Technika MC-429ID User Manual
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DAB ADVANCED OPERATION
The DAB radio of your audio system includes several advanced
features.
To select the advanced features:
Touch the
•
MENU touchpad on the front panel (or press
the MENU button on the on the remote control) to open
the advanced operation menu.
To scroll through the menu options below, press the
•
{
or } button.
To select a menu option, press the
•
ENTER button.
MANUAL TUNE
Manual tuning may be used to tune the band by frequency
or multiplex. A station multiplex may then be selected and
displayed with a signal strength bargraph to assist with
aligning the aerial for best signal.
To tune manually:
Select Manual Tune from the menu.
•
Press the
•
{
or } button to scroll through the multiplex
numbers and frequencies.
DAB SCANNING
When first used, your audio system scanned the DAB band
for available stations. The station services found were then
stored in your system’s memory.
You can re-scan the band at any time if you move to a different
area or just to refresh the stored list of available stations.
TO START A FULL SCAN
Select the DAB band.
•
Press the
•
/,
/SCAN button to start a scan.
The unit will now display the legend ‘SCANNING’ and a bargraph
to show scan progress. The number of services found during the
scan will be shown at the right side of the display.
After running a scan the radio will re-tune to the last tuned
station, or if this is not available, the first station found in
alphabetical sequence.
To select a multiplex, press the
•
ENTER button.
The selected multiplex number will be displayed with (if
present) the multiplex name and signal strength.
Press the
•
{
or } button to re-tune to another
multiplex.
FULL SCAN
You can start a local or full scan by selecting these menu
options. This is an alternative method of starting a scan to
that described in the SCANNING section on this page.
DRC VALUE
DRC is Dynamic Range Compression. Enabling DRC may
improve the sound of DAB radio when listening in a noisy
room. You can set the DRC value with this menu option.
Select DRC from the menu.
•
Press the
•
{
or } button to select the DRC value you
prefer from the options of Off, high or low.
Press the
•
ENTER button to confirm your selection.
PRUNE: If your station list includes stations that you can no
longer receive (you may have moved to a different area), you
can select the ‘Prune’ option to remove any stations that can
no longer be received from the Station List.
SYSTEM
If you choose this option, the radio’s software version is
displayed. This is purely an aid for technicians should your
radio ever need service.