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RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS (works only on the FM band) is a broadcasting service which allows station to send additional information along with the regular radio program signal.
The following three types of RDS information can be received on this unit:
2Program Type (PTY)
PTY identifies the type of RDS program.
The program types and their displays are as follows:
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PTY NEWS
NEWS | News | ROCK M | Rock Music | PHONE IN | Phone In | |
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| Easy Listening |
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AFFAIRS | EASY M | TRAVEL | ||||
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| Information |
| Light Classical |
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INFO | LIGHT M | LEISURE | ||||
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SPORT | CLASSICS | JAZZ | ||||
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EDUCATE | Education | OTHER M | Other Music | COUNTRY | Country Music | |
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DRAMA | WEATHER | NATION M | ||||
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CULTURE | FINANCE | OLDIES | ||||
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SCIENCE | CHILDREN | FOLK M | ||||
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VARIED | SOCIAL | DOCUMENT | ||||
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| Religion |
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POP M | RELIGION |
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2Traffic Program (TP)
TP identifies programs that carry traffic announcements.
This allows you to easily find out the latest traffic conditions in your area before you leaving home.
2Radio Text (RT)
RT allows the RDS station to send text messages that appear on the display.
NOTE: The operations described below using the RDS, PTY and RT buttons will not function in areas in which there are no RDS broadcasts.
RDS search
Use this function to automatically tune to FM stations that provide RDS service.
1 | Set the input function to “TUNER”. |
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| The main unit’s display switches as follows |
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| each time the RDS buttons are pressed. |
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| RDS SEARCH | PTY SEARCH |
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| RT ON | TP SEARCH |
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| Press the CHANNEL + (UP) |
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4 | When a broadcast station is found, that station’s | ||||
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5 | To continue searching, repeat step 3. | ||||
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frequencies are searched, “NO RDS” is displayed.
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This is the screen when operated.
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