JVC CA-MXG51R Receiving FM Stations with RDS, Searching for Programs by PTY Codes PTY Search

Receiving FM Stations with RDS

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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 unit, you can receive the following types of RDS signals.

PS (Program Service):

Shows commonly known station names.

CT (Clock Time):

Shows clock time the station sends.

Searching for Programs by PTY Codes (PTY Search)

One of the advantages of RDS is that you can locate a particular kind of program by specifying the PTY codes.

•For details on the PTY codes, see “Additional Information” on page 25.

To search for a program using the PTY codes

REMEMBER you must preset FM RDS stations to use the PTY codes. If not yet done, see page 11.

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

RT (Radio Text):

Shows text messages the station sends.

EON (Enhanced Other Networks):

Provides the information about the types of the programs sent by other RDS stations.

More about RDS

•Some FM, MW, and LW stations do not provide RDS signals.

•RDS services vary among FM RDS stations. For details on RDS services in your area, check with local radio stations.

•RDS may not work correctly if the received station is not transmitting the signals properly or if the signal strength is weak.

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Press PTY/EON.

Press SELECT + or SELECT – until the PTY code you want appears on the display.

PTY / EON

SELECT

Changing the RDS Information

You can see RDS information on the display while listening to an FM station.

Press DISPLAY MODE. DISPLAY MODE

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

PS NAME	RT	CT*
(Program Service Name)	(Radio Text)	(Clock Time)

Station frequency

(or preset channel no.)

*The clock time shown on the display is not the same as CT (Clock Time) sent by the station.

If no PS NAME, CT, or RT signals are sent by a station

“NO PS,” “NO CT” or “NO RT” appears in the main display.

•Each time you press the button, the PTY codes change as follows:

NEWS ÒAFFAIRS Ò INFO Ò SPORT Ò EDUCATE ÒDRAMA ÒCULTURE Ò SCIENCE ÒVARIED Ò POP M ÒROCK M Ò M.O.R. M Ò LIGHT M Ò CLASSICS Ò OTHER M ÒWEATHER ÒFINANCE Ò CHILDREN Ò SOCIAL A ÒRELIGION Ò PHONE IN ÒTRAVEL ÒLEISURE ÒJAZZ Ò COUNTRY Ò NATIONAL Ò OLDIES Ò

FOLK M Ò DOCUMENT Ò(back to the beginning)

3 Press PTY/EON once again. PTY / EON

The preset FM stations appear on the display with their preset numbers.

The unit searches 30 preset FM stations, stops

when it finds the one you have selected and tunes in that station.

•If no program is found, the unit returns to the last received station.

To stop searching any time during the process

Press SELECT + or SELECT – while searching.

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