Radio

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Tuning to a RDS Station (FM only)

1.Press TUNING - or + on the main unit or SKIP

BACKWARD or SKIP FORWARD on the remote control to select desired frequency or press PRESET + / - to access preset stations.

2.If RDS station is found, RDS lights on the display with station name shown.

Displaying RDS station Information

Press DISPLAY on the remote control repeatedly to display station information:

1.Frequency

2.RDS name

3.Radio text (RT) “INFO OFF”

Press RDS repeatedly to select “INFO OFF”. Press PRESET - or + to toggle “INFO OFF” and “INFO ON”.

4.RDS type (PTY)

RDS NEWS (news),

AFFAIRS (current affairs),

INFO (weather, medical),

SPORT (sports),

EDUCATE (education),

DRAMA (series and plays),

CULTURE (religion),

SCIENCE(science and technology),

VARIED (miscellaneous),

POP M (pop music),

ROCK M (rock music),

MOR M (middle-of-the road music),

LIGHT M (light music),

CLASSICS (classical music),

OTHER M (unclassified music),

WEATHER (weather),

FINANCE (financial information),

CHILDREN (children’s program),

SOCIAL (social news),

RELIGION (religious program),

PHONE IN (phone-in program),

TRAVEL (travel & leisure),

HOBBY (hobby),

JAZZ (Jazz music),

COUNTRY (country music),

NATIONAL (national),

OLDIES (oldies),

FOLK M (folk music),

DOCUMENT (documentary),

TEST (test)

ALARM (alarm)

PTY Search

1.Press RDS repeatedly to select “FIND”.

2.Press PRESET - or + to toggle the desired RDS station type.

3.Press TUNING + or - on the main unit or

SKIP BACKWARD or SKIP

FORWARD on the remote control to begin searching for RDS stations in the selected category.

5.clock time (CT) - “SYNC OFF”.

Press RDS repeatedly to select “SYNC OFF”. Press TUNING + or - on the main unit or SKIP

BACKWARD or SKIP FORWARD on the remote control to toggle “SYNC OFF” and “SYNC ON”.

6.RDS DAY

7.PI CODE

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Technicolor - Thomson CS140 user service Tuning to a RDS Station FM only, Displaying RDS station Information

CS140 specifications

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