RDS Setup Function
RDS Setup Screen
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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.
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.
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
Touch [ 2 ] or [ 3 ] repeatedly until the desired setting is displayed.
Touch [ 3 ] to increase the interval, and the [ 2 ] to decrease it.
OFF ↔ 00min ↔ 10min ↔ 20min ↔ 30min ↔ 40min ↔ 50min ↔ 60min ↔ 70min ↔ 80min ↔
90min (min= minutes)
When you select the news interruption timeout interval, the News function turns on and the NEWS indicator is displayed.
NOTE
•If you choose the " 20min " setting, further news bulletins will not be received for 20 minutes once the first news bulletin is received. Setting the interval at the "OFF" factory default indicates no News Timeout will be made, meaning that additional news bulletins will continue to be searched for.
•This function is only available if the desired station sends
BAlternative Frequency Function On/Off
When poor reception is experienced, automatically switch to another frequency broadcasting the same programme in the same RDS network with better reception.
The AF indicator is displayed when the AF function is turned on.
When an emergency transmission (announcing disasters, etc.) is sent, all current functions are interrupted to allow the warning to be received.
ANews Bulletin Function with PTY News Timeout Setting
You can arrange to have news bulletins interrupt your current listening source, including other radio stations. When the News Bulletin function is on, the PTY News Timeout setting allows you to set the interval during which further news interruption cannot take place. You can adjust the PTY news interruption period from 10 to 90 minutes for each journey.
Each time you touch [ AF ], the mode switches as follows:
" ON "
AF function is turned on
" OFF "
AF function is turned off
NOTE
When no other stations with stronger reception are available for the same programme in the RDS network, you may hear the incoming broadcast in bits and snatches. Turn off the AF function in such a case.
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