Pioneer DEH-P9800BT operation manual Rds, Introduction of RDS operation

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05 RDS

Introduction of RDS operation

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RDS (radio data system) is a system for provid- ing information along with FM broadcasts. This inaudible information provides such fea- tures as program service name, program type, traffic announcement standby and automatic tuning, and is intended to aid radio listeners in finding and tuning in to a desired station.

1TEXT indicator

Shows when the radio text is received.

2Program service name

Shows the name of broadcast program.

3News () indicator

Shows when the set news program is re- ceived.

4TP () indicator

Shows when a TP station is tuned in.

5PTY (program type ID code) informa- tion

Shows the PTY (program type ID code) infor- mation

!PTY (program type ID code) information is listed on page 27.

!If a PTY code of zero is received from a station, display is blank. This indicates that the station has not defined its pro- gram contents.

!If the signal is too weak for this unit to pick up the PTY code, the PTY informa- tion display is blank.

6Signal level indicator Shows the radio wave strength.

1Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the main menu.

FUNCTION, AUDIO and ENTERTAINMENT appear on the display.

2Use MULTI-CONTROL to select

FUNCTION.

Turn to change the menu option; press to se- lect.

The function name appears on the display.

3Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the function.

Turn MULTI-CONTROL clockwise or counter- clockwise to switch between the functions in the following order:

BSM (best stations memory)—Regional (re- gional)—Local (local seek tuning)—

PTY search (program type selection)— Traffic announcement (traffic announcement standby)—Alternative FREQ. (alternative fre- quencies search)—News interrupt (news

program interruption)

# To return to the frequency display, press

BAND.

# If MW/LW band is selected, you can only se- lect BSM or Local.

Notes

!If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically re- turned to the frequency display.

!RDS service may not be provided by all sta- tions.

!RDS functions such as AF and TA are only ac-

tive when your radio is tuned to an RDS station.

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