DAB & FM DISPLAY MODES

DAB DISPLAY MODES

When playing a DAB station you can change the information on the display by changing the display mode.

To change the display mode:

Press the INFO button repeatedly to cycle through the options listed in the chart below.

DLS (SCROLLING TEXT): This is a scrolling message giving real-time information - song titles, news headlines, etc. PROGRAMME TYPE: This describes (when available) the style of the programme being broadcast.

MULTIPLEX NAME (GROUP NAME): is the name of the DAB Multiplex that is currently tuned.

TIME & DATE: Shows the current time and date. Time and date are updated by broadcasted information.

CHANNEL AND FREQUENCY: The Channel and Frequency display shows the multiplex channel number and the multiplex frequency for the station currently tuned.

BIT RATE: DAB allows broadcasters to vary the BIT RATE (or the amount by which an audio signal can be compressed) depending on the type of broadcast. This enables the amount of stations on a multiplex to be maximised. Speech and News are often broadcast at a lower Bit Rate; music needs a higher Bit Rate for good fidelity.

SIGNAL ERROR RATE: This Signal Error Rate is a measure of the signal quality. The lower the figure, the better the signal quality. The Signal Error Rate display is helpful when setting up the aerial wire. Move the wire to minimise the readiong on your favourite stations.

FM DISPLAY MODES

Some FM stations broadcast additional ‘RDS’ station information.When RDS data is present on an FM transmission, ‘RDS’ will be displayed as shown below.

Station name RDS information scrolling text etc.

RDS broadcast

When playing an FM station you can change the information on the display by changing the display mode.

To change the display mode:

Press the INFO button repeatedly to cycle through the options listed in the chart below.

RDS (SCROLLING TEXT): This is a scrolling message giving real-time information - song titles, news headlines, etc. PROGRAMME TYPE: This describes (when available) the style of the programme being broadcast.

TIME & DATE: Shows the current time and date. Time and date are updated by broadcasted information.

FREQUENCY: The Channel and Frequency display shows the multiplex channel number and the multiplex frequecny for the station currently tuned.

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