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Radio operation with rds ( r adio d ata s ystem) – Viking TMC 148 User Manual

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Station tuning

Seek tuning /

Press / ; the car radio will automati-
cally search for the next station.

If you hold / pressed up or down on the
rocker switch, seek tuning will speed up in
the corresponding direction.

Seek tuning

Up
Down

<< / >> Up/down in short intervals

(on FM only if “AF” is switched off)

Manual tuning with << >>

You can also tune into a station manually.

Important:
AF and PTY must be switched off (i.e. the
symbols do not light up in the display).

If necessary, deactivate these functions:

Press AF or PTY.

Manual tuning:

Press << >>; the frequency will change
in short intervals in the corresponding
direction.

If you hold << >> pressed to the left or the
right on the rocker switch, the frequency
scan will speed up.

Scrolling through the broadcast
networks
(FM only)

You can use the << >> keys to tune into
stations in your reception area.

If it is possible to receive several program-
mes in the same broadcasting network, you
can scroll through them by pressing >> (for-
wards) or << (backwards), e.g. NDR 1, 2, 3,
4, N-JOY, ...

Important: you must have already tuned into
the stations at least once and “AF” must be
active (lights up in the display).

To do this, you can start Travelstore:

Press BND for 2 seconds; the system
will start to run through the frequency
band.

If “AF” is not lit up,

press AF.

It is now possible to select stations using
<< >>.

Press AF for approx. 2 sec. until “REG
OFF” appears in the display.

Each time you switch on the car radio, “REG
ON” or “REG OFF” will appear in the dis-
play.

Selecting a waveband

The following wavebands are available:
FM 87.5 - 108 MHz
MW 531 - 1602 kHz and
LW 153 - 279 kHz

Press BND to select the waveband of
your choice.

Note:
In the DSC menu it is possible to block MW
or LW or both wavebands for station selec-
tion.
This can be useful to limit the wavebands
available to those you really want to use and
reduces the number of times you are requi-
red to press BND. If necessary, refer to the
information in the section on “DSC Pro-
gramming - AM ON or AM OFF”.

Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)