R.D.S. (Radio Data System) (For U.K. and Europe) | 37 |
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RDS is a system which transmits useful information (digital data) for FM broadcasts together with the broadcast signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the information from the broadcast signal for use with various functions such as automatic display of the station name.
This unit is equipped with the following functions utilizing RDS data:
PTY (Program TYpe) Search :°The tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently | The “RDS” indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast | |
(signal) is received. | ||
broadcasting a specified program type (genre). | ||
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PS (Program Service) Display : (See below.) When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name is automatically displayed.
⎟ Some functions may not be provided or be given different names depending on countries or areas.
Note before the use of RDS
For reception of RDS stations, the auto presetting function must be used to preset the stations. With the auto memory function, RDS stations are preset with priority.
Set the receiving band to FM and preset RDS stations with the auto memory function. | § |
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To switch the display contents
Pressing the RDS DISP. key changes the display contents.(Remote control unit only)
RDS DISP.
TEXT DISP.
When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name is automatically displayed.
If it is not an RDS broadcast, “No PS” is dis- played.
AUTO ST. B B C
The frequency of the current station is displayed.
section Application
