Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (continued)
To stop monitoring the programme
Press EON TA or EON NEWS/INFO while the tuner is in the respective EON standby mode and the indicator goes off.
Notes
•If you tune in an AM (MW and LW) station or an FM station which does not provide the RDS service, the selected indicator (TA, NEWS, INFO, or NEWS/INFO) goes off and the tuner does not standby for EON stations.
•“Weak Signal” appears when the selected station has a weak signal. “Return” appears when the tuner is trying to retune a station with a weak signal.
•Turn off the EON feature when you want to record a programme without interruptions, especially when you want to do timer recording.
•“No EON” appears in the display if you select an EON programme before tuning to an RDS station.
•If you make EON CONTROL connections to a compatible Sony amplifier, the amplifier automatically switches the function mode to TUNER whenever the tuner receives a programme you are monitoring.
Locating traffic programmes (TA Search)
You can have the tuner locate stations currently broadcasting traffic programme from among the RDS stations stored in the tuner’s preset memory.
1 Press MENU.
2 Turn TUNING/SELECT until “Traffic” appears in the display and press
ENTER.
The unit enters search mode (“Search” and “Traffic” appear alternately in the display).
When the tuner finds a traffic announcement, it stops searching. The tuner receives each station for 8 seconds.
3 Press ENTER when the tuner receives the station you want to listen to that programme.
Locating a station by programme type (PTY)
You can locate a station you want by selecting a programme type. The tuner tunes in the type of programmes currently being broadcast from the RDS stations stored in the tuner’s preset memory.
1 Press PTY.
2 Turn TUNING/SELECT to select the programme type you want.
See the following table for the programme types you can select.
Programme | What you hear |
type |
|
| |
(Current) Affairs Topical programmes that | |
| expand on current news |
|
|
Alarm | Emergency broadcasts |
|
|
Alarm Test | Used only for dynamic |
| switching |
|
|
Children (’s | Programmes for the young |
programmes) |
|
|
|
Country Music | Country music programmes |
|
|
Culture | Programmes about national or |
| regional culture, such as |
| language and societal concerns |
|
|
Documentary | Investigative features |
|
|
Drama | Radio plays and serials |
|
|
Education | Educational programmes, such |
| as |
| programmes |
|
|
Finance | Stock market reports and |
| trading, etc. |
|
|
Folk Music | Folk music programmes |
|
|
Information | Programmes offering |
| information on a wide spectrum |
| of subjects, including consumer |
| affairs and medical advice |
|
|
Jazz Music | Jazz programmes |
|
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