VST easyDAB+5, User Manual

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VST 5 User Guide
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INTRODUCTION
The 5 is an in-car audio adapter that offers a flexible and cost effective way to apply
modern digital audio technology to your existing analogue in-car audio system.
The existing analogue system can be easily upgraded to receive DAB/DAB
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digital radio services.
5 uses FM-RDS micro-transmitter and no complex cabling to your car audio system. The
5 DAB receiver is operated using a remote controller, while all messages related to the
system’s operations, such as service name, memory preset, etc., are converted to RDS text and
displayed on the LCD screen of your in-car audio system. The flexible configuration options of the
5 makes it easy to install in different car makes and models.
5 comes with two pre-enabled features for the users. The Traffic Announcement
feature interrupts the DAB service you are currently listening, switches to a station that
broadcasts traffic report and allows you to change routes plan for avoiding traffic
congestion. The Service Following feature provides users with the seamless listening to the same
broadcaster as 5 switches ensembles/frequencies automatically while the user travels
through different broadcast region barrier, and the same broadcaster broadcasts its common
programming on an ensemble with multiple frequencies or on more than one ensembles.
Furthermore, 5 has an AFC (Automatic Frequency Change) function that allows you to
continuously listen to your favorite DAB programs thru your car radio system without the need to
frequently change the FM frequency manually when you drive into a metropolitan area where FM
stations are highly crowded. Without AFC, the manual frequency change can be hazardous and
inconvenient as the driver will have to find an unused FM frequency by tuning the car radio,
change FM transmitter to use the same unused frequency, and repeat the process each time the
FM transmit frequency is interfered by an FM station. Consult your car radio manual or the car
dealer if your car radio has AF (alternative frequency) function, and how to enable AF function
before using this AFC function.
If AF function is not built in your car radio, you can use 5’s AutoScan function to
automatically scan for 3 useable FM frequencies; you will need to choose a new frequency from
the scanned frequencies to set and synchronize it between the car radio and 5 manually.
Alternately, you can use 5 to set a new FM transmitting frequency manually or set a
frequency from one of the FM transmitting frequency presets which have been previously saved,
and then set the car radio’s FM frequency to match.
Note:
5 needs to operate with an RDS car radio in order to properly display the relevant
system message of 5 via the in-car radio display.