Pioneer F-208RDS - Manual (Page 7)

FRONT PANEL FACILITIES
(Q)RF ATT button
Set this button to on when receiving strong FM signals (nearby
stations) to reduce sound distortion. (RF ATT indicator lights.)
Normally, this button should be set to off.
This button does not affect AM reception.
NOTE:
This button's status is preset for each station in station nnemory.
©MPX (multiplex) MODE button
Mode changes as follows each time this button is pressed.
AUTO—> MONO-
□
This button does not affect AM reception.
AUTO:
"AUTO"is not displayed.
Normally leave in this mode for reception. When a stereo FM
broadcast is received, it will be automatically reproduced in stereo
sound and the STEREO indicator lights up.
MONO:
MONO indicator lights up.
To receive stereo broadcasts in monaural.
If there is too much noise during stereo reception of a weak signal,
you can reduce the level of noise by switching to MONO.
NOTES:
9 This button's status is preset-for each station in station memory.
• When the signal level is too weak for reception, sound output is
automatically muted. If sound is muted when the selected mode
is AUTO, switching to MONO lets you hear the broadcast.
© BAND button
The button is used to select either FM or AM reception. The bands
change alternately as follows, each time this button is pressed.
—>FM reception------------
C
LW reception <— MW reception
©STATION CALL buttons
Use these buttons to preset stations and to receive the already
preset stations.
These are also used when performing direct access tuning.
Operating Display
EON
I ta NEWSI
[MEMORYj
I AUTO I
R D S I
RF ATT
MONO-
STEREO -
I tuned I
®EON(TA/NEWS) indicator
Lights during EON Standby. Flashes during EON reception.
®RF ATT indicator
Stays lit while RF ATT button is on.
©MEMORY indicator
Lights when presetting stations.
®RDS indicator
Lights when an RDS broadcast is received.
©AUTO indicator
Lights during auto tuning mode.
©MONO indicator
Stays lit while MPX MODE button is set to MONO.
©Frequency and character display section
Band and frequency data is displayed.
During FM reception, the display changes as follows each time the
DISPLAY MODE button is pressed.
RT................... ....... ......Displays RT—> PS
1
PS................... ............. Displays PS or Station name
4
PTY
4
FREQ.............. ............. Displays frequency.
©STEREO indicator
Lights up when a stereo broadcast is received (the Indicator does
not light when the MPX MODE button is set to MONO).
©TUNED indicator
Lights when a broadcast is received.