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5 . R D S O p e r a t i o n
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1 . To t u r n o n / o ff R D S
F u n c t i o n s , p re s s t h e ” R D S “
b u t t o n o n t h e re m o t e :
F u n c t i o n s , p re s s t h e ” R D S “
b u t t o n o n t h e re m o t e :
a) If an RDS station is tuned, the station's
name will be indicated automatically, such as
”ANTENNE1“. Some private stations also
additional text (PS=Program Service).
name will be indicated automatically, such as
”ANTENNE1“. Some private stations also
additional text (PS=Program Service).
Note: As soon as RDS information exceeds the
4 characters provided on the right side of the
display, they will be displayed scrolling from
right to left.
4 characters provided on the right side of the
display, they will be displayed scrolling from
right to left.
b) The left part of the display will usually
show the time from the internal clock, even if
the unit is turned off.
show the time from the internal clock, even if
the unit is turned off.
As soon as RDS is on and an RDS station is
tuned, this clock is synchronized by the RDS
Clock Time (CT) code to indicate the exact
local time.
tuned, this clock is synchronized by the RDS
Clock Time (CT) code to indicate the exact
local time.
c) If Automatic Search is engaged by holding
any of the
any of the
/
buttons on the front or
remote pressed and releasing it as soon as the
frequency starts to run, only RDS statiions will
be tuned.
frequency starts to run, only RDS statiions will
be tuned.
2 . To s e l e c t o t h e r R D S
s e r v i c e s t o b e d i s p l a y e d
p u s h t h e ” D i s p l a y “ b u t t o n
o n t h e re m o t e :
s e r v i c e s t o b e d i s p l a y e d
p u s h t h e ” D i s p l a y “ b u t t o n
o n t h e re m o t e :
a) If RDS is turned off, the display will read
”RDS OFF“ as a reminder.
”RDS OFF“ as a reminder.
b) If no RDS station or no station at all is
tuned, the display will ”NO RDS“.
tuned, the display will ”NO RDS“.
c) If an RDS station is tuned, the display will
read the following services:
read the following services:
Station name (PS)
Frequency
Programme Type (PTY) as per the PTY list
below
below
Station name again.
This service will be indicated with all 8 display
characters for 10 seconds to ensure optimal
readability.
characters for 10 seconds to ensure optimal
readability.
Note: If the RDS station transmits no PTY code
the display will read ”NO PTY“.
the display will read ”NO PTY“.
3 . To s e a rc h o n l y f o r R D S
s t a t i o n s w i t h c e r t a i n
p ro g r a m t y p e s :
s t a t i o n s w i t h c e r t a i n
p ro g r a m t y p e s :
a) Press the ”PTY“ button on the remote. If
RDS is not on, this will turn on RDS.
RDS is not on, this will turn on RDS.
Now the display will read ”PTY SEL“ (Program
Type Select) for 10 seconds.
Type Select) for 10 seconds.
b) While ”PTY SEL“ is displayed, press any of
the
the
or
buttons on the front panel or
the remote to select any Program Type (PTY)
from the following list you want to search for:
NEWS · AFFAIRS · INFO · SPORT · EDUCATE ·
DRAMA · CULTURE · SCIENCE · VARIED · POP M ·
ROCK M · M.O.R.M. (Middle of the road music)
· LIGHT M (Light Classics) · CLASSICS · OTHER M
· WEATHER · FINANCE · CHILDREN · SOCIAL ·
RELIGION · PHONE IN · TRAVEL · LEISURE · JAZZ
· COUNTRY · NATION N · OLDIES · FOLK M ·
DOCUMENT · TRAFFIC.
from the following list you want to search for:
NEWS · AFFAIRS · INFO · SPORT · EDUCATE ·
DRAMA · CULTURE · SCIENCE · VARIED · POP M ·
ROCK M · M.O.R.M. (Middle of the road music)
· LIGHT M (Light Classics) · CLASSICS · OTHER M
· WEATHER · FINANCE · CHILDREN · SOCIAL ·
RELIGION · PHONE IN · TRAVEL · LEISURE · JAZZ
· COUNTRY · NATION N · OLDIES · FOLK M ·
DOCUMENT · TRAFFIC.
Notes:
• If you did not make a selection before the
display returned to normal, simply press the
PTY button again.
PTY button again.
• You can return to the beginning of the PTY
loop at any time by pressing the ”PTY“
button twice.
button twice.
• If the display has returned to normal, any
formerly selected PTY is invalid.
c) If PTY is selected, press any of the
/
buttons on the front or remote while the PTY is
still displayed to advance to the next RDS
station with the appropriate program type.
still displayed to advance to the next RDS
station with the appropriate program type.
d) After that station is tuned, the tuner will
display the station name (or other PS) as usual
and the formerly selected PTY is cancelled.
display the station name (or other PS) as usual
and the formerly selected PTY is cancelled.
Notes:
• Many stations do not transmit PTY code at all
and will be skipped by PTY Search. They will
be found by normal RDS Search (RDS on, PTY
off).
be found by normal RDS Search (RDS on, PTY
off).
• Many PTYs are not always transmitted or are
rarely used. Therefore, no appropriate station
will be found. In these cases, the display will
read ”NO PTY“ after one FM seek loop.
will be found. In these cases, the display will
read ”NO PTY“ after one FM seek loop.
e) The PTY selection ”TRAFFIC“ (press the
button once) seeks the next station
transmitting traffic information at any time,
even if that transmission is not made during
the Seek!
button once) seeks the next station
transmitting traffic information at any time,
even if that transmission is not made during
the Seek!
if such a station is found the Display will
indicate the normal PTY of the station if the
”Display“ button is pressed twice, for instance
POP M, rather than ”TRAFFIC“ as Traffic is not a
real PTY code but a part of the RDS code.
indicate the normal PTY of the station if the
”Display“ button is pressed twice, for instance
POP M, rather than ”TRAFFIC“ as Traffic is not a
real PTY code but a part of the RDS code.
Remote Control
M
Volume
CD
AM/FM
Aux
1
2
Snooze
Standby
Mono
Alarm
Random Repeat
Sleep
+
—
Harmony
CD
AM•FM
Alarm 1 Alarm 2
Alarm Off
Snooze
Store
AUX
Volume
Set
Alarm
Clock
Display
RDS
PTY
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