Receiving RDS (European models only)
FM STEREO TUNER
PRESET
TIMER | MEMORY FM MODE |
CLEAR
STANDBY/ ON
TUNING
DISPLAY CHARACTER
ACCUCLOCK
DISPLAY
RDS reception is available only on the European model, and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are available.
What is RDS?
Many FM stations now transmit RDS signals which contain additional information. RDS provides you with various services so that you can choose a station broadcasting your favorite categories of music or other information. The information below is available through the
PS: Program Service Name
RT: Radio Text
Note
If radio signals are weak, RDS may not be received.
Displaying Radio Text (RT)
Radio Text can be displayed as follows.
Note
If the station you are listening to is not an RDS station, no Radio Text will be displayed.
1 Each time you press the DISPLAY button, the display changes as fol- lows.
If the current station you are listening to is not an RDS station, only the frequency of the station and the characters (see page 19) appear. (If no characters have been entered, only the frequency information will appear.)
When RT is received, it can sometimes take between a few seconds and 15 seconds (more or less) to display.
Sometimes the following messages will be shown on the display.
WAIT: This message indicates that it requires more time to receive the RT information. When the information is received, the characters will scroll across the display.
NO TEXT: This message appears for three seconds and indicates that even though an RDS station is being received, the signal does not contain RT information.
Frequency 
Entered Character or Program service name
Clock 
Radio Text 
DISPLAY
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