HK 3270 (serv.man4) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 18

Operation

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Clearing Preset Stations
Unwanted preset stations may be erased
from the unit’s memory to make it easier
to tune only those stations you want.

To remove a preset station from the
HK3270 RDS’s tuner memory, first tune to
the station using the 

buttons 

(

∂

on the front panel or remote, or by

entering the preset number directly, using
the 

R

.

When the preset station to be removed has
been tuned, first press the 

button 

V

. The 

and 

indicators in the Information Display will
flash, and the actual preset number will
disappear from the display. Next, press the

button 

U

within five seconds.

The preset station will be removed from
the memory, and the action will be
confirmed by the brief appearance of the
word 

CLEAR

and the preset number

location in the Information Display. That
memory location will now be empty, and
you may program a different station to
that location, or leave it empty.

The HK3270 RDS is equipped with RDS
(Radio Data System), which brings a wide
range of information to FM radio. Now in
use in many countries, RDS is a system for
transmitting station call signs or network
information, a description of station
program type, text messages about the
station or specifics of a musical selection
and the correct time.

As more FM stations become equipped with
RDS capabilities, the HK3270 RDS will
serve as an easy-to-use center for both
information and entertainment. This
section will help you take maximum
advantage of the RDS system.

RDS Tuning
When an FM station is tuned in and it
contains RDS data, the HK3270 RDS will
automatically display the station’s call
sign and the 

indicator will light in

the Information Display as well as
indicators for the RDS services program
type (PTY) and radiotext (RT) if
transmitted by the station. As soon as a
radiotext message is received completely to
be displayed a red LED will flash beneath
the RT indicator.

RDS Display Options
The RDS system is capable of transmitting
a wide variety of information in addition
to the initial station call sign that appears
when a station is first tuned. In normal
RDS operation the display will indicate the
station name, broadcast network or call
letters. Pressing the 

button

©

enables you to cycle through the

various data types in the following
sequence:

• The Station name or other Program
information .

• The station’s frequency.

• The Program Type (PTY) as shown in
the following list in this manual.

• A “text” message containing special
information from the broadcast station.
Note that this message may scroll across
the display to permit messages longer than
the eight positions in the display.
Depending on signal quality it may take
up to 30 seconds for the text message to
appear, in the meantime the word 

TEXT

will flash in the display.

• The current time as transmitted by the
station. It may take up to two minutes for
the time to appear, in the meantime the
word 

TIME

will flash in the display. Note

that the accuracy of the time message is set
by the radio station, not the HK3270 RDS.

• Some RDS stations may not choose to
include some of these additional features. If
the data required for the selected mode is
not being transmitted, the

Ú

will show a 

NO PTY

,

NO

TEXT

or 

NO TIME

message.

• In any FM mode the RDS function
requires a strong enough signal for proper
operation. If you receive a partial message, 
see blinking characters or an RDS
indicator going on and off, try slowly
adjusting the antenna to improve the
signal strength or tune to another, stronger,
RDS station.

Program Search (PTY)
A major benefit of RDS is its ability to
encode broadcasts with Program Type
(PTY) codes that indicate the type of
material being broadcast. The following
list shows the abbreviations used to
indicate each PTY along with an
explanation of the PTY:

• 

TRAFFIC

:  Traffic Information 

and Road Conditions

• 

POP M

:  Popular Music

• 

ROCK M

:  Rock Music

• 

M.O.R  M

:  Middle-of-the-

Road Music

• 

LIGHT M

:  Classical Music

• 

CLASSICS

:  Serious Classical Music