RDS Operation
Joystick
Turning AF (Alternative Frequencies) On or Off
The RDS (Radio Data System) is a radio information system using the 57 kHz subcarrier of regular FM broadcasting. The RDS allows you to receive a variety of information such as traffic information, station names, and to automatically
1 Press and hold TA/RTN/SETUP for at least 2 seconds.
The SETUP screen is displayed.
2 Press the joystick up or down to select RDS, then press the joystick right.
The display changes to the RDS setting screen.
3 Press and hold 
/MENU/FUNC. for at least 2 seconds.
The FUNCTION screen is displayed.
4 Press the joystick up or down to select the AF (Alternative Frequency), then press 
/
/ENTER.
•When the AF mode is selected, the unit automatically tunes to a strong signal station in the AF list.
•Select AF again, then press 
/
/ENTER to select OFF mode when automatic
5 Press TA/RTN/SETUP to return to the previous screen.
Tips
•When the unit receives the PTY31 (Emergency Broadcast) signal, the unit will show “ALARM” in the display
•The RDS digital data includes the following:
PI | Programme Identification |
PS | Programme Service Name |
AF | List of Alternative Frequencies |
TP | Traffic Programme |
TA | Traffic Announcement |
PTY | Programme Type |
EON | Enhanced Other Networks |
•Refer to GENERAL Setup section (Pages
Receiving Traffic Information
Press TA/RTN/SETUP to turn on the Traffic Information mode.
When the traffic information station is tuned in, the TA indicator lights up.
Traffic information is heard only when it is being broadcast. If traffic information is not being broadcast, the unit is set in the standby mode.
When a traffic information broadcast begins, the unit automatically receives it and the display shows “T. INFO”.
When the traffic information broadcast is over, the unit will automatically set in the standby mode.
•If the traffic information broadcast signal falls below a certain level, the unit remains in the receiving mode for 1 minute. If the signal remains below a certain level for over 70 seconds,
“TA” blink light up in the display.
•If you do not want to listen to the traffic information being received, lightly press TA/RTN/SETUP to skip that traffic information message. The T. INFO mode will remain in the ON position to receive the next traffic information message.
•If the volume level is changed while receiving traffic information, the changed volume level will be memorized. When traffic information is received next time, the volume level will be automatically adjusted to the level memorized.
PTY (Programme Type) Tuning
1 Press and hold TA/RTN/SETUP for at least 2 seconds.
The SETUP screen is displayed.
2 Press the joystick up or down to select RDS, then press the joystick right.
The display changes to the RDS setting screen.
Changing PTY by the commander
3 Press and hold 
or 
for at least 2 seconds.
PTY is changed.
Changing by the FUNCTION screen
3 Press and hold 
/MENU/FUNC. for at least 2 seconds.
The FUNCTION screen is displayed.
4 Press the joystick up or down to select the PTY and press the joystick right.
5 Press the joystick up or down to choose the desired programme type.
6 Press 
/
/ENTER after selecting the programme type to start searching for a station of the selected programme type.
If no station is found, “NO PTY” will be displayed.