Roberts Blutune65 User Manual

DAB / DAB+ / FM RDS Bluetooth sound system

with dock for iPod®, iPhone® and iPad

ROBERTS

Please read this manual before use

Contents

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

Secondary services - DAB.................................................................... 8

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

Finding new stations - DAB ................................................................ 10

Manual tuning - DAB ...........................................................................11

Dynamic Range Control (DRC) - DAB................................................ 12

Station order - 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

iPod, iPhone and iPad docking........................................................... 22

Playing a ﬁ le on your iPod, iPhone or iPad ........................................ 23

Display options - iPod mode ............................................................... 24

Bluetooth mode ............................................................................. 25-28

Connecting Bluetooth devices ............................................................ 26

Playing audio ﬁ les in Bluetooth mode................................................. 27

Connecting and disconnecting a Bluetooth device ............................. 28

Setting the alarm times .................................................................. 29-31

When the alarm sounds...................................................................... 32

Controlling alarm status ...................................................................... 33

Snooze and sleep functions .......................................................... 34-35

Setting the clock manually ............................................................. 36-38

To return to auto clock set mode ........................................................ 39

Equaliser function .......................................................................... 40-43

Mute function ...................................................................................... 43

Language function .............................................................................. 44

Display backlight dimmer.................................................................... 44

Software version ................................................................................. 45

System reset....................................................................................... 46

Headphone socket.............................................................................. 47

Auxiliary input (Line in) socket ............................................................ 47

Line output socket .............................................................................. 48

USB socket for smart-phone charging................................................ 48

Cautions ............................................................................................. 49

Speciﬁ cations ..................................................................................... 49

Circuit features ................................................................................... 49

Guarantee.............................................................................. Back page

Controls (Top)

1. Menu button

2. Tuning control

3. Select button

4. Alarm 2 / Fast-Forward button

5. On / Standby button

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6. Mode button

7. Bluetooth Pair button

8. Snooze button

9. Alarm 1 / Play / Pause button

10. Preset button

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11. Dimmer button

12. Auto Tune / Rewind button

13. Equaliser (EQ) button

14. Volume control

15. Sleep button

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16. Info button

17. Apple Lightning®connector

18. Dock access button

Controls (front)

Controls (rear)

Service

19. Bluetooth indicator

20. LCD display

21. Infra-red sensor

22. Speakers x 2

23. Bass radiator

24. Telescopic aerial

25. DC in socket

26. Charge socket

27. Line output socket

28. Headphone socket

29. Auxiliary input socket

30. USB socket (for service use only)

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Controls (remote control)

1. On / Standby button

2. iPod button

3. FM button

4. DAB button

5. Mute button

6. Auxiliary in button

7. Bluetooth button

8. Play / Pause button

9. Tuning Down / Rewind button

10. Menu button

11. Sleep button

12. Dimmer button

13. Snooze button

14. Alarm button

15. Equaliser (EQ) button

16. Select button

17. Info button

18. Tuning Up / Fast-forward button

19. Preset button

20. Volume Up / Down buttons

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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.

Please note: The mode button on the radio will access the DAB, FM, iPod, Bluetooth and Auxiliary input modes.

Remote handset battery replacement

1. With the aid of the end of a paper clip 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 holder.

4. Replace the battery (CR2032 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.

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. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the rear of your radio. Plug the adaptor into a standard mains socket outlet. The display will show 'Welcome to Digital Radio' for a few seconds and then the display will then show '0:00'. After a short time the current time will appear on the display.

4. If no stations are found, 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 10.

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 mains completely, the mains adaptor 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.

Service

Welcome to

Digital Radio

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. The ﬁ rst station in the list of stations found during scanning will be played. The display will show the station name.

4. During the scanning process the display will show progress of the station search. The number on the right of the display is the number of stations that have been found. When the scan is completed the ﬁ rst

station (in numeric-alpha order 0....9, A....Z) will be selected.

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 10.

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 using the Volume control, the radio will remember the setting that you have applied for the next time that it is used.

DAB Mode

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Absolute Rad 60s Now playing on the r

Selecting a station - DAB

1. Press and release the On / Standby button to switch on your radio. The display will show 'Connecting' for a few seconds.

2. Press and release the Mode button (DAB button on remote) until the DAB mode is selected. The display will show the name of the radio station currently selected.

3. Rotate the Tuning control (Tuning buttons on remote) 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 display will show 'Connecting' while your radio ﬁ nds the new station.

5. Adjust the Volume control to the required setting.

Note: If after selecting a station the display shows 'Service not available' it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception.

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 rotate the Tuning control (Tuning buttons on remote).

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.

DAB Mode

Station List

BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 Connecting...

Station List

BBC Radio 5 Live

Station List

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BBC R5LiveSportX

Display options - DAB

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

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

All displays will revert to the time and date display after about 30

seconds.

a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such

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 the name of the DAB multiplex

to which the current station belongs.

d. Time and date Displays the current time and date.

e. Frequency & channel Displays frequency and channel number

for the currently tuned DAB station.

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

type for the currently tuned DAB station.

BBC Radio 2

Now playing on the r

BBC Radio 2

Pop Music

BBC Radio 2

BBC National DAB

BBC Radio 2

10:28 18-07-2014

BBC Radio 2

12B 225.648MHz

BBC Radio 2

128kbps / DAB

Display options - DAB cont.

g. Signal strength Displays the signal strength for the currently

tuned DAB station. The open block in the signal strength graph shows the minimum signal strength needed for good DAB reception. The signal blocks will go up or down showing the changing signal strength as you adjust the telescopic aerial or the radio position.

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 Auto Tune button.

2. 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.

BBC Radio 2

Scanning... 24

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 Menu button to enter the DAB menu.

2. Rotate the Tuning control (Tuning buttons on remote) until the display shows 'Manual Tune'. Press and release the Select button to enter the manual tuning mode.

3. Rotate the Tuning control to select the desired DAB channel. Press and release the Select button to tune to the chosen frequency.

4. 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 position. Any new radio stations found on the tuned DAB multiplex will be added to the list stored in the radio. Press and release the Select button again to return to the normal DAB tuning mode.

Signal strength display - DAB

1. Press and release the Info button until the display shows signal strength. 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 position.

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DAB

Manual Tune

12B 225.648MHz

12B 225.648MHz BBC

BBC Radio 2

Dynamic Range Control (DRC) - DAB

DRC Value

DRC low

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 Off No compression applied. (default)

DRC High Maximum compression applied.

DRC Low Medium compression applied.

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

2. Press and release the Mode button (DAB button on remote) until the DAB band is selected.

3. Press and release the Menu button to enter the DAB menu.

4. Rotate the Tuning control until 'DRC Value' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. The display will show the current DRC value which will be marked with an asterisk.

5. Rotate the Tuning control to select the required DRC setting (default is off).

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

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DRC Value

DRC off

DRC Value

DRC high

DAB

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.

Station order - DAB

Your radio has 3 station order settings from which you can choose. The station order settings are, alphanumeric, ensemble and valid.

Note: The default station order setting is alphanumeric.

DAB

Station Order

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

2. Press and release the Mode button (DAB button on remote) until the DAB mode is selected.

3. Press and release the Menu button to enter the DAB menu.

4. Rotate the Tuning control (Tuning buttons on remote) until 'Station Order' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button.

5. Rotate the Tuning control to choose between alphanumeric, ensemble or valid. The chosen setting will be marked with an asterisk.

'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.

6. Press and release the Select button to select the required station order.

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Station Order

Alphanumeric

Station Order

Ensemble

Station Order

Valid

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. Press and release the Mode button (DAB button on remote) until the DAB mode is selected.

3. Press and release the Menu button to enter the DAB menu.

4. Rotate the Tuning control (Tuning buttons on remote) until 'Prune' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button.

5. Rotate the Tuning control to highlight 'Yes'. 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.

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Prune

DAB

Prune?

Yes

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 10).

Operating your radio - FM auto-tune

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

FM Mode

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

3. Press and release the Mode button (FM button on remote) to select the FM mode.

4. Rotate the Tuning control clockwise and then press and release the Auto Tune button to cause your radio to search from low frequency to high frequency and to stop automatically when it ﬁ nds a station of sufﬁ cient strength.

5. 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.

6. To ﬁ nd other stations press and release the Auto Tune button as before.

7. Rotate the Tuning control anti-clockwise and then press and release the Auto Tune button to cause your radio to search from high frequency to low frequency and to stop automatically when it ﬁ nds a station of sufﬁ cient strength.

8. When the end of the waveband is reached your radio will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.

9. Adjust the Volume to the required setting. To switch off your radio press and release the On / Standby button.

87.50MHz

Scanning...

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Note:

Press and hold the Tuning Up button on the remote control to cause your radio to search from low frequency to high frequency.

Press and hold the Tuning Down button on the remote control to cause your radio to search from high frequency to low frequency .

Note:

If you ﬁ nd that FM reception is poor, try repositioning the Telescopic aerial. Fully extend and position vertically for optimum reception. If you ﬁ nd that an FM broadcast has a lot of background hiss, this may often be reduced by setting the radio into Mono reception mode for the current FM station. Please refer to the section "Stereo / Mono setting - FM" on page 19 for further details.

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