Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)

DEUTSCH

Storing program types

You can store any of the available program types on any of the preset buttons 1-6.

Select a program type as described above.

Press down the desired preset button 1-6until you hear a beep.

The program type has been stored.

PTY seek tuning

The seek tuning function can be used to find the PTY stations for the program type se- lected.

Important: PTY is switched on and you have selected the program type.

Starting seek tuning:

Press / on the rocker switch.

Seek tuning will stop at a PTY station broad- casting the selected program type.

If no station offering the selected program type can be found currently in your recep- tion range, the set will switch back to the station you were previously tuned into.

As soon as it is possible to receive a pro- gram in the broadcasting network with the PTY selected, the radio will switch over to the corresponding station for the duration of the program.

Example:

German broadcasting network NDR:

-Station playing: NDR3.

-“PTY” is switched on.

-Program type “POP” selected.

-Seek tuning is started.

-No station with “PTY-POP” can be found.

-The display shows “No PTY” and

-automatically switches back to NDR3.

-NDR2 airs a “PTY-POP” program.

-The radio will switch to the linked sta- tion NDR2 for the duration of the “POP” program.

During CD operation, the set will also switch to the program offering the selected PTY within the broadcasting network.

After the PTY program has ended the sys- tem will switch back to the previous mode (radio or CD).

Use STOP to return to the previous station immediately. Press PTY to switch the PTY function off.

Note:

As already mentioned, these functions are not supported by all of the RDS stations at the present time.

Radio text

 

This is an RDS function which allows radio

 

stations to transmit texts.

ENGLISH

The text information is displayed in the top

line of the display.

Depending on the radio station, these texts

 

can have different contents, e.g. news briefs,

FRANÇAIS

program guide, advertising.

It is not possible to read radio text messag-

es unless the ignition connection is deacti-

vated or the ignition is switched off.

 

For safety’s sake, we strongly re-

ITALIANO

commend that you do not activate

radio text while you are driving.

Activating radio text

NEDERLANDS

Park your vehicle in a safe place, switch off

the ignition. The radio will switch off auto-

matically.

 

• Press ON for approx. 1 sec. to switch

SVENSKA

the radio back on.

• Press TU, NEXT and RT (radio text)

 

one after the other.

 

If the red arrow lights up in front of “RT”,

ESPAÑOL

radio text is active.

The text will run through the top line of the

display.

 

If you tune into a different radio station, the

PORTUGUÊS

text transmitted by that radio station will be

displayed.

 

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Blaupunkt RDM 169 operating instructions Radio text, Storing program types, PTY seek tuning, Activating radio text

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