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8 DB168R/BD169R/BD169RG
280-8304-00
English
REG (Regional programme) function
When the REG function is ON, the optimum
regional station can be received. When this
function is OFF, if the regional station area
switches as you drive, a regional station for that
region is received.
Notes:
• This function is disabled when a national station
such as BBC R2 is being received.
• The REG function ON/OFF setting is valid when
the AF function is ON.
●Switching the REG function ON/OFF
1. Press and hold the [AF] button for 1 second
or longer to turn on/off the REG function.
Manually tuning a regional station
in the same network
1. This function is valid when the AF function is
ON and the REG function is OFF.
Note:
• This function can be used when a regional
broadcast of the same network is received.
2. Press any one of the [DIRECT] buttons to
call out the regional station.
3. If the reception condition of the called out
station is bad, press the [DIRECT] button of
the same number. The unit receives a local
station on the same network.
TA (Traffic Announcement) function
●Setting the TA standby mode
If you press the [TA] button when only “TP” is lit
in the display, “TP” and “TA” light in the display
and the unit is set into the TA standby mode
until a traffic announcement is broadcast. When
a traffic announcement broadcast starts, “TRA
INFO” appears in the display. If you press the
[TA] button while a traffic announcement
broadcast is being received, the traffic
announcement broadcast reception is cancelled
and the unit goes into the TA standby mode.
●Cancelling the TA standby mode
With “TP” and “TA” lit in the display, press the
[TA] button. The “TA” in the display goes off and
the TA standby mode is cancelled.
∗ If “TP” is not lit, pressing the [TA] button
searches for a TP station.
●Searching for a TP station
When “TP” is not lit, if you press the [TA] button,
“TA” in the display lights and the unit
automatically receives a TP station.
RDS Operations
Auto store function for TP stations
With “TA” lit in the display, press and hold the
[P/A] button for 2 seconds or longer. The TP
stations with the good reception sensitivity are
stored into preset memory.
∗ Even if you select F1 (FM1) or F2 (FM2), a TP
station is stored into memory for F3 (FM3).
PTY (Programme Type) function
This function enables you to listen to a
broadcast of the selected programme type when
it starts even if the unit is on a function mode
other than radio.
∗ Some countries do not yet have PTY
broadcast.
●Setting the PTY standby mode
When you press the [PTY] button, the PTY
standby mode is turned on. The PTY item name
appears in the display.
●Cancelling the PTY standby mode
When you press and hold the [PTY] button for 1
second or longer, the PTY standby mode is
cancelled.
●Cancelling a PTY interrupt broadcast
Press the [PTY] button during the PTY interrupt
broadcast, the PTY interrupt is cancelled and
the unit returns to PTY standby mode.
Selecting PTY
1. When you press the [PTY] button, the unit
goes into PTY select mode.
2. Press any one of the [DIRECT] buttons.
Alternatively, turn the [ROTARY] knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to select the
desired PTY.
3. The PTY select mode is cancelled
automatically 7 seconds after a PTY is
selected.
PTY seek
1. When you press the [PTY] button, the PTY
select mode is turned on.
2. Select PTY.
3. Press the [å] or [∂] button. If you press
the [∂] button, the unit seeks a PTY
broadcast moving up the frequencies; if you
press the [å] button, it seeks moving down
the frequencies.
∗ If no station with the selected PTY
broadcast can be received, the unit returns
to the PTY select mode.