Operation Manual

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DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING)
The DISPLAY key shows various information about the
service currently being broadcasted.
1 While a service is currently being
broadcasted, press DISPLAY.
Each time DISPLAY is pressed, information about the
service being broadcasted is displayed in the front panel.
The service information is displayed in this order:
The information order starts from the beginning again
after “signal quality” information has been displayed.
Descriptions of the information types are listed
below:
Up to 14 characters can be displayed on the front panel
display at one time. If there are more than 14 characters in
the data text, the information being displayed will
continuously scroll from left to right, one letter at a time.
Service label
Displays the name of the current service (maximum
length of 16 letters).
DLS
DLS stands for Dynamic Label Segment.
Displays information about the program currently
being broadcasted. The current song or program title,
artist or speaker, or even what the next song or
program will be may be displayed. This data is
continuously updated by the DAB broadcaster, thus it
often changes (with every new song or program).
Other data, such as news, weather, and sports
headlines may be broadcasted as well.
Ensemble label
Displays the name of the current ensemble
(maximum length of 16 letters).
Program type
Displays the genre (song/program type) of the current
service (maximum length of 16 characters).
Date and time
Displays the current date and time. This data is
updated with each passing minute.
Audio mode/bit rate
Displays the audio mode and bit rate of the current
service.
Channel label/frequency
Displays the current service's channel label and
frequency.
Signal quality
Displays the signal strength (from 00 to 100) of the
current service. A higher number means better
reception.
DAB service information
Order Information Type Example
1Service label
Classic FM
2DLS
Classic FM on the
internet...
3 Ensemble label
Digital1 Network
4 Program type
Classic Music
5 Date and time
05JUL05 10:50
6 Audio mode / bit rate
Stereo 160Kbps
7
Channel label /
frequency
11D 222.06MHz
8 Signal quality
SignalQ.: 100
AUTO/MAN'L
TUNING MODE
DISPLAY
DISPLAY
Front panel
or
Remote control
Note