Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)
The Radio Data System offers you more convenience when listening to FM.
More and more radio stations have begun to broadcast additional RDS information a- longside their programs.
As soon as a radio program has been identi- fied, the station name including a regional identifier, if applicable, will appear in the display, for example “NDR1 NDS” (local ra- dio program of Lower Saxony, Germany).
With RDS, the preset buttons become pro- gram buttons. Now you know exactly which program you have tuned into and in future you can select this program directly.
But RDS even offers you more advantages:
AF - Alternative Frequency
The AF function makes sure that the radio will always tune into the optimum frequency for the RDS station you are listening to.
This function is activated if “AF” lights up in the display.
In order to switch AF on/off:
•Press the AF button briefly.
During seek tuning for the frequency offering the best reception of the selected program, the radio will be muted briefly.
When “SEARCH” appears in the display after the radio has been switched on or one of the stored frequencies retrieved, then the radio
is automatically searching for an alternative frequency.
“SEARCH” goes out as soon as the system has found an alternative frequency or after the frequency band has been run through completely.
Should the reception quality of the selected program become too bad,
•tune into another program.
REG - Regional
Certain radio programs are split up at times into regional programs offering local infor- mation. If you are listening to one program and move to an area where another linked regional program becomes stronger, the unit will switch to that program. If you wish to continue listening to the first station:
•Press the AF button for about 2 sec. The display will show “REG ON”.
If you leave the service area of the regional station tuned into, or if you would like to take advantage of the full RDS service, then switch to “REG OFF”.
•Press the AF button for about 2 sec. until “REG OFF” is displayed.
The display will show “REG ON” or “REG OFF” every time the radio is switched on.
Selecting the waveband
This car radio can be used in any of the three following wavebands:
FM 87.5 - 108 MHz
MW 531 - 1602 kHz, and LW 153 - 279 kHz
•Select the desired waveband by pres- sing the FMT or M•L button.
To switch between MW and LW:
•press M•L.
Automatic seek tuning 
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•Press 
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. The radio will automatically tune into the following station.
If you keep the upper or lower part of the rocker switch 
/
depressed, seek tuning speeds up in upwards or downwards direc- tion.
| up |
down in short | up in short |
intervals | intervals |
(when AF is off) | (when AF is off) |
| down |
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