MagicBox Nightball User manual

Touch Nightball
DAB Radio
DAB/FM Radio Alarm Clock
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CONTENTS
Introducing the Touch Nightball DAB Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
WhatisDABDigitalRadio?............................ 3
Wheretoputyourradio............................... 4
Settingup............................................ 4
Touchpanel .......................................... 4
BlueNightballlight ................................... 4
Your Touch Nightball DAB Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
UsingyourDABRadio................................. 6
Switchon............................................. 6
Switcho............................................. 6
Adjustingthevolume................................. 6
ChangingDABstations ............................... 6
ScanningforDABstations............................. 6
StoringaDABstationpreset .......................... 7
TunetoaDABpresetstation .......................... 7
DABdisplayinformation .............................. 8
Usingthemenu ...................................... 9
DABstationorder..................................... 9
DABmanualtune..................................... 9
Clock................................................10
Setthealarm ........................................10
Turnothealarm....................................11
Setthesnoozetime..................................11
Setthesleeptime....................................11
Dynamicrangecontrol...............................12
Brightness...........................................12
Softwareversion ....................................13
UsingtheFMradio...................................14
FMradiomode ......................................14
TuningtoanFMstation..............................14
StoringanFMstationpreset..........................14
TunetoanFMpresetstation .........................15
Resetyourradio .....................................15
Simplesolutions.....................................16
Helpdesk............................................16
Generalinformation..................................17
Careandmaintenance...............................17
Productguarantee ..................................18
Weeedirective.......................................19
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Introducing the Touch Nightball DAB Radio from
Magicbox
Your Nightball DAB Radio is a combined DAB & FM
radio utilising the latest touch panel technology with a
quick and easy set up and clear information display. It has
the following features:
* Clear digital sound
* Wide choice of National and Local DAB radio stations
* Clear, backlit display
* DAB station selection is by‘Name’, not by ‘Frequency’
* Automatic scanning to nd DAB and FM stations
* No need to re-tune National DAB stations
* 10 DAB and 10 FM radio station presets
* Receives FM radio with Radio Data System (RDS)
information (where available)
* Clock and 2 Alarms with Snooze and Sleep functions
* Blue nightball light
* Very easy to set up and use
* Mains power
What’s in the box?
1 x Touch Nightball DAB Radio
1 x Mains adaptor
1 x User Manual
What is DAB Digital Radio?
DAB means Digital Audio Broadcasting. The dierence
between a DAB radio and a conventional AM/FM radio is that
broadcasts are transmitted digitally resulting in a high
quality audio sound*, without any hiss, fading or crackles.
Your DAB radio will automatically scan and nd all the
available stations for you. Each station name, together with
other helpful broadcast information is shown on the display;
all you need to do is scroll through the station names and
select the one that you would like to listen to, so it’s very easy
and quick to use.
For more information about DAB services and to nd a
list of stations available in your area visit
www.digitalradionow.com.
* Please note that the sound quality is dependent on a strong signal strength.
Signal strength can vary from area to area. To check the signal strength in your area
visit www.digitalradionow.com
WELCOME
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P R O D U C T S E T U P
Where to put your radio
It is important that you consider carefully in advance where
your radio will be situated and make sure that it is:
* on a at and stable surface
* within 2 metres of a power socket (if using mains power)
* where you can extend the wire aerial
* away from bright sunlight or heat sources, such as a radiator
* not in a humid or very damp place such as a bathroom
Setting up
Step 1: Extend the radio aerial to obtain the maximum signal
strength.
Step 2: Connect the mains power lead into the socket on the
back of the radio and plug the power adaptor into the mains
power wall socket and switch on.
Step 3: When switching on for the rst time, the radio will
display ‘Welcome to Magic Box Radio’, set the correct time
and date and automatically begin to scan for DAB stations.
A progress bar will show the progress of the scan and the
number of stations found during the scan will also be
displayed.
When the scan is complete your radio will select the rst
available station and begin to play. Stations are listed in
numerical and then alphabetical order by default.
Note: The DAB radio station list is stored in the memory and
so the next time you switch your radio on, the station
search does not take place. It is possible to scan manually for
stations. Please see page 6.
Touch panel
The touch screen on your nightball is of a superior quality
and very sensitive. You only need to touch (not press) the
screen to use any of the functions of your Nightball DAB
Radio.
Blue Nightball light
Your touch Nightball DAB has a soft blue light. Press the
silver ring to turn the light on or o. The light will also switch
on and ash when an alarm that you have set, sounds. Touch
the ‘ON.OFF’ button or the ‘SNOOZE’ button on the front
panel to turn o the light. See page 11.
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YOUR NIGHTBALL DAB RADIO
Touch panel
Scan
DAB/FM presets
Left arrow button
Volume up
DAB.FM mode
Power on/o
Mains power
socket (at back)
Menu/Select
Alarm
Volume down
Snooze button
Display mode
Sleep
Light on/o
(push silver ring)
Right arrow button
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U S I N G YO U R DA B R A D I O
Switch on
Touch the ‘ON.OFF’ power switch on the front of the radio
panel display, at the top.
Your Touch DAB will return to the mode that it was last
used in (DAB.FM). If you were listening to a DAB
station before then this station will be automatically
selected.
Note: Always make sure that the aerial is extended to ensure
the maximum signal strength and the best possible sound
quality.
Switch o
Touch the ‘ON.OFF’ switch on the front of the radio panel
display, at the top. The clock and date will be displayed.
Adjusting the volume
Touch the ‘+’ to increase the volume and the‘ -’ to
decrease the volume. Touch and hold the ‘+’ or ‘ -’
to progressively increase or decrease the volume.
Changing DAB stations
1. If you are not already in DAB mode, touch the ‘DAB.FM’
button to go to DAB mode.
2. Touch the or button, at the bottom of the display, to
scroll through the stations. By default, the stations are listed
in numerical and then alphabetical order.
3. When the station that you would like to listen to is displayed
touch the ‘SELECT’ button. ‘Now tuning...’ will be displayed
whilst your DAB radio tunes to your selected station.
Scanning for DAB stations
With DAB radio, additional stations and services regularly
become available so it’s a good idea to carry out a
manual scan every now and then to make sure that you have
the most up to date station listing stored within the memory
of your radio. If you have moved your radio to another
location, eg: if you go on holiday, then it’s also a good idea to
carry out a manual scan.
1. If you are not already in DAB mode, touch the ‘DAB.FM’
button to go to DAB mode.
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2. Touch the ‘SCAN’ button to begin a local search for stations.
The display will change to‘Local scanning...’ and the number
of stations found during the scan will be displayed. A local
scan takes approximately 10 seconds.
3. If you are using your DAB radio outside of the UK, then touch
and hold the ‘SCAN’ button for 2 seconds to begin a wider,
national and local scan. A national and local scan takes
approximately 1 minute but can take up to 3 minutes.
Station Display Symbols
You may see the following symbols displayed alongside a
station name.
one of your 10 favourite stations
station is not available/not active. This could be
used if you try to tune into a secondary
service/station at a time when it is not transmitting.
after the station name, this is a primary station with
secondary services eg: a sports station may add
extra commentaries at certain times of the day
before the station name, this is a secondary station
Storing a DAB station preset
Your Touch DAB radio can store up to 10 DAB stations in its
preset memories for instant access to your favourites stations.
Note: When you store DAB radio station presets, these do not
overwrite your FM station presets.
1. Tune your radio to the station that you wish to preset (see
changing DAB stations, page 6).
2. Touch the ‘PRESET’ button. The display will change
to ‘ Preset X ’ where‘X’ is the number of the preset (1-10).
3. Using the or button, select the preset number that
you would like to store the station to. Touch and hold the
‘PRESET’ button again to store the station.
Note: If there is already an existing DAB station stored under
a preset, it will be overwritten when you store the new
station.
Tune to a DAB preset station
In DAB mode:
1. Briey touch the ‘PRESET’ button.
2. Use the or buttons to scroll through the station presets.
Press ‘SELECT’ when you see the station that you would like
to listen to. The radio will instantly tune to that station and
begin to play.
Note: If no DAB station has been stored under the preset, the
display will change to‘Empty’ and then revert to
the previously selected station after a few seconds.
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DAB display information
When listening to a DAB station you can change the
information that will appear on the second line of the
display. There are seven dierent types of information that
are sent by the broadcaster.
Dynamic Label Segment (DLS) - this is scrolling text
information supplied by the broadcaster. Information could
be the name of an artist or music title, DJ’s name, contact
details for the radio station etc.
Program Type (PTY) - such as ‘Rock’, ‘Pop‘, Talk’ or ‘News’
Multiplex Name - displays the broadcasting area and
collection of radio stations on this frequency eg:
BBC National DAB, Digital 1 Network.
Time and Date - supplied by the broadcaster.
Channel and Frequency - eg: 12B 225.64 MHz
Signal Information - Stereo or Mono and the data rate at
which the signal is being transmitted.
Signal Error - The information provided gives details of the
signal error rate, shown as a number between 0 - 99.
It will not be possible to satisfactorily listen to a radio station
with a signal error rate of 30 or above. Try adjusting the aerial
or relocating your radio to improve reception.
1. Touch the ‘DISPLAY’ button repeatedly to move through the
display options.
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MENU OPTIONS
Using the Menu
The ‘MENU’ button enables you to change some of the
default settings of your Nightball DAB Radio, so that it works
just the way you want it to.
In DAB mode:
Station order
There are four dierent station order options to choose
from which change the way that your DAB radio stations are
displayed:
Fav station - your radio monitors the stations that you listen
to most often and will compile a list of the top ten. The more
hours that you listen to a particular station, the higher up
the list of your top ten it will become. When you select this
option your ten favourite stations will appear at the top of
the DAB station list. Your ten favourite stations will be
displayed with a symbol next to them.
-> presets - your favourite top ten stations (Fav
station) will be saved under the 10 preset memories. Please
note that this will overwrite any previously stored DAB
station presets.
Note: The -> presets option is only available when you
have set your station order to‘Fav station’.
Alphanumeric - the stations are listed in numerical and then
alphabetical order. This is the default setting.
Active station - the stations that can be received in your area
will be reordered to the top of the DAB station list and those
that you cannot receive will be at the bottom, prexed
by a ‘?’.
Prune stations - stations that cannot be received in your
area, all those that would be marked with a‘?’, are removed
from your DAB station list.
An additional feature available on your Touch DAB is:
To change your station order:
1. Touch and hold the ‘MENU’ button for 3 seconds to enter
the default settings menu.
2. Check that ‘Station order’ is displayed and touch ‘SELECT’.
3. Use the or key to scroll through the four options and
touch ‘SELECT’ to conrm.
Manual tune
Using the manual tune feature, you can select a specic
digital radio channel frequency and then manually adjust the
aerial, or the location of the radio, to get the strongest
possible signal for that channel in your location.
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1. Touch and hold the ‘MENU’ button for 3 seconds to enter
the default settings menu.
2. Use the or key to display‘Manual tune’ and touch
‘SELECT’.
3. Use the or key to scroll through the digital radio
frequencies and touch‘SELECT’.
An empty will appear on the rst line of the display
to indicate the minimum signal strength for acceptable
listening. The row of solid rectangles indicate the actual
signal strength that you are receiving. The stronger the
signal, the further to the right the row of solid rectangles
will be.
Note: If only an empty is displayed, you are not
receiving any signal at all for that particular digital radio
channel in your area.
4. Adjust the position of the aerial on the radio, to obtain the
maximum signal strength and touch‘SELECT’ to exit back.
Clock
When you rst switch on your Nightball DAB radio, the clock
time is automatically synchronised to the time broadcast
by the DAB service in 24 hour mode; which is in line with
daylight saving.
You can set the time of your clock manually
1. Touch and hold the ‘MENU’ button for 3 seconds to enter
the default settings menu.
2. Use the or key to display‘Clock’ and touch
‘SELECT’.
3. Use the or key to display‘Set clock’ and touch
‘SELECT’.
4. Use the or key and ‘SELECT’ to scroll through and set
the hours and minutes in 24 hour clock, the year, month and
day.
5. When you press ‘SELECT’ to conrm the ‘day’ setting, the
time and date you have set will be displayed.
Set the alarm
You can set two separate alarms and choose between Once
only, Daily, Weekdays and Weekends. When the alarm
sounds, the Nightball light will turn on and begin to ash.
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