Pioneer DEH-1200MP - Manual (Page 5)

Switching the RDS display
RDS (radio data system) contains digital infor-
mation that helps search for the radio sta-
tions.
% Press DISP/SCRL.
Program service name
—PTY information—
Frequency
# PTY information and the frequency appear on
the display for eight seconds.
PTY list
NEWS (News), AFFAIRS (Current affairs), INFO (Infor-
mation),
SPORT (Sports), WEATHER (Weather), FI-
NANCE (Finance), POP MUS (Popular music), ROCK
MUS (Rock music), EASY MUS (Easy listening), OTH
MUS (Other music), JAZZ (Jazz), COUNTRY (Country
music),
NAT MUS (National music), OLDIES (Oldies
music), FOLK MUS (Folk music), L.CLASS (Light clas-
sical), CLASSIC (Classical), EDUCATE (Education),
DRAMA (Drama), CULTURE (Culture), SCIENCE
(Science),
VARIED (Varied), CHILDREN (Children
’s),
SOCIAL (Social affairs), RELIGION (Religion), PHONE
IN (Phone in), TOURING (Travel), LEISURE (Leisure),
DOCUMENT (Documentaries)
Selecting alternative frequencies
When the tuner cannot get a good reception,
the unit automatically searches for a different
station in the same network.
% Press and hold TA/AF to turn AF on or
off.
Using PI Seek
If the tuner cannot find a suitable station, or
reception status deteriorates, the unit automa-
tically searches for a different station with the
same programming. During the search,
PI SEEK is displayed and sound is muted.
Using Auto PI Seek for preset stations
When preset stations cannot be recalled, as
when travelling long distances, the unit can
be set to perform PI Seek during preset recall.
! The default setting for Auto PI Seek is off.
Refer to A-PI (auto PI seek) on page 8.
Receiving traffic announcements
TA (traffic announcement standby) lets you re-
ceive traffic announcements automatically, re-
gardless of the source you are listening to.
1 Tune in a TP or enhanced other net-
work
’s TP station.
2 Press TA/AF to turn traffic announce-
ment standby on or off.
3 Turn SRC/OFF to adjust the TA volume
when a traffic announcement begins.
The newly set volume is stored in memory and
recalled for subsequent traffic announce-
ments.
4 Press TA/AF while a traffic announce-
ment is being received to cancel the an-
nouncement.
The tuner returns to the original source but re-
mains in the standby mode until
TA/AF is
pressed again.
Function settings
% Press F (function) to select the function.
After selecting, perform the following proce-
dures to set the function.
LOCAL (local seek tuning)
Local seek tuning lets you tune in only those radio sta-
tions with sufficiently strong signals for good recep-
tion.
1 Press a or b to turn local seek tuning on or off.
2 Press c or d to set the sensitivity.
FM: LOCAL 1 —LOCAL 2—LOCAL 3—LOCAL 4
MW/LW: LOCAL 1
—LOCAL 2
Larger setting number is higher level. The highest
level setting allows reception of only the strongest
stations, while lower settings let you receive pro-
gressively weaker stations.
TA (traffic announcement standby)
1 Press a or b to turn traffic announcement stand-
by on or off.
AF (alternative frequencies search)
1 Press a or b to turn AF on or off.
BSM (best stations memory)
Operating this unit
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