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  PREPARATION FOR USE

PLACEMENT

Place the unit on a sturdy table or shelf where it cannot get 
knocked over and where there is a clear line of sight to the 
remote handset.
Make sure that there is a clearance of 10cm (4 inches) around 
the unit for ventilation.

LOUDSPEAKERS

Placing the speakers

Unwrap the speaker wires from the ties securing them to the 
back of each speaker.
Place a speaker on either side of the main unit, preferably  
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 terminal.

Press the latches down to lock the wires in place.

4. 

Repeat to connect the right speaker to the right channel 

5. 

speaker terminals.
Check that the bare ends of the wires are not exposed 

6. 

and cannot touch together.

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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