HD Radio Reception and Station Troubleshooting
Potential Reception Issues
Reception area
If you are listening to a multicast station and
you are on the fringe of the reception area, the
station may mute due to weak signal strength.
If you are listening to HD1, the system switches
back to the analog broadcast until the digital
broadcast is available again. However, if you are
listening to any of the possible HD2 through
HD7 multicast channels, the station mutes and
stays muted unless it is able to connect to the
digital signal again.
Station blending
When the system first receives a station
(aside from HD2-HD7 multicast stations), it first
plays the station in the analog version. Once the
receiver verifies the station is an HD Radio
station, it shifts to the digital version. Depending
on the station quality, you may hear a slight
sound change when the station changes from
analog to digital. Blending is the shift from analog
to digital sound or digital back to analog sound.
In order to provide the best possible experience, use the contact form to
report any station issues found while listening to a station broadcasting
with HD Radio technology. Independent entities own and operate each
station. These stations are responsible for making sure all audio streams
and data fields are accurate.
Potential station issues
Issue
Cause
Action
Echo, stutter, skip or
repeat in audio.
Increase or decrease
in audio volume.
This is poor time
alignment by the radio
broadcaster.
No action required.
This is a broadcast
issue.
MyFord Touch® (If Equipped)
435
2014 Edge
(edg)
Owners Guide gf, 2nd Printing, March 2014
USA
(fus)
