Selecting Waveband; Selecting A Station - BMW On-Board Computer Operating Instructions Manual

Selecting waveband

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Your car radio is designed for reception
of the VHF (FM), LW (AM), MW (AM) and
SW (AM) wavebands.
Selecting waveband
A display with the current settings ap-
pears on the screen.
The multiple memory levels mean
that the keys for the wavelength
perform several different functions.
Each time FM is pressed, you switch
between FM and FMD (diversity level,
see page 52).
Each time AM is pressed, you switch
between the LW/LWA, MW/MWA and
SW/SWA wavebands (automatic
storing, see page 55).<
Reading off information
You can read off the current settings in
the top left section of the split screen,
e.g. in the VHF (FM) waveband:
> 97,3
Frequency of the current station, see
page 51
> FMD
VHF (FM) waveband, diversity level,
see page 52
> TP
Traffic Programme is switched on,
see page 56
> BAYERN 3
Name of the current station
> P3
Station button, number of memory lo-
cation, see page 54
> Station name marked with "*".
The station currently tuned.

Selecting a station

RDS – Radio Data System
The limitations from which all non-sta-
tionary radio receivers suffer are com-
pensated for in part by a variety of inge-
nious systems:
The Radio Data System (RDS) broad-
casts additional information on the VHF
(FM) waveband. RDS stations therefore
offer the following features:
> Where a radio station is broadcast on
several frequencies, the radio auto-
matically switches to whichever fre-
quency offers the best reception
> Once the RDS signals have been pro-
cessed, the station name appears in
the display
> Additional information can be shown
or called up in the display (e. g. an-
nouncements in text form transmitted
by the station).
RDS data can, however, only be regis-
tered if reception conditions are good.
Where reception is poor or in the event
of interference, the station name may
take some time to appear in the display.
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