Listening To The Radio - Arcam solo Manuel

Listening to the radio

Solo is fitted with either a DAB/FM or an AM/FM receiver, depending on the part of the world that it is
shipped to.
Solo provides:
up to 30 station presets;
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full RDS information on FM (where transmitted); programme-associated data on DAB;
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FM signal-strength and DAB data-rate meters.
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Switching to the radio
Press or until the radio type that you wish to listen to (DAB/FM/AM) is displayed on the
SOURCE+ SOURCE-
front panel. Alternatively, press the
DAB
Searching for stations
Pressing the button when the radio is
MODE
selected as the music source toggles between
the two tuning modes of Solo – 'Preset' or
'Tune'. The selected mode is shown briefly on
the display.
When in preset mode, pressing the >
buttons on the remote control ( 0 or /
front panel) selects the previous/next station
preset (if these are defined). Note that these
buttons have no effect, in preset mode, if no
presets are defined.
In tune mode, by contrast, pressing these
buttons changes the AM/FM tuning frequency
or selects the next DAB radio station from the
station list.
Display modes
Solo provides different display modes when
listening to the radio. The mode is changed
(cycled) by pressing the button on either
INFO
the front-panel or the remote-control.
1. Programme type (DAB/FM): a short
description of the type of programme being
transmitted.
2. Transmission frequency (FM/AM): the
station name (if available) and transmission
frequency.
3. Dynamic label (DAB)/ RDS (FM): 128
characters of text used by broadcasters to
give programme-related information (e.g.,
'phone numbers, web-addresses, etc.).
4. Data-rate (DAB): this mode shows the
data-rate of the station (in kbits/s) and the
transmission mode. A higher data-rate
indicates a higher audio quality, with the
maximum rate being 256kbits/s.
5. Signal quality: a bar-graph showing the
quality of the recieved signal.
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/ / button on the remote-control for direct access.
FM AM
FM/AM
To search for new stations, ensure that Solo is
in 'Tune' mode, as described above.
Manual tuning. Use the B
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buttons ( 0 or / on the front panel) to
select the desired tuning frequency.
This can be used for tuning to a specific
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frequency. It is also useful if you are
on the
trying to select a station that is too weak
for automatic tuning.
Automatic tuning. Pressing the
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buttons on the remote control (
C
or on the front panel) for longer than
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one second engages automatic tuning.
Solo searches for a radio station signal of
sufficient strength, then stops. To skip to
the next station, press one of the buttons
again. Automatic tuning is available for
both FM and AM.
Programming station presets
You can store your favourite radio station in one of the radio 'presets', giving
quick access to the station in the future without the bother of having to re-
tune. Solo provides for 30 preset radio stations, which are shared between
DAB, FM, and AM (as fitted).
To store a preset, first tune to the radio station you wish to store. To store the
station into one of presets 1–9, press and hold the appropriately numbered
button on the remote control until the 'preset saved' message is displayed.
An alternative method, giving access to presets 10–30, is to press
to enter the Solo configuration menu (described fully on page 11), then to
navigate through the menu until 'Store Preset' is displayed. At this point,
using the – and + buttons on the remote control (
allows selection of the preset number you wish to use for the station (if a
preset is in use already, then the name or transmission frequency of the
station held in the preset is shown on the bottom line of the display; empty
presets are indicated by 'Empty' being shown). When the preferred preset
number is shown, press to store the preset. Note that saving a radio
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station into a location occupied already will cause the original preset station to
be overwritten by the new one.
Your presets are retained when Solo is disconnected from the power supply.
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Source selection
Transmission details, or other information
DAB
Tuning stations in under DAB is different from
conventional FM or AM tuning, in that you do
and C not need to know the transmission frequency
of the station – this is handled for you by Solo.
Select DAB as the source, then press the
button. Navigate through the menu
MENU
options (see page 11) until 'DAB Setup' is
displayed. There are two options under this
menu item – 'Scan' and 'Erase settings'.
or
B
Selecting 'Scan' causes Solo to search for new
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DAB stations. If any are found, then they will
be added automatically to the list of available
stations. Press for a second time to exit
MENU
the menu.
To select a DAB radio station, press the
or C buttons on the remote control until
the name of the station you want to listen
to is displayed. The station will be tuned
in automatically after a delay of about two
seconds.
Selecting station presets
Solo must be in preset mode before preset stations can be selected (see
above).
To cycle through your preset stations, use the
remote control (
selected directly by using the numeric keypad on the remote. See page 10 for
further information on this option.
MENU
0 or / on the front panel)
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Preset mode indicator
Station name Current volume
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B or C buttons on the
0 or / on the front panel). Alternatively, presets can be