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Searching for RDS programs
One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to
search for a particular kind of radio program. You can
search for any of the program types listed on the previous
page.
1 Press the BAND button to select the FM band.
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2 Press the PTY SEARCH button.
SEARCH shows in the display.
3 Press ST
/ to select the program type you
want to hear.
4 Press ENTER to search for the program type.
The system starts searching through the station presets
for a match. When it finds one, the search stops and the
station plays for five seconds.
5 If you want to keep listening to the station, press
ENTER within the five seconds.
If you don’t press ENTER, searching resumes.
If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn’t find
that program type at the time of the search.
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Displaying RDS information
Use the DISP button to display the different types of RDS
information available.
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• Press
DISP
for RDS information.
Each press changes the display as follows:
• Radio Text (RT) – Messages sent by the radio station.
For example, a talk radio station may provide a phone
number as RT.
• Program Service Name (PS) – The name of the radio
station.
•Program Type (PTY) – This indicates the kind of
program currently being broadcast.
• Current tuner frequency
Using EON
When EON (Enhanced Other Network information) is
turned on, the receiver jumps to an EON-linked
broadcast when it begins, even if a receiver function
other than the tuner is being used. It can’t be used in
areas that EON information isn’t transmitted and when
FM broadcast stations don’t transmit PTY data. When the
broadcast ends, the tuner returns to the original
frequency or function.
1 Press the
BAND
button to select the FM band.
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2 Press EON to select one of the possible modes.
Press repeatedly to switch between:
• EON TA (Traffic Announcement) – Sets the tuner to
pick up traffic information when it is broadcast.
• EON NEWS – Sets the tuner to pick up news when it
is broadcast.
When set to TA or NEWS, the EON indicator in the
display lights (it flashes when receiving an EON
broadcast).
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The indicator in the display lights when
the current station carries the EON service.
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Note
1 RDS is only possible in the FM band.
2 RDS searches station presets only. If no stations have been preset, or if the program type could not be found among the station presets NO PTY is
displayed. FINISH means the search is complete.
3 • If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll, some characters may be displayed incorrectly.
• If you see NO RADIO TEXT DATA in the RT display, it means no RT data is sent from the broadcast station. The display will automatically switch to the
PS data display (if no PS data, the frequency is displayed).
• In the PTY display, NO DATA may be shown. In this case, the PS display is shown after a few seconds.
CLEAR
+
10
DISC
ENTER
TV CONTROL
TUNE
TUNE
ST ST
ENTER
A PARAMETER
TOP MENU
V PARAMETER
MENU T.EDIT
BAND
PROGRAM
GUIDE
RETURNRETURN
SETUPSETUP
CH
LEVEL
PTY SEARCH
SHIFT
STATUSSTATUS
MCACC S.DIRECT
MULTI OPE
SIGNAL SEL
T.DISP
SBch
STEREO/
F.S.SURR
JUKEBOX
MPX
AUDIO SUBTITLE
ADV. SURR
STANDARD
PHASE
THX
REC STOP
HDD
CH
CH
DVD
DISP
PHOTO
EON
BCDE
4 EON is only possible in the FM band.
5 You can’t search for traffic announcements and news at the same time.
6 • You cannot operate the TUNER EDIT and PTY SEARCH buttons while the EON indicator in the display is lit.
• If you want to change to a function other than the tuner when the EON indicator is flashing, press EON MODE to turn EON off.
CLEAR
+
10
DISC
ENTER
TUNE
TUNE
ST ST
ENTER
A PARAMETER
TOP MENU
V PARAMETER
MENU T.EDIT
BAND
PROGRAM
GUIDE
RETURNRETURN
SETUPSETUP
PTY SEARCH
CH
LEVEL
TDISP
JUKEBOX
MPX
AUDIO SUBTITLE
INFO
MUTE
REC
REC STOP
HDD
CH
CH
DVD
DISP
PHOTO
TV/DTV
A
BCDE
EON
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