Kenwood XD-9581MD B B C, F M @, R.D.S. Radio Data System, F M 1 2.5 MHz, Before using RDS

R.D.S. (Radio Data System)

RDS is a system which transmits useful information (digi- tal 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.

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This unit is equipped with the following functions utilizing RDS data :

PTY (Program Type Identification) Search : â

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

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

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

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		PROG. MUTE				N.B.
AUTO	DISC	ALL	) 1		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
			SLEEP	O.T.T.		ECHO	P.B.C.	EQ.	MANU.
										16	17	18	19		20
								ON
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EON (Enhanced Other Network) : w

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.

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

Before using RDS

For reception of RDS stations, the auto presetting function must be used to preset the stations. With the auto presetting function, RDS stations are preset with priority. “NO DATA” will be flashed when a station is not preset by auto presetting.

Set the reception band to FM. Preset RDS stations with the auto preset function. ¤

To switch the display contents

Pressing the RDS DISP. key changes the display contents.

RDS DISP.

Display mode priority ranking

When 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 @		12
TUNED	STEREO								kHz		2	3		4	5
										1
		MAX							MHz	6	7	8		9	10
			SLEEP	O.T.T.		ECHO	P.B.C.	EQ.	MANU.	11	12	13		14	15
										16	17	18	19		20
								ON
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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	- -		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
			SLEEP	O.T.T.		ECHO	P.B.C.	EQ.	MANU.
										16	17	18	19		20
								ON

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