3.1 Switching to radio reception mode
3.1.1 Switching to the radio reception mode is carried out in one of the following ways:
- by pressing the RADIO button (rice. 2, pos. 22);
- with the radio turned on, by removing all external drives (USB flash, SD cards).
Note. Switching to mode «Radio» after removing external drives will not happen if the radio is in the modes «receiving a phone call» or «play music from phone».
3.1.2 In this mode, the top line of the display will show the band, frequency of the radio station and the number of the cell in which the current station is stored. The bottom line can display time, radio text, radio station name (received via RDS) and so on.
3.1.3 The choice of information to be displayed is carried out by the DISP button (rice. 2, pos. 9).
3.1.4 The radio receiver is designed to receive signals in the FM/VHF and AM bands. They have 6 memory levels:
- 1 level for AM band (AM1);
- 1 level for VHF band (VHF);
- 1 level for FMAS band (combined VHF-FM band);
- 3 levels for FM band (FM1-FM3).
3.1.5 Each level has 6 memory cells. In total, the memory is designed to memorize 36 radio stations.
Note. Some buttons may have a default frequency if less than 6 radio stations were found during the automatic search.
3.2 Manual search for radio stations
3.2.1 In mode «Radio» click and hold on the button | ◀◀ (pic. 2, pos. 5) or ▶▶ | (rice. 2, pos. 8). The radio will go into manual station search mode. The search is made by turning the encoder knob (clockwise - up the range, counter-clockwise - down).
Note. This mode is not available in the FMAS band.
3.3 Automatic search for radio stations
3.3.1 There are three modes of automatic search for radio stations:
- 1st. Automatic search for next/previous station. To do this, click one of the buttons | ◀◀ or ▶▶ | (rice. 2, pos. 5 or 8);
- 2nd. Automatic search and storage of the 6 most reliable radio stations in the FMAS band (combined VHF-FM band). In this case, a new range appears in the list of ranges - FMAS. To do this, press and hold the SCAN button (rice. 2, pos. 15) until the message appears on the display «AUTO SEARCH».
- 3rd. Auto search with sequential storage of received stations in the selected range. Search in this mode is carried out by short pressing the SCAN button (rice. 2, pos.15).
Note. When you select any of the FM1-FM3 bands and start auto search, the radio will store no more than 18 radio stations in memory (6 stations on each band). At the end of the search, the radio will automatically switch to listening to the 1st radio station in the FM1 band.
3.4 Store radio stations
3.4.1 To enter the selected radio station into the receiver's memory, press and hold one of the buttons 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21. Until the indicator of the stored radio station cell number lights up on the display and a beep sounds (if sound confirmation of button presses is enabled), confirming that the station was successfully stored.
Note. In the FMAS band, it is not possible to save radio stations by the user.
3.5 Listening to previously found radio stations
3.5.1 By short pressing one of the buttons 14, 16, 17, 18,19, 21 (rice. 2) the station recorded in the current band is selected.
3.5.2 By short pressing the RADIO button (pos. 22) switching the range of received waves in the following sequence VHF - FM1 - FM2 - FM3 - FMAS (this band is only available after searching the combined VHF-FM band) - AM1, in a circle.
Note. If the MW band is disabled in the system settings, then the bands are switched in the following sequence VHF - FM1 - FM2 - FM3 - FMAS (this band is only available after searching the combined VHF-FM band).
3.6 RDS functions
3.6.1 RDS (English Radio Data System) - a multi-purpose standard designed to transmit information messages via FM broadcasting channels in the VHF band.
3.6.2 The radio receiver implements the RDS functions shown in Table 3.
RDS function designation | Description |
AF | Alternative frequency activation function (AF) allows the receiver to automatically tune in to the selected radio station with the best reception. When searching for a frequency with the best reception, the broadcast may be interrupted for a while. If the reception of the selected radio station is very poor and you cannot find an alternative frequency, select another radio station |
PS | Informs about the name of the programs broadcast by the radio station |
TP | Contains information about the order of organization of traffic on the track |
TA | Contains information about changes in traffic conditions |
CT | Continuously updated date and local time information that can be used to display or automatically set and adjust the clock |
PTY | Automatic search for radio programs of a given type |