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Using RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS is a system that transmits useful information (in
the form of digital data) for FM broadcasts along with
the broadcast signal. Tuners and receivers designed
for RDS reception can extract the information from
the broadcast signal for use with various functions,
such as automatic display of the station name.
RDS functions
PTY (Program TYpe Identifi cation) Search:
Automatically tunes to a station that is currently broadcasting
the specified program type (genre).
PS (Program Service Name) Display:
Automatically displays the station name transmitted by the RDS
station.
Radio Text function:
Displays the radio text data transmitted by some RDS stations
when you press the
DISPLAY
button. There is "NO TEXT" display
if no text data is transmitted.
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• Some functions and function names may differ in certain
countries and areas.
Changing the RDS display information
While receiving a RDS station, pressing the
DISPLAY
button changes the contents of the display.
Every time the button is pressed, the display
changes in the following order:
Information
PS (Program Service name) display
PTY (Program TYpe) display
RT (Radio Text) display
Frequency display and preset number display
Tuning by Program Type (PTY search)
This function lets you set the tuner to automatically
search for stations which are currently broadcasting
the type of program (genre) you want to listen to.
1
Press TUNER BAND button to select FM.
2
Press PTY button.
If the current station is with RDS, the program type
of the station is displayed.
3
Press
FOLDER/P.CALL
A
or
B
button to select
your desired program type.
Program type table
Program Type Name
Display
News
"NEWS"
Current Affairs
"AFFAIRS"
Information
"INFO"
Sport
"SPORT"
Education
"EDUCATE"
Drama
"DRAMA"
Culture
"CULTURE"
Science
"SCIENCE"
Varied Speech
"VARIED"
Pop Music
"POP M"
Rock Music
"ROCK M"
Easy Music
"EASY M"
Light Classical Music
"LIGHT M"
Serious Classical Music
"CLASSICS"
Other Music
"OTHER M"
Weather
"WEATHER"
Finance
"FINANCE"
Children’s Program
"CHILDREN"
Social Affairs
"SOCIAL"
Religion
"RELIGION"
Phone In
"PHONE IN"
Travel
"TRAVEL"
Leisure
"LEISURE"
Jazz Music
"JAZZ"
Country Music
"COUNTRY"
National Music
"NATION M"
Oldies Music
"OLDIES"
Folk Music
"FOLK M"
Documentary
"DOCUMENT"
4
Press PTY button to start searching.
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• Under certain receiving conditions, it may take more than 1
minute to complete the search.
• If the desired program type cannot be found, "NO PROGRAM"
is displayed, then after several seconds the display returns to
the original display.
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