Calling a preset RDS station by the station name (PS SEEK)

You can call a desired RDS station stored in this unit by only inputting the name of the station in the PS mode. By this operation, this unit searches all preset stations for the station. You do not have to input a full name, even only the first letter can be used for calling. As many as 8 letters and/or numerals can be selected for inputting a name.

2

7

1

4, 8

3, 5

1

FM/AM

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for other letters and/or numerals, if necessary.

2 Turn the unit into the PS mode.

PS/PTY/SEEK

 

 

A station name is

 

 

displayed or “NO PS”

SHIFT/

ENTER/

flashes.

 

EDIT

KEY MODE

 

*If “NO PS” flashes, proceed to the next step while flashing. If “NO PS” disappears before you proceed to the next step, press the FREQ/PS/PTY button again.

3

PS/PTY/SEEK

FREQ/PS/PTY

ENTER/

EDIT

KEY MODE

Flashes

4 Select the first letter or numeral of the station name.

PRESET STATIONS

DOWNUP

TUNING

*By pressing the TUNING UP or DOWN button repeatedly or by pressing and holding either of them, the display will change letters and numerals in sequence.

*If you will not input the second letter, skip to step 7.

5 When the first letter or numeral of the station name appears, press the SHIFT/EDIT button to proceed to the selection of the next letter or numeral.

PS/PTY/SEEK

FREQ/PS/PTY

ENTER/

 

EDIT

KEY MODE

“A” will flash on the second

 

 

 

 

letter or numeral position.

7 When inputting the name is finished, press the ENTER/KEY MODE button.

PS/PTY/SEEK

FREQ/PS/PTY

SHIFT/

ENTER

 

 

EDIT

KEY MODE

The name is illuminated.

8 PRESET STATIONS

DOWNUP

Press once.

TUNING

The unit begins searching for the station, and it is continued until the station is found.

You do not have to input a full name for searching for the station

You may input only the first letter of the station name. If doing so, you can skip steps 5 and 6. In step 8, the unit searches for and calls a nearest station which has the letter you input. If the station is not the desired one, press the TUNING UP or DOWN button again. The unit will begin searching for another station which has the same letter.

To cancel this function

Press the AF, FREQ/PS/PTY, SHIFT/EDIT, ENTER/KEY MODE, FM/AM or MEMORY button.

Note

This function is not useful for calling a station with weak signals which cannot be received by the automatic tuning method.

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