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Receiving FM Stations with RDS
RDS (Radio Data System) allows FM stations to send an
additional signal along with their regular program signals.
For example, the stations send their station names, as well as
information about what type of program they broadcast, such
as sports or music, etc.
When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS
service, the RDS indicator lights up on the display.
With the unit, you can receive the following types of RDS
signals.
PS (Program Service):
Shows commonly known station names.
PTY (Program Type):
Shows types of broadcast programs.
RT (Radio Text):
Shows text messages the station sends.
More about RDS
• Some FM stations do not provide RDS signals.
• RDS services vary among FM RDS stations. For details on
RDS services in your area, check with local radio stations.
• RDS may not work correctly if the received station is not
transmitting the signals properly or if the signal strength is
weak.
Changing the RDS Information
You can see RDS information on the display while listening
to an FM station.
Press REMAIN/RDS MODE.
Each time you press the button, the
display changes to show the following
information:
PS PTY RT
• If no PS, PTY, or RT signals are sent by a station,
“NO PS”, “NO PTY”, or “NO TEXT” appears on the
display.
On the characters displayed
When the display shows PS, PTY or RT signals:
– The display shows upper case letters only.
– The display cannot show accented letters; For example,
“A” may represent accented “A’s” like “Á, Â, Ã, À, Ä and
Å ”.
Searching for Programs by PTY Codes
(PTY Search)
One of the advantages of RDS is that you can locate a
particular kind of program by specifying the PTY (Program
Type) codes.
• For details on each of the PTY codes, see “Description of
the PTY Codes” on page 18.
• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the
setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 1
again.
1 Press INTRO/RDS
SEARCH until the PTY
code you want appears on
the display.
Each time you press the button, the
PTY codes change as follows:
NEWS AFFAIRS INFO
EDUCATEDRAMA
SPORT
CULTURE
OTHER M CLASSICS LIGHT M MOR M
SCIENCE VARIED POP M ROCK M
2 Press 4 or ¢.
The unit searches FM stations, stops
when it finds the one you have
selected, and tunes in that station.
• If no program is found, the unit returns to the last received
station.
To stop searching during the process, press INTRO/RDS
SEARCH.
REMAIN
/RDS MODE
Station frequency
INTRO/RDS
SEARCH
SEARCH/TUNING
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