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)