Using the Radio Data System to receive FM stations
Only the buttons on the remote control are used for Radio Data System operations.
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.
With the receiver, you can receive the following types of Radio Data System 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. |
Enhanced Other Networks: See page 28.
NOTES
•Radio Data System is not available for AM (MW) broadcasts.
•Radio Data System may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting Radio Data System signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.
7 What information can Radio Data System signals provide?
You can see the Radio Data System signals the station sends on the display.
Press DISPLAY while listening to an FM station.
•Each time you press the button, the display changes to show the following information:
PS = PTY = RT = Frequency (Normal indication) = (Back to the beginning)
PS (Program Service): While searching, “PS” appears and then the station names will be displayed. “NO PS” appears if no signal is sent.
PTY (Program Type): While searching, “PTY” appears and then the type of the broadcast program will be displayed. “NO PTY” appears if no signal is sent.
RT (Radio Text): While searching, “RT” appears and then text messages the station sends will be displayed. “NO RT” appears if no signal is sent.
Frequency: Station frequency
About characters shown on the display
When the display shows PS, PTY, or RT signals, the following characters are used:
•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.”
NOTE
If searching finishes at once, “PS,” “PTY,” and “RT” will not appear on the display.
Searching for a program by PTY codes
One of the advantages of the Radio Data System service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels (see pages 24 and 25) by specifying the PTY codes.
7 To search for a program using the PTY codes
Before you start, remember...
There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.
1Press PTY SEARCH while listening to an
FM station.
“PTY SELECT” flashes on the display.
2While “PTY SELECT” is flashing, press PTY 9 or PTY ( until the PTY code you want appears on the display.
3Press PTY SEARCH again, while the PTY code selected in the previous step is still
on the display.
While searching, “SEARCH” and the selected PTY code alternatively appears on the display.
The receiver searches 30 preset FM stations, stops when it finds the one you have selected, and tunes in to that station.
•To stop searching any time, press PTY SEARCH while searching.
•If no program is found, “NOT FOUND” appears on the display.
To continue searching after the first stop
Press PTY SEARCH again while the indications on the display are flashing.
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