Roberts R9917 User Manual

R9917

3-band digital RDS preset stereo radio

ROBERTS

Sound for Generations

Please read this manual before use

Contents

Features ........................................... 1

Controls ........................................... 2

Display.............................................. 5

Installing batteries .......................... 6

Battery replacement........................ 7

Setting the clock automatically ..... 8

Setting the clock manually ........... 10

Setting the alarm time .................. 13

Wake to alarm................................. 15

Search tuning ................................. 16

Manual tuning................................. 17

MW (AM) tuning step size ............. 18

Presetting stations......................... 20

Recalling a preset station ............. 22

Changing preset station order ..... 23

Deleting preset stations ................ 24

Radio Data System (RDS.............. 25

Operating your radio using RDS . 27

Alternate Frequency (AF) ............. 28

Traffic Announcement s (T A)......... 29

ATS (Automatic Tuning System).. 31

Sleep timer..................................... 33

Display Modes/Backlight ............. 34

Lock Switch ................................... 35

Earphones...................................... 36

Headphone socket ........................ 37

AC Adaptor (not included)............ 38

Mono button .................................. 39

Troubleshooting/Reset button..... 40

Specifications................................ 41

Guarantee ...................................... 42

Features

z Auto rewind earphones.
z Station name display (RDS).

z Auto time set via RDS.
z Traffic information (TA).
z Alternate frequency function (AF).
z Automatically finds and stores BBC

z Full clock/alarm functions
z Adjustable sleep timer allows you to fall

z ATS (Auto Tuning System) which will

z FM stereo via earphones.
z Scan and manual tuning modes.

national FM stations.

z Thirty memory presets offer instant

access to your favourite stations on LW,
MW and FM.

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asleep to music.

scan and automatically preset stations.

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Controls

1. Auto time button

2. Traffic button

3. AF button

4. Mono/Alarm button

5. Power button

6. Light button

7. Tuning up button

8. Tuning down button

9. Display button

10. Preset up button

11. Preset down button

12. Memory/ Mem delete

13. Band/Time set button

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14. Volume control

15. Loudspeaker/Headphone switch

16. Headphone socket

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17. DC input socket

18. Lock switch

19. Telescopic Aerial

20. Earphones

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Display

A. Waveband indicators
B. Key lock indicator
C. RDS indicator
D. Low battery indicator
E. Time indicator
F. Stereo indicator
G. Traffic indicator
H. Alarm indicator
I. Memory delete indicator
J. Auto preset indicator
K. Memory set indicator
L. Frequency/time/station

display

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Installing batteries

1. Position the radio face down.

2. Press the catch as shown and slide in the
direction of the arrow.

3. Lift up the battery cover

4. Insert 2 x LR6 (AA) size batteries as shown

in the diagram.

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4. Replace the battery cover.

Battery replacement

The battery indicator will appear in the display
when the batteries are in need of replacement.
After removing the batteries you have
approximately 3 minutes to replace the
batteries after which clock and memory
information will be lost.

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Setting the clock automatically

The clock time can be set automatically when
receiving an RDS station that transmits clock
time (CT). The CT information is transmitted
once every minute. If the station has sufficient
signal strength the clock will set within one or
two minutes.

1. Switch on the radio with the Power button.

2. Select the FM waveband by repeat pressing
of the Band button.

3. Fully extend the Telescopic aerial.

4. Press and hold down the Tuning up or
down buttons until the frequency in the
display begins to change rapidly , release the
button.

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5. The radio will now start to search the FM
waveband and will stop when it finds a
station of sufficient strength. If the station

is of sufficient strength the
symbol will light up in the liquid crystal

display.

6. Press the Auto time set button.

7. The auto time indicator will flash in
the liquid crystal display indicating that the

radio is waiting for the RDS time signal.
When the time is set the display will briefly

show the time and the indicator will
stop flashing. If the clock does not set within

three to four minutes, the radio station may
not be transmitting clock time (CT)
information - try another radio station.

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Setting the clock time manually

The clock will start running when the 2 LR6
(AA) size batteries are installed. When
batteries are installed for the first time the
display will show 0:00. The seconds display
will start to count as soon as batteries are
installed.

Note: Time can only be set with the radio
switched off.

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1. Ensure that the radio is switched off.

2. Press and hold down the Time set button
until the hours digit begins to flash in the
display.

3. Whilst the hours digit is flashing adjust the
hours using the Tuning up/down buttons.

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4. Press the Time set button, the minute digit
begins to flash in the display.

5. Whilst the minute digit is flashing adjust the
minutes using the Tuning up/down
buttons.

6. Press the Time set button to complete time
setting

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Setting the alarm time

1. Ensure that the radio is switched off.

2. Press and hold down the Alarm button until
the hours digit begins to flash in the display .

3. Whilst the hours digit is flashing adjust the
hours using the Tuning up/down buttons.

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