MAJORITY PARKSIDE GO Manual

PAGO-DAB-BLK
Digital Pocket Radio with SD Card Playback
MAJORITY
PARKSIDE GO
Instrucons Guide

What’s in the Box?..................................................... 1
Controls And Funcons..............................................2
Navigaon Controls .................................................. 4
Basic Operaon .........................................................5
Instrucons Guide .................................................... 6
DAB/DAB+ Mode ������������������������������������������������������ 6
DAB Funcons ���������������������������������������������������������� 7
DAB Sengs ������������������������������������������������������������� 9
FM Radio������������������������������������������������������������������ 10
FM Funcons ������������������������������������������������������������11
FM Sengs �������������������������������������������������������������� 13
Micro SD Card Playback ������������������������������������������� 14
Radio Sengs ���������������������������������������������������������� 15
Troubleshoong ...................................................... 18
Specicaons .......................................................... 19
Warranty ................................................................. 19
Safety Informaon...................................................20
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Contents
3YEAR
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1
What’s in the Box?
Box Contents
Majority Parkside Go Pocket DAB/DAB+ Radio
USB cable
Earphones
User Guide

2
Controls And Funcons
PRESET
SELECT
1
2
3
4
Front View / Control Buttons
1. Screen
2. Select/Preset/Pause/Play button
3. Fastforward/Next
4. Rewind/Previous

3
Controls And Funcons
Side View / Control Buttons
5. DC in 5V
6. Mode/Key
7. Menu/Info
8. MicroSD Card slot
9. Volume +
10. Power (On/O)
11. Volume -
12. Earphone jack
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8
9
10
11
12
5
7
T-Flash

4
Navigation Controls
ON/OFF button
To turn your radio on, press the ON/OFF button.
To turn your radio o, press and hold the ON/OFF button.
Next/Previous buttons
Use the Next and Previous buttons to navigate around the
radio and browse through your selections and stations
available.
In FM mode these buttons can be held down to autoscan
to the next or previous available stations.
Mode/Key
Switch between DAB/FM/MP3 using the mode button.
In these modes you can browse through DAB and FM
settings and also gain access to the radio settings.
Hold down button to unlock/lock your radio
Menu/Info button
Select repeatedly for station information and radio setting
options.
Vol -/Vol +
Control the volume of the radio.
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5
Ensure that the radio has been charged and view the
battery life on the display when you turn it on. If the
battery icon shows all of the bars illuminated then the
system is fully charged.
To charge the device, use the USB cable provided and plug
it into a computer or a plug (not supplied) that accepts
USB connectors. Plug this into the radio USB charging port
(Ref.)
Also ensure that the earphones are connected (Ref.)
into the top of the system correctly as they are also the
antenna of your radio. Without them, no DAB/FM signal
will be received.
Turn the radio on by pressing the ‘ON/OFF’ button (Ref.)
on the side of the radio. “Welcome to Digital Radio” will
then show on the display.
The radio will then automatically begin scanning for
available DAB stations. The radio will display “Searching...”
and may take a few minutes to scan.
The signal bar will now display on the top right of the
radio screen. If there are no bars, there may be issues with
getting a good connection to stations.
Instrucons Guide
Basic Operation

Press the ‘ON/OFF’ button (Ref.). On rst use, DAB radio
will automatically start scanning all stations and save
them.
To auto scan (if the unit has not automatically done so, or
shows no signal), ensure that the radio is in DAB mode by
using the ‘Mode/Key’ button (Ref.). Follow this by holding
the ‘Menu/Info’ button (Ref.) and the screen should then
display “DAB <FULL SCAN>”. Press ‘Select/Preset/Play/
Pause’ (Ref.) to conrm this.
The unit will then start scanning up the frequency band
and store all stations that have a good signal. Please note:
ensure that you are in an area with signal bars displaying.
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 listen to any of the stations that have been stored, use
the ‘Next’ and ‘Prev’ buttons (Ref. 3/4) to navigate through
the stations. Press ‘Select/Preset’ to make your station
selection.
When you turn the radio on it will automatically tune to
the same station (DAB, FM or MP3) that was last selected.
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DAB/DAB+ Mode
Instrucons Guide

DAB Functions
How to preset a radio station
Up to 10 preset stations can be set. To store a station that
you are currently playing:
To make your rst preset station, press and hold the
‘Select/Preset/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.) until “Preset Store
<1: (Empty)” shows on the screen.
Select Preset 1 for the chosen station by pressing ‘Select/
Preset’ to conrm.
The display will then show “Preset 01 Stored”.
To set more preset stations, repeat the above process but
use the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref./4) when you are
at the preset store number selection stage to change the
number you want to store the station as.
How to play a preset radio station
Press the ‘Select/Preset/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.) to
display “Preset Recall” settings.
Use the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ button (Ref./4) to scroll through
your preset stations.
Press the ‘Select/Preset/Play/Pause’ button to select your
choice.
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DAB Station Information
When on a DAB station with signal, you are able to nd out
station information available. Press the ‘Menu/Info’ button
(Ref.) repeatedly to show the programme information.
Signal Strength Bar: Displays a signal bar with the
strength of the current station
PTY (Programme Type): Shows the type and description
of the programme provided by the DAB station.
DAB Multiplex: Shows DAB multiplex for that station
Channel number and Frequency: Displays the station’s
transmission channel number and frequency
Signal Error: Provides details of the signal error rate
Bit Rate: The data range which the signal is being
transmitted
Time: Displays the time
Date: Displays the date
Dynamic Label Segment (DLS): Displays scrolling text
information supplied by the broadcaster

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DAB Settings
When on DAB mode, press and hold the ‘Menu/Info’ button
(Ref.) to begin accessing DAB settings.
Scroll through the ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ buttons (Ref./4) to
browse through the following options. Press the ‘Select/
Preset/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.) to select an option:
Full Scan: Complete a full rescan of available DAB stations
Manual Tune: Scroll through the stations available with
channel number and their frequency
DRC (Dynamic Range Compression): Select to compress
an audio’s dynamic range
Prune: Deletes stations that are no longer transmitting or
have moved frequency
Settings: Choose settings to go to the radio settings.
There are options such as: Time/Date, Set Backlight, Set
Brightness, Language, Factory Reset, SW version. Please
refer to later in the manual for guidance with these
settings.

10
FM Radio
Instrucons Guide
FM Scan
Press the ‘Mode/Key’ button (Ref.) to switch to FM radio.
The rst time you do this, FM frequency “87.50MHz” will be
displayed on the screen.
To autoscan to the next available station, press and hold
the ‘Next’ button (Ref.). To autoscan to previous available
station, press and hold the ‘Previous’ button (Ref.).
After searching has nished the unit will automatically play
the rst station stored with a good signal.
How to tune a frequency manually
To listen to a specic frequency, you can press the ‘Next’
and ‘Previous’ buttons (Ref./4) multiple times to browse
slowly up the bandwidth.

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FM Functions
How to preset a radio station
Up to 10 preset stations can be set. To store a station that
you are currently playing:
To make your rst preset station, press and hold the
‘Select/Preset/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.) until “Preset Store
<1: (Empty)” shows on the screen.
Select Preset 1 for the chosen station by pressing ‘Select/
Preset’ (Ref.) to conrm.
The display will then show “Preset 01 Stored”.
To set more preset stations, repeat the above process but
use the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ buttons (Ref./4) when you are
at the preset store number selection stage to change the
number you want to store the station as.
How to play a preset radio station
Press the ‘Select/Preset/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.) to
display “Preset Recall” settings.
Use the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ button (Ref./4) to scroll through
your preset stations.
Press the ‘Select/Preset’/Play/Pause’ button to select your
choice.

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FM Station Information
When on a FM station with signal, you are able to nd out
station information available. Press the ‘Menu/Info’ button
(Ref.) repeatedly to show the programme information.
Signal Strength Bar: Displays a signal bar with the
strength of the current station
PTY (Programme Type): Shows the type and description
of the programme provided by the DAB station.
Channel Frequency: Displays the station’s frequency
Time: Displays the time
Date: Displays the date
Dynamic Label Segment (DLS): Displays scrolling text
information supplied by the broadcaster

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FM Settings
When on FM mode, press and hold the ‘Menu/Info’ button
(Ref.) to begin accessing FM settings.
Scroll through the ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ buttons (Ref./4) to
browse through the following options. Press the ‘Select/
Preset/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.) to select an option:
Scan setting: Choose whether you would like the radio to
scan for strong stations or all stations available
Audio setting: Choose between stereo or mono
Settings: Choose settings to go to the radio settings.
There are options such as: Time/Date, Set Backlight, Set
Brightness, Language, Factory Reset, SW version. Please
refer to later in the manual for guidance with these
settings.

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Micro SD Card Playback
Press the ‘Mode/Key’ button (Ref.) multiple times until
“SD” is shown on the display to indicate MP3 SD card
mode.
Insert the micro SD card into the SD card reader slot (Ref.)
on the right side of the radio. Push it in and it will click into
place. To remove the SD card, push it in and it will click out
of the radio.
The unit will automatically start reading the SD card and
playing your rst track.
To scroll through available tracks, use the ‘Next’ or
‘Previous’ buttons (Ref./4). To play the track, press the
‘Select/Preset/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.). You can also
pause the track by pressing this button whilst a song is
playing.
If you have created folders for albums or playlists on the
SD card, you can also browse between these on the radio.
To do this, press and hold the ‘Select/Preset/Play/Pause’
button (Ref.) to show the current folder the music is
playing from. Follow by pressing and holding the ‘Select/
Preset/Play/Pause’ button for the second time to go to the
main “Folder menu” where you can scroll through your
folders using the ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons (Ref./4).
When you switch your radio o and back on again to use
it, the MP3 function will automatically play the last song
you were listening to.

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When on either of the two modes, DAB or FM, access the
radio settings by holding down the ‘Menu/Info’ button
(Ref.).
Scroll through using the ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’buttons (Ref./4)
to the ‘Settings’ option. Select with the ‘Select/Preset/Play/
Pause’ button (Ref.).
In settings the following options will display:
Time/Date
On rst use of the DAB radio, the time and date will
automatically set. If you wish to manually set the time
and date, select this option. The below options will then
display:
Set Time/Date: Set the time rst, followed by the date. Use
the ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons (Ref./4) to scroll up and
down the date and time and press the ‘Select/Preset/Play/
Pause’ button (Ref.) to conrm after each setting made.
Once complete it will display “Time/Date Saved”
Auto update: If DAB mode not yet scanned, you can do an
automatic set of the clock and date.
Radio Settings

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Set 12/24 hour: Decide between a 12 hour or 24 hour
clock.
Set Date format: Browse between a variety of date
formats: DD-MM-YY and MM-DD-YY.
Set Backlight
Use the ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons (Ref./4) to set how
long you would like the radio’s backlight to display before
going to a lower dimmer setting. Decide between the
following lengths of time: 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180,
300 seconds and conrm your selection by pressing the
‘Select/Preset/Play/Pause’ (Ref.) button.
Set Brightness
Use the ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons (Ref./4) to choose
between three dierent brightness settings for your
radio display screen: OFF, Low, Medium, High. Select your
chosen brightness with the ‘Select/Preset/Play/Pause’
button (Ref.)
Language
Choose your chosen language by using the ‘Next’ or
‘Previous’ buttons (Ref./4) to scroll through. Use the
‘Select/Preset/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.) to conrm your
selection.

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Factory Reset
When you are on settings for the radio, select the option
for Factory Reset.
The radio will then display: “Factory Reset?” with the
options of “Yes” or “No”. Use the ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’buttons
(Ref./4) to scroll to your chosen option and click the
‘Select/Preset/Play/Pause’ button (Ref.) to conrm.
SW version
Select the option of “SW version” to view the software
version of the radio.
Charging the radio
Connect the USB cable (supplied) with the small end into
the charging port at the side of the radio (Ref.). Then
connect the end of the USB cable into a free USB port on
your computer or another mains charger (not supplied).
The radio has a built-in rechargeable lithium battery.
Voltage DC5V, current 500mA.
Lock/Unlock function
Press and hold the Mode/Key’ button (Ref.). The screen
will then display “Key locked”. Press and hold again to
unlock and revert your radio to normal function.
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Troubleshoong
Troubleshooting
Malfunction Possible causes/measures
No power / function
Check that the radio is charging
and use when fully charged.
Ensure radio is switched on by
holding down the ON/OFF button.
No stations received
Please use the earphones provided
as these are your external aerial.
These should help to pick up DAB/
DAB+, time and date etc.
If you are using the earphones or
alternative aerial earphones, please
move location and try rescanning
for available stations.
No sound
Check whether unit is set to MUTE
or not.
A station may not be tuned in. Do
a rescan of the DAB or FM mode
and ensure that you are in an area
with good signal.
Device not working
Perform a reset of the radio and
try rescanning for DAB and FM
stations.