Weather reports, Satellite radio – BMW 750i Sedan 2006 User Manual
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there is interference, it can take a while for
the station names to appear.
Switching RDS on/off
1.
Select "FM" and press the controller.
2.
Choose the selection criterion and press
the controller.
3.
Select "MANUAL" and press the controller.
4.
Select "RDS" and press the controller.
RDS is available in the FM waveband.
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Weather reports
Weather Radio is a service of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
of the US Department of Trade. Weather
reports are repeated every 4 to 6 minutes and
are routinely updated at intervals of 1 to
3 hours, and more often when necessary. Most
stations operate 24 hours a day. In case of a
storm, the National Weather Service interrupts
the routine weather news and transmits special
warning messages instead. Should you have
questions regarding NOAA Weather Radio,
please contact the nearest office of the National
Weather Service or write to the National
Weather Service at: W/OM1, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, 1325 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Calling up weather reports
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page
.
1.
Press the
button to open the start
menu.
2.
Move the controller toward "Entertain-
ment".
3.
Select "WB" and press the controller.
A list of the available channels is displayed.
4.
Turn the controller until the desired channel
is selected and press the controller.
The display shows a list of weather band sta-
tions
In some regions, only one or two channels
can be received or Weather Band chan-
nels are unavailable.
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Using the voice command system
Satellite radio*
You can receive approx. 100 different channels
with high sound quality.
The channels are offered to you in predefined
packages. To listen to the channels of your
choice, you must have these channels enabled.
With this new technology the signal may fail,
causing interruptions in reception.
Using the voice command system:
Enabling or disabling channels
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page
1.
Press the
button to open the start
menu.
2.
Move the controller toward "Entertain-
ment".
3.
Select "SAT" and press the controller.
1.
{Weatherband}.
2.
{Channel 1...7}.
1.
{Satellite Radio} or {SDARS}.
2.
{Turn on}.
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