1998 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 175

PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your favorite stations. The RDS PTY mode must be off to use this mode. You can set up to 24 stations (six A M , six FM1, six FM2 and six weather). Just: Using RDS Mode Your audio system is equipped with Radio Data Systems (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful new features. When RDS is on, the radio can: seek only to stations with the types of programs you want to listen to. seek to stations with traffic announcements. 0 1. Turn the radio on. 2. Press BAND to select AM, FM 1, FM2 or weather. 3. Tune in the desired station. 4. Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons for more than two seconds.Whenever you press that numbered button for less than two seconds, the station you set will return. receive announcements concerning local and national emergencies, receive and display messages from radio stations and search for a stronger station when a station is too weak for listening. 0 0 5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. When battery power is removed and later applied, you will not have to reset your radio presets because the radio remembers them. RDS features are only available for on FM stations use which broadcast RDS information. PRESET SCAN: Press and hold SCAN for more than two seconds until you hear a beep to listen to each of your preset stations for five seconds. radio will go The to the first presetstation stored on your pushbuttons, then go on to the next preset stop for five seconds, station. Press SCAN again stop scanning. If a preset to station has weak reception, the radio will not stop at the preset station. 0 SELECT Press the orange rectangular RDS button to use the alternate RDS functions (RDS, TA, MSG, PTY and < PTY > ) located on the six numbered pushbuttons. RDS SELECT: will appear on the display. The alternate RDS functions are only available when you are using the FM band of your radio. 3-19