JVC KD-SX947R: DAB TUNER OPERATIONS

DAB TUNER OPERATIONS: JVC KD-SX947R

DAB TUNER OPERATIONS

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We recommend that you use DAB (Digital Audio

Tuning in to an ensemble and

Broadcasting) tuner KT-DB1500 or KT-DB1000

with your unit.

one of the services

If you have another DAB tuner, consult your JVC

IN-CAR ENTERTAINMENT dealer.

A typical ensemble has 6 or more programmes

Refer also to the Instructions supplied with

(services) broadcast at the same time. After

your DAB tuner.

tuning in to an ensemble, you can select a

service you want to listen to.

What is DAB system?

Before you start....

Press FM/AM (DAB) briefly if CD, CD changer, or

DAB is one of the digital radio broadcasting

external component is the current source.

systems available today. It can deliver CD

quality sound without any annoying

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Select the DAB tuner.

interference and signal distortion.

Furthermore, it can carry text, pictures, and

Each time you press and

data.

hold the button, the DAB

In contrast to FM broadcast, where each

tuner and the FM/AM tuner

programme is transmitted on its own

are alternately selected.

frequency, DAB combines several

FM/AMDAB

programmes (called “services”) to form one

“ensemble.

In addition, each “service”—called “primary

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Select the DAB band (DAB1, DAB2,

service”—can also be divided into its

or DAB3).

components (called “secondary service”).

Each time you press the

button, the DAB band

With the DAB tuner connected with this unit,

changes as follows:

you can enjoy these DAB services.

DAB 1

DAB 2

DAB 3

(D1)

(D2)

(D3)

Note:

When reception switches between DAB and FM, the

listening volume level may increase or decrease

Note:

inconveniently. This change in the volume level results

This receiver has three DAB bands (DAB1,

from unequal audio injection levels at broadcaster

DAB2, DAB3). You can use any of them to tune

site, but not from the malfunction of this unit.

in to an ensemble.

To prevent this inconvenience, you can adjust the DAB

input level. (See “To adjust the DAB volume level” on

page 46.)

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To tune in to a particular ensemble without

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Start searching for an ensemble.

searching

Press ¢ to

Before you start....

search for ensembles

Press FM/AM (DAB) briefly if CD, CD changer, or

of higher frequency.

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external component is the current source.

1 Press and hold FM/AM (DAB) to select DAB

Press 4 to

tuner as the source.

search for ensembles

2 Press FM/AM (DAB) repeatedly to select the

of lower frequency.

DAB band (DAB1, DAB2, or DAB3).

3 Press and hold ¢ or 4 for more

When an ensemble is received, searching

than one second.

stops.

4 Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly until the

To stop searching before an ensemble is

ensemble you want is reached.

received, press the same button you have

If you hold down the button, the frequency

pressed for searching.

keeps changing until you release the button.

5 Press 5 (up) or (down) to select a service

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Select a service (either primary or

(either primary or secondary) you want to

secondary) you want to listen to.

listen to.

To restore the FM/AM tuner

Press 5 (up) to select

the next service. (If a

Press and hold FM/AM (DAB) again.

primary service has

some secondary

services, they are

Storing DAB services in

selected before the

next primary service is

memory

selected.)

You can preset up to 6 DAB services in each

Press (down) to select the previous

DAB band (DAB1, DAB2, and DAB3) manually.

service (either primary or secondary).

Before you start....

Press FM/AM (DAB) briefly if CD, CD changer, or

To change the display information while

external component is the current source.

tuning in to an ensemble

1

Select the DAB tuner.

Normally service name is shown on the display.

If you want to check the ensemble name or its

Each time you press and

frequency, press DISP (display).

hold the button, the DAB

Each time you press the button,

tuner and the FM/AM tuner

are alternately selected.

the following information appears

for a while on the display.

2

Select the DAB band (DAB1, DAB2,

or DAB3) you want.

Each time you press the

button, the DAB band

changes as follows:

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FM/AMDAB

Service name

Ensemble name

Channel number

Frequency

DAB 1

DAB 2

DAB 3

(D1)

(D2)

(D3)

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Tune in to an ensemble you want.

Tuning in to a preset DAB

service

You can easily tune in to a preset DAB service.

Remember that you must store services first. If

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you have not stored them yet, “Storing DAB

services in memory” on pages 44 and 45.

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Select a service of the ensemble you

want to listen to.

Before you start....

Press FM/AM (DAB) briefly if CD, CD changer, or

external component is the current source.

Press 5 (up) to select

the next service.

1

Select the DAB tuner.

Each time you press and

Press (down) to select

hold the button, the DAB

the previous service.

tuner and the FM/AM tuner

are alternately selected.

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Press and hold the number button

(in this example, 1) you want to store

FM/AMDAB

the selected service into for more

than 2 seconds.

2

Select the DAB band (DAB1, DAB2,

or DAB3) you want.

Each time you press the

button, the DAB band

changes as follows:

Selected band/preset number and “MEMO”

(memory) appear alternately for a while.

DAB 1

DAB 2

DAB 3

(D1)

(D2)

(D3)

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Select the number (1 – 6) for the

preset DAB service (primary) you

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Repeat the above procedure to store

want.

other DAB services into other preset

numbers.

Notes:

You can only preset primary DAB services. If you

store a secondary service, its primary service will

Note:

be stored instead.

If the selected primary service has some secondary

A previously preset DAB service is erased when a

services, pressing the same number button repeatedly

new DAB service is stored in the same preset

will tune in to the secondary services.

number.

Preset DAB services are erased when the power

supply to the memory circuit is interrupted (for

example, during battery replacement). If this

occurs, preset the DAB services again.

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To adjust the DAB volume level

What you can do more with

You can adjust the volume level of DAB tuner

DAB

and store it in memory. By adjusting the volume

level properly to match it to the FM sound level,

Tracing the same program automatically

you will not need to adjust the volume level each

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(Alternative Reception)

time you change the source.

You can keep listening to the same program.

When shipped from the factory, DAB volume

While receiving a DAB service:

level is set at “00.

When driving in an area where a service

See also “Changing the general settings

cannot be received, this unit automatically

(PSM)” on page 32.

tunes in to another ensemble or FM RDS

station, broadcasting the same program.

1 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than

While receiving an FM RDS station:

2 seconds so that one of the PSM items

When driving in an area where a DAB service

appears on the display.

is broadcasting the same program as the

2 Press ¢ or 4 to select “DAB VOL

FM RDS station is broadcasting, this unit

(volume).

automatically tunes in to the DAB service.

3 Turn the control dial to set to the desired

volume.

You can set it from “VOL–12” to “VOL+12.

4 Press SEL (select) to finish the setting.

To use Alternative Reception

When shipped from the factory, Alternative

Reception is activated.

See also “Changing the general settings

(PSM)” on page 32.

1 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than

2 seconds so that one of the PSM items

appears on the display.

2 Press ¢ or 4 to select “DAB AF”

(alternative frequency).

3 Turn the control dial to select the desired

mode.

• AF ON: Traces the program among DAB

services and FM RDS stations

—Alternative Reception. The AF

indicator lights up on the display

(see page 13).

• AF OFF: Alternative Reception is

deactivated.

4 Press SEL (select) to finish the setting.

Note:

When Alternative Reception (for DAB services) is

activated, Network-Tracking Reception (for RDS

stations: see page 13) is also activated automatically.

On the other hand, Network-Tracking Reception

cannot be deactivated without deactivating

Alternative Reception.

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