modes 1 Press the Equalizer button to cycle through the various modes a Flat b Jazz c Rock d Classic e Pop 1 Mute function Pressing the Mute button on the remote control will mute the output from the loudspeakers 1 Press the Mute button to mute sound output 2 Press Mute again to return to normal play mode 1 27 ...

Page 29: ...t the desired sleep time press the Sleep button to enter the sleep setup Sleep will appear on the display 2 Repeatedly press and release the Sleep button to select the desired sleep time 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 minutes or to OFF to premanently cancel the sleep function 3 Your sound system will switch off after the preset sleep time has elapsed 4 To cancel the sleep function before the preset ti...

Page 30: ...re towards the edge Cleaning agents may damage the CD Do not expose the CD to rain moisture sand or to excessive heat e g from heating equipment or in motor cars parked in the sun CD R CD RW discs Your MP 16 can playback CD DA format audio CD R CD RW discs that have been finalised upon completion of recording Your MP 16 may fail to playback some CD R CD RW discs due to poor recording and wide varia...

Page 31: ...an audio CD place printed side facing up into the cd com partment Press and release the CD Eject button to close the cd compartment The unit will check the CD type and load its track list The display will show Reading 4 If you load a CD with MP3 tracks your sound system will enter the MP3 mode see page 33 Playing a CD 1 Press the Play Pause button to start playback The display will show the first t...

Page 32: ...ed track is displayed 3 Press the Play Pause button to play the selected track Select a desired track 1 For track numbers 1 9 simply press the corresponding digit button on the remote control 2 For track numbers ten and above press the direct track access but ton then press the required digits 3 If the track number entered exceeds the number of tracks on the CD then no track will be played 3 1 2 1...

Page 33: ...in the display The current track will be repeated 1 Repeat all tracks 1 While the CD is playing press the Setup button Preset 2 Repeat button on the front panel until the repeat all tracks symbol appears in the display All the tracks will be repeated Play tracks in random order 1 While the CD is playing press the Info button until the random symbol appears in the display The tracks will be played ...

Page 34: ... settings or by the CD being used Should such problems arise contact the customer services of your CD burner or software manufacturer or look for relevant information for example on the internet When you are making audio CDs observe all legal guidelines and ensure that the copyright of third parties is not infringed 1 CD Intro play 1 While the CD is in stop mode press the Auto tune Intro button on...

Page 35: ...CD press and release the CD Eject button The display will show Open 6 Whilst the MP3 CD is playing repeatedly press the OK Select button if you wish to veiw track information 1 3 2 2 4 5 Selecting a track 1 While the CD is playing press either the Fastforward or Rewind buttons to change to the desired track the track number appears in the display 2 You can also skip tracks when the player is in st...

Page 36: ...eds the number of tracks on the CD then no track will be played 2 1 2 1 1 Search function 1 While the MP3 CD is playing press and hold the Fastforward or Rewind buttons 2 Release the button when the desired part of the track is reached To skip to the next folder 1 While the MP3 CD is in stop or play mode press and release the Folder button Tuning Up or Down buttons on front panel 2 The first file of...

Page 37: ...peated Repeat all MP3 tracks 1 WhiletheMP3CDisplaying presstheSetupbutton Preset2 Repeat button on front panel until the repeat all tracks symbol appears in the display All the tracks will be repeated To stop playing files in random order 1 While the MP3 CD is playing repeatedly press the Info button until the random symbol disappears from the display The MP3 CD will return to normal play Repeat al...

Page 38: ...utton on front panel again the alarm digits will show on the display and On will be displayed next to the alarm symbol 3 Press and release the Clock adjust button Press and release the Select button on the front panel to adjust the alarm hour digits The alarm hour digits will flash 4 Press the Tuning Up or Down to select the required alarm hour 5 Press and release the Clock adjust button Press and ...

Page 39: ...d alarm turn off hour 10 Press and release the Clock adjust button Press and release the Select button on the front panel to adjust the alarm turn off minute digits The alarm turn off minute digits will flash 11 Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the required alarm turn off minute 12 Press and release the Timer button Press and release the Timer Info button on the front panel twice the p...

Page 40: ...lowing modes CD Will wake you from favourite CD FM Tuner Will wake you from FM radio station AM Tuner Will wake you from MW radio station DAB Will wake you from DAB radio station Aux Will wake you from any source connected to the line input ...

Page 41: ...ng Up or Down buttons to select the required volume level 18 Press the On Off button Standby button on front panel again and the radio will remain in standby mode until the alarm sounds The alarm symbol will appear in the display If the alarm has been enabled To enable the alarm if needed press and release the alarm button see page 41 The alarm will sound at the selected alarm time Note The alarm ...

Page 42: ... alarm symbol will appear when the alarm has been enabled Cancelling alarms Note The alarm will activate for the specified alarm duration maximum 24 hours 1 Press the On Off button Standby button on front panel to switch the alarm off 2 Enter the alarm setup menu and select the alarm mode to the CANCEL position 1 1 ...

Page 43: ...g Up or Down buttons until the display shows Se lect factory reset Press in and release the OK Select button Select button on front panel 4 Press in and release the OK Select button Select button on front panel to select System reset 5 If DAB was used last then a Quick scan of the DAB band will be performed otherwise a Quick scan will be carried out the next time the DAB band is selected After a s...

Page 44: ...43 Clock display 1 Your radio will display clock time when it is set to Standby mode 1 ...

Page 45: ...ckets 1 A 3 5mm Headphone Socket located on the front of your system is provided for use with headphones Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker 2 A digital optical output socket is provided on the rear of your radio for connection to a mini disc recorder or other equipment with a digital optical input 2 ...

Page 46: ...ions to other equipment to avoid the possibility of unwanted loud noises from the loudspeakers or headphones 3 You may need to adjust the Volume control on your iPod MP3 or CD player for comfortable listening Line level output A pair of line level output sockets are located on the rear of your sound system are provided for connecting the audio signal to other equipment The system will output an au...

Page 47: ...t sockets Dual phono Digital optical output socket Toslink Aerial System FM Telescopic aerial MW AM Loop antenna DAB Telescopic aerial General Do not allow this unit to be exposed to water steam or sand Do not leave your system where excessive heat could cause damage For radio listen ing it is recommended that the DAB band be used wherever possible as better results in terms of quality and freedom...

Page 48: ...dispose of the plug immediately to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply If this product is not supplied with a mains plug or one has to be fitted then follow the instructions given below IMPORTANT DO NOT make any connection to the larger terminal which is marked with the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured Green or Green and yellow The wires in ...

Page 49: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 48 Notes ...

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Page 51: ...eceivers with removed or defaced serial numbers N B Damaged or broken telescopic aerials will not be replaced under guarantee Procedure Any claim under this guarantee should be made through the dealer from whom the instrument 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 instrume...

Page 52: ...ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES 97 99 Worton Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 6EG Technical Helpline 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri during office hours Website http www robertsradio co uk Issue 1 ...