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Introduction of RDS operation
RDS (radio data system) is a system for provid-
ing information along with FM broadcasts.
This inaudible information provides such fea-
tures as program service name, program type,
traffic announcement standby and automatic
tuning, intended to aid radio listeners in find-
ing and tuning in to a desired station.
1 Program service name
Shows the name of broadcast program.
2 TP (
) indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
3 News (
) indicator
Shows when the set news program is re-
ceived.
% Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-
tween the following functions:
BSM (best stations memory)REG (regional)
LOCAL (local seek tuning)TA (traffic an-
nouncement standby)AF (alternative fre-
quencies search)NEWS (news program
interruption)
# To return to thefrequency display, press
BAND.
# If MW/LW band is selected, youcan only se-
lect BSM or LOCAL.
Notes
! If you do not operatethe function within about
30 seconds, the displayis automatically re-
turned to the frequency display.
! RDS service may not be providedby all sta-
tions.
! RDS functions likeAF andTA areonly active
when your radiois tuned to an RDS station.
Switching the RDS display
When you tune in an RDS station its program
service name is displayed. If you want to know
the frequency you can.
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Program service namePTY information
Frequency
PTY (program type ID code) information is
listed on page 14.
# PTY information and the frequency of the cur-
rent station appearson the display for eight sec-
onds.
# If a PTY codeof zero is received froma station,
NONE is displayed.This indicates that the station
has not defined itsprogram contents.
# If the signal istoo weak for this unit to pick up
the PTY code, NOPTY is displayed.
Selecting alternative
frequencies
If you are listening to a broadcast and the re-
ception becomes weak or there are other pro-
blems, the unit will automatically search for a
different station in the same network which is
broadcasting a stronger signal.
! AF is on as a default.
1 Press FUNCTION to select AF.
Press FUNCTION until AF appears in the dis-
play.
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