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Listening to radio broadcasts, Tuning (non-rds) radio stations, Using rds (radio data system) – Kenwood KRF-V5200D User Manual

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Listening to radio broadcasts

This unit can store up to 40 stations in the memory and recall
them 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 in
the preset memory see .

Tuning (non-RDS) radio stations

INPUT SELECTOR

MULTI CONTROL
/O

MULTI CONTROL

TUNER

AUTO/MONO

BAND

BAND

AUTO/MONO

œ Use [TUNER] to select the tuner.

Use [BAND] to select the desired broadcast band.

Each press switches the band as follows:
1 FM

2 AM

é Use [AUTO/MONO] to select the desired tuning

method.

Each press switches the tuning method as follows:

Selection

Operation

Indicator

Auto tuning

The next station is tuned automatically.

"AUTO" lit

Manual tuning

Select a station manually.

"AUTO" not lit

• Normally, set to "AUTO" (auto tuning). If the radio waves are weak

and there is a lot of interference, switch to manual tuning. (With
manual tuning, stereo broadcasts will be received in monaural.)

® Use [MULTI CONTROL 5/] or [TUNING 1/¡]

to select 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 of
digital data) for FM broadcasts along with the broadcast signal.
Tuners and receivers 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.

Before using a function utilizing the RDS, be sure to
perform the RDS Auto Memory operation by referring to
the description in .(

)

RDS functions:

RDS AUTO MEMORY function

Automatically selects and stores up to 40 RDS stations in
the preset memory.
If fewer than 40 RDS stations have been stored in the
preset memory, regular FM stations will be stored in the
remaining places.

PS (Program Service) Name Display

Automatically displays the station name transmitted by
the RDS station.

PTY (Program TYpe) identification Search

Automatically tunes to a station that is currently
broadcasting the specified program type (genre).

RT (Radio Text) function

Displays the radio text data transmitted by some RDS
stations when you press [RDS DISP.]. 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 certain

countries and areas.

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