When scanning, SCAN blinks in the display.
Pushing the SCAN button again during this 5
second period stops SCAN tuning and the radio
remains tuned to that station.
Station memory operation — Travel Preset
is OFF
Each preset mode (A, B or C) has 6 presets,
capable of storing any combination of AM, FM
and FM RDS stations.
Press the PRESET ABC button to change be-
tween the presets:
A!B!C
The radio displays icon A, B or C to indicate
which set of presets is active.
To store a radio station in a preset:
1. Select the desired preset by pressing PRE-
SET ABC.
2. Tune to the desired station.
3. Press the desired station select button (>2
seconds) .
4. When the indicator illuminates in the station
selection button, a beep will sound indicat-
ing memorization is complete. For FM sta-
tions, the indicator will turn green. For AM
stations, the indicator will turn amber.5. Other station select buttons can be set in
the same manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the radio
fuse opens, the radio memory is canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
Turning ON Travel Preset
1. Press the TRAVEL preset button (<1.5 sec-
onds) . The TRAVEL icon shows in the dis-
play.
2. The radio selects the strongest stations in
the area and stores them in Travel Presets A,
B and C. 12 FM stations and 6 AM stations
are the default settings. To change the de-
fault settings, see “Editing Travel Preset”
later in this section.
3. When finished storing radio stations, the
radio tunes to the first stored preset of Travel
Preset A.
4. If the radio cannot find any stations, the radio
displays“NO STATION”and mutes the au-
dio.
5. If the radio cannot fill all the presets, the
remaining presets are stored with 87.9 for
FM and 600 for AM.
The TUNE, SCAN, SEEK and preset memory
functions are available while Travel Preset mode
is on.Canceling Travel Preset
Press the TRAVEL preset button (<1.5 seconds)
to clear the Travel Preset memory. This turns off
the Travel icon. The radio returns to the last used
preset of A, B or C in the permanent preset
memory.
Editing travel preset
1. Press and hold the TRAVEL preset button
(>3 seconds) until the radio beeps to start
the editing mode. The Travel icon will flash
while in TRAVEL PRESET EDIT mode.
2. The radio displays“TRAVEL EDIT”for 2
seconds and then changes to“SET A-*”.
3. Press TUNE/FF-REV (
or)to
select a mode.
4. Press the TRAVEL PRESET button to save
the mode.
5. Display is changed to“SET B-*”, repeat
steps 3 and 4.
6. Display is changed to“SET C-*”, repeat
step 3.
7. Press the TRAVEL PRESET button to exit
the edit mode and return to normal mode.
*: AM, FM, FM RDS, Rock, Classic Rock, Soft
Rock, Top 40, Country, Jazz, Classical, Oldies,
News, Sports, Talk.
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Storing Travel Preset stations in permanent
memory
1. While in Travel Preset mode, press and hold
the TRAVEL preset button until it beeps (>3
seconds) .
2. The presets are transferred from Travel Pre-
set memory to the permanent preset
memory for A, B, and C.“PRESETS
LOADED”is displayed.
3. The TRAVEL preset indicator turns off.
RDS (radio data system)
RDS stands for Radio Data System, and is a data
information service transmitted by some radio
stations on the FM band (not AM band) encoded
within a regular radio broadcast. Currently, most
RDS stations are in large cities, but many stations
are now considering broadcasting RDS data.
RDS can display:
cStation call sign, such as “WHFR 98.3”.
cStation name, such as “The Groove”.
cMusic or programming type, such as “Clas-
sical”, “Country”, or “Rock”.
cTraffic reports about delays or construction.
If the station broadcasts RDS information the
RDS icon is displayed. The RDS information willbe displayed according to the option chosen in
the RDS setup mode. (FM & RDS is the default.)
Press the RDS button again to display the fre-
quency for 3 seconds. The radio will then return
to the normal display. If the station does not
broadcast RDS information, the RDS icon will not
be displayed.
Setting RDS mode
Press and hold the MENU button (>2 seconds)
until the radio beeps to start the editing mode.
Press the MENU button until the display shows
“RDS TRAFFIC”. This display will last 2 sec-
onds and then change to“TRAFFIC-OFF”.
Press TUNE/FF-REV (or) to toggle
the RDS traffic mode from “OFF” to “ON”. Press
the RDS button again to set your RDS mode
selection.
The display changes to“RDS DISPLAY”. This
display will last 2 seconds and then change to
“SHOW”. Press TUNE/FF-REV (
or) to switch between the following RDS
display modes:
c“FM & RDS”: the radio display will show the
station’s broadcast frequency and the sta-
tion’s name.
c“RDS ONLY”: the radio display will show the
station’s name only.c“RDS TEMP”: the radio display will show the
station’s name for 5 seconds and then dis-
play only the radio station’s broadcast fre-
quency.
PTY (program type)
PTY can be used to search for a certain program
type. Certain areas have a limited number of
stations that transmit RDS. Many stations trans-
mit call letters and frequencies only. Searching or
scanning by program type may yield a limited
number of selections.
1. Press the MIX·PTY button. The display
changes from“RDS PTY SEARCH”to
“SELECT BY TUNE”.
2. Press TUNE/FF-REV (
or)
up/down button to choose a specific pro-
gram type:
ROCK, CLASSIC ROCK, SOFT ROCK,
TOP 40, COUNTRY, JAZZ, CLASSICAL,
OLDIES, NEWS, SPORTS, TALK, ANY
3. Press the SEEK (
or) or SCAN
button to search for the next station with the
selected PTY. The SCAN icon flashes when
the SCAN button is pressed. If SCAN is
selected, push the PTY or SCAN button to
stop on a station.
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