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Receiving FM Stations with RDS

This section is for the model having RDS functions — that is CA-MXJ750R, CA-MXJ552R, and CA- MXJ550R.

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.

PTY (Program Type):

Shows types of broadcast programs.

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.

More about RDS

Some FM stations and AM (LW/MW) stations do not provide RDS signals.

RDS services 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.

Press DISPLAY MODE.

• Each time you press the button, the display changes to show the following information:

 

PS

 

PTY

 

 

RT

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Program Service) (Program Type)

(Radio Text)

Station frequency (or preset channel no.)

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

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

If the unit takes time to show the RDS information received from a station

“WAIT PS”, “WAIT PTY”, or “WAIT RT” may appear 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 the PTY codes.

For details on the PTY codes, see “Additional Information” on page 27.

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 12.

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 until “PTY” and “SELECT” alternately appears on the display.

Each time you press the button, RDS operation mode changes as follows:

PTY SELECTEON SELECT

Canceled

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

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

NEWS ÒAFFAIRS Ò INFO Ò SPORT Ò EDUCATE ÒDRAMA ÒCULTURE Ò SCIENCE ÒVARIED Ò POP M ÒROCK M Ò M.O.R. M Ò LIGHT M Ò CLASSICS Ò OTHER M ÒWEATHER ÒFINANCE Ò CHILDREN Ò SOCIAL A ÒRELIGION Ò PHONE IN ÒTRAVEL ÒLEISURE ÒJAZZ Ò COUNTRY Ò NATIONAL Ò OLDIES Ò FOLK M ÒDOCUMENT ÒTRAFFIC Ò

(back to the beginning)

3 Press PTY/EON once again.

While searching, “SEARCH” and the selected PTY code alternate on the display.

The unit searches 30 preset FM stations, stops when it finds the one you have selected (“FOUND” appears), and tunes in that station.

If no program is found, “NOT” and “FOUND” alternately appears on the display and the unit returns to the last received station.

To stop searching any time during the process

Press PTY/EON while searching.

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JVC CA-MXJ500 Receiving FM Stations with RDS, Changing the RDS Information, Searching for Programs by PTY Codes PTY Search

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