About RDS broadcasting
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RDS is not available for AM broadcasts.
•
RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting
RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.
•
If searching finishes at once,“
PS
”,and “
RT
” will not appear on the display.
Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to receive FM stations
What information can RDS signals provide?
RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For
example,the stations send their station names,as well as information about what type of program they
broadcast, such as sports or music,etc.
When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS service,the RDS indicator
lights up on the display.
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Description on RDS function
1. PTY (Program Type) :
Displays the type of programme currently being broadcast
2. PS NAME (Program Service Name) :
Indicates the name of broadcasting station
and is composed of 8 characters.
3. RT (Radio Text) :
Decodes the text broadcast by a station (if any) and is composed
of maximum 64 characters.
4. CT (Clock Time) :
Decodes the real time clock from the FM frequency.
• Some stations may not transmit PTY, RT or CT information therefore this may not be
displayed in all cases.
5. TA (Traffic Announcement) :
When this symbol flashes it shows that the traffic
announcement is in progress.
You can see the RDS signals the station sends on the display.
TO show the RDS signals
Press RDS DISPLAY while listening to an FM station.
Each time you press the button, the display change to show you the following information:
PS (Program Service) :
While searching,"
PS
"appears and then the station names will be
displayed."
NO PS
" appears if no signal is sent.
RT(RadioText) :
while searching,"
RT
"appears and then text messages the station sends
will be displayed. "
NO RT
"appears if no signal is sent.
Frequency :
station frequency (non-RDS service)
About characters shown in the display
When the display shows PS,or RT signals,the following characters are used.
•
The display window cannot differentiate upper case and lower case lrtters and always
uses upper case letters.
•
The display window cannot show accented letters, “
A
,” for instance, may stans for
accented “
A’s
” like “
À, Â, Ä, Á, Åand Ã
.”
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