Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)

While searching for the strongest reception

If you leave the service area of the regional

signal, the radio may switch to mute briefly.

program you are tuned into, or if you would

If “Search” appears in the display when you like to take advantage of the full RDS serv-

switch on the radio or recall one of the stored

ice, switch to “REG off”.

 

frequencies, this indicates that the unit is

To activate REG in the display:

automatically searching for an alternative

For radio operation

frequency.

Press TU, menu level 2 with the radio

“Search” will disappear from the display

functions will appear.

when the alternative frequency has been

Press NEXT to move to page 2 (AF,

found or after the frequency band has been

LOC, PTY, REG, RT, MONO).

run through completely.

To switch REG on/off:

If the reception quality of the selected radio

Press REG, the red arrow will light up

station deteriorates beyond a certain point:

when REG is switched on. “REG on” or

• Tune into another station.

“REG off” will also appear briefly in the

 

 

top line of the display.

REG - regional program

Certain radio programs are split up at times into regional programs offering local infor- mation. The 1st program broadcast by NDR, for example, offers regional programs with different contents for the northern states of Germany in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and Lower Saxony at certain times of the day.

If you are listening to a program and want to continue to listen to that program, it is ad- visable to switch to “REG on”.

Selecting a waveband

With this car radio you can select between the following wavebands:

FM 87.5 - 108 MHz

MW 531 - 1602 kHz

LW 153 - 279 kHz.

Press TU to select the desired wave- band, menu level 2 will appear in the display (FM, TS, TA, AM, PS, SCAN).

Press FM to select the FM waveband or AM for the MW or LW wavebands. Press NEXT on the AM waveband to switch between MW and LW.

Station tuning

Automatic tuning /

Press / ; the car radio will automati- cally search for the next station.

If you hold / on the rocker switch pressed down, seek tuning will accelerate upwards or downwards.

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Blaupunkt RCM 169 Radio operation with RDS Radio Data System, REG regional program, Selecting a waveband, Station tuning