Roberts R972 User manual

R972

FM STEREO/AM

PLL DIGITAL

PERSONAL RADIO

ROBERTS

Sound for Generations

Operating Instructions

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Controls

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1. Power button

2. Liquid crystal display

3. Tuning control down button

4. Tuning control up button

5. Battery compartment

6. Memory button

7. Memory recall button

8. Priority station recall button

9. FM Stereo/Mono button

10. Waveband selection button

11. Headphone socket

12. DBB switch

13. Volume control

14. Lock switch

Controls cont.

Display

a. FM Stereo indicator

b. Lock indicator

c. Low battery indicator

d. Memory preset indicator

e. Waveband indicator

f. Auto power off indicator

g. Frequencydisplay

h. Auto/Memory scan indicator

i. Frequency units

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Batteries

Open the battery cover (5) located on the rear of the R972 by sliding it

in the direction shown by the arrow. Insert two AAA (LR03) size

batteries into the compartment. Ensure that batteries are inserted in

accordancewiththediagramshownalongsidethebatterycompartment.

Note: Batteries should be replaced when the low battery indicator

() appears in the display.

During battery replacement ensure that the Lock switch (14) is in the

up (lock) position. This will prevent loss of memory presets during

battery replacement. Battery replacement should be completed within

two minutes to prevent loss of stations stored in memory presets.

Ifthe radiois notto beused forlong periodsset theLock switch(14) to

the up (lock) position, this will reduce power drain on batteries during

storage.

Lock Switch

The Lock switch (14) is used to prevent unintentional operation of the

radio.

Set the Lock switch located on the right side of the radio to the up

(locked)position.ThePowerandallotherbuttonswillbedisabled,this

willpreventaccidentaloperationwhentheradioispackedinasuitcase

or travel bag.

To prevent accidental operation of the controls when the radio is

switched on set the Lock switch to the up (lock) position

the symbol will appear in the display. To release the Lock

switch move the Lock switch to the down (unlock) position, the

symbol will be removed from the display.

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Earphones

Plug the earphones supplied into

theheadphonesocket(11)located

ontheright-handsideoftheradio.

Aerials

Theleadconnectingearphonesto

the R972 acts as an FM aerial

when plugged into the earphone

jack.Theleadshouldbeextended

as much as possible to increase

FMreception.There isa separate

directionalaerialbuiltintotheradio

for AM reception. To achieve the

best AM reception, it may be

necessary to rotate the radio.

Scan tuning

TurnontheradiobypressingthePowerbutton(1),selecttheFMorAM

band by pressing the Waveband selection button (10). Press and hold

down the Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3) for more than half a

second to commence scan tuning. The radio will scan the selected

waveband and stop automatically when a station is found.

Press and hold down either the Tuning up or Tuning down buttons for

more than half a second to resume scan tuning.

Manual tuning

TurnontheradiobypressingthePowerbutton(1),selecttheFMorAM

band by pressing the Waveband selection button (10). The desired

station may be selected by repeatedly pressing the Tuning up (4) or

Tuning down button (3) until station of your choice is reached.

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Storing stations in preset memories

TurnontheradiobypressingthePowerbutton(1),selecttheFMorAM

(MW) band by pressing the Waveband selection button (10). Tune to

thedesiredstationusingScanormanualtuningaspreviouslydescribed.

Press the Memory button (6) the Display (2) will flash ‘M’ . Whilst the

displayisflashingselectthedesiredmemorypositionusingtheTuning

up (4) or Tuning down button (3). Press the Memory button (6) to store

the station in the selected memory position. You may store up to 15

stations on FM and 6 stations on AM (MW).

Note:

IfastationhasbeenpreviouslystoredinmemorypressingtheMemory

button will cause both the ‘M’ and preset number digit to flash in the

display.

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