Operation Manual

EN-6
USING THE RDS FUNCTION
What is RDS?
The RDS (Radio Data System) is a digital information system developed by the EBU (European Broadcast Union).
Piggy-backed on normal FM broadcasts, RDS offers a variety of information services and automatic retuning
functions for RDS-compatible car stereos.
In 1988, RDS became available in the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Ireland and Sweden. Test
transmissions are being conducted in many other european countries. It is expected that RDS will be available
in most western european countries in the near future.
5. ‘AF’ function (ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES)
When pressed short, AF switching mode is selected.
When AF switching mode is selected, the radio check the signal strength of the AF all the time. When pressed
long, it is activated as regional mode ON/OFF.
– Regional mode ON:
AF switching or PI SEEK is implemented to the station which have all PI codes are same as current station.
REG segment is turned on, in LCD display.
– Regional mode OFF
The regional code in the format of PI code is ignored when AF switching or PI SEEK is implemented.
6. ‘TA’ function (TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT)
When pressed short, it is activated as TA mode on or off
When TA mode is on and trafc announcement is transmitted.
– When the unit is it CD/MP3 mode, it will switch to radiomode temporarily.
– If the volume level was under the threshold point, it will be raised to the threshold point.
– When TP station is received, TP segment is turned on in LCD display.
7. ‘PTY’ function (PROGRAM TYPE)
Each press of PTY button will toggle between PTY Music, PTY Speech and PTY Off.
When PTY Music is selected, press Buttons (1-6) for desired program types. Unit automatically search for
corresponding programs.
1 Pop M, Rock M 2 Easy M, Light M 3 Classics, Other M
4 Jazz, Country 5 Nation M, Oldies 6 Folk M
When PTY Speech is selected, press Buttons (1-6) for desired program types. Unit automatically search for
corresponding programs.
1 News, Affairs, Info 2 Sport, Educate, Drama 3 Culture, Science, Varied
4 Weather, Finance, Children 5 Social, Religion, Phone IN 6 Travel, Leisure, Document
Tips: Since each button number can store multiple program types, i.e. Button 1 stores Pop and Rock music,
to switch between Pop and Rock music, simply press button 1 repeatedly until the desired program type
shows in display.
8. DISPLAY (DISP)
Press DISP button to switch between display informations such as radio frequencies, clock, track and other
informations depending on the playing MODE.
9. MODE BUTTON (MODE)
By pressing this key, user can select. RADIO, CD/MP3 PLAYER or AUX IN mode.
10. BAND / LOUDNESS (BD/LD)
Each band is toggled cyclically by pressing this key FM1---FM2---FM3.
LOUDNESS: Press and hold this button, you can select LOUDNESS mode.
11. AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL TUNING (FREQ UP OR FREQ DOWN )
(A) RADIO MODE
When pressed short, these keys are operated as manual tuning mode.
When pressed longer than 1 sec., they are operated as seek tuning mode.
(B) CD/MP3/WMA PLAYER MODE
When pressed short, they are operated as TRACK UP or TRACK DOWN mode.
When pressed longer than 1 sec., they are operated as CUE or REVIEW mode.
12. AUTO SEEK SEARCH TUNING (AS/PS)
By pressing shortly, the radio searches for each preset station.
When eld strength level is bigger than the threshold level of stop level, the radio is holding at that preset
number for 5 sec. with releasing mute, and then searches again.
By pressing longer than 1 sec, and then 6 strongest stations are preset to the corresponding preset
number.
When AS operation is nished, the radio executes the preset scan.