RDS features

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RDS (Radio Data System)

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. When listening to an RDS station (ie, a station with RDS capability), the programme service name of the station is displayed along with the frequency, advising you quickly which station is being received.

RDS (Radio Data System) stations also transmit frequency data 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, 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.

Traffic Information Function

You can listen to traffic information. If you are listening to tapes or discs, they will continue playing until a traffic bulletin is broadcast.

Turning TI function On/Off:

Press the TI button to turn the function on and off. When the function is on, the TI indicator is turned on.

When none is being received, the TI indicator will blink on and off. When a traffic information station is being received, the TI indicator will turn on.

When a traffic bulletin begins to be broadcast, “Traffic Info” will be displayed, and reception will begin at the preset volume.

If you are listening to a tape or disc when a traffic bulletin begins, they will automatically be turned off. When the bulletin ends or poor reception is experienced, the tape or disc will begin playing again.

NOTE

Pressing the TI button whilst in the MW/LW band automatically switches reception to the FM band. However, the MW/LW band is not returned to when the TI button is pressed again.

Enhanced Other Network

Stations that offer <Enhanced Other Network> 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.

Alarm

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

Switching to a Different Traffic Information Station:

Use the 4 / ¢ buttons to make an auto seek of the TI stations in a certain band.

NOTE

•When you are listening to a tape or disc, you cannot change to another TI station.

•When the auto TP seek function is turned on and reception starts to weaken, the tuner automatically seeks traffic information stations with better reception.

•If you are tuned to a station that is not a traffic information station itself but which provides <Enhanced Other Network> services, you can still have traffic information received.

•Holding down the TI button for one second or more when the TI function is on in the tape or disc mode results in a change to the frequency display of the traffic information station for five seconds.

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Kenwood KRC-579B RDS features, RDS Radio Data System, Traffic Information Function, Enhanced Other Network, Alarm
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