Goodmans GCR1880DAB Manuale Utente

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is the next generation of radio. DAB was developed 

in Europe by a consortium of broadcasters and manufacturers.
DAB uses digital compression techniques to transform the source material, i.e. music 

and speech, into digital computer code before it is transmitted. The computer code 

consists of electronic ‘ones and zeros’ called binary digits or bits. The binary code is 

then multiplexed or grouped together to create a superior signal, when compared 

with the older analogue system, with the following key benefits:

• Near CD quality sound.
Because DAB is binary coded, the receiving equipment is only expecting to receive a 

series of ones and zeros, so any other interference is ignored, resulting in very high 

quality audio.

• Interference free reception.
Analogue systems suffer from an effect called ‘multipath distortion’. This is caused 

because radio waves do not behave in an orderly fashion, but bounce and reflect off 

buildings and mountains etc. DAB sees this as an advantage and uses the direct and 

reflected signals to actually reinforce the end result.

• No need to re-tune.
A single DAB frequency can be used to cover the whole of the UK, so solving many 

of the problems experienced with the earlier analogue system.

• Scolling text
Broadcasters can transmit text to your radio. This way you can read the name of the 

DJ, artist, song title or any other information that is broadcast.

• DAB coverage
Check your local coverage at www.ukdigitalradio.com, to check if you are in a DAB 

broadcast area.