Band Button - Pioneer F-208RDS Service Manual

F-208RDS
- RF ATT button
Set this button to on when receiving strong FM signals (nearby
stations) to reduce sound distortion (RF ATT indicator lights).
Normally, this button should be set to off.
This button does not affect AM reception.
NOTE:
T his button's status is preset for each station in station memory.
= MPX (multiplex) MODE button
Mode changes as follows each time this button is pressed.
AUTO MONO
This button does not affect AM reception.
AUTO:
"AUTO"is not displayed.
Normally leave in this mode for reception. When a stereo FM
broadcast is received, it will be automatically reproduced in stereo
sound and the STEREO indicator lights up.
DISPLAY
TA NEWS
MEMORY
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1 EON(TA/NEWS) indicator
Lights when EON mode is ON. Lights during EON Standby. Flashes
during EON reception.
2 MEMORY indicator
Lights when presetting stations.
3 AUTO indicator
Lights during auto tuning mode.
4 Frequency and character display section
Band and frequency data is displayed.
During FM reception, the display changes as follows each time the
DISPLAY MODE button is pressed.
RT ................................ Displays RT
PS ............................... Displays PS or Station name
PTY
FREQ .......................... Displays frequency.
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EON
AUTO
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PS
MONO:
MONO indicator lights up.
To receive stereo broadcasts in monaural.
If there is too much noise during stereo reception of a weak signal,
you can reduce the level of noise by switching to MONO.
NOTES:
¶ T his button's status is preset for each station in station memory.
¶ W hen the signal level is too weak for reception, sound output is
automatically muted. If sound is muted when the selected mode is AUTO,
switching to MONO lets you hear the broadcast.

~ BAND button

The button is used to select either FM or AM reception. The bands
change alternately as follows, each time this button is pressed.
FM reception
LW reception MW reception
! STATION CALL buttons
Use these buttons to preset stations and to receive the already preset
stations.
These are also used when performing direct access tuning.
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5 RF ATT indicator
Stays lit while RF ATT button is on.
6 RDS indicator
Lights when an RDS broadcast is received.
0 MONO indicator
Stays lit while MPX MODE button is set to MONO.
8 STEREO indicator
Lights up when a stereo broadcast is received (the indicator does
not light when the MPX MODE button is set to MONO).
9 TUNED indicator
Lights when a broadcast is received.
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R D S
RF ATT
MONO
STEREO
TUNED
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