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6.
USING THE RADIO - FM MODE
6.1
Turn the radio on, press the MODE button and select the FM mode. The
displa
y will show „switching to FM‟ and the radio will tune to 87.50 MHz.
6.2
To activate auto search, briefly press the SCAN button and the radio will
start scanning up the frequency and stop automatically once the next
station up has been found. To scan downwards, press and
hold
the SCAN
button for at least 1 second.
6.3
To search manually, press the FORWARD ( ) or BACKWARD (
) button
to increment the frequency by 0.05MHz.
6.4
To change the audio mode (auto or mono) press the ENTER button on the
unit, this will switch from auto to mono, press and again to switch back. If
auto is selected the radio will automatically switch between stereo and
mono mode. (Note: as this unit only has a single speaker, these modes will
not affect the speaker output)
6.5
If an FM RDS (Radio Data Signal) is present, the display will automatically
show the station name and radio text (where available).
7.
RADIO DISPLAY MODES
If the MENU button is pressed repeatedly when a radio station is playing,
the second line of the station display will scroll through the following modes
with each press of the button.
In DAB mode
In FM mode
Ensemble / Multiplex (Group name) - The ensemble / multiplex is a group of
station that are bundled and transmitted together in a single frequency.
There are national and local multiplexes, local ones contain stations that are
specific to the local area.
Signal strength
– the display will show a slide bar to indicate the strength of
the signal. The stronger the signal, the longer the bar.
DLS (dynamic label segment) / Radio text - The broadcaster may include a
scrolling message about the current programme.
Programme type
– this describes the style of the programme. If the
information is not available the display will show „<Programme type>‟.
Time and date - the time and date will be automatically updated by the radio
time signal.
Audio mode
– the display will show if the station being received is stereo or
mono.
Frequency
– display will show the frequency of the station being broadcast.
Audio bit rate
– the display will show the digital audio bit rate being received.
