Roberts SportsDAB 4, Manual

Page 1: ...ROBERTSEnjoy Listening Please read this manual before use DAB FM personal digital radio with OLED display ...

Page 2: ...phones 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 1 ...

Page 3: ...ing 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 2 ...

Page 4: ...3 Controls 1 Volume Down button 2 Volume Up button 3 Earphone socket 2 4 3 1 5 4 Lock switch 5 On Off button 6 OLED display 6 ...

Page 5: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 4 7 Jog wheel 8 Charging socket 7 Controls 8 ...

Page 6: ...ns 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 3 hours with the radio switched off and 6 hours if the radio is switched on 4 The battery power ...

Page 7: ...Do not use any other mains adaptor in place of the unit supplied Such use will invalidate your guarantee IMPORTANT Themainsadaptorisusedasthemeans ofconnectingtheradiotothemainssupply Themains 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 A...

Page 8: ...tch 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 ...

Page 9: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 8 1 2 09 30 DAB ...

Page 10: ...us 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 mostmenus PushtheJogwheelUporDown until Back is highlighted on the display and click the Jog wheel to select After a period...

Page 11: ...Fri 10 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 ...

Page 12: ...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 11 ...

Page 13: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 09 30 DAB P1 b 12 d e f g a c ...

Page 14: ...ch as possible to increase reception 1 PlugtheearphonesintotheEarphonesocket 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 13 ...

Page 15: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 14 ...

Page 16: ...uringthescanningprocess thelowerlineofthe 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 yo...

Page 17: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 16 2 Welcome to Digital Radio 00 00 DAB Scanning 30 BBC R2 09 30 DAB Tuning ...

Page 18: ...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 se...

Page 19: ...ce please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 18 1 2 3 BBC R1 09 30 DAB For more information go BBC Radio 2 Station List BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC R2 09 30 DAB Tuning DAB Band Menu Favourite Station FM Scan Zone ...

Page 20: ...he 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 ...

Page 21: ...y further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 20 a b c d BBC R4 09 30 DAB National and internation BBC R4 09 30 DAB News BBC R4 09 30 DAB BBC National DAB BBC R4 09 30 DAB 26 FEB 2013 1 ...

Page 22: ...ABmultiplexfor the station listened to f Bit rate Displays the digital audio type bitrate audiotype forthestationbeing listened to g Signal strength Displays signal strength for the tunedDABstation The openblockinthesignal strength graph shows minimum signal strength needed for good DAB reception ...

Page 23: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 22 e f g BBC R4 09 30 DAB 12B 225 648 MHz BBC R4 09 30 DAB 128Kbps MP2 BBC R4 09 30 DAB ...

Page 24: ...arphone antenna so as to give the maximum signal strength Normally the best reception will be found with the earphone antenna fully extended 2 The signal strength indicator in the top right hand corner of the display will go up and down according to the signal being received ...

Page 25: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 24 BBC R4 09 30 DAB National and internation ...

Page 26: ...the Jog wheel 2 Push the Jog wheel up or down until Full Scan is highlighted on the display 3 Click the Jog wheel The display will show Scanning andyourradiowillperformascan of the Band III DAB channels As new radio stations are found the station counter on the right hand side of the display will increase and the radio stations will be added to the list stored in the radio ...

Page 27: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 26 DAB 09 30 DAB Manual Tune Menu Full Scan Station Order 00 00 DAB Scanning 30 1 3 ...

Page 28: ... them The secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary service as you push the Jog wheel down 2 Click the Jog wheel to select 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 ...

Page 29: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 28 BBC Radio 4 Station List Daily Service BBC Radio 4 Extra DService 09 30 DAB Tuning 1 2 ...

Page 30: ... to select this function 3 Push the Jog wheel up or down to highlight the desired channel 4 Click the Jog wheel The open block in the signal strength graph shows the minimum signal strength needed for good DAB reception The signal blocks will go up and downshowingthechangingsignalstrengthas you adjust the earphone antenna or the radio position Any stations found will be added to the stored list in...

Page 31: ...ice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 30 Manual Tune Menu Full Scan Station Order Manual Tune 12B 225 648 MHz 12C 227 360 MHz 12D 229 072 MHz Manual Tune BBC National DAB BBC BBC R6M 09 30 DAB Tuning 1 5 ...

Page 32: ...enu 3 Push the Jog wheel up or down 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 The current DRC setting will be marked with an asterisk 4 Click the Jog wheel to confirm the setting The display will return to the previous display Not...

Page 33: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 32 DAB 09 30 DAB Station Order Menu DRC Value System Setup DRC 0 DRC Value DRC 1 2 DRC 1 1 4 ...

Page 34: ... until Station Order is highlighted on the display Click the Jog wheel to enter the station order settings menu 3 PushtheJogwheelupordowntochoosebetween Alphanumeric Ensemble and Valid Alphanumeric sorts the station list alpha numerically 0 9 A Z Ensemble organises the station list by DAB multiplex Valid shows only those stations for which a signal can be found Thecurrentsettingwillbemarkedwithana...

Page 35: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 34 DAB 09 30 DAB Station Order Menu DRC Value System Setup Alphanumeric Station Order Ensemble Valid 1 4 ...

Page 36: ...an upwards direction low frequency to high frequency and stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength 4 After a few seconds the display will update The display will show the frequency of the signal found If the signal is strong enough and there is RDS data present then the radio may display the station name 5 To find other stations push the Jog wheel up and hold as before 6 To...

Page 37: ...useofradiostationpresetsforselectingyour preferred radio stations is described on page 45 FM 09 30 FM 89 30 MHz 09 30 FM 7 Whenthewavebandendisreachedyourradiowill recommencetuningfromtheoppositewaveband end Adjust the Volume to the required setting 2 6 7 FM Band Menu Favourite Station Station List ...

Page 38: ... previously described if required 3 Push the Jog wheel up or down to tune to a station With each push of the Jog wheel the frequency 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 to the desired settings 6 To switch off your radio press the On Off button ...

Page 39: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 38 FM 09 30 FM 89 30 MHz 09 30 FM 3 5 ...

Page 40: ... name phone in number etc b Program type Displays type of station being listened to e g Pop Classic News etc c Date Displays the current date d Frequency Displays the FM frequency e Audio mode Display shows stereo or Mono Note Your radio will display Radio Text on the lower line of the display if there is no scrolling text available and Program Type if there is no programme type information ...

Page 41: ... advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 40 a b c BBC R2 09 30 FM For more information go BBC R2 09 30 FM News BBC R2 09 30 FM 26 FEB 2013 d BBC R2 09 30 FM 89 30 MHz e BBC R2 09 30 FM Auto Stereo 1 ...

Page 42: ...nthedisplay ClicktheJogwheel 3 Push the Jog wheel up or down until Mono is highlighted on the display Click the Jog wheel to select Mono Your radio will select the mono audio mode 4 To return to stereo mode follow steps 1 and 2 above 5 Push the Jog wheel up or down until Auto is highlighted on the display Click the Jog wheel Yourradiowillswitchtostereomode Thechosen setting will be marked with an ...

Page 43: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 42 Favourite Station Menu FM Scan Zone FM Audio Auto FM Radio Mono Back Auto FM Radio Mono Back 1 5 ...

Page 44: ...old in the Jog wheel 2 Push the Jog wheel up or down until FM Scan Zone is highlighted on the display Click the Jog wheel to enter the scan sensitivity menu 3 PushtheJogwheelupordowntoswitchbetween Local Strong stations only and Distant All stations options The Distant option will allow the radio to find weaker signals when scanning 4 Click the Jog wheel to confirm the setting The Local or Distant...

Page 45: ... you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 44 Favourite Station Menu FM Scan Zone FM Audio Distant FM Scan Zone Local Back Distant FM Scan Zone Local Back 1 4 ...

Page 46: ...is the same for FM and DAB modes and is described below 1 Press the On Off button to switch on the radio 2 Select the desired waveband 3 Tune to the required station as previously described 4 Press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu andthenpushupordownuntil FavouriteStation is highlighted Click the Jog wheel 5 Push the Jog wheel up or down until Preset Station is highlighted Click the Jog wh...

Page 47: ...ple Preset 1 Saved The station will be stored under the chosen preset Repeat this procedure as needed 8 Stations which have been stored in preset memories may be overwritten by following the above procedure Favourite Station Menu Station List Manual Tune Preset Station Favourite Station Recall Station Back Preset Station Preset 1 Saved 1 2 7 ...

Page 48: ... down until Favourite Station is highlighted Click the Jog wheel 4 Push the Jog wheel up or down until Recall Station is highlighted Click the Jog wheel 5 Push the Jog wheel up or down to highlight the desired preset station 6 Click the Jog wheel to tune to the station stored in preset memory Note If you have not previously stored a preset station P1 Empty for example will be displayed ...

Page 49: ...dvice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 48 Favourite Station Menu Station List Manual Tune Preset Station Favourite Station Recall Station Back P1 BBC R4 MHz Recall Station P2 BBC R2 MHz P3 Empty 1 3 6 ...

Page 50: ...ntil Sleep is highlighted on the display 3 Click the Jog wheel to enter adjustment mode The current sleep setting will be marked with an asterisk 4 PushtheJogwheelupordowntosetthedesired sleep time between 15 and 120 minutes or Off which will cancel the sleep function 5 Click the Jog wheel to confirm the setting The sleep timer indicator will show on the display Your radio will switch off after th...

Page 51: ...cal Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 50 To cancel the sleep timer without switching off your radio set the desired sleep time to Off System Setup Menu SW Version Back Sleep System Setup Contrast Screen TimeOut Off Sleep setup 15 minutes 30 minutes 6 1 5 ...

Page 52: ...y 2 ClicktheJogwheelandthenpushupordown until Contrast is highlighted on the display 3 ClicktheJogwheeltoenteradjustmentmode 4 Push the Jog wheel up or down to adjust the contrastlevel between1and10 Thecontrast level indication on the screen will change at the same time When you find the setting that gives you the best legibility for the location in which the radio is used click the Jog wheel to s...

Page 53: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 52 System Setup Menu SW Version Back Sleep System Setup Contrast Screen TimeOut Contrast Contrast 9 1 4 ...

Page 54: ...d and is just for your reference 1 To view the software version press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu 2 Push the Jog wheel up or down until SW Version is highlighted on the display 3 Click the Jog wheel The software version will appear on the display ...

Page 55: ...If you need any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 54 System Setup Menu SW Version Back SW Version Customer vA4 3 DPR32 VP03EU 1 3 ...

Page 56: ...lighted on the display 2 Click the Jog wheel and then push up or down until Screen TimeOut is highlighted on the display 3 Click the Jog wheel to enter adjustment mode Thecurrentsettingwillbemarkedwithanasterisk 4 Push the Jog wheel up or down to choose the desired Screen TimeOut setting Choose either 15 30 or 45 seconds or to the Off setting If Off is selected the display will remain on whilst yo...

Page 57: ...d any further advice please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 Mon Fri 56 System Setup Menu SW Version Back Sleep System Setup Contrast Screen TimeOut Off Screen TimeOut Setup 15 Seconds 30 Seconds 1 5 ...

Page 58: ...t restarts 1 Press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu 2 PushtheJogwheelupordownuntil SystemSetup is highlighted on the display Click the Jog wheel 3 PushtheJogwheelupordownuntil FactoryReset is highlighted on the display Click the Jog wheel 4 If you wish to perform the reset operation push the Jog wheel up or down until Yes is highlighted on the display and click the Jog wheel A full reset o...

Page 59: ... the DAB band will be performed In case of malfunction due to electrostatic discharge reset the product temporary disconnection of the power adaptor may be required to resume normal operation System Setup Menu SW Version Back Contrast System Setup Screen TimeOut Factory Reset No Factory Reset Yes Back 00 00 DAB Scanning 30 1 4 ...

Page 60: ...uch as in a parked car where the heat from the sun can build up even though the outside temperature may not seem too high 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 Thenameplateislocatedontherearofyourradio ...

Page 61: ...at 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 such as newspapers tablecloths curtains etc No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the product It is recommended to avoid using or storing theproductatextreme...

Page 62: ...180 mAH Battery life full charge Up to 12 hours when used for 4 hours a day at normal volume Frequency Coverage FM 87 5 108MHz DAB 174 928 239 200MHz The Company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice Circuit Features Output Power 2 x 2mW Earphone socket 3 5mm dia stereo Aerial System Earphone antenna ...

Page 63: ...ect use 2 Consequential damage 3 Receivers with removed or defaced serial numbers Procedure Any claim under this guarantee should be made through the dealer from whom the instrument was purchased ItislikelythatyourRoberts dealerwillbeable to attend to any defect quickly and efficiently but should it be necessary the dealer will return the instrument to the company s service department for attentio...

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