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RDS (1): With RDS off, press the RDS SELECT
button, followed by this button to turn RDS on.
The RDS display will turn on. You must have RDS
on to use the new RDS functions. The RDS display
will also turn on if one of the other RDS function
buttons has been pressed on. If you are tuned to a
station broadcasting RDS information, the station’s
call letters and Program Type (PTY) will replace the
station’s frequency on the display. After five seconds,
the program type will be replaced on the display by the
station’s program type name. The program type and
program type name may be the same or different.
Press BAND to recall the frequency and program type
displays. If the radio is tuned to a station that is not
broadcasting RDS information, the station’s frequency
will remain on the display. While RDS is on, the radio
will search for a stronger station in the network when
a station gets too weak for listening. Press the RDS
SELECT button, followed by this button again to turn
RDS off. All RDS functions will be turned off.
REGION: You can also use the RDS button to access
the region function. When an RDS station becomes
weak, this function searches for a stronger station within
the same network. A network can span a great distance.
One network can have stations spread across a country
or continent. Each network breaks down into regions.
With regions, local news items like weather and traffic
are available to you. When the region function is on,
the radio only searches for stations in the same network
and region. You can only use the region function when
RDS is already on. Press the RDS SELECT button.
Then press and hold the RDS button for two seconds.
REGION: ON will appear on the display. While
REGION: ON appears on the display, press the RDS
button again to turn the region function off. REGION:
OFF will appear on the display. The region function can
be turned on again by pressing the RDS button.
TA (2): Press the RDS SELECT button, followed
by this button to receive traffic announcements.
The radio will turn on the TA display. TP will appear
on the display if the tuned station broadcasts traffic
announcements. You may also receive traffic
announcements from stations in the network related to
the tuned station. If the current tuned station does not
broadcast traffic announcements, the radio will seek to
a station which does. When the radio finds a station
which broadcasts traffic announcements, it will stop.
If no station is found, NONE FOUND will appear on
the display and the TA icon will turn off. When SEEK
or SCAN is pressed with the traffic announcement
function on, the radio will only stop at stations which
broadcast traffic announcements.
