Denon DRA-275RD - Using the Various Functions

USING THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS
1.
Presetting stations in the memory
The frequency and the name of the radio station (including names which you
have input yourself), are also stored in the memory.
In particular, the various RDS functions can be used effectively when RDS sta-
tions are stored in the memory.
How to preset the memory.
Press the MEMORY button ® . The “MEMO CH” indicator on the display
flashes. Next, use SHIFT/PTY button @ to select the memory block A, B,
C, Dor E. Now press the TUNING PRESET UP or DOWN button & to specify
the preset channel number, and then press the MEMORY button @ to store
the station in the memory.
The preset channel numbers for the different memory blocks are as follows.
Memory block A : 1to8
Memory block B : 1to8
Memory block C :1t08
Memory block D :1to8
Memory block E : 1to8
Auto Memory (FM only)
The DRA-375RD/DRA-275RD is equipped with an auto memory function.
Connect the antenna, set it so that stations can be received, then hold in the
MEMORY button and press the POWER button to turn the power on. Stations
for which the auto tuning function operates are stored in the preset memory
in the order A1 to A8, B1 to B8, and so on, through E8.
Channel A1 is tuned in after the auto memory operation is completed.
Using this function makes it possible to find out the overall reception condi-
tions of the receivable stations. The memory can be used effectively by recal-
ling the channels in the preset memory and replacing stations whose recep-
tion is poor with stations whose reception is good, using the procedure
described in 1 above.
Recalling preset stations
Use the SHIFT/PTY button ® to select memory block A, B, C, D or E, then
press the TUNING PRESET UP or DOWN button @ to recall the station
stored in the memory.
If the TUNING PRESET UP or DOWN buttons are pressed without pressing
the SHIFT /PTY button @), the stations are recalled in the order A1 to A8, B1
to B8, and so on, through E8.
RDS search (for FM only)
Use this function to automatically tune to stations offering Radio Data Service.
This operation is also possible by pressing the TUNER button on the remote
control unit once when the function is set to the TUNER mode.
Operation Display
1. Press the RDS button ® RDS SEARCH
once. L
2. Press the TUNING PRESET UP “RDS SEARCH” flashes on the
or DOWN button @. display.
(Preset memory channels A1
to E8 are being searched.)
If no RDS station is found with the
above operation, all the reception
bands are searched.
The station name is displayed,
when the RDS station is tuned.
3. Press the TUNER UP or RDS search starts again.
DOWN button @ again
while the RDS mark is flashing.
(If no other RDS station is found when all the frequencies are searched, “NO
RDS" is displayed.)
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5. PTY search (for FM only)
Use this function to find stations broadcasting a designated type of pro-
gramme type (PTY).
This operation is also possible by pressing the TUNER button on the remote
control unit twice when the function is set to the TUNER mode. Next, press
the PANEL button on the remote control unit, select the PTY category, then
press the TUNING PRESET UP or DOWN buttons to start the PTY search func-
tion in the specified direction.
Operation Display
1. Press the RDS button © PTY SEARCH
twice. L
2. Press the SHIFT/PTY button Programme type or PTY.
; Designated programme type.
(Always do this to designate the programme type if “PTY” is displayed in step
1.)
3. Press the TUNING PRESET UP “PTY SEARCH" flashes on the
or DOWN button @ . display.
(Preset memory channels A1 to E8
are being searched.)
If there is no station broadcasting
the designated programme type
with the above operation, all the re-
ception bands are searched.
The station name is displayed after
searching stops.
4. Press the TUNING PRESET UP PTY search starts again.
or DOWN button again while
the PTY mark is flashing.
(If no other station broadcasting the designated programme type is found
when all the frequencies are searched, “NO PROGRAMME’ is displayed.)
* The programme types which can be displayed are listed on page 12.
6. TP search (for FM only)
This function is used to find stations scheduled to broadcast traffic pro-
grammes (TP stations).
This operation is also possible by pressing the TUNER button on the remote
control unit three times when the function is set to the TUNER mode.
Operation Display
1. Press the RDS button @ TP SEARCH
3 times. L
2. Press the TUNING PRESET UP “TP SEARCH" flashes on the dis-
or DOWN button @. play.
(Preset memory channels Al
to E8 are being searched.)
If no TP station is found with the
above operation, all the reception
bands are searched.
The station name is displayed after
searching stops.
3. Press the TUNING PRESET UP TP search starts again.
or DOWN button again while
the TP mark is flashing.
(If no other TP station is found when all the frequencies are searched, “NO
PROGRAMME" is displayed.)
7. RT (Radio Text) (for FM only)
When the RT button ® is pressed while the station currently tuned inis offer-
ing a radio text message service, the message scrolls on the display.
(The RT indicator lights when the RT button is pressed.)
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(“NO TEXT DATA” is displayed if no radio text message is being broadcast.)
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