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HD Radio™
HD Radio is a brand name registered by the
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DTS, Inc.
. They are the developer of a broad-
casting technology called IBOC or In Band On
Channel, which refers to the method of trans-
mitting a digital radio broadcast signal cen-
tered on the same frequency as the AM or FM
station's present frequency.
Introduction
Display when the radio is receiving an HD Radio
broadcast (generic illustration)
NOTE
HD Radio volume may fade in and out at
times due to coverage limitations.
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HD Radio™ technology is manufactured under license from DTS, Inc. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio™ and the HD and HD Radio logos are proprietary trademarks of DTS, Inc.
The IBOC system is referred to as a "hybrid"
since it is both analog and digital. During
hybrid operation, receivers still continue to
receive the analog (non-digital) signal. HD
Radio receivers incorporate both modes of
reception, where the receiver will automati-
cally switch to the analog signal if the digital
signal cannot be decoded or is lost by the
receiver.
When you have tuned to an HD Radio station,
the
symbol will appear in the infotain-
ment system display. The symbol will be dis-
played in different colors:
Grayed-out symbol: no HD Radio broad-
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cast reception
White symbol: the radio is actively receiv-
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ing an HD broadcast
Orange symbol: the radio is receiving an
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HD broadcast with digital sound
More information about HD Radio and IBOC
can be found on DTS, Inc.'s website,
www.dts.com.
Artist Experience™
A radio station's logo and album art can be
displayed. If a station opts to provide this
information, it is broadcast once every 12
minutes, which means that there may be a
delay before the logo/album art appear on the
screen. The radio can store 100 station logos
AUDIO, MEDIA AND INTERNET
so the next time the radio is tuned to the same
station, the logo will be displayed immedi-
ately. Album art is synched with the artist that
you are currently listening to.
Ball game mode
This feature means that a main FM station
(HD1) will broadcast live events, where the
content of the programming is more important
than sound quality, in analog mode only to
help prevent the delay between analog and
digital broadcasting. The HD Radio symbol
will be white during live broadcasts and "Live"
will be displayed next to the symbol.
Benefits of digital broadcasting
Better sound (FM sounds near CD qual-
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ity).
Some FM frequencies offer a greater
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number of listening choices through multi-
casting (consisting of a frequency's main
channel and any sub-channels that may
also be available on that particular fre-
quency.)
When receiving a digital signal there is no
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multipath disturbance or hisses/pops/
crackling due to outside influences.
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