MAJORITY SIDNEY SID-ALL-BLK Manual

SID-ALL-BLK
Instructions Guide
SIDNEY
INTERNET RADIO & MUSIC SYSTEM

What’s in the Box?..................................................... 1
Controls And Funcons..............................................2
Support .................................................................... 6
Instrucons Guide .....................................................7
Basic Operaon �������������������������������������������������������� 8
Internet Radio�����������������������������������������������������������11
Media Centre����������������������������������������������������������� 13
FM Radio������������������������������������������������������������������ 15
DAB/DAB+ Radio ����������������������������������������������������� 16
Informaon Centre �������������������������������������������������� 18
Connecons������������������������������������������������������������� 19
Bluetooth���������������������������������������������������������������� 20
Spofy Connect ������������������������������������������������������� 21
Conguraon Sengs ���������������������������������������������22
Sengs: Addional Features����������������������������������� 27
Remote Control App ������������������������������������������������29
Troubleshoong ...................................................... 31
Specicaons .......................................................... 32
Warranty ................................................................. 32
Safety Informaon................................................... 33
Contents
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Controls And Funcons..............................................2
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Instrucons Guide .....................................................7
Basic Operaon �������������� 8
Internet Radio ����������������11
Media Centre ����������������� 13
FM Radio ����������������������� 15
DAB/DAB+ Radio ���������� 16
Informaon Centre �������� 18
Connecons ������������������� 19
Bluetooth 20
Spofy Connect ������������� 21
Conguraon Sengs ���22
Sengs: Addional Features ������������������������ 27
Remote Control App ������29
Troubleshoong 31
Specicaons 32
32
Safety Informaon 33
What’s in the Box?
Box Contents
1. Majority Sidney
2. Remote Control
3. Power Adapter
4. Instructions Guide

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Controls And Funcons
Controls And Funcons
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Front View
Navigation
Menu
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1. Power/Standby
2. MENU
3. Alarm
4. Sleep
5. Previous
6. Next
7. Navigation/Volume/OK
dial
8. FAV
9. Dimmer
10. Preset numbers 1-4
11. ON/OFF S
12. DC po
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Top View (Control Panel)

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Controls And Funcons
Controls And Funcons
Back View
LINE OUTDC IN AUX IN USB
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11. ON/OFF Switch
12. DC power input
13. Line Out
14. Aux In
15. USB Port

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Controls And Funcons
Controls and Funcons
Remote Control
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Controls And Funcons
Controls and Funcons
1. Power On/O
Switch the unit between on and
Standby mode
2. Dimmer
Switch between two dimmer
settings
3. Equaliser
Adjust the sound to dierent
media options for the best
sound
4. Skip forward button
Skip forward through tracks in
Bluetooth mode
5. Skip backward button
Skip backwards through tracks
in Bluetooth Mode
6. MODE button
Scroll through available audio
modes on display screen
7. Scroll up
8. < back button/scroll left
Go back to previous display
screen or options available. Also
use to scroll left
9. Vol - button
10. Fav Preset recall
When in the audio mode view
favourite stations that have
been set
11. MUTE button
Stop/start audio sounding
12. Sleep button
Select repeatedly until desired
sleep timer set on top right of
display
13. Alarm button
Select to view and create alarm
options
14. Stop button
15. Pause/Play
16. HOME button
View main display screen
17. > forward button/scroll
right
Use to go to next option/screen
or scroll right.
18. Select button
Select chosen option
19. Scroll down
20. Vol + button
21. Keypad
Type numbers and letters
22. Add as a favourite/preset
When on the desired station,
press to set as a favourite. Use
the select OK button to choose
preset number

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Support
Support
Thank you for your purchase of the Majority Sidney
internet radio.
Please follow the guidance of the manual to set up your
new purchase and begin enjoying its features.
If you require further assistance with your new radio,
please contact our support team on the Majority website:
https://www.majorityradios.co.uk/support
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Support
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Navigation Settings
Standby button: This should be used to turn your radio on
and o. The Standby screen will display the time, date and any
settings set such as alarms.
To turn o standby, press the Standby button to be taken to the
home screen, or last function that you were using before putting
into standby.
Navigation/OK/Volume Dial: Rotate the dial clockwise or
anticlockwise to scroll through choices and press down the dial
to conrm selections.
This dial will allow you to change the volume when you are on
the radio station playing screen.
Menu button: Select the Menu button to view the main menu
screen and browse through audio options such as Local Radio,
Internet Radio, DAB Radio, FM Radio, Spotify Connect, Media
Centre, Information Centre, AUX, Conguration Settings.
Use the Menu button to cancel out of settings being made.
FAV and buttons 1-4 on the radio: Use the FAV button in
Internet, DAB or FM mode to begin setting a station as a preset
favourite (view later guidance on this). For quick recall of the rst
four preset stations, press numbers 1-4 on the radio.

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Basic Operation
Instrucons Guide
Please note that the instructions within this manual will refer to
the radio button number e.g (Ref.*number*) in accordance to
the diagrams on pages 2-3.
Starting up your internet radio
Plug the adaptor connector into the back of the system labelled
‘DC in’ (Ref. 12) and turn the power on from the mains. Switch
the button at the back of the radio to‘ON’(Ref. 11) to display a
‘Welcome’ screen.
Ensure the antenna is extended as far as possible. This will
enable you to get the best signal you can.
After the Welcome screen, you will be able to select your chosen
language by scrolling with the Navigation dial (Ref. 7). Select
your language by pressing down the dial.
If this is the rst time of using your radio, you will get the option
to set up your WiFi to stream Internet Radio with the message
“Would you like to congure network now?”. If you select YES,
your radio will begin to scan for nearby networks to connect to.
If you select NO then you can set this up later in conguration
settings.
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Manual WiFi Set-up
If you select YES, you will be able to select your chosen WiFi
network and enter the WiFi password in the next display screen.
Type letters/numbers by scrolling with the Navigation dial
(Ref.) until the correct digit is displayed and click‘>’ to go to the
next digit. Once nished, press down the Navigation dial (Ref.)
to conrm.
Enable ‘Check Network when
Power On’?
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00:00
Would you like to
configure network now?
00:00
Yes (WPS) NOYES
00:00
Enter Password
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Scanning for
Wireless Network...
00:00
Wireless Network (WPS PBC)
When at the “Would you like to congure network now?”stage,
if you select “YES (WPS)”your radio will begin to search for WiFi
connections.
Whilst this has been selected you will have 120 seconds to click
the WPS button on your WiFi modem. This will connect your WiFi
to your radio without manually writing in the passcode.
Enable ‘Check Network when
Power On’?
NOYES
00:00
Would you like to configure
Network now?
Yes (WPS) NOYES
00:00
Please press the WPS button on
the router within 120 Secs.
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WiFi Connection Complete!
Once your WiFi is connected by manually entering your WiFi
password or via WPS, you will be taken to the main menu screen
and the WiFi signal will appear in white at the top left. Your
internet radio is now set up!
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Internet Radio
Go to the main menu screen by selecting ‘Menu’ (Ref.) and
select ‘Internet Radio’ on the display screen by turning the
Navgiation dial (Ref.) and pressing down the dial.
When in the ‘Internet Radio’ screen there will be multiple
options:
My Favourite: Your favourite stations will be saved here for easy
listening.
Radio Station/Music: Select this option to browse internet radio
stations in the categories of: Global Top 20, Genre, Country/
Location, Highlight. Find stations under relevant categories and
select your chosen internet station by selecting with the Select
dial.
Local Radio: The radio is automatically set up to detect your
country’s top DAB stations, Top 10 stations, All Stations, plus a
variety of genres into categories in alphabetical order. Select
the category that you wish to listen to with the Navigation
Dial (Ref.) and continue browsing until you nd your desired
station.
Sleep Radio: Choose from multiple relaxation sounds.
History: Browse through recently listened to stations

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Service: Search for an internet radio station or add a new
station. To search a new station, select ‘Search Radio Station’
to go to the search tool. Turn the Navigation dial (Ref.) to
highlight the chosen character and click ‘>’ (Ref.) to move to
the next character.
To go back to the previous character, press ‘<’ (Ref.) to highlight
it. Press down the Navigation dial (Ref.) when you have
nished, to then begin the search for the internet station.
Pre-setting your favourite internet stations
When you have found your desired station to save as a preset,
press and hold the ‘FAV’ button on the radio (Ref.) or press
the FAV+ button on the remote (Ref.) to go to the ‘Add to my
Favourites’ screen.
Turn the Navigation dial (Ref.) or use the navigation buttons on
the remote to go to the preset number and select your preset
number by pressing down the dial.
Please note: If a station has already been preset, the radio will not allow
you to preset twice.
Recalling your favourite internet stations
To view your preset favourite stations, press (do not hold) the
‘Fav’ button on the unit (Ref.) or the FAV button on the remote
(Ref.) to scroll through your favourites. In internet radio mode,
you can also simply type in the preset number with the numbers
on the remote control for quick selection (Ref.).
Simply press the preset number 1-4 on the unit (Ref.) in
internet radio mode to quickly access your rst four preset
stations.
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Media Centre
Select ‘Media Centre’ on the main display screen with the
Navigation dial (Ref.) or by using the navigation buttons on the
remote.
USB:
Select USB mode and plug in a USB stick (Ref.) with les.
Highlight the desired folder/song with the Navigation dial
(Ref.) and select for your chosen song to play.
UPnP:
Universal Plug and Play allows you to connect to other devices
to play your music such as personal computers (Windows media
player), mobile (GooglePlay) and other devices.
Once you have selected UPnP, select the radio from your device
to connect and from your phone you may need to select the
radio.
Both your device and the Sidney radio will need to be
connected to the same WiFi network.
Select the device with the Navigation dial you want to play
music or media from on the radio display screen in UPnP
settings.
If you have set up folders on your device that is being shared you
can use the Navigation dial to scroll through your choices and
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You can create a playlist of favourite music or media from UPnP.
When you are playing the media, press and hold the Navigation
dial on the unit or the ‘OK’ button on the remote control (Ref.)
to save it into My Playlist.
Access‘My Playlist’ from the Media Centre.
Clear My Playlist:
If you have created a playlist via UPnP connection, you can
select this option to clear the playlist. Select the option ‘Clear my
Playlist’ with the Navigation dial.
The radio will then display“Conrm delete?”. Select YES to delete
your playlist with the Select dial.
My Media U
In conguration settings there is the option to connect a MediaU
account via the website http://www.mediayou.net/
Ensure that WiFi is connected to the radio, and then obtain the
wireless MAC address of the radio via Information Centre >
System Information > Wireless Information. Enter this address on
the MediaU website to allow the radio to sync your account.
When this is successfully congured you are then able to save
and view your own MediaU station playlists.

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Press down the Navigation dial (Ref.) and the screen will display
“Auto Scan?”. Select YES to begin an autoscan and receive the
stations with the best signal.
To allow your radio to scan and receive FM stations with the next
strongest signal, press and hold the ‘>’ button (Ref.). To scan
down the bandwidth, press and hold the‘<’ button (Ref.). To
manually scroll through FM stations, simply press the‘<’ and ‘>’
buttons (Ref./6).
Pre-setting your favourite FM stations
Once the auto-scan is complete, stations will be saved in your
favourites.
To save a favourite station manually on FM, press and hold the
‘FAV’ button on the radio (Ref.) or press the FAV+ button on
the remote (Ref.). The number ‘01’ will display on the screen,
so use the Navigation dial (Ref.) to browse through preset
numbers and select the chosen preset number.
Please note: If a station has already been preset, the radio will not allow
you to preset twice.
Recalling your favourite FM stations
View your favourite FM stations when you are on FM mode and
select the ‘Fav’ button (Ref.). In FM radio mode, you can also
simply type in the preset number with the numbers on the
remote control for quick selection (Ref.).

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DAB/DAB+ Radio
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Select ‘DAB/DAB+’on the main display screen by browsing with
the Navigation dial (Ref.) and selecting by pressing down the
dial.
On rst use of DAB on the Sidney, it will begin scanning for
DAB stations and will show ‘Scanning’ on the display screen. It
will display how many stations have been found as the search
continues.
Once all of the available stations have been found, the screen
will display the choice of available stations. Scroll through using
the Navigation dial (Ref.) and highlight the chosen station.
Select the station by pressing down the dial.
When you have selected a station, the screen will display
the station and begin to play. To choose the previous or next
station, go back to the list and use the Navigation dial to scroll
accordingly.
When on your chosen station, select the ‘>’ button (Ref.) to
show information on the station. The screen will automatically
scroll through information and display genre, MHz, song playing,
KHz and Kbps.
To rescan your stations, go on the main list page for the DAB
stations and select the ‘<’ button to start a scan (Ref.). This
would be advisable if you are having signal issues.
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Pre-setting your favourite DAB/DAB+ stations
When you have found your desired station, press and hold the
‘FAV’ button on the radio (Ref.) or press the ‘FAV+’ button on
the remote (Ref.) to go to the ‘Add to my Favourites’screen.
Turn the Navigation dial (Ref.) to choose the preset number
and select your option by pressing down the dial.
Please note: If a station has already been preset, the radio will not allow
you to preset twice.
Recalling your favourite internet stations
To view your preset favourite stations, press (do not hold) the
‘Fav’ button on the unit (Ref.) or press the FAV button on the
remote (Ref.) to scroll through your choices.
In DAB/DAB+ radio mode, you can also simply type in the preset
number with the numbers on the remote control for quick
selection (Ref.).
Quick use tip: Once presets have been set for DAB, you can
scroll through the main display screen to one of these options
e.g DAB and without selecting it, click ‘Fav’(Ref.) to view your
preset favourite stations for quick listening.

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Information Centre
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Select ‘Information Centre’on the main display screen by turning
the Navigation dial and pressing down the dial (Ref.)
Weather Information: To select the weather information for a
desired place, rst select the continent by using the Navigation
dial to scroll and select. Following this, then select the country,
followed by the town/city.
Once you choose a chosen town/city, the following information
will be displayed: current temperature, weather symbol image,
approximate temperature range for the next 5 days.
Financial Information: Select from a range of stock market
index’s from around the world. Scroll and select using the
Navigation dial.
System Information: View system version and wireless
connection information. If wireless information is selected,
information such as WiFi’s signal strength can be found.
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