MINI Cooper R50 (2001 - 2007) - Radio going off frequency

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Sat 1 Mar 2008 10:39
Radio going off frequency - Parmesan
I have to keep keep changing frequency to get a decent signal. In my old Ford KA no such problems so I don't know if I'm just doing something wrong. Is there a trick?
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Sat 1 Mar 2008 11:14
Radio going off frequency - adverse camber
Is the auto tune turned off?

Maybe it thinks that your choice of music just isn't sufficiently cool'n'groovy Daddio
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Sat 1 Mar 2008 12:13
Radio going off frequency - Bromptonaut
Unless you have a strong local signal regular re-tuning is likely to be required on VHF. Have you checked that RDS and auto-tune are switched on (may need to RTFM!!)
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Sun 2 Mar 2008 18:37
Radio going off frequency - Parmesan
sorry for being thick but I don't know HOW to turn autotune on!

RDS isn't that the annoying thing that interrupts with traffic news?

Nothing wrong with Radio 2 :D
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Sun 2 Mar 2008 19:54
Radio going off frequency - adverse camber
sorry for being thick but I don't know HOW to turn autotune on!

Is there an 'AF' or Auto button?
RDS isn't that the annoying thing that interrupts with traffic news?

Thats the traffic thingy 'TP'
Nothing wrong with Radio 2 that couldn't be fixed with a tactical nuclear device:D

Spelling Correction :D
(bloomin women tch!)

Ahhhh! That explains it ;)
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Sun 2 Mar 2008 18:38
Radio going off frequency - Parmesan
RTFM?

are you telling me to look at the manual? :D

I have, can't work it out mate!

(bloomin women tch!)
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Sun 2 Mar 2008 19:20
Radio going off frequency - Lud
My old Ford radio doesn't autotune, but there's a +/- key that simply rolls the tuning up or down to the next decent signal. Keeps me on R4 in the South West without difficulty. When the endless farming soap comes on I try LBC or just shove the cassette in to get half an hour of crazed Africans bashing rhythmically away on this and that, or William Burroughs giving advice to the young, or something - anything - other than those farming folk. .
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