System Fidelity ST-250 - Manual (Page 11)

OPERATION AND FUNCTIONS
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On, Off and standby
1. Turn on the unit by pressing the mains switch.
2. Press the standby button on the remote control to switch to standby mode. The display will turn
off and all functions will be reduced to a minimum to make sure that the unit uses minimal power.
Note: When in standby mode the unit only reacts to the standby button of the remote control.
If you wish to turn off the unit to avoid any power consumption, you must press the mains switch.
Protect the environment and turn off the unit after use.
RDS and FM/AM
1. As this tuner can receive both normal FM radio and AM, it features a function that can switch
between the two reception types. To switch between FM and AM, you must either press the FM/AM
button on the front panel or the FM or AM buttons on the remote control.
2. This tuner features information possibilities on FM called RDS (Radio Data System). RDS is a
method for the transmission of additional information from local Radio Stations. It can only
operated in FM mode. For example, name of the station broadcasting, name of the program
or the type of program will be shown on the multi-function display.
To activate this information, press “RDS” on remote control, there are functions for PS, PTY, WAIT CT
and RT.
PS (Program Service Name)
Press “RDS” on remote control until “PS” appears. The current station name will be shown.
Note:
“NO PS” will be shown if the signal from local radio station is not strong enough or no such
service is available at the chosen station.
PTY (Program Type)
Press “RDS” on remote control until “PTY” appears. The current name type of the program will be
shown.
Note:
“NO PTY” will be shown if the signal from local radio station is not strong enough or no such
service is available at the chosen station.
CT (Clock - Time)
Press “RDS” on remote control, then “WAITING CT” will appear. The current time from Radio
Station will be shown, e.g. 15:30
Notes: Time will be only transmitted from local radio station once a minute, so you need to wait
for less than 1 minute to show the result. “NO CT” will be shown if the signal from local radio
station is not strong enough or no such service is available at the chosen station.
RT (Radio text)
Press “RDS” on remote control until “RT” appears. Some Text messages will be shown.
Note:
“NO RT” will be shown if the signal from local radio station is not strong enough or no such
service is available at the chosen station.
PTY SEARCH (Program Type Search)
1.Press the “PTY SEARCH “ on remote control, “PTY SELECT” will flash on the display.
2.Press TUNING + /- to choose the program type, for example, NEWS, SPORT, …etc.
3.Press “PTY SEARCH” again once you choose the program type.
4.When the type of program tuned in, it will stop searching, otherwise, “NO FOUND” will appear.