Operations and Maintenance Manual

VS300 Operations and Maintenance Manual Operating the transmitter
Issue 10.0 2019-01-18 Page 2-71
UTC= UTC time zone
offset
Range is 0 to 24, 32 to 56. Sets the current time zone. To calculate this
value, multiply the time offset by 2 and add 32 if the time offset is negative.
For Newfoundland (UTC-3.5), 3.5 x 2 = 7, and add 32 (since the time zone
is negative) to yield 39. This is a non-volatile setting.
Example: UTC=39
CT= 4A date/time
enable
If set to 1, the exciter will broadcast a 4A RDS packet on the edge of every
minute with the currently set UTC time/date. This is a volatile setting.
Example: CT=1
DPS= Dynamic Program
Service (scrolling
command)
64-character ASCII string typically describing the radio station.
Example: DPS=Q104-FM The Home of Rock N Roll
DPSR= Dynamic Program
Service Rate
(scrolling
command)
Number, from 0 to 2, describing the scrolling rate.
0 is off (default); the PS= command is displayed when DPSR=0 is used.
1 is slow; the DPS string will scroll at a rate of approximately 10 s.
2 is fast; the DPS string will scroll at a rate of approximately 3 s.
Example: DPSR=2
DPSM= Dynamic Program
Service Mode
(scrolling
command)
Number, 0 or 1, describing the scrolling mode.
0 is word-scrolling; the DPS string will scroll word by word, or multiple
words when they fit.
1 is character-scrolling; the DPS string will scroll character by character.
Example: DPSM=0
REV Software Version
(special
command)
Typing this command (no = or ?) returns the current RDS encoder
software version.
Example:
REV // issue version command
Nautel NVE RDS Encoder V1.0 // exciter response
Table 2.4: Supported ASCII Settings for RDS
Setting Name Description/Example