IMPROVING YOUR RECEPTION
If you experience no reception at all or the sound breaks up when
listening to some stations then there are a few things you can try to
improve reception.
FIND THE BEST POSITION FOR YOUR AERIAL
While listening to a radio station, press (without turning) the Tune/Enter
dial once and the display will change to show a bargraph. You can either
move the supplied wire aerial or rotate an outdoor aerial so that the
bargraph gives the highest reading. There are 16 segments, the fifth is
marked and indicates the minimum level required for clear reception.
Anything below this will sound broken and garbled. As you can see from
the sample display below, BBC Radio 4 has 14 segments showing so
reception will be clear.
After you have optimised the aerial position for the station you are
listening to, check the signal strength of other stations to make sure you
have sufficient level for them. If not, try moving the aerial to a position
that works for all the stations you can receive.
TRY AN EXISTING FM OR TV OUTDOOR AERIAL
If you get poor reception with the supplied wire aerial then you may find
that an existing FM radio or TV aerial will work with your DAB tuner.
Although these aerials are not built to work at DAB radio frequencies
they may still work well enough. You will need an adaptor to change the
FM/TV aerial plug into an F-Type plug.
IF YOU STILL HAVE POOR RECEPTION
If neither the wire aerial or any existing aerial work then please contact
your local aerial installer or visit the web sites below.
www.blake-aerials.co.uk
www.maxview.ltd.uk
www.antiference.co.uk
BBC Radio 4
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