JVC KD-R402: Listening to the radio

Listening to the radio

Select “FM” or “AM.”

1

Search for a station to listen—Auto Search.

2

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When a station is tuned in, searching stops. To stop searching, press the same

button again.

• You can also search for a station manually—Manual Search. Hold either one of

the buttons until “M” flashes on the display, then press it repeatedly.

• When receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength, the ST

indicator lights up on the display.

Improving the FM reception

Storing stations in memory

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive,

Automatic presetting (FM)— SSM (Strong-

activate monaural mode for better reception.

station Sequential Memory)

• See also page 17.

You can preset up to 18 stations for FM.

1 While listening to a station...

[Turn] = [Press]

2 Select the preset number range you want to

store.

Reception improves, but stereo effect will be lost.

• The MO indicator lights up on the display.

3

To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same

procedure to select “MONO OFF.” The MO indicator

goes off.

Local FM stations with the strongest signals are

searched and stored automatically.

• To stop searching, press 4 /¢ .

To preset other 6 stations, repeat from step 1 again.

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Manual presetting (FM/AM)

The following features are available only for FM

You can preset up to 18 stations for FM and 6 stations

Radio Data System stations.

for AM.

Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.50 MHz into preset

Searching for FM Radio Data

number “04.”

System programme—PTY Search

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You can tune in to a station broadcasting your favorite

programme by searching for a PTY code.

1 The last selected PTY code

appears.

2 Select preset number “04.”

2 Select one of your favorite programme types

or a PTY code.

3

3 Start searching for your favorite programme.

Selecting preset station

If a station is broadcasting a programme of the

or

same PTY code as you have selected, that station is

tuned in.

Using the standby receptions

[Turn] = [Press]

TA Standby Reception

TA Standby Reception allows the unit to switch

temporarily to Traffic Announcement (TA) from any

source other than AM.

The volume changes to the preset TA volume level if the

current level is lower than the preset level (see

page 17).

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To activate TA Standby Reception

Tracing the same programme—

The TP (Traffic Programme)

Network-Tracking Reception

indicator either lights up or flashes.

When driving in an area where FM reception is not

sufficient enough, this unit automatically tunes in to

• If the TP indicator lights up, TA Standby Reception is

another FM Radio Data System station of the same

activated.

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network, possibly broadcasting the same programme

• If the TP indicator flashes, TA Standby Reception is

with stronger signals (see the illustration below).

not yet activated. (This occurs when you are listening

to an FM station without the Radio Data System

When shipped from the factory, Network-Tracking

signals required for TA Standby Reception.)

Reception is activated.

To activate the reception, tune in to another station

To change the Network-Tracking Reception

providing these signals. The TP indicator will stop

setting, see “AF-REG” on page 17.

flashing and remain lit.

Programme A broadcasting on different frequency areas

To deactivate the TA Standby Reception

(01 – 05)

The TP indicator goes off.

PTY Standby Reception

PTY Standby Reception allows the unit to switch

temporarily to your favorite PTY programme from any

source other than AM.

To activate and select your favorite PTY code for

PTY Standby Reception, see page 17.

Automatic station selection—

The PTY indicator either lights up or flashes.

Programme Search

• If the PTY indicator lights up, PTY Standby Reception

is activated.

Usually when you select a preset number, the station

• If the PTY indicator flashes, PTY Standby Reception is

preset in that number is tuned in.

not yet activated.

If the signals from the FM Radio Data System preset

To activate the reception, tune in to another station

station are not sufficient for good reception, this

providing these signals. The PTY indicator will stop

unit, using the AF data, tunes in to another frequency

flashing and remain lit.

possibly broadcasting the same programme as the

original preset station is broadcasting.

To deactivate the PTY Standby Reception, select

• The unit takes some time to tune in to another

“PTY OFF” for the PTY code (see page 17). The PTY

station using programme search.

indicator goes off.

• See also page 17.

PTY codes

NEWS, AFFAIRS, INFO, SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA, CULTURE,

SCIENCE, VARIED, POP M (music), ROCK M (music), EASY

M (music), LIGHT M (music), CLASSICS, OTHER M (music),

WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN, SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE

IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY, NATION M (music),

OLDIES, FOLK M (music), DOCUMENT

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