Enjoy Listening ROBERTS DAB / FM RDS / SD Digital Radio Recorder with PausePlus Please read this manual before use
Contents Controls ........................................................................... 2-3 Timed recording........................................................... 23-26 Battery operation .................................................................4 View record timers .............................................................27 Using the AC adaptor ..........................................................5 Playing files - SD ............................................................
Controls (Front) 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 14 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 16 1. Preset 5 / Play Mode button 7. PausePlus / Record button 12. Select button 2. Preset 4 / Fast-forward button 8. On / Off button 13. Info / Advanced menu button 3. Preset 3 / Rewind button 9. On / Off indicator 14. Volume control 4. Preset 2 / Stop button 10. LCD display 15. Band button 5. Preset 1 / Play / Pause button 11. Tuning Up / Down buttons 16. Tone control 6.
Controls (Rear) Controls (Left hand side) 18 19 20 21 22 17 17. Battery compartment 19. SD card slot 18. Telescopic aerial 20. Headphone socket 21. Auxiliary input socket 22.
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 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, your radio switching off automatically, and a 'stuttering' sound are all signs that the batteries may need replacing. 1 4.
Using the AC adaptor 1. Place your radio on a flat surface. 2. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. The aerial should be fully extended and positioned vertically for optimum reception. 3. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the left hand side of your radio. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet. The display will show 'Welcome ROBERTS' for a few seconds. IMPORTANT: The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting the radio to the mains supply.
Operating your radio 1. Press the On / Off button to switch on your radio. When first switched on, the radio will be in DAB mode. After each use the radio will remember the mode used and then switch on in that mode the next time that it is used. 1 2. If the radio has been used before, the last used station will be selected. 3. If this is the first time that the radio has been used a quick scan of the Band III DAB channels will be carried out.
Selecting a station - DAB 1. Press the On / Off button to switch on your radio. 1 2. Press and release the Band button until the DAB mode is selected. The display will show the name of the radio station currently selected. 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to step through the list of available stations. 2 4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press and release the Select button to select the station. The display will show 'Tuning' while your radio finds the new station. 5.
Auto-Select - DAB As an alternative to pressing the select button to select a station your radio can be set so as to automatically select a station. 1,3 1. Press and hold the Select button until the display shows 'Auto-Select On'. 2. 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. 2 2 3.
Display modes - DAB Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode:- a 1. Press and release the Info button to cycle through the various options. 1 a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone in number, etc. b. Programme type Displays the type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. c. Time and date Displays the current time (24 hour format) and date. b c d 9 d.
Finding new stations - DAB As time passes new stations may become available. To find new stations proceed as follows. 1 1. Press and hold the Info button. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Auto Tune' appears on the display. 3. Press and release the Select button. Your radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels. 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.
Manual tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune your radio to a particular DAB frequency in Band III. Any new stations found will be added to the station list. This function can also be used to assist the positioning of the aerial or the radio to optimise reception for a specific channel or frequency. Note that UK DAB stations are located in the range of channels 11B to 12D. 1 1. Press and hold the Info button. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows 'Manual Tune'.
Dynamic Range Control (DRC) - DAB Dynamic range control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. 2 There are three levels of compression: DRC 0 No compression applied. (default) DRC 1 Maximum compression applied. DRC 1/2 Medium compression applied. 3 1. Press the On / Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press and release the Band button until the DAB band is selected. 3. Press and hold the Info button. 4,5 4,5 4.
Operating your radio - FM Auto Tune 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. The aerial should be fully extended and positioned vertically for optimum reception. 2. Press the On / Off button to switch on your radio. 3 3. Press and release the Band button until the FM band is selected. 4. Press and release the Tuning Up button to cause your radio to search from low frequency to high frequency and to stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength.
Manual tuning - FM 1. Fully extend the telescopic aerial. The aerial should be fully extended and positioned vertically for optimum reception. 3 2. Press the On / Off button to switch on your radio. 3. Press and release the Band button until the FM band is selected. 4 4. Press and release the Select button until the display shows 'Auto Scan: Off'. 5. Repeatedly press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz.
Display modes - FM Your radio has a range of display options for FM mode:The Radio Data System (RDS) is a system in which inaudible digital information is transmitted in addition to the normal FM radio programme. RDS offers several useful features. The following are available on your radio. 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.
Stereo / Mono setting - FM (headphones only) Your radio will play stereo FM broadcasts in stereo (via headphones) provided that the received signal is of adequate strength. However, as a stereo signal becomes weaker the audio signal will become poorer. It may be preferable to force the radio to play the station in mono in order to reduce the level of backgound hiss. 3 1. Press the On / Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Tune to the required FM radio station as previously described (see pages 13, 14).
Scan sensitivity setting - FM Your radio will normally scan for FM broadcasts which are strong enough to give good reception. However, you may wish the Auto-scan function to also be able to find weaker signals, possibly from more distant radio transmitters. Your radio includes a local / distant option for the Auto-scan function. 2 1. Press the On / Off button to switch on the radio. 2. Press and release the Band button until the FM band is selected. 3 3. Press and hold the Info button. 4.
Presetting stations You may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. There are 10 memory presets in your radio, 5 for DAB and 5 for FM. Presets are remembered by your radio in the event of a power failure. The procedure for setting presets and using them to tune stations is the same for FM and DAB modes, and is described below. 1. Press the On / Off button to switch on the radio. 2 2. Press and release the Band button to select the desired waveband. 3.
Using your radio's PausePlus feature - DAB and FM 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? With a single press of the PausePlus button you can put your favourite station on hold while you answer that important call.
3. Press and release the PausePlus button a second time to start playback with the current delay. The display will show the total buffer time increasing, but the time delayed will remain constant. 4. To return to live listening simply press and hold the PausePlus button. The radio will revert to the normal station name display. 3,4 Once PausePlus has been cancelled, it will not be possible to go back to a previously stored part of the program.
Using an SD memory card with your radio This section describes how to use your radio to access and playback your audio files via Secure Digital (SD, SDHC) cards. The RecordR can also record DAB or FM radio stations to SD, SDHC media. The RecordR has been tested with a wide range of SD/SDHC cards from 512MB to 32GB capacity. Note that cards of less than 512MB capacity cannot be used. SD/SDHC memory must be formatted to use the FAT 16 or FAT 32 filing system in order to operate in the radio.
Recording to SD/SDHC cards Your RecordR radio has been designed to allow you to make recordings to SD/SDHC cards. You may record a current radio programme or you may use the timed record facility (see page 23). It is possible to record onto SD/SDHC cards which already contain files written by the radio or using your computer. The recorded files will be added to those already present on the card. 3,5 Note: You must stop the recording before you can access other functions.
Making a recording cont. Note: The SD card should only be removed when recording is stopped. Removing the SD card while recording is in progress may corrupt data on the card leading to the loss of files previously written. Files that have been written to the SD/SDHC card are held in folders. Recordings are held in sub-folders according to the source used for the recording.
Timed recordings cont. 2. Press and hold the Info button. 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Recorder Set' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button to enter the timer record setup. 2 4. 'REC 1' flashes on the display. 5. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired record timer 1, 2, 3 or 4. 6. Press and release the Select button to enter the setting for the chosen timer. You will need to select the record source.
9. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the desired timer day option: Daily - will record everyday Date - will record on a set date Weekdays - will record only on weekdays Weekends - will record only on weekends Weekly - will record on a set day of the week Once - will record at one time only If setting the record timer to the date option, continue with step 10 below. If setting the record timer to Weekly skip to step 14. Otherwise skip to step 15 on the next page. 10.
15. Press and release the Select button. The record start hour will flash on the display. To set the hour, press the Tuning Up or Down buttons. Press and hold the Tuning Up or Down buttons to advance the time quickly. 15-20 16. Press and release the Select button. The minute digits will flash on the display. To set the minutes, press the Tuning Up or Down buttons. 17. Press and release the Select button. The record end hour will flash on the display. To set the hour, press the Tuning Up or Down buttons.
View record timers 1. Press and hold the Info button. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Recorder Set' shows on the display. Press and release the Select button to enter the timed record setup. 1 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to view timer 1, 2, 3 or 4. 4. Press and release the Select button to cycle through each of the settings for the chosen timer.
Playing files - SD 1. Press the On / Off button to switch on your radio. 2. To select the SD mode press and release the Band button until the SD mode is shown on the display. Your radio will start playing from the SD card. It may take several seconds to read the data on the SD/ SDHC card. 2 3. To pause playing, press the Play / Pause button. To resume playing, press the Play / Pause button again. 4. To Stop play, press the Stop button.
File navigation 1. While the SD card is playing, press either the Fast-forward or Rewind buttons to change to the desired file. The file number will be updated in the display. If there is more than one folder, when all files in the current folder have been played the next folder will be played. 1 1 1 1 Search function 1. While the SD card is playing, press and hold the Fast-forward or Rewind buttons. Release the button when the desired part of the current file is reached.
Repeat a single file 1. While the SD file is playing, press the Play / Mode button until the repeat single file symbol appears in the display. The current file will be repeated. Repeat Folder 1-5 2. While the SD file is playing, press the Play / Mode button until the repeat folder symbol appears in the display. All of the files in the folder will be played repeatedly. Repeat all files 3. While the SD file is playing, press the Play / Mode button until the appears in the display.
SD memory card information - DAB or FM In DAB or FM mode you can display the capacity available on an SD/SDHC card. This is useful if you wish to use the card for recordings. 1. Ensure you have the SD/SDHC card inserted into the radio and that your radio is switched on. 2 2. Press and hold the Info button. 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'SD Information' appears on the display. 3,5 3,5 4. Press and release the Select button to view the SD card information. 4 5.
Setting alarm times Your radio has four alarms which can be set to wake you to DAB, FM radio, SD card or beep type alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound once, daily, on a specific date, weekdays, weekends or weekly. The alarms may be set while the unit is in Standby mode or while playing. Alarms cannot be used when running on batteries as the clock is reset from the DAB broadcast and does not run in battery mode. 1 Note: If no buttons are pressed for several seconds, your radio will exit the alarm setup.
8. Press and release the Select button. The minute digits will flash on the display. 9. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to set the alarm minute. 8-15 10. Press and release the Select button. The alarm day option will show on the display. 11. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the required day option.
16. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the alarm day. Skip to step 18 below. 17. Press and release the Select button. The day of the week will flash on the display. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the desired day of the week. 16-19 16-19 18. Press and release the Select button. The alarm source option will show on the display. 19. Repeatedly press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the desired alarm source (DAB, FM, SD or Buzzer).
To view the alarm settings 1. Press and hold the Info button. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Alarm Set' shows on the display. Press and release the Select button to enter the alarm setup. 1 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to view alarms 1, 2, 3 or 4. 4. Press and release the Select button to cycle through each of the settings for the chosen alarm. You may use the Tuning Up and Down buttons to modify any particular setting if desired, using the Select button to enter the modification.
Snooze function 1. When the radio, SD or buzzer alarm sounds, pressing any button (except the On /Off button) will silence the alarm for 5 minutes. The Snooze symbol and the alarm symbol will flash on the display. This sequence can be repeated during the 60 minute alarm period. 2 2. To cancel the Snooze function, press the On / Off button.
Sleep function Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 5 and 120 minutes in 5 minute increments. Ensure your radio is switched On. 1 1. When using your radio, press and hold the Info button. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Sleep Set' shows on the display. 3. Press and release the Select button to enter sleep menu. 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select desired sleep time.
Nap timer The Nap timer facility allows you to set the radio to wake you after a pre-determined interval (up to 2 hours) without needing to set the alarms. You may set the nap timer while the unit is in standby or while playing. The nap timer cannot be used when running on batteries. 1 1. Press and hold the Info button. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Nap Set' shows on the display. 3. Press and release the Select button to enter setup menu. 4.
Contrast / viewing angle control The contrast of the display can be adjusted while the unit is playing. The adjustment also changes the angle from which the display can best be seen. 1. Ensure your radio is switched on. 2 2. Press and hold the Info button. 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Contrast' appears on the display. 3,5 3,5 4. Press and release the Select button. 5. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to adjust the contrast.
Display backlight dimmer The brightness of the display can be adjusted when the radio is in use and when it is in standby. If you use the unit in a bedroom, you may prefer a lower brightness level than the standard setting. There are three brightness levels and an almost off 'night time' setting. 1,2 1. When the radio is in standby press and release the Info button to adjust the brightness level. 2. To adjust the display brightness when the radio is in use, press and hold the Info button. 3,4 3,4 3.
System reset If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure. 1. Ensure your radio is switched on. Press and hold the Info button. 1 2. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Factory Reset' appears on the display. Press and release the Select button. 3. Press and release the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Yes' appears on the display.
Headphone socket A 3.5mm stereo Headphone Socket located on the left hand side of your radio is provided for use with either headphones or an earpiece. Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker. Please be aware that the sensitivity of headphones can vary widely. We therefore recommend setting the volume to a low level before connecting headphones to the radio. IMPORTANT: Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss. Auxiliary Input (Line in) socket A 3.
Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. Ensure your radio is switched on. 1. Press and hold the Info button. 1 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'SW Version' appears on the display. 3. Press and release the Select button to view the software information. 2 2 4. After several seconds your radio will exit the menu.
Audio formats Bit-Rates The following table summarises the maximum supported bit-rates for the various audio formats that are playable on your radio. Higher rates may be playable in some cases but performance of the product may be affected. Codec Maximum supported rate AAC (LC) 320 kbits/sec MP3 320 kbits/sec WAV (1) 1536 Mbits/sec WMA (2) 320 kbits/sec All codecs support 2-channel (stereo) coded files only. All codecs support sample rates up to 48 kbits/sec (includes 32 and 44.1 kbits/sec).
Cautions Do not allow this radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand. Do not leave your radio where excessive heat could cause damage such as in a parked car where the heat from the sun can build up even though the outside temperature may not seem too high. It is recommended that the DAB band be used wherever possible as better results in terms of quality and freedom from interference will usually be obtained than on the the FM band.
Guarantee This instrument is guaranteed for twelve months from the date of delivery to the original owner against failure due to faulty workmanship or component breakdown, subject to the procedure stated below. Should any component or part fail during this guarantee period it will be repaired or replaced free of charge. The guarantee does not cover: 1. Damage resulting from incorrect use. 2. Consequential damage. 3. Receivers with removed or defaced serial numbers. N.B.
ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES 97-99 Worton Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 6EG Technical Helpline :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri during office hours) Web site: http://www.robertsradio.co.
