Radio Quirk - up/down arrow

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  1. Codyroo

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    Does this happen with others radios, or did my channel select button get wired in reverse?

    When I press the "down" arrow, the "\/" shaped one, the radio selects the "previous" radio station. So, if I'm in any of the radio settings, in the middle, if I press the "\/" button, I will get the top station programmed. If I'm in the middle and press the "/\" button on the steering wheel, I'll get the bottom radio station.

    The heater controls work like expected. /\ raises the temp, \/ lowers the temp.

    Is mine wonky?
     
  2. JimN

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    Nope. It is going to the lower station.
     
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    Jim,

    You're saying it works that way for your radio too?

    Because when I "think" of the presets, I think of them like this...

    1.....4
    2.....5
    3.....6

    If I'm on station #2, when pressing the \/ key, I would expect to get #3 (since it is below/lower/further into the screen), but I get #1 instead.

    It doesn't seem "intuitive" to me. But, maybe it's just me.
     
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    On the other hand, starting at 2 and pressing down, you should get a lower number, right? So it takes you to 1.

    But I'll definitely grant you that the visual interface is inconsistent.

    Luckily, I don't use the radio at all. Listening to my own music is far superior.
     
  5. Codyroo

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    I guess it must be working that way (selecting the lower number position). When I envision the way the radio works, I envision moving the amber "station highlight" bar down using the \/ key, instead of selecting the previous station.

    It is a weird interface.
     
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