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FM/AM radio operation

Press the “FM” or “AM” button (type A

audio)/“FM/AM” button (type B a udio)

when the radio is off to turn on the radio.

& FM selection (type A audio)

“FM” button

Press the “FM” button when the radio is on

to select the preferred reception mode.

Each brief press of th e “FM” b utton

changes the radio in the following se-

quence starting from the last FM radio

band that you selected.

& AM selection (type A audio)

“AM” button

Each time the “AM” button is briefly

pressed the radio changes in the following

sequence starting from the last radio band

that you selected.

& FM/AM selection (type B

audio)

“FM/AM” button

Press the “FM/AM” button when the radio

is on to select the preferred reception

mode.

Each brief press of the “FM/AM” button

changes the radio in the following se-

quence starting from the last radio band

with you selected.

& Tuning

! Manual tuning

“TUNE” dial:

Type A audio

Type B audio

Turn the “TUNE” dial clockwise to in-

crease the tuning frequency and turn the

“TUNE” dial counterclockwise to decrease

it.

Each time the dial is turned, the frequency

interval can be changed between 10 kHz

in the AM mode and 0.2 MHz in the FM

mode.

! Stereo indicator (type A audio)

The stereo indicator “ST” will illuminate

when an FM stereo broadcast is received.

! Seek tuning (SEEK)

Type A audio:

Seek up

Seek down

Type B audio:

Seek up

Seek down

If you press the indicated button briefly,

the radio will automatically search for a

receivable station and stop at the first one

it finds. This function may not be available

when radio signals are weak. When this

happens, perform manual tuning to select

the preferred station.

! Scan tuning (SCAN)

“SCAN” button:

Type A audio

Type B audio

If you press the “SCAN” button, the radio

will switch to the scan mode. In this mode,

the radio scans through the radio band

until a station is found. The radio will

briefly stop at the station while displaying

the frequency, after which scanning will

continue until the entire band has been

scanned.

Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel

the SCAN mode. If you press the “SCAN”

button while the radio is stopped at a

station, the radio stays stopped at that

station. If you press the button while the

radio is scanning, the radio stops as

follows.

. At a frequency when the “SCAN”

button is pressed (type A audio)

. At the next receivable station (type B

audio)

Automatic tuning may not function prop-

erly if the station reception is weakened by

distance from the station or proximity to

tall buildings and hills.

! PTY (Program type) group tuning

(only FM reception) (type A audio)

“PTY/CAT” button

Press the “PTY/CAT” button to change to

the PTY selection mode. At this time, the

PTY group that you are currently listening

to will be displayed for 10 seconds. In PTY

selection mode, “PTY SEL” is displayed

on the screen.

! PTY (Program type) group selection

In the PTY selection mode, press the

following button to change the PTY group

by one step at a time.

PTY group up by

one step

PTY group down by

one step

This operation only changes the display. It

does not change the station that is

currently being received.

! Seek in PTY (Program type) group

Seek up

Seek down

In the PTY selection mode, when the

preferred PTY group has been selected,

pressing the “SEEK” button “

” or “ ”

seeks within that PTY group. In this case,

“PTY SEEK” is displayed on the screen.

The control function returns to the normal

mode after approximately 10 seconds.

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& HD Radio

Technology (Di-

gital AM and FM Radio) (type

B audio)

! HD Radio Technology Information

! What is HD Radio

Technology and

how does it work?

HD Radio

Technology is the digital

evolution of analog AM/FM radio. Your

radio product has a special receiver which

allows it to receive digital broadcasts

(where available) in addition to the analog

broadcasts it already receives . Digital

broadcasts have better sound quality than

analog broadcasts as digital broadcasts

provide free, crystal clear audio with no

static or distortion. For more information,

and a guide to available radio stations and

programming, please visit www.hdradio.

com.

! Using HD Radio

Technology

As a consumer works through the analog

radio stations, (where applicable) the radio

receiver will automatically tune from an

analog signal to a digital signal within five

seconds. An orange

logo indicator will

be seen on the screen when in digital.

NOTE

The

logo will first appear in a gray

color indicating the station is indeed

(an analog and) a digital station. Once

the digital signal is acquired, the logo

will be a bright orange color.

! Benefits of HD Radio

Technology

Information: The song title, artist name

and music genre will appear on the screen

when available by the radio station.

Multicast: On the FM radio frequency

most digital stations have “multiple” or

supplemental programs on one FM sta-

tion. When the consumer pushes the

multicast button, they will move between

the multiple unique program content.

Clear Reception: Unlike analog radio

signals, digital signals do not pass along

static, hiss or pops.

! HD R adio

Technology Trouble-

shooting

Station blending: When acquiring a

radio station, as usual, the radio will play

content in analog. If the radio verifies the

broadcast is an HD Radio Technology

station, it will then shift or blend smoothly

to a digital signal within five seconds.

Depending on the station qu ali ty, the

consumer may hear a slight sound change

when the station switches from the analog

to digital signal.

Reception area: Topography of the

earth can affect radio signals. For exam-

ple, when a vehicle is behind a hill or large

building from the radio tower location

analog reception will be poor and it is

highly likely that HD Radio reception will

not occur. When a consumer is on the

multicast or supplemental programming

(HD2/HD3/HD4) and the reception is

weak or lost, this will result in a “mute”

condition. On the main or HD1 program, a

weak or lost digital signal will result in the

playing of an analog signal until a digital

signal is available.

Station issues: In order to provide the

best experience, a contact form has been

de veloped to report any radio station

issues found while listening to a broad-

cast. Every radio station is independently

owned and operated. These stations are

responsible for ensuring all audio streams

and data fields are accurate. The form can

be found at www.ibiquity.com/automotive/

report_radio_station_experiences.

Experience Cause Action

Mismatch of time alignment-

Customer may hear a short

period of programming re-

played or an echo, stutter or

skip.

The radio stations analog and

digital volume is not properly

aligned or the station is in

ballgame mode.

None, radio broadcast issue.

Consumer can contact the

radio station.

Sound fades, blending in and

out.

Radio is shifting between ana-

log and digital audio.

Reception issue, may clear-up

as you continue to drive. HD

Radio off button can force radio

in an analog audio.

Audio mute condition when on

an HD2/HD3 multicast chan-

nel, had been playing.

The radio does not have ac-

cess to digital signals at the

moment.

This is normal behavior, wait

until the digital signal has re-

turned. If out of coverage area,

seek a new station.

Audio mute delay when se-

lecting HD2/HD3 multicast

channel preset.

The digital multicast content is

not available until HD Radio

broadcast can be decoded and

make the audio available. This

takes up to seven seconds.

This is normal behavior, wait for

the audio availability.

Text information does not

match the present song audio.

Data service issue by the radio

broadcaster.

Broadcaster should be notified.

Complete the form: www.ibi-

quity.com/automotive/report_ra-

dio_station_experiences.

No text information shown for

the present selected fre-

quency.

Data service issue by the radio

broadcaster.

Broadcaster should be notified.

Complete the form: www.ibi-

quity.com/automotive/report_ra-

dio_station_experiences.

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! Other information

HD Radio Technology manufactured un-

der license from iBiquity Digital Corpora-

tion. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD

Radio

and the HD, HD Radio, and

“Arc” logos are proprietary trademarks of

iBiquity Digital Corp.

! HD Radio selection

Press the

button while receiving FM

radio (except analog broadcast). The next

channel of the station that is being

received will play.

! Mode selection

Turn the “SETTING” dial and select the

HD Radio ON mode (hybrid mode) or OFF

mode (analog mode). For details, refer to

“Audio settings (type B audio)” F5-8.

NOTE

Depending on the broadcasting area,

the digital signal may not be received in

an area where the analog signal can be

properly received, or the system fre-

quently switches the channels between

the digital and analog signals. How-

ever, this does not indicate a malfunc-

tion. If this frequent switching between

digital and analog causes annoyance,

set the radio to the analog mode (HD

Radio off mode) that provides the same

radio broadcasting quality as a con-

ventional radio.

! HD Radio indicator

The

indicator illuminates while the

digital broadcast is received during the

HD Radio ON mode.

& RBDS text display

Type A audio

Type B audio

! Type A audio

If the PS (Program Service Name) and/or

RT (Radio Text) are available, pressing

the “TEXT” button changes the display

among PS, RT and frequency. The initial

setting is “PS”.

NOTE

. The maximum number of characters

that can be displayed for PS is 8.

. The maximum number of characters

that can be displayed for RT is 64.

. If RT is 16 characters or longer,

press and hold the “TEXT” button in

order to change the page.

! Type B audio

Press and hold the “HD/TEXT” button to

show the next page when the text is not

fully displayed while the PSD (Program

Service Data) or RT (Radio Text) service

is received.

NOTE

. When the HD Radio f unction is

turned on, PSD provides additional

information about the broadcast. Text

data such as “Title” and “Artist” is

displayed on the screen. To display text

data other than that which is currently

being displayed, turn the “SETTING ”

dial.

. When the HD Radio f unction is

turned off (HD Radio off mode), the

radio text is displayed on the screen

while receiving the broadcasting sta-

tion with RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data

System).

. The maximum number of characters

that can be displayed is 128.

& Station preset

! How to preset stations

1. Select the preferred reception mode.

2. Select the preferred station.

3. Press and hold one of the preset

buttons (from

to ) to store the

frequency. If the button is pressed briefly,

the preceding selection will remain in the

memory.

NOTE

. Up to six stations for each reception

mode may be preset.

. If the connection between the radio

and battery is broken for any reason

such as vehicle maintenance or radio

removal, a ll stations stored in the

p reset buttons are cleared. If this

occurs, it is necessary to reset the

preset buttons.

. For type B audio, if you press and

hold a preset button while receiving a

broadcasting station with SPS (Supple-

mental Program Service), the station

will be stored in the memory for that

preset button.

! Selecting preset stations

1. Select the preferred reception mode.

2. Press t he preferred preset button

(from

to ) briefly.

NOTE

For type B audio, if the preset button

which stores a broadcasting station

with SPS (Supplemental Program Ser-

vice) while the HD Radio OFF mode is

selected, “No digital data available” will

be displayed and the volume will be

reduced to zero.

! Auto-store

Auto-store button:

Type A audio

Type B audio

Using the Auto-store function, you can

automatically store 6 stations on the

current waveband by pressing and holding

the Auto-store button. Use Auto-store to

quickly find the strongest stations, for

example when traveling through different

reception areas.

NOTE

. When you use Auto-store, the new

stations replace any stations pre-

viously stored.

. Interrupting Auto-store: If you acci-

dentally press the Auto-store button,

you can cancel the Auto-store function

before it has been completed as fol-

lows.

– Switch to the other source mode.

– Switch to the other band.

– Press the Auto-store button.

– Press the “SCAN” button (type A

audio).

– Press the “SEEK” button.

– Press any of the preset buttons.

– Turn the “TUNE” dial.

– Turn off the audio system.

– Turn off the ignition switch.

. When you use the Auto-store func-

tion while selecting the FM mode, even

if you have selected the FM1 or FM2

station, the new stations are stored in

the FM-AS (type A audio)/FM3 (type B

audio) station memory.

. For type A audio, when you use the

Auto-store function while selecting the

AM mode, even if you have selected the

“AM” station, the new stations are

stored in the AM-AS station memory.

. If it is only possible to receive less

than 6 stations, the available stations

are stored from preset 1 in order by

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