Using the radio, Tuning to a preset radio station, Using rds (radio data system) – Kenwood HM-437MP User Manual
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6 Press program button (PROGRAM button on
the remote control) again to store the radio
station.
Repeat steps
3 to 6 to store other preset ra-
dio stations.
Note:
During program, if no button is press within 20 sec-
onds, the system will exit program mode automatically.
Tuning to a preset radio station
Press p.call/album + button (P. CALL + button on
the remote control) or p.call/album – button (P.
CALL – button on the remote control) or digit but-
tons (0~9) on the remote control to select the
desired preset number.
•
The preset number and radio frequency will
appear on the display.
STEREO/MONO
Press the STEREO/MONO button on the remote
control to select mono or stereo mode.
•
When stereo mode is selected, the icon “STE-
REO” will appear on the display (if current sta-
tion is FM stereo).
Note:
You are able to select stereo or mono mode in FM band
only.
Using RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS is a system that transmits useful informa-
tion (in the form of digital data) for FM broadcasts
along with the broadcast signal. Tuners and receiv-
ers designed for RDS reception can extract the
information from the broadcast signal for use with
various functions, such as automatic display of the
station name.
RDS functions:
PTY (Program TYpe Identification) Search
Automatically tunes to a station that is currently
broadcasting the specified program type (genre).
PS (Program Service Name) Display:
Automatically displays the station name transmit-
ted by the RDS station.
Using the radio
Radio Text function:
Displays the radio text data transmitted by some
RDS stations when you press RDS/display but-
ton on the unit (RDS/DISPLAY button on the re-
mote control). There is “NO TEXT” display if no
text data is transmitted.
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The icon “R·D·S” appears on the display when
an RDS broadcast (signal) is received.
Note:
Some functions and function names may differ certain
countries and areas.
Using the RDS/DISPLAY button
While receiving a RDS station, pressing RDS/ dis-
play button on the unit (RDS/DISPLAY button on
the remote control) changes the contents of the
display.
Every time the button is pressed, the display
changes in a following order :
PS (Program Service name) display
↓
PTY (Program TYpe) display
↓
RT (Radio Text) display
↓
Frequency display and preset number display
Tuning by Program TYpe (PTY
search)
This function lets you set the tuner to automati-
cally search for stations which are currently broad-
casting the type of program (genre) you want to
listen to.
1 Press TUNER/band button (TUNER/BAND
button on the remote control) to TUNER mode.
2 Press TUNER/band button (TUNER/BAND
button on the remote control) to select FM.
3 Press PTY button on the remote control.
If the current station is with RDS, the program
type of the station is displayed.
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