Denon DCT-950R Service Manual page 23

(Europe Version)
PTY (Program Type) Function Emergency Program Reception Function
e Tuning in RDS stations broadcasting a certain type of
program using the preset buttons:
If you have already entered an RDS stations in a preset memory,
the unit will remember what the PTY of this station is, and will
allow you to tune in another RDS station broadcasting the same
PTY code.
Example: If you already have a "NEWS" station entered in
preset 4, and you-want to find another "NEWS"
station: .
Push ® button.
Make sure that PTY mode is selected and shows on the
display. (If it is not, push the @ button until "PTY" is
shown on the display)
Push the preset 4 @® ft. + button to tune in a "NEWS"
stations.
Then push the @ or @ ® buttons. The unit will
search for another RDS station with the "NEWS" PTY code.
RDS Emergency Alert Feature
The RDS Emergency Alert Feature is activated by a signal sent at
the sole discretion of the RDS broadcaster, The RDS Emergency
Alert Feature is included in this product for the convenience of the
consumer, and is not intended to augment or replace the Official
Emergency Broadcast System as administered by the Federal
Communications Commission. For this reason, Nippon Columbia
Co. and it's Subsidiaries, refuse all Warranties, claims of mer-
if the unit receives an Emergency code, "ALARM" appears on
the display and beep tone is heard.
During an emergency broadcast, the volume on the unit will
turn up even if the volume knob is set to the minimum. Also, if
the unit is in the CD mode, the unit will automatically switch to
the radio, indicating an emergency. Follow the instructions
being broadcast.
e This function will only work when receiving RDS stations
(stations with program service names). In addition, it may
not work properly if the signals of the station being received
are weak.
e@ This function will only: work during actual emergency
broadcasts, and will not work during tests of the emergency
broadcast system.
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ALARM
chantability or fitness, or liabilities, whether incidental, conse-
quential or otherwise, related to, either direcly or indirectly, the
operation or lack of operation of this feature. This exclusion
applies to any and/or all Nippon Columbia Co. Products, whether
present or future, that implement, in any form or variation, the
RDS Emergency Alert Feature.
AF (Alternative Frequency) Function
To constantly receive RDS stations broadcasting the same
program on multiple frequencies
1 Tune in the desired RDS station.
2 Press the @ button until "AF" appears on the display.
e When the signal strength of the station being received
becomes weak, "AF" flashes on the display, and the unit
searches for another station that is broadcasting the same
program based on the AF code list.
e The frequency changes if another station broadcasting the
same program is found.
Storing the AF lists and Pl codes in the preset memory
1 Tune in the desired RDS station.
2 Press the preset memory button (M1 to M6) at which you want
to store that station and hold it in for at least 2 seconds.
3 Press the @ button until "AF" appears on the display.
When a preset button at which the AF list or Pl codes was
stored is pressed, the AF or Pl search operation is performed
automatically. The stored broadcast stations and broadcast
stations carrying the same content are searched for based on
the AF list.
<€Notes on Using the AF Function>
1) With the AF function, the AF button is pressed and stations
broadcasting the same program as the station currently being
received are searched for based on the AF list. The AF list
includes stations broadcasting the same program. if no
receivable station is found when the list is checked through 10
times, stations are searched for using the Pl codes (codes for
stations broadcasting the same program) and a beep tone is
sounded. This operation is then repeated. Thus, in areas far
from the broadcasting stations, the alternative frequency
function may not work. .
When presetting, both the program name, PI codes, AF list and
PTY code are stored along with the station's frequency for
buttons M1 to M6 on the FM band. t
The sound may be interrupted once ever 10 seconds after the
(10) button is pressed while the station with the best
reception is being searched for based on the AF list. This is not
a malfunction.
"AF LEV n" (n = 0 to 7) appears on the display if the @
button is pressed for over 2 seconds. Now use the @
and ® buttons to change the value of "n" and the
strength of the signals at which the alternative frequency
function will begin operating. :
The lower the value of "n", the weaker the signals of the
station being received must be before the AF function begins
operating.
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