To listen to the radio
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1. Press the PWR
button (2) to turn the audio
system on and off.
Press the AM/FM button (1) to turn on the ra-
dio if a CD is being played.
2. Press the AM/FM button (1) to select the de- sired band.
3. Press the TUNE button (6 or 7) or SEEK but- ton (4 or 5) to tune to a station, or press one
of the memory select buttons (3) to recall a
station memorised for that button.
To tune the radio E00709100350
Automatic tuning
After pressing
the
SEEK button (4 or 5), the selec-
ted station reception will start.
Manual tuning
The frequency changes every time the TUNE but-
ton (6 or 7) is pressed. The frequency changes con-
tinuously if you keep pushing the button. Press the
button to select the desired station. To enter frequencies into the memory
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Manual setting
You can
assign
to the memory select buttons (3) a
maximum of 18 stations in the FM band (6 FM1, 6
FM2 and 6 FM3 stations) and 6 stations each in the
MW and LW band. (Stations already assigned to
the memory select buttons are replaced by any new-
ly assigned stations.)
Follow the steps described below.
1. Press either the
TUNE button (6 or 7) to tune
the frequency to be entered in the memory.
2. Press one of the memory select buttons (3) for 2 seconds or longer. The sound will be
momentarily interrupted while the frequency
is being entered into the memory.
The number of the button corresponding to
the entry in the memory and the frequency
are displayed.
3. The preset memory setting is retrieved by pressing the button for less than 2 seconds. Automatic setting
With the
method,
all manually set stations in the
band currently selected for reception are replaced
with stations in the same band that are automatical-
ly selected in order of signal strength. The radio au-
tomatically selects 6 stations in the FM band (FM3
station only) and 6 stations each in the MW and
LW band.
Follow the steps described below. 1. With the radio mode selected, hold down theAM/FM button (1) for 2 seconds or longer.
The 6 stations with the best signal strength
will automatically be assigned to the memo-
ry select buttons (3), with the lowest-frequen-
cy station being assigned to the lowest-num-
ber button.
2. When you subsequently press a memory se- lect button to select a channel number, the ra-
dio will begin receiving the station assigned
to that number.
NOTE l If you press the AM/FM button (1) for
2 seconds or longer while tuning in the FM1
or FM2 band, the radio will automatically
switch to the FM3 band, where the automatic
seeking/storing will be activated. For pleasant driving
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AF (Alternative Frequencies) function
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The AF function
finds a station broadcasting the
same program and selects the station with the stron-
gest signal of AF lists.
The AF function is turned on at all times unless
you manually switch it off.
The AF function can be turned ON and OFF. Refer
to “Function setup mode” on page 5-20.
CT (Clock Time) function E00721000098
The clock can be set automatically by using the sig-
nal from the
local RDS stations. Refer to “Adjust-
ing the time” on page 3-13.
REG (Regional) function E00721100015
REG function limits to receive the stations broad-
casting regional programs.
Regional programming and
regional networks are
organized differently depending on the country or
area (they may be changed according to the hour,
state, or broadcast area), so if you don’t want to re-
ceive the regional programs automatically, you can
set up REG ON not to receive regional programs.
The REG function can be turned ON and OFF. Re-
fer to “Function setup mode” on page 5-20.
PI (Program Identification) search function E00721200234
When travelling long distance and the recalled pre-
set station is
weak, the radio searches another fre-
quency broadcasting the same programming with
the same PI code in AF list. If there are no frequencies broadcasting the same
programming, the
radio
searches a frequency broad-
casting the regional programming. The radio suc-
ceeds in searching the regional programming, then
the display shows the REG indicator (13). If the ra-
dio does not succeed in searching the regional pro-
gramming, the radio returns to the recalled preset
station.
The PI function can be turned ON and OFF.
Refer to “Function setup mode” on page 5-20.
NOTE
l While searching, the audio system is muted.
The display shows “WAIT” or “SEARCH”.
PTY (Program type) E00721300280
RDS broadcasts are classified according to pro-
gram type (PTY)
as follows. Use the TUNE button
(7 or 8) to select your desired PTY. 1. NEWS
2. AFFAIRS (Current affairs)
3. INFO (Information)
4. SPORT
5. EDUCATE (Education)
6. DRAMA
7. CULTURE
8. SCIENCE
9. VARIED
10. POP M (Pop music)
11. ROCK M (Rock music)
12. EASY M (Easy music)
13. LIGHT M (Light classics)
14. CLASSICS
15. OTHER M (Other music)
16. WEATHER (Weather information)
17. FINANCE
18. CHILDREN 19. SOCIAL
20. RELIGION
21. PHONE IN
22.
TRAVEL
23. LEISURE
24. JAZZ
25. COUNTRY
26. NATION M (National music)
27. OLDIES
28. FOLK M (Folk music)
29. DOCUMENT
To search for a broadcast of desired program type: 1. Press the PTY button (10).
2. Press the TUNE button (7 or 8) for less than1 second at a time to select your desired PTY.
3. Two seconds after a desired PTY has been se- lected, the radio will begin to search for a
broadcast of your selected PTY. During
search, the selected PTY on the display blinks.
4. When the radio picks up a station with your desired PTY, the display will show the name
of the station. For pleasant driving
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NOTE
l If
the SEEK
button (5 or 6) is pressed for
less than 1 second, the radio will try to find
out another broadcast of the same program
type as currently selected.
l If no station is found with your desired PTY,
the display will show “EMPTY” for about 5
seconds and the radio will return to the previ-
ous station.
How to enter PTYs in the memory E00721400092
As many as 6 PTYs can be entered in the memory.
Follow the steps described below.
1. Press either
the
TUNE button (7 or 8) to tune
the PTY to be entered in the memory.
2. Press one of the memory select buttons (3) for 2 seconds or longer. The sound will be
momentarily interrupted while the PTY is be-
ing entered into the memory. The number of
the button corresponding to the entry into the
memory and the PTY are displayed.
3. The preset memory setting is retrieved by pressing the button and then releasing it with-
in about 2 seconds.
Traffic information E00721600212
The radio will automatically tune in to traffic infor-
mation broadcasts while
receiving FM broadcasts
or playing compact discs.
To select this function: 1. Press the TP button (9). The display willshow TP indicator (14). If the RDS data can
be read, the display will show RDS indicator
(11). If not, the display will show “NO RDS”
for about 5 seconds. 2. If the radio detects traffic information on ei-
ther the
station currently selected or another
station, the display will show “TRAF INF”
for 5 seconds followed by a 2-second indica-
tion of the frequency. Then, it will show the
name of the station broadcasting the traffic in-
formation to which you will listen. The vol-
ume level is set separately for listening to nor-
mal audio programs and for listening to traf-
fic information. The volume level will there-
fore change automatically to that set when an
emergency broadcast or traffic information
broadcast was last received. When the traffic
information broadcast is over, the radio will
return to the previously received program
and to the corresponding volume level.
3. Press the TP button (9) to return to the previ- ous condition.
NOTE l While “TP” is illuminated, the radio stops on-
ly at TP stations even if the TUNE button (7
or 8) is pressed. TP (Traffic information Program) search function
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The traffic information program search function is
turned on (with
the TP indicator (14) shown on the
display), if:
l The RDS is off for 45 seconds due to a weak
signal.
l The station is changed to another station with-
out a TP signal and then 45 seconds elapse.
When turning on, 5 beeps will be heard and a new
TP station will be searched for. For pleasant driving
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