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Using RDS (not North American model)

RDS only works 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 avail- able 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 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 60).

PTY (Program Type)

This allows you to search for RDS radio stations by type (see page 60).

TP (Traffic Program)

This allows you to search for RDS radio stations that broadcast traffic information (see page 60).

Notes:

•In some cases, the text 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!

TX-SA706 specifications

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