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DAB MODE
Operating the radio
1. Carefully extend the antenna. Press the
Power button
to switch on the radio.
2. If this is the first time to switch on, the radio will be in DAB mode.
3. The first station (in numeric-alpha order 0…9…A…Z) 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 signals are detected, “Service not available” will be displayed. It may be
necessary to relocate the radio to a position giving better reception.
You should then carry out an auto scan to find stations, please refer to the section
“Find new stations”.
Selecting a station
1. Press the
Power button
to switch on the radio.
2. The display shows the name of the radio station currently selected.
3. Press the
Tuning << or Tuning >> button
to scroll through the list of available
stations.
4. When the desired station name appears on the display, press the
Select / Info
button
to select the station. The display will show the station name while playing.
Note:
If after selecting a station the display shows “Service not available”, it may be
necessary to relocate the radio to a position giving better reception.
Secondary services
1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services associated with them.
If a station has a secondary service associated with it, then the secondary service
will appear immediately after the primary service as you turn the
Select / Info
button
.
2. Press the
Select / Info button
to select the secondary service.
Most of secondary services do not broadcast continually and if the selected service
is not available, the radio will re-tune to the associated primary service.
Display modes
In DAB mode, the radio can display a range of information on the display.
1. Press the
Select / Info button
to cycle through the various modes.
a. Scrolling text
Displays scrolling text message such as artist/
track name, phone in number, etc.
b. Program type
Displays type of station being listened to e.g. Pop,
classic, News, etc.
c. Signal strength
Displays the signal strength of radio reception. The
clear unfilled rectangle indicates minimum signal
level required for satisfactory reception.
d. Multiplex name & frequency Displays name of multiplex to which the current
station belongs. And to displays channel number
and frequency for the currently tuned DAB station.
e. Bit rate & audio type
Displays the digital audio bit rate.
f. Date
Displays the date of today.
Finding new stations
From time to time, new stations may become available. You may proceed to find new
stations as follows:
1. Press the
Source button
to enter DAB mode.
2. Press the
Menu button
, the display will show “Full scan”.
3. Press the
Select / Info button
, 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 stations will be added to the list.
Manual tuning
Manual tuning allows you to tune the radio directly to various DAB Band III channels.
1. Press the
Menu button
, the display shows “Full scan”,
2. Press the
Tuning >> button
to select “Manual tune”, then press the
Select / Info
button
to enter.
3. Press the
Tuning <<
or
Tuning >> button
to select the desired DAB channel.
Press the
Select / Info button
to tune the chosen frequency.
4. The signal strength display with an open bar shows the minimum signal strength
needed for good DAB reception. The signal strength bars will go up or down
showing the changing signal strength as you adjust the antenna or the radio
position.
