Basic Functions
Description on RDS function
•PTY (Program Type) : Displays the type of programme currently being broadcast.
•PS NAME (Program Service Name) : Indicates the name of broadcasting station and is composed of 8 characters.
•RT (Radio Text) : Decodes the text broadcast by a station (if any) and is composed of maximum 64 characters.
•CT (Clock Time) : Decodes the real time clock from the FM frequency. Some stations may not transmit PTY, RT or CT information therefore this may not be displayed in all cases.
•TA (Traffic Announcement) : TA ON/OFF it shows that the traffic announcement is in progress.
✎NOTE
RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.
To show the RDS signals
You can see the RDS signals the station sends on the display.
RDS DISPLAY
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PS NAME | RT CT Frequency |
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PS | While searching, <PS> appears and | ||
then the station names will be |
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signal is sent. |
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| While searching, <RT> appears and | ||
RT | then text messages the station sends | ||
(RadioText) | will be displayed. <NO RT> appears | ||
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Frequency | Station frequency | ||
About characters shown in the display
When the display shows PS,or RT signals,the following characters are used.
•The display window cannot differentiate upper case and lower case letters and always uses upper case letters.
•The display window cannot show accented letters, <A,> for instance, may stands for accented <A’s> like <À, Â, Ä, Á, Å and Ã.>
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PTY (Program Type) indication and
One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels by specifying the PTY codes.
To search for a program using the PTY
codes
Before you start!
•The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations.
•To stop searching any time during the process, press PTY SEARCH button while searching.
•There is a time limit in doing the following steps.
If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again.
•When pressing the buttons on the primary remote control, make sure that you have selected the FM station using the primary remote control.
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1.Press the PTY SEARCH button while listening to an FM station.
2.Press the PTY- or PTY+ button until the PTY code you want appears on the display.
•The display gives you the PTY codes described to the right.
3.Press the PTY SEARCH button again, while the PTY code selected in the previous step is still on the display.
•The centre unit searches 15 preset FM stations, stops when it finds the one you have selected, and tunes in that station.
