Sendai CD988BT - Radio Operation; RDS Basics; Traffic Announcements

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RDS service availability varies with areas.
Please understand if RDS service is not
availableinyouarea,thefollowingservice is
not available.
RDS Basics
AF(Alternative Frequency): Whenthe radio
signal strength is poor, enabling the AF
function will allow the unit to automatically
search another station with the same PI
(programidentication)asthecurrent station
but with stronger signal strength.
PS (Program Service name): The name of
station will be display instead of frequency.
AF Mode:
AF on: AF function is activated.
AF off: AF function is disabled.
Remark: AF indicator on LCD will flash until
RDS information is received. If RDS service
is not availablein yourarea,turnofftheAF
mode.
REG Mode: Press AF on the remote control
for more than 2 seconds to switch REG mode
on and off.
REG on: AF function will implement the
regionalcode (ofthePI)andonly stations in
the current region can be tuned automatically.
REG off: AF function will ignore the regional
code (of the PI) and stations in the other
regions can also be tuned automatically.
Trafc Announcements
Some RDS FM stations periodically provide
trafcinformation.
TP(TrafcProgramIdentication)
Broadcastingoftrafcinformation
TA(TrafcAnnouncementsIdentication)
Radioannouncementsontrafcconditions
TA Mode: Hold TA/AF button on the panel or
press TA button on the remote control to turn
on/offTAmode.WhenTAmodeisturnedon,
the TA indicator will blink.
Whentrafcannouncementisreceived,theTA
indicator will display. The unit will temporarily
switch to the tuner mode (regardless of the
current mode) and begin broadcasting the
announcement at TA volume level. After the
traffic announcementis over,it will return to
the previous mode and volume level. When
TAis turnedon,SEEK,SCAN,AMSfunction
can only be received or saved when traffic
programidentication(TP)codeisreceived.
EON (Enhanced Other Networks)
Wh en EON  da ta is rec eived , t he EON
indicator lights and the TA and AF functions
are enhanced.
TA: Traffic information can be received from
the current station or stations in other network.
AF: The frequency list of preset RDS stations
is updated by EON data. EON enables the
radio to make fuller use of RDS information.
It constantly updates the AF list of preset
stations,includingtheonethatcurrentlytuned
into. If you preset a station around the area at
yourhome,youwilllaterbeabletoreceivethe
samestation at an alternative frequency, or
anyotherstation servingthesameprogram,
EON also keeps track of locally available TP
stations for quick reception.
PTY Reception (Program Type)
RDS FM stations provide a program type
identicationsignal.
Example:news,rock,info,sport,etc.
PTY Mode: Press PTY button to enter the
MUSIC type, the previous type is shown.
Press PTY again to enter SPEECH type. At
MUSIC typeorSPEECH type,usebuttons1
- 6 to select the desired program type. The
selected PTY type is shown and searching
starts if no other function is selected for 2
seconds. If there is no corresponding program
type,NOPTYisshownandtheunitwillreturn
to normal mode.
Radio Operation