Elite VRVD640G manual Radio Mode Radio Operations

Radio Mode

Radio Operations

1. Radio Mode

When you first start the VRVD640G, the ra- dio is the default mode of operation. The Radio interface screen will be displayed on the touch screen. You may also access the radio from the touch screen Main Menu, or the Band button on the faceplate or remote control.

	Band	Frequency		Equalizer Setting
							Exit Radio
Access GPS		FM1			FLAT
	NAVI		87.50				Volume Level
					MHz
Mute & Un-Mute
GPS Voice	NAVI
Previous Station	VOICE					20	Next Station
	87.50		90.00		98.00
	106.00		108.00		87.50

Memorized Pre-Set Radio Stations

2. Radio Bands

This unit comes with five bands - three FM (FM1, FM2, and FM3) and two AM Bands. Each of the four bands can store up to six preset stations, for a total of 30 (18-FM & 12-AM) pre-set memory stations. Each time the Band button on the face plate or remote control is pressed, the radio chang- es bands in the following order:

FM1----FM2----FM3----AM1----AM2

3. Tuning

There are 3 types of Tuning modes; Pre-set, Scan, and Manual.

a) Pre-set Tuning

To use Pre-set tuning you must first save the radio stations to memory;

1.Press the BAND button to select the de- sired band, FM1, FM2, FM3, or AM1, AM2

2.Tune to the station you want to save as a Pre-Set.

3.Press and hold the Pre-set button at the bottom of the screen for 2 seconds. You will hear a beep to confirm that the Pre-Set has been stored.

If the Pre-set button has a previously

stored station it will be overwritten. Up to 6 stations can be saved as a Pre-Set.

b) Seek Tuning

Press the << button once to seek a low- er frequency or the >> button to seek a higher frequency. When using Seek tuning the radio will seek for and tune to the next strongest radio signal.

c) Manual Tuning

Press and hold the << or >> button un- til the word manual appears on the LCD. Then press << to tune to a lower frequency or the >> button to tune to a higher fre- quency. Leave the unit idle for a few sec- onds and it will return to scan tuning.

Radio Data System (RDS)

On the Main Menu, press the Settings But- ton, then on the Settings Screen press the RDS & Radio button to access the RDS Settings Screens.

TA (Traffic Announcement) SEEK mode: The Radio will automatically seek and tune in stations that transmitting Traffic An- nouncements.

When a tuned station does not transmit any Traffic Program (TP), the radio will re-tune to a new station that is transmitting TP info. You can select re-tune times of 30 seconds (RETUNE SHORT) or 90 seconds (RETUNE LONG) from the RDS Menu 2 above.

TA (Traffic Announcement) ALARM mode:

In TA ALARM, re-tuning does not occur. The current station keeps playing, but you will be alerted to Traffic Announcements either by a beeping sound or muting of the music (determined by the selected PI set- ting on the RDS Menu 1 above).

PI Mode

The RDS Menu 1 allows for selection of PI (Program ID) Sound or Mute.

When Sound is selected, a beep will be

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