Sony XR-CA300: RDS

RDS: Sony XR-CA300

Retuning the same

RDS

programme aut omat ically

Alternative Frequencies (AF)

The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function

automatically selects and retunes the station

Overview of t he RDS

with the strongest signal in a network. By

funct ion

using this function, you can continuously

listen to the same programme during a long-

Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting

distance drive without having to retune the

service that allows FM stations to send

station manually.

additional digital information along with the

Frequencies change automatically.

regular radio programme signal. Your car

stereo offers you a variety of services. Here are

just a few: retuning the same programme

96.0MHz

98.5MHz

automatically, listening to traffic

announcements, and locating a station by

programme type.

Notes

Depending on the country or region, not all of

Station

the RDS functions are available.

RDS may not work properly if the signal strength

is weak or if the station you are tuned to is not

102.5MHz

transmitting RDS data.

1 Select an FM station (page 8).

2 Press (AF) repeatedly until “AF-ON”

Displaying the stat ion

appears.

name

The unit starts searching for an alternative

station with a stronger signal in the same

The name of the current station lights up in the

network.

display.

Note

Select an FM station (page 8).

When there is no alternative station in the area

When you tune in an FM station that

and you do not need to search for an alternative

transmits RDS data, the station name

station, turn the AF function off by pressing (AF)

appears in the display.

repeatedly untilAF-OFF appears.

Note

The “* indication means that an RDS station is

being received.

Changing the display item

Each time you press (DSPL), the item changes

as follows:

Station Name* (Frequency) y Clock

* When you tune in an FM station that transmits

RDS data, the station name appears.

Note

NO NAME appears if the received station does

not transmit RDS data.

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Changing the display item

Local link function

Each time you press (AF), the item changes as

(United Kingdom only)

follows:

The Local Link function lets you select other

AF-ON y AF-OFF

local stations in the area, even if they are not

stored on your number buttons.

Notes

When NO AF and the station name flash

alternately, it means that the unit cannot find an

1 Press a number button that has a local

alternative station in the network.

station stored on it.

If the station name starts flashing after selecting

a station with the AF function on, this indicates

2 Within five seconds, press the number

that no alternative frequency is available. Press

either side of (SEEK/AMS) while the station name

button of the local station again.

is flashing (within eight seconds). The unit starts

searching for another frequency with the same PI

3 Repeat this procedure until the desired

(Programme Identification) data (“ PI SEEK”

local station is received.

appears and no sound is heard). If the unit

cannot find another frequency, “ NO PI” appears,

and the unit returns to the previously selected

frequency.

Listening to a regional programme

The “REG-ON” (regional on) function lets you

stay tuned to a regional programme without

being switched to another regional station.

(Note that you must turn the AF function on.)

The unit is factory preset to “REG-ON,” but if

you want to turn off the function, do the

following.

During radio reception, press (AF) for

two seconds until “REG-OFF appears.

Note that selecting “REG-OFF” might cause

the unit to switch to another regional

station within the same network.

To return to regional on, select “REG-ON.”

Note

This function does not work in the United

Kingdom and in some other areas.

Changing the display item

Each time you press (AF) for two seconds, the

item changes as follows:

REG-ON y REG-OFF

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Presetting the volume of traffic

Listening to traffic

announcements

You can preset the volume level of the traffic

announcement s

announcements beforehand so you won’t

miss the announcement. When a traffic

The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic

announcement starts, the volume will be

Programme (TP) data let you automatically

automatically adjusted to the preset level.

tune in an FM station that is broadcasting

traffic announcements even if you are listening

to other programme sources.

1 Press the volume button to adjust the

desired volume level.

Press (TA) repeatedly until “TA-ON”

appears.

2 Press (TA) for two seconds.

The unit starts searching for traffic

“TA” appears and the setting is stored.

information stations. “TP” appears in the

display when the unit finds a station

Receiving emergency

broadcasting traffic announcements.

announcements

When the traffic announcement starts,

“TA” flashes. The flashing stops when the

If an emergency announcement comes in while

traffic announcement is over.

you are listening to the radio, the programme

will automatically switch to it. If you are

Tip

listening to a source other than the radio, the

If the traffic announcement starts while you are

emergency announcements will be heard if

listening to another programme source, the unit

you set AF or TA to on. The unit will then

automatically switches to the announcement and

automatically switch to these announcements

goes back to the original source when the

no matter which source you are listening to at

announcement is over.

the time.

Notes

NO TP flashes for five seconds if the received

station does not broadcast traffic announcements.

Then, the unit starts searching for a station that

broadcasts it.

When EON” appears with TP in the display,

the current station makes use of broadcast traffic

announcements by other stations in the same

network.

To cancel the current traffic

announcement

Press (TA).

To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off

the function by pressing (TA) until

“TA-OFF” appears.

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Presett ing the RDS

Locat ing a stat ion by

stations w it h the AF and

programme type

TA dat a

You can locate the station you want by

selecting one of the programme types shown

When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores

below.

each station’s data as well as its frequency, so

you don’t have to turn on the AF or TA

Programme types Display

function every time you tune in the preset

News NEWS

station. You can select a different setting (AF,

TA, or both) for individual preset stations, or

Current Affairs AFFAIRS

the same setting for all preset stations.

Information INFO

Sports SPORT

Presetting the same setting for all

Education EDUCATE

preset stations

Drama DRAMA

1 Select an FM band (page 8).

Culture CULTURE

Science SCIENCE

2 Press (AF) and/or (TA) to select “AF-ON”

Varied VARIED

and/or “TA-ON.”

Popular Music POP M

Note that selecting “AF-OFF” or “TA-OFF”

Rock Music ROCK M

stores not only RDS stations, but also non-

RDS stations.

Easy Listening EASY M

Light Classical LIGHT M

3 Press (SENS) (BTM) until “BTM flashes.

Classical CLASSICS

Other Music Type OTHER M

Presetting different settings for

Weather WEATHER

each preset station

Finance FINANCE

Children’s Programmes CHILDREN

1 Select an FM band, and tune in the

desired station.

Social Affairs SOCIAL A

Religion RELIGION

2 Press (AF) and/or (TA) to select “AF-ON”

Phone In PHONE IN

and/or “TA-ON.”

Travel TRAVEL

Leisure LEISURE

3 Press the desired number button until

Jazz Music JAZZ

“MEM appears.

Country Music COUNTRY

Repeat from step 1 to preset other stations.

National Music NATION M

Tip

Oldies Music OLDIES

If you want to change the preset AF and/or TA

Folk Music FOLK M

setting after you tune in the preset station, you

can do so by turning the AF or TA function on or

Documentary DOCUMENT

off.

Not specified NONE

Note

You cannot use this function in some countries

where no PTY (Programme Type selection) data is

available.

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1 Press (PTY) during FM reception.

Setting the clock

automatically

The current programme type name appears

The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS

if the station is transmitting the PTY data.

transmission sets the clock automatically.

- - - - -” appears if the received station is

not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has

not been received.

1 During radio reception, press (SEL) and

If the TA function is ON, the unit starts

(2) simultaneously.

searching for the next station.

2 Press (2) repeatedly until

2 Press (PTY) repeatedly until the desired

“CT-ON” appears.

programme type appears.

The clock is set.

The programme types appear in the order

shown in the above table. Note that you

cannot select “NONE” (Not specified) for

searching.

In two seconds the normal display

automatically appears.

To cancel the CT function

3 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS).

Select “CT-OFF in step 2.

The unit starts searching for a station

broadcasting the selected programme type.

Notes

When the unit finds the programme, the

The CT function may not work even though an

programme type appears again for five

RDS station is being received.

seconds.

There might be a difference between the time

“NO” and the programme type appear

set by the CT function and the actual time.

alternately for five seconds if the unit

cannot find the programme type. It then

returns to the previously selected station.

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