Cardo Systems SHO-01, User Manual

7. FM RADIO

Your cardo SHO-1 includes a built-in FM radio with a 

6 Preset memory and RDS (Radio Data System).

RDS allows your cardo SHO-1 to automatically retune 

to the strongest frequency available for the FM station 

you are listening to when the signal becomes too weak.

Turn on Radio

In standby, double-tap 

Turn off Radio 

Press 

 for 2 seconds

Next Station

With radio ON, tap 

Previous Station

With radio ON, double-tap 

RDS ON/OFF

(Default: Off)

With Radio ON, press   and   simultaneously for 

2 seconds

7.1 RADIO TUNING

Preset stations can be saved via the 

Cardo Community,

 the Cardo 

Smartset App or directly from your cardo SHO-1, as follows:

1. Turn on the Radio.

2.  Select a Preset number you wish to set (Preset 1 – 6) by tapping 

until the desired preset is heard.

3.  Find an FM station to save using Seek or Scan.

Seek up/down 

and Save

(Find the next FM 

station)

Choose a preset by tapping

Press   or   for 2 seconds 

Tap

 within 20 seconds to save to current preset

Scan and Save: 

(Automatically 

scans up for a 

station)

With Radio ON, press   for 5 seconds 

To stop search, tap    
Tap 

within 20 seconds to save to current preset 

To continue scan, wait for the next station to be found.

7.2 AUTOMATIC RADIO TUNING

This feature makes finding new stations fast and easy by 

automatically creating a temporary list of 6 radio stations.

1. With the radio on, press   for 5 seconds.

2.  Your cardo SHO-1 will search upwards (higher frequency) from 

the current station and store the next 6 FM stations it discovers.

3.  If desired, repeat to store the next 6 FM stations.
 

These 6 temporary stations cannot be saved and do not replace the 

FM Presets you may have saved.

Turning off your cardo SHO-1 will clear the temporary stations and 

restore the FM Presets.

8. TROUBLESHOOTING 

Reboot

If your cardo SHO-1 stops responding, reset it by turning 

it off and then on again (press 

 for 2 seconds). 

Reset Pairing

(Deletes all  

paired devices)

1.  In Standby, press   for 5 secs until LED flashes RED/

BLUE.

2.   Press 

 for 2 seconds until LED flashes 5 times in 

PURPLE.

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