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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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 alarm’ and touch
‘SELECT’.
4. Use the or key and ‘SELECT’ to choose Alarm 1 or
Alarm 2. If no alarm is set, ‘Not in use’will be displayed.
5. Press ‘SELECT’ and use the or key to turn the alarm ‘On’
or ‘O’. If you select ‘O’ the display will return to the radio
station display.
6. If you select ‘On’ , you can then use the or key and
‘SELECT’ to scroll through and set the hours, minutes, days,
type of radio (DAB or FM) station, or buzzer for your
alarm.
7. When you press ‘SELECT’ to conrm the ‘alarm type’, a small
bell icon will appear in the right of the normal radio
station display.
Note: You can check your alarm setting by briey touching
‘ALARM’ on the touch panel display. Use the or key to
check the 2nd alarm status.
Turn o the alarm sound
1. Briey touch the ‘ON.OFF’ button on the front of the display
or touch the ‘SNOOZE’ button.
Turn o the alarm
1. Follow steps 1 to 5 above.
Set the snooze time
The default snooze setting is 5 minutes but you can change
this to be 10, 15 or 20 minutes. The snooze time is activated
when you press the‘SNOOZE’ button on the top of the radio,
after the alarm has sounded. You can continue to press
the ‘SNOOZE’ button after the alarm has sounded, up to a
maximum of 1 hour.
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‘Snooze’ and touch
‘SELECT’.
4. Use the or key and ‘SELECT’ to set a snooze time of 5,
10, 15 or 20 minutes.
Note: When you press the‘SNOOZE’ button the Nightball
light will go out until the alarm sounds again.
Set the sleep time
You can set your radio to automatically switch o or go to
‘sleep’after a set period of time. The default sleep setting is
5 minutes but you can change this in 5 minute increments
up to a maximum of 1 hour.
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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‘Clock’ and touch
‘SELECT’.
3. Use the or key to display‘Sleep’ and touch
‘SELECT’.
4. Use the or key and ‘SELECT’ to set a sleep time from 5
to 60, in 5 minute increments or ‘O’.
Note: You can check your sleep setting by briey touching
‘SLEEP’ on the touch panel display.
Dynamic range control
The dynamic range for each radio programme is set by the
broadcaster for each radio station and may be dierent for
the types of programme broadcast, such as pop or classical
music or a chat show. The dynamic range control signal is
transmitted in parallel with the audio signal for each
programme and with your Touch DAB radio you can use this
control signal to expand or compress the dynamic range (the
dierence between the loudest and quietest sounds)
of the reproduced audio signal. Changing the dynamic range
can aect the ‘loudness’ and/or ‘quality of sound’ of the
programme that you hear so that it will be more suited to
your listening conditions and your own personal listening
requirements. e.g. in a noisy environment, where quiet
sounds might be swamped, setting the compression to
maximum will ‘boost’ the quiet sounds, whilst keeping the
loudest sounds at their original level.
There are 3 levels of compression:
DRC 0 - no compression. This is the default setting.
DRC 1 - maximum compression.
DRC 1/2- medium compression.
1. Touch and hold the ‘MENU’ button for 3 seconds to enter
the default settings menu.
2. Use the or key to display‘DRC value’ and touch
‘SELECT’. The current DRC value will appear on line 1 of the
display.
3. Use the or key to scroll through the 3 levels of
compression, which will appear on line 2 of the display.
4. Touch ‘SELECT’ to conrm your compression setting.
Display Brightness
There are 9 brightness levels on your DAB radio, so that you
can set the display to how it’s best for you.
1. Touch and hold the ‘MENU’ button for 3 seconds to enter
the default settings menu.
2. Use the or key to display‘Brightness’ and touch
‘SELECT’.
3. Use the or key to scroll through the dierent brightness
levels and press‘SELECT’ to conrm.
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Software version
If you call the helpdesk you may be asked for the software
version of your radio.
1. Touch and hold the ‘MENU’ button for 3 seconds to enter
the default settings menu.
2. Use the or key to display‘Sw version’ and note the
letters and digits exactly as they appear on line 1 of the
display.
FM mode
If you touch and hold the ‘Menu’ key in FM mode you will be
able to change the Clock, Alarm, Snooze and Sleep settings
as well as adjust the Brightness and check the Software
version, the same way that you can when you are in DAB
mode. See pages 10, 11, 12 and 13.
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U S I N G T H E F M R A D I O
FM Radio Mode
Check that your radio is in FM mode. You will see ‘FM’ or
‘RDS’ to the far right of line 1 of the display together with a
radio frequency eg: 89.60MHz or station name.
When your radio is in FM mode it can receive Radio Data
System or‘RDS’ information if this is being transmitted by
the broadcaster. RDS information will often include the
station name, detail about the programme and the current
time.
If you were listening to an FM station when you switched the
radio o then this station will be automatically selected
when you switch the radio back on.
Tuning to an FM station
1. If you are not already in FM mode, touch the ‘DAB.FM’
button to go to FM mode.
2. Touch the ‘SCAN’ button. The Radio will scan until it nds the
next station where it will stop and show the frequency, or
RDS information, if it is available.
Note: With FM radio it may be necessary to ‘ne tune’ each
station by briey touching the or key. If reception is still
poor adjust the position of the aerial or try moving the radio
to another location.
Storing an FM station preset
Your Touch DAB radio can store up to 10 FM stations in its
preset memories for instant access to your favourites
stations.
Note: When you store FM radio station presets, these do not
overwrite your DAB station presets.
1. Tune your radio to the station that you wish to preset (see
tuning to an FM station, on this page).
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 FM station stored under
a preset, it will be overwritten when you store the new
station.
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Tune to an FM preset station
In FM 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 FM 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.
Reset your radio
You can reset your radio and restore all of the original factory
settings.
Note: If you reset your radio all of your DAB and FM station
presets will be deleted.
1. Touch and hold the ‘DISPLAY’ button for 6 seconds. The
display will change to‘Reset, are you sure?’ If you decide
not to reset your radio at this point, just wait a few seconds
and your radio will return to its previous mode and station.
2. Touch the ‘SELECT’ button to return the radio to its original
factory settings. The display will change to‘Factory Reset ‘,
followed a few seconds later by‘Welcome to Magic Box Radio’
and will begin scanning for stations.
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SIMPLE SOLUTIONS
If you are experiencing problems with your Touch
Nightball DAB radio there are some quick and easy
checks that you can do, which may help to solve the
problem.
Radio reception is poor
- Please check that the aerial is extended for the
maximum signal strength and improved reception.
- Use the manual tune (see page 6), to adjust your aerial for
the best reception.
- Try moving your radio to an alternative location to see if
the reception improves. Please remember to scan for DAB
stations again once you have moved your radio. See page 6.
- Check that you do not have other electrical equipment too
close to your radio, causing interference.
- Visit www.digitalradionow.com for information about DAB
reception in your area.
No sound
- Adjust the volume using the‘+’ button.
- Please check that the mains power lead is connected at the
back of the radio and the mains power wall socket is
switched on.
- You may need to re-scan if the station you last listened to is
no longer available. See page 6.
Nightball blue light switching on/o
- You may be ‘pressing’ the touch panel, instead of using a light
‘touch’ to activate each feature. Use a lighter touch.
The function buttons do not respond
- Check that the power lead is plugged into the back of the
radio and that the mains adaptor is plugged in and switched
on. Touch the ‘ON.OFF’ button on the front of the radio.
- Turn o the radio, unplug the mains power. Leave for 1 minute
and then reconnect your radio.
- Try a reset to factory defaults. See page 15.
If you are still experiencing any diculty after making
the above checks, please call the helpdesk for further
assistance.
Helpdesk
The helpdesk is open from 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to
Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) and can be contacted on
0845 833 1673 (local rate call charge applies).
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Care and Maintenance
Your Touch Nightball DAB radio is of superior design and
manufacture and should be treated with care. The
suggestions below will help you to enjoy this product and
the benets it brings for many years.
- Keep the product and all its parts out of reach of small
children.
- Keep it dry. Avoid exposure to precipitation, humidity and
liquids which could all aect the product circuitry.
- Do not leave it in high temperatures as electronic devices
and plastic parts may warp in heat.
- Do not leave it in low temperatures as moisture can form
inside the product, which may damage the circuit board.
- Do not store in dusty or dirty areas.
- Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents or detergents
to clean the product. Wipe with a damp (not wet) soft cloth
to clean.
- Do not attempt to open the product. Unauthorised handling
of the device may damage it and will void your warranty.
- Only use the power supply that came with the product.
Using an unauthorised power supply will invalidate your
guarantee and may irrecoverably damage the radio.
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Product guarantee
This product has a warranty of 12 months and is therefore
guaranteed to be free from defects in materials and
workmanship during that period. If you experience a
problem within that time, simply call the Helpdesk on
0845 833 1673 (local rate call charge applies).
If your problem cannot be solved by our Helpdesk, you will
need to return your product to the place it was
purchased. Remember to take your receipt as proof of
purchase as it must be produced before the warranty
can be honoured.
This product must have been used only for the intended
purpose and not been subjected to wilful or accidental
damage.
This warranty does not cover damage caused by excessive
voltage or lightning.
If this product has been tampered with in any way, the
warranty shall be considered null and void.
This guarantee does not aect your statutory rights.
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WEEE DIRECTIVE
WEEE Directive – Directive 2002/96/EC of the European
Parliament and Council of 27th January 2003 on waste
electrical and electronic equipment.
At the end of the product’s lifecycle, you should not throw
this product into the normal household waste but take it to
a collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic
equipment. The ‘WEEE’ symbol below, on the product, user
manual and packaging indicate this.
Please contact your local authority if you need more
information about the collection points in your area.
For more information telephone Envirowise on 0800 585794
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Helpline
0845 833 1673
(local call rate)
Nov07 (Issue: 1)
Magicbox is a trademark of Euro Suisse International Ltd.
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