32 EnglishListening to radio broadcastsThis unit can store up to 40 stations in the memory and recallthem by one-touch operation.Radio stations can be classified into RDS (Radio Data System)stations and other stations. To listen to or store RDS stations inthe preset memory see .Tuning (non-RDS) radio stationsINPUT SELECTORMULTI CONTROL/OMULTI CONTROLTUNERAUTO/MONOBANDBAND AUTO/MONOœ Use [TUNER] to select the tuner.∑ Use [BAND] to select the desired broadcast band.Each press switches the band as follows:1 FM2 AMé Use [AUTO/MONO] to select the desired tuningmethod.Each press switches the tuning method as follows:Selection Operation IndicatorAuto tuning The next station is tuned automatically. "AUTO" litManual tuning Select a station manually. "AUTO" not lit• Normally, set to "AUTO" (auto tuning). If the radio waves are weakand there is a lot of interference, switch to manual tuning. (Withmanual tuning, stereo broadcasts will be received in monaural.)® Use [MULTI CONTROL 5/∞] or [TUNING 1/¡] toselect the station."ST." lights when a broadcast is being received in stereo.Using RDS (Radio Data System)RDS is a system that transmits useful information (in the form ofdigital data) for FM broadcasts along with the broadcast signal.Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extractthe information from the broadcast signal for use with variousfunctions, such as automatic display of the station name.Before using a function utilizing the RDS, be sure toperform the RDS Auto Memory operation by referring tothe description in .(‹)RDS functions:RDS AUTO MEMORY functionAutomatically selects and stores up to 40 RDS stations inthe preset memory.If fewer than 40 RDS stations have been stored in thepreset memory, regular FM stations will be stored in theremaining places.PS (Program Service) Name DisplayAutomatically displays the station name transmitted bythe RDS station.PTY (Program TYpe) identification SearchAutomatically tunes to a station that is currentlybroadcasting the specified program type (genre).RT (Radio Text) functionDisplays the radio text data transmitted by some RDSstations when you press [DISPLAY]. There is "NO RT" or"RT ----" display if no text data is transmitted.The "RDS" indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast(signal) is received.Note:• Some functions and function names may differ for certaincountries and areas.
