MAJORITY LSH-DAB-DUK Little Shelford Portable Digital and FM Radio User Guide
- June 15, 2024
- MAJORITY
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MAJORITY LSH-DAB-DUK Little Shelford Portable Digital and FM Radio
Specifications
- Product Name: LITTLE SHELFORD Portable Digital & FM Radio
- Model: LSH-DAB-DUK
- Power Supply: UK Standard Plug
- Power Source: 4 x AA Batteries or DC Power Input
- Earphone Jack: 3.5mm
Box Contents
What’s in the Box?
- The majority Little Shelford DAB/DAB+ Radio Clock
- UK Standard Plug Power Supply
- User Guide
Controls And Functions
Top View/Control Buttons
- Power/Standby
- Scan
- Previous
- Next
- Enter/Snooze
- Preset
- Volume Dial -/+
- Info/Menu
- Mode
Back View/Connections
- On/Off Power Switch
- DC Power Input
- 3.5mm Earphone Jack
- Battery compartment
- Aerial
Support
Thank you for your purchase of the Majority Little Shelford.
- Please follow the guidance of the manual to set up your radio and enjoy its fantastic variety of stations and features.
- If you require further assistance with your new radio, please contact our support team on the Majority website: https://www.majorityradios.co.uk/support/
Instructions
Basic Operation
Please note all (Ref.) refer to Page 2-3 Controls and Functions mapping guide.
Starting up your radio
- Plug the adaptor connector into the back of the system labelled ‘DC in’ and turn the power on from the mains (Ref.11). Alternatively, insert 4 x AA batteries rather than using the above process for mains power. (Ref.13)
- Ensure the antenna (Ref.14) is extended as far as possible so that you can rotate it. This will enable you to get the best signal you can.
- Switch the button on the rear of the unit to “on” (Ref.10) and the screen will show “Welcome to Digital Radio”.
- From the “Welcome to Digital Radio” screen, click the ‘Standby’ button (Ref.1) to switch your radio on. When DAB mode is activated for the first time, a scan will automatically commence, or will play the last station before the unit was turned off.
- Select ‘Mode’ (Ref.5) to switch between DAB and FM.
Standby: To change your radio back to standby, press ‘Standby’ (Ref.1). To turn your radio off completely, switch the On/Off button at the back of the unit to ‘Off’ (Ref.10) and switch off at the mains.
DAB/DAB+ Radio
- Fully extend the antenna (Ref.14) to ensure that the best signal can be received before scanning.
- From the ‘Welcome to Digital Radio’ screen, click the ‘Standby’ button (Ref.1) and your radio will automatically scan for DAB stations. On first use it will automatically scan all stations and save them, and also synchronize the time and date of the station.
- If the unit hasn’t automatically scanned or you would like to rescan the available stations, press the ‘Scan’ button (Ref.2) and then release. This would be advisable to repeat on DAB mode if you are having trouble listening to particular stations.
- By pressing the Scan button, the radio will scan for available stations up the frequency band and store all stations that have a good signal. After searching has finished it will automatically play the first station stored.
- To select a different station, use the ‘<<’ (Ref.3) or ‘>>’ (Ref.4) buttons to find your desired station. Select the station by clicking the ‘Enter/Snooze’ (Ref.9) button.
- Rescanning DAB Stations
- When on DAB mode, press the ‘Scan’ button (Ref.2) to rescan for available DAB stations in your area. The radio will now begin scanning for DAB stations with the screen displaying “Full Scan.”
DAB/DAB+ Presets
Storing DAB Stations
- You can store up to 10 DAB radio stations.
- To store a station that you are currently playing:
- Press and hold the “Preset” (Ref.8) button, the display will show “Preset Store<x:(Empty)>”
- Press the ‘<< ‘ or ‘>>’ button (Ref.3/4) to change the “<1” to the number you want to store the station as. Then press the “Enter/Snooze” (Ref.9) button to save. The display will then show “Preset x stored”.
- Note: If there is an existing DAB station stored under a preset, it will be overwritten when you store the new station.
- Recalling a DAB stored station
- Press the “Preset” (Ref.8) button.
- Press the ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ button (Ref.3/4) to scroll through your preset stations. You can store up to 10. Then press the “Enter/Snooze” (Ref.9) button to select your choice.
Station Information for DAB/DAB+ Radio
- When you are listening to a DAB/DAB+ radio station with a good signal, you can press the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.6) repeatedly to show the different program information.
- Signal Strength: Displays a signal bar with the strength of the current station.
- Bit Error Rate: Provides details of the signal error rate.
- Channel and Frequency: Displays the station’s transmission channel number and frequency.
- PTY (Programme Type): Shows the type and description of the program provided by the DAB station.
- Time and Date: Displays the time and date information provided by the broadcaster.
- Bit Rate: The data rate at which the signal is being transmitted.
- Dynamic Label Segment (DLS): Displays scrolling text information supplied by the broadcaster.
FM Radio
- Press the ‘Mode’ button (Ref.5) multiple times to switch between DAB, FM and Bluetooth. The first time you switch to FM mode, the FM frequency “87.5 MHz” will be displayed on the screen.
- Fully extend the antenna (Ref.14).
- To scan for the available stations with good signal up the bandwidth, press the ‘Scan’ button (Ref.2) for the radio to begin scanning up the frequency band. The next available station with a good signal will then begin to play.
- To scan down the frequency band, press and hold the ‘Scan’ button (Ref.4) for a few seconds for the station down the frequency band with a good signal.
- How to tune a specific frequency manually
- To listen to a specific frequency press and hold the ‘>>’ button (Ref.4) to search up the bandwidth quickly and hold the ‘<<’ button (Ref.3) to search down quickly. It will stop searching when the button is released.
- To search slowly, press ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ (Ref.3/4) multiple times to scroll through.
- Stereo and Mono
- When on FM mode, press the ‘Enter/Snooze’ button (Ref.9) to switch between Stereo and Mono mode.
FM Radio Preset s
- How to store a preset station
- To be able to quickly access your favorite FM stations, you can preset the stations. Up to 10 different preset stations can be set for you to browse between.
- Once listening to the station, press and hold the ‘Preset’ button (Ref.8). The screen will then display “Preset Store<x: (Empty)” to show the empty preset number.
- Press the ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ button to change the “<x” to the number you want to store the station as. Then press “Enter/Snooze”
- (Ref.9) button to save the station as that preset number.
- Once the station is saved as a preset, the display will then show “Preset [x] stored”.
- How to play a preset radio station
- To play your preset radio stations, press the ‘Preset’ button (Ref.3) to enter the preset catalog (do not hold).
- Use the ‘<< ‘ or ‘>>’ buttons to scroll through your 1-10 preset stations. To play your chosen station, press the “Enter/Snooze” (Ref.9) button to select the choice.
Station Information for FM Radio
- When you are listening to an FM radio station with a good signal, you can press the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.2) repeatedly to show the different program information.
- PTY (Program Type): Shows the type and description of the program provided by the DAB station.
- Signal Strength: Displays a signal bar with the strength of the current station.
- Time and Date : Displays the time and the date.
- Frequency: Displays the station’s transmission frequency.
- Audio Type: Displays the audio type of the station you are listening to. It will either be Stereo or Mono.
- Radio Text: Displays scrolling text information supplied by the broadcaster.
Bluetooth Mode
Setting Up Bluetooth
- To choose Bluetooth mode, press the ‘Mode’ button (Ref.5) repeatedly until Bluetooth mode is selected.
- Go to Bluetooth settings on your device and ensure that it is switched on. “Majority Little Shelford” should then be displayed on available devices. Select this option to connect to it and it should display “Connected”.
- To choose the music you wish to play, you will need to choose the album or playlist from your device.
- The volume, next or previous track can be changed from your device or the unit using the Volume dial (Ref.7) or the Next (>>) or Previous buttons (<<) (Ref.3/4).
- The operational range between the unit and a Bluetooth device is approximately 10 meters without any obstructions.
Settings: Clock and Date
Manually Setting the Time
- Ensure the unit is in working mode (i.e. listening to DAB/FM Radio). Press and hold the Info/Menu button (Ref.6) for 1-2 seconds to open the ‘Set Menu’ option.
- Use the ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ (Ref.3/4) buttons to choose your option and select Time/Date by pressing ‘Enter/Snooze’ (Ref.9).
- The hour digit will now flash. Press ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ to scroll through to the correct hour. Press ‘Enter/Snooze’ to confirm.
- Once this is confirmed, you will be able to press ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ to select the minutes. Press ‘Enter/Snooze’ to confirm.
- Manually Setting the Date
- After setting the time (per the instructions above) the year will now flash. Press ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ (Ref.3/4) to scroll through to the correct year. Press ‘Enter/Snooze’ to confirm (Ref.9).
- Once this is confirmed, you will be directed to the month. To change the month, use the ‘<<’ and ‘>>’ buttons (Ref.3/4). Press ‘Enter/Snooze’ to confirm (Ref.9)
- Once this is confirmed, you will be able to press ‘<<’ or ‘>>’(Ref.3/4) to select the Date. Press ‘Enter/Snooze’ to confirm (Ref.9).
Settings: Dual Alarm Clock
Alarm Setting
- Ensure the unit is in working mode (i.e. listening to DAB/FM Radio). Press and hold the Info/Menu button (Ref.6) for 1-2 seconds to open the ‘Set Menu’ option.
- Scroll through using the ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ buttons (Ref.3/4) to find the ‘Alarm 1 Set’ or ‘Alarm 2 Set’ option and select a choice by pressing ‘Enter/Snooze’ to confirm (Ref.9).
- To turn the alarm on or off, press ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ button (Ref.3/4), so that “ON” is flashing and press the “Enter/Snooze” button to confirm.
- The hour digits for the alarm will flash, press ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ button to change the hour and press the “Enter/Snooze” button to confirm.
- From this you will then be able to change the minutes, volume, desired alarm sound (e.g alarm, DAB or FM) following by selecting ‘Enter/Snooze’.
- The last option for setting your alarm is to select ‘Alarm Mode’ and choose between having your alarm 1/2 to play Once, Daily, Weekends or Weekdays only.
Note: You can press the “Info/Menu” button to get back to the previous step when programming the alarm. When Alarm sounds, if no operation, it can last for one hour.
Settings: Alarm Functions and Snooze
Turn off the Alarm when sounding
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To turn off Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 when it sounds, press any
of the buttons on the display screen except the ‘Enter/Snooze’ button. This will then cancel the alarm set. -
If the alarm is set to be “Weekday”, “Weekend” or “Daily” then the alarm icon will still display on the standby display screen for the alarm set for the next day.
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If it was set to “Once” then the alarm icon will disappear from the display screen after sounding.
How to cancel your alarm
- Follow the guidance to set your alarm, but instead of using the ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ buttons to turn the alarm ON, scroll to OFF. Confirm the selection by pressing “Enter/Snooze”.
Snooze Function
- When the alarm sounds, press the ‘Enter/Snooze’ button (Ref.9) to delay the alarm for another 9 minutes and the radio will go into Standby mode.
- To take the radio off of Snooze or to stop sounding the Snooze alarm, press any of the buttons except the ‘Enter/Snooze’ button.
Settings: Sleep Timer
- Ensure the unit is in working mode (i.e. listening to DAB/FM Radio). Press and hold the Info/Menu button (Ref.6) for 1-2 seconds to open the ‘Set Menu’ option.
- Scroll through using the ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ buttons (Ref.3/4) to find the ‘Sleep Set’ option and select it by pressing ‘Enter/Snooze’ to confirm (Ref.9).
- The screen will now display ‘Set Sleep: OFF’. Now use the ‘<<’ and ‘>>’ buttons to browse through a range of sleep timer lengths: 120/90/60/45/30/15/5 minutes or OFF.
- When your choice is displayed, press “Enter/Snooze” button to confirm (Ref.9). The system will automatically start the timer.
- To turn the sleep timer off, follow the above instructions and select “OFF” from the choices.
- Once the timer has been set, the minutes will countdown on the display screen. For example, if set to turn off in 5 minutes, “S5” will flash, counting down to “S0” when the radio will go into standby mode.
Settings: Factory Reset and System Version
- When the radio is turned on, press and hold the Info/Menu (Ref.6) button. This will open ‘Set Menu’ and display these settings:
Factory Reset:
- Press the ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ button (Ref.3/4) in the Set Menu screen to scroll through to the sub-option of ‘Factory Reset’.
- Press the “Enter/Snooze” button and the display will show
- “Factory reset?” Press the ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ button to select “Yes” or “No”.
- Then re-press the “Enter/Snooze” button to confirm your desired select.
System Version:
- Press the ‘<<’ or ‘>>’ button (Ref.3/4) in the Set Menu screen to scroll through to the sub-option of ‘System Version’.
- Press the “Enter/Snooze” button to check the system version information (Ref.9)
Additional Features
Headphone Jack:
- Plug in your earphones via the 3.5mm headphone jack (Ref.12) to listen to audio from your radio.
- Please note that Bluetooth earphones are not compatible with this device.
Power Supply and Batteries:
- The unit is powered and charged by UK Standard Plug USB 5V 1A and is also portable when powered by 4 x AA batteries (not supplied). These can be inserted into the battery compartment at the bottom of the unit.
Troubleshooting
Observation | Potential Cause/Solution |
---|---|
No sound | The station is not tuned in properly. Please perform a rescan |
for available stations or manually scroll through
available stations.
Buttons are not
working
| Turn off the unit and turn on after a few seconds. Please
also try unplugging/replugging the radio.
FM: Static sound
DAB: Burbling/ intermittent cut-out
| Signal reception is low. Adjust the aerial or move the unit to a stronger signal location.
Re-scan stations and or/ a factory reset.
Sound is distorted| The volume is too high. Adjust the volume control.
Desired station not
found
| Weak signal. Use the manual tune function and try
rescanning in a different area.
Display shows “No Service”| There is no DAB coverage in your area, or poor reception. Adjust the position of the aerial, or move the unit to a
stronger signal location.
Display is blank| This may occur if the broadcaster changes the label of a service or removes a label while tuned. The radio will try
to retune or perform a scan.
Time and Date not setting automatically| Go to DAB mode and this will
automatically set once a scan is performed. Alternatively, set in your
‘Settings’.
Other problems/ functional issues| Please perform a factory reset of the
radio in your settings.
Specifications
Power Supply | DC 5V 1A (100-240V) |
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Battery Supply | 4 x AA Batteries for portability |
Modes
| DAB/DAB+ Band III 5A-13F 174-240MHz FM (87.5MHz – 108MHz)
Bluetooth
Output Connector| 3.5mm Earphone Jack
Dimension (WxHxD)| 13 x 10 x 17 cm
Net Weight| 7 g
Warranty
All products come with a standard 12-month warranty. All items must be registered on www.majorityradios.co.uk for the warranty to be valid. Once on the web page, use the menu to ÿnd “Register Your Product”. You will also be given the chance to extend your warranty for an additional 24 months, free of charge.
Safety Information
- Read these instructions.
- Keep these instructions. Instructions are also available for download at www.majorityradios.co.uk
- Heed all Warnings
- Follow all instructions
- Do no clean the apparatus near or with water
- Do not block any ventilation openings. Install by the manufacturer’s instructions
- Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including ampliÿers) that produce heat.
- Protect the power from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
- Only use attachments/accessories speciÿed by the manufacturer.
- Unplug this apparatus during light storms or when unused for long periods.
- Refer all servicing to qualiÿed service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in a way, such as a power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally or has been dropped.
- No naked ˛ame sources, such as lit candles, should be placed on the apparatus.
- Dispose of used electrical products and batteries safely according to your local authority and regulations.
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS
- The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquid, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.
- The main plug is used to disconnect the device and it should remain readily operable during intended use. To disconnect the apparatus from the main mains completely, the mains plug should be disconnected from the main socket outlet completely.
- The battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, are, or the like.
RECYCLING ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS
You should now recycle your waste electrical goods and in doing so help the
environment.
This symbol means an electrical product should not be disposed of with normal
household waste. Please ensure it is taken to a suitable facility for disposal
when ÿnished with.
IMPORTANT: Please read all instructions carefully before use and keep them for future reference.
- Risk of electric shock.
- Do not open
- Read all instructions carefully before use and keep them for future reference
- When servicing, use only identical replacement parts
CAUTION: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN
ATTENTION: RISQUE D’ELECTROCUTION NE PAS OUVRIR
IMPORTANT: Please read all instructions carefully before use and keep for
future reference
FAQ
- Q: How do I switch between FM radio and DAB/DAB+ radio?
- A: To switch between FM radio and DAB/DAB+ radio, use the ‘Mode’ button (Ref.9).
- Q: How do I set presets for my favorite stations?
- A: To set presets, use the ‘Preset’ button (Ref.6) to save the current station to a preset number.
- Q: How do I adjust the volume?
- A: Use the ‘Volume Dial -/+’ (Ref.7) to adjust the volume.
- Q: Can I use headphones with this radio?
- A: Yes, you can use headphones with this radio. There is a 3.5mm earphone jack (Ref.12) at the back of the unit.
- Q: How do I access the settings?
- A: Use the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.8) to access the settings menu.
References
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