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Listening to digital radio (DAB/DAB+)
• What is DAB+?
It is the European name for digital radio which means Digital Audio Broadcast
• What is the purpose of DAB+ radio?
To improve the musical experience, like TNT has improved the audiovisual experience on TV
• What are the advantages of DAB+ digital radio?
- better sound quality
- no interference or crackling
- a wider choice of stations
- easier searching: radio stations are listed in alphabetical order
- more information visible on the screen
• Do I need additional equipment for DAB+?
No, just select DAB+ on your micro hi-fi system
To receive digital radio stations, the antenna must be fully extended.
Turning on the unit for the first time
When the micro hi-fi system is turned on for the first time, it automatically switches to DAB mode and
starts an automatic search for available stations. A progress bar indicates the progress of the search.
• At the end of the search, the first station found in alphanumeric order is broadcast.
• To select another station, press the SCAN/
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(18) button on the remote control or the SCAN button
on the front panel and then scroll through the stations using the and buttons. You can also
turn the TUNING knob on the front panel. Then press the button to confirm. The selected station
is broadcast.
• If no station is received, the display indicates that there are no DAB stations available. This means
that there is no reception, or only very weak reception.
Browsing the menus
In DAB mode, press and hold the MENU button to access the DAB menu.
Select the desired menu by turning the TUNING knob on the device or by pressing the and
buttons on the remote control, and then press the button to confirm. The following menus are
available:
• full scan : searches for all available DAB radio stations.
• manual: allows you to manually set a specific channel/frequency and add it to the list of stations
already stored.
• DRC: Some stations in the DAB network support a volume control which is active during playback.
If the volume suddenly increases, the DRC automatically decreases it. If the volume suddenly
decreases, the DRC automatically increases it. The same procedure is applied when the volume
suddenly decreases: the micro hi-fi system will increase the volume again.
• prune: If your list includes stations that you no longer receive (you may be in another area), you can
select the prune option to remove them and clean up the list of stations.
• system : provides access to the configuration menus of your micro hi-fi system.
Performing an automatic search
You can update the list of stations received by doing another automatic search for DAB stations. New
stations and services will be added to the DAB broadcast. To get the new stations and new DAB
services available, regularly perform an automatic search.
1. Press and hold the MENU button to access the configuration menus.
2. Select the SCAN menu by turning the TUNING knob on the device or by pressing the and
buttons on the remote control, and then press the button . The automatic search starts.
3. You can also press the SCAN button on the remote control or on the device.
Performing a manual search
The manual search allows you to perform a specific search over a frequency. This is useful if you want
to get the best reception possible for a particular station or if you want to get the channel list of a
certain frequency without having to perform a full search.
1. Press and hold the MENU button to access the configuration menus.
2. Select the manual menu by turning the TUNING knob on the device or by pressing the and
buttons on the remote control, and then press the button.
3. Press the and buttons on the remote control or turn the knob to switch between the
frequency ranges 5A to 13 F.
4. Press the button to open the selected range. When searching manually, no station is broadcast.
The stations found on the frequency range are automatically added to the list of stations already
stored. To access it, press the MENU button to stop the manual search, and then browse the list of
stored stations.
Storing a DAB radio station
1. When the micro hi-fi system is turned on, select the DAB station of your choice.
2. Press and hold the PROG button on the remote control (9). Memory number 01 flashes on the