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Advanced Operation
TUNING +/–
CURSOR
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Using the RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS (works only on the FM band) is a broadcasting service which allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular radio program signal.
Advanced Operation
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| RDS search | |
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| TUNING +, – |
| Set the band to “FM”, then press the RDS |
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ENTER | CURSOR | 1 button until “RDS SEARCH” appears on the | |
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RDS | ANGLE/CT | 2 | Press the TUNING + or – button. |
AUDIO/PTY | SUBTITLE/RT | • The RDS search operation starts automatically. | |
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| • When a broadcast station is found, that station’s name |
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| If no RDS station is found when all the frequencies are | |
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| searched, “NO PROGRAM” is displayed. | |
2 Traffic Program (TP) |
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TP identifies programs that carry traffic announcements. |
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This allows you to easily find out the latest traffic conditions in | • When the CURSOR 0 or 1 button is pressed during the RDS | ||
your area before you leaving home. |
| search operation, all frequencies are searched once. | |
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:
NEWS | News | NOST LG | Nostalgia |
| Information |
| Jazz Music |
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INFORM | J ZZ | ||
| Sports |
| Classical Music |
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SPORTS | CL SSICL | ||
| Talk |
| R & B |
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T LK | R & B | ||
| Rock |
| Soft R & B |
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ROCK | SOFT R&B | ||
| Classical Rock |
| Language |
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CLS ROCK | L NGU GE | ||
| Adult Hits |
| Religious Music |
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DLT HIT | REL MUSC | ||
| Soft Rock |
| Religious Talk |
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SOFT RCK | REL T LK | ||
| Top 40 |
| Personality |
TOP 40 | PERSNLTY | ||
| Country |
| Public |
COUNTRY | PUBLIC | ||
| Oldies Music |
| College |
OLDIES | COLLEGE | ||
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SOFT | Soft | WE THER | Weather |
2Radio Text (RT)
RT allows the RDS station to send text messages that appear on the display.
NOTE:
•The operations described below using the AUDIO/PTY, SUBTITLE/RT and ANGLE/CT buttons will not function in areas in which there are no RDS broadcasts.
2Clock Time (CT)
Use this to correct the time of the clock on the this unit.
Press this button when the time service of an RDS station is being properly received. “TIME” is displayed for 2 seconds and the this units clock is corrected. “NO TIME DATA” is displayed if the RDS station does not offer a time service and when the broadcast is not being received properly.
PTY search
Use this function to find RDS stations broadcasting a designated program type (PTY).
For a description of each program type, refer to “Program Type (PTY)”.
1 Set the band to “FM”, then press the RDS button until “PTY SEARCH” appears on the display.
2 Watching the display, press the AUDIO/PTY button to call out the desired program type.
3 Press the TUNING + or – button.
• The PTY search operation starts automatically.
• The station name is displayed on the display after searching stops.
If no station broadcasting the designated program type is found when all the frequencies are searched, “NO PROGRAM” is displayed.
| • When the CURSOR 0 or 1 button is pressed during the PTY |
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