AF - Alternative frequencies
(for RDS stations only)
The programme of a radio station is broadcast by several transmitting stations distributed
across the receiving area with every station transmitting with a different frequency. The AF
function constantly checks if the current radio station could be received on a different
frequency transmitting the same programme with a stronger signal. That way the device
can switch automatically to the transmitting station with the strongest signal without you
noticing it. Just press the
AF
button briefly to switch this function on and off.
There are radio stations that broadcast their programmes at certain times with different
regional contents. If you are listening to such a station it might happen that by switching
automatically to an alternative frequency the device receives a different regional
programme.
If you want to prevent this, hold down the AF button for one second until you read
REG ON
or
REG OFF
in the display. In the REG ON mode, the radio switches frequencies in spite of
differing regional programmes, in the REG OFF mode it does not switch. To change the
mode, hold down the AF button for a second.
TA / TP - Minimum volume for traffic announcements
With the TA function you make sure you don’t miss traffic announcements when driving
- even when in CD mode - because this information is played with a preset minimum
volume. So if you have lowered the volume, the traffic announcements are still played in a
volume loud enough to understand them well. If the normal volume is set higher before
traffic announcements, the device will not change the volume. If it is lower, the device will
raise the volume to the preset value during traffic announcements
.
Briefly press the
TA
button to activate this function. If the current radio station broadcasts
traffic announcements, TP now will light up in the display. If the station does not broadcast
traffic announcements, the unit selects a different station, that does broadcast traffic
announcements. When the station starts broadcasting traffic announcements,
TRAF INF
is shown in the display
.
PTY - Search for programme contents
With this function you can have the device search for stations that transmit a certain
programme type. You can select from the following genres
:
NEWS
News service
Finance
Economy
AFFAIRS
Politics and current affairs
Children
Children programmes
INFO
Service programme
Social
Social issues
SPORT
Sports
Religion
Religion
EDUCATE
Learning and education
Phone
In
Phone-in programmes
DRAMA
Radio plays and literature
Travel
Travel information
CULTURE
Church and Society
Leisure
Leisure time & hobby
SCIENCE
Science
Jazz
Jazz
VARIED
Entertainment (spoken)
Country
Country music
POP
M
Pop music
Nation
M
National music
ROCK
M
Rock music
Oldies
Oldies music
EASY
M
Easy listening
Folk
M
Folk music
LIGHT
M
Easy classical music
Document
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