Basic Functions
Setting Mono/Stereo
Press the MO/ST button. | MO/ST |
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• Each time the button is pressed, the |
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sound switches between STEREO |
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and MONO. |
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•In a poor reception area, select MONO for a clear, interference-free broadcast.
Presetting Stations
Example : Presetting FM 89.10 into memory
1.Press the FUNCTION button to select FM.
2.Press the TUNING/CH (
) button to select
<89.10>.
3. Press the TUNER MEMORY button.
• NUMBER flashes on the display.
4. | Press the # $ button to select |
| preset number. |
| • You can select between 1 and 15 presets. |
5. | Press the TUNER MEMORY button again. |
| • Press the TUNER MEMORY button before |
| NUMBER disappears from the display. |
| • NUMBER disappears from the display and |
| the station is stored in memory. |
6. | To preset another station, repeat steps 2 to 5. |
•PS NAME (Program Service Name) : Indicates the name of broadcasting station and is composed of 8 characters.
•RT (Radio Text) : Decodes the text broadcast by a station (if any) and is composed of maximum 64 characters.
•CT (Clock Time) : Decodes the real time clock from the FM frequency. Some stations may not transmit PTY, RT or CT information therefore this may not be displayed in all cases.
•TA (Traffic Announcement) : TA ON/OFF it shows that the traffic announcement is in progress.
✎NOTE
RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.
To show the RDS signals
You can see the RDS signals the station sends on the display.
RDS DISPLAY
Press the RDS DISPLAY button while | 1 | |
listening to an FM station. | ||
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•Each time you press the button, the display change to show you the
following information : PS NAME RT CT Frequency
• To tune in to a preset station, press the # $ |
PS
While searching, <PS> appears and then the station names will be
(Program
Service)
displayed. <NO PS> appears if no signal is sent.
While searching, <RT> appears and
About RDS broadcasting
Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to
receive FM stations
RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For example, the stations send their station names, as well as information about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc.
When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS service, the RDS indicator lights up on the display.
Description on RDS function
•PTY (Program Type) : Displays the type of programme currently being broadcast.
RT then text messages the station sends (RadioText) will be displayed. <NO RT> appears if
no signal is sent.
Frequency Station frequency (non-RDS service)
About characters shown in the display
When the display shows PS,or RT signals,the following characters are used.
•The display window cannot differentiate upper case and lower case letters and always uses upper case letters.
•The display window cannot show accented letters, <A,> for instance, may stands for accented <A’s> like <À, Â, Ä, Á, Å and Ã.>