Roberts Radio RD-22 User Manual

RD-22

FM RDS/DAB digital radio

with

ROBERTS

Sound for Generations

Please read this manual before use

Contents

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

Remote handset battery replacement .................................5

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

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

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

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

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

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

Autoselect - DAB .................................................................9

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

Signal strength display - DAB ............................................10

Using your radio's Pauseplus feature ...........................11-12

Operating your radio - FM .................................................13

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

Display modes - FM...........................................................15

FM stereo/mono ................................................................15

Presetting stations - DAB and FM .....................................16

Recalling a preset station - DAB and FM ..........................16

System reset .....................................................................17

Favourite button ................................................................18

Software version ................................................................18

Sleep function ....................................................................19

Alarm display .....................................................................20

Alarm/timers ................................................................ 21-24

Snooze function .................................................................25

Cancelling alarms ..............................................................25

Connecting to an external ampliﬁ er or recorder ................26

Recording from your radio .................................................26

Clock display .....................................................................27

Display backlight ...............................................................27

3D sound switch ................................................................28

Aux in socket .....................................................................28

Headphone and optical output sockets .............................29

General ..............................................................................30

Speciﬁ cations ....................................................................30

Circuit features ..................................................................30

Mains Supply .....................................................................31

Guarantee .........................................................................34

Controls

(Front)

1. Loudspeakers

2. Infra red sensor

3. LCD display

4. Volume/standby control

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Controls

(Rear)

5. Optical output socket (toslink)

6. Auxiliary in socket

7. Headphone socket

8. 3D sound switch

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9. Mains input socket

10. Telescopic aerial holder

11. Telescopic aerial

Remote control

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1. Band button

2. Alarm button

3. Number keys

4. Favourite button

6. Menu/select button

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button

7. Tuning down button

8. Tuning up button

9. Volume down button

10. Volume up button

11. Standby button

12. Info button

13. Auto tune button

Remote handset battery replacement

1. With the aid of the end of a paper clip slide catch in direction shown.

2. Remove battery holder by pushing holder in direction shown.

3. Remove battery from holder.

4. Replace battery (CR2025 or equivalent) ensuring that positive side of battery faces you with holder positioned as shown.

5. Replace the battery holder.

Mains operation

1. Place your radio on a ﬂ at surface.

2. Plug the mains lead into the Socket located on the rear of your radio ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket.

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

Operating your radio - DAB

1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial.

2. Press the StandBy button to switch on your radio. The display will show "Roberts DAB digital radio" for a few seconds.

3. If this is the ﬁ rst time the radio is used a quick scan of UK Band III DAB channels will be carried out. The display will show "Autotune Quick scan". If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected.

4. During Autotune as each group of stations is detected the bottom line of the display will show its name and the station count will be updated. The top line of the display shows a bargraph indicating progress of the Autotune.

5. When the Auto tune is complete the ﬁ rst station (in numeric-alpha

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

6. If the station list is still empty after the Autotune your radio will display "No Signal".

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

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020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)

Selecting a station - DAB

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

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

3. Press the Menu/Select button to select the station. The display may show "Tuning" while your radio ﬁ nds the new station.

4. Adjust the Volume and 3D sound switch to the required settings.

Note: If after selecting a station the display continues to show "Not

Available" it may be necessary to relocate your 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 rotate the tuning control clockwise.

Display modes - DAB

Your radio has ﬁ ve display modes:-

1. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes.

a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such

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

b. Programme type Displays type of station being listened to

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

c. Multiplex Name Displays name of multiplex to which

current station belongs.

d. Signal strength Displays signal strength for station being

listened to.

e. Time and date Displays current time and date.

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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 AutoTune button, the display will show "Autotune Quick Scan". Your radio will perform a scan of the UK DAB frequencies. 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.

2. To carry out a full scan of the entire DAB Band III frequencies press and hold down the AutoTune button for more than 2 seconds and then release. The display will show "Autotune Full scan". 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.

Autoselect - DAB

As an alternative to pressing the tuning control to select a station your radio can be set so as to automatically select a station.

1. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to scroll through the list of available stations.

2. Immediately press and hold in the Menu/Select button for 2 seconds until the display shows "Autoselect ON".

3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the station you require is visible on the display, after a few seconds your radio will automatically select the station shown on the display.

4. To switch off Autoselect press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to scroll through the list and immediately press and hold in the Menu/ Select button until the display shows "Autoselect OFF".

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Manual Tuning - DAB

Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III channels. UK DAB stations located in the range 11B to 12D.

1. Press and hold in the Menu/Select button until the display shows "Manual tune".

2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the required DAB channel.

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3. Press and release the Menu/Select button to select the channel.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the stations contained within the Multiplex for the selected DAB channel.

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

Signal strength display - DAB

1. Repeatedly press and release the Info button until the lower line of the display shows signal strength.

2. Position your radio and angle the telescopic aerial for best reception using the signal strength display as a guide. Move your radio around and position so as to give maximum number of black rectangles on signal strength display.

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

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020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)

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