bbrain Music Player & Digital Radio User Manual

bbrain Music Player & Digital Radio

Hello!
Thank you for purchasing a BBrain Music Player & Digital Radio. We hope that you will find it easy in use and that it will allow you to enjoy your favourite music and radio stations.

This guide will explain how the Music Player works and how to get the most out of it. Your Music Player is designed to be simple to use. It will only take a few minutes to set it up so that it is perfect and simple to use for your loved ones. It has a unique control panel that allows you to hide the buttons you don’t need, to prevent them from being accidentally pressed. More information about how to set this up and further personalisation can be found on page 9, or you can get started right away by reading the Quick Start guide on page 7.

Control Panel

Quick start guide

1. Place the music player on the surface you plan to use it, such as a table or shelf.
2. Connect the mains power adaptor or insert 4xAA batteries as shown.
3. Press the on/off button to turn the music player on.
   

When it first turns on the Music Player will be in digital radio mode. It will take a few moments to scan the airwaves for the stations available to you locally and you can use the and  buttons to navigate up and down the list, and the enter button to select a station.

If you want to listen to a playlist or audiobook from USB,

1. Open the USB tumbler by pressing on the top edge, and swivel it fully.
2. Insert the USB stick into the socket. It’ll only fit one way round
3. If there is a metal tab on the USB stick make sure it is folded down as shown and close the USB tumbler.
4. Press the button and your playlist or audiobook will begin playing. press here side view fold down

You can use the and buttons to skip to the next or previous tracks.

The name of the track playing will be displayed on the screen.

Personalising your Music Player

Making the control panel right for you
A unique feature of the Music Player is that each set of buttons is mounted on a `tumbler’ that can be turned over and hidden if you don’t need to use them, or worry that you or your loved ones will press them by accident and lose their favourite station. This way you can choose the controls you want, or simplify it to one button operation. There are 8 different combinations to choose from, 3 are shown below

The tumblers are locked in place during normal operation and unlocked using the USB tumbler. The USB tumbler has 3 positions – closed, unlocked and open.
To customise the control panel, it needs to be in the unlocked position.

This tumbler also works as the way to enter the setup menu, for which it should be fully open. This is only likely to be used in this way during setup, and will only be used in normal operation for inserting USB sticks.

To hide buttons you don’t want to use:

1. Press down on the top edge of the USB tumbler and open it halfway
2. Turn over the tumblers you don’t want to use by pressing on their top edge
3. Close the USB tumbler to lock them back in place

Navigating the menu

All the following options can be set from the Music Player’s menu, accessed in setup mode. To enter setup mode, the Music Player needs to be switched on, the and buttons need to be visible, and the USB tumbler needs to be fully open. The button can be used to navigate up the menu, the button to navigate down, and the button to confirm. You can exit the menu at any time by closing the USB tumbler, or by selecting `Back’ from the main menu screen.

Setting radio presets

To make it easy to switch between your favourite radio stations, you can set them as presets, which can then be switched back and forth between with the next and back buttons.

To set radio stations as presets:

1. Make sure the Music Player is in radio mode by pressing   button
2. Open the USB tumbler with the and buttons showing to access the menu
3. Navigate down to ‘Radio Presets’ using the back button and press
4. 5 preset slots will appear. Navigate to ‘Preset 1’ using the button and press
5. A list of all the available stations will appear. Navigate to the station you wish to save as Preset 1 and press

This station will now be saved as preset 1. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for other stations you want to set. Up to 5 presets can be stored.

Important: Once presets are set, it is no longer possible to select other stations without accessing the `Station List’ in the setup menu, or adding them to the preset list. Therefore if only one preset is defined, the next and back buttons will have no function in radio mode.

Listening to FM Radio

If your favourite radio stations are not available as DAB, but are broadcast as FM stations, you can switch the radio into FM Mode. To do this

1. Access the menu by opening the USB tumbler while the next and back buttons are visible
2. Use the button to navigate down the menu and the button to select ‘Radio Mode.
3. Then use the back button to select ‘FM’ and press the enter button.
4. Close the USB tumbler and press the button and your radio will now be able to access FM stations. You can use the and buttons to seek between FM stations.

Presets can be set for FM stations following the steps on page 13, but using the and buttons to seek between stations rather than selecting from a list. Press once your desired station is found to save it as a preset.

Setting alarms

You can set alarms for the music player to turn on automatically at a set time. This can be used to wake someone up, or simply if they enjoy listening to music at a certain time of day, but may forget to switch the Music Player on. Alarms only work when the Music Player is plugged into the mains, rather than operated from batteries.

To set an alarm:

1. Access the menu by lifting up the USB tumbler while the and buttons are showing.
2. Navigate down the menu using the button and press when you reach ‘Alarm.’ The alarm menu then allows you to set the following settings and options:

Alarm – Off | On
Frequency – Daily | Once | Weekends | Weekdays
Wake up time – this is time that the alarm sounds
Source – Buzzer | Digital Radio | FM
Duration – 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 90 | 120 minutes
Volume – This is the volume the alarm will build up to. Use the and buttons to adjust, and the button when set.

At the set time the alarm will sound, quietly at first, then build up to the set volume.

Turning the Music Player off automatically

The Music Player has an ‘Inactive Standby’ function, which turns it off if none of the buttons have been pressed after a certain length of time. This may be useful if the person using it forgets to turn it off. To set the Inactive Standby function:

1. Open the USB tumbler with the and buttons visible to access the menu
2. Use the to navigate to ‘Inactive Standby’ it may be off the bottom of the screen, so keep going down until you find it, and press the button
3. Use the and button to navigate to the length of time required that the Music Player will turn off after. Press the button.

Your Music Player will now turn off after the time set, if no buttons are pressed.

Adjusting the screen brightness and dimming

It’s possible to change the brightness of the screen to help save battery life and make it more suitable for using in a bedroom, for instance. To adjust the screen brightness:

1. Open the USB tumbler with the and buttons visible to access the menu
2. Use the button to navigate down to `Backlight’ and press
3. Use the button to select `On Level’ and press
4. Use the button to select the desired level of brightness and press

It is also possible to adjust the time after which the display brightness dims of no buttons are pressed by using the `Dim After’ option on the menu

Creating a playlist on USB

To create a playlist of music on a USB stick, you’ll need to transfer the audio files from a computer. To get the music you want on your computer, we recommend downloading it from an online music store, such as iTunes or Amazon. The Music Player can play files in MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV and FLAC formats.

1. Insert the USB stick into an empty USB port in the computer, it should show up in the File Explorer if using a Windows computer or the Finder if using Apple.
2. Select the files you want to load from where they’re stored on your computer, and drag them with the mouse across to the USB drive window.
3. The USB will play back the files in the order they’re loaded onto the stick, so if the order to play them back is important, we recommend dragging and dropping one by one to the USB stick. They may display in a different order on your computer as this may sort them alphabetically, or in order of size.

Set and change time, date, and language

The Music Player should set the time automatically from the radio signal it receives. To change the time, the time format, or the language:

1. Open the USB tumbler with the and buttons visible to enter the menu
2. Use the button to navigate to `Time/Date’ and press
3. To adjust time, select `Set Time/Date’ and use the and buttons to adjust the time up and down, pressing enter to confirm
4. To change the time format between 12/24 hours, select `Set 12/24 Hour’ and use the and buttons to select the required format. Press to confirm.
5. To change the language, select `Language’ and use the and buttons to select the preferred language. Press to save the settings.

Resetting to factory settings

There may be a situation where you want to delete all of the settings you’ve adjusted from your Music Player, such as the radio presets and alarms and return it to the way it left the factory. To do this:

1. Open the USB tumbler with the and buttons visible to enter the menu
2. Use the button to navigate to `Factory reset’ and press
3. Use the button to highlight `Yes’ and press

Cleaning your Music Player

Unplug before cleaning. Clean only with a soft, slightly damp cloth, do not use any detergents.

Troubleshooting

Change batteries or check mains adaptor connection
Radio emits hissing or garbled sounds| Signal is not good. Try extending aerial or move closer to a window
Display shows ‘No Stations Found’| No DAB signal, try extending aerial or move closer to window. If no improvement, switch to FM mode.
Next and back buttons don’t change radio station| One station set as preset. Add more presets (page 13) or reset to factory settings (page 21)
Buttons move while trying to use them| Tumbler not locked in place. USB tumbler needs to be fully open or fully closed.
Screen displays ‘No USB| USB stick not present or not inserted correctly. Check for presence of USB stick, or remove and put back in place.

Important safety warnings

• Use the Music Player only with the mains adaptor supplied or 4x AA batteries.

• Unplug the Music Player before cleaning.

• Keep the mains cord out of the reach of children.

• Keep the Music Player, mains cord and plug away from water.

• Do not attempt to repair the Music Player as this can be hazardous.

• The Music Player is for indoor use only.

• Discard this Music Player in accordance with recycling regulations in your area.
  Waste electrical products can be harmful to the environment and should not be disposed of with household waste.

• The battery should not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or an equivalent type of battery.

Technical Data of the supplied Power Supply

Manufacturer:| bbrain b.v. – Weerhuisweg 4 – 6226 NC – Maastricht – The Netherlands
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Model number:| BQ06A-0550900-M
Input voltage:| AC 100-240V
Input frequency:| 50/60Hz
Output voltage:| DC 5.5V
Output current:| 0.9A
Output power:| 4.95W
Average efficiency in operation:| 75.78%
No-load power consumption:| 0.068W

Need More Help?

Visit our website to discover videos, guides and tips to help you get the most out of your Music Player. Or simply get in touch and we’ll see how we can help.

www.bbrain.eu info@bbrain.eu      +31 (0)88 – 0080 130

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