Using Radio Text - Pioneer DEH-X8500DAB Operating Manual

Section
02 Using this unit

Using radio text

Displaying radio text
You can display the currently received radio text and
the three most recent radio texts.
1 Press and hold down
! When no radio text is received, NO TEXT ap-
pears in the display.
2 Turn LEVER left or right to recall the three most
recent radio texts.
3 Press
or
Storing and recalling radio text
You can store data from up to six radio text transmis-
sions to the RT Memo 1 to RT Memo 6 keys.
1 Display the radio text you want to store in the
memory.
2 Press
(list).
The preset screen is displayed.
3 Use LEVER to store the selected radio text.
Turn it to change the preset number. Press and
hold down M.C. to store.
4 Use LEVER to select the desired radio text.
Turn it to change the radio text. Press M.C. to se-
lect.
! The tuner automatically stores the three lat-
est radio text broadcasts received, repla-
cing the oldest text with the newest text.
Function settings
1 Press M.C. to display the main menu.
2 Turn M.C. to change the menu option
and press to select FUNCTION.
3 Turn M.C. to select the function.
Once selected, the following functions can be
adjusted.
! If MW/LW band is selected, only BSM,
Local and Tuning Mode are available.
BSM (best stations memory)
BSM (best stations memory) automatically stores the
six strongest stations in the order of their signal
strength.
1 Press M.C. to turn BSM on.
To cancel, press M.C. again.
Regional (regional)
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(list) to display radio text.
to scroll.
When Alternative FREQ is used, the regional func-
tion limits the selection of stations to those broad-
casting regional programs.
1 Press M.C. to turn the regional function on or off.
Local (local seek tuning)
Local seek tuning allows you to tune in to only those
radio stations with sufficiently strong signals for good
reception.
1 Press M.C. to display the setting mode.
2 Press M.C. to turn local on or off.
3 Turn M.C. to select the desired setting.
FM: Level 1—Level 2—Level 3—Level 4
MW/LW: Level 1—Level 2
The highest level setting allows reception of only
the strongest stations, while lower levels allow the
reception of weaker stations.
PTY search (program type selection)
You can tune in to a station using PTY (program type)
information.
1 Turn LEVER left or right to select the desired set-
ting.
News&Inf—Popular—Classics—Others
2 Press M.C. to begin the search.
The unit searches for a station broadcasting that
type of program. When a station is found, its pro-
gram service name is displayed.
PTY (program type ID code) information is listed
in the following section. Refer to PTY list on the
previous page.
To cancel the search, press M.C. again.
The program of some stations may differ from
that indicated by the transmitted PTY.
If no station is broadcasting the type of program
you searched for, Not found is displayed for
about two seconds and then the tuner returns to
the original station.
Traffic Announce (traffic announcement standby)
1 Press M.C. to turn traffic announcement standby
on or off.
Alternative FREQ (alternative frequencies search)
When the tuner cannot get a good reception, the unit
automatically searches for a different station in the
same network.
1 Press M.C. to turn the alternative frequencies
search on or off.
News interrupt (news program interruption)
1 Press M.C. to turn the NEWS function on or off.