Switching to a Broadcast Program of
Your Choice Temporarily
Another convenient RDS service is called “EON (Enhanced Other Network).”
The EON indicator lights up while receiving an FM station with the EON code. (The EON indicator also lights up while receiving an AM station but the EON function will not work.)
This allows the receiver to switch temporarily to a broadcast program of your choice (NEWS, TA, and/or INFO) from a different station except in the following cases:
•When you are listening to
•When the last received FM station is a
•When the receiver is in standby mode.
Before you start, remember...
• The EON function is only applicable to preset stations.
On the front panel ONLY:
1. Press EON so that the last selected | EON |
program type appears on the |
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display. |
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The receiver enters EON standby mode. When the receiver is in EON standby mode, the receiver is ready to receive the EON data (TA/NEWS/INFO) you select.
2. Press TA/NEWS/INFO until the | TA/NEWS/INFO |
program type you want appears on |
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the display. |
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•Each time you press the button, the display changes to show the following:
CASE 2 | If there is a station broadcasting the program | |
you have selected | ||
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The receiver changes the source (all sources except AM — MW/LW), and tunes in the station. The indicator of received PTY code starts flashing.
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When the program is over, the receiver goes back to the previously selected source, but still remains in EON standby mode. The indicator of received PTY code stops flashing and remains lit.
CASE 3 | If the FM station you are listening to is | |
broadcasting the program you have selected | ||
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The receiver continues to receive the station, but the indicator of received PTY code starts flashing.
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When the program is over, the indicator of received PTY code stops flashing and remains lit, but the receiver remains in EON standby mode.
To stop listening to the program selected by EON
Press EON so that the program type (TA/NEWS/INFO) indicator goes off from the display. The receiver enters EON off mode and goes back to the previously selected source.
•Each time you press EON, the EON mode alternates between standby mode and off mode.
TA 
NEWS 
INFO 
TA/NEWS
TA/NEWS/INFO 
NEWS/INFO 
TA/INFO 
TA: Traffic Announcement in your area.
NEWS: News.
INFO: Program the purpose of which is to impart advice in the widest sense.
CASE 1 | If there is no station broadcasting the program | |
you have selected | ||
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The receiver continues playing the current source (all sources except AM — MW/LW).
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When a station starts broadcasting the program you have selected, the receiver automatically switches to the station. The indicator of received PTY code starts flashing.
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When the program is over, the receiver goes back to the previously selected source, but still remains in EON standby mode. The indicator of received PTY code stops flashing and remains lit.
Notes:
•EON data sent from some stations may not be compatible with this receiver.
•In EON standby mode, if you carry out synchronized recording (see page 45), EON standby mode is canceled temporarily. The receiver goes back to EON standby mode again when you have finished that operation.
•The EON mode only works when receiving an FM station with the EON code. (The EON indicator lights up while receiving an AM (MW/LW) station but the EON function will not work.)
•While listening to a program tuned in by the EON function, you cannot use source selecting buttons and PTY SEARCH button.
•While listening to a program tuned in by the EON function, you cannot perform the
CAUTION:
When the source alternates intermittently between the station tuned in by the EON function and the currently selected source, press EON to cancel the EON function.
If you do not press the button, the currently tuned station is received finally, and the indication of the EON program type flashing on the display disappears.
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