MAJORITY PETERSFIELD GO Digital Pocket Radio Instruction Manual

: June 6, 2024
: MAJORITY

MAJORITY PETERSFIELD GO Digital Pocket Radio

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What’s in the Box?

Majority Petersfield Go Pocket Radio
USB Cable
Earphones
Instructions Guide

Controls And Functions

Front View/Control Buttons

Screen
Select/Preset button
Fast forward/Next
Rewind/Previous

Side View/Control Buttons 5. DC in 5V
6. Mode/Key
7. Menu/Info
8. Earphone port
9. Volume +
10. Power (On/Off)
11. Volume –

Support

Thank you for your purchase of the Majority Petersfield Go.

Please follow the guidance of the manual to set up your new purchase and begin enjoying its 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 Guide

ON/OFF button
To turn your radio on, press the ON/OFF button.
To turn your radio off, press and hold the ON/OFF button.

Next/Previous buttons
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.

Mode/Key
Switch between DAB and FM radio using the mode button. In these modes you can browse through DAB and FM settings and also gain access to the radio settings.
Hold down the button to lock/unlock your radio.

Menu/Info button
Select repeatedly for station information and radio setting options.

Vol- /Vol+
Control the volume of the radio

Basic Operation

Ensure that the radio has been charged and view the battery life on the display when you turn it 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. Plug this into the radio USB charging port (Ref.5)

Also ensure that the earphones are connected (Ref.11)into the top of the system correctly as they are also the antenna of your radio. Without them, no DAB/FM signal will be received.

Turn the radio on by pressing the ‘ON/OFF’ button (Ref.9) on the side of the radio. “Welcome to Digital Radio” will then show on the display.

The radio will then automatically begin scanning for available DAB stations. The radio will display “Searching…” and may take a few minutes to scan.

The signal bar will now display on the top right of the radio screen. If there are no bars, there may be issues with getting a good connection to stations.

DAB/DAB+ Radio

Press the ‘ON/OFF’ button ( Ref.9 ). On first use, DAB radio will automatically start scanning all stations and save them.

To auto scan (if the unit has not automatically done so, or shows no signal), ensure that the radio is in DAB mode by using the ‘Mode/Key’ button ( Ref.6 ). Follow this by holding the ‘Menu/Info’ button ( Ref.7 ) and the screen should then display “DAB ”. Press Select/Preset ( Ref.2 ) to confirm this.

The unit 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 those stations that have 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 stored, use the ‘Next’ and ‘Prev’ buttons (Ref.3/4) to navigate through the stations. Press ‘Select/Preset’ to make your station selection.

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

DAB/DAB+ 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:

To make your first preset station, press and hold the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2 ) until “Preset Store <1: (Empty)” shows on the screen.
Select Preset 1 for the chosen station by pressing ‘Select/Preset’ to confirm.
The display will then show “Preset 01 Stored”.
To set more preset stations, repeat the above process but use the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ buttons ( Ref.3/4 ) when you are at the preset store number selection stage to change the number you want to store the station as.

How to play a preset radio station
Press the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2 ) to display “Preset Recall” settings.

Use the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ button ( Ref.3/4) to scroll through your preset stations.
Press the ‘Select/Preset’ button to select your choice.

DAB/DAB+ Station Information

When on a DAB station with signal, you are able to find out station information available. Press the ‘Menu/Info’ button (Ref.7) repeatedly to show the programme information.

Signal Strength Bar: Displays a signal bar with the strength of the current station
PTY (Programme Type): Shows the type and description of the programme provided by the DAB station.
DAB Multiplex: Shows DAB multiplex for that station
Channel number and Frequency: Displays the station’s transmission channel number and frequency
Signal Error: Provides details of the signal error rate
Bit Rate: The data range which the signal is being transmitted Time: Displays the time
Date: Displays the date
Dynamic Label Segment (DLS): Displays scrolling text information supplied by the broadcaster

DAB/DAB+ Settings

When on DAB mode, press and hold the ‘Menu/Info’ button

(Ref.7) to begin accessing DAB settings.
Scroll through the ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ buttons ( Ref.3/4) to browse through the following options. Press the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2 ) to select an option:

Full Scan: Complete a full rescan of available DAB stations
Manual Tune: Scroll through the stations available with channel number and their frequency
DRC (Dynamic Range Compression): Select to compress an audio’s dynamic range
Prune: Deletes stations that are no longer transmitting or have moved frequency
Settings: Choose settings to go to the radio settings. There are options such as: Time/Date, Set Backlight, Set Brightness, Language, Factory Reset, SW version. Please refer to later in the manual for guidance with these settings.

FM Radio

FM Scan
Press the ‘Mode/Key’ button ( Ref.6 ) to switch to FM radio.

The first time you do this, FM frequency “87.50MHz” will be displayed on the screen.

To autoscan to the next available station, press and hold the ‘Next’ button ( Ref.3 ). To autoscan to previous available station, press and hold the ‘Previous’ button ( Ref.4 ).
After searching has finished the unit will automatically play the first station stored with a good signal.

How to tune a frequency manually
To listen to a specific frequency, you can press the ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons ( Ref.3/4 ) multiple times to browse slowly up the bandwidth.

FM 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:

To make your first preset station, press and hold the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2 ) until “Preset Store <1: (Empty)” shows on the screen.
Select Preset 1 for the chosen station by pressing ‘Select/Preset’ ( Ref.2) to confirm.
The display will then show “Preset 01 Stored”.
To set more preset stations, repeat the above process but use the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ buttons ( Ref.3/4 ) when you are at the preset store number selection stage to change the number you want to store the station as.

How to play a preset radio station
Press the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2) to display “Preset Recall” settings.

Use the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ button ( Ref.3/4 ) to scroll through your preset stations.
Press the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2) to select your choice.

FM Station Information

When on a FM station with signal, you are able to find out station information available. Press the ‘Menu/Info’ button (Ref.7) repeatedly to show the programme information.

Signal Strength Bar: Displays a signal bar with the strength of the current station

PTY (Programme Type): Shows the type and description of the programme provided by the DAB station.

Channel Frequency: Displays the station’s frequency

Time: Displays the time

Date: Displays the date

Dynamic Label Segment (DLS): Displays scrolling text information supplied by the broadcaster

FM Radio Settings

When on FM mode, press and hold the ‘Menu/Info’ button ( Ref.7 ) to begin accessing FM settings.

Scroll through the ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ buttons ( Ref.3/4 ) to browse through the following options. Press the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2 ) to select an option:

Scan setting: Choose whether you would like the radio to scan for strong stations or all stations available

Audio setting: Choose between stereo or mono

Settings: Choose settings to go to the radio settings. There are options such as: Time/Date, Set Backlight, Set Brightness, Language, Factory Reset, SW version. Please refer to later in the manual for guidance with these settings.

Radio Settings

When on either of the two modes, DAB or FM, access the radio settings by holding down the ‘Menu/Info’ button ( Ref.7 ).

Scroll through using the ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’ buttons ( Ref.3/4 ) to the ‘Settings’ option. Select with the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2 ).

In settings the following options will display: Time/Date

On first use of the DAB radio, the time and date will automatically set. 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 ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons ( Ref.3/4 ) to scroll up and down the date and time and press the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2 ) 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.

Set 12/24 hour: Decide between a 12 hour or 24 hour clock.

Set Date format: Browse between a variety of date formats: DD- MM-YY and MM-DD-YY.

Set Backlight
Use the ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons ( Ref.3/4 ) 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 ‘Select/Preset’ ( Ref.2 ) button.

Set Brightness
Use the ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons ( Ref.3/4 ) to choose between three different brightness settings for your radio display screen: OFF, Low, Medium, High. Select your chosen brightness with the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2 )

Language
Choose your chosen language by using the ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’ buttons ( Ref.3/4 ) to scroll through. Use the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2 ) to confirm your selection.

Factory Reset
When you are on settings for the radio, select the option for Factory Reset.

The radio will then display: “Factory Reset?” with the options of “Yes” or “No”. Use the ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’ buttons ( Ref.3/4 ) to scroll to your chosen option and click the ‘Select/Preset’ button ( Ref.2 ) to confirm.

SW Version (Software)
Select the option of “SW version” to view the software version of the radio.

Lock/Unlock function
Press and hold the ‘Mode/Key’ button(Ref.6). The screen will then display “Key locked”. Press and hold again to unlock and revert your radio to normal function.

Charging the radio

Connect the USB cable (supplied) with the small end into the charging port at the side of the radio ( Ref.5 ) . Then connect the end of the USB cable into a free USB port on your computer or another mains charger (not supplied). From low, the battery can take up to two hours for a full charge – please refer to the charging icon on the display screen.

Once charged, the radio will have 10-12 hours of battery portability.

The radio has a built-in rechargeable lithium battery. Voltage DC5V, current 500mA.

Troubleshooting

Malfunction	Possible causes/measures
No power / function	Check that the radio is charging and use when fully

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.

Device not working| Perform a reset of the radio and try rescanning for DAB and FM stations.
My radio is displaying “F/W Update Mode”| If the radio is switched off and you press the ‘Select’ button as you turn the radio back on, the radio will go into this update mode. To stop this update mode, insert a pin into the ‘Reset’ port into the back of the radio. This will remove this F/W Update Mode screen.

Specifications

USB Charger Wire	5V 0. 5 A
Lithium battery	3.7V/1000mAh

Frequency Range

| DAB: Band III 5A-13F

FM: 87.5MHz to 108 MHz

Earphone output power| 2 mW (32Ω)

Battery portability

| 10-12 hours from a full charge and dependent on DAB or FM mode.
Dimensions| 7.9 x 2.2 x 5.4 cm ; 59 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 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

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 in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) 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 specified by the manufacturer.
Unplug this apparatus during light storms or when unused for long periods of time.
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.
No naked flame 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 places on the apparatus.

Main plug is used to disconnect 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.

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.

IMPORTANT: Please read all instructions carefully before use and keep for future reference.