English
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CX501
HD Radio Operations
About HD Radio™
T
echnology
HD Radio
T
echnology allows CD-
qu
ality digital
b
roadcasting of yo
u
r local AM and FM radio
stations. HD Radio
b
roadcasts can incl
u
de
m
u
ltiple channels on the same fre
qu
ency, which
is called m
u
lticasting.
W
ith m
u
lticasting, yo
u
can
recei
v
e
u
p to eight additional m
u
lticast
channels: HD1-HD8.
W
ith an HD Radio t
u
ner
connected, yo
u
will recei
v
e HD Radio digital
b
roadcasts a
u
tomatically when t
u
ned to a
station that offers HD Radio
T
echnology.
Note:
• Not all FM or AM stations offer HD Radio
(digital) broadcasting. You can receive both
analog and digital stations with the unit.
• The following operations are the same as for CD
mode:
∗
S
eek tuning
∗
Manual memory
∗
Auto store
∗
Preset scan
∗
Instant station recall (I
S
R)
See
“Radio Operations”
(page 12) for details.
S
electing a HD Radio mode
1. Press the [
SOURCE
]
bu
tton.
The system will switch to the RADIO so
u
rce,
when a THD300 or THD301 is connected.
W
hen the present channel is HD Radio
digital
b
roadcasts the HD icon will light.
HD Radio multicast channels
To t
u
ne to an HD Radio m
u
lticast channel, t
u
ne
to the main signal.
1. Press and hold the [
BAND
]
bu
tton (1 sec.).
PTY is displayed.
2. T
u
rn the [
ROTARY
] kno
b
to select PTY or
SUB CH.
∗
PTY: Program type
∗
SUB CH: S
ub
channel
3. Press the [
ROTARY
] kno
b
.
Note:
• Multi channel is available when a digital signal is
detected, the DIGITAL icon will light. If the digital
signal becomes unavailable, the unit will revert to
Analog reception.
Recalling a preset station
Up to six stations on each
b
and can
b
e stored.
This allows yo
u
to store yo
u
r fa
v
orite HD
R
adio
stations in memory for later recall.
1. Press the [
BAND
]
bu
tton to select the
desired
b
and.
2. Press the [
DIRECT
]
bu
ttons to select the
desired preset station.
Note:
• Multicast stations can be stored as presets, but
the unit must be in Digital or Auto reception mode
to receive them.
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