Receiving RDS
RDS reception is only available in areas where RDS broadcasts are available. However, if radio reception is weak. RDS may not be received.
What is RDS?
Many FM stations now transmit RDS signals which give additional information. RDS provides you with various services so that (for example) you can choose a station broadcasting your favorite categories of music, or other information. The information below is available on this unit.
PS: Program Service Name
PTY: Program Type
TP: Traffic Program
AF: Alternative Frequency list
RT: Radio Text
CT: Clock Time
For models other than European models | SCAN |
RDS
For European models | SCAN |
PTY Classifications in USA
1.NEWS
2.Information
3.Sports
4.Talk
5.Rock
6.Classic Rock
7.Adult Hits
8.Soft Rock
9.Top 40
10.Country
11.Oldies
12.Soft
13.Nostalgia
14.Jazz
15.Classical
16.R & B
17.Soft R & B
18.Language
19.Religious Music
20.Rligious Talk
21.Personality
22.Public
*Alert: When an RDS station is making an emer- gency broadcast, this PTY will appear on the display, and flash on and off.
PTY Classifications in Europe
1.NEWS (News reports)
2.Current Affairs (Current Affairs)
3.Information (Information)
4.Sport (Sport)
5.Education (Education)
6.Drama (Drama)
7.Culture (Culture)
8.Science
(Science and technology)
9.Varied (Varied)
10.Pop Music (Pop Music)
11.Rock Music (Rock Music)
12.M.O.R. Music
(Middle of the road music)
13.Light Classics (Light Classics)
14.Serious Classics (Serious Classics)
15.Other Music (Other Music)
*Alarm: When an RDS station is making an emer- gency broadcast, this PTY will appear on the display, and flash on and off.
RDS
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| TUNED STEREO | NARROW |
| RDS | IF BAND |
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| TUNED STEREO | NARROW |
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DISPLAY GROUP | SCAN | DISPLAY GROUP | SCAN |
How to search for a station which broadcasts your favorite category (PTY scan)
1.Press the RDS button, and the program type of the currently selected station will be shown on the display.
If the station you are receiving is not broadcasting RDS, “Prog Type?” will be shown on the display.
2.Use the PRESET/TUNING dial to select your favorite program type (PTY) (for example, “Sport”).
See the PTY description below.
3.Press the SCAN button to start searching for the chosen PTY. When a station is received with the desired PTY, the scanning stops for approximately 5 seconds, before the unit starts scan- ning again.
4.When the desired station is reached, press SCAN again to stop scanning.
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