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• Signal strength - An empty will appear on the

display to indicate the minimum signal strength

for acceptable listening. The row of solid rectangles

indicates the actual signal strength that you are

receiving.

• Program type (PTY) – e.g., ‘Rock’, ‘Pop’, ‘Talk’ or ‘News’

• Multiplex name - Displays the broadcasting area

and collection of radio stations on this frequency

e.g., BBC National DAB, Digital 1 Network

• Channel and frequency – e.g. 12B 225.648 MHz

(Channel=12B, Frequency=225.648 MHz)

• Signal error - This is displayed as a number between

0-99. To satisfactorily listen to a radio station, the

signal error must be below 30. Adjust the aerial or

relocate your radio to improve reception.

• Signal information - The data rate at which the

signal is being transmitted.

• Power indicator – displays <USB Power> when

is the battery charge available.

• Time

• Date

Dynamic range control (DRC)

DRC data is not transmitted by all broadcasters. DRC

is used for controlling dierence between the loudest

and quietest sounds. e.g., in a noisy environment,

setting the DRC to maximum makes quiet sounds

comparatively louder, and loud sounds quieter.

There are 3 levels of compression:

• DRC o - no compression. This is the default

setting.

• DRC low - medium compression

• DRC high - maximum compression

In DAB mode, long press

. Use to scroll

and select <DRC> and then select your preference.

Note: The current DRC setting will have an asterisk (*)

in the display.

FM radio mode

To change to FM mode, short press until the

radio displays <FM>. If you were listening to an FM

station when you switched the radio o, this station

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