Note:
Before selecting the DAB radio mode and performing
a scan, make sure the DAB / FM antenna has been
positioned upright.
The DAB radio menu
You can open the DAB radio menu by pressing and
holding the Info / Menu button while the radio is in the
DAB radio mode.
Rotate the Tuning knob to select one of the options and
then press the Tuning knob to confirm your choice.
The radio's default and recommended settings are
indicated using an asterisk.
The DAB radio menu offers the following options:
● [Station list]: Select this option display all DAB radio
stations that were found and tune into one of the
stations.
● [Full Scan]: Select this option to perform a full scan
and store all DAB radio stations that were found in the
station list. Alternatively press Auto tune button to scan
for new stations.
● [Manual Tune]: Select this option to manually tune into
a DAB channel / frequency.
● [Station order]: Select this option and subsequently
select [Alphanumeric] to sort the station list
alphanumerically or select [Ensemble] to sort the
station list by DAB multiplex or select [Valid] to show
only those stations for which a signal can be found.
● [DRC]: Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC)
can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your
radio is used in a noisy environment by reducing the
dynamic range of the audio signal.
After selecting this option, select the required DRC
setting:
[DRC off]: DRC is switched off. Broadcast DRC will be
ignored. This is the default setting.
[DRC low]: DRC level is set to 1 / 2 that sent by
broadcaster.
[DRC high]: DRC is set as sent by broadcaster.
NOTE: Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use the
DRC function. If the broadcast does not support DRC,
then the DRC setting in the radio will have no effect.
● [Prune Invalid]: Select this option to delete all
unavailable stations from the station list.
● [System Settings]: Select this option to go to the
System settings menu and configure the radio (refer
to the chapter "Using the System settings menu" for
details).
Showing DAB information on the display
When listening to a DAB radio broadcast, repeatedly
press the Info / Menu button to cycle through the following
information on the radio's display:
Text, Program type, Multiplex name & Frequency, Date,
Bit rate, Codec & Audio type, Signal error & Strength, DL
Plus text (Some stations may provide other programme
related information for the display in addition to the
regular text. If none is available, a message "no info" is
displayed.)
If the broadcast being received is in stereo, then the stereo
speaker icon will be shown at the bottom of the radio's
display. If the currently tuned station has been stored as a
preset, then the preset number will also be shown.
If a DAB broadcast provides a slideshow image, this may
be viewed full-screen by pressing the Select button. To
exit the slideshow image, press the Select button again.
Listening to FM radio
Tuning into FM stations
To tune into FM radio stations, follow these steps:
1.
Turn on the radio using the Standby button.
2.
Select the FM radio mode by repeatedly pressing the
Source button.
3.
Rotate the Tuning knob clockwise or anti-clockwise and
then press the Auto tune button to automatically tune
into an FM station with a higher or lower frequency
respectively. Your radio will stop scanning when it finds
a station of sufficient strength. The display will show
the frequency of the signal which has been found and a
signal strength icon will be shown in the bottom bar of
the radio's display to indicate the strength of the signal
received. If RDS information is available, an RDS icon
will also be shown in the bottom bar of the radio's
display and after a few seconds the display will show
the radio station name.
4.
Rotate the Tuning knob to fine-tune the frequency with
steps of 0.05MHz if needed.
5.
Repeat the steps 3 and 4 to tune into other radio
stations.
6.
Adjust the Volume to the required setting.
Note:
If you find that FM reception is poor, try repositioning the
antenna.
The FM radio menu
You can open the FM radio menu by pressing and holding
the Info / Menu button while the radio is in the FM radio
mode.
Rotate the Tuning knob to select one of the options and
then press the Tuning knob to confirm your choice.
The radio's default and recommended settings are
indicated using an asterisk.
The FM radio menu offers the following options:
● [FM Scan Zone]: Select this option to configure if the
radio should only look for strong signals ("Local") or
all signals ("Distant") when using the automatic tuning
feature.
● [FM RDS]: Select this option to enable or disable RDS
reception. When listening to an FM radio station that
is also broadcasting RDS data, select [On] to enable
RDS information reception or [Off] to disable RDS
information reception.
● [System Settings]: Select this option to go to the
System settings menu and configure the radio (refer
to the chapter "Using the System settings menu" for
details).
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