THOMSON RCA A3600 - Tuning to an RDS Station; Information; Replacing with RDS Clock Time; Searching Station by Program Type

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Tuner
EN
Tip: RDS stations broadcast on
FM only. When the tuner
detects an RDS signal, the
RDS icons turns on.
Tip: You can search for stations using one
of the following program types: R D S NEWS
(news), AFFAIRS ( current affairs), INFO (weath-
er, medical), SPORT (sports), EDUCATE (education),
DRAMA(series and plays), CULTURE (religion), S C I -
ENCE(science and technology), VARIED (miscellaneous),
POP M (pop music), ROCK M (rock music), MOR M (mid-
dle-of-the road music), LIGHTM (light music), CLAS-
SICS (classical music), OTHERM(unclassified music) &
ALARM (alarm).
Thomson Model Only
Tuning to an RDS Station
1. Select frequency in FM band.
2. Press and hold for a while for
automatic station quick search.
3. If RDS station found, RDS icon lights on display.
Displaying RDS Information
Press repeatedly to display the fre-
quency, station name, station type,
clock time, and radio text.
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Replacing with RDS clock time
No trouble in setting the clock time by
yourself. Simply press CT/ INTRO to
replace the clock time with the RDS clock
time.
(Note: if your clock has never been set, the unit will
update the clock time with RDS clock time automati-
cally.
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Searching Station by Program Type
1. Press repeatedly to select a program
type.
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2. Within 5 seconds, press either
button to search for a station
broadcasting the selected type of
program.
INFO
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