About RDS broadcasting

Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to receive FM stations

RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For example,the stations send their station names,as well as information about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music,etc.

When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS service,the RDS indicator lights up on the display.

•Description on RDS function

1. PTY (Program Type) : Displays the type of programme currently being broadcast

2.PS NAME (Program Service Name) : Indicates the name of broadcasting station and is composed of 8 characters.

3.RT (Radio Text) : Decodes the text broadcast by a station (if any) and is composed

of maximum 64 characters.

4.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.

5. TA (Traffic Announcement) : When this symbol flashes it shows that the traffic announcement is in progress.

• RDS is not available for AM broadcasts.

• RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.

What information can RDS signals provide?

You can see the RDS signals the station sends on the display.

TO show the RDS signals

Press RDS DISPLAY while listening to an FM station.

Each time you press the button, the display change to show you the following information:

PS (Program Service) :While searching,"PS"appears and then the station names will be displayed."NO PS" appears if no signal is sent.

RT(RadioText) : while searching,"RT"appears and then text messages the station sends will be displayed. "NO RT"appears if no signal is sent.

Frequency : station frequency (non-RDS service)

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 lrtters and always uses upper case letters.

•The display window cannot show accented letters, “A,” for instance, may stans for accented “A’s” like “À, Â, Ä, Á, Åand Ã.”

• If searching finishes at once,“PS”,and “RT” will not appear on the display.

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