Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)
| The Radio Data System offers you more | stored frequencies, the unit is automatically | |
| convenience when listening to FM radio sta- | searching for an alternative frequency. | |
When the car is stationary, the KeyCard | tions. | “SEARCH” will disappear from the display | |
More and more radio stations have begun to | when the alternative frequency has been | ||
tongue can be switched to flash for extra anti- | |||
broadcast RDS information alongside their | found or after the frequency band has been | ||
theft security. | |||
programmes. | run through completely. | ||
For this, the following requirements must be | |||
As soon as a programme has been identified, | If the reception quality of the selected pro- | ||
fulfilled: | |||
the station name including a regional identi- | gramme becomes too bad: | ||
Permanent 12 V supply and the + ignition | |||
fier, if applicable, will appear in the display, | • Tune into another station. | ||
lead must be connected correctly (as illustra- | |||
for example, NDR1 NDS (regional program- |
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ted in the installations instructions). |
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me in Lower Saxony, Germany). | REG - regional programme | ||
“LED 1” must be adjusted in the DSC mode. | |||
Please refer to chapter “DSC programming - | When RDS is activated, the station buttons |
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become programme buttons. You now know | Certain radio programmes are split up at | ||
LED”. | exactly which programme you have tuned | times into regional programmes offering lo- | |
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| into, making it easy to find the desired station | cal information. The 1st programme broad- | |
| quickly. | cast by NDR, for example, offers program- | |
| But RDS offers you further advantages: | mes with different contents in the northern | |
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| states of Germany | |
| AF - Alternative frequency | burg and Lower Saxony at certain times of | |
| The AF (Alternative Frequency) function | the day. If you are listening to one program- | |
| me and move to an area where another | ||
| makes sure that the strongest frequency of | ||
| linked regional programme becomes stron- | ||
| the currently selected programme is always | ||
| ger, the unit will switch to that programme. | ||
| tuned in automatically. | ||
| If you wish to continue listening to the first | ||
| This function is activated when “AF” appears programme, | ||
| in the display. | • press the REG button. | |
| In order to switch this function on or off, | ||
| “REG ON” appears in the display. | ||
| • press the AF button briefly. | ||
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| While searching for the strongest reception | If you leave the service area of the regional | |
| signal, the radio may switch to mute briefly. | programme tuned into, or if you would like to | |
| If “SEARCH” appears in the display when | take advantage of the full RDS service, switch | |
| switching on the radio or recalling one of the | to “REG OFF”. | |
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