Expanded Dab+ Information; Dab+ Menu Functions; Use Of The Fm Radio - Kenwood M-918DAB Operating Manual

Expanded DAB+ information

With DAB+, supplemental information is transmitted in addition to the music signal. This can be retrieved as follows.
Press the button on the remote control to retrieve successively the following information:
INFO
• DLS (Dynamic Label Segment): Text information accompanying the programme, such as performer, song title,
album name etc. "NO DLS" is shown for stations which do not support DLS.
• Signal level: This is shown from left to right in the display using symbols.
The more symbols that are shown, the better is the reception.
• PTY (Programme Type):This indicated the classification of stations according to categories, e.g.Pop, News,
Religion, Info, Classics, etc.
• Ensemble name, e.g. DR Deutschland
• Display of channel and frequency of the station assigned
• ERR XX: This information shows the error rate of the digital reception. This is also dependent on the signal level
and can also be used for orienting the antenna.
• XX K BPS: Display of station data rate, e.g. 80 kBit/s. The data rate can differ from station to station.
• DABPLUS: Indicates the "DAB+" receiving mode.
• Current time
• Current date

DAB+ menu functions

The button opens a menu in which different DAB+ functions can be set. You can scroll through the
MENU
menu using the
TUN+
• FULL SCAN: Repeated automatic station scan. Confirm the function using the
• MANUAL: With this you can set a specific receiving channel.Using the
and the display will show the station which is currently set with the corresponding frequency.
• Press the or
TUN+
• Confirm selection using the
press of the button will load the current ensemble.
• DRC (Dynamic Range Control): With this you can adjust the dynamic range, provided that this is supported
by the selected station. The available settings are"OFF", "LOW" and "HIGH". The selection is made with
the or
TUN+ TUN-
• PRUNE: Invalid stations are deleted from the stations list with this. Select with the
with TUN+ or TUN-
• SYSTEM: For customer service only!

Use of the FM radio

Press the button on the remote control or the
DAB
the display.
Setting a FM station
• Press the button on the remote control to increase the reception frequency.
TUN+
• Press the button on the remote control to lower the reception frequency.
TUN-
• If you hold down the
first station which is found.
• Press the
Auto Tune
stations which are found. A maximum of 20 stations will be stored in the order they were found.
• Press the or
memory list. Memory spaces which are unassigned will be indicated with "EMPTY".
14
or buttons. The following functions can be set:
TUN-
buttons to manually select another channel.
TUN-
button. Then the signal level will be shown in the display, another
Enter
buttons and confirmed with the
and confirm with
27.0 mm
4.5 mm
or buttons, an automatic station scan starts which stops at the
TUN+ TUN-
button to start a station scan with automatic storage of the
buttons on the remote control or on the main device to scroll through the
Enter button.
.
Enter
button on the main device until "FM" appears on
button.
Enter
button, the function is confirmed
Enter
Enter
buttons, Y/N