Menu system
Other than Standby mode
News Bulletin with Timeout Setting
The tuner automatically changes when a news bulletin starts even if the radio is not being listened to. Also, you can set the time interval when interruption is prohibited.
Display and Setting"NEWS OFF"
"NEWS 00M"
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"NEWS 90M"
When you set "NEWS 00M" — "NEWS 90M", the News Bulletin Interrupt function is ON.
When the News Bulletin is ON, the "NEWS" indicator is ON.
When the news bulletin starts, "NEWS" is displayed, and the tuner changes to the news bulletin.
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•If you choose the "20M" setting, further news bulletins will not be received for 20 minutes once the first news bulletin is received.
•The news bulletin volume is the same level that was set for <Traffic Information> (page 15).
•This news bulletin function is only available if the desired station sends
•When the News Bulletin Interrupt function is ON, the tuner changes to an FM station.
In Tuner mode
Local Seek
Only stations whose reception is good are searched in auto seek tuning.
Display | Setting |
"LO.S OFF" | The local seek function is OFF. |
"LO.S ON" | The local seek function is ON. |
In Tuner mode
Tuning Mode
Sets the tuning mode.
| Tuning mode | Display | Operation |
Auto seek | "AUTO 1" | Automatic search for a station. |
Preset station seek | "AUTO 2" | Search in order of the stations in |
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| the Preset memory. |
Manual | "MANUAL" | Normal manual tuning control. |
AF (Alternative Frequency)
When the reception is poor, automatically alternate to another frequency broadcasting the same program in the same RDS network with better reception.
Display | Setting |
"AF ON" | The AF function is ON. |
"AF OFF" | The AF function is OFF. |
When the AF function is ON, the "RDS" indicator is ON.
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•When no other stations with stronger reception are available for the same program in the RDS network, you may hear the incoming broadcast in bits and snatches. Turn OFF the AF function in such a case.
Restricting RDS Region (Region Restrict Function)
You can choose whether or not to restrict the RDS channels, received with the AF function for a particular network, to a specific region.
Display | Setting |
"REG ON" | The Region Restrict Function is ON. |
"REG OFF" | The Region Restrict Function is OFF. |
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•If AF function is not restricted to the specified region and network, the AF function sets up to search the station with good reception in the same RDS network.
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