Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)

All of the stations on the waveband select-

Switching from stereo to mono

ed and within reception range will be

(FM)

scanned one after the other. “FM SCAN” or

You can switch stereo/mono on menu level

“AM SCAN” will appear in the DOT display.

To select a scanned station and switch

2. If reception is poor, you may get better

sound quality by switching from stereo to

off the Radio Scan function:

mono. Each time the radio is switched on,

• Press the rocker switch briefly.

stereo playback is activated automatically.

If you do not select a station, the scan func-

The unit will gradually switch to mono if the

tion will automatically switch off after the fre-

signal received is not strong enough for ster-

quency band has been run through com-

eo playback.

pletely. The unit will tune into the station you

If you would like to switch to mono,

were listening to before you started the scan

• press TU and NEXT one after the

function.

other.

 

Changing the scan time (Scan)

The red arrow for mono will light up when

you have switched to MONO.

The scan time can be set from between 5 to

• Press MONO to switch between stereo

a maximum of 30 seconds.

to mono.

If you would like to alter the scan time,

The mode selected will appear briefly in the

please refer to the section on “DSC program- top line of the display.

ming - VAR (Various), SCAN (time)”.

 

Selecting the seek tuning sensi-

Automatic bandwidth adjust-

ment (SHARX)

tivity

In the DSC menu, you can use the SHARX

You can alter the automatic seek tuning sen-

function to adjust automatic bandwidth

sitivity separately for AM and FM.

switching in the FM frequency range. This

If you would like to alter the sensitivity level,

can be a great advantage when there are a

please refer to the section on “DSC program- large number of stations within your current

ming - TUN(er) S-DX, S-LO”).

reception range.

Interference with strong adjacent stations

 

 

DEUTSCH

 

 

 

can be reduced to an absolute minimum if

 

 

 

you activate SHARX ON (default setting).

 

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH

If necessary, refer to the section on “DSC

 

 

 

programming - TUN(er) SHRX”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PTY - Program Type

PTY is an RDS service which an increasing

FRANÇAIS

 

number of broadcasting stations have be-

 

gun to offer. This feature allows you to se-

 

lect FM stations according to their program

 

 

 

ITALIANO

type. After you have chosen the PTY of your

 

 

 

preference, the corresponding stations can

 

 

be selected by seek tuning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other.

 

NEDERLANDS

Switching PTY on/off

 

 

• Press TU and NEXT one after the

 

 

Press PTY to switch the function on or

 

 

 

 

 

SVENSKA

off.

 

 

 

The red arrow will light up when PTY is

 

 

switched on. In addition, “PTY” will appear

 

 

under the top line in the display.

 

 

When the function is active, the program

 

ESPAÑOL

display, e.g. “Sport”. As long as PTY is ac-

type selected last will briefly appear in the

 

tive, “PTY” will appear permanently in the

 

 

display.

 

PORTUGUÊS

 

 

 

 

 

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Blaupunkt RDM 169 Switching from stereo to mono, Changing the scan time Scan, Tivity, PTY Program Type

RDM 169 specifications

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