2009 BMW 5 Series Owner's Manual - Page 178
2009 BMW 5 Series Manual
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Radio Weather news flashes* Weather Radio is a service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the US Department of Trade. Weather news flashes 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. If you have a question about NOAA Weather Radio, please contact the nearest office of the National Weather Service. Details are also provided on the Internet at www.nws.noaa.gov. Activating/deactivating digital radio reception iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16. 1. Press the button. This opens the start menu. 2. Press the controller to open the menu. 3. Turn the controller until "Settings" is selected and press the controller. 4. Select "Audio" and press the controller. 5. Change to upper field. Turn the controller until "HD radio" is selected and press the controller. Calling up weather news flashes 1. Select "WB" and press the controller. 6. Select "Off" and press the controller. The reception of digital stations is activated. This symbol is displayed when a station is being received digitally. 2. Select a station. The station for weather news flashes may be unavailable in some regions. High Definition Radio* Many stations transmit both analog and digital signals. You can receive these stations digitally and with improved sound quality. A digital radio network must be available in order to receive digital stations. HD Radio™ technology manufactured under license from iBiquity Digital Corp. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio™ and the HD and HD Radio logos are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp. With some stations the digital signals are not transmitted simultaneously with the analog signals. If you are in an area in which the selected station is not continuously received digitally, playback changes between analog and digital reception. This can result in repetitions or interruptions. In this case it may be advisable to deactivate digital radio reception. 176 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 600 721 - © 08/08 BMW AG