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* Depending on version
Recalling a preset
• Press
or to select the desired preset.
Automatically storing stations (AUTO-
STORE)
This function automatically stores 10 strongest
FM stations in the FMAST band or 10 strongest
MW(AM) stations in the MW(AM)AST band. When
you use Auto Store, the new stations replace any
stations previously stored in the FMAST band or
the MW(AM)AST band.
• Press to activate autostore.
– The set gives a beep and then mutes.
– When it has finished, you hear a beep followed
by the station stored on preset 1.
– Sometimes it may not be possible to find 10
stations.
Switching the display mode (RDS station)
• Press once or repeatedly to switch the
display between station name, Band and
preset number, frequency followed by PTY and
sound style.
Switching the display mode (non RDS
station)
• Press once or repeatedly to switch the
display between frequency, Band and preset
number and sound style.
RADIO DATA SYSTEM (RDS) ON FM
Many FM stations broadcast RDS information.
This set uses the RDS information to offer you
many advantages including :
DISPLAY OF STATION NAME
The set displays the name of the station instead
of its frequency.
AUTOMATIC RETUNING
The set remains tuned to the current station by
continually searching for the best possible
alternative frequency for reception.
Note : You can switch off AF when not required,
see 'SAM' (page 11); option 'AF'.
TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENTS (TA)
You can activate the TA modes to give priority so
as to hear announcements related to these
subjects, (even if you play a cassette/CD* or
mute the set).
Activate/deactivate TA
• Press to select an FM waveband :
• Press to activate/deactivate TA.
If you activate TA
mode :
• You will hear the Traffic Announcements when
broadcast.
• If the tuned station does not enable the
reception of Traffic Announcements, the display
shows ‘NO TA’. The radio automatically
searches an appropriate station.
Interrupting Traffic Announcement mode
If you do not wish to continue listening to a
particular Traffic Announcement , you can interrupt
it without switching off the mode.
• Press
to interrupt TA:
– The set will return to the previous operating
mode.
RDS MEMO STORE
It is possible to store up to 50 stations in
alphabetical order in a separate FM memory.
Loading RDS memory
• Press to select FMPRE waveband.
Note : You will hear an error beep if you activate
RDS MEMO in FMAST band.
• Press for more than 2 seconds to
activate RDS MEMO:
- The set mutes. When the search is completed
the set beeps again and you hear the first
alphabetically stored station.
Scrolling through the RDS memory
• Press to select A-Z band
• Press or to select the desired station in
alphabetical order.
- If you hear a beep and cannot select station
according to alphabetical order, see 'Loading
RDS memory' to load RDS memory in the
memory first.
Note:
You can switch off RDS features if not required.
• See 'SAM' (page 11), option 'REG/RDS'.
- All above RDS related features e.g. A-Z,
MEMO, TA, etc... will be deactivated when option
'RDS' is set to 'OFF'.
CASSETTE PLAYER *
PLAYBACK (See page 3, figure D)
• Press to flip down the front.
• Slide the cassette, with the open side to the
right into the cassette opening.
• Close the front.
Playback starts.
• If a cassette is already inserted, press
to select cassette as SOURCE :
Playback starts.
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