{"product_id":"roberts-ortus-fm-dual-alarm-fm-clock-radio-black-ortusfmbk","title":"Roberts Ortus FM Dual Alarm FM Clock Radio - Black | ORTUSFMBK","description":"\u003cp\u003eA straightforward FM clock radio with five one-touch presets, a large LED display that dims itself and a dual alarm with weekday and weekend options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAt a Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDigital tuner:\u003c\/strong\u003e FM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePreset buttons:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlarms:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 293 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ortus FM does one job well: it tells the time and it plays FM radio. There is no DAB, no Bluetooth and no menu system to work through. Five preset buttons, one station each, put your listening a single press away, and a digital tuner keeps those stations exactly where you put them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe LED display is large, clear and dims automatically as the room darkens, so it is readable from across the room in the day and not glaring at three in the morning. A CR2032 backup battery is included and keeps the clock and alarm settings through a power cut, which is the detail most people only appreciate afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot every bedside radio needs a colour screen and a streaming stack; some just need to be right about the time and easy to silence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIdeal For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSimple bedsides:\u003c\/strong\u003e For anyone who wants a clock and a station, not a device. Set the time by hand once, store five stations and the radio never asks anything else of you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpare rooms:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small at 134 by 52 by 137 mm and light at 293 g, it fits a guest room, a study or a holiday let where a straightforward alarm is all that is wanted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeekday routines:\u003c\/strong\u003e The dual alarm can be set for every day, weekdays only or weekends only, so the working week wakes you and Saturday is left alone. Both alarms can sound as radio or buzzer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5 preset buttons:\u003c\/strong\u003e Five FM stations, each on its own dedicated button. No scrolling, no holding a key down and counting: press one and the station plays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutomatic display dimmer:\u003c\/strong\u003e The LED display adjusts its own brightness, so it stays readable in daylight and settles down at night without anyone having to change a setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDual alarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two alarms, each waking you to radio or buzzer, with Day, Weekday and Weekend options so the alarm follows your week rather than the other way round.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCR2032 backup included:\u003c\/strong\u003e A CR2032 cell is supplied for clock and alarm backup, so a power cut does not leave you resetting the time or missing an alarm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge snooze button:\u003c\/strong\u003e The snooze button is big and obvious, which is the only design brief that matters at six in the morning. A sleep timer handles the other end of the day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e293 g footprint:\u003c\/strong\u003e At 134 by 52 by 137 mm and 293 g, it takes up very little of a bedside table and is easy to move to another room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFM, five buttons, nothing else:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Ortus FM is an FM radio and a clock, and that is the whole proposition. Tuning is digital, so a station stored on one of the five preset buttons is exactly where you left it, without the drift of an analogue dial. There is no DAB, no Bluetooth and no aux input, which means nothing to pair, nothing to scan and nothing to go wrong. For a lot of bedrooms that is the right answer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlarms that fit your week:\u003c\/strong\u003e There are two alarms, and each can be set to Day, Weekday or Weekend. That covers the ordinary situations: an early start Monday to Friday, a later one at the weekend, or two people in the same room on different schedules. Each alarm can wake you with the radio or a buzzer, the snooze button is large enough to find in the dark, and an alarm indicator on the display tells you at a glance that it is armed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA display that behaves itself:\u003c\/strong\u003e The LED display is large, high in contrast and fitted with an automatic dimmer that adjusts as the room changes. In daylight it is legible from the far side of a bedroom; at night it settles to something that will not keep you awake. Indicators show alarm status, PM and low battery, so you know when the backup cell needs replacing. That CR2032 is included and holds the clock and alarm settings through a power cut, so a brief outage does not leave you an hour late.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow It Compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eListening Need\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOrtus FM Technology\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePractical Benefit\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWaking on weekdays\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDay, Weekday, Weekend alarms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEach of the two alarms can follow the working week or the weekend, not both\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFavourite stations\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 dedicated preset buttons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne press brings up a stored FM station, with no list to scroll through\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSleeping lightly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAutomatic display dimmer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe LED display dims itself at night, so nothing glows across a dark bedroom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePower cuts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCR2032 backup battery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe clock and alarm settings survive an outage, and the cell is supplied in the box\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFalling asleep\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAdjustable sleep timer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe radio plays for a set time and switches itself off once you have drifted off\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot disturbing others\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeadphone output\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe alarm can sound through headphones instead of the speaker, useful in a shared room\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Verdict\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStrengths\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive FM presets on dedicated buttons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge clear LED display with automatic dimmer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual alarm with Day, Weekday and Weekend options\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge snooze button and adjustable sleep timer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCR2032 clock and alarm backup battery included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital tuner holds stations without drift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e293 g and 134 mm wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eConsiderations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFM only. There is no DAB, DAB+, MW or internet radio, so digital-only stations are out of reach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Bluetooth and no aux input, so the Ortus FM cannot play music from a phone or another source.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMains powered only. 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