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USING THE RADIO FOR THE FIRST TIME
1. Place the radio on a flat surface.
2. Carefully extend the antenna located on the top of the radio. Adjust the antenna so
it is vertically extending above the radio.
3. Plug the AC power cord into the AC socket. The radio will start up and the display
will show “Welcome To Digital Radio” for a few seconds. Then the radio will
automatically perform an auto scan of the Band III DAB channels and the FM band.
The display will show “Scanning” in DAB and “Auto” in FM.
4. When the scan is completed, the 10 strongest stations of DAB and FM will be
stored as presets. The radio will switch to standby with the updated clock and date
showing on the display.
5. If no signals are found, the clock will not be updated. It may be necessary to
relocate the radio to a position with better reception.
DAB MODE (DAB – DAB+)
Operating the radio – DAB
1. Carefully extend the antenna. Press the
On/Off
button to switch on the radio.
2. Select DAB by pressing the
SOURCE
button.
3. The first station in the list of stations found will be played. The display will show
the station name. If the radio has been used before, the last used station will be
selected.
4. If no DAB signals are detected, “No stations available” will be displayed. It may
be necessary to relocate the radio to a position with better reception. You should
then carry out an auto scan to find stations, please refer to the section
“Find new
stations - DAB”
.
Selecting a station – DAB
1. Press the
On/Off
button to switch on the radio. The display will show “Connecting”
and “Playing” for a few seconds.
2. The display shows the name of the radio station currently selected.
3. Rotate the
TUNING
knob to scroll through the list of available stations.
4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press the
TUNING
knob to
select the station.
Note: If after selecting a station the display shows “No stations available”, it may be
necessary to relocate the radio to a position with better reception.
Display modes – DAB
In DAB mode, the radio can display a range of information on the display.
Press the
INFO
button to cycle through the various modes.
a. Scrolling text
Displays scrolling text message e.g. station information,
artist/track name, phone-in number, etc.
b. Signal strength
Displays the signal strength of radio reception. The
clear unfilled rectangle indicates minimum signal level
required for satisfactory reception.
c. Program type
Displays the type of station being listened to e.g. Pop,
Classic, News, etc.
d. Multiplex name
Displays the name of multiplex to which the current
station belongs.
e. Channel & frequency Displays the channel number and frequency for the
currently tuned DAB station.
f. Bit rate & audio format Displays the digital audio bit rate and audio format.
g. Time & date
Displays the current time and date.
Finding new stations – DAB
From time to time, new stations may become available. You may proceed to find new
stations as follows:
1. In DAB mode, press the
MENU
button, “Full Scan” shows on the display.
2. Press the
TUNING
knob, the radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB
channels. As new stations are found, the station counter on the right-hand side of
the display will increase and new radio stations found will be added to the list stored
in the radio.
Manual Tuning – DAB
Manual tuning is an alternative method of finding new stations. Instead of scanning the
entire Band III channels automatically, you may tune the radio directly to a known DAB
channel and store all the multiplex in that channel into the available station list.
1. In DAB mode, press the
MENU
button and rotate the
TUNING
knob until the LCD
display shows “Manual tune”, then press the
TUNING
knob. The display will show
DAB channel and Frequency.
2. Rotate the
TUNING
knob to select the desired Channel or Frequency and then
press the
TUNING
knob to tune to the chosen frequency.
3. When DAB stations in the tuned channel are found, the display will show the name
of the station. Any new radio stations found will be added to the list stored in the radio.
4. The signal strength display shows the reception of the station. The clear unfilled
rectangle indicates minimum signal level required for satisfactory reception. The
signal strength bars will go up or down showing the changing signal strength as you
adjust the antenna or the radio position.
