Listening To Dab Radio; Preparing The Dab Tuning; Selecting A Dab Radio Station For Reception - Yamaha RX-V500D Owner's Manual

Listening to DAB radio

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DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) uses digital signals for clearer
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sound and more stable reception compared to analog signals. The
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unit can also receive DAB+ (an upgraded version of DAB) that
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allows for more stations using MPEG-4 audio codec (AAC+), which
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has a more efficient transmission method.
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DAB
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TUNER TUNER
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• The unit supports Band III (174 to 240 MHz) only.
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• Be sure to check the DAB coverage in your area in that not all areas are currently
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being covered. For a list of nationwide DAB statuses and worldwide DAB
frequencies, check WorldDMB online at
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http://www.worlddab.org/
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SETUP SETUP OPTION OPTION
• For details on the antenna connection, see "Connecting the DAB/FM antenna"
ENTER (p.26).
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RETURN RETURN DISPLAY DISPLAY

Preparing the DAB tuning

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Before tuning into DAB radio stations, follow the procedure below
to perform an initial scan.
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Press DAB to select the DAB band.
The following message appears on the front panel if you
have not performed an initial scan yet.
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Press [ENTER]
Press ENTER to start an initial scan.
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When the initial scan finishes, the unit automatically tunes
into the first DAB radio station as stored in station order.
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• If no DAB radio stations are found by an initial scan, the message in Step 1
appears again. Press ENTER to start an initial scan again.
• You can check reception strength of each DAB channel label (p.45).
• To perform an initial scan again after some DAB radio stations are stored,
select "Init Scan" (p.65) in the "Option" menu. If you perform an initial scan
again, the DAB radio stations currently registered to the preset numbers will
be cleared.

Selecting a DAB radio station for reception

You can select a DAB radio station from the stations stored by the
initial scan.
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Press DAB to select the DAB band.
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Press TUNING repeatedly to select a DAB radio
station.
• "Off Air" appears when the selected DAB radio station is currently not
available.
• When the unit is receiving a secondary station, "2" appears next to "DAB".
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• You can watch videos input from external devices while listening to radio by
selecting the video input jack in "Video Out" (p.68) in the "Option" menu.
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Daily Service
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Secondary station
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