Sony XR-1800R Locating a station by programme type, Presetting the RDS stations with AF and TA data, Display, Programme types, and TA functions), 1 Select an FM band

Presetting the RDS stations with AF and TA data

When you preset the RDS stations, the unit stores each station’s data as well as its frequency, so you don’t have to turn on the AF or TA function every time you tune in the preset station. You can select different setting (AF, TA, or both) for individual preset stations, or the same setting for all preset stations.

Presetting the same setting for all preset stations1 Select an FM band.

2	Press (AF/TA) repeatedly and select
	either “AF“, “TA” or “AF TA” (for both AF
	and TA functions).
	Note that turning the “AF TA” function off
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	stores RDS stations as well as non-RDS FM
3	stations.
	Press (TUNER/BTM) for two seconds.

Presetting different settings for each preset station1 Select an FM band, and tune in the desired station.

2 Press (AF/TA) repeatedly and select either “AF“, “TA” or “AF TA” (for both AF and TA functions).

3 Press the desired preset number button for two seconds until “MEM” appears.

Repeat from step 1 for presetting other stations.

Tip

If you want to change the preset AF and/or TA setting after you tuned in the preset station, you can do so by turning on/off the AF or TA function.

Locating a station by programme type

You can locate the station you want by selecting one of the programme types shown below.

Note

If the countries or regions where EON data is not transmitted, you can use this function only for the stations you have tuned in once.

Programme types	Display
News	NEWS
Current Affairs	AFFAIRS
Information	INFO
Sports	SPORT
Education	EDUCATE
Drama	DRAMA
Culture	CULTURE
Science	SCIENCE
Varied	VARIED
Popular Music	POP M
Rock Music	ROCK M
Middle of the Road Music	M.O.R. M
Light Classical	LIGHT M
Classical	CLASSICS
Other Music Type	OTHER M
Weather	WEATHER
Finance	FINANCE
Children's Programmes	CHILDREN
Social Affairs	SOCIAL A
Religion	RELIGION
Phone In	PHONE IN
Travel	TRAVEL
Leisure	LEISURE
Jazz Music	JAZZ
Country Music	COUNTRY
National Music	NATION M
Oldies Music	OLDIES
Folk Music	FOLK M
Documentary	DOCUMENT
Not specified	NONE

Note

You can not use this function in some countries where no PTY (Programme Type selection) data is available.

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