Denon DRA-385RD - Advanced Functions; Inputting RDS Characters; RDS Search Modes; EON TA and Emergency Alarm

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4. inputting characters
Any characters can be input (up to 8 characters).
The input characters can be stored at the preset channels.
Operation
1. Press the ADS button @ four times.
(The cursor flashes at the first place.)
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2. (se the TUNING UP or DOWN button @ to select the character
tor the first place.
(The selected character flashes.)
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Table of characters
The characters are input in the order shown to the right. Use the
TUNING buttons @ lo select the desired characters.
Using the RDS functions (for FM only)
1. RDS search
Use this to automatically search and stop at stations offering RDS.
services.
Operation
1. Press the ADS button ® once.
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2. Press the PRESET UP or DOWN bution @.
{Searching begins.)
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3. Searching begins again if the PRESET UP or DOWN button®
is pressed while the RDS indicator is flashing.
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4. ifno other RDS station is found when all the frequencies are
searchad, "NO RDS" is displayed.
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3. Press the SHIFT/PTY button® to move the cursor to the next place.
(The cursor flashes at the second place).
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4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to input up te 8 characters.
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5. The characters are set five seconds after the input procedure is
finished. The input characters can be stored In the memory.
To keep the input characters, be sure to store them in a channel
memory.
6. Clearing characters
1. Recall the character you want to clear.
2. Press the RDS button @ 4 times until the character at the first
place flashes.
3. Then press the SHIFT/PTY button @ for at least 2 seconds. The
current character will then be cleared.
2 PTY Search
Use this to automatically search and stop at stations broadcasting the
Specified programme type (PTY).
Operation
1. Press the RDS button @ twice.
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2. Use the SHIFT/PTY button @ to select the programme type.
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3. Press the PRESET UP or DOWN button @.
(Searching begins.)
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4. Searching begins again if the PRESET UP or DOWN button@ is
pressed while the PTY indicator is flashing.
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5. If no other station broadcasting the designated programme
type is found when ali the frequencies are searched,
“NO PROGRAMME" is displayed.
List of PTY (Programme Type) displays:
1. NEWS 9. VARIED
2. AFFAIRS 10. POP MUSIC
3. INFORMATION 11. ROCK MUSIC
-4. SPORT 12. M.0.R. MUSIC
5. EDUCATION 13. L-CLASSICS (Light classics)
6. DRAMA 14. S-CLASSICS (Serious classics)
7. CULTURE 15, OTHER MUSIC
8. SCIENCE 31. ALARM
NOTE: ALARM cannot be selected during the PTY search operation.
3. TP Search
Use this to automatically search and stop at stations which broadcast
traffic announcements (evenif the stationis notcurrently broadcasting
atraffic announcement).
Operation
1. Press the RDS button @ three times.
TP SEARCH
2. Press the PRESET UP of DOWN button @.
(Searching begins.)
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TP. SEARCH
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3. Searching begins again if the PRESET UP or DOWN button@is
pressed while the TP indicator is flashing.
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4. If no other TP station is found when ail the frequencies are
searched, “NO PROGRAMME” is displayed.
4. EONTA
When an RDS station is broadcasting RDS information on other
stations within the same network anda traffic announcementbegins
on another station in the same network based on this information
(EON = Enhanced Other Network), that network station is
automatically tuned in. The previous station is tuned back in once
the traffic announcement is over.
Operation
1. Press the EON TA button @.
(The EON TA indicator lights.)
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(STATION A)
(When atratficannouncement starts, that station is automatically
tunedin.)
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(STATION 8)
(When the traffic announcementis over, the previous station is
tuned back in.)
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RDS Emergency Alarm
“ALARM’ will flash on the display when the unit receives the
Emergency Programme Type Code (PTY31) trom an RDS station.
This feature may not operate properly if the signal from the ROS
station is too weak or is subjected to interference.
Itis not possibieto select the “ALARM" display from the PTY search
mode.
NOTE:
1. Besuretotum the EON TA mode off when recording programmes.
2. Inthe EON TA mode, if the station is switched from the current
Station to another station in the network but the signals of that
network station are weak and it cannot be tuned in property,
“WEAK SIGNAL" is displayed and the original station is
immediately tuned back in.
3. In the EON TA mode, the station does not switch to another
station in the network if the current station is broadcasting a
traffic announcement.
4, Since the RDS services offered differ fram station to station,
some RDS functions may not operate for some stations, but this
is not a malfunction.
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