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Digital audio broadcasting

GENERAL INFORMATION

Digital radio reception

Digital audio broadcasting (DAB) provides a
clear signal with minimal interference, hiss or
fading. After a channel (or station) has been
tuned and stored, you do not need to retune.

Radio signals travel in a straight line so large
obstacles, such as tall buildings, can shield the
vehicle from the signal, causing temporary loss
of reception (known as dead spots).

Digital radio is transmitted from regional
terrestrial transmitters. Some local digital radio
channels are not available outside the range of
a transmitter. If you want to listen to new local
channels as you move around the country, you
will need to use the auto-tune function (AUTO)
to build new channel lists.

Digital radio channels are organised into
groups called ensembles (also known as
multiplexes). Some individual channels may
also provide a number of subchannels. For
example, if several sports events are being held
simultaneously, the channel may temporarily
choose to broadcast each different event on a
separate subchannel.

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AUDIO CONTROLS

1. On/off and volume control

2. Information display screen

3. Ensemble search down

• Press and release to find previous digital

ensemble

• Press and hold to display a list all

available ensembles

4. Channel search down

• Press and release to find previous digital

channel

• Press and hold to access subchannels (if

available), then press and release to find
previous subchannel

5. Channel search up

• Press and release to find the next digital

channel

• Press and hold to access subchannels (if

available), then press and release to find
next subchannel

6. Ensemble search up

• Press and hold to find the next digital

ensemble

• Press and hold to display a list of all

available ensembles

7. MENU button

8. EXIT button

• Press and hold to save changes and exit

the menu

• Press and release to move up to the

previous menu

9. Menu control

• Rotate to scroll through a menu and

highlight menu options

• Press to select menu options

10. SCAN button

• Press to listen to an eight-second

broadcast of each channel in sequence,
press again to select a channel

11. Keypad buttons. Preset store and recall

12. AUTO button

• Press and hold to start automatic tuning

of available ensembles and channels

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13. FM/DIGITAL button

• Press and release to select the next

available radio source FM1, FM2, DAB1,
DAB2

DISPLAY OPTIONS

1. Digital source indicator

2. Preset number for current channel

3. Subchannel indicator (or SubCh if a

subchannel is being received)

4. Channel name

Note: The display can also show ensemble or
programme type (PTY) information if you have
selected one of these options via the menu. See
SETTINGS (page 240).

CHANNEL AUTOMATIC TUNING

Note: When you first use your DAB radio, you
will be unable to listen to any digital stations
until you have used the auto-tune function.

Press and hold the AUTO button to start
automatic tuning and build a list of all the
digital ensembles and channels available in the
region you are located.

While automatic tuning is running, the
message Auto-tuning will be displayed along
with a percentage complete. When tuning is
complete, the first channel found will start
playing.

To update the list of local channels when you
move to a different region, press and hold the
AUTO button again.

CHANNEL OPTIONS

To receive digital broadcasts, press and release
the FM/DIGITAL button repeatedly to toggle
between the FM1, FM2, DAB1 and DAB2
sources. Choose either DAB1 or DAB2 to
receive digital broadcasts. The channel that
was last played on your chosen digital source
will be selected for playback automatically.

Note: If this is the first time you have used
DAB, before you can select a channel, you need
to build a list of available channels using the
auto-tune function. See CHANNEL
AUTOMATIC TUNING (page 236).

Digital radio channels are organised into
groups called ensembles and some individual
channels may provide a number of
subchannels. You can search for channels,
subchannels or ensembles to find the digital
broadcast you require.

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Selecting a channel

Press and release one of the channel search
buttons to select the next available digital
channel. The up (>>) button selects the next
channel, the down (<<) button selects the
previous channel.

Note: If the next or previous channel is in a
different ensemble, then there will be a short
pause before the channel is located. The
message Please wait... is displayed on the
screen.

Selecting a subchannel

If subchannels are available under the channel
you have selected, the subchannel arrow icon
is displayed.

Press and hold either of the channel search
buttons to access a list of subchannels. Then,
to find the next subchannel, press and release
the channel search button.

If more than one subchannel is available, press
and release the channel search button
repeatedly to scroll through the list. To return
to the main channel, press and hold one of the
channel search buttons. You can also search
subchannels from the settings menu. See
SETTINGS (page 240).

Note: when you select and play a subchannel,
the arrow icon is replaced by SubCh on the
display screen.

Selecting an ensemble

Press and release the ensemble search buttons
to find the next available ensemble. The up (>|)
button finds the next ensemble, the down (|<)
button finds the previous ensemble. After a few
seconds wait the first channel in the ensemble
you have selected will play.

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