DAB Radio - Receiving all stations

[Ludwig]

I'm still waiting expectantly for Weeble and others to respond to
my post a few days ago ...... ....
In the meantime, Angib said on 22 March 2011, "You also need to set up the DAB to receive 'local and national ensembles' - look in the crappy information card about how to do that."
We did not receive that card when we picked up my wife's Countryman Cooper last week?
What does it say?

Peter

[Angib]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ludwig (original)

We did not receive that card when we picked up my wife's Countryman Cooper last week?

It's more likely that you did receive it - but you didn't imagine such crappy instructions were what we were talking about.....

In 2009, the DAB instructions were one page in the Boost handbook/leaflet:



Yeah, that's it!

[Ludwig]

Angib, thanks for this.
Thanks also for taking the time to attach a copy of the DAB card.
I'm sure we were not given this when we collected the car two weeks ago.
I'll ask the dealer about it.
As you may know, all you get now is one booklet comprising 211 pages.
_Everything_ seems to be in there including MINI Radio Boost CD
We did get a card for the radio/cd with my wife's previous car 5 years ago, MINI One

In the meantime I'll try to make a hard copy of the card.

Peter

[JohnClimber]

Quote: Originally Posted by Weeble (original)

One you know this the Mini manual makes a bit more sense as it tells you to hold down the DAB option button to search for all ensembles automatically. I also found another way not documented, when at the ensemble list (where i only had one before, North East) i pressed the little left and right arrow button between the two rotary knobs, this initiates a manual scan of ensembles. The display will say 'Searching' keep doing this until you find all the ensembles you want.

Countryman arrived yesterday and I thought I was stuck with 6 local stations and 2 bibe bashing ones.

Your tip worked a treat.

[Angib]

For printing, here is a better copy of the instructions as a PDF.

[Ludwig]

Angib, many thanks for producing this.
Very much better print out than the one before.
I'll study it and try to understand it!


Best, Peter

[offshore1]

My new Countryman One picked up last Fri shows "no signal" when switched to DAB. Since I live underneath the Wenvoe transmitter which radiates DAB with a power of 9kw no signal can't really be the issue. I'll study the rest of this thread and then find a couple of hours to sit in the car and press buttons. Hopefully there will be a "eureka" moment well before Christmas!

[Spacer]

Just try re-searching, as it may be tuned to a different mast.

[offshore1]

Now have DAB stations in abundance from six ensembles. Not sure exactly how I did it or will do it again when out of my local area but the up down arrow buttons in the centre seemed to play a crucial role.

[Ludwig]

re. "Question re. memorising DAB stations.
How do you memorise stations on "buttons" 7 to 12? Ludwig " 24 Nov 2011

Just to let Weeble and others know that I've found out how to memorize stations on buttons 7 -12.

On another related point.
p125 of the Owner's Handbook - "Displaying additional information"
Is there any way of getting the DAB radio to remember to display the SLIST/INFO screen e.g. current music track?

At the moment, I'm having to press SLIST then INFO every time I turn the DAB radio on. That can't be right can it?

Ludwig
BTW Angib's copy of the information card he provided for us has been invaluable.
Also, very impressed with the performance, sound and reception of the DAB radio in the car.