RDS Operation
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Setting RDS Reception Mode and Receiving RDS Stations
The RDS (Radio Data System) is a radio information system using the 57 kHz subcarrier of regular FM broadcast. The RDS allows you to receive a variety of information such as traffic information, station names, and to automatically
1 Press the F button so that the FUNC indicator will illuminate.
2 Press the F1 (AF) button to activate the RDS mode.
3 Press the DN g or f UP button to tune in the desired RDS station.
NOTE
When the BAND button is pressed and held for more than 2 seconds while a station name is displayed, the display shows the station frequency for 5 seconds.
When the RDS station signal received has become weak:
AF seek mode, press and hold the F1 (AF) button for at least 2 seconds to have the unit automatically seek a stronger station in the AF list.
If there is no AF station, the display shows "SEEK END."
4 Press the F1 button again to deactivate the RDS mode.
5 Press the F button to activate the normal mode. The FUNC indicator will turn off.
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Tips
The RDS digital data includes the followings:
PI | Programme Identification |
PS | Programme Service Name |
AF | List of Alternative Frequecncies |
TP | Traffic Programme |
TA | Traffic Announcement |
PTY | Programme Type |
EON | Enhanced Other Networks |
R.TEXT | Radio Text Information |
Recalling Preset RDS Stations
1 Press the F button so that the FUNC indicator will illuminate.
2 Press the F1 (AF) button to activate the RDS mode.
The display shows "AF" when the RDS mode is activated.
3 Press the F button to activate the normal mode. The FUNC indicator will turn off.
4 Make sure that the FUNC indicator light goes out, then press the F1 through F6 buttons in which your desired RDS station is preset.
If the preset station's signal is weak, the unit automatically searches and tunes to a stronger station in the AF (Alternative Frequencies) list.
5 If the preset station and the stations in the AF list cannot be received:
The unit searches again for a station in the PI (Programme Identification) list.
If there are still no stations receivable in the area, the unit displays the frequency of the preset station and the preset indicator disappears.
If the signal level of the Regional (Local) station being tuned becomes too weak to receive, press the same F1 through F6 buttons to tune in a Regional station in other district.
NOTE
For presetting the RDS stations, refer to the Radio Operation section. The RDS stations can be preset in the FM1, FM2 and FM3 bands only.
