Operation Manual

34 VX402E/VZ402E
English
Owner’s Manual
LOC/DX Setting
The DX / LOC setting changes the tuner
sensitivityinordertoseparatecloselyspaced
stations.Thisfeatureisusefulinareasthathave
many radio stations in close proximity.
1. Touch the [ ]keytodisplaythePresetList
screen.
2. Touch the [DX]keytoswitchtoDXtuner
sensitivity.
3. Touch the [LOC]keytoswitchtoLocaltuner
sensitivity.
About the RDS (Radio Data System)
ThisunithasabuiltinRDSdecodersystemthat
supportsbroadcaststationstransmittingRDS
data. This system can display the name of the
broadcaststationbeingreceived(PS),andcan
automaticallyswitchtothebroadcaststationwith
thebestreceptionasyoumovelongdistances
(AFswitching).Also,ifatracannouncementor
programtypeinformationisbroadcastfroman
RDS station, no matter what mode you are in,
thisbroadcastisreceived.
 “AF”: AlternativeFrequency
 “PS”: ProgramServiceName
 “PTY”: ProgramType
 “TP”: TracProgram
The RDS interrupt does not function
during AM radio reception.
AF (Alternative Frequency) function
TheAFfunctionswitchestoadierentfrequency
onthesamenetworkinordertomaintain
optimum reception.
Switching ON/OFF the AF function
1. Touch the [ ]key.
2. If the AF function is OFF, touch [AF]buttonto
set AF ON. [AF]buttonwillbelighted,and“AF”
willbedisplayedatthetopofthescreen.
3. Touch [AF]buttonagaintosetAFOFF.
REG (Regional Program) function
When the REG function is ON, the optimum
regionalstationcanbereceived.Whenthis
function is OFF, if the regional station area is
switchedasyoudrive,aregionalstationforthat
regionisreceived.
Thisfunctionisdisabledwhenanationalstation
suchasBBCR2isbeingreceived.
Note:
• Thisfunctionisdisabledwhenanational
stationsuchasBBCR2isbeingreceived.
• TheREGfunctionON/OFFsettingisenabled
only when the AF function is ON.
Switching ON/OFF the REG function
1.Touchthe[ ]key.
2. If the REG function is OFF, touch [REG]button
to set REG ON. [REG]buttonwillbelighted,
and“REG”willbedisplayedatthetopofthe
screen.
3. Touch [REG]buttonagaintosetREGOFF.
Manually tuning a regional station in the
same network
Note:
• Thisfunctioncanbeusedwhenaregional
broadcastorthesamenetworkisreceived.
• ThisfunctionisenabledonlywhentheAF
function is ON and the REG function is OFF.
1. Touch the [Band]keytoselecttheband.
2.TouchyourdesiredPresetkeytocallouta
regional station.
TA (Trac Announcement) function
Whenatracannouncementbroadcast
startsduringtheTAstandbymode,thetrac
announcementbroadcastisreceivedastop
priority regardless of the function mode, so
youcanlistentoit.TheTracProgram(TP)
automatictuningisalsoavailable.
Setting TA standby mode
1. Touch the [ ]key.
2.IftheTAstandbymodeisOFF,touch[TA]
buttontosetTAstandbymodeON,[TA]
buttonwillbelighted,“TA”willbedisplayed
at the top of the screen, and the system will
automatically search for a TP station (TP
Seek).WhenanRDSbroadcaststationwith
tracannouncementprogramisreceived,“TP”
willbedisplayedatthetopofthescreen.
Radio Operation