T+A MP 2000 R Mk II, User Manual

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Switching Radio Text on
and off

The Radio text function can be switched on and off by briefly pressing the

button on the remote control handset.
Mono / Stereo
(only FM
– Radio)
You can toggle the radio of the MP 3100 HV between stereo and mono
reception by briefly pressing the

button on the FD100 or by a long
press on the

button on the front panel of the MP 3100 HV . The
reception mode is shown on the screen by the following symbols:
' ' (Mono) or '

' (Stereo)
If the station you wish to listen to is very weak or very distant, and can only be
picked up with severe background noise, you should always switch to MONO
mode as this reduces the unwanted hiss significantly.

The Mono and Stereo symbols are only shown in the detailed screen display.
DAB - Radio
Selecting DAB radio First choose the built in DAB tuner as listening source by opening the source
selection menu on the FD100 remote by pressing the

-button or by
turning the SOURCE -Knob on the front panel of the MP 3100 HV .

Depending on the frequency band (block), it may take up to two seconds to switch
stations when in
DAB mode .
Display
a) Displays the type of reception currently in use.
b) Hear the music type or style is displayed, e.g. Pop Music.
This information is only displayed if the transmitting station broadcasts it as
part of the
RDS system. If you are listening to a station which does not
support the RDS system, or only supports it in part, these information fields
remain empty.
c) The frequency and / or the station name is displayed in enlarged form. If a
station name is displayed, its frequency is shown in area 'e'.
d) These lines display information which is broadcast by the station (e.g.
Radiotext).
e) Display of Stereo '

'.
f) The field strength

and therefore the reception quality to be expected
from the set transmitting station can be assessed from the field strength.
g) Bit-rate of the broadcasting station when listening to DAB radio.
* The higher the bit-
rate, the better the station’s sound quality.