User manual SONY XR-3690RDS

[. . . ] Additional services are available, if FM RDS stations can be received (page 8). Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads. Keep cassettes away from equipment with built-in magnets such as speakers and amplifiers, as erasure or distortion of the recorded tape could occur. Do not expose cassettes to direct sunlight, extremely cold temperatures, or moisture. [. . . ] Press and hold the desired preset number button ( 1 to 6 ) for about two seconds until you hear a beep tone. This function selects from the currently received band the stations with the strongest signals and memorizes them in order of their frequency. The number of the pressed preset number button appears in the display window. Up to 6 stations on each band (FM1, FM2 and FM3) can be stored on the preset number buttons in the order of your choice. Therefore, 18 stations can be memorized on FM. If you try to store another station on the same preset number button, the previously stored station will be erased. Press the PTY button for more than two seconds. When there is no preset number indicated on the display window, stations will be stored on all preset number buttons on the currently selected band. When there is a preset number indicated on the display window, the unit will store stations on all preset number buttons from the one currently displayed. For example, when you select FM2 and preset number 3 is displayed, the operation will start from preset number 3 on FM2, and will stop at preset number 6 on FM3. Press momentarily the preset number button ( 1 to 6 ) on which the desired station is stored. Note If you press the preset number button for more than two seconds, the currently received station will be memorized. To receive the previously memorized station, make sure that the preset number button is pressed only momentarily. Your car stereo offers you a variety of services. Depending on the country or region, not all of the RDS functions are available. RDS may not work properly if the signal strength is weak or if the station you are tuned in is not transmitting RDS data. By using this function, you can continuously listen to the same programme during a longdistance drive without having to re-tune the station manually. Press the AF/TA button until "AF ON" lights up in the display. The unit starts searching for an alternative station with a stronger signal in the same network. When you tune in an FM station that transmits RDS data, the station name lights up in the display. Note When there is no alternative station in the area and you don't need to search for an alternative station, turn the AF function off by pressing the AF/TA button until "AF/TA OFF" lights up. Each time you press the AF/TA button, the displayed items change as follows: Note The "*" indication means that an RDS station is being received. [. . . ] Presetting different settings for each preset station Press the button repeatedly and select either "AF ON, " "TA ON, " or "AF/ TA ON"(for both AF and TA functions). Press the desired preset number button for two seconds until a beep sounds. Repeat from step 1 for presetting other stations. Note You cannot use this function in some countries where no PTY (Programme Type selection) data is available. [. . . ]