Dab+/Dab Operation; Full Scan; Manual Tuning; Secondary Services - Hitachi AXM860E Instruction Manual

DAB+/DAB Operation

Fully extend the aerial before switching on your unit.
If the unit is connected to the mains power, powered on by switching the POWER ON/OFF
switch at the rear of the unit, and then switched on from standby mode for the first time,
the unit will automatically enter into the DAB mode and perform a full auto scan function.
During the scan the display will show "Searching..." together with a slide bar that indicates
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the progress of the scan and the amount of stations that have been found so far.
Once the scan has finished, the unit will select the first alphanumerically found station. To
switch the found stations, press the SKIP/TUNE SEARCH

Full Scan

The full scan will search for the entire DAB Band III channels. After the scan has finished, the
first alphanumerically found station will be automatically selected.
To activate auto scan, first press the PLAY/PAUSE/SCAN
1.
the display will show "Searching ..." and a progressing slide bar.
2. All the stations that have been found will be stored automatically. To explore and
select listening to the found stations, press the SKIP/TUNE SEARCH

Manual Tuning

You can manually tune the receiver. This can help you when aligning your aerial or when
adding stations that were missed while auto tuning.
Press and hold the SELECT/MONO/ST. button to enter the manual tuning mode. The
1.
display will show "Manual Tune", and then display the current station frequency.
2. Press the SKIP/TUNE SEARCH
which are numbered from 5A to 13F.
After your desired channel number is selected, press the SELECT/MONO/ST. button
3.
to confirm. The display will show the station name and "MAN", showing that it is in
Manual tuning mode.
If you wish to exit Manual Tuning mode, press the SELECT/MONO/ST. button.
4.

Secondary Services

You may see a ">" symbol after the name of the station, this indicates that there are
secondary services available to that station. These secondary services contain extra
services that are related to the primary station. e.g. a sports station may want to add extra
commentaries. The secondary services are inserted directly after the primary station in the
station list.
To select the secondary station, press the SELECT/MONO/ST. button. When the secondary
service ends, the unit will automatically switch back to the primary station.
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buttons.
button to start "Full Scan",
buttons to cycle through the DAB channels,
to select.