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  LISTENING TO FM RADIO

DAB and FM presets

Your radio can store up to 10 of your favourite stations as  
presets on both the DAB and FM bands for quick recall.

To store a preset

Tune to the station you want to store as a preset.

• 

From the remote control, press and 

• 

hold

 the 

NUMBER

 

(

1-10+

)

  button  for  the  preset  location  you  want  to 

store.

The display will confirm that the station has been stored in this 
preset number.

To recall a preset

Press  the 

• 

NUMBER

  (

1-10+

)

  button  briefly  to  recall  a 

station stored in this preset number.

The radio will re-tune to the preset station number that you 
selected.

  LISTENING TO DAB RADIO

SELECTING DAB RADIO OPERATION
To select DAB radio operation:

Press  the 

• 

FUNCTION

  button  repeatedly  until  ‘DAB’  is 

displayed.

After  a  few  seconds,  the  radio  will  tune  to  the  last-used 
station.

INITIAL DAB RADIO SCAN
When DAB radio is used for the first time:

The  system  scans  all  usable  stations  (full  scan)  and  stores 
them  alphanumerically  -1  Radio,  2  Radio,  AA  Radio,  AB 
Radio... 
The initial scan will take a few minutes and a progress bar 
will be displayed with the number of services found. 

After the scan, the clock will be set, the radio will display the 
first station in the sequence and begin playing at the default 
system volume of 13.
Note: If no stations are found after the scan, it may be that the 
signal in your current location is too weak. If this happens, 
switch the radio off and move it to a location with a stronger 
signal. Repeat the scan process in the new location.
The stations found will be stored in an alphanumeric list.

To change to the FM band

Press the 

• 

FUNCTION

 button on the front panel or remote 

control repeatedly until ‘FM’ is displayed.

To manually tune to FM stations

Press the 

• 

 or 

 button repeatedly to tune down or 

up the band one frequency step at a time.

To auto-tune to FM stations

Press the 

• 

/SCAN

 button to tune to the next station in 

the band.
To change the sweep direction, press the 

• 

 button (to 

tune down) or 

  button (to tune up) before pressing 

the 

/SCAN 

button.

Tuning will stop automatically when the station is reached.

  STATION PRESETS

TO SELECT ANOTHER STATION

Press the 

• 

 or 

 button to browse the list of stations 

on the display.
When you find the station name you want to listen to, 

• 

press the 

ENTER

 button.

SIGNAL STRENGTH DISPLAY

You can display the signal strength of a DAB multiplex at any 
time whilst playing.

To switch the signal strength display on and off:

Press the 

• 

ENTER

 button.

The  signal  strength  will  be  displayed  as  a  bargraph.  The 
signal  strength  display  may  be  used  when  setting  up  the 
aerial position for maximum signal strength.

Number of services found

Summary of Contents for MC-109

Page 1: ...MC 109 Owner s Handbook Mini DAB audio systemwith iPod dock ...

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Page 3: ...t generates uses and can radiate radio frequencyenergyand ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However this is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televisionreception whichcanbedeterminedbyturningthe equipmentoffandon theuseri...

Page 4: ...y uses both bands Your radio can tune Band III Countries in Europe that use Band III include Belgium Denmark Holland Italy Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Your radio will tune stations in all these countries Your radio cannot receive French or German stations broadcasting in the L Band though FM services are available all over Europe Being digital DAB transmissions can have a wider freque...

Page 5: ... at the same height and with at least 150mm between each speaker and the main unit Connecting the speakers Locate the block of 4 speaker terminals on the back of 1 the unit Lift the latches on the left channel speaker terminals as 2 shown in the drawing Feed the wires from the left speaker into the two 3 terminals observing the colour code with the black striped wire connecting to the bottom black...

Page 6: ...e Enter button f Volume control knob g Play Pause Scan button h Info button i Memory Clock button 1 Stop button 1 Previous button 1 Next button 1 Aux jack 1 Headphone jack 1 Remote sensor 1 Display window CONTROLS CONNECTIONS FRONT TOP VIEW a d c b e f g h i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 7: ...ATURES a Text display for tracks stations b Text display for information c Play symbol d Timer set symbol e Sleep symbol f Disc loaded symbol g Pause symbol h Repeat mode symbol i Repeat folder symbol 1 Repeat All symbol 1 Shuffle symbol 1 Aux mode symbol 1 MP3 disc symbol 1 WMA disc symbol ...

Page 8: ... with regard to the recycling regulations in yourarea DoNOTshortcircuitbatteriesorthrowthemintowater the general rubbish or in a fire Weak batteries can leak and damage the remote control Replace them in good time a AUX mode select button b Mute button c Timer button d Next button e Volume up button f Stop button g Volume down button h Bass button i 10 button 1 Sleep button 1 Numeric keypad 1 EQ b...

Page 9: ...laywillnotlightduringclocksetting Pressthe or buttonstoselect24houror12hour mode for the clock Press the MEMORY CLOCK button The display will show the time currently set with the hours digitsflashing Press the or buttons to set the hours digits to the correct time Press the MEMORY CLOCK button The display will show the time currently set with the minutes digitsflashing Press the or buttons to set ...

Page 10: ...ce and begin playing at the default system volume of 13 Note Ifnostationsarefoundafterthescan itmaybethatthe signal in your current location is too weak If this happens switch the radio off and move it to a location with a stronger signal Repeat the scan process in the new location The stations found will be stored in an alphanumeric list To change to the FM band Pressthe FUNCTIONbuttononthefrontp...

Page 11: ...broadcast at a lower Bit Rate music needs a higher Bit Rate for good fidelity SIGNAL ERROR RATE This Signal Error Rate is a measure of the signal quality The lower the figure the better the signal quality The Signal Error Rate display is helpful when setting up the aerial wire Move the wire to minimise the readiong on your favourite stations FM DISPLAY MODES Some FM stations broadcast additional R...

Page 12: ...t scans all bands TO START A QUICK SCAN Select the DAB band Press the SCAN button briefly to start a quick scan or hold the button to start a full scan Theunitwillnowdisplaythelegend SCANNING andabargraph toshowscanprogress Thenumberofservicesfoundduringthe scanwillbeshownattherightsideofthedisplay AfterrunningaQuickorFullscantheradiowillre tunetothe last tuned station or if this is not available ...

Page 13: ...st search through a track press and hold the or button The player will fast search through the track at high speed in thechosendirectionuntilthebuttonisreleased You can set repeat mode for CD or iPod listening REPEAT AND SHUFFLE FUNCTIONS You can repeat a single track the whole disc or select shuffle to play the tracks in a random sequence To set a repeat or shuffle mode Press the PLAY MODE button...

Page 14: ...r selection Press a number button to select a track number Press the SCAN button to skip to your chosen track REPEAT AND SHUFFLE FUNCTIONS Youcanrepeatasingletrack thecurrentfolder thewholedisc or select shuffle to play the tracks in a random sequence To set a repeat or shuffle mode Press the PLAY MODE button on the remote control to cycle through the options of Repeat 1 repeat current track Repea...

Page 15: ...r button to select the folder number for the first track you want to program NOTE If all tracks are arranged in the root directory of the disc only Folder 1 F 01 will be selectable at this stage Press the MEMORY CLOCK button on the front panel or the CLOCK ADJ PROGRAM button on the remote control to select this folder Press the or button to select the track number within this folder for the first ...

Page 16: ...at can be purchased on line OnceyouhavelocatedthecorrectadaptorforyouriPod press itgentlyintotheiPodDockingBaybeforeattemptingtodock your iPod To connect your iPod via the AUX jack Using a 3 5mm stereo jack cable not supplied connect oneendofthecabletotheheadphonesocketoftheiPod and the other end to the AUX jack on the front panel Before docking your iPod you must fit the correct iPod adaptor to t...

Page 17: ...t All or Repeat Off modesontheiPod themodesetwilldisplayontheiPod screen DOCKING AN iPod DOCKINGYOUR iPod To dock your iPod Check that the correct iPod adaptor is fitted to the docking bay Locate the iPod on the Docking Connector and press it gently home To remove your iPod from the dock Grip the iPod at the sides Lift the iPod gently from the dock CHARGING AN iPod When an iPod is docked and the u...

Page 18: ...sing the TIMER button The Timer symbol shows on the display when the timer is activated SLEEP MODE THE SLEEP FUNCTION The Sleep function allows you to program your system to switch itself off after a set period in 10 minute steps from 90 minutes down to 10 minutes To activate the Sleep function Press the SLEEP button ThedisplaywillshowSleep90 Now press the SLEEP button repeatedly until your requir...

Page 19: ...ical products batteries should not be disposed of with household waste Separate disposal facilities exist for your near est facilities See www recycle more co uk or in store for details ROI Produced after 13th August 2005 Waste electrical products batteries should not be dis posed of with household waste Please recycle wherefacilitiesexist CheckwithyourLocalAu thority or retailer for recycling adv...

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