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5.4 Settings
Dynamic range compression
Some DAB broadcasts offer dynamic range compression (DRC). This feature
allows radios to compress the dynamic range of the output audio stream,
so that the volume of quiet sounds is increased, and the volume of loud
sounds is reduced. This can be useful if you are listening to music with a
high dynamic range in a noisy environment
(for example, classical music while cooking).
To change the DRC of the IR1, select
Menu
> DRC, and then DRC high,
DRC low or DRC off.
Note: The IR1’s DRC setting does have any effect if DRC data is not
included in the broadcast.
Station order
You can choose the order of the DAB station list to be either
Alphanumeric, Ensemble or Valid. Ensemble lists groups of stations that
are broadcast together on the same ensemble, for example BBC or South
Wales local. Valid lists valid stations first, alphanumerically, then off-air stations.
To change station order, select
Menu
> Station order > then
Alphanumeric or Ensemble.
6. FM radio mode
FM radio mode receives analogue radio from the FM band and displays RDS
(Radio Data System) information about the station and show (where broadcast).
To enter FM mode, either press
Mode
to choose FM Radio.
6.1 Selecting stations
To find a station, press and hold Select knob. The frequency display
starts to run up as IR1 scans the FM band.
resets to store an FM preset, press and hold button 1-3+
Preset
until the
display shows the Save preset screen. Select one of the 20 presets to
save the currently playing station.
To select a preset, press
Preset
1-3+ briefly, then select one of the listed
Preset stations. When a preset station is playing, it shows
☆
1,2,3 etc in
the middle of the screen.
6.2 Now playing information
While an FM station is playing, the screen shows one of the two
following sets data:
If RDS information is available, by default the service name
(i.e. station name) is displayed.
You can cycle through further RDS information by pressing
Info
.Each
time you press
Info
, another set of information is displayed, cycling
through RDS radio text, RDS programme type, frequency and today’s date.
If no RDS information is available, the currently tuned frequency is shown.
6.3 Settings
Scan settings
By default, FM scans stop at any available station. This may result in a
poor signal-to-noise ratio (hiss) from weak stations. To change the scan
settings to stop only at stations with good signal strength, select
Menu
> Scan setting > Strong stations only? > Yes.
Audio settings
By default, all stereo stations are reproduced in stereo. For weak stations,
this may result in a poor signal-to-noise ratio (hiss). To play weak stations
in mono, select
Menu
>Audio setting > FM weak reception: Listen in
mono only > Yes.
7. Bluetooth mode
Prior to pairing, verify your device supports Bluetooth 4.2+EDR A2DP and
your device is not connected to any other Bluetooth product. Devices
may pair differently. Below is a general guide.
the different display options (thumbnail, slide with DLS text and full screen slide)
press and hold the info button.
