RDS features

 

 

 

 

 

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RDS (Radio Data System)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RDS is a digital information system that lets you receive signals

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

SRC

 

besides those of regular radio programmes, such as network

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM

CLK

information being transmitted from radio stations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When listening to an RDS station (ie, a station with RDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PTY

 

capability), the programme service name of the station is

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAME.S

MENU

DISC

ATT

SCAN

RDM

REP

D.SCN

M.RDM TI

VOL ADJ DISP

 

displayed along with the frequency, advising you quickly which

LOUD

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

 

AUD

 

station is being received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RDS (Radio Data System) stations also transmit frequency data

 

 

#1~6

 

 

TI /

DISP

MENU AM

 

for the same station. When you are making long trips, this

VOL ADJ

function automatically switches to the particular frequency with

the best reception for the particular network of stations that

 

 

you want to listen to. The data is automatically stored,

 

allowing you to switch quickly to another RDS stations,

 

broadcasting the same programme, that has better reception.

 

These include stations stored in the station preset memory that

 

you often listen to.

NEWS indicator

NEWS

TEXT

T I

III

EON (Enhanced Other Network)

Stations that offer EON also transmit information about other RDS stations that have traffic information. When you are tuned to a station that is not transmitting traffic information, but another RDS station starts transmitting a traffic bulletin, the tuner automatically switches to the other station for the duration of the bulletin.

Band display

TI indicator

indicator

Alarm

When an emergency transmission (announcing disasters, etc.) is sent, all current functions are interrupted to allow the warning to be received.

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