Arcam DT81 manual Using your tuner

Using your tuner

						DT81 DIGITAL RADIO TUNER
1-9	2-10	3-11	4-12	MENU
5-13	6-14	7-15	8-16	SELECT
	SEARCH	STORE	STORE	DISPLAY	TUNER	POWER
		1–8	9–16	MODE	BYPASS

DT81

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Front panel controls

Power

Switches the unit on and off. When off the status LED shows red. When the tuner is switched on the status LED shows green.

Searching for services

When using the tuner for the first time we recommend that you perform a search to find all available services in your area. Once you have done this, you may wish to repeat a search periodically to discover if any new ensembles (groups of services) have gone on air. If you move to another area you should also perform a new search.

Selecting a search region

Access the ‘Search Region’ menu by pressing the MENU button three times. Use the rotary controller to select the world region that best describes your location; the options are UK, Canada or Rest of World. When the desired region is displayed, press SELECT. The tuner takes a few seconds to reconfigure its internal software before automatically switching out of the Search Region menu. You should now perform a search for available services.

To perform a search

Press SEARCH on the front panel, then SELECT when prompted. A bar graph will show the progress of the search. This can take up to three minutes depending on the search region you have selected. The search can be cancelled at any time by pressing any front panel button or rotating the rotary controller.

If no service is found after the search then either your aerial is insufficient for your location or, you may be outside of the covered area for DAB services. If this is the case contact either your Arcam dealer or Arcam customer services.

Selecting a service

Turn the rotary controller to scroll through the available services and choose the one you wish to listen to.

What happens next depends on the setting of the Selection mode (see page 7). If set to ‘Auto’, the displayed service is selected after 2.5 seconds; if set to ‘Manual’, the display returns to the current service after five seconds unless SELECT is pressed.

If >> is shown in the top right corner of the display when

a service is selected, a secondary service is also available. Moving the rotary controller clockwise one more click will display this secondary service: press SELECT to listen to it.

Programming a preset

First select the service you wish to assign to a preset. Now press STORE 1–8or STORE 9–16and then briefly press the appropriate preset button to store the service.

It is not possible to assign secondary services to presets, only primary ones, since secondary services are often broadcast on a temporary basis and they may change from day to day.

Selecting a preset

To select presets 1 to 8, press and release the corresponding button. To select presets 9 to 16, press and hold the corresponding button for two seconds.

Changing the display mode

The bottom line of the display can be set to one of four modes: Programme type (a brief label), Dynamic label (scrolling text), Data rate (shows service data rate and stereo/mono mode) and Signal quality meter (a bar graph). See page 7 for further information.

Press DISPLAY MODE to cycle through the modes.

Compression mode

Press the MENU button once to access the compression menu. From this, dynamic range compression (DRC) can be applied to the audio signal within the tuner, provided the broadcaster has made it available for that service. The amount of compression is adjustable between ‘off’ and ‘5’ (the maximum amount).

To set the compression level, turn the rotary controller until the required compression level is displayed and press SELECT. The tuner leaves the compression menu and displays the service name. ‘C1’ to ‘C5’ is shown in the top right corner of the display, according to the compression level selected.

To exit this menu without making any changes, press the MENU button until the tuner reverts to displaying the service name.

Note that the selected level of compression is applied to all services where compression data is made available by the broadcaster. It is not possible to store different compression levels for different stations.

Service sort menu

Services can be sorted by name or by programme type. To change between ‘sort by name’ and ‘sort by programme type’, press the MENU button twice to access the Service Sort menu and turn the rotary controller. Press SELECT to confirm the setting: the tuner reverts to displaying the service name.

To exit this menu without making any changes, press the MENU button until the tuner displays the service name.