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Using the radio
Using RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS is a system that transmits useful information (in
the form of digital data) for FM broadcasts along with
the broadcast signal. Tuners and receivers designed
for RDS reception can extract the information from
the broadcast signal for use with various functions,
such as automatic display of the station name.
RDS functions
PTY (Program TYpe Identifi cation) Search:
Automatically tunes to a station that is currently broadcasting
the specified program type (genre).
PS (Program Service Name) Display:
Automatically displays the station name transmitted by the RDS
station.
Radio Text function:
Displays the radio text data transmitted by some RDS stations
when you Press
DISPLAY
button. "NO TEXT" is displayed if no
text data is transmitted.
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• Some functions and function names may differ in certain
countries and areas.
Changing the RDS display information
While receiving a RDS station, pressing the
DISPLAY
button changes the contents of the display.
Every time the button is pressed, the display
changes in the following order:
Information
PS (Program Service name) display
PTY (Program TYpe) display
RT (Radio Text) display
Frequency display and preset number display
Tuning by Program Type (PTY search)
This function lets you set the tuner to automatically
search for stations which are currently broadcasting
the type of program (genre) you want to listen to.
1
Press TUNER BAND button to select FM.
2
Press PTY button.
If the current station is with RDS, the program type
of the station is displayed.
3
Press
FOLDER/P.CALL
5
or
∞
button to select
your desired program type.
Program type table
Program Type Name
Display
News
"NEWS"
Current Affairs
"AFFAIRS"
Information
"INFO"
Sport
"SPORT"
Education
"EDUCATE"
Drama
"DRAMA"
Culture
"CULTURE"
Science
"SCIENCE"
Varied Speech
"VARIED"
Pop Music
"POP M"
Rock Music
"ROCK M"
Easy Music
"EASY M"
Light Classical Music
"LIGHT M"
Serious Classical Music
"CLASSICS"
Other Music
"OTHER M"
Weather
"WEATHER"
Finance
"FINANCE"
Children’s Program
"CHILDREN"
Social Affairs
"SOCIAL"
Religion
"RELIGION"
Phone In
"PHONE IN"
Travel
"TRAVEL"
Leisure
"LEISURE"
Jazz Music
"JAZZ"
Country Music
"COUNTRY"
National Music
"NATION M"
Oldies Music
"OLDIES"
Folk Music
"FOLK M"
Documentary
"DOCUMENT"
4
Press PTY button to start searching.
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• Under certain receiving conditions, it may take more than 1
minute to complete the search.
• If the desired program type cannot be found, "NO PROGRAM"
is displayed, then after several seconds the display returns to
the original display.
Manual preset
You can store up to 30 for FM and 10 for AM radio
stations in the memory. When a preset radio stations
selected, the preset number appears on the display.
1
Press TUNER BAND button to select the desired
waveband: FM or AM.
2
Press
4
or
¢
button to tune in to the
desired frequency.
3
Press MEMORY/REPEAT button so that "P – –"
appears on the display.
4
If you want to store the radio station to another
preset number, press FOLDER/P.CALL
5
or
∞
,
or digit buttons 0–9 to select the desired preset
number.
5
Press ENTER button again to store the radio
station.
6
Repeat steps 2 to 5 to store other preset radio
stations.
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• During preset, if no button is pressed within 20 seconds, the
system will exit preset mode automatically.
Tuning to a preset radio station
Press FOLDER/P.CALL
5
or
∞
, or digit buttons 0–9
to select the desired preset number.
The preset number and radio frequency appear on
the display.
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• Press the digit buttons as shown below:
To select 1
1
and
ENTER
To select 2
2
and
ENTER
To select 10
1, 0
and
ENTER
Tuning in radio stations
1
Press TUNER BAND button to select the desired
waveband: FM or AM.
2
Press and hold
4
or
¢
button to tune in to
the desired frequency.
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• To tune to a weak station, briefly press
4
or
¢
button
repeatedly until the display shows the desired frequency or
when the best reception has been obtained.
STEREO/MONO
Press RESOLUTION/ STEREO/MONO button to select
mono or stereo mode.
When stereo mode is selected, the icon "STEREO"
appears on the display (if current station is FM
stereo).
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• You are able to select stereo or mono mode in FM band only.
Auto preset
Radio stations can be preset automatically in preset
channels.
1
Press TUNER BAND button to select the desired
waveband: FM or AM.
2
Press MEMORY/REPEAT button for more than 2
seconds.
The receivable radio stations are preset
automatically.
When the Auto preset operation has completed,
the unit enters the condition in which preset
station P01 is tuned.
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