User manual

DAB MODE (DAB – DAB+)
Operating the radio – DAB
1. Carefully extend the antenna. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio.
2. Select the DAB waveband by pressing the Source button.
3. Therststationinthelistofstationsfoundwillbeplayed.Thedisplaywillshowthe
station name. If the radio has been used before, the last used station will be selected.
4. If no DAB signals are detected, “No stations available” will be displayed. It may
be necessary to relocate the radio to a position with better reception. You should
 thencarryoutanautoscantondstations,pleaserefertothesection“Find new
stations - DAB”.
Selecting a station – DAB
1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio.
2. Select the DAB waveband by pressing the Source button.
3. The display will show “Now tuning” for a few seconds.
4. The display shows the name of the radio station currently selected.
5. Rotate the Tuning knob to scroll through the list of available stations.
6. When the desired station name appears on the display, press the Tuning knob to
select the station.
Note: If after selecting a station the display shows “No stations available”, it may be
necessary to relocate the radio to a position with better reception.
Display modes – DAB
In DAB mode, the radio can display a range of information on the display.
Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes.
a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text message e.g. station information,
artist/track name, phone-in number, etc.
b. Signal strength Displays the signal strength of radio reception. The clear
  unlledrectangleindicatesminimumsignallevelrequired
for satisfactory reception.
c. Program type Displays the type of station being listened to e.g. Pop,
Classic, News, etc.
d. Multiplex name Displays the name of multiplex to which the current station
belongs.
e. Channel & frequency Displays the channel number and frequency for the
currently tuned DAB station.
f. Signal error Displays the bit error rate for the current tuned DAB station,
which represents the quality of the radio signal.
g. Bit rate & audio format Displays the digital audio bit rate and audio format.
h. Time & date Displays the current time and date.
Finding new stations – DAB
Fromtimetotime,newstationsmaybecomeavailable.Youmayproceedtondnew
stations as follows:
1. In DAB mode, press the Menu button, “Full scan” shows on the display.
2. Press the Tuning knob, the radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels.
As new stations are found, the station counter on the right-hand side of the display
will increase and new radio stations found will be added to the list stored in the radio.
Manual Tuning – DAB
Manualtuningisanalternativemethodofndingnewstations.Insteadofscanningthe
entire Band III channels automatically, you may tune the radio directly to a known DAB
channel and store all the multiplex in that channel into the available station list.
1. In DAB mode, press the Menu button and rotate the Tuning knob until the LCD
display shows “Manual Tune”, then press the Tuning knob. The display will show
DAB channel and Frequency.
2. Rotate the Tuning knob to select the desired channel or Frequency and press the
Tuning knob to tune to the chosen frequency.
3. When DAB stations in the tuned channel are found, the display will show the name
of the station. Any new radio stations found will be added to the list stored in the radio.
4. Thesignalstrengthdisplayshowsthereceptionofthestation.Theclearunlled
rectangle indicates minimum signal level required for satisfactory reception. The
signal strength bars will go up or down showing the changing signal strength as you
adjust the antenna or the position of the radio.
5. Repeat step 1 to 4 for other channels with new stations.
6. Press the Menu button twice to exit manual tuning and return to normal DAB
operation.
Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings – DAB
DRC can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy
environment.
1. In DAB mode, press the Menu button and rotate the Tuning knob until “DRC
value” appears on the display, press the Tuning knob.
2. Rotate the Tuning knobtoselectrequiredDRCsetting(defaultisOFF).
DRC off DRC is switched off, broadcast DRC will be ignored.
DRC high DRC is set as sent by broadcaster.
DRC low DRC level is set to 1/2 that sent by broadcaster.
3. Press the Tuning the knobtoconrmthesetting.Thedisplaywillreturntonormal
radio display.
Note: Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use the DRC function. If the broadcast does
not support DRC, then the DRC setting in the radio will have no effect.
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