Sangean WR-2 Instruction Manual page 13

Operating your radio using RDS ( Radio Data System )
1. Switch on your radio and select the FM waveband .
2. Tune into a station , the display will indicate frequency for a few seconds and then change
to show the station name . The RDS symbol
3. If the station does not carry RDS information only the station frequency will be shown .
4. The RDS symbol
Alternative Frequency (AF)
The RDS system provides a list of alternative frequencies for the station you are tuned to .
1. Switch on your radio and select the FM waveband . Tune into a station carrying RDS
information .
2. Press the AF button , your radio will scan the list of alternative frequencies and select the
one giving best reception . If AF information has not yet been received or is not provided
by the station you are listening to , the radio will remain at the current frequency and the
display will indicate NO AF .
Traffic Announcement (TA)
1. Switch on the radio , select the FM waveband and tune to an RDS station . The
symbol will appear in the display .
2. Press the Traffic button
will appear in the display .
3. If the station does not provide traffic information , the
radio will display NO TP/TA indicating that no traffic information is available .
4. During the traffic announcement , the
5. If the radio is tuned to a national stations such as BBC Radio 4 , it will automatically re-tune
to any BBC local station broadcasting traffic announcements . When the traffic announcement
is finished , the radio will re-tune to the previously selected station . There may be occasions
when the station to which you are listening tells the radio re-tune to a traffic announcement on
a local station that is not receivable at your location . Under these circumstances , there will be
some hiss before the radio re-tunes back to the previously selected station .
6. To turn off traffic information , press Traffic button
from the display .
CT ( Clock Time )
In the status while listening to a RDS station , press CT button to renew the clock time .
will flash if the signal is too weak for RDS operation .
, if the station provides traffic information , the
symbol will flash in the display .
will appear in the display .
symbol will not appear and the
, the symbol will be removed
symbol