Pinell SUPERSOUND MINI User manual

User Manual
SUPERSOUND MINI
DAB/DAB+ / FM

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Safety instructions
Please store this instruction manual for future reference.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or
moisture. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that objects filled with
liquids, such as vases, shall not be placed on apparatus.
WARNING: The direct plug-in adapter is used as disconnect device, the disconnect device shall
remain readily operable.
• This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert
the user to the presence of non-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that
may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back) as there are no
user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.
• The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence
of important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying the
appliance.
• No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should not be placed on the apparatus.
• Do not use this product near water or moisture.
• Clean only with a dry cloth.
• Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.
• Place the unit on a solid surface.
• Do not put it in a closed bookcase or a cabinet that may keep air from flowing through its
ventilation openings.
• Do not install near any heat sources, such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other
appliances that produce heat.
• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs and the point
where they exit from the product.
• Servicing is required when the product has been damaged. Do not attempt to service this
product yourself. Opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltages or other
hazards. Please contact the manufacturer to be referred to an authorized service center near
you.
• To pre ve nt ri sk o f f i re o r e lec tr ic sh oc k, av oi d ove r lo adi ng wall o utl et s, ex te nsi on c ord s, or
integral convenience receptacles.
• Do not let objects or liquids enter the product.
• Use proper power sources. Plug the product into a proper power source, as described in the
operating instructions or as marked on the product.

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Table of Contents
Safety instructions .......................................................................................................................... 2
Tabl e of Co nt ent s ............................................................................................................................ 3
Features ................................................................................................................................. 4
Carton contents ...................................................................................................................... 4
Controls, connectors and display .................................................................................................... 5
Main controls .......................................................................................................................... 5
Connectors ............................................................................................................................. 5
Getting started ................................................................................................................................ 6
Preset stations ....................................................................................................................... 6
Recall stations ........................................................................................................................ 6
DAB radio mode ............................................................................................................................. 7
Selecting stations ................................................................................................................... 7
Full scan ................................................................................................................................. 7
Manual tune ........................................................................................................................... 7
DRC (Dynamic range compression) ...................................................................................... 7
Prune ...................................................................................................................................... 7
You may remove all unavail able stations from the station list. ............................................... 7
FM radio mode ................................................................................................................................ 8
Selecting stations ................................................................................................................... 8
Scan settings .......................................................................................................................... 8
Audio settings ......................................................................................................................... 8
System ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Sleep ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Alarm and Snooze .................................................................................................................. 9
Equaliser ................................................................................................................................ 9
Time ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Backlight ............................................................................................................................... 10
Language ............................................................................................................................. 10
Factory Reset ....................................................................................................................... 10
SW Version .......................................................................................................................... 10
Techni ca l s pe ci f ic at i on s: ............................................................................................................... 11

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Features
DAB/DAB+ digital radio with a wide choice of channels and digital quality sound
broadcast free-to-air
FM with RDS (Radio Data System)
Carton contents
Carefully remove your radio from the packaging. You can keep the packaging for
later use:
• 1x Pinell Supersound MINI unit
• 1x USB cable
• Quick start guide (printed on the packaging)

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Controls, connectors and display
Main controls
1 PRESET - Long press button 1, 2 or 3+ to preset and save your favorite
stations. You can save up to 20 DAB presets and 20 FM presets.
2 INFO - View more information about the station playing. Press again to cycle
through further information.
3 FM/DAB - Press repeatedly to cycle through the sources: DAB, FM.
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9
- Previous: Press to select the previous station or option.
5 ENTER - Press to confirm selections made.
6
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- Next: Press to select the next station or option.
7 MENU: Press to show the menu for the current mode. Press again to show
now playing screen.
8 BACK - Press to return to the previous screen.
9 / VOLUME: Short press to power On / Long press to power Off
Short press to turn alarm Off
Turn to adjust the volume
Connectors
• USB power in (5V)
• Headphones out

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Getting started
Supersound MINI is easy to use. To play DAB or FM radio, all you need is a
power source (batteries or USB power).
Quick setup
Fully extend the Telescopic antenna to ensure good reception in both DAB and
FM Radio modes. It may be necessary to alter the position of the DAB Digital
Radio and/or the Telescopic antenna to achieve the best signal.
1. Insert four “AA” batteries (not included) into the battery compartment or
connect the USB cable to the input in the side of the Supersound MINI and
then plug the cable into an USB powers supply.
2. Fully extend the rear telescoping antenna.
3. Press the / VOLUME button to turn the Supersound MINI on.
4. Press the FM/DAB button to select the desired source.
Turn ON / OFF or set to Standby
Press / VOLUME to power the Supersound MINI On (short
press) or Off /Standby (long press).
Note: Unplug the USB power to turn off your Supersound MINI
completely.
FM/DAB: Press repeatedly to cycle through the sources: DAB,
FM.
Preset stations
There are 20 DAB presets and 20 FM presets.
To store a station, selected your desired radio station, then
press and hold the PRESET button (1, 2 oder 3+) for a
seconds until the LCD display shows “Preset # stored”.
In case of “3+” either press 9 or : button to select your
desired station preset number, push ENTER to confirm your
selection, the display will show “Preset # stored”.
Recall stations
To recall a preset station, press PRESET button 1 or 2 once, or in case of 3+
either press 9 or : to select the preset number. Then press ENTER to confirm.
Note: If you choose a preset that hasn’t been allocated a station, then “Empty”
will be displayed.

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DAB radio mode
DAB radio mode receives DAB/DAB+ digital radio and displays information about
the station, stream and track playing.
The menu options are: Full scan, Manual tune, DRC, Prune, System.
Selecting stations
To listen to or change a station, press 9 or : > ENTER to select. Once
selected, the station plays and the screen shows information about the station.
Full scan
MENU > Full scan > ENTER to confirm. Full scan starts
automatically. Once a scan is completed, the radio returns to
play the previously selected station or first station on the
station list.
Note: If no radio station found, it shows “No DAB station” or “Service not
available”. For a better reception, extend the antenna or do the full scan again in
another place.
Manual tune
This can help you when adjusting your antenna or when
adding stations that were missed while auto tuning.
MENU > : > Manual tune > ENTER to confirm > 9 or : to select a particular
channel/frequency > ENTER to confirm. The display shows a live indication of
the received signal strength on the selected frequency.
DRC (Dynamic range compression)
DRC reduces the difference between the loudest and quietest
audio being broadcast. Effectively, this makes quiet sounds
comparatively louder and loud sounds comparatively quieter.
Options: high / low / off
MENU > : > DRC > ENTER to confirm > : to select option > ENTER to
confirm.
Note: DRC only works if it is enabled by the broadcaster for a specific station.
Prune
You may remove all unavailable stations from the station list.
MENU > : > Prune > ENTER to confirm > : to select “Yes”
or “No” > ENTER to confirm.

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FM radio mode
FM radio mode receives analogue radio from the FM band and displays RDS
(Radio Data System) information about the station.
The menu options are: Scan setting, Audio setting and System.
Selecting stations
To find a station, press and hold 9 or :. The frequency display starts to run as
Supersound MINI scans the FM band.
Scan settings
This enables you set FM scans to stop at stations with strong
signal or stop at any available station.
Options: Strong stations only / All stations
MENU > Scan setting > ENTER to confirm > : to select “Strong stations only”
or “All stations” > ENTER to confirm.
Audio settings
By default, all stereo stations are reproduced in stereo. For weak stations, this
may result in poor quality audio. The audio quality can be improved using mono.
Options: Stereo allowed / Forced mono
MENU > Audio setting > ENTER to confirm > : to select “Forced mono” or
“Stereo allowed” > ENTER to confirm.

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System
The System menu options are: sleep, alarm, equaliser, time, backlight, language,
factory reset, Software Upgrade (not in use), SW version.
Sleep
When listening to the radio you can set a period of time before
the radio enters “standby” mode.
Note: the radio must be active and not in “standby” mode
already.
MENU > : > System > : > Sleep > ENTER to confirm > : > select “15 / 30 /
45 / 60 / 90 minutes or Sleep off” > ENTER to confirm.
Alarm and Snooze
Your radio includes dual alarms.
MENU > : > System > ENTER > : > Alarm > ENTER > select Alarm 1 or
Alarm 2 > ENTER > configure the following parameters:
• On time: 00:00 (adjust as necessary)
• Source: Buzzer, DAB, or FM
• Preset: Last listened or 1-20
• Enable: Once, Daily, Weekdays or Weekends
• Date: 01-01-2023 (adjust as required - this option is usually
hidden and only required if “Once” is selected in the Enable field)
ENTER > : > select “On” > ENTER to confirm.
Press ENTER to snooze (5 min) or long press VOLUME to cancle the alarm.
Note: Alarm and Snooze functions are only available with USB power connected.
Equaliser
This feature enables you to choose a sound equalization profile.
MENU > : > System > : > Equaliser > ENTER to confirm > : > select your
option > : > Equaliser > ENTER to confirm.
Options: Normal/ Classic/Jazz/Pop/Rock/Speech/My EQ
My EQ options: Tremble/Bass/Loudness

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Time
If there is any DAB+ radio signal, the machine will
automatically update the time.
MENU > : > System > : > Time > ENTER to confirm.
• Set Time/Date: set hour / minute / day / month / year > saved
• Auto update options: Update from Any / Update from DAB / Update from FM
/ No update
• Set 12/24 hour: 12hour/24 hours
Backlight
This radio display has a backlight with adjustable brightness
level.
MENU > : > System > : > Backlight > ENTER to confirm >
: > select “Timeout”, “On level” or “Dim level” > ENTER to
confirm > : > select your option > ENTER to confirm.
Options:
Timeout: On - During operation, brightness always remains as set in "On level"
After 10 / 20 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 180 seconds, brightness will
be set according to “Dim level”
On level: High / Medium / Low
Dim level: Low
Language
This feature enables you to change menu language.
MENU > : > System > : > Language > ENTER > select
your language > ENTER to confirm.
Factory Reset
This function clears all user defined settings, replacing them
with the original default values, so time/date,
preferences/settings, station list and preset stations are all
lost.
MENU > : > System > : > Factory reset > ENTER > select “Yes” > ENTER
to start the factory reset.
SW Version
This is used to display the current software version.
MENU > : > System > : > SW version > ENTER to display
current SW version

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Technical specifications:
Model: Pinell Supersound MINI
Type: Portable Radio
Speaker: 1 x 2,5" full range driver
Power: 3W RMS
Power Supply: USB power or 4 AA batteries
Dimension (mm): W 164 x D 61 x H 94 mm
Weight: 0,45 kg
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life separately from your household waste. For more information, please
contact the local authority or your retailer where you purchased the
product.
The product is CE certified. The manufacturer assures that this product
will only be placed on the market in conformity with the LVD, EMC, RED
and RoHS directives. The declaration of conformity can be found here:
www.pinell.com/certificates
* Information in this manual is subject to change without notice.
Pinell is a label of TT Micro AS (www.ttmicro.no)
Olav Helsets vei 5, 0694 Oslo, Norway (Email: [email protected])