RADIO AND DISC TEXT DISPLAYS
RADIO DATA SERVICE (RDS)
RADIO DATA SERVICE display
Some FM radio stations broadcast Radio Data Service (RDS) text along with their programs. Station Identification Text is displayed in the first 8 characters of the lower line. This text generally does not change. Descriptive Text is displayed on the top line. This text may describe the station’s format or it may show the
RDS descriptive text 
RDS station identification text
STEREO WIDE MONO
R o c k e t M a n . . . E l t
WBOS 8:57 AM
song title and artist.
CD-Text
Audio CDs now include descriptive text stored along with their audio programs. The Radio CD will decode and display this text.
MP3 File ID3 Text Information
MP3 files downloaded from the Internet may contain ID3 text information. ID3 text information can be added to MP3 files as the file is created from an uncom- pressed audio source. The Radio CD will display this text when present in MP3 files. If there is no ID3 text information, the Radio CD will display the file name.
Choosing Text Displays
The JOG menu has separate RDS text and DISC text headings that let you choose between scrolling text display, static text display or no text display.
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CD descriptive text |
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| CD > I N THE MOOD GL | |
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| TRACK 3 | 3m 03s |
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MP3 file ID3 text |
| STEREO WIDE MONO |
SYMPH 4 BRAHMS | ||
| MP3 | 1 1 : 09 AM |
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