Pioneer AVIC-F850BT - Manual (Page 80)

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Using advanced functions
Tuning in strong frequencies
Local seek tuning allows you to only tune into
those radio stations with sufficiently strong
signals for good reception.
1 Touch on the
“Radio” screen.
The
“Function” menu appears.
2 Touch [Local].
3 Touch [On] to turn local seek tuning on.
# If you touch [Off], local seek tuning is turned
off.
4 Touch or to set the sensitivity.
There are four levels of sensitivity for FM and
two levels for MW/LW:
FM:
1 — 2 — 3 — 4
MW/LW: 1 — 2
p The FM “4” (MW/LW “2”) setting allows re-
ception of only the strongest stations, while
lower settings let you receive weaker sta-
tions.
Limiting stations to regional
programming
p This function can only be used on the FM
band.
When AF (alternative frequency) is used to
automatically retune frequencies, the regional
function limits the selection to stations broad-
casting regional programmes.
1 Touch on the “Radio” screen.
The
“Function” menu appears.
2 Touch [Regional].
3 Touch [On] or [Off].
! On (default):
Turns the Regional function on.
! Off:
Turns the Regional function off.
p Regional programming and regional net-
works are organised differently depending
on the country (i.e. they may change ac-
cording to the time, country or broadcast
area).
p The preset number may disappear on the
display if the tuner tunes into a regional sta-
tion that differs from the originally set sta-
tion.
p The regional function can be turned on or
off independently for each FM band.
Searching for an RDS station by
PTY information
p This function can only be used on the FM
band.
You can search for general types of broadcast-
ing programmes.
1 Touch on the “Radio” screen.
The
“Function” menu appears.
2 Touch [PTY].
3 Touch or to select a programme
type.
There are four programme types:
NEWS&INF
— Popular — Classics — Others
4 Touch [Start] to begin a search.
The tuner searches for a station broadcasting
that programme type.
# If you touch [Stop], the search is cancelled.
p The programmes of some stations may dif-
fer from that indicated by the transmitted
PTY.
p If no station is broadcasting the type of pro-
gramme you searched for,
“Not Found” is
displayed for about two seconds and then
the tuner returns to the original station.
Receiving traffic announcements
p This function can only be used on the FM
band.
TA (traffic announcement standby) lets you re-
ceive traffic announcements automatically, no
matter what source you are listening to. TA
can be activated for both a TP station (a sta-
tion that broadcasts traffic information) or an-
other enhanced network
’s TP station (a station
carrying information that cross-references TP
stations).
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12 Using the radio