Owner's Manual

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RDS Function - OPTIONAL
About RDS
This unit is equipped with RDS (Radio Data
System), which brings a wide range of informa-
tion to FM radio. RDS, now in use in many coun-
tries, is a system for transmitting station call
signs or network information, a description of sta-
tion programme type text message about the sta-
tion or specifics of musical selection and the cor-
rect time.
RDS Tuning
When a FM station is tuned in and it contains
RDS data, the unit will automatically display the
station’s call sign and the RDS indicator will light
in the Display Window as well as indicators for
the programme type recognition (PTY), Radio
Text (RT), Clock Time (CT) and RDS services
programme (PS) if transmitted by the station.
RDS Display Options
The RDS system is capable of transmitting a
wide variety of information in addition to the initial
call sign that appears when a station is first
tuned. In normal RDS operation the display will
indicate the station name, broadcast network or
call letters. Pressing RDS on the remote control
enables you to cycle through the various data
types in the sequence:
(FREQUENCY t PTY t RT t CT t PS )
•
PTY (Programme type recognition)- The name
of the programme type is shown in the Display
Window.
• RT (Radio text recognition)- The name of the
radio text is shown in the Display Window.
•
CT (Time controlled by the channel)- Enables
the unit to receive the actual time and show it
in the Display Window.
•
PS (Programme Service name)- The name of
the channel is shown in the Display Window.
Note:
Some RDS stations may not choose to include
some of these additional features. If the data
required for the selected mode is not being trans-
mitted, the Display Window will show a PTY
NONE, RT NONE, CT NONE or PS NONE
message.
Programme Search (PTY)
A major benefit of RDS is its ability to encode
broadcasts with Programme Type (PTY) codes
that indicate the type of material being broadcast.
The following list shows the abbreviations used to
indicate each PTY along with an explanation of
the PTY.
You may search for a specific Programme Type
(PTY) by following these steps.
1. Press TUNER (or FUNCTION) to select FM
mode.
2. Select a desired station by pressing AUTO
TUNING DOWN/ UP.
When the RDS transmission is received, the
display shows the program service name
(PS) after RDS indicator appears.
3. Press RDS to select the PTY mode.
4. To search for a different PTY, press the
PRESET DOWN/ UP while the last PTY in
use is still displayed to scroll through the list
of available PTY types.
5. When the PTY is selected, press AUTO
TUNING DOWN/ UP within 5 seconds.
The unit will go into the automatic search
mode and attempt to find the next station
with acceptable signal strength that matches
the desired PTY type.
NEWS News
AFFAIRS Current Affairs
INFO Information
SPORT Sports
EDUCATE Educational
DRAMA Drama
CULTURE Culture
SCIENCE Science
VARIED Varied Speech Programme
POP M Popular Music
ROCK M Rock Music
EASY M Easy Listening Music
LIGHT M Light Music
CLASSICS Classical Music
OTHER M Other Music
WEATHER Weather Information
FINANCE Financial Programmes
CHILDREN Children’s Programmes
SOCIAL Social Affairs Programmes
RELIGION Religious Broadcasts
PHONE IN Phone-In Programmes
TRAVEL Travel and Touring
LEISURE Leisure and Hobby
JAZZ Jazz Music
COUNTRY Country Music
NATION M National Music
OLDIES Oldies Music
FOLK M Folk Music
DOCUMENT Documentary Programmes
TEST Station Alarm Test Message
ALARM ! Emergency Broadcast Information