Blaupunkt RCR 45 Selecting a waveband, REG regional programme, AF Alternative frequency

Radio operation with RDS

(Radio Data System)

The Radio Data System offers you more	switching on the radio or recalling one of the	take advantage of the full RDS service, switch
convenience when listening to FM radio sta-	stored frequencies, the unit is automatically	to “REG OFF”.
tions.	searching for an alternative frequency.	• Press the REG button briefly.
More and more radio stations have begun to	“SEARCH” will disappear from the display When active, “REG ON” will be briefly dis-
broadcast RDS information alongside their	when the alternative frequency has been	played each time the radio is switched on.
programmes.	found or after the frequency band has been
As soon as a programme has been identified,	run through completely.	Selecting a waveband
the station name including a regional identi-	If the reception quality of the selected pro-
fier, if applicable, will appear in the display,	gramme becomes too bad:	With this car radio you can select between
for example, NDR1 NDS (regional program-	• Tune into another station.	the following wavebands:
me in Lower Saxony, Germany).		FM 87.5 - 108 MHz
When RDS is activated, the station buttons	REG - regional programme	MW 531 - 1602 kHz
become programme buttons. You now know		LW 153 - 279 kHz
exactly which programme you have tuned	Certain radio programmes are split up at	• Select the desired waveband by pres-
into, making it easy to find the desired station	times into regional programmes offering lo-		sing the FMT or M•L button.
quickly.	cal information. The 1st programme broad-	To switch between MW and LW:
But RDS offers you further advantages:	cast by NDR, for example, offers program-
		•	Press M•L.
	mes with different contents in the northern
AF - Alternative frequency	states of Germany Schleswig-Holstein, Ham-	Automatic tuning /
	burg and Lower Saxony at certain times of
The AF (Alternative Frequency) function		•	Press / ; the car radio will automati-
	the day. If you are listening to one program-
makes sure that the strongest frequency of			cally search for the next station.
	me and move to an area where another
the currently selected programme is always		When keeping the upper or lower part / of
	linked regional programme becomes stron-
tuned in automatically.	ger, the unit will switch to that programme.	the rocker switch depressed, seek tuning will
This function is activated when “AF” appears	If you wish to continue listening to the first	speed up in upwards or downwards direc-
in the display.	programme,	tion.
In order to switch this function on or off,	• press the REG button.
• press the AF button briefly.
	“REG ON” appears in the display.
While searching for the strongest reception
signal, the radio may switch to mute briefly.	If you leave the service area of the regional
If “SEARCH” appears in the display when	programme tuned into, or if you would like to

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