JVC CA-MXJ150R Receiving FM Stations with RDS, Searching for Programs by PTY Codes PTY Search

Receiving FM Stations with RDS Continued

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RDS 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 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.

CT (Clock Time):

Shows clock time the station sends.

RT (Radio Text):

Shows text messages the station sends.

EON (Enhanced Other Networks):

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

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 the PTY codes.

•For details on the PTY codes, see “Additional Information” on page 23.

To search for a program using the PTY codes

REMEMBER you must preset FM RDS stations to use the EON function. If not yet done, see page 11.

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

1	Press PTY/EON.	PTY
		/EON
2	Press SELECT – / + until the PTY
		– SELECT +
	code you want appears on the
	display.

More about RDS
• Some FM stations and AM (MW/LW) stations do not provide
RDS signals.
• RDS services vary among FM RDS stations. For details on RDS			• Each time you press the button, the PTY codes change
services in your area, check with local radio stations.				as follows:
• RDS may not work correctly if the received station is not
transmitting the signals properly or if the signal strength is weak.			NEWS ÒAFFAIRS Ò INFO Ò SPORT Ò
			EDUCATE ÒDRAMA ÒCULTURE Ò
Changing the RDS Information			SCIENCE ÒVARIED Ò POP M ÒROCK M Ò
			M.O.R. M Ò LIGHT M Ò CLASSICS Ò
			OTHER M ÒWEATHER ÒFINANCE Ò
You can see RDS information on the display while listening
			CHILDREN Ò SOCIAL A ÒRELIGION Ò
to an FM station.
			PHONE IN ÒTRAVEL ÒLEISURE ÒJAZZ Ò
Press DISPLAY MODE.		DISPLAY	COUNTRY Ò NATIONAL Ò OLDIES Ò
		MODE
• Each time you press the button, the display			FOLK M Ò DOCUMENT Ò(back to the beginning)
changes to show the following information:			3 Press PTY/EON once again.
PS NAME	RT	CT *			/EON
					PTY
(Program Service Name)	(Radio Text)	(Clock Time)	The preset FM stations appear on the display
Station frequency			with their preset numbers.
(or preset channel no.)			The unit searches 30 preset FM stations, stops
* The clock time shown on the display is not the
			when it finds the one you have selected and tunes in that
same as CT (Clock Time) sent by the station.			station.

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

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

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

To stop searching any time during the process

Press SELECT –/+ while searching.

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