MAJORITY Kite User manual

Majority Kite
Pocket DAB / DAB+ / FM Radio
CB1-DAB-BLK
User Guide

Contents
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Controls and Functions................................1
What’s in the Box? ....................................2
Instruction Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Basic Operation.............................................3
DAB Radio, Prune, Dynamic Range Compression,
Manual Tuning and Set up Preset for DAB Radio .............4
FM Radio and Set up Preset for FM Radio ....................8
Station Information for DAB and FM Radio ..................11
Other Functions .....................................13
Technical Specication ...............................16
Warranty ............................................16
Important Safety Information ........................17

Controls and Functions
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1. Mode DAB/FM
2. Previous
3. Volume –
4. Volume +
5. Info
6. Next
7. Ok/Conrm/
Preset
8. Lock
9. On/O
10. Earphone jack
11. Battery
Compartment
12. Display Screen
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2 6
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3 7
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What's in the Box?
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●Majority Kite Pocket DAB DAB+ /FM Radio
●Earphones
●User Guide

Instructions Guide
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Please note all (Ref.) refer to the Controls and Functions
mapping guide on Page 1.
Basic Operation
This portable radio is powered by 3 AAA batteries (not supplied).
See Power Source Page 15.
Turn on the power supply by switching the ‘ON/OFF’button (Ref.9)
on the side of the system to the ‘ON’ position.“Welcome to Digital
Radio” will show on the display.
Then the display will show “Searching” and can take a few minutes
to scan for stations. Once scanning has competed the display will
show the time and station information.
Press the ‘Mode DAB/FM’button (Ref.1) to switch to FM or again to
switch back to DAB.
Ensure that the earphones are correctly inserted into the earphone
jack (Ref.10) on the top of the system, as they also act as the antenna
of your radio. Without them, no DAB/FM signal will be received.
To lock your pocket radio
To avoid accidently changing stations if the radio is in your pocket,
press and hold the ‘Lock’ button (Ref.8) for a few seconds. A lock
sign will appear on the top left of the display screen to show that
you have successfully locked the radio. To unlock the radio , press
and hold the ‘Lock’ button (Ref.8) for a few seconds and the locked
sign will disappear from the display screen.

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DAB / DAB+ Radio
Press the ‘Mode DAB/FM’button (Ref.1). On rst use, DAB Radio will
automatically start scanning all stations and save them.
To scan (if the unit hasn’t automatically done so, or shows no
signal) press and hold the ‘Info’ button (Ref.5) and when the display
shows“FULL SCAN”, press the ‘Ok’ button (Ref.7).
The unit 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 will not get a strong signal, if any.
The radio will automatically save all those stations that have a
strong signal. After searching has nished it will automatically play
the rst station stored.
To select any of the stations that have been stored, use the ‘Next’
(Ref.6) and ‘Previous’ (Ref.2) buttons to navigate through the
stations. To listen to a chosen station press the ‘Ok’ button (Ref.7).
The radio will display station information when you press the ‘Info’
button (Ref.5). Press multiple times to view all information
available (See page 11).
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.

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Prune
To remove stations which are listed but have become unavailable:
Find the station you would like to remove.
Press and hold the ‘Info’ button (Ref.5). Use the ‘Next’ (Ref.6) and
‘Previous’ (Ref.2) buttons to navigate through the choices.
Choose ‘Prune’, press the ‘Ok’button (Ref.7) to conrm.
Use the ‘Next’ (Ref.6) and ‘Previous’ (Ref.2) buttons to choose‘Yes/No’.
Press the ‘Ok’ button (Ref.7) to conrm. The unavailable station will
now be deleted if you chose 'Yes'.
Dynamic Range Compression (DRC)
This function enables you to reduce the dierence between the
maximum and minimum levels in audio volume.
Press and hold the ‘Info’ button (Ref.5), and use the ‘Next’ (Ref.6)
and ‘Previous’ (Ref.2) buttons to navigate through the choices.
Choose ‘DRC’, press the ‘Ok’ button (Ref.7) to conrm.
Then use the ‘Next’ (Ref.6) and ‘Previous’ (Ref.2) buttons to choose
between DRC “o”, “high” or “low”.
Once you have chosen press the ‘Ok’ button (Ref.7) to conrm.

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Manual Tuning
As well as an auto tune function, you can manually tune the
receiver. This can help you when aligning your aerial or when
adding stations that were missed while auto tuning.
Press and hold the ‘Info’ button (Ref.5), use the ‘Next’ (Ref.6) and
‘Previous’ (Ref.2) buttons to navigate through the choices.
Choose “Manual Tune”, and press the ‘Ok’ button (Ref.7) to conrm.
Then use the ‘Next’ (Ref.6) and ‘Previous’ (Ref.2) buttons to cycle
through the DAB+ channels, which are from 5A to 13F.
Once you have chosen press the ‘Ok’ button (Ref.7) to conrm.
How to preset a radio station
You can store a station using the ‘Preset’ button (Ref.7) and save
up to 10 stations.
First, tune the station you want to store. Then press and hold the
‘Ok’ button (Ref.7), “Preset Recall’’ will show on the display.
Use the ‘Previous’ (Ref.2) or ‘Next’ (Ref.6) buttons until “Preset Store”
is displayed. Press the ‘Ok’ button (Ref.7) to conrm. “Preset Store
Empty ‘1’’’will show on the display.
Press the ‘Previous’ (Ref.2) or ‘Next’ (Ref.6) buttons to change
the “1” to the number you want to store the station as.
Press the ‘Ok’ button (Ref.7) to save.
The display will then show “Preset (1) stored”.

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How to play a preset radio station
Once you have stored all your selected stations, press and hold the
‘Ok’button (Ref.7). Use‘Previous’or “Next‘ to scroll through your
options and select “Preset Recall” by pressing the ‘Ok’ button (Ref.7).
Use the ‘Previous’ (Ref.2) or ‘Next’ (Ref.6) buttons to scroll through
your preset stations, up to 10.
Press the ‘Ok’ button (Ref.7) to select your choice.
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FM Radio
Press the ‘Mode DAB/FM’button (Ref.1).
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.2) and then
release. This will scan down the stations. To scan up the stations
press and hold the ‘Next’ button (Ref.6).
After searching has nished the unit will automatically play the rst
station stored with a good signal.
The radio will display station information when you press the ‘Info’
button (Ref.5). Press multiple times to view all information
available (See page 12).
How to tune a specic frequency manually
To listen to a specic frequency, you can search quickly by pressing
and holding the ‘Next’button (Ref.6) to search up and the ‘Previous’
button (Ref.2) to search down the bandwidth. Searching will stop
when you press the button again. To search slowly, press the ‘Next’
(Ref.6) and ‘Previous’ (Ref.2) buttons multiple times rather than
holding.
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