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DAB RADIO MODE
DAB radio mode receives DAB/DAB+ digital radio and displays information about
the station, stream and track playing.
To enter DAB radio mode, touch the DAB icon on the main menu screen until the
display shows DAB Radio.
When entering DAB radio mode, the last station
listened to is automatically selected.
Scanning for stations
The first time you select DAB radio mode, or if the
station list is empty, The MD 801 automatically
performs a full scan to see what stations are
available. You may also need to start a scan
manually to update the list of stations for one of the
following reasons:
o Available stations change from time to time.
o If reception was not good for the original scan (for example the antenna was not
up), this may result in an empty or incomplete list of available stations.
o If you have poor reception of some stations (burbling), you may wish to list only
stations with good signal strength.
To start a scan manually, touch the DAB menu bar > Scan.
To scan only stations with a good signal strength, touch the DAB menu bar >
Manual tune.
Once the scan is complete, the radio shows a list of available stations.
To remove stations that are listed but unavailable, touch the DAB menu bar > Prune
invalid stations.
Selecting stations
To listen to or change a station, touch the Select control to view a list of stations
and press to select. Once selected, the station plays and the screen shows
information about the station, track or show as broadcast.
Now playing information
While the stream is playing, the screen shows its name and DLS (Dynamic Label
Segment) information broadcast by the station giving real-time information such as
programme name, track title and contact details. Stereo broadcasts are indicated
with an icon at the top of the screen. To view further information, touch the
information icon.
A screen will appear displaying information such as station ensemble, frequency,
error rate, signal strength, codec, bit rate and sampling rate.
