9
RS232 Serial Control
The T2DAB features a bidirectional DB9 port for serial control.
This enables the tuner to be controlled via a third party home
automation system and will in turn issue present state
commands back to the controller. Potentially, all aspects of
NuVoNet communication can be emulated using the serial
control capability. The necessary protocol for serial use can be
downloaded from the NuVo website ProZone at
www.nuvotechnologies.com/prozone.
II. T2DAB Front Panel Menu (Fig. 6)
The Menu button on the front panel of the T2DAB allows access
to the tuning and functionality of both tuners A and B. The
menu selections are the same for both, and touching the A/B
button moves the highlight between the two tuner outputs.
Bands (Fig. 7)
The Bands menu is a simple toggle through the available
broadcast bands of each tuner. The T2DAB only provides FM
and DAB.
DAB Channels (Fig. 8)
The DAB channels menu is used to display and select a list of
all known DAB channels. The channel menu groups individual
channels into “Ensembles”. If the DAB band is disabled for the
tuner, the DAB Channels menu will be greyed out.
The “All Channels” selection will display a list of the channels
in the current service. If a selection is a secondary channel
associated with a primary channel, a “
²
” will be displayed to
the right of the channel name. Selecting either a primary or a
secondary channel will tune to the channel. Pressing “Menu”
to exit, will return to the newly selected channel’s metadata
display.
If no channels are found after a channel scan, and DAB is the
selected band, a message of “None Available” is displayed.
This may require repositioning he antenna and doing a manual
channel scan, see
Section II. T2DAB Front Panel Menu, T2DAB
Options, DAB Scan,
pg. 10.
MENU
BAND
OK
A/B
DISP
Main Menu
Bands
DAB Channels
DAB Info
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Main Menu
FM
DAB
DAB Channels
All Channels
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
DAB Info
Ensemble Name
Bit Rate
Audio Status
DAB Info (Fig. 9)
The DAB info menu item is only available if DAB is enable for
that source selection. It consists of the following submenu
items:
Ensemble Name
Bit Rate
Audio Status (stereo or mono)
Signal Error Rate
Date
Time
Selecting any of these options will display the associated
information for the currently selected service.
