Roberts Blutune User Manual

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ROBERTS

DAB / DAB+ / FM / Bluetooth stereo digital radio

Enjoy Listening

Controls ........................................................................... 2-4

Remote handset battery replacement .................................5

Using the radio for the ﬁ rst time...........................................6

Operating your radio ............................................................7

Selecting a station - DAB.....................................................8

Display options - DAB.................................................... 9-10

Finding new stations - DAB ...............................................11

Manual tuning - DAB .........................................................12

Dynamic Range Control (DRC) - DAB...............................13

Prune stations - DAB .........................................................14

Operating your radio - FM auto-tune .................................15

Manual tuning - FM............................................................16

Display options - FM ..........................................................17

Scan sensitivity setting - FM ..............................................18

Stereo / Mono setting - FM ................................................19

Presetting stations ....................................................... 20-21

Bluetooth mode ........................................................... 22-25

Connecting Bluetooth devices ...........................................23

Playing audio ﬁ les in Bluetooth mode................................24

Disconnecting a Bluetooth device .....................................25

Setting the alarm time.................................................. 26-28

Contents

When the alarm sounds.....................................................29

Cancelling alarms ..............................................................29

Snooze function .................................................................30

Controlling alarm in standby ..............................................30

Sleep function ....................................................................31

Setting the clock format .....................................................32

Setting the clock manually ........................................... 33-34

Automatically updating the clock .......................................35

Clock display .....................................................................36

Display backlight dimmer...................................................36

Software version ................................................................37

Language function .............................................................38

Equaliser function ..............................................................39

System reset......................................................................40

Auxiliary input socket .........................................................41

USB socket for iPhone or smart phone charging ..............42

Cautions ............................................................................43

USB socket (for software upgrades)..................................43

Mains supply......................................................................44

Speciﬁ cations and circuit features .....................................45

Guarantee..........................................................................46

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Controls (front)

1. Loudspeakers x 2

2. On / Standby button

3. Volume Down button

4. Volume Up button

5. Menu / Source button

6. LCD display

7. Select button

8. Tuning Down button

9. Tuning Up button

10. Bass speaker

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Controls (rear)

11. Telescopic aerial

12. AC mains socket

13. Auxiliary Input socket

14. Charging socket

15. USB socket (for software upgrades only)

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1. Source button

2. Volume Up button

3. Select button

4. Tuning Down button

5. Volume Down button

6. Menu button

7. Mute button

8. Tuning Up button

9. On / Standby button

Controls (remote control)

Note: For the sake of clarity, the instructions for the use of the controls throughout this instruction manual show the buttons on the radio. The buttons

on the remote can be used if you prefer. However the mute is only available when using the remote control.

Press and hold the Source button on the radio to access the DAB, FM, Aux In or Bluetooth mode. Press and release the Source button when using the remote control.

CR2025

Remote handset battery replacement

1. Slide the catch to the right hand side.

2. Remove the battery holder by pushing the holder in the direction shown.

3. Remove the battery from the holder.

4. Replace the battery (CR2025 or equivalent) ensuring that the positive side of the battery faces you with the holder positioned as shown.

5. Replace the battery holder.

If the remote is not to be used for an extended period of time it is recommended that the battery is removed.

IMPORTANT: The battery should not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, ﬁ re or the like. After use, disposable batteries should if possible be taken to a suitable recycling centre. On no account should batteries be disposed of by incineration.

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Using the radio for the ﬁ rst time

1. Place your radio on a ﬂ at surface.

2. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. The aerial should be fully extended and positioned vertically for optimum reception.

3. Plug the mains lead into the mains socket located on the back of your radio ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket.

4. Plug the other end of the mains lead into the wall socket and switch on the wall socket. The display will show 'Roberts Enjoy Listening' for a few seconds. During this time the radio is scanning to ﬁ nd a DAB radio signal. After a short time the current time and day will appear on the display.

5. If no signal is found, '0:00' will be displayed. It may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception. You should then carry out a scan to ﬁ nd stations as described on page 11.

IMPORTANT: The mains plug 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 mains completely, the mains plug should be removed from the mains socket outlet completely.

Characters appearing on the LCD display indicate that the radio is connected to and powered from the mains supply.

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Operating your radio

1. Press and release the On/Standby button to switch on your radio.

When ﬁ rst 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 radio has been used before, the last used station will be selected.

3. If this is the ﬁ rst time that the radio has been used a scan of the Band III DAB channels will be carried out (depending on whether scanning was already completed in standby mode). During the scanning process the display will show the progress of the station search. The number on the right of the display is the number of stations that have been found.

4. When the scan is completed the ﬁ rst station (in numeric-alpha order

0...9, A...Z will be selected. The ﬁ rst station in the list of stations found during scanning will be played. The display will show the station name.

5. If no signals are found then it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception. You should then carry out a scan to ﬁ nd stations as described on page 11.

Note: When ﬁ rst switched on, the radio will set the volume to a moderately high level, in case the broadcast is very quiet. After you have set the volume, the radio will remember the setting that you have applied for the next time that it is used.

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BBC Radio 4 The latest news

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Selecting a station - DAB

1. Press and release the On/Standby button to switch on your radio.

2. Repeatedly, press and hold the Source button until the DAB mode is selected. The display will show the name of the radio station currently selected.

3. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons to step through the list of available stations.

4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press and release the Select button to select the station. The radio will select the new station.

5. Adjust the Volume to the required setting.

Note: If after selecting a station the station does not connect it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception.

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BBC Radio 4 The latest news

Station list

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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 and release 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.

Display options - DAB

Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode:-

1. Press and release the Select button to cycle through the various options.

a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such

as artist/track name, phone in number, etc.

b. Signal strength Displays the signal strength for the station

being listened to.The clear rectangle shows the minimum required signal strength for clear DAB reception.

c. Programme type Displays the type of station being

listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc.

Station list

Station list

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BBC Radio 4 The latest news

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 Talk

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Display options DAB - cont

d. Multiplex Name Displays the name of the DAB multiplex

to which the current station belongs.

e. Channel & Frequency Displays the channel number &

frequency for the currently tuned DAB station.

f. Signal error Displays the bit error rate for the

currently tuned DAB station.

g. Bit rate & audio type Displays the digital audio bit rate and audio

type for the currently tuned DAB station.

h. Time Displays the current time.

i. Date Displays the current date.

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BBC Radio 4 12B 225.648MHz

BBC Radio 4 Signal error: 3

BBC Radio 4 128kbps / DAB

BBC Radio 4

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BBC Radio 4

19-06-2013

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. Press and release the On/Standby button to switch on your radio.

2. If needed, repeatedly press and hold the Source button until the DAB mode is selected.

3. Press and release the Menu button. The DAB menu will show on the display.

4. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows 'Scan'.

5. Press and release the Select button. Your radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels. 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.

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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 of the aerial or the radio to optimise reception for a speciﬁ c channel or frequency. Note that UK DAB stations are located in the range of channels 11B to 12D.

1. Press and release the On/Standby button to switch on your radio.

2. If needed, repeatedly press and hold the Source button until the DAB mode is selected

3. Press and release the Menu button. The DAB menu will show on the display.

4. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows 'Manual tune'. Press and release the Select button to enter the manual tune mode.

5. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired DAB channel.

6. Press and release the Select button. 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 down showing the changing signal strength as you adjust the telescopic aerial or the radio's position. Any new radio stations found on the tuned DAB multiplex will be added to the list stored in the radio.

7. Press and release the Select button to return to the normal tuning mode.

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Manual tune

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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 1/2 Medium compression applied.

DRC 1 Maximum compression applied.

1. Press and release the On/Standby button to switch on your radio.

2. Repeatedly, press and hold the Source button until the DAB mode is selected.

3. Press and release the Menu button. The DAB menu will show on the display.

4. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'DRC' appears on the display. Press and release the Select control. The display will show the current DRC value and it will be marked with an asterisk.

5. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the required DRC setting (default is 0).

6. Press and release the Select button to conﬁ rm the setting. After several seconds the display will return to the normal radio display.

Note: Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use the DRC function. If the broadcast does not support DRC, then the DRC setting in the radio will have no effect.

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Prune stations - DAB

Over time, some DAB services may stop broadcasting, or may change location and then not be able to receive a station. In order to remove such stations from the DAB station list, the Prune stations function will delete the DAB stations from your station list that can no longer be received.

Stations which cannot be found or which have not been received for a very long time are shown in the station list with a question mark.

1. Press and release the On/Standby button to switch on your radio.

2. Repeatedly, press and hold the Source button until the DAB mode is selected.

3. Press and release the Menu button. The DAB menu will show on the display.

4. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Prune' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button.

5. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Yes' is highlighted. Press and release the Select button to cause the stations list to be pruned, eliminating unavailable stations.

6. If you do not wish to prune stations highlight 'No' in step 5 and then press and release the Select button. The display will revert back to the previous display.

Note: If you have moved to a different part of the country you should

also carry out a search for new stations (please see the section 'Finding new stations' on page 11).

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