Pioneer VSX-2016AV Using the tuner, An introduction to RDS, Naming station presets

Naming station presets

For easier identification, you can name your station presets.

1 Choose the station preset you want to name.

See Listening to station presets below for how to do this.

2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).

The display shows STATION NAME, then a blinking cursor at the first character position.

3 Input the name you want.

Choose from the following characters for a name up to four characters long.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

!”#$%&’()∗+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{} ˜ [space]

An introduction to RDS

Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by most FM radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of information—the name of the station and the kind of show they’re broadcasting, for example.

One feature of RDS is that you can search by type of program. For example, you can search for a station that’s broadcasting a show with the program type, JAZZ.

You can search the following program types:1

Tip

•To erase a station name, simply repeat steps 1 to 3 and input four spaces instead of a name.

•Once you have named a station preset, you can press DISP when listening to a station to switch the display between name and frequency.

VARIED – Usually talk- based material, such as quiz shows or interviews. POP M – Pop music ROCK M – Rock music EASY M – Easy listening LIGHT M – ‘Light’ classical music

CLASSICS – ‘Serious’ classical music OTHER M – Music not fitting above categories WEATHER – Weather reports

TRAVEL – Holiday-type travel rather than traffic announcements LEISURE – Leisure interests and hobbies JAZZ – Jazz

COUNTRY – Country music NATION M – Popular music in a language other than English

OLDIES – Popular music from the ’50s and ’60s FOLK M – Folk music DOCUMENT – Documentary

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this. See Saving station presets above if you haven’t done this already.

1Press TUNER to select the tuner.

2Press CLASS to select the class in which the station is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B and C.

•You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the station preset.

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.

1Press the BAND button to select the FM band.2

2Press the PTY SEARCH button.

SEARCH shows in the display.