RDS features
English
RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS is a service used by radio stations to transmit data outside normal radio broadcast signals.
When an RDS station is received, you can immediately find out what kind of data is being transmitted by looking at the program service name, which appears in the display after the frequency.
The RDS indicator turns on when an RDS station is being received.
Alarm
When an emergency transmission (announcing disasters, etc.) is made, the current function will be interrupted to allow the warning to be received under the following conditions: during tuner reception, or when the Traffic Information function is turned on.
Program Type (PTY) Function
Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations with selected kinds of programs.
1Press the 38(PTY) button.
"PTY" is displayed once the program type selection mode is entered.
NOTE
You cannot use this function while the traffic bulletin is received.
2Select the type of program to be received
•Press either the FM or AM buttons repeatedly to select the type of program you want to listen to.
The selection includes:
| Speech | (All Speech) |
| Music | (All Music) |
1. | News | (News) |
2. | Information | (Information) |
3. | Sports | (Sports) |
4. | Talk | (Talk) |
5. | Rock | (Rock) |
6. | Classic Rock | (Classic Rock) |
7. | Adult Hits | (Adult Hits) |
8. | Soft Rock | (Soft Rock) |
9. | Top 40 | (Top 40) |
10. | Country | (Country) |
11. | Oldies | (Oldies) |
12. | Soft | (Soft) |
13. | Nostalgia | (Nostalgia) |
14. | Jazz | (Jazz) |
15. | Classical | (Classical) |
16. | R&B | (Rhythm and Blues) |
17. | Soft R&B | (Soft R & B) |
18. | Language | (Foreign Language) |
19. | Religious Music | (Religious Music) |
20. | Religious Talk | (Religious Talk) |
21. | Personality | (Personality) |
22. | Public | (Public) |
(Speech.....1~4, 18, 20~22, Music.....5~17, 19)
•You can select the type of program directly by pressing a preset button. The buttons are
1. | Music | 2. | Speech | 3. | News |
4. | Sports | 5. | Classical | 6. | Jazz |
NOTE Changing the Preset Button Settings for Program Type After selecting the type of program to be stored in a certain preset button, press that button for at least two seconds.
The previously stored data for that button are erased and the new program type is stored.
3Seeking the Selected Program Type
Press the 4 or ¢ button to make a seek of frequencies with your selected type of program.
The display blinks and the seek starts.
If your selected type of program is found, the name or the frequency of the station is displayed and the station is tuned into.
"PTY" blinks in the display for about 30 seconds.
If you make no key input in 30 seconds, the PTY selection mode will turn off automatically.
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