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RDS Operations

4. Press the [ADJ] button to return to the previous

mode.

∗ If the reception of the current broadcast station

 

deteriorates, “SEARCH” appears in the display

 

and the radio searches for the same programme

 

on another frequency.

REG (Regional programme) function

When the REG function is ON, the optimum regional station can be received. When this function is OFF, if the regional station area switches as you drive, a regional station for that region is received.

∗The factory default setting is “OFF”.

Notes:

This function is disabled when a national station such as BBC R2 is being received.

The REG function ON/OFF setting is valid when the AF function is ON.

1.Press and hold the [ADJ] button for 1 second or longer to switch to the RDS adjustment selection display.

2. Press the [ , ] button to select “REG”.

3.Turn the [ROTARY] knob to select “ON” or “OFF”.

ON:

“REG” in the display lights and REG function turns on.

OFF:

“REG” in the display goes off and REG function turns off.

4.Press the [ADJ] button to return to the previous mode.

Manually tuning a regional station in the same network

1.This function is valid when the AF function is ON and the REG function is OFF.

Note:

This function can be used when a regional broadcast of the same network is received.

2.Press any one of the [DIRECT] buttons to call out the regional station.

3.If the reception condition of the called out sta- tion is bad, press the [DIRECT] button of the same number. The unit receives a local station on the same network.

TA (Traffic Announcement)

In the TA standby mode, when a traffic announcement broadcast starts, the traffic announcement broadcast is received as top priority regardless of the Function mode so you can listen to it. Traffic programme (TP) automatic tuning is also pos- sible.

∗This function can only be used when “TP” is lit in the display. When “TP” is lit, this means that the RDS broadcast station being received has traffic announcement programmes.

Setting the TA standby mode

If you press the [TA] button when only “TP” is lit in the display, “TP” and “TA” light in the display and the unit is set into the TA standby mode until a traffic announcement is broadcast. When a traffic announcement broadcast starts, “TRA INFO” appears in the display. If you press the [TA] button while a traffic announcement broadcast is being received, the traffic announcement broadcast reception is cancelled and the unit goes into the TA standby mode.

Cancelling the TA standby mode

As “TP” and “TA” lit in the display, press the [TA] button. The “TA” in the display goes off and the TA standby mode is cancelled.

∗If “TP” is not lit, pressing the [TA] button searches for a TP station.

Searching for a TP station

When “TP” is not lit, if you press the [TA] button, “TA” in the display lights and the unit automatically receives a TP station.

Note:

If a TP station is not received, the unit continues the search operation. Pressing [TA] button again goes off “TA” in the display and stops TP station searching.

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