MAJORITY GIRTON GIR-DAB-OAK-2 Manual

Instructions Guide
GIRTON
DIGITAL RADIO & ALARM CLOCK
GIR-DAB-OAK-2

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What’s In The Box?����������������������������������������������������3
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Instrucons Guide �����������������������������������������������������5
Basic Operaon �������������������������������������������������������� 5
DAB/DAB+ Radio������������������������������������������������������� 6
DAB/DAB+ Presets ���������������������������������������������������� 7
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Clock & Date Sengs����������������������������������������������� 15
Dual Alarm Sengs ������������������������������������������������� 17
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Specicaons ���������������������������������������������������������� 23
Warranty ����������������������������������������������������������������� 23
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Controls And Funcons
Top View
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1. Preset 1
2. Preset 2
3. Tune/Dimmer/Enter
4. Preset 3
5. Preset 4
6. Info/Menu
7. Mode
8. Preset 5+
9. Scan
10. Power/Standby
11. Volume Dial
12. Alarm/Sleep

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Controls And Funcons
Display View
13. Battery Compartment
14. Headphone Jack
15. DC Power Input
16. Antenna
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What’s In The Box?
1. Majority Girton Radio
2. UK Power Supply
3. User Guide
Box Contents

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Support
Thank you for your purchase of the Majority Girton II.
Please follow the guidance of the manual to set up your radio
and enjoy its fantastic variety of stations and features.
If you require further assistance with your new radio,
please contact our support team on the Majority website:
https://www.majority.co.uk/
Support

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Please note all (Ref.) refer to the Controls and Functions mapping
guide on Pages 1-2.
For mains power, insert the power supply connector into the
power input socket labelled DC 5V (Ref.) on the back of the
system and plug the power supply into the mains. Alternatively,
you can power the radio with 4 x 1.5C batteries in the battery
compartment (Ref.).
Ensure the antenna (Ref.) is extended as far as possible so that
you can rotate it, enabling you to get the best signal that you
can.
Press the ‘Power/Standby’ button (Ref.) to turn on the unit.
The system will show “Welcome to Digital Radio” on rst use and
should automatically go to DAB/DAB+ radio. To begin scanning
for available stations, select the ‘Scan’button (Ref.).
Power/Standby button
To place the system in standby mode, press the‘Power/Standby’
button (Ref.). To switch back on for use, press the button
again.
To switch o the radio, press and hold down the ‘Power/Standby’
button. To switch the radio back on, press (do not hold) the
‘Power/Standby’ button.
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Basic Operation

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Instrucons Guide
Press the ‘Mode’button (Ref.) to switch to DAB/DAB+ Radio.
Fully extend the antenna (Ref.).
To start an auto scan for available digital stations, press the‘Scan’
button (Ref.) and then release. This would be advisable if you
are having trouble listening to particular stations.
Once you have chosen to scan, the radio will display“Full Scan”
as it starts scanning up the frequency band. Once the scan is
complete, the rst radio station with good signal will begin to
play.
To browse through the stations that have been found and
stored, turn the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to scroll through
stations. Once you have found your desired station, press down
the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to conrm your choice. The station
will begin to play.
The radio will display station information when you press
the ‘Info’ button (Ref.). Press it multiple times for dierent
information. See page 9 for further details.
When you power up the radio again after switching o, it will
automatically tune to the same station (DAB or FM) that was last
selected.
DAB/DAB+ Radio

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How to Store a Preset Station
To be able to quickly access your favourite DAB/DAB+ stations,
you can preset the stations. Up to 10 dierent preset stations can
be set for you to browse between.
To store a station as your preset, it is best to be listening to the
station at the time. Once listening to the station you wish to
preset, you can do the following:
Set to Preset 1-4
To set preset numbers 1 to 4, press and hold down the
corresponding‘Preset’ button number 1, 2, 3 or 4 (Ref., 2, 4, 5)
on the front of the radio for 3 seconds.
The display will show“Preset (x) Stored” when stored
successfully.
Set to Preset 5-10
To set preset numbers 5 to 10, press and hold down the 5+
‘Preset’ button (Ref.) on the front of the radio for 3 seconds.
The radio display will now show of list of Preset numbers
available to save the preset to. Use the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to
scroll through the preset numbers and conrm the number you
want to store the station as by pressing down the ‘Tune/Enter’
dial. “Preset (x) Stored”will show on the display.
NOTE: If there is already an existing DAB station stored under a
preset it will be over-written when you store the new station.
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DAB/DAB+ Presets

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How to Recall and Play a Preset Station
Play Preset 1-4
To play your preset stations stored in preset numbers 1 to 4,
press the corresponding‘Preset’ button number 1, 2, 3 or 4
(Ref., 2, 4, 5) on the front of the radio. Do not hold down the
button as this will store presets as per page 7. The station will
now begin to play.
Play Preset 5-10
To play your preset stations stored in preset numbers 5 to 10,
press the 5+ ‘Preset’ button (Ref.) on the front of the radio. Do
not hold down the button as this will begin preset store as per
page 7.
The radio display will now show of list of stored preset numbers
available to play. Use the‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to scroll
through the preset numbers and conrm the number you want
to store the station as by pressing down the‘Tune/Enter’ dial. The
station will now begin to play.
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Station Information for DAB Radio
When you are listening to a DAB/DAB+ station with good signal,
you can press the‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.) repeatedly to
browse through dierent programme information.
Signal Strength: Displays a signal bar with the strenght of the
dierent programme informaton.
Bit Error Rate (BER): Provides details of the signal error rate.
Channel and Frequency: Displays the station’s transmission
channel number and frequency.
PTY (Programme Type): Shows the type and description of the
program provided by the DAB station.
Time and Date: Displays the time and date information
provided by the broadcaster.
Bit Rate: The data rate which the signal is being transmitted.
Dynamic Label Segment (DLS): Displays scrolling text
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Press the ‘Mode’button (Ref.) to switch to FM mode. The rst
time you do this, the FM frequency “87.5 MHz” will be displayed
on the screen.
Fully extend the antenna (Ref.).
To scan for available stations with good signal, press the
‘Scan’ button (Ref.). The unit will then start scanning up the
frequency band and play the rst station it nds with a good
signal.
To scan down the frequency band, press and hold the ‘Scan’
button (Ref.) for a few seconds to nd a station with good
signal.
How to tune a specic frequency manually
To listen to a specic frequency, turn the‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.)
to move slowly up and down the frequency band until you are
tuned in to the required frequency.
Mono and Stereo
To change between Mono and Stereo, press the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial
repeatedly to switch between functions (Ref.).
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Playing ‘Only’ or ‘All’ FM Stations
When on FM mode, you can decide if you would like to pick up
all stations (even if they do not have a good signal) or just the
stations with good signal.
To do this, press and hold the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.) to open
system settings. Use the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to scroll to‘Scan
settings’and press down the dial to conrm.
Now choose between ‘Only’ for only stations with good signal or
‘All’ available FM stations with the ‘Tune/Snooze/Enter’ dial. Press
down the dial to make your choice.
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How to Store a Preset Station
To be able to quickly access your favourite DAB/DAB+ stations,
you can preset the stations. Up to 10 dierent preset stations can
be set for you to browse between.
To store a station as your preset, it is best to be listening to the
station at the time. Once listening to the station you wish to
preset, you can do the following:
Set to Preset 1-4
To set preset numbers 1 to 4, press and hold down the
corresponding‘Preset’ button number 1, 2, 3 or 4 (Ref., 2, 4, 5)
on the front of the radio for 3 seconds.
The display will show“Preset (x) Stored” when stored
successfully.
Set to Preset 5-10
To set preset numbers 5 to 10, press and hold down the 5+
‘Preset’ button (Ref.) on the front of the radio for 3 seconds.
The radio display will now show of list of Preset numbers
available to save the preset to. Use the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to
scroll through the preset numbers and conrm the number you
want to store the station as by pressing down the ‘Tune/Enter’
dial. “Preset (x) Stored”will show on the display.
NOTE: If there is already an existing DAB station stored under a
preset it will be over-written when you store the new station.
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FM Radio Presets

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How to Recall and Play a Preset Station
Play Preset 1-4
To play your preset stations stored in preset numbers 1 to 4,
press the corresponding‘Preset’ button number 1, 2, 3 or 4
(Ref., 2, 4, 5) on the front of the radio. Do not hold down the
button as this will store presets as per page 7. The station will
now begin to play.
Play Preset 5-10
To play your preset stations stored in preset numbers 5 to 10,
press the 5+ ‘Preset’ button (Ref.) on the front of the radio. Do
not hold down the button as this will begin preset store as per
page 7.
The radio display will now show of list of stored preset numbers
available to play. Use the‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to scroll
through the preset numbers and conrm the number you want
to store the station as by pressing down the‘Tune/Enter’ dial.
The station will now begin to play.
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Station Information for FM Radio
When you are listening to an FM station with good signal, you
can press the ‘Info/Menu’button (Ref.) repeatedly to show the
dierent 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
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Once the radio has been put into DAB/DAB+ mode, the time and
date should automatically set. If this does not happen or you
wish to alter the time and date, follow the below guidance:
Manually Setting the Time
Ensure the unit is turned on and out of standby.
To enter radio settings, press and hold the ‘Info/Menu’ button
(Ref.).
Turn the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to scroll to “Time/Date” and
press down the‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to open the time and
date settings.
Once these settings are selected, the hour will now ash on the
display screen. Alter the time hour by turning the ‘Tune/Enter’
dial (Ref.) until the required hour is displayed. Press down the
dial to conrm the hour.
The minutes will then ash on the display screen. Choose the
minutes by turning the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.). Press down the
dial to conrm the minutes.
The time is now set and you will be able to alter the date in the
next step.
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Clock & Date Settings

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Manually Setting the Date
The date can be changed straight after changing the time.
The year will ash on the display screen. To change the date year,
turn the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to the required unit. Press down
the dial to conrm.
The month will ash on the display screen. To change the date
month, turn the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to the required unit.
Press the dial to conrm.
The day will ash on the display screen. To change the date day,
turn the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to the required unit. Press the
dial to conrm.
The date is now set.
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1. To open alarm settings, press the‘Alarm/Sleep’button (Ref.)
once for Alarm 1, and use the‘Tuner/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to scroll to
Alarm 2. Select Alarm 1 or 2 by pressing the dial.
2. Once alarm 1 or 2 is selected, OFF will display on the screen.
To turn the alarm on, turn the ‘Tuner/Enter’ dial (Ref.) so the
screen displays“ON” and press down the dial (Ref.) to conrm.
3. The hour digits for the alarm will then ash. To set the hour
you want the alarm to sound, turn the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to
browse to the hour. Press down the dial to conrm.
4. The minutes of the alarm are now able to be set. Choose the
minutes by turning the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.). Press down the
dial to conrm.
5. Now choose when you would alarm to sound. Using the
‘Tune/Enter’ dial, scroll through the alarm options: ‘Once/
Daily/Weekends/Weekdays’. Press down the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial to
conrm selection.
6. Once the alarm time is set, you can change the alarm volume
by turning the ‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.). Press down the dial to
conrm alarm volume.
7. You can now choose the alarm tone sound by turning the
‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.). The choices are “Alarm”, “DAB” or “FM
Radio”. Press the‘Tune/Enter’ dial (Ref.) to conrm your choice.
NOTE: You can use the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.) to go back to the
previous step when programming the alarm.
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Dual Alarm Settings

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To Cancel Alarm 1 or Alarm 2
To cancel the alarm, press the ‘Alarm/Sleep’button (Ref.) and
use the ‘Tuner/Enter’ dial to scroll between Alarm 1 and 2. Select
the alarm you wish to cancel by pressing down the‘Tune/Enter’
dial.
Once alarm 1 or alarm 2 are selected, you can use the‘Tune/
Enter’ dial (Ref.) to switch the alarm from ON to OFF. Press
down the dial when “OFF”is ashing to cancel the alarm.
Snooze/Switch O the Alarm when Sounding
To turn the Alarm o when it is sounding, press the ‘Power/
Standby’ button (Ref.) or the‘Alarm/Sleep’button (Ref.).
When the alarm is sounding, you can press any button except
the ‘Power/Standby’ or ‘Alarm/Sleep’ button to snooze the alarm
for another 9 minutes and the radio will go to Standby mode.
If you do not turn the alarm o or put it into snooze mode, the
alarm will sound for 10 minutes before it turns o automatically.
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