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Roberts robi Instruction Manual

iPod DAB / FM RDS Digital Radio and Remote Control
Please read this manual before use
from ROBERTS
Contents
Please read this first ....................................................................................... 2
Controls .......................................................................................................... 4
Display ............................................................................................................ 7
Operating your radio - DAB ............................................................................ 9
Finding new DAB stations .............................................................................. 13
Please read this first
Thank you for purchasing , a DAB and FM radio accessory for iPod and iPod nano. Please take a little time to read these instructions in order to get the best from your radio.
is designed to operate with your iPod to provide DAB and FM radio listening
on the move. In addition, when you wish to listen to music held on your iPod,
provides basic remote control facilities.
will not work on its own - it needs to be connected to your iPod to provide
power.
is the world’s smallest DAB / FM radio receiver accessory, and uses the latest generation of high performance digital radio technology to provide the best reception possible while maximising the listening time available from each charge of your iPod battery.
There are a great many DAB and FM radio stations available. So that you can easily select the stations that you like to listen to,
allows you to create a personalised list of favourite radio stations. This list is then stored in the radio so that even if
is disconnected from your iPod, your favourites are retained
for the next time that you wish to listen to the radio. Please refer to the
Favourite
stations section of this booklet for details.
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Please read this first (contd.)
and your iPod should only be connected and disconnected when your iPod
is switched off. You can then use the Play / Pause button on
to switch your
iPod on and off in addition to the iPod controls.
uses the supplied headphones as the aerial for the radio. They must be
plugged into the headphone socket on
for the radio to work. You can also listen to your iPod's music in this way. Alternative headphones may be used, but radio reception may vary in quality, and may result in a different sound level.
IMPORTANT:
Some versions of iPod will not supply power to external accessories such as unless there is some music already stored on the iPod. If you connect
to
your iPod and you find that
will not switch on, then please check first that
your iPod battery is charged, that
is securely plugged into the docking connector on your iPod and that you have at least one audio file stored on your iPod which has been transferred using Apple's iTunes software.
If your iPod has been off for some time,
may not be able to switch it on. If
necessary, use your iPod controls to do this first and
will then start up.
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Controls
Hold switch (2)
Previous / Rewind /
Scan (clear) (6)
Play-Pause / Mute /
Power On-Off (3)
iPod connection (1)
Next / Forward / Scan (add) (5)
Volume Up (8)
Volume Down (9)
Mode (4)
Favourite (7)
Headphone Socket (10)
Display (11)
The numbers against each function refer to paragraphs on the following pages.
Controls (contd.)
1. iPod cable and connector - This must be connected to the docking connector
on your iPod in order to use the radio.
2. Hold switch - Slide this switch up to prevent accidental operation of all buttons
on . The display will show ‘Locked’ if a button is pressed while Hold is applied. Slide down to re-enable the buttons.
3. Play / Pause / Mute / Power button - Acts as Play / Pause in Remote mode.
In DAB or FM mode will mute radio. Press and hold for 2-3 seconds to switch
and your iPod on or off.
4. Mode button - Press to cycle through DAB / FM / Remote modes.
5. Next / Forward / Scan button - In DAB mode press to select next radio
station, press and hold to scan for additional DAB stations. In FM mode, press to step frequency up, press and hold to scan. In Remote mode press to select the next track or press and hold to fast-forward the current track.
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Controls (contd.)
6. Previous / Rewind / Scan button - In DAB mode press to select previous
radio station, press and hold to clear radio station list and re-scan. In FM mode press to step frequency down, press and hold to scan. In Remote mode press to select the previous track or press and hold to rewind the current track.
7. Favourite button - Press to switch between selection of all radio stations and
just favourites. Press and hold to change the favourite status of the current radio station.
8. Volume Up button - Press or keep pressed to increase volume.
9. Volume Down button - Press or keep pressed to decrease volume.
10. Headphone socket - Connect headphones for listening to the radio or iPod.
The headphones act as the aerial for DAB and FM radio operation.
11.
Display - The display provides information on the operating mode, radio stations, volume and signal strength (see page 7).
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Display
1. Text area - this is used to display radio station names or frequencies and
user messages.
2. Volume - Five segments indicate the approximate volume setting. More
segments are visible at higher volume levels. The loudspeaker symbol will flash if
is set to mute the audio output.
3. Mode - The DAB and FM indicators show the current operating mode. In
Remote mode, the message ‘Remote’ is shown on the main display.
4. Favourite - The favourite stations mode indicator (heart) shows that
will only select radio stations from the stored favourites list. Pressing the Favourite button switches between favourite mode and all stations mode.
5. Set as Favourite - The tick indicator shows that the currently tuned radio
station is stored in the list of favourites. Press and hold the Favourite button to change this setting for the current radio station.
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Display (contd.)
6. Signal strength - Five segments indicate the approximate strength of the
radio signal received via the headphone lead aerial. Good quality reception is generally achieved when at least three segments are visible.
7. Display backlight - The display backlight is normally switched off to conserve
power, but it is switched on for five seconds after pressing any button.
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Operating your radio - DAB
1. Carefully plug into your iPod docking connector checking that the
connector is correctly aligned (see Connecting to your iPod, page 25). Plug the headphones into
. The headphone and iPod leads act as the radio
aerial and so the cables should be unravelled for good radio reception.
2. Your iPod may power up when
is connected. If not, press and hold the Play / Pause button on to switch on your iPod. will then power up after 2 - 3 seconds. The display will show ‘Welcome’ and then
will
enter the last used mode (or DAB mode if this is the first time that
is
used).
3. If necessary, press and release the Mode button until DAB mode is selected.
4. If the stored list of radio stations is empty then
will scan for DAB radio stations, displaying ‘Scan 5A’, ‘Scan 5B’, ‘Scan 5C’, and so on as the scan progresses. As new stations are found
will display ‘Found’ and the total
number of DAB radio stations found during the scan.
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