Kenwood KRC-689 Instruction Manual

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Preset the volume level to be used for traffic information andnews broadcasts.Tune into the station for which you want to set the volume.1Presetting Volume for Traffic Information/NewsPress the TI button to turn the function on and off.When the function is on, the TI indicator is turned on.When none is being received, the TI indicator will blink on andoff. When a traffic information station is being received, the TIindicator will turn on.When a traffic bulletin begins to be broadcast, “Traffic Info”will be displayed, and reception will begin at the presetvolume.If you are listening to a tape or disc when a traffic bulletinbegins, they will automatically be turned off. When the bulletinends or poor reception is experienced, the tape or disc willbegin playing again.Pressing the TI button while in the MW/LW band automaticallyswitches reception to the FM band. However, the MW/LW bandis not returned to when the TI button is pressed again.Switching to a Different Traffic Information Station:Use the 4 / ¢ buttons to make an auto seek of the TIstations in a certain band.• When you are listening to a tape or disc, you cannot change toanother TI station.• When the auto TP seek function is turned on and receptionstarts to weaken, the tuner automatically seeks stations withbetter reception.• If you are tuned to a station that is not a traffic informationstation itself but which provides services, you can still have traffic information received.• Pressing the TI button for at least one second when the TIfunction is on in the tape or disc mode results in a change tothe frequency display of the traffic information station for fiveseconds.NOTENOTEYou can listen to traffic information. If you are listening totapes or discs, they will continue playing until a traffic bulletinis broadcast.Turning TI function On/Off:Traffic Information FunctionWhen an emergency transmission (announcing disasters, etc.)is sent, all current functions are interrupted to allow thewarning to be received.AlarmStations that offer also transmitinformation about other RDS stations that have trafficinformation. When you are tuned to a station that is nottransmitting traffic information, but another RDS station startstransmitting a traffic bulletin, the tuner automatically switchesto the other station for the duration of the bulletin.Enhanced Other NetworkRDS is a digital information system that lets you receivesignals besides those of regular radio programs, such asnetwork information being transmitted from radio stations.When listening to an RDS station (ie, a station with RDScapability), the program service name of the station isdisplayed along with the frequency, advising you quicklywhich station is being received.RDS (Radio Data System) stations also transmit frequency datafor the same station. When you are making long trips, thisfunction automatically switches to the particular frequencywith the best reception for the particular network of stationsthat you want to listen to. The data is automatically stored,allowing you to switch quickly to another RDS stations,broadcasting the same program, that has better reception.These include stations stored in the station preset memorythat you often listen to.RDS (Radio Data System)Function of the KRC-781RRDS features— 12 —English