Improving Your Reception - Cambridge Audio DAB500 Owner's Manual

IMPROVING YOUR RECEPTION

If you experience no reception at all or the sound breaks up when listening
to some stations then there are a few things you can try to improve
reception.
FIND THE BEST POSITION FOR YOUR AERIAL
While listening to a radio station, press (without turning) the Tune/Enter dial
once and the display will change to show a bargraph. You can either move
the supplied wire aerial or rotate an outdoor aerial so that the bargraph
gives the highest reading. There are 16 segments, the fifth is marked and
indicates the minimum level required for clear reception. Anything below
this will sound broken and garbled. As you can see from the sample display
below, BBC Radio 4 has 14 segments showing so reception will be clear.
BBC Radio 4
After you have optimised the aerial position for the station you are listening
to, check the signal strength of other stations to make sure you have
sufficient level for them. If not, try moving the aerial to a position that works
for all the stations you can receive.
TRY AN EXISTING FM OR TV OUTDOOR AERIAL
If you get poor reception with the supplied wire aerial then you may find that
an existing FM radio or TV aerial will work with your DAB tuner. Although
these aerials are not built to work at DAB radio frequencies they may still
work well enough. You will need an adaptor to change the FM/TV aerial plug
into an F-Type plug.
IF YOU STILL HAVE POOR RECEPTION
If neither the wire aerial or any existing aerial work then please contact your
local aerial installer or visit the web sites below.
www.blake-a a erials.co.uk
www.maxview.ltd.uk
www.antiference.co.uk
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