Roberts Sports DAB 5 User Manual
DAB / DAB+ / FM personal digital radio
ROBERTS
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Please read this manual before use
Contents
Controls ......................................................................................3-4
Battery operation ........................................................................5-6
Keylock function .........................................................................7-8
Display icons ..............................................................................7-8
Navigation................................................................................. 9-10
Earphones ................................................................................ 9-10
Operating your radio - DAB .................................................... 11-12
Selecting a station - DAB........................................................13-14
Display options - DAB.............................................................15-16
Signal strength display - DAB .................................................17-18
Secondary services - DAB......................................................17-18
Finding new stations - DAB ....................................................19-20
Auto select function - DAB......................................................19-20
Manual tuning - DAB ..............................................................21-22
Dynamic range control settings - DAB....................................23-24
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Prune stations - DAB ..............................................................25-26
Operating your radio search tuning - FM ................................25-26
Manual tuning - FM.................................................................27-28
Display options - FM ...............................................................29-30
Stereo/mono - FM...................................................................31-32
Scan sensitivity setting - FM ...................................................31-32
Preset stations DAB and FM ..................................................33-36
Sleep function .........................................................................35-36
Contrast ..................................................................................37-38
Display backlight.....................................................................37-38
Language................................................................................39-40
Software version .....................................................................41-42
System reset...........................................................................41-42
General ....................................................................................... 43
Specifi cations & Circuit features .............................................44-45
Guarantee....................................................................................46
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Controls
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1. LCD display
2. Headphone socket
3. Presets 1 - 5
4. On / Off button
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Controls
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5. Battery compartment
6. Jog wheel
7. Volume Up button
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8. Volume Down button
9. Lock switch
10. USB socket for service use only
(Inside battery compartment)
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Battery operation
1. Remove the battery cover on the back of the unit by sliding the
cover in the direction of the arrow.
2. Insert 2 x 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.
Replace the cover.
3. When the batteries are exhausted the radio will go off. Reduced
power, distortion and a ‘stuttering’ sound are all signs that the
batteries may need replacing.
4. If the radio is not used for any extended period of time it is
recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio.
5. Battery replacement does not cause the station list or preset
stations to be lost.
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.
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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 rear 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 Locked’ will show on the display.
2. To release the Lock switch, move the lock switch to the ‘Unlock'
position.
Display icons
a. Signal strength indicator
b. Time (24 hour format)
c. Battery indicator
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a b c
Button
Locked
<Back >
DAB
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Navigation
This page describes the basic means of controlling your Sports
DAB 5. 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 press the Jog wheel to select that item.
Arrows are 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 press the
Jog wheel to select. After a period of inactivity the display will
revert to the previous information display.
Earphones
The lead connecting the earphones to your radio acts as an aerial
when plugged into the Earphone socket. The lead should be fully
extended as much as possible to increase reception.
1. Plug the earphones into the Earphone socket on the top of your
radio.
2. Check that the Volume level is not too loud before placing the
ear-pieces into your ears.
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DAB
<Find Services >
DAB
<Back >
IMPORTANT: Plug the headphones
into the radio and switch on the radio
before inserting the headphones
into your ears. Excessive sound
pressure from earphones can cause
hearing loss.
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Operating your radio - DAB
1. Carefully fully extend the earphone antenna.
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
‘Service not available’.
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 19 to
repeat the scan.
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Welcome to
Digital Radio
Scanning... 28
BBC R2
Connecting...
BBC R2
Service not avai
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Selecting a station - DAB
1. When in DAB mode, push the Jog wheel either up or down to
scroll through the list of available stations on the lower line of the
display. Stop when you fi nd the station that you wish to hear.
2. Press the Jog wheel to select the station. The display may show
‘Connecting...’ while your radio fi nds the new station.
3. Adjust the Volume to the required setting.
4. If you need to select the DAB mode, press and hold the Jog
wheel and then push the Jog wheel up or down until ‘DAB mode’
is highlighted.
5. Press the Jog wheel to enter the DAB mode.
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 radio station presets for selecting your preferred radio
stations is described on page 33.
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Station list
<BBC R4 >
BBC R4
Connecting...
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