Kinetic
®
digitizor
TM
M-DAB 0001 User Guide
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ESSENTIAL
INFORMATION ABOUT DAB CAR AERIALS
!! The benefits of digitizor's high-sensitivity DAB chip will be lost if you fit an inferior DAB
aerial !!
DAB car aerials fall into four main categories:
1) Internal glass-mount aerials, which fix self-adhesively or with suckers. They are
easy to install but some models are little better than no aerial at all. The best models
will give good reception in a strong signal area.
2) External glass mount aerials, which fix self-adhesively and send the DAB signal from
outside to inside the glass without the need for a hole. Again, some models are little
better than no aerial at all but the best models give very good reception indeed.
3) Magnetic aerials also give very good reception. They are quick and easy both to
install and to remove, so they are easily moved from car to car, but many are not very
stylish and are quite obviously an add-on.
4) Body and roof mount aerials provide the best reception of all and look part of the car.
Many are also designed to receive FM/AM and may also improve your FM/AM reception.
Installation can be time-consuming but the results are usually well worthwhile.
AERIALS THAT REQUIRE PHANTOM POWER
!! Your DAB aerial may require internal / phantom power (if you are unsure, please refer
to your DAB aerial's instructions), in which case you MUST switch on the aerial power,
otherwise the aerial will not function properly, if at all:
To switch on the aerial power:
Press the remote's 'MENU' button. Your radio’s display shows ‘87.6’.
Press the
▼
button repeatedly until 'ANTENNA' shows on your radio's display.
Press the
■
button.
Press the
▼
button repeatedly until 'YES' shows on your radio's display.
Press the
■
button.
Display shows 'DONE'. Aerial power is now 'ON'.
Press and hold the DAS button to re-scan for DAB stations.
