Roberts ecologic 16 User Manual

DAB / FM RDS digital clock radio with analogue clock

Please read this manual before use

ROBERTS

Enjoy Listening

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 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 ......................................................................... 19-23

Contents

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Snooze ..............................................................................23

Sleep function ....................................................................24

Setting the clock manually ........................................... 25-26

Setting the clock format .....................................................27

To return to auto clock set mode .......................................28

Software version ................................................................29

Clock display .....................................................................30

Dual mode dimmer backlight .............................................30

System reset......................................................................31

Auxiliary in socket ..............................................................32

Headphone socket.............................................................33

USB socket for software upgrade ......................................33

Cautions ............................................................................34

Specifi cations ....................................................................34

Circuit features ..................................................................34

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

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Controls (front view)

9. Dimmer button

10. Info / Menu button

11. Select button

5. Preset button

6. Sleep button

7. LCD display

8. Alarm button

1. Analogue clock face

2. Tuning Up / Down / Snooze button

3. On / Off button

4. Band button

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Controls (rear)

12. Volume control

13. DAB / FM wire aerial

14. USB socket (for software upgrades only)

15. DC input socket

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16. Auxiliary input socket

17. Headphone socket

18. Loudspeaker

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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 as 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 13 amp mains socket
outlet. The display will show 'Roberts' for a few seconds and then the
display will show 'Clock not set' and the clock digits will fl ash. The
clock hands will then move to 12:00.

4. Press and release the On / Off button.The radio will scan for DAB
signals and if a DAB signal is found it will then set the current time and
date. (This will be displayed if you return the clock radio to standby).
The clock hands will then move to show the correct time.

5. If no stations are found, 'Clock not set' 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 LCD display indicate that the clock radio is
connected to and powered from the mains supply.

09:30:08

1-5-2012

00:00:00

Clock not set

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Scanning... 24

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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 clock radio.

2. Press the On / Off 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). If the radio has been used before,
the last used station will be selected.

5. When fi rst switched on, the fi rst station in the list of stations found will
be played. The display will show the station name on the upper line
of the text display and broadcast information on the lower line.

6. If the station list is still empty after the scan operation or if there are
no signals 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' 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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Station list

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Selecting a station - DAB

1. Press the On / Off 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 display shows 'Service not available'
it may be necessary to relocate your clock radio to a position giving better
reception.

BBC Radio 2
Connecting...

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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 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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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.

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 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.

c. Programme type Displays the type of station being listened

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

d. Multiplex Name Displays the name of the DAB multiplex

to which the current station belongs.

e. Channel & frequency Displays the channel number and

frequency for the currently tuned DAB
station.

f. Signal error Displays the signal error rate for the

currently tuned DAB station.

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12B 225.648MHz

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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.

BBC Radio 4
128kbps / MP2

BBC Radio 4
09:22:20

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 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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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 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 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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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 Low Medium compression applied.

DRC High Maximum compression applied.

1. Press the On / Off 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 button.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'DRC' appears on the
display. Press and release the Select button. The display will show
the current DRC value.

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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