Roberts Sports DAB 3 User Manual

DAB / FM personal digital radio with loudspeaker

ROBERTS

Enjoy Listening

Please read this manual before use

Contents

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

Using the AC adaptor ...................................... 5-6

Keylock function .............................................. 7-8

Navigation....................................................... 9-10

Display icons ................................................. 11-12

Operating your radio - DAB ........................... 13-14

Selecting a station - DAB............................... 15-16

Display options - DAB.................................... 17-20

Signal strength display - DAB ........................ 21-22

Finding new stations - DAB ........................... 23-24

Secondary services - DAB.............................25-26

Manual tuning - DAB .....................................27-28

Dynamic range control settings - DAB...........29-30

Station order setup - DAB..............................31-32

Operating your radio - Search tuning - FM ....33-34

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Manual tuning - FM........................................ 35-36

Display options - FM ...................................... 37-38

FM stereo/mono (Earphones only) ................ 39-40

Scan sensitivity setting - FM .......................... 41-42

Preset stations DAB and FM ......................... 43-46

Sleep function ................................................ 47-48

Contrast ......................................................... 49-50

Software version ............................................ 51-52

ScreenTimeOut function ................................ 53-54

System reset.................................................. 55-56

Earphones ..................................................... 57-58

General .......................................................... 59-60

Specifi cations ......................................................61

Circuit features ....................................................61

Guarantee............................................................62

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Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)

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Controls

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43

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1. Loudspeaker

2. OLED display

3. Lock switch

4. Earphone socket

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Controls

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6

7

8

10

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12

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5. On / Off button

6. Volume Up button

7. Volume Down button

9. Info button

10. Telescopic aerial

11. Jog wheel

8. Band button

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12. Charging socket

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Using the AC adaptor

The SportsDAB3 features a built-in 1850mAH
rechargeable Lithium battery to power your radio.
Before operating the radio for the fi rst time, ensure
that you fully charge the radio.

1. Place your radio on a fl at surface. Carefully pull
back the protection cover and insert the adaptor
plug into the Charging socket on the right hand
side of your radio.

2. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13A mains
socket outlet. If the radio is switched on the
battery indicator will become animated showing
charging in progress. Note: If charging the radio
when the radio is switched off, the battery power
icon will not show on the display.

3. The radio will begin charging the built-in battery.
Charging time will take 4 hours with the radio
switched off and 10 hours if the radio is switched
on.

4. The battery power icon will fl ash whilst charging
and stop fl ashing when the radio is fully charged.
Reduced power, distortion, 'stuttering' sounds or
the battery power indicator low are all signs that
the battery needs to be recharged.

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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.

Note: The mains adaptor which is supplied with your
radio is a high effi ciency type, designed to minimise
energy consumption, whether the radio is playing,
charging its battery or switched off. Do not use any
other mains adaptor in place of the unit supplied.
Such use will invalidate your guarantee.

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical
Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)

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Keylock function

The Keylock function is used to prevent
unintentional operation of your radio.

1. Set the Lock switch located on the top of your
radio to the 'Lock'

position. The On/Off
and all other buttons will be disabled. This
will prevent accidental operation when your
radio is packed in a suitcase or travel bag. If
a button is accidentally pressed then ‘Button
Lock’ will show on the display.

2. To release the Lock switch, move the lock
switch to the 'Unlock' position.

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1

09:30DAB

Button Lock

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Navigation

This page describes the basic means of controlling
your Sports DAB 3. Instructions for each operating
mode are given in the later sections of this book.

1. Press and hold in the Jog wheel to access
the main menus.

2. Many operations require the user to make
a selection from the menus. Push the Jog
wheel Up or Down to highlight the desired
menu item and then click the Jog wheel to
select that item. A scroll bar is used to show
that there are more items in that menu.

3. If an error is made or you wish to go to the
previous screen there is a ‘Back’menu item in
most menus. Push the Jog wheel Up or Down
until ‘Back’ is highlighted on the display and
click the Jog wheel to select. After a period of
inactivity the display will revert to the previous
information display.

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Menu

Favourite Station

Station List
Manual Tune

Menu
System Setup

SW Version

Back

4. After a period of inactivity the display will turn
off in order to conserve battery power but the
radio will continue playing. This period of time
is adjustable, please see ‘Screen TimeOut
function’ page 53.

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Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)

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Display icons

a. Key lock indicator

b. Mode indicator

c. Time (24 hour format)

d. Sleep indicator

e. Battery / Charge indicator

f. Signal strength indicator

g. Preset station indicator

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b

c d e

09:30DAB

a

P1

g

f

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Operating your radio - DAB

1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial.

2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
The display will show ‘Welcome To Digital Radio’.

3. If this is the fi rst time the radio is used a scan of
the 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, the lower line of the
display shows a bar-graph indicating progress
of the scan.

5. When the scanning is completed the fi rst station

(in numeric-alpha order 0...9...A....Z) will be

selected. Your radio will automatically set to the
current time.

6. If the station list is still empty after the scan your
radio will display ‘Signal n/a’.

7. If no signals are found it may be necessary to
relocate your radio to a position giving better
reception. Then, either switch your radio off
and on again, or follow the procedure page 23
to repeat the scan.

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Welcome To

2

Digital Radio

00:00DAB

Scanning... 30

09:30DAB

BBC R2

Tuning...

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Selecting a station - DAB

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

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

3. Push the Jog wheel either up or down to
scroll through the list of available stations.
Stop when you fi nd the station that you wish
to hear.

4. Click the Jog wheel to select the station. The
display may show ‘Tuning...’ while your radio
fi nds the new station.

5. Adjust the Volume to the required setting.

Note: If after selecting a station the display shows
‘Signal n/a’ it may be necessary to relocate your
radio to a position giving better reception.

The use of radio station presets for selecting your
preferred radio stations is described on page 43.

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09:30DAB

1

3,4

5

DAB

09:30DAB

BBC R1

For more information go

Station List

BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4

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Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)

09:30DAB

BBC R2

Tuning...

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Display options - DAB

When in DAB mode your radio has a range of
display options:-

1. Press and release the Info button to cycle
through the various options.

a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text

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

b. Program Type Displays the type of

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

c. Multiplex Name Displays the name of

DAB multiplex to which
the current station
belongs.

d. Date Displays the current

date.

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09:30DAB

1

a

BBC R4

National and internation

09:30DAB

b

BBC R4

News

09:30DAB

c

BBC R4

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BBC National DAB

09:30DAB

d

BBC R4

24 JAN 2013

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Display options - DAB cont.

e. Channel & Displays the channel

frequency number and frequency
of the DAB multiplex for
the station listened to.

f. Bit rate Displays the digital

& audio type bit rate & audio type
for the station being
listened to.

g. Signal error Displays a signal error

for the currently tuned
DAB station. The lower
the number the clearer
the DAB signal.

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