Receiving FM Stations with RDS

RDS (Radio Data System) allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For example, the stations send their station names, as well as information about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc.

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

With the unit, you can receive the following types of RDS signals.

PS (Program Service):

Shows commonly known station names.

RT (Radio Text):

Shows text messages the station sends.

CT (Clock Time):

Shows clock time the station sends.

PTY (Program Type):

Shows types of broadcast programs.

Enhanced Other Networks:

Provides the information about the types of the programs sent by other RDS stations.

More about RDS

•Some FM stations do not provide RDS signals.

•RDS services may vary among FM RDS stations. For details on RDS services in your area, check with local radio stations.

•RDS may not work correctly if the received station is not transmitting the signals properly or if the signal strength is weak.

Changing the RDS Information

You can see RDS information on the display while listening to an FM station.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISPLAY MODE.

• Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows:

PS NAME

 

RT

 

CT

 

 

(Program Service name)

 

(Radio Text)

(Clock Time)

Station frequency

(or preset channel no.)

About characters shown on the display

When the display shows PS name, RT or CT signals:

•The display cannot differentiate upper case and lower case letters and always uses upper case letters.

•Some special characters and marks may not be displayed correctly.

If no PS name, RT, or CT signals are sent by a station

“NO PS,” “NO RT,” or “NO CT” appears on the display.

Searching for Programs by PTY Codes (PTY Search)

One of the advantages of RDS is that you can locate a particular kind of program by specifying PTY codes.

•For details on the PTY codes, see “Additional Information” on page 30.

To search for a program using PTY codes

•PTY Search is applicable only to preset FM RDS stations. If not yet done, see “Presetting Stations” on page 12.

•There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

On the remote control ONLY:

1 Press RDS MODE while listening to an FM station.

2 Press SELECT + or SELECT – until the PTY code you want appears on the display.

•Each time you press the button, PTY codes change as follows:

NEWS “AFFAIRS “INFO “SPORT “ EDUCATE “DRAMA “CULTURE “ SCIENCE “VARIED “POP M “ROCK M “ M.O.R.M “LIGHT M “CLASSICS “

OTHER M “WEATHER “FINANCE “ CHILDREN “SOCIAL “RELIGION “ PHONE IN “TRAVEL “LEISURE “JAZZ “ COUNTRY “NATION M “OLDIES “

FOLK M “DOCUMENT “(back to the beginning)

3 Press RDS MODE again while the PTY code selected in the previous step is still on the display.

The preset FM stations appear on the display with their preset numbers.

The unit searches 30 preset FM stations, stops when it finds the one you have selected and tunes in to that station.

•If no program is found, the unit returns to the last received station.

To stop during searching

Press SELECT + or SELECT –.

To check the PTY, press RDS MODE once so that the current PTY code appears.

• “NO PTY” appears if no signal is sent.

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