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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
clearunlledrectangleindicatesminimumsignallevel
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
Fromtimetotime,newstationsmaybecomeavailable.Youmayproceedtondnew
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
Manualtuningisanalternativemethodofndingnewstations.Insteadofscanningthe
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 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. Thesignalstrengthdisplayshowsthereceptionofthestation.Theclearunlled
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 position of the radio.
5. Repeat step 1 to 4 for other channels with new stations.
6. Press the Menu button twice to exit manual tuning and return to normal
DAB operation.
Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings – DAB
DRC can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy
environment.
1. In DAB mode, press the Menu button and rotate the Tuning knob until “DRC
value” appears on the display, press the Tuning knob.
2. Rotate the Tuning knob to select required DRC setting (default is OFF).
DRC off DRC is switched off, broadcast DRC will be ignored.
DRC high DRC is set as sent by broadcaster.
DRC low DRC level is set to 1/2 that sent by broadcaster.
3. Press the Tuning the knobtoconrmthesetting.Thedisplaywillreturntonormal
radio display.
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 stations – DAB
If you move to a different part of the country, some of the stations which were listed
may no longer be available. Also, from time to time, some DAB services may stop
broadcasting, or may change location or frequency. The Prune stations function will
delete the unavailable DAB stations from your station list.
1. In DAB mode, press the Menu button, the display shows “Full scan”.
2. Rotate the Tuning knob until the display shows “Prune”.
3. Press the Tuning knob to enter the setting.
4. Rotate the Tuning knob to select between “Yes” or “No” (default is No).
Select “Yes” to enable this function if required, otherwise, select “No”.
5. Press the Tuning knobtoconrmyoursetting.Thedisplaywillreturntonormal
radio display.
Note: If you have move the radio to a different part of the country, you should also carry
out a search for new stations (please see the section “Finding new stations – DAB”).
FM MODE
Operating the radio – FM seek station
1. Press the On/Off button to turn on the radio.
2. Select the FM waveband by pressing the Source button.
3. IfthisisthersttimetoswitchtoFMmode,thestationinpreset1willbeplayed.If
the radio has been used before, the last listened station will be played.
4. To seek station, press the Tuning knob.Thescanstopsautomaticallywhenitnds
astationofsufcientstrength.
5. After a few seconds, the display will update and show station name if RDS
information is being received.
6. Tondthenextstation,presstheTuning knob again.
7. To seek stations in an opposite direction, rotate the Tuning knob clockwise (to scan
from low frequency to high frequency) or rotate counter clockwise (to scan from
high frequency to low frequency), and press the Tuning knob.
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