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F R E Q U E N T LY A S K ED QUEST I O N S
Q u e st i o n | A n s w e r |
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What is | |
| has a direct and clear path to where the WorldSpace |
| satellite is located in the sky. |
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Why is | As with all satellite broadcasting, WorldSpace |
for satellite reception? | transmissions travel directly from the satellite |
| to your receiver antenna. This path must be |
| unobstructed so that the antenna can receive |
| these transmissions. |
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What do the BROADCAST CHANNEL | Allow listeners to scroll through available BCs. In |
▲/▼ buttons do? | PRESET mode, these buttons take you to the next |
| or the previous stored channel. In PASSWORD entry |
| mode, you increase or decrease the current digit by |
| pressing these buttons. |
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What is a service component? | A service component is a separate program within |
| a BC. One BC can have as many as eight service |
| components. The LCD panel on your receiver shows |
| how many service components are available for the |
| selected broadcast channel. For instance, if the |
| “RITMO” channel decided to broadcast in more |
| than one language on multiple service components |
| and you wanted to hear one of the alternative |
| languages, you would select the appropriate |
| service component. |
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Is a service component always | Some broadcasters may use a service component |
an audio channel? | to transfer data other than audio. In that case, no |
| sound will be audible upon selection of that service |
| component and the LCD panel shows “DATA” every |
| 2 seconds. |
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Do all broadcast channels have | Yes. All broadcast channels have at least one service |
service components? | component. Some have more, up to eight service |
| components. The LCD panel displays the number |
| of available service components for the selected |
| broadcast channel. |
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