Listening to radio broadcasts

This model can store up to 40 stations in the memory and recall them by one-touch operation.

Radio stations can be classified into RDS (Radio Data System) stations and other stations. To listen to or store RDS stations in the preset memory see “Using RDS (Radio Data System)”.

Tuning (non-RDS) radio stations

MULTI CONTROL

BAND AUTO/MONO INPUT SELECTOR

TUNER

MULTI CONTROL %/fi

BAND AUTO/MONO TUNING 1/¡

1Use the INPUT SELECTOR knob or TUNER key to select the tuner.

2Use the BAND key to select the desired broadcast band.

Each press switches the band

“AM” or “FM” indicator

as follows:

appears in the display

 

1

FM

 

2

AM

 

3Use the AUTO/MONO key to select the desired tuning method.

Each press switches the tuning method as follows:

1 AUTO lit (auto tuning)

2AUTO not lit (manual tuning)

“AUTO” indicator lights up in the display.

•Normally, set to “AUTO” (auto tuning). If the radio waves are weak and there is a lot of interference, switch to manual tuning. (With manual tuning, stereo broadcasts will be received in monaural.)

4Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or MULTI CONTROL %/ fikeys, or TUNING 1 / ¡ keys to select the station.

“ST.” lights when a broadcast

 

is being received in stereo.

Frequency display

“TUNED” is displayed when a station is received.

Auto tuning : The next station is tuned automatically.

Manual tuning : Turn the knob (press the key) to select the desired station.

Using RDS (Radio Data System)

RDS is a system that transmits useful information (in the form of digital data) for FM broadcasts along with the broadcast signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the information from the broadcast signal for use with various functions, such as automatic display of the station name.

RDS functions:

PTY (Program TYpe Identification) Search∞

Automatically tunes to a station that is currently broadcasting the specified program type (genre).

PS (Program Service Name) Display

Automatically displays the station name transmitted by the RDS station.

RDS AUTO MEMORY function∞

Automatically selects and stores up to 40 RDS stations in the preset memory.

If fewer than 40 RDS stations have been stored in the preset memory, regular FM stations will be stored in the remaining places.

Radio Text function

Displays the radio text data transmitted by some RDS stations when you press the RDS DISP. (Display) key. There is “NO RT” display if no text data is transmitted.

The “RDS” indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast (signal) is received.

Note

Some functions and function names may differ for certain countries and areas.

Before using a function utilizing the RDS, be sure to perform the RDS Auto Memory operation by referring to the description in “Presetting

RDS stations (RDS AUTO MEMORY)”.

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