Radio Operation
RDS Tuning
1 Press POWER on.
The power LED is green on.
2 Press FUNCTION button.
Press FUNCTION button repeatedly until “AM/FM” appears in the DVD display.
3 Press BAND button.
Press the BAND button to select a possible FM frequency band.
4 Press the 
or 
) buttons to tune into the desired FM station with RDS service.
When a RDS station is tuned in, you will see RDS appears on the radio display.
Displaying Brocasting Information
1 Press RDS button.
You may see the program service name (PS) on an maximum eight character
maximum 128 characters.
Automatic Searching
Radio Data System provides many convenient search functions in addition to Program Type (PTY) Search tuning.
Some RDS stations send Program Type Identification code which is to provide information about program type, such as NEWS, SPORTS, EDUCATION, CULTURE, and etc. There are Total 31 types of programs. 16 types are allotted in Europe and 23 types in USA. You may search your favorite programs among a specified program type with PTY search function. For example, if you wish to tune into SPORTS program, do following steps;
1 Press PTY button repeatedly until SPORTS appears.
You may press the button to cycle throught possible program types.
2 Press SEARCH button.
Press the button to search the available SPORTS programs that are automatically searched.
What is RDS?
RDS (Radio Data System for VHF/FM broad- casting) are inaudible digital signals, which are sent along with FM radio frequencies.
While listening to a RDS station, listeners can see additional information provided by broadcast- ers about the station using text display on the radio inculding PS (Program Service name), TP (Travel Program), TA (Travel Announcement), AF (Alternative Frequencies), and some of the newer features such as Program Type (PTY), Radiotext (RT), and etc.
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