Roberts Radio RD-1 User Manual

RD-1

Gemini 1

FM /DAB digital radio

with

ROBERTS

Sound for Generations

Please read this manual before use

Contents

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

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

Using the AC adaptor ............................................................ 4

Operating your radio - DAB ................................................ 6-7

Secondary services - DAB ..................................................... 8

Display modes - DAB ............................................................ 8

Using your radios Pause Plus feature - DAB........................ 9

Pause Plus - rewind - DAB................................................... 10

Pause Plus - record (internal memory) - DAB .................... 11

Pause Plus - play (internal memory) - DAB ........................ 11

Pause Plus - record (SD card) - DAB .................................. 12

Pause Plus - play (SD card) - DAB...................................... 12

Pause Plus - storage settings - DAB ..............................13-16

Record Timer - DAB ....................................................... 17-19

SD Card format - DAB .................................................... 20-21

Programme type - DAB ....................................................... 22

Favourites - DAB .................................................................. 23

Manual tuning - DAB ............................................................ 24

Service status - DAB ....................................................... 25-26

Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB .................. 27

Tuning range - DAB ............................................................. 28

Digital output - DAB ............................................................. 29

Radio Data Interface (RDI) output - DAB ........................... 30

Audio outputs ....................................................................... 31

Audio 2 setup - DAB ............................................................ 31

Operating your radio autosearch - FM................................ 32

Operating your radio manual tune - FM .............................. 33

Presetting stations - DAB & FM............................................ 34

Recalling preset stations - DAB & FM ................................. 34

Clock settings .................................................................. 35-37

Alarms .................................................................................. 38

Buzzer alarm .................................................................. 38-39

Radio alarm .................................................................... 40-42

Snooze function ................................................................... 43

Sleep timer ...................................................................... 43-44

Display settings .................................................................... 45

Display settings - Display saving ........................................ 45

Display settings - Display backlight .................................... 46

Display settings - Contrast................................................... 47

Keypress settings - Timeout ................................................ 48

Keypress settings - KeyBeep............................................... 49

Factory default...................................................................... 50

Headphone socket............................................................... 51

General ................................................................................. 52

Circuit features ..................................................................... 52

Guarantee ............................................................................ 54

Controls

Station Presets

(Front)

1. Record button

2. Play button

3. Rewind button

4. button

5. Preset buttons

6. On/Off and sleep button

7. Band button

8. Display button

9. Set-up button

Pause

Rewind

Band

Play

stop

RD-1

Record

FM/DAB Digital Radio

Display

Set-up

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

Controls (Left side)

RDI

Digital Audio

Out

9. DC input socket

10. Headphone socket

11. Telescopic aerial

12. RDI output socket

13. Digital audio output socket

14. Analogue audio 2 output socket

15. Analogue audio 1 output socket

RIGHT

Analogue Audio Out

DC IN

9~12V 2A

Aerial

LEFT

Controls (Right side)

TUNING

Press

to select

VOLUME

TREBLE

BASS

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

Max

Min

16. Bass control

17. Treble control

18. Volume control

19. Tuning control

20. SD card socket

21. Lock Switch

22. Battery compartment

Battery operation

1. Remove the Battery cover on the rear of the unit by pushing the catches as shown.

2. Insert four LR20 (D 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 battery cover.

3. Reduced power, distortion and a ‘stuttering’ sound are all signs that the batteries may need replacing.

4. If the radio is not to be used for any extended period of time it is recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio.

Battery life

Using the AC adaptor

BATTERIES: 4x 1.5vSiz e D / UM-1 / R20

1. Place your radio on a flat surface.

2. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the left side of your radio.

3. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet. Whenever the adaptor is used the batteries are automatically disconnected.

The AC adaptor should be disconnected from the mains supply and the radio when not in use.

We would recommend for economy that your radio is used via the AC adaptor whenever possible with battery operation for occasional or stand-by use only.

ROBERTS

230V 50Hz

RDI

DigitalAudio

Out

Analogue

Aerial

AudioOut

LEFT

RIGHT

DC IN

9~12V 2A

Operating your radio - DAB

12:00

Wednesday

06-March-2002

DAB Auto Tune

0% 100%

Scanning 11d

Services Found :20

1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial.

2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. If this is the first time the radio is used the display will show DAB Auto Tune and a quick scan of UK Band III DAB channels will be carried out.

If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected.

4. During Auto Tune as each group of stations is detected the bottom line of the display will show the number of stations found. The display will also show a bargraph indicating progress of the Autotune.

5. When the Auto Tune is complete the first station (in numeric-alpha

order 0...9...A....Z) will be selected.

6. If the station list is still empty after the DAB Auto Tune your radio will display No DAB Service.

7. If no signals are found it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception.

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

Operating your radio - DAB

1Xtra - BBC

AbracaDabra

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3

AUTO

BBC Radio 1

The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Chris Moyles

- the studio webcam is at www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

09:05 18-May-2004

AUTO

1Xtra - BBC

AbracaDabra

BBC Radio 1

AUTO

All

1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial.

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

3. Rotate the Tuning control until the station list appears.

4. Continue to rotate the Tuning control until the required station appears between the two black bars on the display.

5. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the station. The required station will be selected and after a few seconds the Dynamic Label System text (DLS) will appear on the display.

6. Adjust the Volume, Bass and Treble controls to the required settings.

Note: To return to normal station mode from station list without selecting a station press and release the Display button.

TUNING

Press

to select

TUNING

Press

to select

TUNING

Press

to select

BBC Radio 1

Pop Music

BBC National DAB

Signal:

Battery:

09:05 18-May-2004

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

AUTO

BBC Radio 1

The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Chris Moyles

- the studio webcam is at www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

09:05 18-May-2004

AUTO

Secondary services - DAB

BBC Radio 4

Rumpole or the Bailey Coming next - Life Death and Sex with Mike and Sue

09:45 25-May-2004

AUTO

Secondary

Daily Service

09:45 25-May-2004

AUTO

1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services associated with them. If a station has a secondary service the top line of the display will show Secondary. To select the secondary service Press in and release the Tuning control.

2. To change back to the primary service Press in and release the Tuning control.

Display modes - DAB

Your radio has two display modes - normal mode shows Station name and information text (DLS) - extended mode shows extra information such as Programme type, Multiplex name, Signal strength and Battery level.

1. Press the Display button to change display mode

TUNING

Press

to select

TUNING

Press

to select

Display

2. Press the Display button to change back to original display mode.

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

Display

Using your radio's Pause Plus feature - DAB

BBC Radio 1

Paused From : 10:10

For : 01:15 (15:00)

Available : 13:45

10:10 18-May-2004

AUTO

BBC Radio 1

Rewind : 01:15

Available : 13:45 (15:00)

10:10 18-May-2004

AUTO

Rewind

BBC Radio 1

The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Chris Moyles

- the studio webcam is at www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

09:05 18-May-2004

AUTO

How many times has your favourite radio station been interrupted by that phone call from a double glazing firm or someone selling that must have item? Sound familiar? Now with a single press of the

button you can put your favourite station on hold while you answer that important call. After the call or other important task is finished simply press the button to return to your favourite station exactly where you left off so that you never miss

a single word.

Radio stations can effectively be put on hold for typically 15 minutes but can be up to 30 minutes depending on the DAB storage settings (see page 13)

Note the feature only operates on the DAB waveband.

1. To place your radio in mode simply press the button, the sound from the loudspeaker will be muted. The display

will show the time station was paused, duration of pause and remaining pause time available.

2. To return to the radio station that you were listening to simply press the button and your radio will continue playing from where you left off. The display will show the amount by which you

are behind real time together with the remaining pause time.

3. To return to real time press and release the Rewind button, the

display will return to previous mode prior to operation.

Pause Plus Rewind - DAB

Rewind

BBC 7

Rewind : 01:15

Available : 13:45 (15:00)

11:01 18-May-2004

AUTO

BBC 7

The Brighton Mystery Journalist Polly solves murder mysteries with the help of a mystery Man in a tea room

11:10 18-May-2004

AUTO

1. As soon as you switch on your radio the feature is working silently in the background so, say for example, you want

to hear a news item again press the Rewind button and rotate the tuning control clockwise to scroll back to the item you wish to listen. The display will show the amount of time you have scrolled back together with the maximum time you can rewind back to.

Note the rewind memory only starts when your radio is switched on.

2. To return to real time press the Rewind button.

3. Rewind memory is typically 15 minutes but can be up to 30 minutes depending on the DAB storage settings (see page 13)

Note the rewind feature only operates on the DAB waveband.

TUNING

Press

to select

Rewind

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

Pause Plus Record (internal memory) - DAB

Record

Recording

BBC 7

Recording 0:01:00

Rec Available 0:51:00

13:57 18-May-2004

AUTO

BBC 7

Rumpole or the Bailey Coming next - Life Death and Sex with Mike and Sue

13:58 18-May-2004

AUTO

Warning

End of File

14:57 18-May-2004

AUTO

Playback

BBC 7

Playback 0:01:00

Duration 0:30:00

14:06 18-May-2004

AUTO

Record

1. Your radio can record to its internal memory for typically 30 minutes but can be up to 1 hour depending on DAB storage settings (see page

13) and the programme you are listening to.

2. Press and hold in the Record button until the display shows Recording.

3. The display will show the recording duration together with the remaining record time available.

4. Press the Record button to stop the recording.

Note: If the SD card becomes full during the recording the display will show Memory Full. Press the Record button to stop the recording and press again to return to normal mode.

Pause Plus - play (internal memory)

1. Press the Play button to commence playback of a previous recording.

2. When the playback has finished the display will show Warning End

of File.

3. Press the Play button twice, after a few seconds your radio will return to normal radio mode.

Note the record/play internal memory is cleared when changing band or switching off your radio

Play

Pause Plus - record (SD card)

Information

SDCard Inserted

14:46 18-May-2004

AUTO

Recording

BBC Radio 5 Live Recording 0:01:00

Rec Available 0:52:00

14:50 18-May-2004

AUTO

Playback

BBC Radio 5 Live

Playback 0:01:00

Duration 0:59:00

14:56 18-May-2004

AUTO

Warning

End of File

14:57 18-May-2004

AUTO

Your radio is supplied with a 32MB SD card which will give typically 30 minutes record time but can be over 1 hour depending on program type.

1. Insert the SD card into the slot located on the top right side of your radio. The display will show SDCard Inserted.

2. Press and hold in the Record button until the display shows Recording.

3. The display will show the recording duration together with the remaining record time available.

4. Press the Record button to stop the recording.

Note: Record function is provided for personal use only

Record

Pause Plus - play (SD card)

1. Ensure that an SD card is inserted into the slot located on the top right side of your radio. The display will show SDCard Inserted.

2. Press the Play button to commence playback of previous recording.

3. When the playback has finished the display will show Warning End of File.

4. Press the Play button twice, after a few seconds your radio will return to normal radio mode.

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

Play

Pause Plus storage settings - DAB

Set-Up

Record Timer

Clock DAB

Display

Sleep

12:22 16-May-2004

AUTO

Set-Up

Buzzer Alarm

Radio Alarm

Record Timer

12:22 16-May-2004

AUTO

DAB

Programme Type All Favourites Yes DRC Enable 0 Tuning Range 11B-12D Manual Tune ...

More...

AUTO

DAB

Audio 2 Optical output No RDI Enable No Storage On Storage Control ... Service Status ...

...

AUTO

Your radio's Pause Plus internal storage can be allocated to either Pause/ Rewind or to Record. By default the settings are 50% Pause/Rewind and 50% Record.

The default settings are allocated so as to allow typically 15 minutes Pause/Rewind and 15 minutes Record but can be up to 30 minutes for each depending on storage settings, station type and programme content.

Changing the settings to 95% Record (the maximum) will give a record time of typically 30 minutes but can be up to 1 hour depending on station and programme content.

1. Press the Setup button to enter the Setup menu.

TUNING

Press

to select

Set-up

2. Rotate the Tuning control until the DAB section appears between the two black lines on the display.

3. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the DAB section.

4. Rotate the Tuning control anti-clockwise until More... is high- lighted on the display.

5. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the More.. section.

TUNING

Press

to select

TUNING

Press

to select

Pause Plus storage settings - DAB (cont.)

DAB

Audio 2 ... Optical output No RDI Enable No Storage On Storage Control Service Status ...

...

AUTO

Storage Control

Rewind

ecord 50%

SDCard Format ...

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 50%

R I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

AUTO

Storage Control

Rewind

ecord

SDCard Format ...

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

R I I I I I I I I I I I I I 95%

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

AUTO

BBC 7

Rumpole or the Bailey Coming next - Life Death and Sex with Mike and Sue

13:58 18-May-2004

AUTO

6. Rotate the Tuning control until the highlight appears on the Storage Control line.

TUNING

Press

to select

7. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the Storage Control section.

8. Rotate the Tuning control until the highlight appears on either the Rewind or Record storage settings line.

9. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the required storage setting and rotate the Tuning control to adjust the setting.

10. Press in and release the Tuning control to store the change.

11. Repeatedly press and release the Setup button until the display returns to show normal station mode.

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

TUNING

Press

to select

TUNING

Press

to select

Set-up

Pause Plus Storage settings - DAB (cont.)

Set-Up

Record Timer

Clock DAB

Display

Sleep

AUTO

Set-Up

Buzzer Alarm

Radio Alarm

Record Timer

AUTO

DAB

Programme Type All Favourites Yes DRC Enable 0 Tuning Range 11B-12D Manual Tune ...

More...

AUTO

DAB

Audio 2 Optical output No RDI Enable No Storage On Storage Control ... Service Status ...

...

AUTO

Your radio has three settings for Pause Plus storage. The settings are Off, On and On with AC. With the Pause Plus storage Off the battery life will be extended (typically 25 hours).

1. Press the Setup button to enter the Setup menu.

2. Rotate the Tuning control until the DAB section appears between the two black lines on the display.

Set-up

TUNING

3. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the DAB section.

4. Rotate the Tuning control until More... is highlighted on the display.

5. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the More.. section.

Press

to select

TUNING

Press

to select

TUNING

Press

to select

Pause Plus Storage settings - DAB (cont.)

Audio 2 ... Optical output No RDI Enable No Storage Storage Control ... Service Status ...

Off

DAB

AUTO

Audio 2 ... Optical output No RDI Enable No Storage Storage Control ... Service Status ...

DAB

AUTO

Audio 2 ... Optical output No RDI Enable No Storage Off Storage Control ... Service Status ...

DAB

AUTO

Audio 2 ... Optical output No RDI Enable No Storage On Storage Control ... Service Status ...

DAB

AUTO

6. Rotate the Tuning control until the highlight appears on the Storage line.

TUNING

Press

to select

7. Press in and release the Tuning control to select the Storage section.

8. Rotate the Tuning control to change the Storage to the required setting e.g.. On, Off or On with AC.

9. Press in and release the Tuning control to store the change.

10. Repeatedly press and release the Setup button until the display returns to show normal station mode

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

TUNING

Press

to select

TUNING

Press

to select

TUNING

Press

to select

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