PS (Programme Service):

While searching, “PS” appears, then station name is displayed. “NO PS” appears if no signal is sent.

PTY (Programme Type):

While searching, “PTY” appears, then broadcast programme type is displayed. “NO PTY” appears if no signal is sent.

RT (Radio Text):

While searching, “RT” appears, then a text message sent by the sta- tion is displayed. “NO RT” appears if no signal is sent.

Station Frequency:

Station frequency (non-RDS service)

Notes:

If searching finishes at once, “PS”, “PTY” and “RT” will not appear on the display.

If you press the DISPLAY MODE button while listening to an AM (MW/LW) station, the display only shows station frequency.

RDS is not available for AM (MW/LW) broadcasts.

On characters displayed

When the display shows PS, PTY or RT signals:

The display shows upper case letters only.

The display cannot show accented letters; For example, “A” may represent accented “A’s” like “Á, Â, Ã, À, Ä and Å”.

To search for a programme by PTY codes

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

To search for a programme using PTY or TA codes:

PTY/EON

SELECT

PTY/EON

1Press the PTY button once while listening to an FM station.

The display alternates between “PTY” and “SELECT”.

2Select the PTY code using the SELECT buttons within 10 seconds.

Each time you press the button, the display shows a category in the following order:

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

ER M TRAFFIC NEWS

3 Press the PTY button within 10 seconds again.

English

While searching, the display alternates between “SEARCH”

and the selected PTY code.

The unit searched 30 preset stations and stops when it finds a

station of the category you have selected, then tunes into that

station.

 

To continue searching after the first stop,

press the PTY button again while the display indications blink.

If no programme is found, “NOT FOUND” appears on the display.

To stop searching at any time during the process

Using any tuner operating buttons and controls stops search opera- tion.

Descriptions of the PTY Codes

NEWS: News

AFFAIRS: Topical programme expanding on the current news or

 

affairs

INFO:

Programmes on medical service, weather forecasts, etc.

SPORT:

Sports events

EDUCATE: Educational programmes

DRAMA:

Radio plays

CULTURE: Programmes on national or regional culture

SCIENCE: Programmes on natural sciences and technology

VARIED:

Other programmes like comedies or ceremonies

POP M:

Pop music

ROCK M:

Rock music

M.O.R.M:

Middle-of-the-road music (usually called “easy listen-

 

ing”)

LIGHT M:

Light music

CLASSICS: Classical music

OTHER M: Other music

ALARM:

Emergency broadcasts

TRAFFIC:

Broadcasts which carry traffic announcements

NONE:

Undefined (this cannot be searched.)

To temporarily switch to a broadcast programme of your choice

EON (Enhanced Other Networks) is another convenient RDS serv- ice that allows this unit to switch temporarily to a broadcast pro- gramme of your choice (NEWS, TA or INFO) from the currently selected station, except if you are listening to a non-RDS station (all AM (MW/LW) stations or some FM stations).

If an FM station does broadcast EON information, EON cannot be activated.

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JVC UX-T300R, LVT0027-005A manual Station Frequency, On characters displayed, To search for a programme by PTY codes, R.M