34 VX402E/VZ402E
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Owner’s Manual
LOC/DX Setting
The DX / LOC setting changes the tuner
sensitivityinordertoseparatecloselyspaced
stations.Thisfeatureisusefulinareasthathave
many radio stations in close proximity.
1. Touch the [ ]keytodisplaythePresetList
screen.
2. Touch the [DX]keytoswitchtoDXtuner
sensitivity.
3. Touch the [LOC]keytoswitchtoLocaltuner
sensitivity.
About the RDS (Radio Data System)
ThisunithasabuiltinRDSdecodersystemthat
supportsbroadcaststationstransmittingRDS
data. This system can display the name of the
broadcaststationbeingreceived(PS),andcan
automaticallyswitchtothebroadcaststationwith
thebestreceptionasyoumovelongdistances
(AFswitching).Also,ifatracannouncementor
programtypeinformationisbroadcastfroman
RDS station, no matter what mode you are in,
thisbroadcastisreceived.
“AF”: AlternativeFrequency
“PS”: ProgramServiceName
“PTY”: ProgramType
“TP”: TracProgram
The RDS interrupt does not function
during AM radio reception.
AF (Alternative Frequency) function
TheAFfunctionswitchestoadierentfrequency
onthesamenetworkinordertomaintain
optimum reception.
Switching ON/OFF the AF function
1. Touch the [ ]key.
2. If the AF function is OFF, touch [AF]buttonto
set AF ON. [AF]buttonwillbelighted,and“AF”
willbedisplayedatthetopofthescreen.
3. Touch [AF]buttonagaintosetAFOFF.
REG (Regional Program) function
When the REG function is ON, the optimum
regionalstationcanbereceived.Whenthis
function is OFF, if the regional station area is
switchedasyoudrive,aregionalstationforthat
regionisreceived.
Thisfunctionisdisabledwhenanationalstation
suchasBBCR2isbeingreceived.
Note:
• Thisfunctionisdisabledwhenanational
stationsuchasBBCR2isbeingreceived.
• TheREGfunctionON/OFFsettingisenabled
only when the AF function is ON.
Switching ON/OFF the REG function
1.Touchthe[ ]key.
2. If the REG function is OFF, touch [REG]button
to set REG ON. [REG]buttonwillbelighted,
and“REG”willbedisplayedatthetopofthe
screen.
3. Touch [REG]buttonagaintosetREGOFF.
Manually tuning a regional station in the
same network
Note:
• Thisfunctioncanbeusedwhenaregional
broadcastorthesamenetworkisreceived.
• ThisfunctionisenabledonlywhentheAF
function is ON and the REG function is OFF.
1. Touch the [Band]keytoselecttheband.
2.TouchyourdesiredPresetkeytocallouta
regional station.
TA (Trac Announcement) function
Whenatracannouncementbroadcast
startsduringtheTAstandbymode,thetrac
announcementbroadcastisreceivedastop
priority regardless of the function mode, so
youcanlistentoit.TheTracProgram(TP)
automatictuningisalsoavailable.
Setting TA standby mode
1. Touch the [ ]key.
2.IftheTAstandbymodeisOFF,touch[TA]
buttontosetTAstandbymodeON,[TA]
buttonwillbelighted,“TA”willbedisplayed
at the top of the screen, and the system will
automatically search for a TP station (TP
Seek).WhenanRDSbroadcaststationwith
tracannouncementprogramisreceived,“TP”
willbedisplayedatthetopofthescreen.
Radio Operation