Setting Mono/Stereo
Press the MO/ST button. | MO/ST |
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sound switches between STEREO |
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and MONO. |
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•In a poor reception area, select MONO for a clear,
Presetting Stations
Example : Presetting FM 89.10 into memory
1.Press the FUNCTION button to select FM.
2.Press the TUNING/CH (
) button to select
<89.10>.
3. Press the TUNER MEMORY button.
• NUMBER flashes on the display.
4.Press the # $ button to select preset number.
•You can select between 1 and 15 presets.
5.Press the TUNER MEMORY button again.
•Press the TUNER MEMORY button before NUMBER disappears from the display.
•NUMBER disappears from the display and the station is stored in memory.
6.To preset another station, repeat steps 2 to 5.
•To tune in to a preset station, press the # $ button on the remote control to select a channel.
About RDS broadcasting
Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to
receive FM stations
RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For example, the stations send their station names, as well as information about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc.
When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS service, the RDS indicator lights up on the display.
Description on RDS function
•PTY (Program Type) : Displays the type of programme currently being broadcast.
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• PS NAME (Program Service Name) : Indicates the | Basic | |
name of broadcasting station and is composed of | Functions | |
8 characters. | ||
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• RT (Radio Text) : Decodes the text broadcast by a |
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station (if any) and is composed of maximum 64 |
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characters. |
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• CT (Clock Time) : Decodes the real time clock |
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from the FM frequency. Some stations may not |
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transmit PTY, RT or CT information therefore this |
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may not be displayed in all cases. |
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• TA (Traffic Announcement) : TA ON/OFF it shows |
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that the traffic announcement is in progress. |
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✎NOTE
RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.
To show the RDS signals
You can see the RDS signals the station sends on the display.
RDS DISPLAY
Press the RDS DISPLAY button while | 1 | |
listening to an FM station. | ||
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•Each time you press the button, the display change to show you the
following information : PS NAME RT CT Frequency
PS | While searching, <PS> appears and | |
then the station names will be | ||
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displayed. <NO PS> appears if no | ||
Service) | ||
signal is sent. | ||
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| While searching, <RT> appears and | |
RT | then text messages the station sends | |
(RadioText) | will be displayed. <NO RT> appears if | |
| no signal is sent. | |
Frequency | Station frequency |
About characters shown in the display
When the display shows PS,or RT signals,the following characters are used.
•The display window cannot differentiate upper case and lower case letters and always uses upper case letters.
•The display window cannot show accented letters, <A,> for instance, may stands for accented <A’s> like <À, Â, Ä, Á, Å and Ã.>