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TP indicazion Preset channel indication
Radio mode
Listening to the radio
1. Press FNC button 3to select radio mode. The
frequency or PS appears in the display.
*PS: Programme Service Name
2. Press BND button# to select a band. The
band changes in the following order:
FM1➜FM2➜FM3➜AM (OM/OL) ➜FM1 …
3. Select left or right to tune in to a desired station
using SRCH buttons $.
Tuning
Three tuning modes are available: seek tuning,
manual tuning and preset tuning.
Seek tuning
There are 2 types of seek tuning: DX SEEK and
LOCAL SEEK.
DX SEEK can automatically tune in to receivable
broadcast stations; LOCAL SEEK can tune in to
only broadcast stations with a good reception
sensitivity.
1. Press BND button #and select the desired
band (FM or AM (MW, LW)).
2. Tune into a station.
*If“MANU”is lit in the display, press and hold
BND button #for 1 second or longer. “MANU”
in the display goes off and seek tuning is now
available.
*If“TA”is lit in the display, TP stations are auto-
matically sought.
●DX SEEK
Press the SRCH Left/Right button $to auto-mat-
ically seek a station.
When the SRCH Right button$is pressed, the
station is sought in the direction of higher fre-
quencies; if the SRCH Left button $is pressed,
the station is sought in the direction of lower fre-
quencies.
*When seek tuning starts,“DX”appears in the
display.
●LOCAL SEEK
If you press and hold the SRCH Left/Right button
$for 1 second or longer, local seek tuning is car-
ried out. Broadcast stations with good reception
sensitivity are selected.
*When local seeking starts, “LO”appears in the
display.
Manual tuning
1. Press the BND button # to select the band.
2. Press the BND button #for at least 2 seconds.
3.“MANU”disappears on the display, and manu-
al tuning is possible.
4. Use the SRCH Left/Right button $to tune in
stations.
*The mode automatically switches back to the
seek tuning mode after 7 seconds.
Radio Operations
Seek tuning indication
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●Turning AF function off
When“AF”is lit or flashing in the display, press
AF button 9.“AF”in the display goes off and AF
turns off.
●Turning AF function on
When“AF”is not lit in the display, press AF but-
ton9again.“AF”lights in the display and AF
turns on.
If the receiving condition of a station being tuned
is getting worse, “AF”starts flashing and the unit
tries to switch to an alternative frequency. If
switching cannot be performed, the display
switches to “SEARCH”and the unit searches for
the same programme.
REG (Regional Programme) function
When REG function is on, regional station recep-
tion is optimized.
If this function is off, the unit switches in to the
regional station in the next local area when you
enter the next area while receiving the regional
station in the previous local area.
*The factory setting is “off”.
Notes:
• This function is ineffective when a national station
such as BBC 2 FM is being received.
• The on/off setting of REG is effective when AF is
on.
●Turning REG function on
When“REG”is not lit in the display, pressing and
holding AF button 9for 2 seconds or longer.
“REG”lights in the display.
●Turning REG function off
Pressing and holding AF button 9for 2 seconds
or longer again,“REG”in the display goes off.
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RDS Operations
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RDS mode
RDS (Radio Data System)
This unit incorporates an RDS system decoder for
use with stations broadcasting RDS data.
This system enables the radio to display the name
of the station being received (PS), and also to
automatically switch to a better frequency when
one is available while you are traveling great dis-
tances (AF switching).
It can also interrupt a CD or tape with traffic infor-
mation or the programme type broadcast by an
RDS station.
Additionally, if EON information is received, this
information enables automatic switching of other
preset stations on the same network and inter-
ruption of the station being received with traffic
information from other stations (TP). This function
may not work in some regions.
To use the RDS function, be sure to set the radio
to FM mode.
•AF:Alternative Frequencies
•PS:Programme Service Name
•PTY:Programme Type
•EON:Enhanced Other Network
•TP:Traffic Programme
*If an RDS station can no longer be received
clearly (at the current location), “AF”flashes in
the display. When reception is restored, “AF”
stops flashing.
AF function
The AF function enables the unit to maintain opti-
mum reception by switching to different frequen-
cies on the same network.
*The factory setting is“on”.
Seek tuning indication
AF indication
PTY indication
TP indication REG indication
TA indicationPreset channel indication
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Manual tuning of related regional
stations
1. This function works when AF is on and REG is
off.
Note:
•This function is effective when related regional
stations are received.
2. Press one of Preset buttons !to recall a
regional station.
3. If the receiving condition of a recalled station is
bad, press the same Preset button !. The unit
switches to a related regional station.
TA (Traffic Announcement)
When the unit is in the TA standby mode, you can
listen to traffic announcements preferentially
when they start, irrespective of the function mode.
You can also tune in to TP (traffic programme) sta-
tions automatically.
●To set the TA standby mode
If you press TA button 7when only “TP”is lit in
the display, “TP”and“TA”light in the display and
the unit is set to the TA standby mode until traffic
announcements start.
When traffic announcements start, “TRA INFO”
appears in the display, and then PS (Programme
Service Name) appears.
If you press TA button 7while traffic announce-
ments are being broadcast, they are cancelled
and the unit enters TA standby mode.
●Cancelling the TA standby mode
If you press TA button 7when“TP”and
“TA””are lit in the display, “TA”in the display
goes off and the TA standby mode is cancelled.●Setting the auto tuning mode for TP stations
If you press TA button 7when only “TP”is lit or
“TP”and“TA”are not lit in the display,“TA”lights
and the unit automatically tunes in to TP stations.
Note:
•The unit continues to tune in automatically if no TP
station is received. Press TA button 7again to
stop auto tuning.
Auto store function for TP stations
● Auto storing while “TA” is lit:
Only TP stations are auto stored.
*Refer to PS/AS function in radio mode.
PTY function
This function enables you to listen to selected pro-
gramme type, irrespective of the function mode.
•PTY broadcasts are not yet available in all coun-
tries.
In TA standby mode, TP stations have priority over
PTY broadcasting stations.
*Emergency messages interrupt all modes of oper-
ation. They can only be received from RDS sta-
tions.“ALARM”appears in the display and mes-
sage can be heard.
*Press AF button 9to cancel the ALARM broad-
casts.
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