RCR-9 GB Version 1
Content Controls ..................................................................... 2-4 Using the clock radio for the first time ....................... 5-6 Operating your radio - Search tuning FM / AM .......... 7-8 Manual tuning - FM / AM .............................................. 9 Setting up the tuning step increment ......................... 10 Display modes - FM .............................................. 10-11 FM range setting ........................................................
Controls GB Preset recall button 2 Memo button 3 Alarm 1 button 4 Alarm 2 button 5 Display 6 Nap timer button 7 Menu / info button 8 Select button / Band button 9 Tuning up button 10 Dimmer button (upper part of the button) / Snooze button (lower part of the button) 11 Tuning down button 12 Standby button / Sleep timer button 13 Clock 14 Volume control 15 Speaker 16 Headphone socket 17 Aux in socket 18 DC in socket 19 Wire antenna 20 Reset button 1
LCD Display A B C D E F G H I J K L Time / frequency indicator Radio - controlled time signal Low battery indicator RDS indicator Sleep / Snooze indicator Nap indicator Alarm 1 with buzzer alarm indicator Alarm 1 with radio alarm indicator Alarm 2 with buzzer alarm indicator Alarm 2 with radio alarm indicator FM stereo indicator Signal level indicator
Using the clock radio for the first time GB 1. Place your clock radio on a flat surface. 2. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio. Place the wire antenna so that it is straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 3. Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket located on the rear of your clock radio. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13 amp mains socket outlet.
4. If no signals are found, (xxxxxsymbol ) will show on the display or will be flashing. It may be necessary to relocate your clock radio to a position giving better reception. IMPORTANT: The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting the clock radio to the mains supply. The mains socket used for the clock radio must remain accessible during normal use. In order to disconnect the radio from the mains completely, the mains adaptor should be removed from the mains socket outlet completely.
Operating your radio - Search tuning FM / AM GB 1. Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending either above or below the radio. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 3. Press the Band button to select the FM/AM band. 4. Press and hold the Tuning Up button. Your radio will scan in an upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength. 5. After a few seconds the display will update.
7. To scan the FM band in a downwards direction (high frequency to low frequency) press and hold the Tuning Down button. 8. When the waveband end is reached your radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end. 9. Adjust the Volume buttons to the required setting. 10. To switch off your radio press the On/Off button.
Manual tuning – FM / AM GB 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Press the Band button to select the FM/AM band. Fully extend the wire antenna for FM reception. 3. Press the Tuning Up/Down button to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50 kHz/100 kHz in FM or 9 kHz in AM. 4. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end. 5. Adjust the Volume buttons to the desired settings. 6.
Setting up the tuning step increment 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting when the radio source is in AM/FM mode. 2. Press the Tuning up/down button until FM xxkHz or AM xxkHz appears on the display, and press the Select button to enter the step increment setting. 3. Press the Tuning up/down button to select 50 kHz / 100 kHz for FM radio, and 9 kHz/10 kHz for AM radio. Then press the Select button to confirm the setting.
a. Station name b. Programme Type c. Radio text d. Year / Day e. Date / Day f . Time g. Frequency Displays the name of the station being listened to. Displays the type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. Displays radio text message such as, new item etc. Displays the current year and day of the week according to the date setting of your radio. Displays the current date and day of the week according to the date setting of your radio. Displays current time.
FM range setting FM range is different from countries to countries. It is necessary to adjust FM range to allow the radio to work properly. 1. Press and hold the Menu/Info button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning up/down button till the range of FM shows on the display. Press the Select button to confirm the desired FM range. FM range setting is then completed.
Stereo / Mono setting - FM If the FM radio station being listened to has a weak signal some hiss may be audible. It is preferable to reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in mono rather than stereo. 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Tune to the required FM radio station as previously described. 3. Press and hold the Menu/Info button to enter the menu setting. 4. Press the Tuning up/down button until ‘FM AUTO or FM MONO’ shown on the display.
Presetting stations in AM / FM mode There are 9 preset stations each for AM and FM radio. They are used in the same way for each waveband. 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Band button to select the desired waveband. Tune to the required radio station as previously described. 3. Press the Memo button and the letter “M” will be shown on the display. 4. Press the Tuning up/down button or the Preset button to select the preset number you want to store in.
Note: If you forget which preset number has been used, during the presetting station procedure you can find out while pressing the Tuning up/down button. If the preset number is shown with letter ‘M’, indicating the preset number is used. If not, there is no station stored in this preset number. 5. Preset stations which have already been stored may be overwritten by following the above procedure if required. Recalling a preset in AM / FM mode 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2.
Clock and Alarms Setting the time format The clock display used in stand-by mode and on the playing mode screens can be set to 12 or 24 hour format. The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms. 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until CLOCK XXH appears on the display, then press the Select button to enter the setting and the setting of time format begins to flash. 3.
Setting the date format 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to access the menu setting. GB 2. Press the Tuning up/down button until a series digit for month/date/day shown on the display. Press the Select button to enter the date format setting and the digit for month and date will flash. 3. Press the Tuning up/down button to select the required date format. Press the Select button to confirm your choice of date format. The display will then revert to the previous menu.
Setting the clock time Radio - controlled clock There are three options to set up the clock time: Radio-controlled clock, FM Radio Data System (RDS) and Manual setting. When the unit is first plugged in, the radio will automatically synchronize its clock time with the Radio-controlled clock signal received while the radio is in power off mode. 1. To set up the clock time using the Radio-controlled clock function, press and hold the Info/menu button when the unit is in power off mode. 2.
4. If the radio-controlled clock signal is being received by the radio, the radio-controlled time icon will flash on the display at an internal of 1 second. If the radio is not receiving any radio-controlled clock signal, the radio-controlled time icon will flash at an interval of 3 seconds. GB 5. The radio will synchronize its clock time on the hour.
Manual setting When choosing manual setting as the clock time setting of your radio, the radio-controlled clock and Radio Data System (RDS) function will both be disabled. 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button. 2. Press the Tuning up/down button until a clock symbol appears on the left side of the display, then press the Select button to enter the setting. Press the Tuning up/down button until ‘MANUAL’ appeared on the display, then press the Select button to select the setting. 3.
Radio Data System (RDS) When you set the clock time using the RDS function, your radio will synchronize its clock time whenever it tunes to a radio station using RDS with CT signals. 1. When tuning to a station transmitting RDS data, press and hold the Info/menu button. 2. Press the Tuning up/down button until a clock symbol appears on the display. Press the Select button to enter the setting. 3. Press the Tuning up/down button until RDS CT appears on the display.
Setting the alarm clock There are two alarms which can each be set to wake you to AM/FM radio or buzzer alarm . The alarms may be set while the unit is in standby mode or while playing. 1. Before setting an alarm ensure the clock time is set. Press and hold the Alarm 1 button to enter the alarm 1 setting. 2. The hour setting of alarm 1 will begin to flash. Press the Tuning up/down button to select the required alarm hour, and press the Select button to confirm the setting.
4. Press the Tuning up/down to choose the required alarm type, and then press the Select button to confirm the setting. The alarm can be set to buzzer, FM or AM. When radio mode is selected, the radio frequency and the preset number on the display will begin to flash. Press the Tuning up/down to adjust the required radio frequency or the required preset number for the radio alarm, then press the Select button to confirm the setting. 5.
When the alarm sounds To cancel a sounding alarm, press and hold the Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 button until the alarm indicator on the display disappears. When the buzzer alarm activates, the alarm will start softly and gradually increase in level. It will sound for 1 minute and silence for 1 minute in repetition for 60 minutes unless cancelled. When the other alarm types are set, the radio will sound non-stop at the selected time for up to 60 minutes.
Snooze GB 1. When the alarm sounds, press Snooze button or any button other than the Standby button will silence the alarm for 5 minutes. “SNOOZE’ will appear on the display. 2. To adjust the silence time for the snooze timer, press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 3. Press the Tuning up/down button until “SNOOZE X” appears on the display, then press the Select button to enter the setting. Press the Tuning up/down button to adjust the silence time.
Sleep timer Your radio can be set to turn off automatically after a preset time has elapsed. The Sleep Timer setting can be adjusted between 15,30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 minutes. 1. Press and hold the Standby button to enter the Sleep Timer setting. “SLEEP XX” will show on the display. 2. Keep holding the Standby button and the Sleep Timer options will start switching on the display. Stop until the required Sleep Timer setting appears on the display.
Nap timer GB 1. Press the Nap timer button to enter the menu setting. 2. Press the Tuning up/down button to set the desired setting from 1to 120 minutes with 1 minute interval. 3. Press the select button to confirm the setting. The ‘NAP’ word will appear on the display. 4. To view the remaining time of an active timer setting, press the Nap timer button . To cancel a sounding Nap timer, press Standby button.
Time zone setting Your radio can set up the time zone for its radio clock time. 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Press the Tuning up/down button until ‘TIME ZONE’ appears on the display. Press the Select button to enter the setting. 3. Press the Tuning up/down button to choose the Time zone setting for your area, then press the Select button to confirm the setting. 4. Press and release the Info/menu button and the LCD will revert to the normal display.
Daylight Saving Time 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Press the Tuning up/down button until “DST XX” shown on the display. Press the Select button to enter the setting. 3. Press the Tuning up/down button to choose +1H to set the clock 1 hour faster, and press the Select button to confirm the setting. 4. To set the clock back from D.S.T., choose OFF and then press the Select button to confirm the setting.
Loudness You can get compensation on lower and higher frequency for your radio by adjusting the Loudness function. 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Rotate the Tuning control until ‘LOUD ON or OFF’ appears on the display. Press the Select button to enter the setting. 3. Press the Tuning up/down button to choose ON to turn on the loudness function, then press the Select button to confirm the setting. 4.
Auxiliary input socket GB A 3.5mm stereo Auxiliary Input socket is provided on the rear of your radio to permit an audio signal to be fed into the unit from an external audio device such as iPod, MP3 or CD player. 1. Repeatedly press and release the Band button until AUX IN is shown. 2. Connect an external audio source (for example, iPod, MP3 or CD player) to the Auxiliary Input socket. 3.
Headphone socket A 3.5mm Headphone socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for use with either headphones or an earpiece. Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker. IMPORTANT: Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss. Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Press the Tuning up/down button until VER 0.
Factory reset If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing/incomplete or you simply just want to restore to original factory setting, carry out the following procedure. 1. Press and hold the Info/menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Press the Tuning up/down button until “FACTORY” shown on the display. Press the Select button to enter the setting. 3. Press the Tuning up/down button to select ‘YES’, and press the Select button to confirm the setting .
Specifications Power Requirements AC adaptor AC 230 volts, 50 Hz (European version) AC 120 volts, 60 Hz (US version) Frequency Coverage FM 87.50 - 108 MHz AM 522 - 1710 kHz Circuit features Loudspeaker Output Power Headphone socket Aux in socket 63 mm 700 mW 3.5mm dia 3.5mm dia Aerial System FM Wire antenna The Company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice.
GB If at any time in the future you should need to dispose of this product please note that: Waste electrical products should not be disposed of with household waste. Please recycle where facilities exist. Check with your Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice.
