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Radio Mode
Radio Operations
1. Radio Mode
When you fi rst start the VRVD640G, the ra-
dio is the default mode of operation. The
Radio interface screen will be displayed on
the touch screen. You may also access the
radio from the touch screen Main Menu, or
the Band button on the faceplate or remote
control.
2. Radio Bands
This unit comes with fi ve bands - three FM
(FM1, FM2, and FM3) and two AM Bands.
Each of the four bands can store up to six
preset stations, for a total of 30 (18-FM &
12-AM) pre-set memory stations. Each
time the Band button on the face plate or
remote control is pressed, the radio chang-
es bands in the following order:
3. Tuning
There are 3 types of Tuning modes;
Pre-set, Scan, and Manual.
a) Pre-set Tuning
To use Pre-set tuning you must fi rst save
the radio stations to memory;
1. Press the BAND button to select the de-
sired band, FM1, FM2, FM3, or AM1, AM2
2. Tune to the station you want to save as
a Pre-Set.
3. Press and hold the Pre-set button at the
bottom of the screen for 2 seconds. You
will hear a beep to confi rm that the Pre-Set
has been stored.
If the Pre-set button has a previously
stored station it will be overwritten.
Up to 6
stations can be saved as a Pre-Set.
b) Seek Tuning
Press the << button once to seek a low-
er frequency or the >> button to seek a
higher frequency. When using Seek tuning
the radio will seek for and tune to the next
strongest radio signal.
c) Manual Tuning
Press and hold the << or >> button un-
til the word manual appears on the LCD.
Then press << to tune to a lower frequency
or the >> button to tune to a higher fre-
quency. Leave the unit idle for a few sec-
onds and it will return to scan tuning.
Radio Data System (RDS)
On the Main Menu, press the Settings But-
ton, then on the Settings Screen press the
RDS & Radio button to access the RDS
Settings Screens.
TA (Traffi c Announcement) SEEK mode:
The Radio will automatically seek and tune
in stations that transmitting Traffi c An-
nouncements.
When a tuned station does not transmit any
Traffi c Program (TP), the radio will re-tune
to a new station that is transmitting TP info.
You can select re-tune times of 30 seconds
(RETUNE SHORT) or 90 seconds (RETUNE
LONG) from the RDS Menu 2 above.
TA (Traffi c Announcement) ALARM
mode:
In TA ALARM, re-tuning does not occur.
The current station keeps playing, but you
will be alerted to Traffi c Announcements
either by a beeping sound or muting of the
music (determined by the selected PI set-
ting on the RDS Menu 1 above).
PI Mode
The RDS Menu 1 allows for selection of PI
(Program ID) Sound or Mute.
When Sound is selected, a beep will be
87.50
FM1
FLAT
MHz
87.50
106.00
90.00
108.00
98.00
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87.50
NAVI
NAVI
VOICE
Access GPS
Band Frequency Equalizer Setting
Exit Radio
Volume Level
Mute & Un-Mute
GPS Voice
Memorized Pre-Set Radio Stations
Next Station
Previous Station
FM1----FM2----FM3----AM1----AM2