Retuning To The Same Programme; Alternative Frequencies (Af) - Sony CDX-C7850R Operating Instructions Manual

Changing the display item
Each time you press (DSPL), the item changes
as follows:
Station Name (Frequency) ˜ Clock
After you select the desired item, the display
will automatically change to the Motion
Display mode after about a few seconds.
In the Motion Display mode, all the above
items are scrolled in the display one by one in
order.
T i p
The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See
"Changing the sound and display settings" on
page 23).
N o t e
"NO Name" appears if the received station does
not transmit RDS data.
Retuning to the same
programme automatically

— Alternative Frequencies (AF)

The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function
automatically selects and retunes the station
with the strongest signal in a network. By
using this function, you can continuously
listen to the same programme during a long-
distance drive without having to retune the
station manually.
Frequencies change automatically.
98.5MHz
Station
1
Select an FM station (page 13).
2
Press (AF/TA) repeatedly until "AF on"
appears.
The unit starts searching for an alternative
station with a stronger signal in the same
network.
96.0MHz
102.5MHz
N o t e
When there is no alternative station in the area or
you do not need to search for an alternative
station, turn the AF function off by pressing
(AF/TA) repeatedly until "AF TA off" appears.
Changing the display items
Each time you press (AF/TA), the item changes
as follows:
" AF on " TA on
AF TA off "
* Select this to turn on both the AF and TA
functions.
N o t e s
• If "NO AF" and the station name flash
alternately, this indicates that the unit cannot
find an alternative station in the network.
• If the station name starts flashing after selecting
a station with the AF function on, this indicates
that no alternative frequency is available. Push
the SEEK/AMS control up or down while the
station name is flashing (within eight seconds).
The unit starts searching for another frequency
with the same PI (Programme Identification) data
("PI seek" appears and no sound is heard). If the
unit cannot find another frequency, "NO PI"
appears, and the unit returns to the previously
selected frequency originally.
" AF TA on*
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