MAJORITY Histon User manual

CB24-DAB-BLK
Majority Histon
DAB / DAB+ / FM Radio Alarm Clock
User Guide

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Contents
Controls And Funcons���������������������������������������������� 1
What’s In The Box?��������������������������������������������������� 4
Instrucons Guide �����������������������������������������������������5
Basic Operaon �������������������������������������������������������� 5
DAB Radio ����������������������������������������������������������������� 6
How to store a preset DAB staon���������������������������� 7
FM Radio������������������������������������������������������������������� 8
How to store a preset FM staon ����������������������������� 9
Staon informaon for DAB and FM Radio ������������� 10
Clock and Date Sengs ������������������������������������������� 12
Dual Alarm Seng��������������������������������������������������� 14
Alarm Sounds and Snooze ��������������������������������������� 15
Other Funcons������������������������������������������������������� 16
Technical Specicaons ������������������������������������������� 18
Warranty ����������������������������������������������������������������� 18
Troubleshoong Guide �������������������������������������������� 19
Safety Informaon���������������������������������������������������20

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Controls And Funcons
Side View
1. DC 5V, 1A Power connector
2. Earphone jack

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Controls And Funcons
Top View
3. Power
4. Mode
5. Scan
6. Info/Menu
7. Preset
8. Previous
9. Next
10. Volume -
11. Volume +
12. Enter/Snooze

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Controls And Funcons
Back View
13. Antenna
14. Battery Compartment
15. Display
16. Speaker

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What’s In The Box?
1. Majority Histon DAB / DAB+ / FM Radio Clock
2. UK Standard Plug DC 5V, 1A Power Supply
3. Instructions Guide
Instrucons Guide

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Please note all (Ref.) refer to Page 1 Controls and Functions mapping guide.
Basic Operation
Instrucons Guide Instrucons Guide
Plug the connector into the side of the system labelled DC 5V
(Ref.1) and the power supply into the mains.
Ensure the antenna (Ref.13) is extended as far as possible so that
you can rotate it which will enable you to get the best signal you
can. Press the ‘Power’ button to turn on the unit (Ref.3). It will
automatically take you to DAB radio mode or the previous mode
you were using.
When DAB Radio is activated for the rst time it will
automatically start scanning and storing all stations that have a
good signal. To scroll through the stations use the ‘Prev’ (Ref.8)
and ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.9). Press ‘Enter/Snooze’ (Ref.12) to listen
to a station.
To change the mode, press the ‘Mode’ button (Ref.4) to switch
between DAB Radio and FM Radio.
Standby
To place the music system in standby, press the ‘Power’ button
(Ref.3). To turn o fully, switch it o at the mains. The cord must
be out of reach of children.

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Press the ‘Mode’ button (Ref.4) to switch to DAB Radio. On rst
use it will automatically scan all stations and save them.
Fully extend the antenna (Ref.13).
To auto scan, press the ‘Scan’ button (Ref.5) and then release.
This will start scanning up the frequency band and store all
stations that have a good signal.
The radio will automatically save all the stations with a strong
signal, up to 240 MHz.
After searching has nished it will automatically play the rst
station stored.
To listen to all stations that have been stored use the
‘Next’(Ref.9) and‘Prev’ buttons (Ref.8) to scroll through them,
press the ‘Enter/Snooze’ button (Ref.12) when on required
station.
The radio will display station information when you press the
‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.6). Press it multiple times to view all
information. Please see page 10 for further details.
When you turn on the radio again after it switching o, it will
automatically tune to the same station (DAB or FM) that was last
selected.
DAB Radio
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Up to 10 stations can be set. To store a station that you are
currently playing:
Press and hold ‘Preset’ button (Ref.7). “<1: (Empty)” will show on
the display.
Press ‘Prev’ button (Ref.8) or ‘Next’ (Ref.9) to change the“<1” to
the number you want to store the station as. Then press ‘Enter/
Snooze’ button (Ref.12) to save. The display will then show
“Preset (1) stored”.
How to play a preset radio station
Up to 10 stations can be set. To store a station that you are
currently playing:
Press the ‘Preset’ (Ref.7).
Press ‘Prev’ button (Ref.8) or ‘Next’ (Ref.9) to scroll through your
preset stations. You can store up to 10 presets.
Press ‘Enter/Snooze’ button (Ref.12) to select your choice.
How to store a preset DAB station
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IMPORTANT: Please make sure you have
extended the antenna to its full length
(Ref.13). This will then enable you to rotate
it to get the best signal.
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Press the ‘Mode’ button (Ref.4) multiple times to switch between
DAB and FM. The rst time you do this, the FM frequency “87.5
MHz” will be displayed on the screen.
Fully extend the antenna (Ref.13).
To auto scan, press and release the ‘Scan’ button (Ref.5). This will
then start scanning up the frequency band and play the rst
station it nds with good signal.
To scan down the frequency band, press and hold the‘Scan’
button (Ref.5) for a few seconds.
The radio will display station information when you press the
‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.6), press multiple times to view all
information. Please see page 11 for further details.
To tune a specic frequency manually
To listen to a specic frequency press and hold ‘Next’ (Ref.9) to
search forward quickly and ‘Prev’ (Ref.8) to search back quickly. It
will stop searching when the button is released. To search slowly
press the ‘Next’ (Ref.9) and ‘Prev’ button (Ref.8) multiple times
rather than holding.
FM Radio
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Up to 10 stations can be set. To store a station that you are
currently playing:
Press and hold ‘Preset’ button (Ref.7). “<1: (Empty)” will show on
the display.
Press ‘Prev’ button (Ref.8) or ‘Next’ (Ref.9) to change the “<1” to
the number you want to store the station as. Then press ‘Enter/
Snooze’ button (Ref.12) to save. The display will then show
“Preset (1) stored”.
How to play a preset radio station
Up to 10 stations can be set. To store a station that you are
currently playing:
Press the ‘Preset’ (Ref.7).
Press ‘Prev’ button (Ref.8) or ‘Next’ (Ref.9) to scroll through your
preset stations. You can store up to 10 presets.
Press ‘Enter/Snooze’ button (Ref.12) to select your choice.
How to store a preset FM station
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Station information for DAB and FM Radio
Instrucons Guide
DAB Radio
Press the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.6) repeatedly to show the
dierent programme information.
Signal Strength: Displays a signal bar with the strength of the
current station.
Bit Error Rate: 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.
DAB indication: Indicates DAB mode.
Dynamic Label Segment (DLS): Displays scrolling text
information supplied by the broadcaster.

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FM Radio
Press the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.6) repeatedly to show the
dierent programme information.
Programme Type: Displays a description of the type of
programme provided by the broadcaster.
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.
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Clock and Date Settings
Instrucons Guide
Manually Setting the time
The time will automatically update after the st use of DAB
Radio. However, you can still set the time manually as follows:
Ensure the unit is turned on.
Press and hold the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.6).
To make your choice, use the ‘Prev/Next’ buttons (Ref.8/9) to
choose your option.
Choose “Time/Date” and press the ‘Enter/Snooze’ button
(Ref.12).
The hour will ash on the display screen. Press the ‘Prev’ (Ref.8)
or ‘Next’ (Ref.9) button, press until you are on the required hour.
To conrm the hour, press ‘Enter/Snooze’(Ref.12).
The minutes will ash on the display screen. Press the ‘Prev’
(Ref.8) or ‘Next’ (Ref.9) buttons until you are on the required
minute.
To conrm the minute, press ‘Enter/Snooze’(Ref.12).
The time is now set.

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Manually Setting the Date
The date can be changed after changing the time.
The year will ash on the display screen. Press the‘Prev’ (Ref.8) or
‘Next’ (Ref.9) buttons until you are on the required year.
To conrm the year, press the ‘Enter/Snooze’ (Ref.12) button.
The month will ash on the display screen. Press the ‘Prev’ (Ref.8)
or ‘Next’ (Ref.9) buttons until you are on the required month.
To conrm the month, press ‘Enter/Snooze’(Ref.12).
The day will ash on the display screen. Using the ‘Prev’ (Ref.8) or
‘Next’ (Ref.9) buttons, press until you are on the required day.
To conrm the date, press ‘Enter/Snooze’ (Ref.12).
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Dual Alarm Setting
Instrucons Guide
Alarm1 / Alarm2 Setting
Press and hold the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.6).
To highlight your choice, use the ‘Prev’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.8/9).
Select “Alarm 1 Set” or “Alarm 2 Set” and press the ‘Enter/Snooze’
button (Ref.12).
To turn the Alarm on, press ‘Next’ (Ref.9) so that “ON”is ashing
and press the ‘Enter/Snooze’ button (Ref.12) to conrm.
The hour digits for the alarm will ash. Press the ‘Prev’ or ‘Next’
buttons (Ref.8/9) to change the hour and press ‘Enter/Snooze’
(Ref.12) to conrm.
Press the ‘Prev’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.8/9) to change the minutes,
and press ‘Enter/Snooze’ (Ref.12) to conrm.
Press the ‘Prev’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.8/9) to change the volume,
and press ‘Enter/Snooze’ (Ref.12) to conrm.
Press the ‘Prev’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.8/9) to choose the alarm -
Alarm, DAB or FM Radio. Press ‘Enter/Snooze’ (Ref.12) to conrm.
To set Alarm 2, follow Alarm 1 instructions.
NOTE: You can press the‘Info/Menu’ (Ref.6) button to go back to
the previous step when programming the alarm.

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Instrucons Guide
Alarm1 / Alarm2 Setting
To turn the alarm o fully, follow the rst three steps above and
select “OFF”.
Alarm Sounds and Snooze
Snooze/Switch o Alarm when sounding
When the alarm sounds, press the ‘Enter/Snooze’ button (Ref.12)
to snooze for 9 minutes. The radio will go on standby mode.
To turn the alarm o completely when sounding, press the
‘Power’ button (Ref. 3).

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Other Functions
Instrucons Guide
System Reset
Press and hold the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.6).
Use the ‘Prev’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.8/9) to highlight “Factory
reset” and press the ‘Enter/Snooze’ button (Ref.12). The display
screen will show “Factory reset”.
Use the ‘Next’ button (Ref.9) to choose “Yes” or “No”. Press the
‘Enter/Snooze’ button (Ref.12) to conrm.
SW Version - Software Version Display
Press and hold the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.6).
Use the ‘Prev/Next’ button (Ref.8/9) to choose “SW Version”.
Press ‘Enter/Snooze’ (Ref.12) to conrm.

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Sleep Setting
This enables you to programme the radio to switch o at a
specic time, up to 120 minutes from activation.
Press and hold the ‘Info/Menu’ button (Ref.6).
Use the ‘Prev’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.8/9) to choose “Sleep Set”
and press the ‘Enter/Snooze’ button (Ref.12).
Choose from OFF/120mins/90mins/60mins/45mins/30mins/
15min or 5 mins using the ‘Prev’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref.8/9).
When your choice is displayed press ‘Enter/Snooze’(Ref.12). The
system will automatically start the timer.
To turn the sleep timer o, follow the above instructions and
choose “OFF”from the choices.
Once the timer has been set the minutes will countdown on
the display screen. For example, if set to turn o in 5 minutes
“S5” will ash, counting down to “S0” then the radio will go into
standby mode.
NOTE: You can press the‘Info/Menu’ (Ref.6) button to go back to
the previous step when programming the alarm.
Other Functions
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Warranty
Technical Specications
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
nd “ register your product”. You will also be given the chance
to extend your warranty for an additional 24 months, free of
charge.
Power Supply and Batteries
The unit is powered and charged by UK Standard Plug DC 5v.
The unit is also portable when powered by 4 x AA Batteries (Not
Supplied). These can be inserted into the battery compartment
on the back of the unit (Ref.14).
Power supply UK Standard Plug DC 5v
Mode: FM(87.5MHz – 108MHz)
DAB / DAB+ 174-240MHz
Output Connector: Earphone jack
Aerial: Integral telescopic aerial
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