Receiving Rds Regional (Local) Stations; Pi Seek Setting; Receiving Traffic Information; Pty (Programme Type) Tuning - Alpine CDE-178BT Owner's Manual

Receiving RDS Regional (Local) Stations

1
Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to
activate the SETUP mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Tuner mode, and
then press ENTER.
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select RDS Regional, and then
press ENTER.
4
Turn the Rotary encoder to select ON or OFF.
In the OFF mode, the unit automatically keeps receiving the
related local RDS station.
5
Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to
return to normal mode.
Notes
• Pressing r during the procedure will return to the previous mode.
• If no operation is performed for 60 seconds in the SETUP mode, the
setting mode is cancelled.

PI SEEK Setting

1
Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to
activate the SETUP mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Tuner mode, and
then press ENTER.
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select PI Seek, and then press
ENTER.
4
Turn the Rotary encoder to select ON or OFF.
5
Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to
return to normal mode.
Notes
• Pressing r during the procedure will return to the previous mode.
• If no operation is performed for 60 seconds in the SETUP mode, the
setting mode is cancelled.

Receiving Traffic Information

1
Press and hold BANDTA for at least 2 seconds so that the
"TA" indicator lights up.
2
Press  or  to select your desired traffic information
station.
When a traffic information station is tuned in, the "TP" indicator
lights up.
Traffic information is heard only when it is being broadcast. If
traffic information is not being broadcast, the unit is set in the
standby mode. When a traffic information broadcast begins, the
unit automatically receives it and the display shows "T.INFO".
When the traffic information broadcast is over, the unit will
automatically set in the standby mode.
Notes
• If the traffic information broadcast signal falls below a certain level, the
unit remains in the receiving mode for 1 minute. If the signal remains
below a certain level for over 1 minute, the "TA" indicator blinks.
• If you do not want to listen to the traffic information being received,
lightly press  or  to skip that traffic information message. The
TA mode will remain in the ON position to receive the next traffic
information message.
• If the volume level is changed while receiving traffic information, the
changed volume level will be memorized. When traffic information is
received next time, the volume level will be automatically adjusted to
the level memorized.
• In the TA mode, the SEEK tuning selects only the TP stations.

PTY (Programme Type) Tuning

1
Press and hold ENTEROPTION for at least 2 seconds
to activate the Option menu while the unit is in Radio (FM
receiving) mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the PTY Select, then
press ENTER.
The Programme Type of the station being currently received will
be displayed for 5 seconds.
If there is no receivable PTY broadcast, "No PTY" will be
displayed for 5 seconds.
If no RDS station can be received, the display shows "No PTY".
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to choose the desired
programme type while the PTY (programme type) is being
displayed.
4
Press ENTER after selecting the programme type to
start searching for a station in the selected programme
type.
The chosen programme type display blinks during searching
and lights when a station is found.
If no PTY station is found, "No PTY" will be displayed for
5 seconds.
5
Press and hold ENTEROPTION for at least 2 seconds
to return to normal mode.
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