NAD C715 DAB Owner's Manual

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AUTOMATIC PRESET (AM/FM ONLY)Preset stations may also be programmed automatically for the entire FM (orAM) band.1 Toggle the [bAND] button to select AM or FM band.2 Press and hold SR 7’s [MEMoRy] key. Release [MEMoRy] key when “AutoMemory” starts to blink in the VFD. Up to 30 of the best received FMstations (or 30 AM stations) will be automatically stored.CHOOSING THE FM MODESIn FM mode, the front panel [FM MoDE] key is a dual-purpose control. Inthe normal position, (“STEREo” and “TUNED” icons are illuminated in theVFD) only the stations with a strong signal can be listened to and the noisebetween stations is muted.Pressing the [FM MoDE] button again (‘STEREo” icon is extinguished; only“TUNED” is illuminated) allows distant and potentially noisy stations to bereceived. Noise is reduced if the FM station signal level is less than the FMstereo threshold (since mono FM is inherently less noise-prone) though atthe sacrifice of stereo effect.RDS OPERATIONRadio Data System (RDS) transmits station call signs or network information,station program type, text messages about the station or specifics of amusical selection and the time.Not every FM station incorporates RDS in its broadcast signal. In most areasyou will find from one to several RDS-enabled stations, but it is by no meansimpossible that your favorite stations will not be broadcasting RDS data.RDS MODE OPTIONSWhen an RDS-enabled FM broadcast is tuned, a “RDS” icon will illuminate inthe C 715’s VFD.Toggle [RDS MoDE] to show the following:PROGRAM SERVICE“Program Service” will blink for about 3 seconds and then the programservice name or a station’s name will be displayed. “P S” which stands for“Program Service” will be displayed in the upper left side of the VFD. If thereis no program service data, the frequency will be displayed.RDS CLOCK TIMEThe current time of the day will be displayed as transmitted by the station.It will take 3-5 seconds for the time to appear. In the meantime, the word“RDS CloCk TIME” will flash in the display. When available, the time isthen displayed. Note that the accuracy of the time message is set by theradio station, not by the C 715. “C T” which stands for “Clock Time” will bedisplayed in the upper left side of the VFD. If there is no time data supplied,“00:00” will be displayed”.RDS PROGRAM TYPEProgram Type (PTy) allows users to find similar programming by genre.Please find the section below about “PRoGRAM TyPE (PTy)” for moreinformation about RDS Program Type.RDS RADIO TEXTA Radio Text message containing special information from the RDS stationwill scroll through the VFD (up to 64 symbols can be displayed). It will take3 takes seconds for the text message to appear. In the meantime, the word“RDS RADIo TEXT” will flash in the display. When available, the Radio Text isthen displayed. “R T” which stands for “Radio Text” will be displayed in theupper left side of the VFD. If no Radio Text is available, the display will showthe Program Service.TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEWhen selected, “TRAFFIC ANNoUNCE” will blink for 3 seconds. After 3seconds, the C 715 will scan (SEARCh and a blinking “ > ” is displayed) theFM band searching for available traffic announcements. “T A” which standsfor “Traffic Announce” will be displayed in the upper left side of the VFD.“TRAFFIC ANNoUNCE (T A)” mode is switched to Program Service (P S)mode when a traffic program is found. once a station transmitting trafficprogram signal is selected, the C 715 will stop searching for traffic programand then switch to “Program Service” mode.OPERATIONUSING THE C 715 – TUNER MODE16ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS SVENSKA РУССКИЙ