Receiving FM Stations with RDS
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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.
RT (Radio Text):
Shows text messages the station sends.
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 25.
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 11.
•There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.
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
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Press PTY/EON while listening to an FM station.
Press SELECT + or SELECT – until the PTY code you want appears on the display.
PTY/EON
SELECT 
•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,
Press DISPLAY MODE. |
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Station frequency (or preset channel no.)
About characters shown on the display
When the display shows PS name, RT or CT signals, the following characters are used.
•The display cannot differentiate upper case and lower case letters and always uses upper case letters.
•The display cannot show accented letters, “A,” for instance, may stand for accented “A’s” like “Å, Ä, Ã, Á, À, Â, å, ä, ã, á, à, and â.”
If no PS name, RT, or CT signals are sent by a station
“NO PS,” “NO RT” or “NO CT” 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 A “RELIGION “ PHONE IN “TRAVEL “LEISURE “JAZZ “ COUNTRY “ NATIONAL “ OLDIES “ FOLK M “ DOCUMENT “(back to the beginning)
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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 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 PTY/EON once so that the current PTY code appears.
• “NO PTY” appears if no signal is sent.
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