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DAB DISPLAY MODES
The bottom line of the display can be switched to show
dierent items of information that may be transmitted
with a DAB station.
Choosing the information display
Press the INFO button repeatedly to change the
information displayed while playing a DAB radio station.
The full range of display options are shown below. Some
stations may not broadcast all of these options.
DLS (Dynamic Label Segment): This is a scrolling
message giving real-time information - song titles, news
headlines, etc.
SIGNAL STRENGTH: This setting will display a signal
strength bargraph. The longer the bargraph, the stronger
the signal. Setting the display to show signal strength is
useful when setting up the aerial for the strongest signal.
PROGRAMME TYPE: This describes the style of the
programme being broadcast.
MULTIPLEX NAME: DAB Digital radio stations are broadcast
in multiplexes. Each multiplex is a bundle of radio stations
transmitted in a single frequency. There are national and
local multiplexes; local ones contain stations specic to
your area. This option displays the name of the multiplex
name that contains the station you are listening to.
MULTIPLEX NUMBER/FREQ: This option will display the
multiplex number and frequency that contains the station
you are listening to.
SIGNAL ERROR RATE: This option will display the level
of signal errors in the current broadcast. The lower the
number, the better the quality of the signal.
BIT RATE: DAB allows broadcasters to vary the BIT RATE (or
the amount by which an audio signal can be compressed)
depending on the type of broadcast. This enables the
amount of stations on a multiplex to be maximised.
Speech and News are often broadcast at a lower Bit Rate;
music needs a higher Bit Rate for good delity.
POWER MODE: Mains or battery power mode will be
displayed. When battery mode is displayed, the battery
level will be shown on a scale.
TIME AND DATE: Time and date are updated by
broadcasted information.
When rst used, your radio scanned the DAB band for
available stations. The station services found were then
stored in your radio’s memory.
You can re-scan the band at any time if you move to a
dierent area or just to refresh the stored list of available
stations.
NOTE: On some occasions, when moving to a dierent
area, re-scanning may not fully update the station list.
In this case it may be necessary to reset your radio. (see
the ‘Factory reset’ option in the ‘DAB SETTINGS MENU’
section).
DLS (Scrolling text)
Signal strength
Programme type
Multiplex name
Multiplex number/frequency
Signal error rate
Audio bit rate/encoding
Power mode
Time
Date
