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 unit, 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.
TEXT (Radio Text):Shows text messages the station sends.
More about Radio Data System
•Some FM and AM (MW) stations do not provide Radio Data System signals.
•Radio Data System services vary among FM Radio Data System stations. For details on Radio Data System services in your area, check with local radio stations.
•Radio Data System may not work correctly if the received station is not transmitting the signals properly or if the signal strength is weak.
Changing the Radio Data System Information
You can see Radio Data System information on the display while listening to an FM station.
On the remote control ONLY:
Press REMAIN/PS/PTY/RT. | PS/PTY/RT |
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• Each time you press the button, the display changes to show the following information:
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| PTY |
| TEXT |
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(Program Service) (Program Type) | (Radio Text) | |||||
Station frequency 
(or preset channel no.)
•If no PS, PTY, or TEXT signals are sent by a station “NO PS,” “NO PTY,” or “NO TEXT” appears on the display.
•On the characters displayed
When the display shows PS, PTY or TEXT signals:
Searching for Programs by PTY Codes (PTY Search)
One of the advantages of Radio Data System is that you can locate a particular kind of program by specifying the PTY codes.
•For details on the PTY codes, see below.
•There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start over from step 1.
On the remote control ONLY:
1 Press REPEAT/PTY SEARCH | REPEAT/ | ||
PTY SEARCH | |||
until the PTY code you want |
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appears on the display. |
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•Each time you press the button, the PTY codes change as follows:
NEWS = AFFAIRS = INFO = SPORT = EDUCATE = DRAMA = CULTURE = SCIENCE = VARIED = POP M = ROCK M = EASY M = LIGHT M = CLASSICS = OTHER M = WEATHER = FINANCE = CHILDREN = SOCIAL = RELIGION = PHONE IN = TRAVEL = LEISURE = JAZZ = COUNTRY = NATION M = OLDIES = FOLK M = DOCUMENT = TEST = ALARM =(back to the beginning)
2 Press ¢ or 4.
The unit searches FM stations, stops when it finds the one you have selected, and tunes in that station.
•If no program is found, “NO MATCH” appears on the display and the unit returns to the last received station.
To stop searching any time during the process, pressREPEAT/PTY SEARCH while searching.
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