An Introduction To Rds; Rds Search/Pty Search/Tp Search; Searching For Rds Programs - Pioneer F-F3-J Manual De Instrucciones

Listening to FM/AM

An introduction to RDS

Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by
most FM radio stations to provide listeners with
various kinds of information, such as the name
of the station and the kind of show being
broadcast.
One feature of RDS is that you can search by
type of program. For example, you can search
for a station that's broadcasting a show with
the program type, JAZZ.
You can search the following program types:
NEWS – News
AFFAIRS – Current Affairs
INFO – General Information
SPORT – Sport
EDUCATE – Educational
DRAMA – Radio plays, etc.
CULTURE – National or
regional culture, theater,
etc.
SCIENCE – Science and
technology
VARIED – Usually talk-
based material, such as
quiz shows or interviews.
POP M – Pop music
ROCK M – Rock music
EASY M – Easy listening
LIGHT M – 'Light' classical
music
CLASSICS – 'Serious'
classical music
OTHER M – Music not
fitting above categories
WEATHER – Weather
reports
Note
1 In addition, ALARM may be displayed. ALARM is used for emergency broadcast announcements. You cannot search for this
type of announcement, but the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS signal in the event of a broadcast.
2 RDS is only possible in the FM band.
3 PTY searches station presets only. If no stations have been preset, or if the PTY search could not be found among the station
presets NO PTY DATA is displayed.
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FINANCE – Stock market
reports, commerce,
trading, etc.
CHILDREN – Programs for
children
SOCIAL – Social affairs
RELIGION – Programs
concerning religion
PHONE IN – Public
expressing their views by
phone
TRAVEL – Holiday-type
travel information as
opposed to traffic
announcements.
LEISURE – Leisure interests
and hobbies
JAZZ – Jazz
COUNTRY – Country music
NATION M – Popular
music in a language other
than English
OLDIES – Popular music
from the '50s and '60s
FOLK M – Folk music
DOCUMENT – Documentary

RDS Search/PTY Search/TP Search

Searching for RDS programs

One of the most useful features of RDS is the
ability to search for a particular kind of radio
program. You can search for any of the
program types listed above.
1 Press the BAND button to select the FM
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band.
2 Press the MENU button to select menu.
3 Select "RDS" by either rotating the
TUNING/PRESET dial or pressing the ST + or
ST – button, then press either the TUNING/
PRESET dial or ENTER button.
4 Either turn the TUNING/PRESET dial or
press ST + or ST – button to select the desired
search mode (RDS search, PTY search or TP
search).
5 Press the TUNING/PRESET dial or ENTER
button to search for the RDS program you
want to hear.
The system starts searching through the
station presets for a match. When it finds one,
the search stops and the station plays for five
seconds.
6 If you want to continue listening to the
station, press the TUNING/PRESET dial or
ENTER button within five seconds.
If you don't press the TUNING/PRESET knob or
ENTER button, searching resumes.
If the program type cannot be found, the unit
will automatically begin the frequency search
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