Roberts Swallow 2 Instruction Manual

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ROBERTS

PLL synthesised radio MP3/WMA/CD/USB player

Contents

Contents .............................................................................. 1

Controls ............................................................................ 2-4

Battery operation ............................................................... 5

Mains operation ................................................................... 5

Operating your radio - FM search tuning ............................. 6

Operating your radio - MW search tuning............................ 7

Operating your radio - manual tuning .................................. 8

Presetting radio stations automatically ................................ 9

Presetting radio stations manually..................................... 10

Recalling a preset station .................................................. 11

Last station memory .......................................................... 11

Compact discs ................................................................... 12

CD-R / CD-RW discs ......................................................... 12

Inserting a CD.................................................................... 13

Playing a CD...................................................................... 13

Selecting a track ................................................................ 14

Search function.................................................................. 14

CD repeat mode ................................................................ 15

CD random mode .............................................................. 15

Programmed play .............................................................. 16

Editing a programme ......................................................... 16

Checking a programme ..................................................... 17

Erasing a programme ........................................................ 17

MP3/WMA mode ..............................................................18

Playing an MP3/WMA CD .................................................19

Selecting albums and ﬁ les ................................................. 19

Repeating a ﬁ le.................................................................. 20

Repeating all ﬁ les in an album...........................................20

Repeating all ﬁ les .............................................................. 20

Playing back ﬁ les in random order .................................... 21

Programming tracks ..........................................................21

Playing a programmed track.............................................. 22

Editing a programme ......................................................... 22

Adding a new ﬁ le ............................................................... 23

USB mode ......................................................................... 24

Selecting USB mode .........................................................25

General .............................................................................. 26

Mains supply...................................................................... 27

Headphones ...................................................................... 28

Speciﬁ cation ...................................................................... 29

Circuit features ..................................................................29

Troubleshooting ................................................................. 29

Guarantee.......................................................................... 30

Controls

(Front)

1. Function switch

2. Telescopic aerial

3. Loud speakers

4. Volume control

Controls

(Top)

5. Headphone socket

6. Deep Bass Boost button

7. On indicator light

8. LCD display

9. CD open close

10. Programme / Memory button

11. Play / Pause button

12. Tuning Down / B Skip button

13. Tuning Up / F Skip button

14. Waveband / Stop button

15. Mode button

16. Album / Memory up button

17. Album / Memory down button

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Controls

(Left side)

MONO/STEREO

FM MODE

USB

18. Handle

19. Mains power socket

20. USB socket

21. FM Mode switch

22. Battery compartment

(Right side)

Aerial storage

When the aerial is in the vertical position it can be collapsed and then pushed partly into the aerial stud for storage (see the right hand illustration above).

For best reception the aerial should be restored to the vertical orientation and fully extended.

Battery operation

1. Slide the battery cover catch in the direction of the arrow. Open the battery cover.

2. Fit six LR14 (C size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment. Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity as shown next to the battery compartment. Replace the battery cover.

3. Reduced power, distortion and a 'stuttering' sound are all signs that the batteries may need replacing. If your MP3 CD radio is not to be used for a prolonged period of time, remove the batteries to avoid damage by battery leakage.

• We recommend for economy that your MP3 CD radio is used on the mains whenever possible with battery operation for occasional or stand-by use only.

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.

Mains operation

1. Place your MP3 CD radio on a ﬂ at surface.

2. Plug the mains lead into the AC mains socket located towards the rear of the unit ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket.

3. Plug the other end into a mains wall socket and switch on.

IMPORTANT: The mains plug 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 plug should be removed from the mains socket outlet completely.

Operating your radio FM - search tuning

1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light.

2. Press the Waveband button to select the 'FM' waveband. The FM symbol will appear in the display.

3. The Telescopic aerial which is only operational on FM, should be fully extended and positioned for optimum reception.

4. Press and hold the Tuning Up or Down buttons in for a couple of seconds. Your radio will search in an upwards or downwards direction and stops automatically when it ﬁ nds a station of sufﬁ cient strength.

Search tuning may be stopped by a single press on either the Tuning

Up or Down buttons.

5. Adjust the volume by rotating the Volume control to the required level.

6. To receive stereo broadcasts set the FM Mode switch located on the rear of the unit to the 'FM Stereo' position. The FM stereo indicator

will be displayed. If the station being received is weak some hiss may be audible, to reduce the hiss set the FM Mode switch to the 'FM mono' position to return to mono operation.

7. Press the DBB button to activate the Deep Bass Boost system. Press the DBB button again to deactivate the Deep Bass Boost system.

8. The radio can be switched off by rotating the Function switch to the 'Off' position.

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FM Mode

Mono

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Operating your radio MW - search tuning

1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light.

2. Press the Waveband button to select the 'MW' waveband. The MW symbol will appear in the display.

3. To auto-tune press and hold the Tuning Up or Down buttons in for a couple of seconds. Your radio will search in an upwards or downwards direction and stops automatically when it ﬁ nds a station of sufﬁ cient strength.

Search tuning may be stopped by a single press on either the Tuning

Up or Down buttons.

For MW reception there is a built in ferrite aerial. Rotate the unit to

the position giving best reception.

4. Adjust the volume by rotating the Volume control to the required level.

5. Press the DBB button to activate the Deep Bass Boost system. Press the DBB button again to deactivate the Bass Boost system.

6. The radio can be switched off by rotating the Function switch to the 'Off' position.

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Operating your radio - manual tuning

1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light.

2. Press the Waveband button to select either the 'FM' or 'MW' waveband. The band symbol will appear in the display. On FM fully extend the telescopic aerial. On MW rotate your radio for best reception.

3. A single press on either the Tuning Up or Down buttons will change the frequency up or down. The frequency steps are:- FM 50MHz, MW 9kHz.

4. Adjust the volume by rotating the Volume control to the required level.

5. Press the DBB button to activate the Deep Bass Boost system. Press the DBB button again to deactivate the Bass Boost system.

6. The radio can be switched off by rotating the Function switch to the 'Off' position.

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Presetting radio stations - automatically

1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light.

3. Press and hold the Programme Memory button in for several seconds. The memory symbol will ﬂ ash on the display whilst it is searching. The radio searches for up to 10 radio stations and then stores them automatically in preset positions 1 - 10 and the memory symbol remains on the display.

4. After all ten preset positions have been stored the radio will begin to play the station located in the preset 1 position.

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