Blaupunkt RD 169 Selecting a waveband, Station tuning, Switching between the memory, Banks FM

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Tune into a station with the rocker switch (either automatically or manual- ly).

Selecting a waveband

The following wavebands are available:

UKW (FM)

87,5

- 108 MHz,

MW

531

- 1602 kHz and

LW

153

- 279 kHz

Press the “BA/TS”button to select the desi- red waveband.

Station tuning

Automatic seek tuning /

Press /; the car radio will automati- cally search for the next station.

If you hold / pressed up or down on the rocker switch, seek tuning will speed up in the corresponding direction.

Automatic seek tuning

Up

Down

<</>> Up/down in short intervals

(on FM only if “AF” is switched off)

Manual tuning with << >>

You can also tune into a station manually.

Important: AF and PTY must be switched

• Press “BA/TS”for 2 seconds; the sy-

off (i.e. the symbols do not light up in the

stem will start to run through the fre-

display).

quency band.

If necessary, deactivate these function by

If “AF” is not lit up,

pressing “AF.TA” or “PTY”.

• Press “AF.TA” until you hear a beep.

 

Manual tuning:

It is now possible to select stations using

<< >>.

• Press << >>; the frequency will change

 

in short intervals in the corresponding

Switching between the memory

direction.

banks (FM)

If you hold << >> pressed to the left or the

You can switch between the memory banks

right on the rocker switch, the frequency

scan will speed up.

I, II and T in order to store stations and re-

 

call them later.

Scrolling through the broadcast

The currently selected memory bank will

networks (FM only)

appear in the display.

You can use the << >> buttons to tune into

• Press the “BA/TS”button as many

times as necessary until the desired

stations in your reception area.

memory bank lights up in the display.

If it is possible to receive several program-

 

mes in the same broadcast network, you can

Storing stations

scroll through them in the forwards direc-

 

tion by pressing >>, or backwards using the

On FM, you can store six stations on the

<< button, e.g. NDR 1, 2, 3, 4, N-JOY, ...

preset buttons 1 - 6 for each of the memory

For this to work properly you must have al-

banks (I, II, T).

ready tuned into the stations at least once

On MW/LW, you can also store six stations

and “AF” must be active (lights up in the dis- each.

play).

• Select the appropriate waveband by

To do this, you can start the Travelstore seek

pressing BA/TS.

operation:

 

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Contents Grenoble RD Page Display Display fieldContents Quick reference Treble and bass adjustment Setting the Balance left/right and the Fader front/rearPTY-Scan AUDMIX = BA/TS Extra function TravelstorePTY ? AftaImportant notes Theft protection system / Release panel Detaching the release panelAttaching the release panel Care of the control panelSelecting the operating mode Radio operation with RDS Radio Data SystemREG regional programme AF Alternative frequencyStation tuning Switching between the memorySelecting a waveband Banks FMSelecting the automatic tuning Recalling stored stationsScanning stations with Radio Scan Changing the scan timeSwitching PTY ON/OFF Selecting a programme typeScanning stations with PTY PTY priorityStoring programme types Traffic programme station reception with RDS-EON Switching on the CD mode Inserting a CDRemoving a CD Selecting a trackClock DSC programming Deactivating the hour correctionFunction Loudness DispMute EQ ON/OFFSpecifications Overview of the DSC factory set- tingsAmplifier TunerBlaupunkt-Werke GmbH

RD 169 specifications

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