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To be able to listen to the desired information at any time

By using the EON function, which manages the informa- tion of other stations, listening to desired information like traffic information or news etc. can be reserved even when it is not being transmitted at the present. When listening to a station with the “EON”display lit and another station

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of the same network starts to broadcast an information program for which a reservation has been made, then that station will be selected automatically. When the desired information program ends, return is made to the original program.

Set the reception band to FM.

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R.D.S.

XD-980MD (En)

1Auto preset the stations.

1Receive a broadcast.

2Keep the ENTER key pressed (2 sec or longer).

ENTER

The EON data presently being broad- casted are taken in automatically.

This is not required when auto presetting has already been

executed.

÷When all 40 stations have already been preset by the procedure for “One-by-one presetting (manual preset)”, the EON function will not operate. Auto presetting must be used.

2Select the desired information.

TA/NEWS/INFO.

Application section

3Receive an RDS station.

Select a station where “RDS” and “EON” are lit.

P. CALL

Each press switches the modes as follows.

1 TA

..........................Traffic Announcement

2NEWS................... News

3INFO......................Information

4 Display not lit.......EON cancelled

This lights when a station transmits traffic information.

 

 

 

Lights when “INFO” is selected.

 

EX.BASS

 

 

 

 

CLASSIC

 

 

 

 

 

TUNED STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

ROCK EQ.

POP

R D S EON

TP

INFO.

PTY

AUTO

) 1 ￿ F M1

 

) 2. 5￿)MHz

MANUAL

VOL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUNNING

INDICATOR

÷Please execute automatic presetting when TA, NEWS, and INFO cannot be selected.

“RDS” and “EON” are lit.

EX.BASS

 

 

CLASSIC

 

 

 

TUNED STEREO

 

 

 

ROCK EQ.

POP

R D S EON TP

INFO. PTY

AUTO

) 2 ￿ F M￿ 9 ). )￿)MHz

MANUAL

VOL.

 

 

 

 

RUNNING

INDICATOR

÷When “EON” does not light although an RDS station is re- ceived, that station is not transmitting EON data. Please select a different station.

÷When TA is desired, select a station where the “TP” display lights.

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