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Operation
under which you can store and recall stations
for each band. Select the needed station,
then press and hold a preset button. The
station will be saved in the memory under
the corresponding number. To recall a stored
station, press the corresponding preset button.
Automatic store/preset scan
Automatic store
Press and hold F/PS button. The radio will
automatically store the 6 strongest available
stations to the 6 preset memories of the 3 FM
bands or the 2 AM bands (depending on which
one is current). To stop auto store, press this
button again.
Preset scan
Press F/PS button, the receiver will scan the
saved stations in the current band.
Mono/Stereo control
(in FM radio
mode)
Press SEL button until the display shows ST
ON (ST OFF). Turn VOLUME knob to switch
between ON (stereo reception) or OFF (mono
reception).
Improvement of reception of distant stations
can be done by selecting mono mode, which
may cut down some reception noise.
RDS function
RDS (Radio Data System) service availability
varies with areas. Please understand if RDS
service is not available in you area, the following
service is not available, either.
AF (alternative frequencies) function
Press AF button to turn the AF function on
or off.
When the radio signal strength is poor,
enabling the AF function will allow the unit to
automatically search another station with the
same PI (Program Identification) as the current
station but with stronger signal strength, so that
you do not have to retune the stations when
driving between different transmitter coverage
areas. When AF symbol is on, it means RDS
information is received; when AF symbol is
flashing, it means RDS information is not yet
received.
PS (Program Service name): the name of
station will be display instead of frequency.
If RDS service is not available in your area,
turn off the AF mode. Default setting is ON.
TA (Traffic Alarm) function
Press TA button to turn TA function on or off.
In TA mode traffic program will be
automatically searched, until the program
is received. When traffic announcement is
received the unit will temporarily switch to the
tuner mode (regardless of the current mode)
and begin broadcasting the announcement.
After the traffic announcement is over, it will
return to the previous mode and volume level.
To interrupt traffic announcement press TA
button shortly; it will not switch off the TA mode.
PTY (Program Type)
This radio will allow you to select the type of
program required, and will search for a station
broadcasting that type of program.
Press PTY/CLK button to show the music
type. Then press 1 - 6 number buttons to
choose different music programs available.
Press PTY/CLK button twice to show the
speech type program. Then press 1 - 6 number
buttons to choose different speech programs.
Each number button will show 3 different
speech programs for you to choose (see table
below).
Button
Music group
Speech group
1
Pop, Rock
News, Affairs,
Info
2
Easy, Light
Sport, Educate,
Drama
3
Classics,
Other
Culture, Science,
Varied
4
Jazz, Country
Weather,
Finance, Children
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