Display DAB information

On the display of DAB broadcasting, the first line shows station name, and the second line shows the service information for the current station. Seven types of service information are available.

1Press RDS/DISPLAY repeatedly to cycle through the display information (if available).

»Dynamic label segment (DLS)

»Program type (PTY)

»Ensemble Name

»Time

»Channel and frequency

»Bit rate and audio status

»Signal error rate

Use DAB menu

1In the DAB mode, press MENU to enter the DAB menu.

»The first setup option [Station list] displays.

2Press / to scroll the menu options:

[Station list]

[Full scan]

[Manual tune]

[DRC]

[Prune]

[System]

3To select an option, press ENTER.

4Repeat step 2-3 if sub-option is available under one option.

Full scan

Full scan is used to perform a wide range of DAB radio search.

1In the DAB mode, press MENU to enter the menu options.

2Press / repeatedly until [Full scan] displays.

3Press to confirm the selection. » Full scan starts automatically.

Manual tune

With this feature, you can tune to a specific channel/frequency manually. In addition to antenna orientation for better radio reception, the optimal reception can also be obtained with this feature.

1In DAB mode, press MENU to display the [Manual tune] option.

2Press ENTER to confirm the selection.

»The display shows a channel and its frequency.

3Press / repeatedly until the desired channel/frequency appears.

4Press ENTER to confirm the selection.

Tip

You can press RDS/DISPLAY to change the service information on the display.

You can adjust the position of the antenna to obtain the optimal signal strength.

Dynamic Range Control (DRC) DRC adds or removes a degree of compensation for the differences in the dynamic range between radio stations. There are three levels of compensation:

[DRC Off]: No compensation applied. (the default)

[DRC Low]: Maximum compensation applied.

[DRC High]: Medium compensation applied.

1 In DAB mode, press MENU to enter the menu options.

2Press / repeatedly until [DRC] displays.

3Press ENTER to enter the sub-menu.

»The current DRC level displays on the first line.

4Press / to select a DRC value

»[DRC Off], [DRC Low] and [DRC High] displays on the second line.

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DCB352 specifications

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