Roberts Sound 38 User Manual

DAB / DAB+ / FM / CD Stereo Clock Radio with CD Bookmark

ROBERTS

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Contents

Sound 38 clock radio features .............................................2

Controls ........................................................................... 3-4

Using your clock radio for the ﬁ rst time ...............................5

Operating your clock radio - DAB ........................................6

Selecting a station - DAB.....................................................7

Secondary services - DAB...................................................7

Display options - DAB..........................................................8

Finding new stations - DAB .................................................9

Signal strength display - DAB ..............................................9

Manual tuning - DAB .........................................................10

Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB .................11

Prune stations - DAB .........................................................12

Operating your radio - Search tuning FM ..........................13

Manual tuning - FM............................................................14

Display options - FM .........................................................15

Stereo / Mono setting - FM ...............................................16

Presetting stations ....................................................... 17-18

Compact discs / MP3/WMA-CDs ................................. 19-20

Playing a CD......................................................................21

CD Bookmark ....................................................................22

Selecting a track ................................................................23

Search function..................................................................23

CD repeat function.............................................................24

CD intro function ................................................................24

CD random play.................................................................25

Creating a play list (Program play) ....................................25

Checking and editing a program........................................26

Erasing a program .............................................................26

Setting alarms.............................................................. 27-29

Snooze function .................................................................30

Sleep function ....................................................................31

Language function .............................................................32

Clock display .....................................................................33

Dimmer ..............................................................................33

USB socket for software upgrades ....................................33

Software version ................................................................34

System reset......................................................................35

Headphone socket.............................................................36

Auxiliary input socket .........................................................37

Cautions ............................................................................38

Speciﬁ cations and circuit features .....................................38

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

Sound 38 clock radio features

The Roberts Sound 38 clock radio provides the following features in an attractive compact unit.

• Radio for DAB and FM with RDS broadcasts.

• Audio CD player with track search and programming facility (can also play CDR or CD-RW discs).

• Playback of MP3 and WMA ﬁ les which have been recorded to CD-R, CD-RW dics.

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

• The Sound 38 has a CD Bookmark feature which allows CD

playback to resume from the track and time position reached when the unit was previously put into standby mode or when you have switched to another mode.

• Clock display with either the time or time and date when in standby.

• Four alarm timers with snooze feature to wake you to either buzzer, radio or CD.

• Adjustable sleep timer which can be set to turn off after between 0 and 90 minutes.

• A 3.5mm Auxiliary input socket for playing audio from MP3 players,

iPods or other audio equipment.

• A standard 3.5mm headphone socket is provided for private listening.

Note: If the unit is in the CD or the Auxiliary input stop mode position for more than 15 minutes it will automatically switch to the standby mode. The operation indicator and the LCD will go off in such a case. To use the unit again switch on the unit.

Controls

(Front)

1. Menu button

2. Preset / Album Down button

3. Function button (DAB/FM/CD/AUX)

4. Sleep button

5. Dimmer button

6. Display button

7. Preset / Album Up button

8. LCD display

9. On / Off button

10. Tuning Down / Rewind button

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11. Tuning Up / Fast-forward button

12. Snooze button

13. Select / Play / Pause button

14. Stop button

15 . Intro / Repeat button

16. Volume control

17. Random / Program button

18. Auto Scan / Alarm button

Controls

(Rear view)

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19. Open / Close CD button

20. CD lid

21. Auxiliary input socket

22. Headphone socket

AUX IN

DC IN

23. DC input socket

24. Wire DAB / FM aerial

25. USB socket (for software upgrades)

Using your 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 clock radio.

3. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC Input socket located on the rear of your clock radio.

4. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13amp mains socket outlet.

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 clock radio from the mains completely, the mains adaptor should be removed from the mains socket outlet completely.

5. When your clock radio is ﬁ rst switched on the display will show 'Setting Clock' and a station search will be performed automatically.

6. When a signal has been found, the clock information will appear on the display. Press the Display button to toggle between showing the time only or showing both the date and time.

DC IN

AUX IN

7. If no signals are found 'Clock not set' will be displayed. It may then be necessary to relocate your clock radio to a position giving better reception. You should then carry out an auto scan to ﬁ nd stations as described on page 9.

Operating your clock radio - DAB

1. 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 clock radio.

2. Press the On / Off button to switch on your clock radio. When ﬁ rst switched on, the clock radio will be in DAB mode. After each use the clock radio will remember the mode used and then switch on in that mode the next time it is used.

3. If this is the ﬁ rst time the clock radio is used a scan of the Band III DAB channels may be carried out (the scan is normally performed automatically when the clock is ﬁ rst set - page 5). If the clock radio has been used before, the last used station will be selected. If new radio stations are found, they will be added to the stored list of stations.

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 in the ﬁ rst line of the display and other information in the second line.

5. If the station list is still empty after the scan operation your clock radio will display 'Station not available'.

6. If no signals are found it may be necessary to relocate your clock radio to a position giving better reception, and then repeat the scan using the auto scan facility (page 9).

Selecting a station - DAB

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

2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to scroll through the list of available stations on the lower line of the display. Stop pressing the Tuning buttons when you ﬁ nd the station that you wish to hear.

3. Press and release the Select button to select the station. The display may show 'Connecting' while your clock radio ﬁ nds the new station.

4. Adjust the Volume control to the required setting.

Note: If after selecting a station the display continues to show 'Station not available' it may be necessary to relocate your clock radio to a position

giving better reception.

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.

Station list

Station list

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Display options - DAB

Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode:-

1. Press the Display button to cycle through the various options.

a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such

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

b. Multiplex Name Displays the name of the DAB multiplex

to which the current station belongs.

c. Signal strength Displays a graph showing the signal strength

for the currently tuned DAB station. The clear unﬁ lled rectangle indicates minimum signal level required for satisfactory reception.

d. Time and date Displays the current time and date.

e. Programme type Displays the type of station currently being

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

f. Bit rate/audio type Displays the digital bit rate and audio

type for the currently tuned DAB station.

g. Channel & frequency Displays channel number and frequency

for the currently tuned DAB station.

Finding new stations - DAB

As time passes new stations may become available. To ﬁ nd new stations proceed as follows:-

1. Press and release the Function button until the DAB band is selected.

2. Press and release the Auto Scan button. The display will show 'Scanning'.

3. 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.

Signal strength display - DAB

1. Press and release the Display button until the lower line of the display shows signal strength.

2. Position your clock radio and try adjusting the aerial as to give maximum number of black rectangles on the signal strength display. Normally the best reception will be found with the aerial fully extended.

3. The clear unﬁ lled rectangle indicates minimum signal level required for satisfactory reception.

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.

1. Press and release the Menu button.

2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows 'Manual tune'. Press and release the Select button to enter the manual tuning mode.

3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired DAB channel.

4. Press and release the Select button. The open block in the signal strength graph shows you 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.

5. Press and release the Select button to return to the normal tuning mode.

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Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB

Dynamic range control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your clock radio is used in a noisy environment.

There are three levels of compression:

DRC Off No compression applied. (default)

DRC High Maximum compression applied.

DRC Low Medium compression applied.

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

2. Press and release the Function button until the DAB mode is selected.

3. Press and release the Menu button.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'DRC Value' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. The display will show the current DRC value and it will be marked with an asterisk.

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. 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 clock radio will have no effect.

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