Operation Manual

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Technical Specifications
This section lists the technical specifications for the DRX-601ESM.
General Digital radio tuner with full Band III reception capability, for reception of all UK
DAB broadcasts. Fully compliant with ETS 300 401 and capable of decoding all
DAB transmission modes 1-4. Analogue stereo output, optical and coaxial 48 kHz
S/PDIF digital output and RDI digital output
Frequency Range Band III (174 - 240 MHz), with fast Autotune feature
Tuner Sensitivity -98 dBm
Integrated DAC 24-bit 96 kHz stereo DAC
Input connectors RF F-connector 75 Ω for DAB aerial connection (aerial supplied)
(rear panel) Dual phono for external line level audio input (from FM/AM/AUX tuner unit)
with auto pass-through to output at power off
Output connectors Dual phono for stereo analogue audio output
(rear panel) Optical Toslink connector for digital S/PDIF output (IEC958 @ 48 kHz)
Coaxial connector for digital S/PDIF output (IEC958 @ 48 kHz)
Optical Toslink connector for digital RDI data output
Controls Power on/off
(front panel) Rotary selection switch - selects service
Autotune - tunes in unit to broadcast services
Bright. - selects between 4 levels of LCD display brightness
Display - selects between scrolling text, programme type, and service information
Info - switches LCD between display of signal strength indicator and mono/
stereo mode plus service’s data rate
LCD Display High visibility STN LCD display with 16 x 2 characters and 4 brightness levels
Indicators Remote control activity indicator
(front panel) Stereo service indicator
Secondary service availability indicator
Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz for 48 kHz decode
20 Hz to 12 kHz for 24 kHz low sample frequency (LSF) decode
THD (nominal output) Less than 0.005% at 1 kHz
S/N Ratio: 100 dB
Remote control Infrared remote control functions: service select, preset service store/recall,
DRC (dynamic range control), mute and primary or secondary information
display
Power supply High-performance low noise toroidal transformer power supply. 230V AC 50Hz
Approvals CE marked. Compliant with the EMC and Low Voltage Directives (89/336/EEC and
73/23/EEC)
Dimensions 223mm (width) x 65mm (height) x 270mm (depth)