Kenwood R.D.S. (Radio Data System), B B C ) 1 * F M:1 5 MHz, Note before the use of RDS, To switch the display contents, 2Frequency Display :

R.D.S. (Radio Data System)

RDS is a system which transmits useful information (dig- ital 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:

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XD SERIES (En/E2)

PTY (Program Type Identification) Search : y

The tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently broadcasting a specified program type (genre).

PS (Program Service Name) Display : (See below.)

When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name is automatically displayed.

EON (Enhanced Other Network) : i

The “RDS” indicator lights up when an

RDS broadcast (signal) is received.

PGM	MEMO	EDIT	RDS EON		TA NEWS IN O.	TP	PTY	TOTAL SPACE
AUTO	DISC	ALL		- - F F M 1 ) 2.5 ) MHz
TUNED	STEREO										kHz
		MAX
				SLEEP	O.T.T.	ECHO	P.B.C.		EQ.	MANU.
									ON

When the information to be received is set in advance and any RDS station in the same network starts broadcasting of such information, the reception automatically will be switched to that station.

÷Some functions may not be provided or be given different names depending on countries or areas.

Note before the use of RDS

To receive RDS stations, you have to preset RDS stations using the auto preset function. The auto preset function presets the RDS stations in priority. Flashing “NO DATA” will be displayed when no RDS station has been preset with this function.

Set the receiving band to FM and preset RDS stations with the auto preset function. ⁄

To switch the display contentsPressing the RDS DISPLAY key changes the display contents.

RDS

DISPLAY

Display mode priority rankingWhen an RDS broadcast is received :1 PS (Program Service Name) Display :When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name is automatically displayed.If no PS data was sent, “NO PS” is displayed.

PGM	MEMO	EDIT	RDS EON	TA NEWS INFO.	TP PTY	TOTAL SPACE	PROG. MUTE			N.B.
AUTO	DISC	ALL	B B C ) 1 * F M:1 5 MHz				6	7	8	9	10
							12
TUNED	STEREO					kHz	1	2	3	4	5
		MAX					11	12	13	14	15

2Frequency Display :The frequency of the current station is displayed.

PGM	MEMO	EDIT	RDS EON	TA NEWS IN O.	TP PTY	TOTAL SPACE	PROG. MUTE			N.B.
AUTO	DISC	ALL	- - C F M 1 ) 2.5 ) MHz				6	7	8	9	10
							12
TUNED	STEREO					kHz		2	3	4	5
							1
		MAX					11	12	13	14	15

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