Teac AG-H380 owner manual PTY Search, Tune in an FM station see Press the RDS button

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RDS

The Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service which allows stations to send additional information along with the regular radio programme signal.

RDS works on the FM waveband in Europe only.

1Tune in an FM station (see page 23).

2Press the RDS button.

Each time the RDS button is pressed, the RDS mode is changed as follows:

PROGRAM SERVICE

When you select PROGRAM SERVICE, “PROGRAM SERVICE” will blink for about 3 seconds and then the programme service name or a station’s name will be displayed. If there is no programme service data, the frequency will be displayed.

PROGRAM TYPE

When you select PROGRAM TYPE, “PROGRAM TYPE” will blink for about 3 seconds and then the programme type will be displayed.

CLOCK TIME

Displays the information about times provided from the station. When you select CLOCK TIME, “RDS CLOCK TIME” will blink for about 3 seconds and then the clock time will be displayed.

RADIO TEXT

When you select RADIO TEXT, “RDS RADIO TEXT” will blink for about 3 seconds and then the news of stations composed of up to 64 symbols will be displayed.

If there is no radio text data, RDS mode will be automatically switched to PROGRAM SERVICE mode.

TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE

When you select TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE, “TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE” will blink for 3 seconds and then the unit searches for a traffic announcement.

<When a traffic programme is found, the TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE mode is switched to PROGRAM SERVICE mode.

If the station currently selected is transmitting a traffic programme signal, the RDS mode will be switched to PROGRAM SERVICE mode without searching for a traffic programme.

PTY Search

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You can search for stations by programme type.

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Select FM by pressing the BAND button repeatedly.

 

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Hold down the RDS button for more than 3 seconds.

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Select the desired programme type (PTY).

 

Turn the TUNING/SELECT knob to select an item.

Select your desired one from among 31 kinds of PT Y programmes.

The programme type will blink.

4Press the ENTER button.

Searching starts.

<When the broadcast whose programme type you have selected is found, searching stops and the programme type will be displayed.

<If the broadcast of selected programme type is not found during PTY Search, it will stop at the beginning frequency.

<To stop searching, press the RDS button.

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Contents AG-H380 Important Safety Instructions Page Before Use ContentsMP3 and WMA AM Indoor Loop Antenna Connecting Antennas AM/FMFM Indoor Antenna FM Outdoor AntennaTurntable ConnectionsDVD player, etc PD-H380AUX 1/AUX 2/CD jacks AC Power CordPhono jacks USB portSubwoofer Speaker ConnectionsSystem Connection How to connectSpeaker Connections Subwoofer OUT jackName of Each Control FM Mode TimerVolume STANDBY/ONBattery Installation Remote Control UnitBattery Replacement Precautions Concerning BatteriesHow to select source How to turn the unit on or offAdjust the volume Listening through headphonesListening to iPod How to adjust the bass and treble soundTo pause playback Search for a part of a song To skip to the next or a previous songTo go back to the previous menu Select the menu itemDirect Mode default Changing the display modeExtended mode Listening to an USB DeviceSearch To pause playback pause modeTo stop playback To skip to the next or a previous songShuffle Playback USB Repeat Playback USBRepeat one file RPT Repeat all the songs RPT AllProgrammed Playback USB Press the Program button in the stop modePress the ˙ or ¥ button to select a file Within 5 seconds, press the Program buttonTo add a file to the programme To check the programmed orderTo delete a file from the programme To clear the programme Before Recording Display USBDeleting a file from USB Recording to USBWithin 3 seconds, press the Clear button Listening to FM/AM FM ModeManual Preset AM/FM Preset TuningPresetting Automatically Tune in an FM station see Press the RDS button PTY SearchNews Alarm Test Alarm-AlarmCurrent Affairs InformationPress the Time SET button Setting the ClockTimer Operation Setting the TimerTimer Playback Timer Recording Sleep TimerTimer off SLEEP-90 80, 70Troubleshooting Restoring factory settingsMaintenance SpecificationsTeac Corporation

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