Yamaha RX-SL80 owner manual Receiving RDS stations

TUNING

■Front panel operation

TUNER

(AUTO/MAN’L) INPUT

							VOLUME/SELECT
					TUNER	DSP	INPUT
STANDBY	SILENT CINEMA	VIDEO	L	AUDIO R	OPTICAL
/ON
					AUTO/MAN'L
							PUSH-ENTER
	PHONES			VIDEO 2

VOLUME/SELECT

1Press INPUT, then rotate VOLUME/SELECT within 5 seconds to select TUNER.

VOLUME/SELECT

INPUT

2Press INPUT repeatedly to select preset tuning mode.

A colon (:) appears in the front panel display in front of the station band and frequency.

VCR VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DTV/CBL DVD/CD TUNER

TUNED VOLUME

L R

3Press TUNER (AUTO/MAN’L).

The “TUNER” indicator flashes for about 5 seconds, and VOLUME/SELECT shifts to the preset number selection mode.

4Rotate VOLUME/SELECT to select a preset station while the “TUNER” indicator is flashing.

Receiving RDS stations

RDS (Radio Data System) is a data transmission system used by FM stations in many countries. The RDS function is carried out among the network stations.

This unit can receive various RDS data such as PS (Program Service name), PTY (Program Type), RT (Radio Text), CT (Clock Time), EON (Enhanced Other Networks) when receiving RDS broadcasting stations.

■PS (Program Service) mode:

The name of the RDS station being received is displayed.

■PTY (Program Type) mode:

There are 15 program types to classify RDS stations.

NEWS	News
AFFAIRS	Current affairs
INFO	General information
SPORT	Sports
EDUCATE	Education
DRAMA	Drama
CULTURE	Culture
SCIENCE	Science
VARIED	Light entertainment
POP M	Pops
ROCK M	Rock
M.O.R. M	Middle-of-the-road music
	(easy-listening)
LIGHT M	Light classics
CLASSICS	Serious classics
OTHER M	Other music

■RT (Radio Text) mode:

Information about the program (such as the title of the song, name of the singer, etc.) on the RDS station being received is displayed by a maximum of 64 alphanumeric characters, including the umlaut symbol. If other characters are used for RT data, they are displayed with under-bars.

■CT (Clock Time) mode:

The current time is displayed and updated every minute. If the data are accidentally cut off, “CT WAIT” may appear.

■EON (Enhanced Other Networks):

See “EON function” on the following page.

26