Roberts ecologic 15 User Manual

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DAB/DAB+/FM RDS clock radio with OLED display

Controls ........................................................................... 2-3

Using the clock radio for the fi rst time .................................4

Operating your clock radio...................................................5

Selecting a station - DAB ...................................................6

Secondary services - DAB...................................................6

Display options - DAB...................................................... 7-8

Finding new stations - DAB ...............................................8

Manual tuning - DAB .........................................................9

Signal strength display - DAB ............................................9

Dynamic range control (DRC) - DAB .................................10

Prune stations - DAB .........................................................11

Operating your clock radio - FM auto-tune ........................12

Manual tuning - FM............................................................13

Display options - FM ..........................................................14

Stereo / Mono setting - FM (headphones only) .................15

Scan sensitivity setting - FM ..............................................16

Presetting stations DAB and FM ................................. 17-18

Alarms ......................................................................... 19-22

Controlling alarms in standby ............................................23

Contents

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Snooze function ........................................................... 23-24

Sleep function ....................................................................25

Setting the clock manually ........................................... 26-27

Setting the clock format .....................................................28

To return to auto clock set mode .......................................29

Language function .............................................................30

Software version ................................................................31

Clock display .....................................................................31

Brightness control ..............................................................32

System reset......................................................................33

Auxiliary in socket ..............................................................34

Line out socket ..................................................................34

Headphone socket.............................................................35

Software upgrades ............................................................35

General ..............................................................................36

Specifi cations ....................................................................37

Circuit features ..................................................................37

Guarantee..........................................................................38

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Controls (top view)

9. Station preset buttons 1-5

10. Loudspeaker

11. Menu / Info button

12. Select button

5. Tuning Down button

6. Sleep button

7. On / Standby button

8. Alarm button

1. Band button

2. Tuning Up button

3. OLED display

4. Snooze button

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Controls (right hand side)

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13. Volume control

14. Headphone socket

15. Line Out socket

16. Auxiliary input socket

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Controls (rear)

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17. Wire DAB/FM aerial

18. USB socket (for software upgrade)

19. DC input socket

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Using the clock radio for the fi rst time

1. Place your clock radio on a fl at surface.

2. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio.
Place the wire antenna so that it is straight as possible extending
either above or below the radio.

3. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the rear of your
clock 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 show '0:00'. If a DAB signal is found it will then
show the current time in the display.

4. If no stations are found, '0:00' will be displayed. It may be necessary
to relocate your clock radio to a position giving better reception. You
should then carry out a scan to fi nd stations as described on page 8.

• IMPORTANT: The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting

the clock radio to the mains supply. The mains socket used
for the clock 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 display indicate that the clock radio is
connected to and powered from the mains supply.

Welcome to

Digital Radio

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Operating your clock radio

1. Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending
either above or below the radio.

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

3. Press and release the Band button until the DAB mode is selected.
The display will show 'DAB Mode' for a few seconds.

4. If this is the fi rst time the clock radio is used a scan of Band III DAB
channels may be carried out (depending on whether scanning was
already completed in standby mode). When the scan is completed the
fi rst station (in numeric-alpha order 0...9...A...Z) will be selected. If the
radio has been used before, the last used station will be selected.

5. The display will show the station name on the upper line of the text
display and broadcast information on the lower line.

6. If no signals are found it may be necessary to relocate your clock radio
to a position giving better reception, and then repeat the scan using
the Auto-tune facility (see 'Finding New Stations - DAB' on page 8).

Note: that radio station name and frequency displays shown in this user
guide may differ from those that you see on your radio. Broadcasters may
change radio station names that are transmitted, and the frequencies
used for DAB and FM radio stations may not be the same in all parts of
the country.

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Absolute Rad 60s
Now playing on the r

DAB Mode

Scanning... 24

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Selecting a station - DAB

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

2. Press and release the Band button until the DAB mode is selected.
The display will show the name of the radio station currently selected.

3. Press 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 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 station is not found it may be necessary
to relocate your clock 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 press 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.

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DAB Mode

Station list

BBC Radio 2

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Station list

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Display options - DAB

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

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

All display options except the text display will revert to the clock display

after about 10 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.

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BBC Radio 2
Now playing on the r

BBC Radio 2
Pop Music

BBC Radio 2
BBC National DAB

BBC Radio 2
10:28 8-1-2013

BBC Radio 2
12B 225.648MHz

BBC Radio 2
128kbps / DAB

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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 hold the Menu/Info button until the Advanced DAB menu
shows on the display and then release the button.

2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows 'Scan'.

3. 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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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 wire aerial or the
clock radio position.

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BBC Radio 2

Scanning... 24

DAB

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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 clock 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 hold the Menu/Info button until the Advanced DAB menu
shows on the display and then release the button.

2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows 'Manual
Tune'.

3. Press and release the Select button to enter the manual tuning mode.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired DAB channel.

5. 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 wire aerial or the clock radio position.
Any new radio stations found on the tuned DAB multiplex will be added
to the list stored in the radio.

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

Signal strength display - DAB

1. Press and release the Menu/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 wire aerial or the clock radio position.

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Manual Tune

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Manual Tune

12B 225.648MHz

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12B 225.648MHz BBC

BBC Radio 2

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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 Off No compression applied. (default)

DRC High Maximum compression applied.

DRC Low Medium compression applied.

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

2. Press and release the Band button until the DAB band is selected.

3. Press and hold the Menu/Info button until the Advanced DAB menu
shows on the display and then release the button.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons 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. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons 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.

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 the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio.

2. Press and release the Band button until the DAB mode is selected.

3. Press and hold the Menu/Info button until the Advanced DAB menu
shows on the display and then release the button.

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

5. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons 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.

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 8).

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