Terratec ACTIVERADIO User Manual
The ActiveRadio software
English Manual
Version: 7/12/05
The ActiveRadio software
The ActiveRadio application is the nerve center for radio reception with your TerraTec Cinergy
TV. It supports automatic station scans, accepts RDS (Radio Data System) information for the
automatic assignment of station names, sorts the available stations according to your taste
and records the radio program.
Start the application by clicking its shortcut in the Start menu.
The main window
Normal view
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B
K
J
L
H
E
M
I
C
F
G
D
A Set the frequency manually here.
B Switches to the next higher or lower station in the frequency range.
C Starts the automatic scan across the entire frequency range.
D Adjusts the sensitivity of the station scan. A lower setting will give you a more precise scan,
but will also find a greater number of stations with poor reception.
E Starts and stops recording.
F Mutes the radio program.
G Adjusts the volume.
H Switching to mono improves the quality of stations with poor reception.
I Store received RDS information by clicking this button.
J Assign your favorite stations to these buttons for quick access.
K 6 memory banks are available to store your favorite stations. Switching to a different bank
will change the assignments of the station buttons.
L A left-click on the Power button closes the application. A right-click will minimize it.
M Stores the current frequency as a new station.
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Small view
The small view gives you access to the most important radio functions without taking up too
much space on your desktop.
• Use the arrow buttons to choose your station.
• The display shows the name of the station, its frequency, and the time if transferred. Click
on the display to show the RDS radio text.
• A double-click will restore the normal view.
• Click the speaker button to mute the radio and to restore its volume.
Note: The small view does not restrict the timer, log or recording functions.
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Display information
Below is a description of the information contained in the display.
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C
D
A
E
G H
F
J
I
K
L
M
A Depending on the setting, the name received via RDS or the one you assigned.
B The currently-active memory bank.
C The type of program. 15 different program types have been defined. Not all stations broad-
cast the necessary signal, however.
D Radio text is displayed here.
E Indicates whether the station is broadcasting music or a pure speech program.
F This indicator lights up when RDS signals are being received.
G AFC (Automatic Frequency Control) indicates that the tuner has identified a station at the
selected frequency.
H Traffic information This display has three states: a) Dark – the station does not broadcast
traffic information. b) Send – The station broadcasts traffic information, but is not currently
doing so. c) Active – The station is currently broadcasting traffic information.
I Stereo indicates stereo reception.
J An RDS time and date signal is broadcast once a minute. The time is shown in the display.
The system time can be updated automatically via the context menu when an RDS signal is
available. In addition, the RDS options can be set to automatically check the system time.
(not all stations broadcast time and date signals.)
K This indicator is lit while the station scan is activated and seeking programs.
L LOG is lit whenever the LOG function has been activated via the context menu.
M The signal strength indicator shows the reception quality of the current station.
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