Roberts Play User Manual

DAB / DAB+ / FM RDS digital radio with built-in battery charger

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Contents

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

Battery operation ............................................................. 4-5

Using the AC adaptor ..........................................................6

Lock switch ..........................................................................6

Operating your radio - DAB .................................................7

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

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

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

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

Autoselect - DAB ...............................................................10

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

Dynamic range control - DAB ............................................12

Prune stations - DAB .........................................................13

Operating your radio - FM .................................................14

Manual tuning - FM............................................................15

Display options - FM ..........................................................16

Stereo / Mono setting - FM ................................................17

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

Presetting stations - DAB and FM .....................................19

Recalling a preset - DAB and FM ......................................19

Software version ................................................................20

Language function .............................................................20

System reset......................................................................21

Headphone socket.............................................................22

Display backlight................................................................22

USB socket for software upgrade ......................................22

Battery information ...................................................... 23-24

General ..............................................................................25

Speciﬁ cations ....................................................................25

Circuit features ..................................................................25

Guarantee..........................................................................26

Controls

(Front)

1. Speaker

2. Band button

3. Auto Tune button

4. Info button

5. Volume Down button

6. Volume Up button

7. LCD display

8. Charge / Low battery indicator

9. On / Off button

10. Tuning Up / Down buttons

11. Select button

12. Preset buttons

Controls

(Back)

13. Battery compartment

14. Lock switch

15. Telescopic aerial

16. USB socket (for software upgrades)

17. Headphone socket

18. DC jack socket

Battery operation using alkaline batteries

(also see page 23)

1. Remove the battery cover on the back of the unit by pushing the catches in the direction shown.

2. Slide the switch inside the battery compartment to the Alkaline position.

3. Insert four LR6 (AA size) alkaline 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. Then replace the battery cover.

• Important: when using alkaline batteries the battery switch must be placed in the alkaline position. Failure to do so could result in serious damage to the batteries or radio.

• When the batteries are exhausted, the battery light will show red for a short while. The radio will then switch itself off. It may not be possible to switch the radio back on until the batteries are replaced, or until the radio is connected to the mains adaptor.

• 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 Play is used via the AC

adaptor whenever possible with battery operation for occasional or stand-by use only. If extended listening using batteries is anticipated, then the use of rechargeable batteries is recommended.

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.

NiMH/ NiCad

Alkaline

OPEN

Size AA

OPEN

Size AA

Battery operation using rechargeable batteries

(also see page 23)

1. Remove the battery cover on the back of the unit by pushing the catches in the direction shown.

2. Slide the switch inside the battery compartment to the NiMH position.

3. Insert four identical Rechargeable LR6 (AA 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. The radio is designed to be used with Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries.

4. Plug the mains adaptor into your radio and then plug the adaptor into the mains.

5. The battery light will ﬂ ash green indicating batteries are charging. Batteries will be fully charged in around 7 hours. The battery light shows a steady green light when the battery charging is complete.

6. Under some conditions the charging indicator may switch off after ﬂ ashing only brieﬂ y.This may happen if the batteries are already freshly charged, or if the radio detects that you may be attempting to recharge alkaline batteries. In these cases the charging will be stopped.

Note: You should never attempt deliberately to recharge alkaline

batteries in the radio. Attempted recharging of alkaline batteries can be dangerous.

NiMH/ NiCad

Alkaline

OPEN

Size AA

OPEN

Size AA

• Important: when using rechargeable batteries the battery switch must be placed in the NiMH position. Batteries will only be charged when the radio is switched off and connected to the AC adaptor.

• When the batteries are exhausted, the battery light will show red for a short while. The radio will then switch itself off. It may not be possible to switch the radio back on until the batteries are recharged, or until the radio is connected to the mains adaptor.

• 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.

Using the AC adaptor

Your radio is supplied with a Mains Adaptor.

1. Place your radio on a ﬂ at surface.

2. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the left hand side of your radio.

3. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet. Whenever the adaptor is used with the radio, it will take power from the mains rather than from the batteries.

The AC adaptor should be disconnected from the mains supply and

the radio when not in use.

• 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.

Lock switch

The Lock switch is used to prevent unintentional operation of your radio.

1. Set the Lock switch located on the back of your radio to the 'Lock' position (up) . The power and all other buttons will be disabled, this will prevent accidental operation when your radio is packed in a suitcase or travel bag.

2. To release the lock, slide the Lock switch down to the 'Unlock' position (down).

Operating your radio - DAB

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Welcome to DAB28

1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial.

2. Press and release the On / Off button to switch on your radio. The display will show 'Welcome to Digital Radio' for a few seconds.

3. If this is the ﬁ rst time the radio is used a scan of the UK Band III DAB channels will be carried out. If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected.

4. During the scanning process, as new stations are detected the station counter on the right hand side of the display will increase and stations will be added to the list. The lower line of the display shows a bar-graph indicating progress of the autotune.

5. When the scanning is completed the ﬁ rst station (in numeric-alpha

order 0...9...A....Z) will be selected.

6. If the station list is still empty after the scan your radio will display

'Service not available'.

7. If no signals are found it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception.

Welcome to

Digital Radio

BBC Radio 4 Now Tuning...

BBC Radio 4 I’m sorry I have

Selecting a station - DAB

1. The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently selected.

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

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

4. Press and release the Select button to select the station. The display may show 'Now Tuning...' while your radio ﬁ nds the new station.

5. Adjust the Volume buttons 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.

The use of the station presets for selecting radio stations is described

on page 19.

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 the display will show ">>" next to the station name on the station list. The secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary service as you press the Tuning Up button.

2. Press and release the Select button to select the station.

Planet Rock

Now playing that

Station List

BBC R4

BBC Radio 4 Now Tuning...

Station List

BBC R5L

Station List

BBC R5SX

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