Weather band, Satellite radio – BMW 645Ci Coupe 2004 User Manual
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The stations of the last selection criterion
are displayed once again after a short time.
Depending on which key you have used to
open the vehicle, other stored stations are
displayed.
Changing a memory location
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page
:
1.
Select "Presets" and press the control-
ler
2.
Select the desired station
3.
Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed
4.
Select "Store" and press the controller
5.
Turn the controller until the desired
memory location is selected.
The number of the memory location
appears beside the name or frequency
of the station
6.
Press the controller.
The station is stored.
RDS Radio Data System
RDS transmits additional information in the
FM frequency range. RDS stations have the
following properties:
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In the case of broadcasting networks
that transmit over a number of frequen-
cies, there is an automatic switch to the
frequency with the best reception qual-
ity
>
If the reception conditions are good, the
station names are shown on the Control
Display. If the reception is weak or dis-
rupted, it can take some time before the
station names appear.
Weather Band*
Weather Radio is a service of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration –
NOAA – of the U.S. Department of Com-
merce. Weather messages are repeated
every four to six minutes and are routinely
revised every one to three hours, or more
frequently if needed. Most of the stations
operate 24 hours daily. During severe
weather, National Weather Service fore-
casters can interrupt the routine weather
broadcasts and substitute special warning
messages. If you have a question concern-
ing NOAA Weather Radio, please contact
your nearest National Weather Service
Office, or write to National Weather Service
– Attn: W/OM11 –, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 1325 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD. 20910.
Selecting Weather Band
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page
1.
Select "WB" and press the controller
2.
Select the Weather Band station and
press the controller.
It can occur that the Weather Band station
is not available in some regions.
Satellite radio*
You can receive up to 100 different chan-
nels with high tone quality.
The channels are offered to you in pre-
defined combinations. To receive the chan-
nels of your choice, you must have this
combination enabled.
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