XD-SERIES (EN/M,T)
Application section
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RDS is a system which transmits useful informa-
tion (digital data) for FM broadcasts together
with the broadcast signal. Tuners and receivers
designed for RDS reception can extract the in-
formation from the broadcast signal for use with
various functions such as automatic display of
the station name.
R.D.S.
(Radio Data System) (For U.K., Europe and Russia)
This unit is equipped with the following functions utilizing RDS data:
PTY (Program Type Identification) Search :w
The tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently
broadcasting a specified program type (genre).
PS (Program Service Name) Display : (See below.)
When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name is
automatically displayed.
EON (Enhanced Other Network) : r
When the information to be received is set in advance and any
RDS station in the same network starts broadcasting of such
information, the reception automatically will be switched to that
station.
The “RDS” indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast
(signal) is received.
÷ Some functions may not be provided or be given differ-
ent names depending on countries or areas.
Pressing the RDS DISP. key changes the dis-
play contents.
Display mode priority ranking
When an RDS broadcast is received :
1PS (Program Service Name) Display :
When an RDS broadcast is received, the station
name is automatically displayed.
If no PS data was sent, “NO PS” is displayed.
2Frequency Display :
The frequency of the current station is displayed.
Note before the use of RDS
Set the receiving band to FM and preset RDS stations with the auto preset function.
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To switch the display contents
RDS DISP.
RDS TP PTY EON TA
NEWS
B BC
001FM102.5
For reception of RDS stations, the auto presetting function must be used to preset the stations. With the auto
presetting function, RDS stations are preset with priority.
(Remote control unit only)