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  SELECTING A STATION

  LISTENING TO DAB RADIO

SELECTING DAB RADIO OPERATION
To select DAB radio operation:

Press the 

• 

DAB/FM/AUX

 button repeatedly until ‘Welcome 

to Digital Radio’ is displayed.

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

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, and the system will begin 
playing.
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  system  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 

• 

DAB/FM/AUX

  button  repeatedly  until ‘Radio 

Initialize Please Wait’ is displayed.

After a short delay, the system will tune to FM radio.

To manually tune to FM stations

Press 

• 

the 

}

 or 

{

 button repeatedly to tune up or down 

the band one frequency step at a time.

To auto-tune to FM stations

Press and 

• 

hold

 the 

}

 or 

{

 button to tune to the next or 

previous station in the band.

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 

SELECT/MONO/ST.

 button.

The radio will re-tune to the station displayed.

Number of services found

DAB and FM presets

Your radio can store up to 30 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 

ID3/MEM./

C-ADJ.

 button until the preset store display shows with 

the preset number flashing.

Press 

• 

the 

}

  or 

{

  button  repeatedly  until  the  preset 

location you want to store is displayed.
Press the 

• 

ID3/MEM./C-ADJ.

 button to store the station in 

this preset number location.

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

To recall a preset

Press the 

• 

ID3/MEM./C-ADJ.

 button.

The display will switch to show presets.

Press 

• 

the 

}

 or 

{

 button repeatedly until the preset you 

want to play is displayed.
Press the 

• 

ID3/MEM./C-ADJ.

 button to recall the station 

in this preset number location.

After a short delay the radio will re-tune to the selected preset.

  FM RADIO

Summary of Contents for MC-121IDAB

Page 1: ...MC 121IDAB Owner s Handbook Vertical audio system ...

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Page 3: ...nication 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 theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equi...

Page 4: ... 1492 MHz Germany 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 hav...

Page 5: ... ensure that the screw heads will not pull out of the slots 240 mm Use a spirit level to ensure that the screws will be level and check that the unit will be fixed at the height you require When you have mounted the screws mount the unit carefully onto the screw heads Check that the mounting is secure before use NOTE Most walls will require the use of wall plugs when mountingthefixingscrews Ifyoua...

Page 6: ...Pause Scan button CONTROLS CONNECTIONS FRONTVIEW g CD door open close button h Stop Menu Info button i ID3 Memory Clock adjust button 1 Skip Search up button 1 Next folder Cursor up button 1 Skip Search down button 1 Previous folder Cursor down button 1 Display 1 Select FM Stereo button 1 Volume up button 1 DAB FM Aux mode select button 1 Volume down button 1 CD iPod USB SD Card mode select button...

Page 7: ...rfirstuse pulloutthesafety strip to activate the battery REPLACINGTHE BATTERY Whenreplacingthebatteryintheremotecontrol refertothe diagram below 1 Slide out the battery holder 2 Remove the battery Replace the battery observing polarity as shown Use only the same CR2032 type specified 3 Slide the battery holder back into place BATTERY DISPOSAL Dispose of used batteries with regard to the recycling ...

Page 8: ...ess the or button to set the minutes digits Press the ID3 MEM C ADJ button The clock time will be set and the unit will return to Standby mode NOTE When a DAB station is tuned the clock will always be set automatically GETTING STARTED STANDBY CONTROL To turn the system on Press the STANDBY ON button The display will light and the system will set to play the last functionused To turn the system off...

Page 9: ... one frequency step at a time To auto tune to FM stations Pressand holdthe or buttontotunetothenextor previous station in the band Tuningwillstopautomaticallywhenthestationisreached 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 SELECT MONO ST button Theradiowillre tunetothes...

Page 10: ...ill display a signal strength bargraph The longer the bargraph the stronger the signal Setting the display to show signal strength is useful when setting up the aerial for the strongest signal TIME AND DATE Time and date are updated by broadcasted information PROGRAMMETYPE This describes when available the style of the programme being broadcast FM DISPLAY MODES When playing an FM station you can c...

Page 11: ...e scanthebandatanytimeifyoumovetoadifferent area or just to refresh the stored list of available stations To start a scan Select the DAB band Press the PLAY PAUSE SCAN button to start the scan The unit will now display the legend SCANNING and a bargraphtoshowscanprogress The number of services found during the scan will be shown at therightsideofthedisplay Number of services found ...

Page 12: ...OPEN CLOSE button After a few seconds the disc will read and the disc data will be displayed Unloading a disc If the disc is playing press the STOP MENU INFO button and wait a few seconds for the disc to stop Press the CD Door CD OPEN CLOSE button Thedoorwillopen Grip the disc at the sides and lift it off the turntable and out of thedisccompartment Track playing Track elapsed time When a CD is pla...

Page 13: ...rder To set random mode Press the RANDOM button on the remote control repeatedly to switch Random mode on or off RANDOMwillbedisplayedandthetracksontheCDwillplayin arandomsequence INTRO You can play the intro first 10 seconds of each track to find a track that you like Pressthe INTRObuttonontheremotecontroltoplaythe intro of each track in the compilation INTROwillbedisplayed If you hear a track yo...

Page 14: ...o play a compilation from a docked USB drive Press the CD iPod USB CARD button repeatedly until USB is displayed To play a compilation from a docked SD Card Press the CD iPod USB CARD button repeatedly until CARD is displayed Oncethemodehasbeenselected thecompilationwillbereadand thecontentsofthedisc drive cardwillbedisplayed MP3 WMA PLAYBACK PAUSE Press the PLAY PAUSE SCAN button to start playing...

Page 15: ...willbedisplayed LISTENING TO MP3 WMA COMPILATIONS STORED ON CD ROM USB DRIVE OR SD CARD INTRO You can play the intro first 10 seconds of each track to search for a track that you like Pressthe INTRObuttonontheremotecontroltoplaythe intro of each track in the compilation INTROwillbedisplayed If you hear a track you want to play press the INTRO button again Intromodewillbecancelledandnormalplaywills...

Page 16: ...ttonontheremotecontrol to select this folder Youcannowselectthetrackyouwantwithinthisfolder Press the or button to select the track number within this folder for the track you want to program Folder number Program position Track number Press the or button to select the track number for the first track you want to program Pressthe ID3 MEM C ADJ buttontostorethistrackinto the program memory The trac...

Page 17: ... of your iPod refer to this web link http support apple com kb HT1353 You can then browse the iPod accessories page on the Apple website to find an adaptor for your iPod model that can be purchased on line iPod ADAPTORS Before docking your iPod you must first check if your iPod has a docking connector Early iPod models do not have one and cannot be docked to your unit The docking connector is loca...

Page 18: ...willslideopentorevealtheiPoddock Press the dock tilt lever Theleverwillpopout To tilt the dock forward You can now pull the lever to tilt the dock connector forward Withthedocktiltedforward itismucheasiertodockorremove aniPod To lock the dock in place Once you have docked your iPod press the lever to close the dock Pressthe iPodOPEN CLOSEbuttontoclosethedoorover the dock NOTE There is an interlock...

Page 19: ...orrandommodessetwillbedisplayedontheiPod DOCKING AN iPod DOCKINGYOUR iPod To dock your iPod Referring to the diagrams on the previous page Press the iPod OPEN CLOSE button ThedoorwillslideopentorevealtheiPoddock Press the dock tilt lever Theleverwillpopout Pull the lever to tilt the dock connector forward Check that the correct iPod adaptor is fitted to the docking bay Dock the iPod onto the docki...

Page 20: ...e expires To cancel Sleep mode Now press the SLEEP button repeatedly until the display shows SLEEP OFF TIMER SWITCH ON TIME TIMER SOURCE TIMER VOLUME TIMER SWITCH OFF TIME To change the digits or option displayed press the or button To save a setting and move on to the next setting press the TIMER button Activating the timer When timer setting is complete the timer can be switched on or off by pre...

Page 21: ...eset the radio NOTE If you reset the radio all preset station memories and timer settings will be lost To reset the system Set the system to Standby Press and hold the STOP MENU INFO button on the front panel After a short delay the unit will reset all settings WhennextusedthesystemwillscantheDABbandandstore all stations found EQUALISER You can change the equalisation of the sound to suit your tas...

Page 22: ...EM Set to Standby Switch the unit off at the mains and unplug it if you are leaving it unattended for a long period holidays etc CARE AND CLEANING All care and cleaning operations should be carried out with the unit unplugged from the mains power Occasionally wipe the cabinet with a lint free duster Never clean the unit with liquids or solvents Loudspeaker grilles can be cleaned carefully with a s...

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