Advanced Radio Operations

Remote control

DISP.MODE TA/NEWS/INFO

PTY +

PTY SEARCH

SHIFT

Receiving FM Stations with RDS

ONLY

 

Remote

Radio Data System (RDS) allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals.

•When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS service, the RDS indicator lights on the display.

This System can receive the following types of RDS signals.

PS (Program

Shows commonly known

Service)

station names.

 

 

PTY (Program

Shows types of broadcast

Type)

programs.

 

 

RT (Radio Text)

Shows text messages the station

 

sends.

 

 

Enhanced Other

Provides the information about

Networks

the types of the programs

 

broadcast by the RDS stations

 

of the different networks.

 

 

To show the RDS information

While listening to an FM station...

DISP.MODE

 

 

PROGRESSIVE

PS

PTY

 

Frequency RT

(Non-RDS signal)

(holding then...)

PS Station names is displayed. “NO PS” will appear if no signal is sent.

PTY The broadcast program type is displayed. “NO PTY” will appear if no signal is sent.

RT Text messages the station sends is displayed. “NO RT” will appear if no signal is sent.

Searching for a Program by

PTY Codes

Remote

 

ONLY

You can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels (see page 13) by specifying the PTY codes.

To search for a program using the PTY codes1 While listening to an FM station...

PTY SEARCH

SUB TITLE

(holding then...)

ST

2 Select a PTY code.

PTY –

PTY +

AUDIO

VFP

(holding then...)

• For details about each PTY code, see page 24.

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