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DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting)
The DISPLAY key shows various information about the
service currently being broadcast.
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A letter that cannot be displayed in the front panel display is
displayed as “_” (underscore).
Up to 16 characters can be displayed in the front panel display at
one time. If there are more than 16 characters in the data text, the
information being displayed continuously scrolls from left to
right, one letter at a time.
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While a service is currently being broadcast,
press DISPLAY.
Each time you press DISPLAY, information about the
service being broadcast is displayed in the OSD and
front panel.
The service information is displayed in the following
order:
The information order starts from the beginning again
after the information on signal quality has been
displayed.
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You can set the time for which the DAB service information
is displayed on the video monitor by using the “OSD
DISPLAY TIME” on page 93.
Descriptions of the information types are listed
below:
Service label
Displays the name of the current service (maximum
16 letters).
DLS (Dynamic Label Segment)
Displays information about the program currently
being broadcast. 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 broadcast as well.
Ensemble label
Displays the name of the current ensemble
(maximum letters).
Program type
Displays the genre (song/program type) of the current
service (maximum 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. There are 3 types of audio modes: Mono,
Stereo, and Dual. The range of bitrates is from 32
kbps to 256 kbps.
Channel label/frequency
Displays the channel label and frequency of the
current service.
Signal quality
Displays the signal strength (from 00 to 100) of the
current service. A higher number means better
reception.
DAB service information
Note
Order
Information type
Example
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Service label
Classic FM
2
DLS
Classic FM on
the internet...
3
Ensemble label
Digital1 Network
4
Program type
Classic Music
5
Date and time
01 JUL 07 10:30
6
Audio mode / bit rate
Stereo 160Kbps
7
Channel label /
frequency
11D / 222.06MHz
8
Signal quality
SIGNAL Q:100
ALPHANUMERIC
SERVICE:Classic FM
PROGRAM:Classic Music
DLS
:(Classic FM on t)
DISPLAY MODE
SERVICE:Classic FM
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DAB INFORMATION
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DISPLAY