E-27
English
listening to radio
The Solo is fitted with a FM, DAB/
DAB+ (digital radio) tuners. DAB/DAB+
broadcasts are not available in all
locations.
This section deals with tuner operation, for
information on setting up the tuner and
installing aerials see “DAB/DAB+ and FM
aerial” on page E-14.
When a tuner input is selected, the OSD
shows a list of radio presets plus an
information panel giving all available
information about the current frequency
(for FM) or station (for DAB/DAB+).
The front panel will also give the same
information, pressing the INFO key
will cycle through the various items of
information:
FM
< Programme type (if available)
< Radiotext (if available)
< Audio format
< Signal strength
DAB/DAB+
< Programme type
< Radio text (if available)
< Bit-rate and CODEC of transmission
< Audio format
< Signal quality
Tuning/Channel selection
When switching to the internal tuner
source, the Solo enters the last used tuner
band, be it FM or DAB/DAB+. Repeatedly
pressing RADIO cycles through the
available tuner bands on your Solo.
FM analogue radio
Incremental frequency tuning on FM radio
is done using the 9 and : buttons on the
remote control in RADIO device mode.
You can scan to the next (or previous)
strong signal by using the
<
and
>
.You
can stop a scan at any time by pressing
either 9 or : button.
In Europe, the internal FM radio is capable
of receiving RDS (Radio Data System)
radiotext signals that are transmitted
on some stations. The RDS information
typically includes the radio station name,
the music or speech genre as well as
additional information related to the
current programme. On music stations
this is often information on the currently
playing track.
DAB/DAB+ digital radio
Digital Audio Broadcasting
(DAB/DAB+) radio is becoming
more widely available. See
www.worlddab.org/country-information
for information on DAB/DAB+ availability.
You will need to scan for available stations
before being able to listen to them.
To scan for DAB/DAB+ stations, first select
the DAB/DAB+ tuner then press and hold
the OK key. The Solo will then scan all the
DAB/DAB+ radio frequencies and compile
a list of the stations that are available.
When the scan is complete, you can scroll
through the station list using the
<
and
>
buttons on the remote control. To listen
to the currently displayed station press
the
O
. If you do not press
O
within
two seconds, the display will revert to
displaying the currently playing station.
Saving and selecting
presets
Preset selection uses the
'
and
,
keys
on the remote to browse and
O
to select
the preset when the remote is in RADIO
device mode.
The Solo is capable of storing up to 50
presets. Pressing the OK key causes
the next available preset number to be
displayed, then pressing the OK key again
stores the current frequency/channel in
that preset. If a different preset number is
required, press the
'
or
,
keys until
the desired number is displayed before
pressing the OK key for a second time.
Deleting presets
When in tuner browse mode (using
'
and
,
to scroll through the presets), the
yellow button on the remote is used to
delete the currently highlighted (but not
playing) station or frequency.
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