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Listening to the Radio—Continued

Using RDS (European Models Only)

RDS only works with European models and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are available.

When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator appears.

RDS indicator

What is RDS?

RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was developed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is available in most European countries. Many FM stations use it these days. In addition to displaying text information, RDS can also help you find radio stations by type (e.g., news, sport, rock, etc.).

The receiver supports four types of RDS information:

PS (Program Service)

When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting PS information, the station’s name will be displayed. Pressing the [DISPLAY] button will display the frequency for 3 seconds.

RT (Radio Text)

When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting text information, the text will be shown on the display (see page 29).

PTY (Program Type)

This allows you to search for RDS radio stations by type (see page 29).

TP (Traffic Program)

This allows you to search for RDS radio stations that broadcast traffic information (see page 29).

Notes:

In some cases, the text characters displayed on the receiver may not be identical to those broadcast by the radio station. Also, unexpected characters may be displayed when unsupported characters are received. This is not a malfunction.

If the signal from an RDS station is weak, RDS data may be displayed intermittently or not at all.

RDS Program Types (PTY)

Type

Display

None

NONE

 

 

News reports

NEWS

 

 

Current affairs

AFFAIRS

 

 

Information

INFO

 

 

Sport

SPORT

 

 

Education

EDUCATE

 

 

Drama

DRAMA

 

 

Culture

CULTURE

 

 

Science and technology

SCIENCE

 

 

Varied

VARIED

 

 

Pop music

POP M

 

 

Rock music

ROCK M

 

 

Middle of the road music

EASY M

 

 

Light classics

LIGHT M

 

 

Serious classics

CLASSICS

Other music

OTHER M

 

 

Weather

WEATHER

 

 

Finance

FINANCE

 

 

Children’s programmes

CHILDREN

 

 

Social affairs

SOCIAL

Religion

RELIGION

 

 

Phone in

PHONE IN

 

 

Travel

TRAVEL

 

 

Leisure

LEISURE

 

 

Jazz music

JAZZ

Country music

COUNTRY

 

 

National music

NATION M

 

 

Oldies music

OLDIES

 

 

Folk music

FOLK M

 

 

Documentary

DOCUMENT

Alarm test

TEST

 

 

Alarm

ALARM

 

 

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Onkyo TX-8222, TX-8522 instruction manual Using RDS European Models Only, RDS Program Types PTY, What is RDS?

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