SONIQ M200 User Manual

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Using the FM radio

Using your DAB+ radio

DAB+ display information

When listening to a DAB+ station you can change the information that

appears on the second line of the display.

There are six different types of information sent by the broadcaster.

Dynamic Label Segment (DLS) - this is scrolling text information

supplied by the broadcaster. Information could be the name of an artist

or music title, DJ’s name, contact details for the radio station etc.

Program Type (PTY) - such as ‘Rock’, ‘Pop’, ‘Talk’ or ‘News’ .

Multiplex Name - displays the broadcasting area and collection of radio

stations on this frequency eg:

BBC National DAB+, Digital 1 Network.

Time and Date - supplied by the broadcaster.

Channel and Frequency - eg: 12B 225.64 MHz

Signal Strength - The row of solid rectangles indicate the actual signal

strength that you are receiving. The stronger the signal, the further to the

right the row of solid rectangles will be.

1. Press the ‘Info’ button repeatedly to move through the display options.

FM Radio Mode

In FM mode, you will see ‘FM’ to the far right of line 1 of the display

together with a radio frequency eg: 89.60MHz.

When your radio is in FM mode it can receive Radio Data System or

‘RDS’ information if this is being transmitted by the broadcaster. RDS

information includes the station name, detail about the programme and

the current time.

If you were listening to an FM station when you switched the radio off

then this station will be automatically selected when you switch the radio

back on.

FM stereo ‘Auto’ mode

You can change the FM stereo mode of your radio to always play stations

in mono, or to switch automatically from stereo to mono when the signal

quality is low.

1. In FM mode, briefly press the ‘Enter’ button to switch between ‘Auto’

(Stereo) and ‘Mono’ modes.

Tuning to an FM station

1. If you are not in FM mode, touch the ‘Mode’ button to go to FM mode.

2. Press the or button to search for stations. A long press of the

or button initiates an auto search for the next station, where it

will stop and show the frequency of RDS information, if it is available.

A short press allows you to fine tune each station.

Note: If reception is still poor, adjust the position of the aerial or try

moving the radio to another location.

Storing an FM station preset

Your radio can store up to 10 FM stations in its preset memories for

instant access to your favourite stations.

Note: When you store FM radio station presets, these do not overwrite

your DAB+ station presets.

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