Blaupunkt Sydney RCM 126 RDS Seek only FM, Storing stations, Scanning stations with Radio- Scan

RDS Seek (only FM)

You can use the << >> buttons to tune in RDS stations.

For this it is necessary that the stations have been tuned in at least once and that “AF”is active (lights up in the display).

A quick way to tune in RDS stations is to use Travelstore:

•Press FMT for two seconds; the sys- tem starts to run through the frequency band.

If “AF”is not displayed,

•press AF.

With this, the requirements for selecting sta- tions with cc >> are fulfilled.

Changing the memory bank (FM)

Storing stations

On FM, you can store six stations on the preset buttons 1-6 for each of the memory banks I, II and T.

On AM, you can store six stations.

•Select the appropriate waveband with FMT or AMT.

•Tune in a station with the rocker switch (either automatically A/v or manually << >>) .

•Press the desired preset button until the radio resumes play after the mut- ing (takes approximately two seconds, confirmed by beep).

Now the station has been stored.

The activated preset button is indicated in the display.

Automatically storing the strongest stations with Travel- store

You can automatically store the six most powerful FM and AM stations of your cur-

rent reception area sorted according to their I signal strength. This function is particularly convenient on longer trips.

•Press the FMT or AMT button for two seconds.

“T-STORE” will appear in the display. The six strongest FM or AM stations will be automatically stored on the memory bank ‘7” (Travelstore). When this process has been completed, the radio will play the first station.

If desired, stations can also be stored manually on the Travelstore bank (see “Stor-

You can shift between the memory banks I,

IIand T in order to store stations and recall them later.

The currently selected memory bank is in- dicated in the display.

• Press the FMT button as many times until the desired memory bank lights up in the display.

Scanning stored stations with Preset Scan

You can have all of the stored stations briefly scanned on all wavebands.

To start Preset Scan:

•Press SC for approximately two sec- onds.

All of the stored stations of the adjusted waveband will be scanned one after the oth- er. The memory bank and preset position of the currently scanned station will flash in the display.

To select a scanned station and switch off Preset Scan:

•Press SC briefly.

Scanning stations with Radio- Scan

You can also scan all stations which can be received.

To start the Scan function:

•Press SC briefly.

The scanned frequency or the station name will start flashing in the display. During the actual scanning process “FM-SCAN” or “AM-SCAN” will be displayed.

To select a scanned station and switch off the Radio-Scan function:

•Press SC briefly.

Notice:

Should you tune in a station which has al- ready been stored before on another memory bank, the corresponding preset button and the memory bank will briefly flash in the display.

If no station is selected, the scan function will be automatically switched off after the frequency band has been run through com- pletely. The unit will tune in the station lis- tened to before starting the scan.

Changing the scan time

The scan time can be changed from be- tween five to a maximum of 30 seconds. Please refer to chapter “DSC programming

-SCANTIME”.

Selecting the seek tuning sensi- tivity

You can alter the automatic seek tuning sensitivity.

If “lo” is displayed, the radio will only pick up strong, local stations (low sensitivity).

If “lo” does not light up, the radio will also pick up weaker, distant stations (high sen- sitivity).

The sensitivity level can be altered in both modes (see also chapter “DSC program- ming”).

ing stations”).

Recalling stored stations

You can recall any stored station at the touch of a button.

•Select the waveband by pressing FMT or AMT. On FM, also choose the corre- sponding memory bank by pressing the FMT button as many times until the desired bank appears in the display.

•Press the corresponding preset button briefly to recall the station.

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Switching from stereo to mono

FM)

If reception is poor, you may get better sound quality by switching to mono:

•Press the lo button for approximately two seconds.

With mono playback, the stereo Sign OJ will disappear from the display.

Each time the radio is switched on, stereo playback is activated.

The unit will automatically switch to mono if the received signal is not strong enough for

stereo playback.

PTY - Program Type

PTY is an RDS service offered by more and more radio broadcasters. This feature allows you to select FM stations according to their program type. After you have chosen the PTY of your preference, the corresponding stations can be selected either by seek tuning or using the scan function.

Switching PTY on/off

•Press PTY.

When the function is active, the program type selected last will briefly appear in the display. “PTY” will be permanently indi- cated in the lower right corner of the display panel.

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