Blaupunkt MP57 operating instructions Glossary, MP3, WMA

Glossary

Glossary

AF – Alternative frequency

The range of FM stations is limited. For this reason, FM programmes are distributed to different frequencies. The AF RDS service sends these frequencies to the tuner. If the reception deteriorates because the vehicle leaves the reception area of a frequency, the tuner can automatically change to the best receivable frequency.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a wireless radio communica- tion for short distances. This technology allows for transmitting voice and data be- tween devices, e.g. car sound system and cell phone.

EON – Enhanced Other Network

In case of a traffic announcement, the de- vice switches over from a non-traffic infor- mation station to a traffic information sta- tion of the same station chain. After the traffic announcement, the system switches back to the previously heard programme.

Quality factor – QUALITY

It determines the filter quality of the equal- izer, i.e. the edge steepness and filter band- width, dependent upon the characteristic frequency.

ID3 tags

ID3 tags contain additional information for MP3 files (e.g. artist, title, album, genre, year).

Mass storage device

Format for storage media that can perma- nently store large amounts of data, such as USB removable storage devices (USB stick or USB hard disk).

MP3, WMA

MP3 and WMA are audio data formats that allow for high compression with little loss in quality.

Playlist

Playback list for MP3 or WMA files In playl- ists, you determine the order in which cer- tain titles should be played. They are creat- ed with an MP3 manager, such as WinAmp or Windows Media Player.

PTY – Program Type

The device searches only for stations with the previously selected programme content (e.g. news, rock, pop, sports, etc.).

RDS – Radio Data System

RDS is a service of the radio stations. Be- sides the conventional music and voice con- tributions, additional information is broad- cast in the form of encrypted digital signals which can be analysed by the device (e.g. station name). The RDS services are not supported by all radio stations.

REG – Regional

Some radio stations divide their pro- grammes into regional programmes with different contents at certain times. With the RDS function Regional, the tuner only

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