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REMOVING THE PACKING FROM THE CD PLAYER

Before connecting power to your audio system, the protective 
packing should removed from the CD compartment.

To remove the protective packing:

Open  the  CD  compartment  by  pressing  down  on  the 

• 

OPEN/CLOSE

 area marked at the front corner of the CD 

lid.

The lid will open.

Remove the cardboard protective packing from the CD 

• 

compartment.
Close the CD lid.

• 

DAB/FM RADIO AERIAL

Before  using  your  radio  for  DAB  or  FM  reception,  unwrap 
and fully extend the aerial wire.  You may need to adjust the 
position of the aerial wire for maximum signal strength.

CONNECTING POWER

Check that the mains voltage marked on the rating plate 

• 

under the unit is the same as the voltage in your area.
Plug the AC power cord into the AC inlet

• 

Plug the mains plug into the wall socket and switch the 

• 

mains  power on. 

  ADJUSTING THE VOLUME

Automatic clock setting:

The clock time will set automatically when a DAB station  is 
first tuned.
In areas where DAB reception is not available, manual clock 
setting will be necessary.

To set the clock manually:

With  the  system  set  to  Standby,  press  and  hold  the 

• 

MEMORY/CLOCK 

button.

The display will show the legend ‘24 HOUR’ with the digits 24 
flashing.
NOTE: The display will not light during clock setting.

Press the 

• 

 or 

 buttons to select 24 hour or 12 hour 

mode for the clock.
Press the 

• 

MEMORY/CLOCK

 button.

The  display  will  show  the  time  currently  set  with  the  hours 
digits flashing.

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  
digits flashing.

Press the 

• 

 or 

 buttons to set the minutes digits 

to the correct time.
Press the 

• 

MEMORY/CLOCK

 button.

The clock settings will be stored.

  GETTING STARTED

STANDBY CONTROL
To turn the system on:

Press  the 

• 

STANDBY

    button  on  the  front  panel  or 

remote control.

The display will light and the system will set to play the last 
function used. If this was radio, the last station played will be 
selected.

To turn the system off:

Press the 

• 

STANDBY

   button.

The  system  and  display  light  will  switch  off.  The  clock  will 
continue to run whilst mains power is connected.

  STANDBY CONTROL

  SETTING THE CLOCK

VOLUME CONTROL
To increase the volume: 

 Turn the 

• 

VOLUME

 

knob clockwise or press the 

VOLUME 

+

 button on the remote control.

To decrease the volume:

Turn  the 

• 

VOLUME

  knob  anti-clockwise  or  press  the 

VOLUME -

 button on the remote control.

MUTE

You can use the Mute function to instantly set the volume 
to minimum.

To mute the volume: 

 Press  the 

• 

MUTE

  button  on  the  remote  control  to  set 

mute at any time. 
 Press the 

• 

MUTE

 button again to restore the volume to its 

previous setting. 

Summary of Contents for MC-109

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

Page 2: ......

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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