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Press “Tune/Select” to choose the preset station which you want to listen to, the
station will begin to play.
Alternatively press the “1-10” buttons on the Remote control, then the radio will
instantly tune to that station and begin to play.
Note:
If no station has been stored under the preset, the display will change to “Preset
Empty” and then revert to the previously selected station after a few seconds.
6.5 Station Display Symbols:
You may see the following symbols displayed alongside a station name.
?: Station is not available /not active, this could be displayed if you try to tune into a
secondary service/station at a time when it’s not transmitting
>>>: After the station name. This is a primary station with secondary services e.g.: a
sports station may add extra commentaries at certain times of the day
<<<: Before the station name, this is a secondary station.
6.6 Display Information
When listening to a station you can change the information that will appear on the
second line of the display. To do this, press the “Info/Menu” button repeatedly to move
through the display options
There are different types of information that are sent by the broadcaster:
Dynamic label segment (DLS) – this is scrolling text information supplied by the
broadcaster, information could be the name of an artist or music title, DJ’s name,
contact details for the radio station etc.
Signal Strength – on this bar you can see the strength of your received signal.
Program type (PTY) – such as “Rock”, “Pop”, “Talk” or “News”.
Multiplex name – if DAB stations are broadcasted in “packets” they are called
multiplex.
Channel – displays channel and frequency of the current station.
Signal error - the information provided gives details of the signal error rate shown as a
number between 0-99. It will not be possible to satisfactorily listen to a radio station
with a signal error rate of 30 or above, try adjusting the aerial or relocating your radio
to improve reception.
Signal Information – stereo or mono and the data rate at which the signal is being
transmitted.
Time – supplied by the broadcaster.
Date – supplied by the broadcaster.
6.7 DAB Menu
You can enter the DAB menu by pressing and holding the “Info/Menu” button while
being in the DAB mode. After entering the menu you can cycle through the options by
turning the “Tune” wheel. You enter one of those options by pressing “Select”.
