Roberts DAB Radios

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DAB Radio Technology Ease-of-use

You no longer have to remember frequencies! Once the radio has found all the DAB stations available, you just choose the one you want by name. Simple.

Digital radios are much easier to use than analogue machines because they automatically search for all available stations.

Wider station choice

With up to 55 DAB stations available in many areas – and many more to follow – you’ll be spoilt for listening choice. UK stations broadcasting digitally include national BBC Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, Classic FM, talkSPORT and Absolute Radio. And, there are also great exclusive-to-digital stations, such as BBC6, 1XTRA, Core & Oneword.

Digital-quality sound

The days of crackle and hiss radio are over. Digital radio is not subject to the same interference as analogue, so you don’t have to spend ages fiddling around trying to get that perfect reception.

Extra features

DAB scrolling text, provided by the broadcasters, shows programme information, news, sports results or artist and track details. More advanced features include ReVuTM which allows you to pause and rewind live radio. An Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) helps you record programmes by using a timer.

Examples of possible extra features on DAB radio:

Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) EPG, broadcast by participating DAB stations, gives programme times and information for up to seven days, making pre-selection and recording of radio programmes a doddle. Intellitext™ gives you on-demand access to scrolling text information from participating broadcasters. Intellitext™ stores the scrolling text and allows you to navigate, by topic, straight to the news you want. ReVu™: Pause, Rewind and Record on Digital Radio with ReVu™ PURE’s revolutionary ReVu™ technology means that interruptions will no longer spoil your radio listening. You can pause live DAB radio broadcasts or simply rewind if you’ve missed something. textSCAN™ PURE were first with textSCAN™ allowing listeners to pause and control the scrolling text that DAB stations send out. USB allows you to upgrade your DAB radio. Digital radio is future-proof and not subject to the obsolescence common to today’s consumer electronics products.

Three examples of DAB products

EVOKE-2XT Luxury Portable Stereo DAB & FM Radio

The multi-award winning EVOKE-2XT digital radio boasts refined audio fidelity with hi-fi quality drive units and active audio filtering. There’s a handy clock display, a radio/tone alarm, kitchen timer and the capability of connecting your iPod, CD or MiniDisc player.

Stereo speakers and separate tone control
Clear white-on-blue display
Input for iPod, CD or MiniDisc
Kitchen timer and tone/radio alarm
Optical digital output
Six DAB and six FM presets
Battery, mains or ChargePAK™ powered*
USB connector for free product updates
Full UK DAB reception, plus FM

* ChargePAK/batteries not included.

Legato DAB/FM/CD/MP3 Micro System with ReVu™

The Legato CD-40 isn’t your average digital radio. Inside its compact sculptured casing is the very latest in digital audio broadcasting and audio processing. Revolutionary ReVu™ technology enables you to pause and rewind live DAB radio.

CD Audio, MP3 CD, CD-R and CD-RW playback compatible
ReVu™ technology for pause and rewind of live DAB radio
Digital optical and analogue line out for playback and recording
Auxiliary input for other devices
Large graphical display and easy-to-use interface
99 DAB presets, 99 FM presets
MP3 CD playlist support
DPAC-II™ for the most natural DAB sound
Infrared remote control
Matching speakers with high-performance, custom designed drive units
Full UK DAB reception, plus FM

ONE DAB/FM Portable Digital Radio

Affordable and portable, ONE is a superb DAB/FM digital radio. Perfect for when you’re out and about, it’s ideal for tuning into the latest sports coverage and the widest choice of music.

A perfect first digital radio, ONE is easy to use with some great new features – plus all the benefits of DAB – including more stations, crystal-clear audio, station selection by name and broadcast scrolling text. And, if you roam beyond digital coverage the listening doesn’t stop because FM with RDS is included too.

Clock with kitchen and sleep timers
Intellitext™ for on-demand access to scrolling text information from participating broadcasters
textSCAN™ to pause and control scrolling text
USB connector for free product upgrades
Stereo headphone socket
20 presets (DAB or FM)
Exceptional battery life for 35 hours portable DAB listening
Battery, mains or ChargePAK™ powered*
Full UK DAB reception, plus FM with RDS

* ChargePAK/batteries not included.

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Digital Radio Dab

Traditionally, radio stations have always broadcasted in its regular, analog format. FM and AM radio could both be heard all over the world depending on the signal strength in each listening area. A couple of decades ago though, analog radio has been replaced by a better type of radio; digital radio. Digital radio has grown in popularity tremendously since it first debuted, and shows no signs of any decrease in popularity because it is all around better than traditional, analog radio. During the process of radio stations switching over from analog radio to digital radio, most stations broadcasted in a hybrid signal that could be heard by regular radio listeners as well as digital radio listeners.

Over time however, the hybrid signals were no longer used because the complete switch over to digital finally happened. Analog radio offered a selection of different AM and FM radio stations in each listening area but once the switch over to digital was complete, listeners could enjoy even more stations in their area thanks in part to the stronger digital signal. With digital radio, FM stations were broadcasted with such a clear and crisp signal that the music sounded the same quality as that on a CD. AM stations also improved significantly by gaining the same sound quality as traditional FM radio.

To listen to all of the advantages that digital radio had to offer, listeners would have to purchase a digital receiver to pick up the digital signals. Digital receivers could not only pick up all the newer digital stations, but they could also pick up all of the regular radio stations that were around before digital radio. The downside to purchasing a digital receiver lies in the cost; the cost of a digital receiver was considered rather pricey when compared to a regular, non digital radio.

Traditional analog radio did have its advantages, such as when the signal strength became diminished, the stations would lose their sound quality slowly. However, with digital radio, should the signal become reduced, the stations will usually cut out completely; this is one of the major disadvantages to digital radio along with the cost of a digital receiver. All in all though, digital radio is coming along and progressing further and further as the year progress. While FM radio has always been considered pretty good when it comes to quality of sound, digital radio is going to take FM radio above and beyond where it was previously with no signs of it slowing down.

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Roberts DAB Radio

With DAB radio all the rage now, is it really as good as everyone says it is? A portable DAB radio will help keep you occupied while you are out and about as you will be able to keep up to date with the news, or just listen to its mp3 player before you get home. You will always be in touch as almost all the UK is now covered.

DAB Radio is pretty much weather resistant so it does not matter if it is sunny, snowing, raining or whatever you will always receive a crystal clear reception without the hiss, fading and crackle found in analogue radios. It is clear because it produces a digital signal from land based technology instead of satellite as in television and as there are now lots of transmitters around you will never be far away from one.

A modern day personal DAB radio is lightweight and compact for you to take around the golf course but they are absolutely stylish enough to put on any sideboard inside your house. Standing upright you can easily see which program you are listening to when looking at the clear LCD screen. Also there are lots more programs than are available on an ordinary radio.

Tuning into the stations is not a problem as most of them automatically tune themselves. You don’t have to fiddle with dials to get a good signal, once it finds a signal that is it. its also a lot easier to make sure that you’re on the channel you want as they sort them by name rather than frequency so a name will appear rather than a number. The display usually shows details on the title and artist if you are listening to a music channel.

To turn a portable radio into a personal one you will find a jack socket to plug in an ear-piece. This means you can listen in comfort wherever you are and not be a nuisance to anyone else around you.

Most of the leading radio makers have brought out various models of digital radio but leading the way seem to be Sony, Roberts and PURE.

I think that you can safely say that we think that DAB radio is here to stay for a while although it will probably change over the years and would make an excellent Christmas present.

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Here are some of the terms you will come across when using Roberts DAB Radios:

* RDS: stands for Radio Data System and means the listener is able to view the radio station name on the radio screen

* EPG: stands for Electronic Programme Guide and is broadcast by a selection of radio stations including the BBC, Virgin, Classic FM, talkSPORT. It is very similar to the programme guides found on Sky or Freeview and allows you to see what is coming up over the coming week on some stations, as well as find out detailed information about the programme like presenter name and what the show is about. It can also let you set an advanced timer record for future programmes. To see the EPG, you must have an EPG compatible radio. Not all DAB digital radios can receive EPG. In order to get EPG information, ensure you buy a radio that says it is EPG compatible

* Pause Rewind and Record live radio: Digital radio enables you to pause, rewind or record live radio onto some digital memory, whether it is built-in or an SD card. The pause plus facility means you can pause live radio, go away to answer the phone and then re-start your listening just where you left off. Some let you rewind the last half hour of programme if you missed part of a conversation, or if you’d like to hear a particular song one more time. You can even fast-forward through recorded items if you don’t like a song. Some products allow you to press record and start recording straight away – others will start recording after you programmed it, just like your video. If you’ve recorded onto a memory card, you can then put the card in your portable mp3 player or other DAB radios with this facility and listen to your favourite programmes or songs again at a convenient time

* Using an SD memory card with your radio:An SD card can be used in your radio for recording, playing back previously recorded radio programmes, or playing back MP2/MP3/WMA files transferred from a PC. Depending on the radio station a 512MB SD card will give typically 8-16 hours of recording time

* CD / SD bookmark:This is a new function introduced by Roberts to a selection of our radios. Traditionally seen in car stereo systems the bookmark feature enables you to play your CD or SD card from where you left off. For example, you may be listening to your music CD or audio book in the morning, when you turn your system off and return to it later the CD or SD card will continue to play from where you left it. You no longer have to listen to the same first three songs on your CD or forget where you left your audio book

* Multiple Alarms: Some of our products have multiple alarms, this means you have the option of waking to a buzzer, the radio, CD or SD card. Check the particular product details to see which applies

* Stereo playback of MP3/iPod via auxiliary input socket: If your radio has an auxiliary (line-level) audio input which you can use to allow your radio to be used as an external amplifier for MP3 players, compact disc players and similar devices. Simple connect the external audio source to the radio’s line input socket (on the back of the radio) using a 3.5mm stereo plug

* USB connection: If your radio has a USB connection it enables you to connect your radio to your PC. The USB can be used to copy files to and from your SD card and also for any software updates available