Kenwood VR 605 Instruction Manual - Page 22

Listening to radio broadcasts The receiver can store up to 40 stations in the memory and recall them by one-touch operation. Radio stations can be classified into RDS (Radio Data System) stations and other stations. To listen to or store RDS stations in the preset memory see "Using RDS (Radio Data System)". (For the U.K. and Europe only) Tuning (non-RDS) radio stations MULTI CONTROL BAND AUTO INPUT SELECTOR MULTI CONTROL TUNING 1 / ¡ AUTO BAND TUNER (For the U.K. and Europe only) Using RDS (Radio Data System) RDS is a system that transmits useful information (in the form of digital data) for FM broadcasts along with the broadcast signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the information from the broadcast signal for use with various functions, such as automatic display of the station name. RDS functions: PTY (Program TYpe Identification) Search ∞ Automatically tunes to a station that is currently broadcasting the specified program type (genre). PS (Program Service Name) Display Automatically displays the station name transmitted by the RDS station. RDS AUTO MEMORY function ¢ Automatically selects and stores up to 40 RDS stations in the preset memory. If fewer than 40 RDS stations have been stored in the preset memory, regular FM stations will be stored in the remaining places. Radio Text function Displays the radio text data transmitted by some RDS stations when you press the RDS DISPLAY key. There is "NO RT" display if no text data is transmitted. The "RDS" indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast (signal) is received. 1Use the INPUT SELECTOR knob or TUNER key to select the tuner. 2Use the BAND key to select the desired broadcast band. Each press switches the band as follows: 1 FM 2 AM "AM" or "FM" indicator appears in the display 3Use the AUTO key to select the desired tuning method. Each press switches the tuning method as follows: 1 AUTO lit (auto tuning) 2 AUTO not lit (manual tuning) "AUTO" indicator lights up in the display. Note Some functions and function names may differ for certain countries and areas. Before using a function utilizing the RDS, be sure to perform the RDS Auto Memory operation by referring to the description in "Presetting RDS stations (RDS AUTO MEMORY)". ¢ • Normally, set to "AUTO" (auto tuning). If the radio waves are weak and there is a lot of interference, switch to manual tuning. (With manual tuning, stereo broadcasts will be received in monaural.) 4Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or keys, or TUNING 1 / ¡ keys to select the station. Frequency display "ST." lights when a broadcast is being received in stereo. "TUNED" is displayed when a station is received. Auto tuning : The next station is tuned automatically. Manual tuning : Turn the knob (press the key) to select the desired station. 22 EN