Recalling Preset Rds Stations; Receiving Rds Regional (Local) Stations; Receiving Traffic Information; Pty (Programme Type) Tuning - Alpine CDM-7870R Owner's Manual

Recalling Preset RDS Stations

1
<CDM-7870R only> Press the F button so that
the F indicator lights up.
2
Press the AF button to activate the RDS mode.
The display shows "AF" when the RDS mode is
activated.
3
<CDM-7870R only> Press the F button to
activate the normal mode.
The F indicator light goes out.
4
Make sure that the F indicator light goes out,
then press the preset button in which your
desired RDS station is preset.
If the preset station's signal is weak, the unit
automatically searches and tunes to a stronger
station in the AF (Alternative Frequencies) list.
5
If the preset station and the stations in the AF list
cannot be received:
Press the same preset button again within 5
seconds to have the unit search for a station in
the PI (Programme Identification) list.
If there are still no stations receivable in the area,
the unit displays the frequency of the preset
station and the preset indicator disappears.
If the signal level of the Regional (Local) station
being tuned becomes too weak to receive, press
the same preset button to tune in a Regional
station in other district.
NOTE
For presetting the RDS stations, refer to the Radio
Operation section. The RDS stations can be preset in
the F1 and F2 bands only.

Receiving RDS Regional (Local) Stations

1
Press and hold the SETUP button for at least 3
seconds to activate the setting mode.
2
Press the g DN or f UP button to select
the REG (Regional) mode.
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AUX 100kHz/50kHz
3
Press the BAND button to turn on or off the REG
(Regional) mode.
In the REG OFF mode, the unit automatically
keeps receiving the related local RDS station.
4
Press the SETUP button to deactivate the setting
mode.

Receiving Traffic Information

1
Press the T.INFO button repeatedly until the
T.INFO indicator appears in the display.
2
Press the g DN or f UP button to select
your desired traffic information station. When a
traffic information station is tuned in, the TP
indicator lights up.
REG SUB
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 "TRF-INFO" for a few seconds and
returns to the PS display.
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 "T.INFO" indicator blinks.
If you do not want to listen to the traffic information
being received, lightly press the T.INFO button to
skip that traffic information message. The T. INFO
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.

PTY (Programme Type) Tuning

1
Press the F button so that the F indicator lights up.
2
Press the PTY button to activate the PTY mode.
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 RDS."
NOTE
If no button is pressed within 5 seconds after pressing
the PTY button, the PTY mode will be automatically
cancelled.
3
Press the g DN and f UP buttons within 5
seconds after activating the PTY mode to
choose the desired programme type while the
PTY (programme type) is being displayed. Each
press scrolls the programme type by one.
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4
Press the PTY button within 5 seconds after
selecting the programme type to start searching
for a station in the selected programme type.
The chosen programme type indicator blinks
during searching and lights when a station is found.
If no PTY station is found, "NO PTY" will be
displayed for 2 seconds.
5
Press the F button to activate the normal mode.
The F indicator light goes out.
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