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English
Radio Reception
RDS Time
Some RDS station may be transmitting a real
clock time at an interval of every minute.
Setting the RDS time
1 Press CLOCK•TIMER twice.
➜ "00:00" or current time starts flashing.
2 Press RDS.
➜ "SEARCH RDS TIME" will be displayed.
➜ When RDS time is read,"RDS TIME" and
RDS time logo ( ) will be displayed. The
current time will be displayed for 2 seconds
and stored automatically.
➜ If the RDS station does not transmit RDS
time within 90 seconds,"NO RDS TIME" will
be displayed.
Note:
– Some RDS station may be transmitting a real
time clock at a minute interval. The accuracy of the
transmitted time depends on the transmitting RDS
station.
NEWS/TA (traffic announcement)
(only available in RDS radio station)
Once the News PTY (Programme Type) or TA
(Traffic Announcement) data is detected in a
RDS station,it will switch to TUNER mode
automatically.
IMPORTANT!
You can activate NEWS/TA function in
Standby,Demonstration or any source mode
except Tuner and Eco Power Standby mode.
To start NEWS/TA function
1 Press NEWS/TA to select News or TA function.
➜ If NEWS is selected,"NEWS" and NEWS will
appear on the display.
➜ If TA is selected, "TA" and TA will appear on
the display.
➜ It will scan the radio stations stored in the first
5 preset and wait for the News Programme
Type/Traffic Announcement data to be
available in any of these RDS radio stations.
● If no RDS station is detected in the first 5
presets,the system will exit NEWS/TA function.
➜ "NO RDS NEWS" or "NO RDS TA" will be
displayed and NEWS or TA will disappear from
the display.
2 When NEWS or TA transmission is detected,the
system will switch to Tuner mode automatically.
➜ NEWS or TA will start flashing.
Notes:
– You have to exit Tuner mode before selecting
NEWS/TA function.
– While searching NEWS/TA in progress,the
current source activity will remain uninterrupted.
– Before you activate the NEWS/TA feature,
ensure that the first 5 presets have RDS stations.
– The NEWS/TA works only once for each
activation.
– The NEWS/TA will not start if a recording is in
progress.
To cancel NEWS/TA function
● Press NEWS/TA again or press TUNER to
select tuner mode.
● During news bulletin or traffic announcement,
press any other available source keys to execute
the relevant source mode.