Programming radio programmes

Programme providers also broadcast radio programmes via the satellites. The “Radio“ menu allows you to store new programmes.

The settings for radio programmes in “Radio“ mode are carried out in the same way as for the “TV“ mode.

Tuning in radio programmes

∙Switch from “TV mode“ into “Radio mode“ using the key.

∙First select the programme slot that is to be programmed anew.

∙Call up the radio menu by pressing the + keys in succession.

∙Select the desired menu line using keys the keys.

∙For direct numeric input use the keys ...

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

∙

Alter the values step-by-step with the

keys.

 

∙

Press the

key twice in order to save your settings.

 

∙

 

 

Note

Exit from the menu with the

 

key.

 

 

 

Pay attention to the note on memory organisation of TV and radio programmes on

 

page 18.

 

 

 

 

The "Radio" menu

The following parameters can be selected in the radio menu:

Setting option:

Programme slot: from 1 to 250

Programme name: 5-character station identifier

Sat-transm. freq.:

 

from 10700 to 12747 MHz

Polarisation:

Hor Low / Vert Low /

 

Hor High / Vert High

Orbit Position:

1 to 4

Oscillator:

LO 1 to LO 4

Modus:

Mono wide, Mono narrow, Stereo

Sound carrier freq.:

from 5.00 to 8.98 MHz

Audio de-emphasis:

50 μs / J 17 / dnr,75 μs

Volume offset:

 

from 0 to –3

The bottom line shows the keys you can use to make the settings.

Radio programmes are transmitted on sound subcarriers only. The setting to be made is therefore either “Stereo“ or “Mono narrow“. Here the audio de-emphasis is selected automatically as “DNR“ and 75 μs.

Settings are carried out in the same way as for the TV programmes.

The initial setting for the volume can be saved separately for every programme slot just as in the TV mode.

Setting option with keys from 0 to –3.

Note

You can terminate any setup procedure immediately (also without storing) by re-

 

turning to normal operation via the

 

key

 

 

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UFD 420 specifications

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