Technika MC-429ID User Manual

The DAB radio of your audio system includes several advanced 
features. 
To select the advanced features:

Touch the 

•

MENU touchpad on the front panel (or press 

the MENU button on the on the remote control) to open 
the  advanced operation menu.
To scroll through the menu options below, press the  

•

{

 

or }  button.

To select a menu option, press the 

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ENTER button.

MANUAL TUNE
Manual tuning may be used to tune the band by frequency 
or multiplex. A station multiplex may then be selected and 
displayed  with  a  signal  strength  bargraph  to  assist  with 
aligning the aerial for best signal.
To tune manually:

Select Manual Tune from the menu.

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Press the  

•

{

 or } button to scroll through the multiplex 

numbers and frequencies.

When first used, your audio system scanned the DAB band 
for available stations. The station services found were then 
stored in your system’s memory.
You can re-scan the band at any time if you move to a different 
area or just to refresh the stored list of available stations.
TO START A FULL SCAN

Select the DAB band.

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Press the 

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/,

/SCAN button to start a scan.

The unit will now display the legend ‘SCANNING’ and a bargraph 
to show scan progress. The number of services found during the 
scan will be shown at the right side of the display.
After running a scan the radio will re-tune to the last tuned 
station, or if this is not available, the first station found in 
alphabetical sequence.

To select a multiplex, press the 

•

ENTER button.

Press  the   

•

{

  or  }    button  to  re-tune  to  another 

multiplex.

FULL SCAN
You  can  start  a  local  or  full  scan  by  selecting  these  menu 
options. This is an alternative method of starting a scan  to 
that described in the SCANNING section on this page.
DRC VALUE
DRC  is  Dynamic  Range  Compression.  Enabling  DRC  may 
improve the sound of DAB radio when listening in a noisy 
room. You can set the DRC value with this menu option.

Select DRC from the menu.

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Press the  

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{

 or }  button to select the DRC value you 

prefer from the options of Off, high or low.
Press the 

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ENTER button to confirm your selection.

PRUNE: If your station list includes stations that you can no 
longer receive (you may have moved to a different area), you 
can select the ‘Prune’ option to remove any stations that can 
no longer be received from the Station List.
SYSTEM
If you choose this option, the radio’s software version is 
displayed. This is purely an aid for technicians should your 
radio ever need service.