JVC RX-7012RSL, RX-7010RBK manual Using the RDS Radio Data System to Receive FM Stations

Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to

Receive FM Stations

RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For example, the stations send their station names, as well as information about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc.

When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS service, the RDS indicator lights up on the display.

With the receiver, you can receive the following types of RDS signals.

PS (Program Service): Shows commonly known station names

PTY (Program Type): Shows types of broadcast programs

RT (Radio Text): Shows text messages the station sends

EON (Enhanced Other Network): See page 21.

Notes:

•RDS is not available for AM (MW/LW) broadcasts.

•RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.

What information can RDS signals provide?

You can see the RDS signals the station sends on the display.

To show the RDS signals

Press DISPLAY MODE on the front panel or DISPLAY on the remote control while listening to an FM station.

DISPLAY MODE

	STOP
	DISPLAY
On the front panel	On the remote control

•Each time you press the button, the display changes to show you the following information:

PS PTY

Frequency RT

PS (Program Service):

While searching, “PS” appears and then the station names will be displayed. “NO PS” appears if no signal is sent.

PTY (Program Type):

While searching, “PTY” appears and then the type of the broadcast program will be displayed. “NO PTY” appears if no signal is sent.

RT (Radio Text):

While searching, “RT” appears and then text messages the station sends will be displayed. “NO RT” appears if no signal is sent.

Frequency:

Station frequency (non-RDS service)

About characters shown on the display

When the display shows PS, PTY, or RT signals, the following characters are used.

•The display cannot differentiate upper case and lower case letters and always uses upper case letters.

•The display cannot show accented letters, “A,” for instance, may stand for accented “A’s” like “Å, Ä, Ã, Á, À, and Â.”

Notes:

•When pressing DISPLAY on the remote control, make sure that you have selected FM station using the remote control. If not, the DISPLAY button does not work for tuner operation. (Pressing FM/ AM activates the remote control for tuner operation.)

•If searching finishes at once, “PS,” “PTY,” and “RT” will not appear on the display.

Searching for a Program by PTY Codes

One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels (see page 18) by specifying the PTY codes.

To search for a program using the PTY codes

Before you start, remember...

•The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations.

•To stop searching any time during the process, press PTY SEARCH while searching.

•There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

•When pressing the buttons on the remote control, make sure that you have selected the FM station using the remote control. If not, the RDS operation buttons do not work for RDS operation.

(Pressing FM/AM activates the remote control for RDS operation.)

/REW PAUSE FF/

FM/AM

PTY– PTY SEARCH PTY+

STOP

DISPLAY

On the front panel:

1.	Press PTY SEARCH while	PTY SEARCH
	listening to an FM station.
	“PTY SELECT” flashes on the display.
2.	Press CONTROL UP 5/DOWN °	CONTROL
	until the PTY code you want	DOWN UP
	appears on the display, while
	“PTY SELECT” is flashing.
	The display gives you the PTY codes described
	on page 21.
3.	Press PTY SEARCH again, while	PTY SEARCH
	the PTY code selected in the
	previous step is still on the display.

While searching, “SEARCH” and the selected PTY code alternate on the display.

The receiver searches 30 preset FM stations, stops when it finds the one you have selected, and tunes in that station.

To continue searching after the first stop

Press PTY SEARCH again while the indications on the display are flashing.

If no program is found, “NOTFOUND” appears on the display.

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