Kenwood DDX4025DAB Instruction Manual

22DIGITAL RADIO (DAB)DIGITAL RADIO (DAB) (Only for DDX4025DAB)(Only for DDX4025DAB)About DAB (Digital AudioBroadcasting)What is DAB system?DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is one of the digitalradio broadcasting systems available today. It candeliver digital quality sound without any annoyinginterference or signal distortion. Furthermore, it cancarry text and data.In contrast to FM broadcast, where each programis transmitted on its own frequency, DAB combinesseveral programs (called “services”) to form one“ensemble.”The “Primary component” (main radio station)is sometimes accompanied by a “secondarycomponent” which can contain extra programs orother information.Listening to Digital RadioR Indications and buttons on the sourcecontrol screen1 25 6 7 843Tuner reception information1 Preset no.2 Channel no.3 Signal strength4 TI indicator5 Seek mode6 DAB reception indicator• The DAB indicator lights up when receiving anDAB broadcast.• The MC indicator lights up when receiving anDAB multi component.7 RDS indicator: Lights up when receiving a RadioData System station.8 Text information• Pressing [<] scrolls the text if not all of the textis shown.• Pressing [Now Playing] switches theinformation. Each time you press the button,the information and the button switchbetween [Audio Quality], [PTY], [Artists],[Title], [Now Playing], and [Next Program].Operation buttons[P>] Displays other preset numbers.[P1] – [P15] • Selects a stored service. (Press)• Stores the current service. (Hold)[MODE] Changes the settings for DABreception on the screen. (Page 25)[TI] Activates/deactivates TI standbyreception mode. (Page 24)[DLS] Displays Dynamic Label SegmentScreen (text messages the stationsends)[TEXT] Changes the display information.(Page 23)[ ] Displays the screen. (Page 23)[PTY] Enters PTY search mode. (Page 24)[SEEK] Changes the seek mode.• AUTO1: Auto Search• AUTO2: Tunes in the services inthe memory one after another.• MANU: Manual Search[S] [T] Searches for an ensemble, service,and component.• The search method differsaccording to the selected seekmode. (See above.)[REPLAY] Displays the screen.(Page 24)[MENU] Displays the screen.