System Settings - Ford 7S7J-19A285-DA Owner's Handbook Manual

Alternative frequencies
Many programmes broadcast on the
FM waveband have a programme
identification (PI) code, which can be
recognised by audio units. If your
radio has alternative frequencies (AF)
tuning switched on and you move
from one transmission area to
another, this facility will search for and
switch to a stronger station signal, if
one can be found. When selected,
the unit continually evaluates signal
strength and, if a better signal
becomes available, the unit will switch
to that alternative. It mutes while it
checks a list of alternative
frequencies and, if necessary, it will
search once across the selected
waveband for a genuine alternative
frequency. It will restore radio
reception when it finds one or, if one
is not found, the unit will return to the
original stored frequency.
Regional
Regional mode controls the
behaviour of AF switching between
regionally related networks of a
parent broadcaster. A broadcaster
may run a fairly large network across
a large part of the country. At various
times of the day this large network
may be broken down into a number
of smaller regional networks, typically
centred on major towns or cities.
When the network is not split into
regional variants, the whole network
carries the same programming.

System settings

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Regional mode ON: This prevents
random AF switches when
neighbouring regional networks are
not carrying the same programming.
Regional mode OFF: This allows a
larger coverage area if neighbouring
regional networks are carrying the
same programming, but can cause
random AF switches if they are not.
Display off button
Turns off the screen display. Press
any button or touch anywhere on the
screen to turn on again.
Clock/date button
Use this to either manually set the
time and date, or to set via a GPS
signal if in a suitable coverage
position.
Manual setting
Use the arrows to advance the
hours/minutes and date. You can
also change the format of the time
display from 12hr to 24hr clock, as
well as the date format.
GPS setting
To set the clock and date
automatically, touch the VIA GPS
button and the time and date will be
updated if there is suitable reception.
You may alter the time and date
format as previously described.
You can also set the system to adjust
for seasonal time differences using
the Daylight Saving Time on or off
button.