Here the additional bandwidth of more than 350 kHz would have been desirable. In stereo mode it switches to 130 kHz, automatically. Four decoder switches permit the use of all normally available decoders. MAC signals are fed to the decoder in standard form, so there are no long switching times as will be inevitable with worse receiver matching. Eight preferred programmes can be stored in a favourites list and a five event timer provides accurate and automatic programme recording.
Individual programmes can be password-protected.
The choice of the right receiver is determined by the needs of the user. On the SRT 229 an optional threshold extension would have been desirable, however, without this option the reception sensitivity of the tuner is adequate to process medium quality signals well.