Operation Manual
E-20
Tuning operation
Receiving RDS stations
RDS (Radio Data System) is a data transmission system
employed by FM stations in many countries. Stations
using this system transmit an inaudible stream of data in
addition to the normal radio signal.
RDS data contains various information, such as PI
(Program Identification), PS (Program Service name),
PTY (Program Type), RT (Radio Text), CT (Clock Time),
etc.
RDS function is carried out only among the network
stations.
* The built-in tuner utilizes PS, PTY, RT and CT to
receive RDS broadcast stations.
■ RDS modes
The built-in tuner uses the following four modes to
display RDS data.
PS (Program Service name) mode
PTY (Program Type) mode
There are 15 program types to classify RDS stations as
described below.
RT (Radio Text) mode
CT (Clock Time) mode
PTY modes
NEWS
AFFAIRS
INFO
SPORT
EDUCATE
DRAMA
CULTURE
SCIENCE
News
Current affairs
General information
Sports
Education
Drama
Culture
Science
VARIED
POP M
ROCK M
M.O.R. M
LIGHT M
CLASSICS
OTHER M
Light entertainment
Pops
Rock
Middle of the road music
(easy-listening)
Light classics
Serious classics
Other music
■ Changing the RDS modes
When an RDS station is received by pressing FREQ PS/
PTY/RT/CT once or more, you can change the display
among the RDS modes provided by the received station in
the order shown on the next page. (The RDS mode not
provided by the station cannot be selected.)
Notes
• If the received station is not an RDS station, pressing FREQ
PS/PTY/RT/CT displays “NO RDS” on the display, and then
it returns to the frequency display mode.
• When an RDS station is received, the display is automatically
turned into the PS mode. Do not press FREQ PS/PTY/RT/
CT until the display is turned into the PS mode. If the button
is pressed before the display mode changes, it may occur that
“PS WAIT” appears on the display. This is because the tuner
has not yet received all of the RDS data on the station.
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DIGITAL AUDIO
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