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Tuning in radio stations
n Listening to preset stations
1
Press SHIFT to select the memory
block (A to G).
2
Press CH +, CH – or 1 – 8 to select
the desired preset channel.
You can also operate via the main unit.
In this case, perform the following
operations.
Press TUNING PRESET, then turn
SOURCE SELECT to select the preset
radio station.
n Direct frequency tuning
You can enter the receiving frequency directly to tune in.
1
Press SEARCH.
2
Input frequencies using the 0 – 9.
• If o is pressed, the immediately preceding
input is cancelled.
3
When setting is completed, press
ENTER.
The preset frequency is tuned in.
RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS (works only on the FM band) is a broadcasting service which
allows a station to send additional information along with the regular
radio program signal.
NOTE
The operations described as follows using
SEARCH will not function in areas in which
there are no RDS broadcasts.
n RDS search
Use this function to automatically tune to FM stations that provide
the RDS service.
1
Press TUNER/DTU to switch the
input source to “TUNER”.
2
Press SEARCH to select “RDS”.
AUTO
TUNER
CH A
Now Playing
FM 87.50MHz
Tuning
CH+/
-
/
Preset
Band
MEMORY
Memory
SEARCH
Search
RDS
RDS
PTY
TP
RT
RDS station
Program category
Traffic info
Radio text
Search Mode Tuning
A1 FM 87.50MHz
SEARCH CH +/-
3
Press CH + or CH –.
The search for RDS stations begins automatically.
• If no RDS stations are found with the above operation, all the
reception bands are searched.
• When a broadcast station is found, that station’s name appears on
the display.
• If no RDS station is found when all the frequencies have been
searched, “NO RDS” is displayed.
If you press CH + or CH – within 5 seconds after the broadcast station
name is shown on the display, you can search for a different station.
PTY (Program Type)
PTY identifies the type of RDS program.
The program types and their displays are as follows:
NEWS
News
WEATHER
Weather
AFFAIRS
Current Affairs
FINANCE
Finance
INFO
Information
CHILDREN
Children’s
program
SPORT
Sports
EDUCATE
Education
SOCIAL
Social Affairs
DRAMA
Drama
RELIGION
Religion
CULTURE
Culture
PHONE IN
Phone In
SCIENCE
Science
TRAVEL
Travel
VARIED
Varied
LEISURE
Leisure
POP M
Pop Music
JAZZ
Jazz Music
ROCK M
Rock Music
COUNTRY
Country Music
EASY M
Easy Listening
Music
NATION M
National Music
OLDIES
Oldies Music
LIGHT M
Light Classical
FOLK M
Folk Music
CLASSICS
Serious Classical
DOCUMENT
Documentary
OTHER M
Other Music
n PTY search
Use this function to find RDS stations broadcasting a designated
program type (PTY).
1
Press TUNER/DTU to switch the
input source to “TUNER”.
2
Press SEARCH to select “PTY”.
AUTO
TUNER
CH A
Now Playing
FM 87.50MHz
Tuning
CH+/
-
/
Preset
Band
MEMORY
Memory
SEARCH
Search
Program category
RDS
PTY
TP
RT
NEWS
AFFAIRS
INFO
SPORT
EDUCATE
DRAMA
Search Mode Tuning
A1 FM 87.50MHz
SEARCH CH +/-
3
Watching the display, press ui to call out the
desired program type.
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