Press F/SETUP so that the “FUNC” indicator (only the underlined portion of the “FUNC” indicator for CDA-9811R) lights up.
Press 1/AF to activate the RDS mode.

Station Title Search Function

If titles for radio stations are entered, you can search for a radio station from its title.

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1 Press SEARCH in Radio mode to switch to Title Search mode.

The first title input blinks in the display.

2 Select the desired title by turning the Rotary encoder within 10 seconds.

3 Press the Rotary encoder to receive the frequency of the selected title.

Search mode in Title Search mode is canceled by pressing and holding SEARCH for at least 2 seconds.

If a station has no title, “NO TITLE” is displayed for 2 seconds.

Quick Search Function

You can search for a radio station by its frequency.

1 Press and hold SEARCH for at least 2 seconds in Radio mode to activate Quick Search mode.

2 Turn the Rotary encoder within 10 seconds to select the desired frequency.

3 Press the Rotary encoder to receive the selected frequency.

Search mode in Quick Search mode is canceled by pressing and holding SEARCH for at least 2 seconds.

RDS

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g f T.INFO F/SETUP 1/AF 2/P.PTY 3/PTY

Setting RDS Reception Mode and Receiving RDS Stations

The RDS (Radio Data System) is a radio information system using the 57 kHz subcarrier of regular FM broadcast. The RDS allows you to receive a variety of information such as traffic information, station names, and to automatically re-tune to a stronger transmitter that is broadcasting the same programme.

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3 Press g or f to tune in the desired RDS station.

4 Press 1/AF again to deactivate the RDS mode.

5 Press F/SETUP to activate the normal mode. The “FUNC” indicator (only the underlined portion of the “FUNC” indicator for CDA-9811R) goes out.

When the unit receives the PTY31 (Emergency Broadcast) signal, the unit will show “ALARM” in the display automatically.

The RDS digital data includes the following:

PI

Programme Identification

PS

Programme Service Name

AF

List of Alternative Frequencies

TP

Traffic Programme

TA

Traffic Announcement

PTY

Programme Type

EON

Enhanced Other Networks

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