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Controls cont. 1. Power button 8. Priority station recall button 2. Liquid crystal display 9. FM Stereo/Mono button 3. Tuning control down button 10. Waveband selection button 4. Tuning control up button 11. Headphone socket 5. Battery compartment 12. DBB switch 6.
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Display a. FM Stereo indicator f. Auto power off indicator b. Lock indicator g. Frequency display c. Low battery indicator h. Auto/Memory scan indicator d. Memory preset indicator i. Frequency units e. Waveband indicator...
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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 accordance with the diagram shown alongside the battery compartment.
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. The Power and all other buttons will be disabled, this will prevent accidental operation when the radio is packed in a suitcase or travel bag.
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(11) located on the right-hand side of the radio. Aerials The lead connecting earphones to the R972 acts as an FM aerial when plugged into the earphone jack. The lead should be extended as much as possible to increase FM reception.
Scan tuning Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button (1), select the FM or AM 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.
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Storing stations in preset memories Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button (1), select the FM or AM (MW) band by pressing the Waveband selection button (10). Tune to the desired station using Scan or manual tuning as previously described. Press the Memory button (6) the Display (2) will flash ‘M’...
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Storing stations in preset memories (cont.) If all the preset memory locations are full pushing the ‘M’ button will cause the display to show ‘FUL’. If you still want to store a new station press the Memory button (6) , the new station will replace the station stored memory location 15 on FM or memory location 6 on AM.
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ATS (Automatic Tuning System) The automatic tuning system on the R972 will scan the selected waveband and automatically store stations in the memory presets. Up to 15 stations can be stored on the FM band and 6 on the AM (MW) band.
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Memory Scan Turn on the radio and select the FM or AM band as previously described. Press and hold down the Recall button until the display shows ‘MEMO SCAN’, the radio will scan the memory presets on the selected waveband pausing for 3-4 seconds before selecting the next preset.
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Changing preset station order e.g. exchanging preset station 2 with preset station 6. Turn on the radio and select the FM or AM band as previously described. Press the Memory recall button (7), the memory preset number will flash in the display. Select preset memory 2 using the Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3), press the Memory button (6), select preset memory 6 using the Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3), press the Memory button to complete.
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Priority stations In addition to the normal preset memories up to three stations may be stored in priority memory for easy access. Tune in to the required station using one of the previously described methods. Press the Memory button (6) followed by the Priority button (8). A ‘P’ will flash in the display, select the Priority station memory 1, 2 or 3 using the Tuning up (4) or Tuning down button (3), press the Memory button (6) the ‘P’...
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Recalling Priority stations Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button (1), repeatedly press the Priority (8) button to select the required Priority station. Mono button (operates on FM only) If the station being received is weak some hiss may be audible, to reduce the hiss press the Mono button (6) to switch to mono mode.
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AM tuning step size In Europe and other parts or the world AM tuning steps are 9kHz, in America the AM tuning step size is 10kHz. To change the AM tuning step size from 9KHz to 10KHz proceed as follows:- Turn off the radio using the Power button (1). Turn on the radio whilst holding down the Tuning up button (4).
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Auto power off In order to save battery power the R972 is designed to automatically switch off after 90 minutes of use, the symbol will appear in the display when the radio is switched on. To disable the auto power off function, press and hold down the power button for more than 2 seconds when turning on the radio.
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Specifications Batteries 2 x AAA (LR03) Battery Life Approx. 22hrs using alkaline batteries Frequency coverage MW 520 - 1710kHz FM 87.5 - 108MHz Output Power Earphone Jack 3.5mm dia (Stereo) The company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice...
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Notes If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 0181 758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Imported by:- ROBERTS RADIO LIMITED PO BOX 130 MEXBOROUGH SOUTH YORKSHIRE S64 8YT...
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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 Department at the address shown on the rear of this manual before taking further action.
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ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT 97-99 WORTON ROAD ISLEWORTH MIDDLESEX TW7 6EG Issue2...
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