About DAB
With this unit you can receive and listen to Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) programmes. DAB uses digital, not analogue signals, resulting in near
Digital radio is broadcast as groups of data called ensembles or multiplexes. Each multiplex can contain a number of stations (services) and each station contains a primary service and can contain secondary services as illustrated in the following diagram.
DAB SIGNAL
Setting up your DAB Tuner
The first time you turn on the unit, it will scan for DAB channels and build a channel list.
Press the POWER switch to turn the unit on.
The following screen will display for 2 seconds.
BBC
National
DAB
BBC Radio 4
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| 3+ | PRIMARY | |
2 | SERVICES | |||
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The unit will scan for broadcast services in the local area and add them to the channel list as they are found. The scan should take about 10 seconds.
Parliament | SECONDARY |
1 2 3 4+ | SERVICES |
Each multiplex is transmitted in a set frequency range and received by this unit for decoding. You can receive multiplexes broadcast in the
Multiplexes and stations have labels (names) that are used to identify them. Instead of needing to know the particular frequency of your favourite broadcast, you can simply select the station name. Secondary services and additional data such as text or multiplex info are also available.
As channels are added to the channel list the number of channels found is displayed.
After broadcast services have been found the channels are listed in alphanumeric order.
>If no broadcast services are found, please check that the antenna is correctly connected to the unit.
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