Presetting the RDS Stations with the AF TA Data

Sony XR-3690RDS operating instructions Presetting the RDS Stations with the AF TA Data

Presetting the RDS

Stations with the AF and

TA Data

When you preset the RDS stations, the unit stores each station’s data as well as its frequency, so you don’t have to turn on the AF or TA function every time you tune in the preset station. You can select different setting (AF, TA, or both) for individual preset station or the same setting for all preset stations.

Presetting the same setting for all preset stations

1 Select an FM band.

2	Press the	AF/TA	button repeatedly and
	select either “AF ON, “ “TA ON,” or “AF/
	TA ON”(for both AF and TA functions).
EN	Note that selecting “AF/TA OFF” stores
	not only RDS stations, but also non-RDS
	not only RDS stations, but also non-RDS
	FM stations.
3		BTM
3	Press the	PTY	button for two
	seconds.

Presetting different settings for each preset station

1 Select an FM band and tune in the desired station.

2 Press the AF/TA button repeatedly and select either “AF ON, “ “TA ON,” or “AF/ TA ON”(for both AF and TA functions).

3 Press the desired preset number button for two seconds until a beep sounds. Repeat from step 1 for presetting other stations.

Tip

If you want to change the preset AF and/or TA setting after you tuned in the preset station, you can do so by turning on/off the AF or TA function.

Locating a Station by Programme Type

You can locate the station you want by selecting one of the programme types shown below.

Note

In the countries or regions where EON data is not transmitted, you can use this function only for the stations you have tuned in once.

Programme types	Display
News	NEWS
Current Affairs	AFFAIRS
Information	INFO
Sports	SPORT
Education	EDUCATE
Drama	DRAMA
Culture	CULTURE
Science	SCIENCE
Varied	VARIED
Popular Music	POP M
Rock Music	ROCK M
Middle of the Road Music	M.O.R. M
Light Classical	LIGHT M
Classical	CLASSICS
Other Music Type	OTHER M
Not specified	NONE

Note

You cannot use this function in some countries where no PTY (Programme Type selection) data is available.

BTM

1 Press the PTY button during FM reception until “PTY” lights up in the display.

INFO

The current programme type name appears if the station is transmitting the PTY data. “- - - - -” appears if the received station is not an RDS station or if the RDS data has not been received.

BTM

2 Press the PTY button repeatedly until

the desired programme type appears. The programme types appear in the order as shown in the above table. Note that you cannot select “NONE” (Not specified) for searching.

SPORT

Actual total number

Sony XR-3690RDS (E,F,G,I) 3-810-679-12(2)