MAJORITY PRK-DAB-BLK PARKSIDE II MP3 Player and Digital Pocket Radio User Guide

PARKSIDE II
MP3 Player & Digital Pocket Radio
PRK-DAB-BLK

3 YEAR
WARRANTY
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Box Contents

What’s in the Box?

1. Majority Parkside Pocket DAB, FM and MP3 player
2. USB Cable
3. Earphones
4. User Guide

Controls And Functions

Control Buttons

Navigation Controls

ON/OFF Button
Switch your radio ON or OFF by moving the switch on the top of the radio.

Mode/Lock button
Press the ‘Mode/Lock’ button to switch between DAB, FM and SD Card Reader. To lock and unlock the buttons of the radio, press and hold the ‘Mode/Lock’ button.

Previous/Next
Use the ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons to navigate around the radio and browse through your selections and stations available.
In FM mode these buttons can be held down to autoscan to the next or previous available stations.

Menu/Info Button
Hold down the Menu/Info button to enter system settings. Select repeatedly when on a DAB or FM station to view station information.

Enter/Play/Pause button
Press the ‘Enter’ button to pause/play in MP3 mode, and use to make and recall preset stations in DAB and FM modes.

SD Card Port
Insert an SD card with MP3 files into the SD port to enjoy your own chosen albums, songs and media.

Instructions Guide

Basic Operation

Please note all (Ref.) refer to the Controls and Functions mapping guide on Page 1.
Switch the ‘ON/OFF’(Ref.1) button on top of the system to ‘ON’. “Welcome to Digital Radio” will show on the display, followed by the clock time.
Ensure the system has been charged, the battery life will show on the display when you turn on. If the battery icon shows all of the bars illuminated then the system is fully charged.
To charge the device, use the USB cable provided and plug it into a computer or a plug (not supplied) that accepts USB connectors.
Press the ‘Mode/Lock’ button to turn on the unit (Ref.3). The system should go straight to DAB Radio and automatically start scanning for stations. The display will show “Searching” and can take a few minutes to scan.

Press the ‘Mode/Lock’ button (Ref.3) to switch between DAB, FM or SD Card Reader. Ensure that the earphones are connected into the top of the system correctly (Ref.2) as they are also the antenna of your radio. Without them, no DAB/FM signal will be received.

Lock button
To lock and unlock the buttons of the radio, press and hold the  ‘Mode/Lock’ button (Ref.3). If locked, an icon will display on thescreen.
To turn the radio off fully, switch the button on top of the unit (Ref.1) to “Off”.

DAB/DAB+ Radio Mode

On first use of DAB Radio, the time and date will automatically update.
Press the ‘Mode/Lock’ button to go DAB mode(Ref.3). On first use DAB Radio will automatically start scanning all stations and save them.

To auto scan (if it hasn’t automatically or shows no signal) press and hold the ‘Menu/Info’ button (Ref.9) and when the display shows “FULL SCAN”, press the ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button to confirm the scan option (Ref.7).
The radio will then start scanning up the frequency band and store all stations that have a good signal. Please note: ensure that you are in an area with signal bars displaying.
The radio will automatically save all the stations with a strong signal. After searching has finished it will automatically play the first station stored.
To listen to any of the stations that have been saved with strong signal, use the ‘Next’ (Ref.8) and ‘Prev’ (Ref.5) buttons to navigate through the stations. Press the ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button to select the station you wish to listen to. (Ref.7)

When you turn the radio on again after switching it off, it will automatically tune to the same station (DAB or FM) that was last selected.

Setting DAB Radio Preset Stations

How to preset a radio station
Up to 10 preset stations can be set. To store a station that you are currently playing:
Press and hold ‘Enter’ button (Ref.7) and “Preset Empty ‘1’” will show on the display.
Press ‘Prev’ (Ref.5) or ‘Next’ (Ref.8) button to change the ‘1’ to the number you want to store the station as.
Then press the ‘Enter’ button (Ref.7) to save.
The display will then show “Preset (1) stored”.
To set more preset stations, repeat the above process but use the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.5/8) to browse to the number you want to store the station as.
How to play a preset radio station
Press the ‘Enter’ button (Ref.7) to open presets (do not hold).
Press ‘Prev’ (Ref.5) or ‘Next’ (Ref.8) button to scroll through your preset stations.
Press ‘Enter’ button (Ref.7) to select the preset station you wish to play.

DAB/DAB+ Radio Settings

Press and hold the ‘Menu/Info’ button (Ref.9) to open DAB settings. Using the ‘Prev/Next’ buttons, you can scroll through a range of other settings. Use the ‘Enter’ button to select (Ref.7)

Manual tune
Using the ‘Prev/Next’ buttons, you can scroll through the stations available with channel number and their frequency. Select your choice by pressing the ‘Enter’ button.

DRC (Dynamic Range Compression)
Select to compress an audio’s dynamic range.
Station order
Select to choose how you would like the DAB stations to be presented as you scroll through them. Use the ‘Prev/Next’ buttons to choose between Numeric- Alpha and  Ensemble Name. Select your choice with the ‘Enter’ button.

Additional settings:
There are also additional options that can be found by pressing and holding ‘Menu/Info’ such as: Time/Date, Language, Set
Backlight, Set Brightness, SW version and Factory Reset.
Please refer to page 15 onwards in the manual for guidance with these settings.

Station Information for DAB/DAB+ Radio
Press the ‘Menu/Info’ button (Ref.9) repeatedly to show the programme information.
Signal Strength: Displays a signal bar with the strength of the current station.
Time and Date: Displays the time and the date.
Dynamic Label Segment (DLS): Displays scrolling text information supplied by the broadcaster.
PTY (Programme Type): Shows the type and description of the programme provided by the DAB station.
Channel Name: Displays the station’s name
Frequency: Displays the station’s frequency.
Bit Rate: The data rate which the signal is being transmitted.

FM Radio Mode

FM Radio
Press the ‘Mode/Lock’ button (Ref.3) to switch to FM. The first time you go on FM mode, the FM frequency “87.5 MHz” will be displayed on the screen.
To auto scan to the next available station, press and hold the ‘Previous’ button (Ref.5) or ‘Next’ button (Ref.8) and then release.
After searching has finished, the radio will automatically play the first station stored with a good signal.

To tune a specific frequency
To listen to a specific frequency, you can search slowly by pressing the ‘Next’ (Ref.8) and ‘Prev’ buttons (Ref.5) multiple times rather than holding.
To search quickly up the bandwidth to the next station with good signal, follow the same process as an autoscan by pressing and holding the ‘Next’ button (Ref.8) to search up and ‘Prev’ (Ref.5) to search down the bandwidth.

Setting ‘All Stations’ or ‘Strong Stations’
You can set your radio to only receive FM stations with good signal, or all stations available in the scan.
To do this, press and hold the ‘Menu/Info’ button (Ref.9) in FM mode. The first option “Scan Setting” will display on the screen.
Select this option with the ‘Enter’ button (Ref.7).
You can now use the ‘Prev/Next’ buttons to browse between ‘All Stations’ or ‘Strong Stations’. Select your choice with the ‘Enter’ button.

Stereo/Mono
In FM Mode, press and hold the ‘Menu/Info’ button (Ref.9). Use the ‘Next’ button to scroll to the option “Stereo Mono” on the screen. Select this option with the ‘Enter’ button (Ref.7).

Use the ‘Prev’ or ‘Next’ buttons to scroll between “Stereo Allowed” or “Forced Mono”. Select your choice by pressing the ‘Enter’ button.
The default audio setting for all stations is Stereo mode. If you want to improve the quality use the above instructions to change it to Mono mode.

Setting FM Radio Preset Stations

Preset a radio station
Up to 10 preset stations can be set. To store a station that you are currently playing:
Press and hold the ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ (Ref.7) button until “Preset Empty ‘1’’’ shows on the display with the number will be flashing.
Press ‘Prev’ (Ref.5) or ‘Next’ (Ref.8) buttons to change the “1” to the number you want to store the station as. Then press the ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.7) to save.
The display will then show “Preset (1) stored”.
To set more preset stations, repeat the above process but use the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.5/8) to browse to the number you want to store the station as.
To recall a preset radio station
Press the‘Enter/Play/Pause’ (Ref.7) to open presets. Do not hold.
Press ‘Prev’ button (Ref.5) or ‘Next’ (Ref.8) to scroll through your preset stations.
Press ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.7) to select the preset station you wish to play.

Station Information for FM Radio

Press the ‘Menu/Info’ button (Ref.9) repeatedly to show the programme information.
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.
Programme Type: Displays a description of the type of programme provided by the broadcaster.

SD Card Reader

Press the ‘Mode/Lock’ button (Ref.3) multiple times until “SD” is shown on the display to indicate MP3 SD card mode.
Insert the micro SD card into the SD card reader slot (Ref.12) at the top of the radio. Push it in and it will click into place. To remove the SD card, push it in and it will click out of the radio.
The unit will automatically start reading the SD card and playing your first track.
To scroll through available tracks, use the ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’ buttons (Ref.5/8). To play the track, press the ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.7). You can also pause the track by pressing this button whilst a song is playing.
If you have created folders for albums or playlists on the SD card, you can also browse between these on the radio. To do this, press and hold the ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.7) to show the current folder the music is playing from.
Follow by pressing and holding the ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button for the second time to go to the main “Folder menu” where you can scroll through your folders using the ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons (Ref.5/8).
When you switch your radio off and back on again to use it, the MP3 function will automatically play the last song you were listening to.

Other Functions and Settings

When on either of the two modes, DAB or FM, access the radio settings by holding down the ‘Menu/Info’ button (Ref.9). Scroll through a range of settings using the ‘Previous’  or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.5/8) and select with the ‘Enter’ button (Ref.7).

Time/Date
On first use of DAB Radio, the time and date will automatically  update once put into DAB mode. If you wish to manually set the time and date, select this option. The below options will then display:

Set Time/Date: Set the time first, followed by the date. Use the  ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.5/8) to scroll up and down the date and time. Press the ‘Enter’ button (Ref.7)  to confirm after each setting made. Once complete it will display “Time/Date Saved”

Auto update: If DAB mode not yet scanned, you can do an  automatic set of the clock and date. You can choose between No Update, Update from Both, Update from DAB,  Update from FM.

Set 12/24 hour: Choose between Set 24 Hour or Set 12 Hour clock
Set Date Format: Choose how you would like the date formatted: DD-MM-YYYY or MM-DD-YYYY. Select your choice by pressing ‘Enter”

Language
Select the ‘Language’ option and choose between two language options: English and German. Select option by pressing ‘Enter’.

Set Backlight
Use the ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.5/8) to set how long you would like the radio’s backlight to display before going to a lower dimmer setting. Decide between the following lengths of time: 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, 300 seconds and confirm your selection by pressing the ‘Enter’ button.

Set Brightness
Use the ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons to browse through the following brightness levels: High, Medium, Low, Off. Select your choice by pressing the ‘Enter’ button.

SW Version – Software Version Display
Select this option to view the software version of your radio.

Factory Reset
Select this option to perform a factory reset of the radio and remove all settings and preset options. This would also be advised to do if you are having functionality issues. Once selected, “Factory Reset” will display, with “Yes” or “No”. Use the ‘Next’ button to highlight “Yes” and press the ‘Enter’ button to confirm factory reset.

Charging
Connect the USB cable (supplied) with the small end into the charging port at the bottom of the radio (Ref.11). Then connect the end of the USB cable into a free USB port on your computer or another mains charger (not supplied).
Your radio includes an internal re-chargeable battery which can last 10-14 hours. The battery level is shown on the display, and it is advised to fully charge the battery before removing from charge.
The radio should be recharged at first opportunity once the battery level is at minimum charge.

Troubleshooting

charged. Ensure radio is switched on by
holding down the ON/OFF button.
No sound| Check whether unit is set to MUTE or not.
A station may not be tuned in. Do a rescan of the DAB or FM mode and ensure that you are in an area with good signal.
I am not picking up any
stations or only a few.| Perform a reset of the radio and try rescanning for DAB and FM stations.

Specifications

Specifications

DAB/DAB+ 174-240MHz
Battery| 3.7V/1000mAh
Dimensions| 9.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm; 111g

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 find “Register Your Product”. You will also be given the chance to extend your warranty for an additional 24 months, free of charge.

Safety Information

1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions. Instructions are also available for download at www.majorityradios.co.uk
3. Heed all Warnings
4. Follow all instructions
5. Do no clean the apparatus near or with water
6. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions
7. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
8. Protect the power from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
9. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
10. Unplug this apparatus during light storms or when unused for long periods of time.
11. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in a way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to the rain or moisture, does not operate normally or has been dropped.
12. No naked flame sources, such as lit candles, should be placed on the apparatus.
13. 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 places on the apparatus.
Main plug is used to disconnect the device and it should remain readily operable during intended use. In order 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, fire 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 finished with.
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Risk of electric shock.
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