RDS
Introduction of RDS operation
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RDS (radio data system) is a system for provid-
ing information along with FM broadcasts.
This inaudible information provides such fea-
tures as program service name, program type,
traffic announcement standby and automatic
tuning, intended to aid radio listeners in find-
ing and tuning in to a desired station.
1 Program service name
Shows the type of broadcast program.
2 TP (
) indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
3 News (
) indicator
Shows when the set news program is re-
ceived.
% Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-
tween the following functions:
BSM (best stations memory)REG (regional)
LOCAL (local seek tuning)TA (traffic an-
nouncement standby)AF (alternative fre-
quencies search)NEWS (news program
interruption)
# To return to the frequency display, press
BAND.
# If MW/LW band is selected, you can only se-
lect BSM or LOCAL.
Notes
! If you do not operate the function within about
30 seconds, the display is automatically re-
turned to the frequency display.
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! RDS service may not be provided by all sta-
tions.
! RDS functions like AF and TA are only active
when your radio is tuned to a RDS station.
Switching the RDS display
When you tune in a RDS station its program
service name is displayed. If you want to know
the frequency you can.
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Program service namePTY information
Frequency
PTY (program type ID code) information is
listed on page 14.
# PTY information and the frequency of the cur-
rent station appears on the display for eight sec-
onds.
# If a PTY code of zero is received from a station,
NONE is displayed. This indicates that the station
has not defined its program contents.
# If the signal is too weak for this unit to pick up
the PTY code, NO PTY is displayed.
Selecting alternative
frequencies
If you are listening to a broadcast and the re-
ception becomes weak or there are other pro-
blems, the unit will automatically search for a
different station in the same network which is
broadcasting a stronger signal.
! AF is on as a default.
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Press FUNCTION to select AF.
Press FUNCTION until AF appears in the dis-
play.
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