Sony CDX-5100RDS manual Listening to Traffic Announcements, Listening to a Regional Programme

— AF Function

When “NO NAME” is displayed instead of the station name, the currently received station does not transmit RDS data. After some seconds, “NO NAME” will disappear, and the frequency will be displayed.

Listening to the Same Programme Without Manual Retuning if the Location Has Changed

Using “AF” (List of Alternative Frequencies), to automatically tune to that frequency among the frequencies of the currently received station, which carries the strongest signal in the respective region. As result, you can continuously listen to the same programme during a long-distance drive without repeated manual retuning.

EN	Frequencies change automatically.
	98.5 MHz	96.0 MHz

Station 102.5 MHz

1	Select an FM station.
2	Press the AF/TA	button to get “AF”
	displayed.

Notes

∙When the currently received frequency is weak and the same programme cannot be received with another frequency, “NO AF" will be displayed.

∙When automatic tuning (page 7) is activated while “AF” is displayed, only FM stations which transmit RDS data will be received.

∙When you press the AF/TA button while an MW or LW station is received, FM1 will be automatically selected.

Getting the Stored RDS Stations tuned in from the Broadcasting Networks

When the unit stores an RDS station transmitting the AF data on a preset number button, it stores not only its frequency but also its AF and PI (Programme Identification) data.

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The unit will store this data in its memory whether the AF function is ON or OFF. Using the AF function, you can select a better signal station by retuning within the same broadcasting network of the memorised station.

Press the AF/TAbutton, then press the preset number button.

Note

If the AF data can find no other station in the memorized station network, “PI seek” will be displayed, and the unit will search for a station with the same PI data. If the unit finds no other station with the same PI data, it will return to the original station.

Listening to a Regional Programme

Press the AF/TAbutton for more than two seconds. n“REG” appears on the display.

To cancel, press again for more than two seconds.

Note

The initial setting is “Regional ON”.

This function cannot be activated in the United Kingdom and some other areas.

Local Link Function (United Kingdom only) When local stations stored on the preset number buttons are poorly received, or when you want to change to another local station, use this function to activate automatic search for other local stations and to tune them in one by one. Within five seconds after reception starts, press the preset number button of the local station you want to change, and keep the button pressed. Repeat this procedure several times until the desired local station is received.

Storing only RDS stations

The BTM function (page 8) allows the unit to store only RDS stations on the preset number buttons; activate the AF function, then press the SENS/BTM button for two seconds.

When “AF OFF” is displayed and you activate BTM, the unit will store only stations not transmitting RDS data.

Listening to Traffic

Announcements

By using TA (Traffic Announcement) and TP (Traffic Programme) data, a station broadcasting traffic announcements can be automatically received. Even during CD playback you can hear traffic announcements, as the unit continues searching for such a station, and will automatically change to FM reception when a traffic announcement starts.

Actual total number: Sony CDX-4100/5100RDS (E,F,G,I) 3-810-809-11(1)