BMW Mini series Owner's Handbook Manual page 113

Regional programmes*
Certain FM stations broadcast regional pro-
grammes all the time or at certain times of day.
If you have activated this function and the sta-
tion is switched to a regional programme, the
device remains tuned to the regional pro-
gramme that you have selected.
1. Hold button down until "REG ON" or "REG
OFF" is displayed.
2. Press ... button.
> "REG ON"
Regional programme switched on
>
"REG OFF"
Regional programme switched off
Radio Data System RDS
The Radio Data System transmits additional
information in the FM range. RDS stations there-
fore offer the following features:
> Where a radio station is broadcast on several
frequencies, the frequency with the best
reception is automatically selected.
>
When the reception conditions are good, the
station names are displayed.
> Additional information can be shown on the
display such as text messages from the sta-
tion.
> Some stations transmit the type of received
programme, PTY, via RDS. This is briefly dis-
played when the station is selected, e.g.
news reports, NEWS. With PTY emergency
and catastrophe warnings can also be dis-
played.
Switching RDS on/off
Press the button.
The status "RDS ON" or "RDS OFF" is shown on
the display.
Press button again to change the status.
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Switching on/off PTY
1. Hold button down until "REG ON" or "REG
OFF" is displayed.
2. Press button repeatedly until "PTY AUTO"
or "PTY OFF" is displayed, e.g.:
3. Press ... button.
> "PTY AUTO": PTY switched on
>
"PTY OFF": PTY switched off
The programme type is automatically shown on
the display for several seconds with:
> a change of station.
> a change of programme type.
>
a change of source to FM.
>
switching on and off of radio.
CD player
Listening to CD
The CD player can also play CDs with com-
pressed audio files, e.g. MP3.
Depending on the number of titles, it may take
some time before the CD player starts.
1. Switching on radio, see page 108.
2. Slide CD with labelled side upwards into the
CD drive.
If there is already a CD in the CD drive:
Press the button repeatedly until "CD" is
displayed.
Changing the track
Jumping tracks
Press ... button repeatedly until the
desired track is reached.
If there is a CD with compressed audio data, e.g.
MP3:
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