Roberts Radio ecologic 5 User Manual

ecologic 5

DAB/FM RDS digital clock radio with dual alarm

Please read this manual before use

Controls (Top)

1. Loudspeaker

2. Auto-tune button

3. Info button

6. LCD display

7. Alarm button

8. Select button

4. Band button

9. On / Standby button

10. Station preset buttons

5. Tuning Up / Down / Snooze button

Controls (right hand side)

11. Display dimmer control

(under radio)

12. Volume control

13. Headphone socket

14. Line out socket

15. Auxiliary in socket

Line Out

Aux In

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Controls (rear)

16. Wire DAB/FM aerial

17. DC jack socket

DC 6v

800mA

Antenna

Using the clock radio for the ﬁrst time

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 as straight as possible extending

either above or below the radio.

DC 6v

800mA

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. The display will show "ROBERTS" for a few seconds and then

the display will then show "SET CLOCK". During this time the radio

is scanning to ﬁnd out which DAB radio stations are available. After a

short time the current time will appear on the display.

4. If no stations are found, "NO CLOCK" will be displayed. It may be

necessary to relocate your clock radio to a position giving better

reception.Youshouldthencarryoutascantoﬁndstationsasdescribed

on page 9.

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 clock radio from the mains completely, the adaptor should be removed

from the mains socket outlet completely.

CharactersappearingontheLCDdisplayindicatethattheradioisconnected

to and powered from the mains supply.

Operating your clock radio

1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. The

display will show "TUNING" for a few seconds.

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.

2. If the clock 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, then the ﬁrst station

in the list of stations found during scanning will be played. The display

will show the station name on the display.

4. If no signals are found then "OFF AIR" will be displayed and it may

be necessary to relocate your clock radio to a position giving better

reception.Youshouldthencarryoutascantoﬁndstationsasdescribed

on page 9.

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Your clock radio has a indicator

strength of the signal being received.

on the display to indicate the

The display will revert to a conventional time display 10 seconds after

the last button press except when displaying scrolling text.

Note: If you can see the name of the radio station on the display, but

cannot hear any sound, you may need to adjust the volume control which

is located on the right hand side of your clock radio.

Selecting a station - DAB

1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio. The

display will show "TUNING" for a few seconds.

2. Press the Band button to select DAB mode. The display will show

the name of the radio station currently selected.

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TUNING

3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to step through the list of

available stations.

4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press the

Select button to select the station. The display will show "TUNING"

while your radio ﬁnds the new station.

5. Adjust the Volume control to the required setting.

Note: If after selecting a station the display shows "OFF AIR" it may be

necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception.

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Secondary services - DAB

1. Certainradiostationshaveoneormoresecondaryservicesassociated

with them. If a station has a secondary service associated with it then

the secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary

service as you press the Tuning Up button.

2. Totunetothesecondaryservice,pressandreleasetheSelectbutton.

Mostsecondaryservicesdonotbroadcastcontinuallyandiftheselected

service is not available, the radio will re-tune to the associated primary

service.

Display modes - DAB

Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode. Note that

the display will revert to a conventional time display 10 seconds after the

last button press except when displaying scrolling text.

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

a. Station name

Displays the name of the station being

listened to.

b. Scrolling text

Displays scrolling text messages such

as artist/track name, phone in number,

etc.

c. Programme type

Displays type of station being listened to

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

d. Multiplex Name

e. Time

Displays the name of the DAB multiplex

to which the current station belongs.

Displays the current time (24 hour clock).

Displays the current date.

f. Date

g. Day

Displays the current day of the week.

h. Frequency and channel Displays frequency and channel number

for the currently tuned DAB station.

i. Bit rate

Displays the digital audio bit rate for the

currently tuned DAB station.

j. Signal error

Displays the bit error rate for the

currently tuned DAB station.

Finding new stations - DAB

Full

Auto Tune

From time to time, new DAB radio stations may become available. Or you

may have moved to a different part of the country. In this case you may

need to cause your radio to scan for new stations.

1. With the radio switched on and in DAB mode press and release the

Auto-Tune button. "SCANNING" will show on the display.

2. Your clock 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.

Full

Auto Tune

In countries other than the UK, in order that the radio may ﬁnd the available

stationsitisrecommendedtocarryoutafullscanoftheentireDABBand III

frequencies. In this case proceed as follows.

3. With the radio switched on and in DAB mode press and hold the

Auto Tune button for 2 seconds until "SCANNING" shows on the

display.

4. Your radio will perform a full scan of the DAB band III 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.

Manual tuning - DAB

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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 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.

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TUNING

1. PressandholdtheInfobuttonfor2secondssothatthedisplayshows

"MANUAL".

2. Press and release the Select button to enter manual tuning mode.

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3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired DAB

channel. Press and release the Select button to tune to the chosen

frequency.

If a signal is present then the channel number and the ﬁrst part of the

DAB multiplex name will be displayed.

4. Press and release the Select button again to return to the normal

DAB tuning mode.

Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB

The DRC facility can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio

is used in a noisy environment.

There are three levels of DRC compression:

DRC0

No compression applied

DRC 1/2 Medium compression applied

DRC1

Maximum compression applied (default)

1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on your clock radio.

2. Press the Band button to select the DAB band.

3. Press and hold the Info button until the display shows “MANUAL.”

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until "DRC VAL" appears on

the display. Then press the Select button. The display will show the

current DRC value.

5. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select required DRC

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setting.

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4,6

6. PressandreleasetheSelectbuttontoconﬁrmthesetting.Thedisplay

4,5

will return to the normal radio display.

Note: Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use the DRC function. If the

broadcast does not support DRC, then the DRC setting in the radio will

have no effect.

Operating your radio - FM auto-tune

1. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio.

Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending

either above or below the radio.

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

3. Press the Band button to select the FM band.

4. Press and release the Auto Tune button. Your radio will scan from

low frequency to high frequency (or in the direction last scanned). It

will stop automatically when it ﬁnds a station of sufﬁcient strength.

5. After a few seconds the display will update. The display will show the

frequency of the signal found. If the signal is strong enough and there

is RDS data present then the radio will display the station name.

Full

Auto Tune

Note that the radio will switch to the time display after 10 seconds if

no buttons are pressed.

4,6,7

6. To ﬁnd additional stations press and release the Auto Tune button

as before.

SNOOZE

7. To scan the FM band in an opposite direction press and hold down

eithertheTuningUpbutton(toscanlowfrequencytohighfrequency)

or Tuning Down button (to scan high frequency to low frequency)

and then press the Auto tune button again.

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TUNING

When the end of the waveband is reached your radio will recommence

tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.

9. Adjust the Volume to the required setting.

Manual tune - FM

1. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio.

Place the wire antenna so that it is as straight as possible extending

either above or below the radio.

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

3. Press the Band button to select the FM band.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to tune to a station. The

frequency will change in steps of 50kHz. Pressing and holding the

buttons will advance the frequency several times each second.

If the radio is tuned to a station of sufﬁcient signal strength with RDS

information present, then the display may change to show the station

name.

5. When the end of the waveband is reached the radio will recommence

tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.

6. Set the Volume to the desired setting.

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TUNING

7. To switch off your clock radio press the Standby button.

Note: The display will revert to a conventional time display 10 seconds

after the last button press except when displaying scrolling text.

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Display modes - FM

Your radio has a range of display options when in FM mode. Note that

the display will revert to a conventional time display 10 seconds after the

last button press except when displaying scrolling text.

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.

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

a. Station name

b. Frequency

Displays the name of the station being

listened to.

Displays the frequency of the station being

listened to.

c. Scrolling text

d. Programme type

Displays scrolling text messages such as

artist/track name, phone in number, etc.

Displays type of station being listened to

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

e. Time

f. Date

g. Day

Displays the current time (24 hour clock).

Displays the current date.

Displays the current day of the week.

Note: If no RDS information is available, the radio will be unable to display

the station name, scrolling text and programme type information.

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 / Standby button to switch on the clock radio.

2. Tune to the required station as previously described.

3. Press and hold down the required Preset button until the display

shows, for example, "P1 SAVED". The currently tuned station will be

stored under the chosen preset button. Repeat this procedure for the

remaining presets as needed.

4. Stations which have been stored in preset memories may be over

written by following the above procedure.

Recalling a preset station

1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio.

2. Press the Band button to select the desired waveband.

3. Momentarily press the required Preset button. Your clock radio will

tune to the station stored in the preset memory.

Clock display

1. When your clock radio is in standby mode, the display normally shows

thecurrenttime.ThedatecanbedisplayedbypressingtheInfobutton.

After 10 seconds the display will return to showing the current time.

Display Dimmer

Your clock radio has an adjustable dimmer control located underneath the

unit.Thedisplaybrightnesswillbeincreasedwheneverabuttonispressed

for about 10 seconds and it will then revert to a lower level.

1. To increase the display brightness rotate the dimmer control

clockwise.

2. To decrease the display brightness rotate the dimmer control

anti-clockwise.

DC 6v 800mA

Display Backlight

1. In order to view the display when the display backlight is set to a low

level, you can press any button (apart from the On / Standby button)

to switch on the backlight without switching on the radio. The display

brightnesswillincreasefor10secondsbeforereturningtotheprevious

level.

Setting the alarm times

Your clock radio has two alarms which can be set to wake you to either

radio or buzzer alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound once, daily, on

weekdays or at weekends. The alarms can only be set when your clock

radio is switched on and in DAB or FM mode.

Note: If no buttons are pressed for 7 seconds, your clock radio will exit

the alarm setup.

1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio.

2. Press and release the Alarm button. The display will show

"SET ALM".

3. Press the Select button to enter the alarm setup. "Alarm 1"

ﬂashes.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired alarm

number, 1 or 2.

3,5,6

5. Press the Select button to enter the setting for the chosen alarm.

Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select ON or OFF. If OFF

is selected any current setting for that alarm will be cancelled.

6. Press the Select button to cause the alarm hour digits to ﬂash on the

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display.

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TUNING

7. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the desired alarm

4,5,7

hour.

8. Press the Select button to enter the hour setting. The alarm minute

digits will ﬂash on the display.

9. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the desired alarm

8,10

minute.

10. Press the Select button to enter the minutes setting. The alarm day

option will ﬂash on the display.

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TUNING

11. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired alarm

day option.

9,11

Once

- Will sound at one time only

- Will sound everyday

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Daily

Weekdays

Weekends

- Will sound only on weekdays

- Will sound only at weekends

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Ifsettingthealarmtoonceonly,continuewithstep12below.Otherwise

skip to step 18 on the following page.

12. Press the Select button to enter the setting. The alarm year will ﬂash

on the display.

13. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the alarm year.

14. Press the Select button to enter the alarm year setting. The alarm

month will ﬂash on the display.

15. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the alarm month.

14,16

16. Press the Select button to enter the alarm month setting. The alarm

day will ﬂash on the display.

SNOOZE

17. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the alarm day.

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TUNING

18. Press the Select button to enter the setting. The alarm source option

15,17

will ﬂash on the display.

19. Repeatedly press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the

desired alarm source (DAB, FM, BUZ).

20. Press the Select button to conﬁrm the alarm settings and return to

normal radio mode.

SNOOZE

Active alarms (1 or 2) are indicated in the display by the corresponding

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TUNING

alarm symbol

Note: When your clock radio is set to wake by the radio alarm, your clock

radio will switch to the last used station. Be sure to check that the volume

is not set so low that you cannot hear the radio alarm.

IMPORTANT: The radio alarm will not be audible while you have

any connection to the Aux In socket. The buzzer alarm may still be

used.

18,20

To view the alarm settings

SNOOZE

1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio.

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TUNING

2. Press the Alarm button to enter the alarm setup.

3. Press the Select button, then press the Tuning Up or Down buttons

to view alarms 1 or 2.

4. Press the Select button to cycle through each of the settings for the

chosen alarm.

3,4

You may use theTuning Up and Down buttons to modify any particular

setting if desired, using the Select button to enter the modiﬁcation.

Cancelling alarms

1. While an alarm is sounding it can be cancelled by pressing the

On / Standby button.

Snooze

SNOOZE

1. When the radio or buzzer alarm sounds, pressing the Snooze button

will silence the alarm for the selected number of minutes. The Snooze

can be adjusted between 5 and 20 minutes in 5 minute increments.

Default setting is 5 minutes. The display will show the Snooze symbol

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TUNING

^Z. This sequence can be repeated during the 60 minute beep alarm

period.

2. To cancel the Snooze function, press the Standby button.

To set the snooze time

1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio.

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TUNING

2. To set the snooze time, press the Alarm button to enter the settings

menu. "SET ALM" will appear on the display.

3,4

3. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until "SNOOZE" appears on

the display. Press and release the Select button. "SNOOZE05" will

be displayed.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the desired snooze

3,5

setting from between 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes.

5. PresstheSelectbuttontoenterthedesiredsnoozeduration.Theradio

will exit the menu options and return to the normal radio display.

Sleep timer

Your clock radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed.

The sleep setting can be adjusted between 5 and 90 minutes in 5 minute

increments. Ensure your clock radio is switched On.

SNOOZE

1. To set the desired sleep time, press and release the Alarm button to

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TUNING

enter the settings menu. "SET ALM" will appear on the display.

2,3

2. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until "SLEEP" appears on the

display. Press and release the Select button. "SLEEP 05" (or the

previous sleep timer setting) will be displayed.

3. Press the Tuning Up or Down button to select the desired sleep time.

The sleep setting will increase in 5 minute increments from 5 minutes

up to 90 minutes. A further press will cause the sleep timer to be set

to OFF which will cancel the sleep function.

2,4

4. Press the Select button. The display will show the sleep timer setting

then exit the sleep options. The snooze indicator will be activated to

show that the sleep timer is in use.

5. Your clock radio will switch off after the preset sleep time has

elapsed.

6. To cancel the sleep timer function before the preset time has elapsed,

press the Standby button.

To cancel the sleep timer without switching off your radio, use the

procedure above and select the "OFF" setting.

Setting the clock manually

SNOOZE

NormallyyourclockradiowillsetitsclockautomaticallyviatheDABsignal.

If no DAB signal is available and you need to set the time manually, please

follow the procedure shown below.

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TUNING

2,3,5

Note: The DAB signal will always override any manual time setting.

1. To set the clock time, press the On / Standby button to switch on the

clock radio. Press the Alarm button to enter the menu setup. "SET

ALM" will appear on the display.

2,4

2. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until "MANU CLK" appears on

the display. Press and release the Select button to enter the manual

setting procedure. The hour digits will then ﬂash on the display.

3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired hour.

4. Press the Select button the minute digits will ﬂash on the display.

5. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the desired

minute.

6. Press the Select button to enter the minutes setting. The year will

then ﬂash on the display.

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TUNING

7. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to change the year as

needed.

6,8

7,9,11

8. Press the Select button to enter the year setting. The month will then

ﬂash on the display.

9. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the current month.

10,12

10. Press the Select button to enter the month setting. The day in the

month will then ﬂash on the display.

11. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the current day.

12. Press the Select button to conﬁrm the time setting and return to

normal radio clock display.

To return to auto clock set mode

SNOOZE

1. Press the On / Standby button to switch on the clock radio. Press

the Alarm button to enter the settings menu. "SET ALM" will appear

on the display.

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TUNING

7,9,11

2. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until "AUTO CLK" appears on

the display. Press and release the Select button.

Note: If you select "AUTO CLK" the current time received will be displayed.

If no DAB signal is found, "NO DABCK" will be displayed. You should then

either position the radio or its aerial so that a signal can be received, or

revert to manual clock mode (see page 23).

Auxiliary input socket

1. A 3.5mm stereo Auxiliary Input socket is provided on the right hand

side of your clock radio to permit an audio signal to be fed into the

unit from an external audio device such as iPod, MP3 or CD player.

Connecting to this socket will override the radio functions

Line Out

Aux In

VOLUME

2. Adjust the volume control on your iPod, MP3 or CD player to a

reasonably high level, and then adjust the Volume control on your

clock radio for comfortable listening.

IMPORTANT: The radio alarm will not be audible while you have

any connection to the Aux in socket. The buzzer alarm may still be

used.

Note: When you connect the audio source your clock radio will be muted.

To be able to listen to DAB or FM radio, you must disconnect your player

from the Aux In socket.

Headphone socket

A3.5mm Headphone Socket located on the right hand side of your clock

radio is provided for use with either headphones or an earpiece. Inserting

a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker.

Line Out

Aux In

IMPORTANT:Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphones

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can cause hearing loss.

Line out socket

A 3.5mm Line out socket located on the right hand side of your clock

radio is provided for connecting the audio signal to an external ampliﬁer.

Inserting a plug into the line output socket will not mute the internal

loudspeaker.

Line Out

Aux In

VOLUME

Software version

SNOOZE

The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference.

Ensure your clock radio is switched to the On position.

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TUNING

1. Press and hold the Info button the display will show "MANUAL".

2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the display shows your

clock radios software information.

3. After a few seconds your clock radio will return to normal radio

mode.

System reset

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TUNING

If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are

missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure.

1. Switch on your radio.

2. Press and hold in the Info button until "MANUAL" appears on the

display.

3. Press the Tuning Up or Down button until "FACTORY" appears on

the display, press the Select button the display shows "RESET" and

then press the Select button again.

5. Afull reset will be performed, the station list and presets will be erased.

The display will show "ROBERTS" and after a few seconds a station

scan search will be performed automatically. The display will show

progress of the station search e.g. ">>>> 18. The number on the right

of the display is the number of stations that have been found.

In case of malfunction due to electrostatic discharge, reset the product

(reconnection of power source may be required) to resume normal

operation.

If a problem persists our technical staff would be pleased to offer any

assistance on operating the radio. Our technical helpline number is

020 8758 0338.

Cautions

Do not allow this clock radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand. Do

not leave your clock 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.

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Your clock radio should not be exposed to dripping or splashing and

that no objects ﬁlled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on

the clock radio.

It is recommended to operate the product such that there is a minimum

distance (10cm recommended) to adjacent objects in order to ensure

good ventilation.

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The name plate is located on the underside of the unit.

The ventilation of the product should not be restricted by covering it or

its ventilation openings with items such as newspapers, tablecloths,

curtains etc.

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No naked ﬂame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on

the product.

It is recommended to avoid using or storing the product at extremes

of temperature.Avoid leaving the unit in cars, on window sills, in direct

sunlight etc.

Speciﬁcations

Circuit Features

Power Requirements

Loudspeaker

1 x 75mm

0.6 Watt

Mains

AC 100

240V 50/60 Hz (switching adaptor)

Output Power

Frequency Coverage

Headphone socket

Auxiliary Input socket

Line out socket

3.5mm dia

DAB

87.5-108MHz

174.928 - 239.200MHz

Aerial System

DAB

Wire aerial

The Company reserves the right to amend the speciﬁcation without notice.

Notes

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Notes

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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.

Procedure:

Any claim under this guarantee should be made through the dealer from whom the instrument was purchased. It is likely that your Roberts' dealer

will be able to attend to any defect quickly and efﬁciently but should it be necessary the dealer will return the instrument to the Company’s service

department for attention. In the event that it is not possible to return the instrument to the Roberts' dealer from whom it was purchased, please contact

Roberts Radio Technical Services at the address shown on the rear of this manual.

These statements do not affect the statutory rights of a consumer.

ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES

97-99 Worton Road

Isleworth

Middlesex

TW7 6EG

Technical Helpline :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri during ofﬁce hours)

Website: http://www.robertsradio.co.uk

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