HD Radio™ reception

Many stations broadcast both analog and digital signals. If a digital radio network is available, these stations can be received digitally and thus with better sound quality.

License conditions

HD Radio™ technology is manufactured under license from iBiquity Digital Corp. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio™ and the HD and HD Radio logos are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp.

Switching digital radio reception on/off

1.  "Radio"
2.  "FM" or "AM"
3.  Open "Options".
4.  "HD Radio Reception"

The setting is stored for the remote control currently in use.

digitally. This symbol is displayed when a station is received digitally.

In areas in which the station is not continuously received in digital mode, playback switches between analog and digital reception. Any time shift between these two broadcasts can lead to repetitions or interruptions in the output. In this case, switch off digital radio reception.

Displaying additional information

Some stations broadcast additional information on the current track, such as the name of the artist.

1.  Select the desired station.
2.  Open "Options".
3.  "Station info"

Selecting a substation

The additional substations. The station name of the main station ends with HD1. The station names of the subchannels end with HD2, HD3, etc. symbol indicates that a main station includes additional substations. The station name of the main station ends with HD1. The station names of the subchannels end with HD2, HD3, etc.

1.  Select the desired station.
2.  Press the controller.
3.  Select the substation.

In the event of poor reception, the substation is muted for several seconds. If reception is interrupted for a longer period of time, then the system switches back to the main station.

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