• ••••• Switching ON the AF function Press the [AF] button. “AF” in the display lights and the AF function turns on. . If the reception of the current broadcast station deteriorates, “SEARCH” appears in the display and the radio searches for the same programme on another frequency. DB258R RDS Operations REG (Regional Programme) function When the REG function is ON, the optimum regional station can be received. When this function is OFF, if the regional station area switches as you drive, a regional station for that region is received. . The factory default setting is “OFF”. Notes: • This function is disabled when a national station such as BBC R2 is being received. • The REG function ON/OFF setting is valid when the AF function is ON. • ••••• Switching the REG function ON Press and hold the [AF] button for 1 second or longer. “REG” in the display lights and the REG function turns on. • ••••• Switching the REG function OFF Press and hold the [AF] button for 1 second or longer. “REG” in the display goes off and the REG function turns off. Manually tuning a regional station in the same network 1. This function is valid when the AF function is ON and the REG function is OFF. Note: • This function can be used when a regional broadcast of the same network is received. 2. Press any one of the [DIRECT] buttons to call out the regional station. 3. If the reception condition of the called out station is bad, press the [DIRECT] button of the same number. The unit receives a local station on the same network. TA (Traffic Announcement) In the TA standby mode, when a traffic announcement broadcast starts, the traffic announcement broadcast is received as top priority regardless of the function mode so you can listen to it. Traffic programme (TP) automatic tuning is also possible. . This function can only be used when “TP” is lit in the display. When “TP” is lit, this means that the RDS broadcast station being received has traffic announcement programmes. • ••••• Setting the TA standby mode If you press the [TA] button when only “TP” is lit in the display, “TP” and “TA” light in the display and the unit is set into the TA standby mode until a traffic announcement is broadcast. When a traffic announcement broadcast starts, “TRA INFO” appears in the display. If you press the [TA] button while a traffic announcement broadcast is being received, the traffic announcement broadcast reception is cancelled and the unit goes into the TA standby mode. • ••••• Cancelling the TA standby mode With "TP" and "TA" lit in the display, press the [TA] button. The "TA" in the display goes off and the TA standby mode is cancelled. . If “TP” is not lit, pressing the [TA] button searches for a TP station. • ••••• Searching for a TP station When “TP” is not lit, if you press the [TA] button, “TA” in the display lights and the unit automatically receives a TP station. Note: • If a TP station is not received, the unit continues the search operation. Pressing [TA] button again goes off “TA” in the display and stops TP station searching. Auto store function for TP stations You can automatically store up to 6 TP stations into preset memory. If the number of TP that can be received is less than 6, broadcast stations already stored in memory are left without being overwritten. With "TA" lit in the display, press and hold the [P/A] button for 2 seconds or longer. The TP stations with the good reception sensitivity are stored into present memory. . Even if you select FM1 or FM2, a TP station is stored into memory for FM3. PTY This function enables you to listen to a broadcast of the selected programme type when it starts even if the unit is on a function mode other than radio. . Some countries do not yet have PTY broadcast. . In the TA standby mode, a TP station has priority over a PTY broadcast station. English DB258R RDS Operations English • ••••• Setting the PTY standby mode When you press the [PTY] button, “PTY” lights in the display and the PTY standby mode is turned on. When the selected PTY broadcast starts, the PTY item name appears in the display. • ••••• Cancelling the PTY standby mode When you press and hold the [PTY] button for 1 second or longer, “PTY” goes off in the display and PTY standby mode is cancelled. • ••••• Cancelling a PTY interrupt broadcast Press the [PTY] button during the PTY interrupt broadcast, the PTY interrupt is cancelled and the unit returns to PTY standby mode. Selecting PTY 1. When you press the [PTY] button, the unit goes into PTY select mode. 2. Press any one of the [DIRECT] buttons. Alternatively, turn the [ROTARY] knob clockwise or counterclockwise to select the desired PTY. . Below are the factory default settings stored for the [DIRECT] buttons. Preset PTY item number ENGLISH Contents 1 NEWS News 2 INFO Information 3 POP M Pop Music 4 SPORT Sport 5 CLASSICS Serious Classical Music 6 EASY M Easy Listening Music 3. The PTY select mode is cancelled automatically 7 seconds after a PTY is selected. PTY seek 1. When y...