Roberts MessageR User Manual

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ROBERTS

DAB / FM RDS Digital Clock Radio

Enjoy Listening

MessageR digital radio features ..........................................2

Display icons .......................................................................2

Controls ........................................................................... 3-5

Battery operation .................................................................6

Using the radio for the ﬁ rst time...........................................7

Operating your digital radio .................................................8

Selecting a station - DAB.....................................................9

Secondary services - DAB.................................................10

Display options - DAB.................................................. 10-12

Finding new stations - DAB ...............................................12

Manual tuning - DAB .........................................................13

Signal strength display - DAB ............................................13

Dynamic Range Control (DRC) - DAB...............................14

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

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

Display options - FM .................................................... 17-18

Stereo / mono setting - FM (headphones only) .................18

Presetting stations .............................................................19

Recalling a preset station ..................................................20

Favourite stations ..............................................................21

Recording a voice message ..............................................22

Playing back a voice message ..........................................22

Contents

Setting the alarm times ................................................ 23-25

Cancelling alarms ..............................................................25

To view the alarm settings .................................................26

Snooze function .................................................................26

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

Setting the date format ......................................................28

Sleep function ....................................................................29

Nap timer ...........................................................................30

Display backlight dimmer...................................................31

Moon light feature ..............................................................31

Display backlight................................................................32

Key tone adjustment ..........................................................32

Software version ................................................................33

System reset......................................................................34

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

Auxiliary input socket .........................................................36

USB socket (for software upgrades)..................................36

Cautions ............................................................................37

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

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

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

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MessageR digital radio features

The Roberts MessageR digital radio provides the following range of features in an attractive compact unit:-

• Radio for DAB and FM (with RDS) broadcasts.

• 20 station presets (10 for DAB and 10 for FM).

• 8 favourite station memories (4 for DAB and 4 for FM).

• 2 voice message memories with up to 10 seconds record duration.

• Two alarm timers with snooze feature to wake you to either buzzer, radio alarm or voice message.

• Nap timer to set your radio to wake you after a predetermined interval (up to 2 hours).

• Adjustable sleep timer which can be set to turn the radio off after between 15 and 120 minutes.

• Clock display with time when in standby.

• A 3.5mm Auxiliary input socket for playing audio from MP3 players, iPod devices or other audio equipment.

• A standard 3.5mm headphone socket for private listening.

Display icons

a. Battery capacity indicator

b. Alarm 1 indicator

c. Alarm 2 indicator

d. DAB indicator

e. FM indicator

f. Nap timer indicator

g. Sleep / Snooze indicator

h. Signal strength indicator

i. Clock digits

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Controls (Top)

1. Sleep button

2. Backlight button

3. Alarm / Menu button

4. On / Off button

5. DAB / FM button

6. Auto Tune button

7. Favourite station buttons 1- 4

8. Nap timer button

9. Message 2 button with LED

10. Message 1 button with LED

11. Advanced / Info button

12. Memo button

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Controls (front)

13. Microphone

14. LCD display

15. Tuning / Select control

16. Volume control

17. Loudspeaker

18. Moon light

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Controls (rear)

19. Buzzer volume control

20. Battery compartment

21. USB socket (for software upgrades)

22. Wire DAB / FM aerial socket

23. Auxiliary input socket

24. DC input socket

25. Headphone socket

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Battery operation

1. Remove the battery cover on the back of the unit by pushing up the tab and lifting the cover out of its locating slots.

2. Insert four LR14 (C size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment. Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity as shown inside the battery compartment. Replace the battery cover.

3. The low battery indicator

ﬂ ashing, reduced power, distortion and

a ‘stuttering’ sound are all signs that the batteries may need replacing.

4. If the radio is not to be used for any extended period of time it is recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio.

We would recommend for economy that the radio is used via the AC

adaptor whenever possible with battery operation for occasional use only.

IMPORTANT: The batteries 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. Plug the wire DAB / FM aerial into the aerial socket on the rear of the unit. Fully extend the wire aerial and place the aerial 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 radio. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet. The display will show 'ROBERTS' for a few seconds and will then show 'NO CLOCK' and the unit will enter the standby mode. During this time the radio is scanning to ﬁ nd a DAB radio signal. After a short time the current time will appear on the display.

Note: that during this time the display will not show any scanning

message for this initial scan.

4. If no signal is found, 'NO CLOCK' 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 12.

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.

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Operating your digital radio

1. Press the On / Off 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 quick scan of the Band III DAB channels will be carried out. 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 'OFF AIR' will be displayed and 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

12.

• Your radio has an indicator

on the display to indicate the strength

of the DAB radio signal being received.

Selecting a station - DAB

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

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

3. Rotate the Tuning / Select control to step through the list of available stations.

4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press and release the Tuning / Select control to select the station. The display will show 'TUNING' 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 'OFF AIR' it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception.

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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 rotate the Tuning / Select control.

2. To tune to the secondary service, press and release the Tuning / Select control. 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 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. Station name Displays the station name being

listened to.

b. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such

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

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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. Time Displays the current time.

f. Date Displays the current date.

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