Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product R9940 Roberts Radio
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ROBER TS Sound for Generations Please read this manual before use R9940 3-band RDS PLL digital radio.
Features ..................................................... 1 Control locations .. ................................... 2 Display information ................................. 4 Installing batteries .................................. 5 Battery replacement .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) z Large easy to read Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) showing station name, frequency , time, memory location and function status. z RDS station name display .
1. S tandby button. 2. Liquid crystal display . 3. Time set button. 4. A TS button. 5. FM Stereo/Mono button. 6. Lock button. 7. Power/Sleep button. 8. Display button. 9. Waveband button. 10. Tuning/Minute + button. 1 1. Tuning/Minute - button. 12. Preset/Hour + button.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 15. Clock auto adjust switch. 16. Headphone socket. 17. DC input socket. 18. T elescopic aerial. 19. Light button. 20. T one control switch. 21. V olume control.
A BC D E F G H I K L J A. Alarm indicators B. RDS indicator . C. Sleep time indicator . D. Snooze indicator . E. Time. F . Key lock indicator . G . Low battery indicator . H. Frequency units. I. Memory number . J. Memory indicator . K. Frequency and text indicators.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 1. Position the radio face down on a soft surface. 2. Press the catch as shown and slide in the direction of the arrow . 3. Lift out the battery cover 4.
The battery indicator will appear in the display immediately your radio is switched off. Batteries should be replaced when the indicator shows less than 3. After removing batteries you have approximately 3 minutes to replace the batteries after which clock and memory information will be lost.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 4. Press and hold down the Tuning up or down buttons until the frequency in the display begins to change rapidly , release the button. 5. The radio will now start to search the FM waveband and will stop when it finds a station of suf ficient strength.
When batteries are installed for the first time the display will show - - : - - . T ime can be manually set with the radio switched on or off. The clock uses the 24 hour system e.g. 2:00pm is shown as 14:00. 1. Slide the Clock auto adjust switch to the ‘Off’ position 2.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Setting the buzzer alarm Note: Clock uses 24 hour system.
Note: Clock uses 24 hour system. 1. Repeatedly press and release the Standby button until the display shows ‘Last CH’ . 2. Whilst the display symbol is flashing set the required hour using the Hour + and - buttons . 3. Set the required minute using the Minute + and - buttons .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Search tuning 1. Switch on your radio by pressing the Power button. 2 . Select the required waveband by repeat pressing of the Waveband button . The waveband selected will appear in the display .
1. Switch on your radio by pressing the Power button. 2 . Select the required waveband by repeat pressing of the Waveband button . The waveband selected will appear in the display . On FM fully extend the Telescopic aerial . On MW and L W rotate your radio for best reception.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) In Europe and other parts of the world MW tuning steps are 9kHz, in America the MW tuning step size is 10kHz. T o change the MW tuning step size from 9KHz to 10KHz proceed as follows:- 1.
Y ou may store up to 9 stations on FM, 9 on MW and 9 on L W giving a total of 27 preset stations. 1. T une into the required station using one of the tuning methods previously described. 2. Press and release the Memo button , the word SA VE - -> will appear in the display .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 1. Switch on your radio using the Power button . 2. Select the desired waveband using the Bands button . 3. Press either of the Preset buttons to cycle through the available preset stations.
The automatic tuning system will scan the selected waveband and automatically store stations in the memory presets. note: A TS operates on FM an MW bands only - activating the A TS function will overwrite any stations previously stored in the memory presets 1.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) The R adio D ata S ystem ( RDS ) is a system in which inaudible digital information is transmitted in addition to the normal FM radio programme. 1. Switch on your radio and select the FM waveband.
1. Whilst tuned to a station displaying its RDS station name, you can change between station name and frequency by pressing and releasing the Display button .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 1. If the station being received is weak some hiss may be audible, to reduce the hiss press the FM ST/ Mono button to switch to mono mode. The stereo indicator will be removed from the display .
1. Pressing the Light button will switch on the display backlight and illuminate the display for approximately 7 seconds. Display backlight The Lock button is used to prevent unintentional operation. 1. Press the Lock button , the symbol will appear in the display .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Using an AC adaptor (not included) The AC adaptor for use with the R9940 should provide 6 volts DC output at 300mA centre pin negative (Roberts type PU6-B).
Headphones or earphones for use with your radio should be stereo and fitted with a 3.5mm stereo jack plug. Insert the headphone plug into the socket on the left side of the radio. When the headphones are plugged in the loudspeaker is automatically disconnected.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) T roubleshooting/Reset button If your radio fails to operate correctly , or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete carry out the following procedure.
Power requirements DC 6.0V @ 300mA centre pin negative Batteries 4 x IEC size LR6 (AAsize) Battery Life Approx. 20hrs of listening when used for 4 hours a day at normal volume using alkaline batteries. Loudspeaker: 8 ohms Output power: 250mW . Sockets Headphone socket 3.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) This radio 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 .
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