graeme redman
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Digital RadioDigital Radio
the dawn of a new era in radiothe dawn of a new era in radioin Australiain Australia
Receiver functionality and Receiver functionality and availabilityavailability
Graeme [email protected]
Regional Manager, PURE, a division of Imagination Technologies PLC United Kingdom.
Digital Audio Broadcasting
What digital radio offersWhat digital radio offers Interference free enhanced quality radio Tune by station name as well as presets Secondary services “DAB+” dramatically improved spectral efficiency Scrolling Text Intellitext TextStore Pause and Rewind Electronic Program Guide Record to SD Card or external recorder Accurate time including day and date USB Port MP3 Compatibility Multiple alarms and events Go to sleep on one station, wake up to another
(Not all features necessarily available on all radios)
Tune by Station NameTune by Station Name
Scrolling TextScrolling Text
ConnectivityConnectivity
Typical Connections to an advanced PURE DAB radio
Record digitally via SD Card or Digital Out
USB Port - SD Card - MP3 CapabilityUSB Port - SD Card - MP3 Capability
USB PortSoftware upgrades
New features bringing enhanced functionality
Bug Fixes
Transfer files between SD Card and a PC to manage libraries of audio favouritesDownload Podcasts to DAB radio
SD Card can become an additional drive on a PC for data import/export via USB
Play favourite MP3 libraries on DAB radio
SD Card MenuSD Card Menu
Electronic Program GuideElectronic Program Guide
EPG provides a program guide up to a week in advance by MUX
Displays program name and start time
Select the programs in advance from the EPG
Programs can be played live or recorded to SD Card or “digital out” at the listeners option
Saved programs can be archived to a PC to create a library of favourite programs
Programs can be converted to MP3 for listening on the move
ElectronicElectronic Program GuideProgram Guide
Intellitext® gives you on-demand access to Intellitext® gives you on-demand access to information that a radio station may transmit information that a radio station may transmit such as sports headlines, news and more.such as sports headlines, news and more.
Intellitext® stores the scrolling text to allow Intellitext® stores the scrolling text to allow you to navigate, by topic, straight to the news you to navigate, by topic, straight to the news you want to find.you want to find.
ReVu ReVu Pause and Rewind live Digital RadioPause and Rewind live Digital Radio
Pause and rewind up to 30 minutes of live digital radio (Depending on bit rate of program and receiver memory)
Fast forward and rewind through rewound program
Record rewound program to SD Card or digital out.
Pause and Rewind live Digital RadioPause and Rewind live Digital Radio
Future DevelopmentsFuture Developments
A totally absorbing radio experience Colour Graphics, logos and taglines
Visual weather and traffic reports
Downloadable applications
Store and retrieve text and graphics, product information, maps, store locations etc
Information allied to the audio message
CD and Book covers
Show photographs
Internet Radio
FutureFuture DevelopmentsDevelopments
Picture Radio
Copyright Commercial Radio Australia 2007
FutureFuture DevelopmentsDevelopmentsTraffic InformationTraffic Information
Copyright Commercial Radio Australia 2007
FutureFuture DevelopmentsDevelopmentsBuy that tune!Buy that tune!
Copyright UBC Media Group and Imagination Technologies
The acceleration of DAB in the UKThe acceleration of DAB in the UK
By March 06, cumulative sales topped 3 million unitsBy March 06, cumulative sales topped 3 million units
It took five years to reach 1,000,000 units
9 months to reach 2,000,000
And 5 months to get to 3,000,000 (March 06)
By December 2007 ~ 6 million units
Source:- DRDB
From a rich variety of Brands
In the UK there are
Australia “the Lucky Country”Australia “the Lucky Country”
Starting where the UK is today DAB+ Mature technology
Large range of receivers Feature rich products Government Commitment
A digital radio for every A digital radio for every occasion occasion
The future of radio is The future of radio is nownow
Thank You