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DAB & FM DISPLAY MODES
DAB DISPLAY MODES
When playing a DAB station you can change the information
on the display by changing the display mode.
To change the display mode
Press the
•
INFO
button repeatedly to step through the
options listed in the chart below.
DLS (Dynamic Label Segment):
This is a scrolling message
giving real-time information - song titles, news headlines,
etc.
SIGNAL STRENGTH:
This setting will display a signal strength
bargraph. The longer the bargraph, the stronger the signal.
Setting the display to show signal strength is useful when
setting up the aerial for the strongest signal.
PROGRAMME TYPE:
This describes the style of the programme
being broadcast.
MULTIPLEX NAME:
DAB Digital radio stations are broadcast
in multiplexes. Each multiplex is a bundle of radio stations
transmitted in a single frequency. There are national and local
multiplexes; local ones contain stations specific to your area.
This option displays the name of the multiplex name that
contains the station you are listening to.
MULTIPLEX NUMBER/FREQ:
This option will display the
multiplex number and frequency that contains the station you
are listening to.
SIGNAL ERROR RATE:
This option will display the level of
signal errors in the current broadcast. The lower the number,
the better the quality of the signal.
BIT RATE:
DAB allows broadcasters to vary the BIT RATE (or
the amount by which an audio signal can be compressed)
depending on the type of broadcast. This enables the amount
of stations on a multiplex to be maximised. Speech and News
are often broadcast at a lower Bit Rate; music needs a higher
Bit Rate for good fidelity.
TIME AND DATE:
Time and date are updated by broadcasted
information.
FM DISPLAY MODES
When playing an FM station you can change the information
on the display by changing the display mode.
To change the display mode
Press the
•
INFO
button repeatedly to step through the
options listed in the chart below.
The full range of display options are shown. Some stations may
not broadcast all of these options.
DLS (Scrolling text)
Multiplex name
Programme type
Multiplex number/frequency
Audio bit rate/encoding
Signal error rate
Date
Time
Signal strength
RDS Radiotext
Stereo/Mono
Programme type