Majority Parkside
Pocket DAB/FM/MP3 Radio
PRK-DAB-BLK
User Guide
Contents
Controls and Functions ...............................................
What’s in the box? ........................................................
Instruction Guide .........................................................
Basic Operation ..............................................................
DAB Radio.......................................................................
Set Up of the DAB Radio Preset Stations............................
FM Radio........................................................................
Set Up of the FM Radio Preset Stations..............................
SD Card Reader ... ...........................................................
Station information for DAB and FM Radio .......................
Other Functions ......................................................
Technical Specications ..........................................
Warranty .................................................................
Important Safety Information .................................
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FrontView
Controls and Funcons
1. Power (On/O)
2. Earphone Jack
3. Standby/Mode
4. Volume +
5. Previous
6. Volume -
7. Enter/Play/Pause
8. Next
9. Menu/Info/Stop
10. Display Screen
11. DC IN Jack
12. SD Card Compartment
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What’s in the box?
Majority Parkside Pocket DAB, FM and MP3
USB Cable
Earphones
User Guide
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Instrucons Guide
Please note all (Ref.) refer to Page 2 Controls and Functions mapping guide.
Basic Operaon
Switch the ‘ON/OFF’(Ref.1) button on top of the system to ‘ON’.
“Welcome to Digital Radio” will show on the display. Then it will
show the clock.
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 ‘Standby/Mode’ 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 ‘Standby/Mode’ 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.
Standby
To change the music system back into standby, press and hold the
‘Standby/Mode’ button (Ref.3). To turn o fully switch the button
on top of the unit (Ref.1) to “O ”.
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Instrucons Guide
DAB Radio Mode & Time and Date
DAB Radio
Press the ‘Standby/Mode’ button (Ref.3). On rst 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 ‘Info/Menu/Stop’ button (Ref.9) and when the
display shows “FULL SCAN”, press the ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button
(Ref.7).
It will start scanning up the frequency band and store all stations
that have a good signal. Please note, if you are not in a good DAB
signal area then you won’t get a strong signal, if any.
The radio will automatically save all the stations with a strong
signal.
After searching has nished it will automatically play the rst
station stored.
To listen to any of the stations that have been stored, use the ‘Next’
(Ref.8) and ‘Prev’ (Ref.5) buttons to navigate through the stations.
The radio will display station information when you press the
‘Info/Menu/Stop’ button (Ref.9). Press multiple times to view all
information available. See page 9.
When you turn the radio on again after switching it o, it will
automatically tune to the same station (DAB or FM) that was last
selected.
Time and Date
On rst use of DAB Radio, the time and date will automatically
update.
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Instrucons Guide
Set Up of the DAB Radio Preset Staons
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/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.7).
“Preset Empty ‘1’’’will show on the display, the number will be
ashing.
Press ‘Prev’ button (Ref.5) or ‘Next’ (Ref.8) to change the “1” to the
number you want to store the station as.
Then press and hold ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.7) to save.
The display will then show “Preset (1) stored”.
To recall a preset radio station
Press and hold ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ (Ref.7).
Press ‘Prev’ button (Ref.5) or ‘Next’ (Ref.8) to scroll through your
preset stations, up to 10.
Press ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.7) to select your choice.
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Instrucons Guide
FM Radio Mode
FM Radio
Press the ‘Standby’ button (Ref.3).
Then press the ‘Standby/Mode’ button (Ref.3) to switch to FM. The
rst time you do this FM frequency “87.5 MHz” will be displayed
on the screen.
To auto scan press and hold the ‘Previous’ button (Ref.5) or ‘Next’
button (Ref.8) and then release.
After searching has nished it will automatically play the rst
station stored with a good signal.
To tune a specic frequency
To listen to a specic frequency, you can search quickly by
pressing and holding the ‘Next’ button (Ref.8) to search up and
‘Prev’ (Ref.5) to search down the bandwidth. It will stop searching
when you press the button again. To search slowly, press the
‘Next’ (Ref.8) and ‘Prev’ button (Ref.5) multiple times rather than
holding.
Mono and Auto
In working mode press and hold ‘Info/Menu/Stop’ button (Ref.9).
Use the ‘Prev’ button (Ref.5) to highlight your option.
Choose “SET TO MONO/SET TO AUTO” and press the ‘Enter/Play/
Pause’ button (Ref.7).
The display will show “Audio Mode: Mono/Auto”.
The default audio settings for all stations is stereo mode. If you
want to improve the quality use the above instructions to change
it to Mono mode.
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Instrucons Guide
Set Up of the FM Radio Preset Staons
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/Play/Pause’ (Ref.7).
“Preset Empty ‘1’’’will show on the display, the number will be
ashing.
Press ‘Prev’ (Ref.5) or ‘Next’ (Ref.8) to change the “1” to the number
you want to store the station as.
Then press and hold ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.7) to save.
The display will then show “Preset (1) stored”.
To recall a preset radio station
Press and hold ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ (Ref.7).
Press ‘Prev’ button (Ref.5) or ‘Next’ (Ref.8) to scroll through your
preset stations, up to 10.
Press ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.7) to select your choice.
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Instrucons Guide
SD Card Reader
Insert the micro SD card into the top of the device (Ref.12).
Then press the ‘Standby/Mode’ button (Ref.3) to switch to ‘SD’
which will show on the display screen.
The device will automatically start playing the rst track after
reading the card.
To change tracks use the ‘Prev’ (Ref.5) or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.8).
To pause or play a track press the ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.7).
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Instrucons Guide
Staon Informaon for DAB and FM Radio
Press the ‘Info/Menu/Stop’ 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.
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Instrucons Guide
Staon Informaon for DAB and FM Radio
FM Radio
Press the ‘Info/Menu/Stop’ 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.
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Other Funcons
System Reset
Press and hold ‘Info/Menu/Stop’ button (Ref.9). Use the Prev
(Ref.5) button to choose your option.
Choose “SYSTEM RESET” and press the ‘Enter’ button (Ref.7).
On the display it will show ‘Press enter key to reset’.
Press ‘Enter/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.7).
SW Version - Software Version Display
Press and hold ‘Info/Menu/Stop’ button (Ref.9). Use the ‘Prev’
(Ref.5) button to scroll through to show software version ‘SW Ver.
V1.03.
Display
Every time you press the ‘Info/Menu/Stop’ button (Ref.9), the
display will show: RDS radio text, Programme type, Station name,
Mono/Stereo, Time and Date.
Charging the Radio
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 re-chargeable batteries. The battery level
is shown on the display. The radio should be recharged at rst
opportunity once the battery level is at minimum charge.
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Technical Specicaon and Warranty
Technical Specicaons
Power Supply:
Mode:
Battery:
Warranty
All products come with a standard 12 month warranty. All items
must be registered on www.majoritytech.co.uk for the
warranty to be valid. Once on the web page, use the menu to nd “
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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USB Charging: 5V/0.5A
FM (87.5MHz), DAB Band lll 5A-13F
3.7V/1000mAh
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