Roberts Radio RD-59 manual Operating your radio FM

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Operating your radio - FM

1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial.

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2.Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. The display will show "ROBERTS" for a few seconds.

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

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4.Press and release the Select button until the display shows "Auto tune <>".

5.Press the Tuning Up button. Your radio will scan from the currently displayed frequency direction upwards and will stop scanning when it fi nds a station of suffi cient strength.

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The display will show the frequency of the signal which has been

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found. If RDS information is available, after a few seconds the display

 

will show the radio station name. The display will also show "St" and

 

 

"RDS" on the upper line if the station is received with stereo and RDS

 

 

information.

 

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Press the Tuning Down button to scan the FM band in a downwards

 

 

direction (high frequency to low frequency).

 

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

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tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.

9.Adjust the Volume control to the required setting.

10.To switch off your radio press the On/Off button.

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :-

020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)

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Contents Roberts Contents Controls Front Controls Back Lock switch Battery operationUsing the AC adaptor Operating your radio DAB Selecting a station DAB Secondary services DABStrength for the station being received Display modes DABFinding new stations DAB Autoselect DAB Manual Tuning DABDynamic Range Control settings DAB Operating your radio FM Manual tuning FM Display modes FM Recalling a preset DAB and FM Presetting stations DAB and FMStereo / Mono setting FM Scan sensitivity setting FM Software version System resetDisplay backlight Headphone socketGeneral Specifications Circuit FeaturesPage Page Guarantee

RD-59 specifications

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