Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)
The Radio Data System offers you more | switching on the radio or recalling one of the | • Press the AF button for approximately | ||||
convenience when listening to FM radio sta- | stored frequencies, the unit is automatically |
| 2 seconds until “REG OFF” appears. | |||
tions. | searching for an alternative frequency. | When active, “REG ON” will be briefly dis- | ||||
More and more radio stations have begun to | “SEARCH” will disappear from the display played each time the radio is switched on. | |||||
broadcast RDS information alongside their | when the alternative frequency has been |
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programmes. | found or after the frequency band has been | Selecting a station |
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As soon as a programme has been identified, | run through completely. |
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the station name including a regional identi- | If the reception quality of the selected pro- | With this car radio you can receive FM sta- | ||||
fier, if applicable, will appear in the display, | gramme becomes too poor: | tions from 87.5 to 108 MHz. |
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for example, NDR1 NDS (regional program- | • Tune into another station. | Using the buttons there are two different | ||||
me in Lower Saxony, Germany). |
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When RDS is activated, the station buttons | REG - regional programme | Automatic tuning |
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become programme buttons. You now know | Certain radio programmes are split up at |
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exactly which programme you have tuned | Prerequisite: “AF” and “m” do not light up in | |||||
into, making it easy to find the desired station | times into regional programmes offering lo- | |||||
the display, i.e. the Alternative Frequency | ||||||
quickly. | cal information. The 1st programme broad- | |||||
function and manual tuning are switched off. | ||||||
But RDS offers you further advantages: | cast by NDR, for example, offers program- | |||||
Use the AF and lo·m buttons (lo, m, | ||||||
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| adjust the respective modes. |
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AF - Alternative frequency | states of Germany |
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• | Press ; the car radio will automati- | |||||
Hamburg and Lower Saxony at certain times | ||||||
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| cally search for the next station. | ||||
The AF (Alternative Frequency) function | of the day. |
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When keeping the | or the | button de- | ||||
makes sure that the strongest frequency of | If you are tuned into a regional programme | |||||
pressed, seek tuning will speed up in up- | ||||||
the currently selected programme is always | and you wish to continue listening to this | |||||
wards or downwards direction. |
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tuned in automatically. | programme, |
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This function is activated when “AF” appears | • press the AF button for approximately | Manual tuning |
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in the display. | 2 seconds. |
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Prerequisite: “m” lights up in the display. | ||||||
In order to switch this function on or off, | “REG ON” appears in the display. | |||||
• press the AF button briefly. | If you leave the service area of the regional | Toggle the lo·m button until “m” is displayed. | ||||
The radio will switch to mute briefly while | programme tuned into, or if you would like to | • | Press ; the frequency will change in | |||
searching for the strongest reception signal. | take advantage of the full RDS service, |
| short intervals in upwards or down- | |||
If “SEARCH” appears in the display when | switch to “REG OFF”. |
| wards direction. |
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