RDS features

 

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RDS (Radio Data System)

 

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¢ RDS is a digital information system that lets you receive signals

 

 

 

 

 

besides those of regular radio programmes, such as network

 

 

 

 

 

information being transmitted from radio stations.

 

 

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

 

 

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capability), the programme service name of the station is

 

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displayed along with the frequency, advising you quickly which

 

 

 

 

 

station is being received.

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RDS (Radio Data System) stations also transmit frequency data

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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,

 

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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.

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
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tuner automatically switches to the other station for the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

duration of the bulletin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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