Using the tuner

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3 Press ST (ST +/–) to select the program type you want to hear.

4Press ENTER to search for the program type.

The system starts searching through the station presets for a match. When it finds one, the search stops and the station plays for five seconds.

5If you want to keep listening to the station, press ENTER within the 5 seconds. If you don’t press ENTER, searching resumes.

If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn’t find that program type at the time of the search.1

Using EON

When EON (Enhanced Other Network information) is turned on, the receiver jumps to an EON-linked broadcast when it begins, even if a receiver function other than the tuner is being used. It can’t be used in areas that EON information isn’t transmitted and when FM broadcast stations don’t transmit PTY data. When the broadcast ends, the tuner returns to the original frequency or function.

MULTI CONTROL

TV CTRL

PORTABLE

 

SR+

EON

+10

SIGNAL SEL

iPod CTRL

DVD/BD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR

iPod

 

 

 

 

CD-R

 

 

 

INFO

TV CONTROL

CD

FM

AM

RECEIVER

 

 

 

 

AUTO/DIRECT

STEREO/

STANDARD ADVSURR

SHIFT

INPUT

TV CH

TV VOL

A.L.C.

SELECT

ACOUSTIC

 

SOUND

 

 

 

 

1Press FM to select the FM band.2

2Press EON (SHIFT+9) to select one of the possible modes.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

•EON TA (Traffic Announcement) – Sets the tuner to pick up traffic information when it is broadcast.

•EON NEWS – Sets the tuner to pick up news when it is broadcast.

•OFF – Switches off the EON feature.

When set to TA or NEWS, the EON indicator in the display lights (it flashes when receiving an EON broadcast).3 The indicator in the display lights when the current station carries the EON service.4

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Note

1RDS searches station presets only. If no stations have been preset, or if the program type could not be found among the station presets NO PTY is displayed. FINISH means the search is complete.

2EON is only possible in the FM band.

3You can’t search for traffic announcements and news at the same time.

4• You cannot operate the T.EDIT and PTY SEARCH buttons while the EON indicator in the display is lit.

• If you want to change to a function other than the tuner when the EON indicator is flashing, press EON (SHIFT+9) to turn EON off.

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