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5 Using DAB Radio
5.1 Finding & Selecting a Station
Stations will be listed alphabetically unless selected otherwise (see Menu
Options – changing station order)
• To find a station use the ‘station +/-‘ buttons on the remote control to move
up or down the list alphabetically
• When you have found the station you would like to listen to press ‘Select’ on
your remote control.
• If new stations have become available you will need to perform a Full Scan
(see Getting Started – Auto Scan / Full Scan). Any new stations will
automatically be added to the station list.
5.2 Using Presets
Your DAB Upgrade can store up to twenty stations as presets allowing you to
move between your favourite stations quickly and easily
To store a station as a preset:
• Tune the radio to the station you wish to store.
• Press the preset button that you wish to assign to this station (1-10) or (10-
20 using shift) and hold down until you see the message ‘preset saved’
• When subsequently scrolling through the stations any preset stations will
appear with their individual preset number in the display
To select a previously preset station
• Press the preset button assigned to the station you require and the DAB
Upgrade will tune to that station automatically
5.3 Changing the Information on the Display
It is possible to regularly change the displayed information on the screen.
To choose one of the following options press the ‘display’ button repeatedly:
• Scrolling text (DLS) – the default mode and broadcast by most stations
• Programme type – type of content being broadcast
• Multiplex – all stations belong to a multiplex that are groups of stations owned
and broadcast by a single operator
• Time and Date – an accurate time and date service updated from the
multiplex
• Channel – Multiplex channel and frequency
• Mode – Indicates stereo or mono and the bit/data rate that is being used by
the broadcaster. This will depend on the content being broadcast.
• Signal error – the lower the signal error, the better the reception quality at
that time and location
To show a graphic signal strength indicator: