MAJORITY Castle, CB3A-CDAB-BLK User Manual

Majority Castle

Music System

CB3A-CDAB-BLK

User Guide

Contents

Controls and Functions.............................. 1

Remote Controller .................................. 3

What’s in the box? .................................. 4

Instruction Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Basic Operation...........................................5

DAB Radio and Set up Preset for DAB Radio ................6

FM Radio and Set up Preset for FM Radio ..................8

CD Player................................................10

Bluetooth & Phone Connection ..........................11

Clock and Date Setting...................................13

Sleep Setting ............................................14

System Reset and Software Version Display ...............15

Brightness and Alarm Setting ............................16

Other Functions .........................................18

Technical Specification .............................19

Warranty ..........................................19

Troubleshooting Guide ............................20

Important Safety Information ......................21

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Instructions GuideControls and Functions

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1. USB Out 1

2. USB Out 2

3. Antenna

4. Power/Mode

5. Menu

6. Scan

7. Preset

8. Effect

9. Volume/Select
Snooze

10. Display
(on front of
music system)

11. Skip Back

12. Play/Pause

13. Skip Forward

14. Stop

15. Eject CD

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Top View

Instructions Guide

Controls and Functions

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Rear View

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16. Aux-In jack

17. Headphone jack

18. DC 9v In jack – wall plug

19. On/Off switch

20. Phone stand

Instructions Guide

Remote Controller

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1. Volume Control

2. Reduce Treble Effect

3. Mute

4. Increase Treble Effect

5. Previous Track

6. Play/Pause

7. Next Track

8. Reduce Bass Effect

9. Bass

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Loudness Compensation

10. Increase Bass Effect

11. Power/Standby

12. Switch Mode

13. Reset Treble and Bass Effects

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1. Volume Control

2. Reduce Treble

3. Mute

4. Increase Treble

5. Previous Track

6. Play/Pause

7. Next Track

8. Reduce Bass

9. Bass+ Loudness
Compensation*

10. Increase Bass

11. Power/
Standby

12. Switch Mode

13. Reset Treble
and Bass
Levels

* Bass Loud Compensation increases the level of low

frequencies. Audio at low frequencies can lose bass and treble.
The Loud button helps to rectify this.

Instructions Guide

What’s in the box?

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● Majority Castle Music System

● Remote Control

● UK Standard Plug DC 9v Power Supply

● Phone Stand

● User Guide

Instructions Guide

Instructions Guide

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Please note all (Ref.) refer to the Controls and Functions
mapping guide on Pages 1-2.

Basic Operation

Plug the 9v adapter connector into the back of the system
labelled DC 9v (Ref.18) and the power supply into the mains.

Power Supply ON/OFF at the back of the system (Ref.19).

Press the ‘Power/Mode’ button to turn the unit on (Ref.4).
The unit will automatically start up in DAB radio mode or the
previous mode you were using.

To select a mode press the ‘Power/Mode’ button (Ref.4) until
your required option is selected. The currently selected mode
will be displayed on the front screen (Ref.10).

There are four options:

● DAB - DAB Radio

● FM - FM Radio

● CD - CD Player

● BT-AUX – Phone connection

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Instructions Guide

Standby

To place the music system back on standby, press and hold the
‘Power’ Button (Ref.4). The front display will show “Goodbye”
and then go into standby, showing the time and date. To turn
off fully press the button on rear of the unit (Ref.19) and switch
off at the mains. The cord must be kept out of reach of children.

DAB Radio

Press ‘Power/Mode’ button (Ref.4) and the unit will display
“Welcome to DAB” on the front display (Ref.10).

Pull up the antenna (Ref.3).

The music system will display “Searching” on the display or
“Tuning” if you have tuned previously (scanning may take a
few minutes).

Press ‘Scan’ (Ref.6) to search for stations and use the ‘Skip Bk’
(Ref.11) or ‘Skip Fwd’ (Ref.13) button to fine tune the station.

IMPORTANT: Please make sure you have
extended the antenna to its full length
(Ref.3). This will then enable you to rotate it
to get the best signal.

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Instructions Guide

How to store a preset radio station

You can store a station using the preset button (Ref.7) and save
up to 10 stations.

First, tune to the station you want to store. Then press and hold
the ‘Preset’ button. The number “1” will flash on the front
display screen.

Use the ‘Skip Bk’ or ‘Skip Fwd’ button to select which preset
number you want to assign to that station.

Then press the large ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button on top of
the system button (No.9) once to select and store this.

The display screen will show “Preset [1] stored”. [1] will be the
preset number to which the station has been saved.

How to play a preset radio station

Once you have stored all your selected stations you can then
just press (do not hold) the preset button (Ref.7) and scroll
through your choices using the ‘Skip Bk’ or ‘Skip Fwd’ button to
select the preset number you want.

Then press the large ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button on top of
the system (Ref.9) once to select.

To view information about the station such as ‘what’s now
playing’ press the menu button (Ref.5) once and it will show
any data on the front display.

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Instructions Guide

FM Radio

To select FM Radio mode press the ‘Power Mode’ button (Ref.4)
until “FM Mode” is displayed on the front screen (Ref.10).

Pull up the antenna (Ref.3).

Press and hold ‘Scan’ (Ref.6) and the music system will
automatically preset the first 10 stations that have a good signal.

To fine tune or search for stations use the ‘Skip Bk’ (Ref.11) or
‘Skip Fwd’ (Ref.13) button. Press the ‘Skip Bk’ or ‘Skip Fwd’
button multiple times to search slowly or press and hold to
search quickly.

IMPORTANT: Please make sure you have
extended the antenna to its full length
(Ref.3). This will then enable you to rotate it
to get the best signal.

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Instructions Guide

How to store a preset radio station

You can store the station using the preset button (Ref.7) with
up to 10 saved stations.

First, tune to the station you want to store. Then press and hold
the ‘Preset’ button. The number “1” will flash on the front
display screen.

Use the ‘Skip Bk’ or ‘Skip Fwd’ button to select which preset
number you want to assign to that station.

Then press the large ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button on top of
the system button (Ref.9) once to select and store this.

The display screen will show “Preset [1] stored”. [1] will be the
preset number to which the station has been saved.

How to play a preset radio station

Once you have stored all your selected stations you can then
just press the preset button (Ref.7) (do not hold) and scroll
through your choices using the ‘Skip Bk’ or ‘Skip Fwd’ button to
select which preset number you want.

Then press the large ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button on top of
the system (Ref.9) once to select.

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Instructions Guide

CD Mode

To select CD mode press the ‘Power Mode’ button (Ref.4) until
“CD MODE” is displayed on the front screen (Ref.10).

Insert the CD into the CD port at the front of the unit.
The CD will read automatically and start playing.

Press and release the ‘Play/Pause’ button (Ref.12) to play/pause.

Press and release the ‘Skip Bk’ (Ref.11) or ‘Skip Fwd’ (Ref.13)
button to select previous or upcoming tracks.

Press and hold the ‘Skip Bk’ or ‘Skip Fwd’ button to rewind or
fast forward.

Press and release the ‘Stop’ button to stop (Ref.14).

Press and release the ‘Eject’ button (Ref.15) to eject the CD.

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Instructions Guide

Bluetooth & Phone Connection

To select Bluetooth and Phone mode press the ‘Power Mode’
button (Ref.4) until “BT-AUX” is displayed on the front screen
(Ref.10).

Turn on Bluetooth on your phone and “Majority Castle” will
appear. Click on this to connect.

If the unit displays “BT Mode CONNECT” on the front display
screen, it has successfully connected.

To select music you will need to select the album or playlist
from your phone, but once selected you can then use the
‘Skip Bk’ (Ref.11) or ‘Skip Fwd’ (Ref.13) button to select previous
or next tracks.

* Tip: if when you first connect your Bluetooth device it isn’t picking
up straight away, place it nearer to the music system.

Aux-In Port

You can connect your phone or tablet with an Aux 3.5mm cable
that connects to the Aux-In jack (Ref.16).

Insert the audio cable. To select your mode press the ‘Power/
Mode’ button (Ref.4). To scroll through your choices, which will
be displayed on the front screen (Ref.10) – press the ‘Power/
Mode’ button until you are on the required option “AUX”.

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Instructions Guide

Dual USB Ports – Charging your phone

Both USB Ports output 5V/2A (Ref.1&2). When connected via a
USB lead into the USB port (Ref.1) the system will charge your
phone but you can not play your music via the USB connection

- it is purely a charging facility. You can play your phone music
either using Bluetooth or an Aux 3.5mm cable as instructed
on page 11.

Phone Stand Set Up

To set up phone stand (Ref.20) – remove the rubber strip from
the top of the unit (Ref.20) and insert the phone stand.
(If the rubber strip is hard to remove, use a small pin to extract
it from the top of the music system). The soft protector strip
faces the same way as the display screen so that the phone is
protected when resting horizontally on top of the speaker.

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Instructions Guide

Clock and Date Setting

The date and time will automatically set after using DAB radio
and will show when system is in Standby. The time will also
automatically update when the time changes from BST to GMT
and vice versa.

Manually Setting the Time

Press and hold the ‘Menu’ button (Ref. 5) for 1 second to display
options.

Select your option using the ‘Skip Bk’ (Ref.11) and ‘Skip Fwd’
(Ref.13) buttons.

Select “Clock Setting” by pressing the ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’
button (Ref.9) on top of the system once.

Using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip Fwd’ buttons, select “12 HOUR/
24 HOUR” by pressing the large ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button
on top of the system (Ref.9).

The hour will then flash and you can change it using the
‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip Fwd’ buttons. Then press the large volume
button once on the time you require. The display will
automatically move on to the minutes. Change the minutes
using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip Fwd’ buttons, then press the large
‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button once on the time you require.

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Instructions Guide

Manually Setting the Date

Press and hold the ‘Menu’ button (Ref.5) for 1 second to display
options.

Select your option using the ‘Skip Bk’ (Ref.11) and ‘Skip Fwd’
buttons (Ref.13).

Select “Date Setting” by pressing the ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’
button (Ref.9) on top of the system once.

The year will flash and can be changed using the ‘Skip Bk’ and
‘Skip Fwd’ buttons. Then press the large ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’
button once to confirm.

The month will then flash automatically. You can change the
month using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip Fwd’ buttons. Press the large
‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button once on the month you require.

The day will then flash automatically and you can change it the
same way by using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip Fwd’ buttons. Press
the large ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button once on the day you
require.

Sleep Setting

Sleep Setting enables you to programme the music system to
switch off at a set time - up to 120 minutes.

Press and hold the ‘Menu’ button (Ref.5) for 1 second to display
options, then select your option using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip
Fwd’ buttons.

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Instructions Guide

Select “Sleep Setting” by pressing the ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’
button (Ref.9) on top of the system once.

Using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip Fwd’ buttons select the number of
minutes you would like the system to play before turning off,
then press the large ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button to confirm.

System Reset and Software Version Display

System Reset

Press and hold the ‘Menu’ button (Ref.5) for 1 second to display
options, then select your option using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip
Fwd’ buttons.

Select “System Reset” by pressing the ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’
button (Ref.9) on top of the system once. The machine resets
and will go into standby.

SW Version – Software version display

Press and hold the ‘Menu’ button (Ref.5) for 1 second to display
options. Select your option using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip Fwd’
buttons.

Select “SW Version” by pressing the ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’
button (Ref.9) on top of the system once. It will the display the
software version.

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Instructions Guide

Brightness & Alarm Setting

Brightness Setting

Press and hold the ‘Menu’ button (Ref.5) for 1 second to display
options, then select your option using the ‘Skip Bk’ (Ref.11) and
‘Skip Fwd’ buttons (Ref.13).

Select “Brightness” by pressing the ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’
button (Ref.9) on top of the system once.

There are four choices: OFF, Level 1, 2 and 3. Level 3 is the
brightest. Select using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip Fwd’ buttons.

Confirm your selection by pressing the ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’
button (Ref.9) on top of the system once.

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Instructions Guide

Alarm1/Alarm2 Setting

Both alarms are set up in the same way:

Press and hold the ‘Menu’ button (Ref.5) for 1 second to display
options, then select your option using the ‘Skip Bk’ (Ref.11) and
‘Skip Fwd’ (Ref.13) buttons.

Select “Alarm1 Setting/Alarm2 Setting” by pressing the ‘Volume/
Select/Snooze’ button (Ref.9) on top of the system once.

There are three choices: Alarm On/Off - Alarm Del (Delete) ­Alarm Set.

Using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip Fwd’ buttons, confirm by pressing
the ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button (Ref.9) on top of the system.

If you have chosen “Alarm Set” you can select the sound of the
alarm using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip Fwd’ buttons. It can be set to
BUZZER/DAB Mode/FM Mode. Select your choice by pressing the
‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button (Ref.9) on top of the system once.

Then choose the hour of the alarm using the ‘Skip Bk’ and ‘Skip
Fwd’ buttons and press the ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button (Ref.9)
on top of the system once and repeat this for the minutes.

The alarm volume can then be changed using the ‘Skip Bk’ and
‘Skip Fwd’ buttons and press the ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’
button (Ref.9) on top of the system to confirm.

To snooze, press the ‘Volume/Select/Snooze’ button (Ref.9) on
top of the system once. The alarm will sound again 10 minutes
after snooze has been pressed.

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Instructions Guide

Other Functions

Erp Power Saving Feature

If the unit can not receive signal after 10 minutes it will enter
into Erp management mode and the unit will go into standby.

NOTE: The unit won’t go into the Erp power saving mode
if in FM.

Headphones Function

When the headphones are connected into port (Ref.17) you
will not be able to hear sound from the speakers only via the
headphones.

Effect Button

This button is for increasing or decreasing the Bass and Treble.
Press and release the ‘Effect’ button (Ref.8) to show “BASS/
TREBLE” on the front display then turn the large volume button
on the top of the system to select the range between +5 - 5 db.

Volume Button

This button is the volume control and select button. Press this
button to switch the Mono (Plays the same through both
speakers) and Auto (Auto offers a better stereo sound) when in
FM Mode. Each press on the volume button will switch it from
Mono to Auto and you will see this displayed on the front display.

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Technical Specifications and Warranty

Technical Specifications

Input 100 – 240V 50/60Hz, 1.2A

Output 9V

3A

Power Consumption 27W

Power Consumption 1W

Total Power Consumption 2 x 8W RMS

Radio DAB 174-240MHz

FM 87.5-108MHz

Operating Position Horizontal

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.

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Troubleshooting Guide

Observation Potential cause/solution

The unit does not
work

Has the adaptor lead been correctly plugged into the
mains and the DC input jack at the rear of the unit?

Does the socket that is being used have power?

Has the 'On/Off' button at the rear of the unit been
switched On?

No sound Is the volume control set at minimum?

Are the headphones fitted into the jack? No sound can be
heard via the speakers if the headphones are plugged in.

Radio reception
noisy (FM)

Extend the antenna or adjust the position of the radio.

FM Stereo - if weak switch to MONO as this requires less
signal strength.

Radio reception
stutters/bubbling
sounds (DAB)

Signal is weak. Extend the antenna or adjust the location of
the radio.

Positions higher up or nearer windows may improve
reception.

Note sometimes retracting the aerial slightly (less than full
length) may improve reception.

DAB
'No Signal DAB'

This normally means the signal is very weak, not that there
is so signal.

Try moving the radio to a different location and re­scanning. Check that your local area has DAB coverage.

Phone Stand
not fitting into
unit

Make sure you have removed the rubber strip off the top
of the unit (Ref.20). The phone stand will then fit in easily
slightly tilted but the rubber protector facing you for the
phone to rest on.

Time and Date
not setting
automatically

For the time and date to set automatically you need to turn
on the system and switch to DAB radio and let this scan.
Then press the Power mode button and the system will go
into standby and the date and clock will have been
updated automatically.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions. Instructions are also
available for download at

3.

4. Heed all Warnings.

5. Follow all instructions.

6. Do not clean the apparatus near or with water.

7. Clean only with a dry cloth.

8. Do not block any ventilation openings.

Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.

9. Do not install near any heat sources such as
radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other
apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce
heat.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked
on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit from
the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories
specified by the manufacturer.

11. Unplug this apparatus during light storms or

when unused for long periods of time.

12. Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has
been damaged in any way, such as power­supply 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.

13. No naked flame sources, such as lit candles,

should be placed on the apparatus.

14. 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 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

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Risk of electric shock.
Do not open

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Read all instructions carefully before use
and keep for future reference

When servicing, use only identical
replacement parts

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CAUTION

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RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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ATTENTION

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RISQUE D'ELECTROCUTION

NE PAS OUVRIR

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

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