Basic Functions
•CT (Clock Time) : Decodes the real time clock from the FM frequency. Some stations may not transmit PTY, RT or CT information therefore this may not be displayed in all cases.
•TA (Traffic Announcement) : When this symbol flashes it shows that the traffic announcement is in progress.
✎NOTE
RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.
To show the RDS signals
You can see the RDS signals the station sends on the display.
Press the RDS DISPLAY button while listening to an FM station.
•Each time you press the button, the display change to show you the following information : PS NAME RT CT Frequency
| While searching, <PS> appears | |
PS | and then the station names will be | |
(Program Service) | displayed. <NO PS> appears if no | |
| signal is sent. | |
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| While searching, <RT> appears and | |
RT(RadioText) | then text messages the station sends | |
will be displayed. <NO RT> appears if | ||
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| no signal is sent. | |
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| Decodes the real time clock from the | |
| FM frequency. | |
CT (Clock Time) | Some stations may not transmit PTY, | |
| RT or CT information therefore this | |
| may not be displayed in all cases. | |
Frequency | Station frequency | |
service) | ||
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About characters shown in the display
When the display shows PS,or RT signals,the following characters are used.
•The display window cannot differentiate upper case and lower case letters and always uses upper case letters.
•The display window cannot show accented letters, <A,> for instance, may stands for accented <A’s> like <À, Â, Ä, Á, Å and Ã.>
PTY (Program Type) indication and
PTY-SEARCH function
One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels by specifying the PTY codes.
To search for a program using the PTY
codes
Before you start!
•The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations.
•To stop searching any time during the process, press the STOP button while searching.
•There is a time limit in doing the following steps.
If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again.
•When pressing the buttons on the primary remote control, make sure that you have selected the FM station using the primary remote control.
1.Press the RDS PTY button while listening to an FM station.
2.Press the TUNING (
) button until the PTY code you want appears on the display.
•The display gives you the PTY codes described to the right.
3.Press the RDS PTY button again, while the PTY code selected in the previous step is still on the display.
•The centre unit searches 30 preset FM stations, stops when it finds the one you have selected, and tunes in that station.
✎NOTE
*This product may not have the RDS function depending on your region.