Alpine INE-W957HD Owner's Manual (english) - Page 31

Radio/HD RadioTM/ RBDS X008U/INE-W957HD can receive HD Radio signals based on digital radio broadcast standards in addition to analog radio broadcasts using RBDS. HD Radio signals are broadcast in the service areas of the current AM/ FM broadcasters where they provide digital audio distribution and data services. This unit receives the above digital broadcasts for your highquality sound enjoyment. Depending on the signal strength in TUNER mode, X008U/ INE-W957HD will automatically switch between digital signals if they can be received, and analog radio using RBDS if digital signals cannot be received. For details, please refer to "Switching between Digital and Analog," "Forced Analog Mode." • RBDS mode is only available during FM broadcast reception. This unit is able to receive signals based on the terrestrial digital radio broadcasting standard. When current AM/FM broadcasters are transmitting digital audio and data services, HD Radio signals are on-the-air in their service area. You can receive their digital broadcast and enjoy high quality sound. If there is no HD Radio signal in the current area, after 10 seconds, this unit will switch to receive the RBDS Radio signal automatically. However, the display is still HD Radio mode screen. Display example for Radio main screen Touch [] Band display Displays the band of the signal currently being received. Frequency display Displays the frequency, song name and artist name of the signal currently being received. Preset button Registers and recalls preset frequencies. Seek mode Displays the current Seek mode. TAG Indicator Blinks during tagging. Multicast Indicator Lights during multicast reception. HD Radio Indicator Displays during HD Radio reception. Listening to the Radio 1 Press the button. 2 Touch [Radio] of Top banner. The radio mode is activated and the display changes to the Radio mode screen. • The display content varies depending on the last band selected. ([RadioFM1], etc.) 3 Touch [Band] of Bottom banner to select the desired radio band. Each touch changes the bands as follows: FM1 FM2 AM FM1 4 Touch [Tune] to select the tuning mode. DX Seek Local Seek D.DX Seek D.Local Seek MANUAL PTY*1 *1 Displays only when the PTY tuning mode is selected. For details, refer to "PTY (Program Type) Tuning (Analog Broadcasts only)" (page 32). • There are two modes you can select for auto tuning, DX and Local: - DX (Distance) mode*2; Both strong and weak stations will be tuned in. - Local mode*2; Only strong stations will be tuned in. The initial setting is DX. - D(Digital).DX Seek mode; Automatically receives a receivable digital broadcast. - D(Digital).Local Seek mode; Automatically receives a strong digital broadcast only. *2 Depending on the signal status, a digital or analog broadcast is received. • During Forced Analog mode, digital broadcasts cannot be received. 5 Touch [ ], [ ] or [ ], [ ] to change the radio frequency up or down respectively. In manual mode, touch and hold to change the frequency continuously. Presetting Stations Manually 1 Tune in a desired radio station you wish to store in the preset memory by manual or automatic seek tuning. 2 Touch and hold any one of the preset buttons for at least 2 seconds. The selected station is stored. 3 Repeat the procedure to store up to 5 other stations onto the same band. To use this procedure for other bands, simply select the desired band and repeat the procedure. A total of 18 stations can be stored in the preset memory (6 stations for each band; FM1, FM2 or AM). 31-EN