4.3 Now playing information
While a station is playing, the screen shows its name and DLS
(Dynamic Label Segment) information broadcast by the station such
as programme name, track title and contact details.
Slideshow
The normal now playing screen shows a thumbnail of the currently
available slideshow image. (If no slideshow image is available a
default DAB thumbnail image is displayed). The Select button
cycles through the following slideshow displays.
Slideshow image and DLS text being broadcast by the current
station.
Normal now playing screen.
To view further information Press Info .
Each time you press Info , the next set of information is displayed,
cycling through: DLS text, DL Plus information (this is only
displayed if broadcast by the station), programme type,
ensemble name, channel number/frequency, signal strength, power
status and date.
4.4 Other settings
Dynamic range compression (DRC)
This function reduces the difference between the loudest and
quietest audio being broadcast.
Effectively, this makes quiet sounds comparatively louder, and
loud sounds comparatively quieter.
Note: DRC only works if it is enabled by the broadcaster for a
specific station.
To change the DRC setting Select Menu > DRC > The options
available are: DRC high | low | off.
5 FM radio mode
FM radio mode receives analogue radio from the FM band and
displays RDS (Radio Data System) information about the station
and show (where broadcast).
To enter FM mode: Press Mode until the display shows FM Mode.
5.1 Selecting stations
The first time you select FM radio, MD3 is set to the lowest
frequency in the FM band. On subsequent selections the last used
frequency/station is displayed.
To scan for a station in FM mode
Press Select MD3 scans up through the FM band frequencies,
showing the current frequency on the screen display.
A scan stops when a signal is found. MD3 can be set to stop at each
station or only at stations with a strong signal.
Alternatively, you can tune, using the select control button to rotate
in 50 kHz steps.
5.2 Now playing information
While FM radio is playing, the screen shows its frequency, or if RDS
information is available, station name and any further
RadioText' information. If no information is available, just the
frequency and a No RadioText message is shown.
To view further information about the broadcast Press Info.
Each time you press Info, the next set of information is displayed,
cycling through: RDS Radio text programme type, frequency, name,
mono/stereo,power status, and date.
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