Roberts SOUND 48 User manual

DAB / DAB+ / FM stereo clock radio with CD, Bluetooth, USB playback / charging

Please read this manual before use

SOUND 48

Contents

Features 2

Menu options 2

Dimmer 2

Controls (Front) 3

Controls (rear view) 4

Connect to the mains 5

Switch on your clock radio 5

Select a DAB radio station 6

Scan for DAB stations 6

Display options 7

Manual tuning - DAB 7

Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings - DAB 8

Prune stations - DAB 8

Search tuning - FM 9

Manual tuning - FM 9

FM stereo / mono 9

Preset stations 10

Bluetooth mode 11

Connecting Bluetooth devices 11

Playing audio les in Bluetooth mode 12

Connecting and reconnecting a Bluetooth device 12

Compact discs 13

MP3 / WMA / AAC CD Mode 13

Inserting a CD 14

Playing a CD 14

CD Bookmark 15

Selecting a track 15

CD Repeat function 16

CD Intro function 16

CD random play 16

Creating a playlist (program play) 17

Checking and editing a program 17

USB mode 18

Setting alarms 19

Snooze 20

Cancel alarm 20

Sleep 20

Automatically updating the clock 21

Setting the clock manually 21

Language function 21

Software version 21

System reset 22

Headphone socket 22

Auxiliary input (line in) socket 23

USB socket for smartphone or tablet charging 23

Bluetooth information 24

Safety 25

Electro-magnetic compatibility advice 25

Product markings 25

Specications 26

Circuit features 26

Guarantee 27

DAB FM 40

Features

• DAB / DAB+ / FM RDS wavebands

• MP3 / WMA / AAC playback for CD

• MP3, AAC, WAV and FLAC playback for USB

• Bluetooth audio streaming from iPhone or Smartphone

• USB charging of smartphone, tablet or similar devices

• 40 station presets

• CD / USB bookmark function

• Four alarms - wake to buzzer, radio, USB or CD

• Adjustable sleep and snooze timers

• Display dimmer

• Display with time or time and date in standby

• Auxiliary input socket for iPod/MP3 playback

• Headphone socket

Menu options

You can access or exit your clock radios menu system by

pressing the Menu button. Use the Tuning Up or Down and

Select buttons to select menu options.

Dimmer

The brightness of the display can be adjusted while the unit is in

Standby mode or while playing.

1 PresstheDimmerbuttontoselectthedimmerbrightnessfrom

High, Mid, Low and an almost off 'night-time' setting.

DAB FM 40

Controls (Front)

Mode

Info Alarm

Prog/

Preset

Rand/

Pair

13 14

1 Alarm button

2 Preset / Album Down button

3 Menu button

4 Info button

5 Dimmer button

6 Mode button

7 Preset / Album Up button

8 LCD display

9 On / Off button

10 Tuning Down / Rewind button

11 Tuning Up / Fast-forward button

12 Snooze / Sleep button

13 CD lid

14 CD open / close

15 Select / Play / Pause button

16 Stop button

17 Intro / Repeat button

18 Random / Bluetooth Pair button

19 Program / Preset button

20 Volume control

DAB FM 40

Controls (rear view)

21 Auxiliary input socket

22 Headphone socket

23 USB playback / charge socket

24 DC input socket

25 Wire DAB/FM aerial

26 Loudspeaker x 2

21 22

26 26

DAB FM 40

Connect to the mains

1 Fully extend the wire aerial.

2 Plugthecable fromthemains adaptor intothe DC input socket. Plug

the mains adaptor into a wall socket and switch on the socket.

3 Astartupscreenwillbedisplayedandastationscanwillbeperformed.

4 When a signal has been found, the clock information will appear on

the display.

Note: If no signals are found it may be necessary to relocate your

clock radio to a position giving better reception and carry out a scan

for new stations.

5 When your clock radio is in standby press the Info button to toggle

between time only or time and date.

IMPORTANT: The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting the

product to the mains supply. The mains socket and any multi-way mains

block used for the product must remain accessible during normal use. In

order to disconnect the product from the mains, the mains adaptor should

be removed from the mains socket outlet completely. Use only the mains

adaptor provided with the product, or a genuine replacement provided by

RobertsRadio.Theuseofalternativeadaptorswillinvalidatetheguarantee.

Switch on your clock radio

1 Press the On/Off button to switch on the clock radio.After each use

the clock radio will remember the mode used and then switch on in

that mode the next time it is used.

2 If this is the rst time the radio is used a scan of the Band III DAB

channels will be carried out (depending on whether a scan was

completed in standby mode).

DAB FM 40

Select a DAB radio station

1 If needed, press the Mode button until the DAB mode is selected.

2 PresstheTuningUporDownbuttonstostepthroughthelistofavailable

DAB stations.

3 Press the Select button to select the station.

4 Adjust the Volume. Press the Info button to cycle through the various

display options.

Secondary services - DAB

Someradiostationsmayhaveoneormoreadditionalbroadcastsassociated

withthem.If theseareavailable, theywillappear immediatelyafterthe main

station as you press the Tuning Up button. To tune to the selected service

press the Select button.

Mode

Scan for DAB stations

Astimepassesnewstationsmaybecomeavailableoryoumayhavemoved

to a different part of the country.

1 Press and release the Mode button until DAB is selected.

2 Give a long press on the Tuning Up or Down buttons. Your radio will

performascanoftheBandIIIDABchannels.As newstationsare found,

they will be added to the list stored in the radio.

3 Alternatively, choose 'Scan' from the DAB menu.

Mode

DAB FM 40

Display options

When in DAB, FM, USB and Bluetooth modes your clock radio has a

range of display options.

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

Manual tuning - DAB

Manual tuning allows you to tune your clock 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 clock radio to optimise reception for a specic channel or frequency.

1 If needed, press Mode until the DAB mode is selected.

2 Press Menu.

3 Press Tuning Up or Down until the display shows 'Manual Tune'.

Press Select.

4 Press Tuning Up or Down to select the desired DAB channel.

5 Press Select. The open block in the signal strength graph shows

you the minimum signal strength needed for good DAB reception.

The signal blocks will go up and down showing the changing signal

strength as you adjust the wire aerial or the clock radio position. Any

new radio stations found on the tuned DAB multiplex will be added to

the list stored in the radio.

6 Press the Select button to return to the normal tuning mode.

Info

Mode Menu

DAB FM 40

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 3 DRC settings.

1 When in DAB mode, press Menu.

2 Press Tuning Up or Down until the display shows 'DRC'. Press Select. The

current DRC value will be marked with an asterisk.

DRC 0 - DRC is switched off, Broadcast DRC will be ignored. DRC 1/2 - DRC

level is set to half sent by broadcaster or DRC 1 - DRC level is set as sent by

broadcaster.

3 Press Tuning Up or Down to select the required DRC setting.

4 Press Select to conrm setting.

NotallDABbroadcastsusetheDRCfunction.IfthebroadcastdoesnotprovideDRC

information, then the DRC setting in the clock radio will have no effect.

Prune stations - DAB

If you move to a different part of the country, some of the stations which were listed

may no longer be available. Also, from time to time some DAB services may stop

broadcasting,ormaychangelocation orfrequency.Stations whichcannotbefound,

orwhich havenotbeenreceivedfor avery longtime areshowninthestation listwith

a question mark.The Prune stations function will delete the marked DAB stations

from your station list.

1 When in DAB mode, press Menu.

2 Press Tuning Up or Down until 'Prune' is displayed. Press Select.

3 Press Tuning Up or Down until 'Yes' is highlighted. Press Select to cause

invalid station names to be removed from the station list.

4 If you do not wish to prune stations choose 'No'.

Note:Ifyouhavemovedyourclockradio toadifferentpart ofthecountry youshould

also carry out a search for new stations.

DAB FM 40

Search tuning - FM

1 Fully extend the wire aerial.

2 Press the Mode button until FM is selected.

3 Give a long press on Tuning Up or Downfor severalseconds.Your clock

radio will scan upwards (low to high frequency) or downwards (high to low

frequency) and will stop automatically when it nds a station of sufcient

strength.

4 If the signal is strong enough and there is RDS data present then the

radio will display the station name.

5 Adjust the Volume.

Manual tuning - FM

1 Press Tuning Up or Down buttons to tune to a station. The frequency

will change in steps of 50 kHz.

2 Adjust the volume.

FM stereo / mono

1 If an FM station is received with a weak signal some hiss may be

audible. To reduce the hiss, press the Select button. The display will

show 'MONO'. Your radio will switch to mono mode.

2 To return to stereo mode press the Select button again the display will

show 'AUTO'. The radio will switch to stereo mode.

Mode

DAB FM 40

Table of contents

Other Roberts Radio manuals

Roberts

Roberts Revival RD-60 User manual

Roberts

Roberts R9941 User manual

Roberts

Roberts Gemini 55 RD-55 User manual

Roberts

Roberts Stream 207 User manual

Roberts

Roberts SOUND RD-78 User manual

Roberts

Roberts solarDAB 2 User manual

Roberts

Roberts STREAM 83I User manual

Roberts

Roberts classic blutune User manual

Roberts

Roberts exprssion User manual

Roberts

Roberts R881 User manual

Roberts

Roberts SPLASH MINI User manual

Roberts

Roberts Sports DAB User manual

Roberts

Roberts R9917 User manual

Roberts

Roberts R9944 User manual

Roberts

Roberts iStream 3L User manual

Roberts

Roberts Stream 63I User manual

Roberts

Roberts RD-15 User manual

Roberts

Roberts ecologic 2 User manual

Roberts

Roberts Duet 2 User manual

Roberts

Roberts robi User manual

Roberts

Roberts Sports DAB 3 User manual

Roberts

Roberts Vintage User manual

Roberts

Roberts Gemini 21 RD-21 User manual

Roberts

Roberts RD-6 User manual

Popular Radio manuals by other brands

EisSound

EisSound KBSound iSelect user manual

Midland

Midland 1001LWX owner's manual

Konig

Konig HAV-SR41 manual

VDigi

VDigi DD3.0 Operation manual

Radio Shack

Radio Shack 21-1863 owner's manual

Sony

Sony Walkman SRF-M97 Service manual

Stanley

Stanley FatMax FMC770 manual

auna

auna DAB-Radio 10026947 manual

SOUNDMASTER

SOUNDMASTER UR190 instruction manual

HYT

HYT TC-320 user manual

auna multimedia

auna multimedia Yellowstone 10026851 instructions

B-Tech

B-Tech GMRS-V2 manual

Weierwei

Weierwei VEV-V8 user manual

SOUNDMASTER

SOUNDMASTER DAB750 instruction manual

Telefunken

Telefunken TF-1505 instruction manual

Makita

Makita LXRM03 instruction manual

PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT TEDDY R. owner's manual

FRIENDCOM

FRIENDCOM FC-302V user manual