Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (continued)
SOCIAL | Programmes about people and things | |||||||
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RELIGION | Any aspect of beliefs and faiths, involving | |||||||
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PHONE IN | Involving members of the public | |||||||
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TRAVEL | Features | and | programmes | concerned | ||||
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| opportunities. | Not for | use | for | ||||
| announcements about problems, delays, | |||||||
| or roadworks affecting immediate travel | |||||||
| where TP/TA should be used. |
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LEISURE | Programmes concerned with recreational | |||||||
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JAZZ | Polyphonic, syncopated music |
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COUNTRY | Songs which originate from, or continue | |||||||
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| story line. |
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NATION M | Current Popular Music of the Nation or | |||||||
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DOCUMENT | Programme | concerned | with | factual | ||||
| matters, presented in an investigative | |||||||
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TEST | Broadcast | when | testing | emergency | ||||
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ALARM ! | Emergency announcement made under | |||||||
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Enhancing your system
■Headphones
●Before plugging in or unplugging the headphones, reduce the volume.
●Be sure your headphones have a 3.5 mm (1/8") diameter plug and impedance between 16 and 50 ohms. The recommended impedance is 32 ohms.
●Plugging in the headphones disconnects the speakers automatically. Adjust the volume using the VOLUME control.
Troubleshooting chart
Many potential problems can be resolved by the owner without calling a service technician.
If something is wrong with this product, check the following before calling your authorised SHARP dealer or service centre.
■ General |
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Symptom | Possible cause |
● The clock is not set | ● Did a power failure occur? |
to the correct time. | Reset the clock. |
● When a button is | ● Set the unit to the power |
pressed, the unit | |
does not respond. | turn it back on. |
| ● If the unit still malfunctions, |
| reset it. |
● No sound is heard. | ● Is the volume level set to |
| “0”? |
| ● Are the headphones |
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| ● Are the speaker wires |
| disconnected? |
■ CD player
Symptom | Possible cause | |
● Playback does not | ● Is the disc loaded upside | |
start. | down? | |
● Playback stops in | ● Does the disc satisfy the | |
the middle or is not | standards? | |
performed | ● Is the disc distorted or | |
properly. | ||
scratched? | ||
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● Playback sounds | ● Is the unit located near | |
are skipped, or | excessive vibrations? | |
stopped in the | ● Is the disc very dirty? | |
middle of a track. | ||
● Has condensation formed | ||
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