AEG AR 4029 DAB, Instruction Manual

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  Press and hold 

*/+ / AS/PS

 (21). 

SEARCH

 is displayed. 

The unit starts automatic search. When a station is found 
(by the scan function), it will be played for a few seconds 
before the scan of the next station. The respective preset 
flashes.

  Press one of the numeric buttons (2-4, 18, 23, 26) to ac-

cess the respective station. 

Cycle Through Saved Stations

  Press 

*/+ / AS/PS

 (21). All stations are briefly played in 

sequence.

  Press 

*/+ / AS/PS

 (21) when the desired station comes 

up. This station stays tuned into.

Alternative Frequencies (AF)

AF is an RDS (Radio Data System) function and is only avail-
able for FM stations. The unit searches in the background the 
best frequency for the selected station.

  Press the button 

AF

 (25) to turn this function on or off.

AF

 is displayed: Function is activated and RDS information is 

received.

AF

 flashes: No RDS information is received.

AF

 is not displayed: Function is deactivated.

Program Type (PTY)

Some FM stations transmit besides the station name also the 
program type.
You can search for stations with certain genres.

  Press the button 

PTY

 (19).

  Select the desired PTY identifier by turning the 

VOL

multicontroller (6). The PTY genre is displayed.

Such program types may be for example:
SPORT 

NEWS 

POP M 

CLASSICS

After selecting a PTY code press the button   (7). 

PTY SEEK

is shown on the display. The unit searches for stations which 
correspond to the set PTY code and stops if a corresponding 
station has been found. If no station with the respective PTY 
genre is found, 

PTY NONE

 is displayed.

The PTY function is deactivated if the selected PTY genre is 
no longer received. Or press the button 

PTY

 (19) to end the 

function early.

Traffic Announcement (TA)

  Hold down the 

TA/EQ

 (22) button to switch this mode on 

or off. 

TA

 is displayed with activated mode.

  In the TA mode, switching from any other operation 

mode is done immediately to a radio station sending 
traffic announcements at that time. 

TRAFFIC

 is shown on 

the display. The volume level is adjusted to the value set 
in the menu for the transmission of traffic information.

  Briefly hold down the 

TA/EQ

 (22) button during playback 

of traffic radio to interrupt the TA function without switch-
ing the function off.

DAB radio functions
D

igital

 A

udio

 B

roadcasting (DAB) is a digital transmission 

standard for the terrestrial reception of digital radio. A list of 
the radio stations that can be received in Germany can be 
found online at www.digitalradio.de.

 NOTE: 

Digital radio broadcasts can be received across 70% of 
Germany (approx.) (as of Nov. 2011). However, in certain 
areas, the coverage and the provision vary greatly. If the 
DAB transmitter in your region cannot be received or only 
received with interference (depending on the location) 
you can in this case, switch over to FM mode in order to 
receive these transmissions. This is however only possible if 
these transmissions are broadcast via VHF. For information 
concerning this, consult the radio station’s homepage.

Setting the DAB mode

  Press the 

MODE/PAIR

 button (17) as often as is neces-

sary until the 

DAB

 indicator is shown on the display.

Automatic station search

  Press the 

*/+ / AS/PS

 button (21) in order to start the 

station search. If no DAB station has been found, the 

NO 

STATION FOUND

 message is shown on the display.

Selecting a found station

  Press the   (7) or   (13) buttons in order to connect to 

the found station.

Storing a station

6 stations can be stored.

  Keep the numeric keys (2-4, 18, 23, 26) pressed for ap-

prox. 2 seconds to store the currently set station. A beep 
will be emitted once the station has been successfully 
stored (except when the 

BEEP OFF

 setting is active).

Calling up the stored settings

  Press one of the numeric keys (2-4, 18, 23, 26) to call up 

the stored station.

General CD Functions

Anti-shock Function (ESP - Electric Shock Protection)

The unit is equipped with anti-shock function. This function 
compensates for bumps on uneven streets and ensure unin-
terrupted playback. 

Insert and Remove CD

  Press the release button (1) to flip down the control panel.
  Insert the CD with the label up into the CD drive Flip the 

control panel back up. The display shows 

CDP PLAY

. CD 

playback starts