Using RDS, RDS Program Types PTY, What is RDS?

Listening to the Radio—Continued

Using RDS

RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are available. When tuned to an RDS station, the RDS indi- cator 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 avail- able in most European countries. RDS is approved by the National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) and is available in North America.

Many FM stations use it these days. In addition to dis- playing text information, RDS can also help you ﬁnd radio stations by type (e.g., news, sport, rock, etc.). The AV receiver supports four types of RDS informa- tion:

PS (Program Service)

When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting PS information, the station’s name will be displayed. Press- ing 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 72).

PTY (Program Type)

This allows you to search RDS radio stations by type (see page 72).

TP (Trafﬁc Program)

This allows you to search for RDS radio stations that broadcast trafﬁc information (see page 72).

Notes:

•In some cases, the characters displayed on the AV receiver may not be identical to those broadcast by the radio station. Also, unexpected characters may be dis- played 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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