RDS (Radio Data System)

C-V351/C-V301 (EN)

Functions of RDS

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RDS is a system which transmits useful information (digital data) for FM broadcasts together with the broadcast signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the information from the broadcast signal for use with various functions such as automatic display of the station name.

Functions made possible with RDS

The RDS indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast (signal) is received.

PTY (Program Type Identification) Search :

The tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently broadcasting a specified program type (genre).

EON (Enhanced Other Network) reservation

By selecting one of the three kinds of programme previously, the tuner switches automatically to a station broadcasting that kind of program whenever it starts broadcasting. When the broadcasting completes, the tuner returns automatically to the originally-received station.

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*Some functions may not be provided or be given different names depending on countries or areas.

PS (Program Service Name) Display : See figure 1below.

When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name is automatically displayed.

AUTO MEMORY

This function automatically selects the stations providing RDS and FM broadcasting and stores them in the preset memory (up to 40 stations can be preset).

Before using a function utilizing the RDS, be sure to perform the AUTO MEMORY operation by referring to the description in “Storing RDS stations automatically in the preset memory”.

DISPLAY key

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GRC

Pressing the RDS DISPLAY key changes the display contents.

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Display mode priority ranking

When an FM broadcast is received :

1 PS (Program Service Name) Display2Frequency Display1 PS (Program Service Name) Display :

When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name is automati- cally displayed.

If no PS data was sent, “NO PS” is displayed.

2Frequency Display :

The frequency of the current station is displayed.

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