About RDS broadcasting
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This unit has the RDS (Radio Data System) function, which enables for the various information such as broadcasting station, radio text, time and 30 types of programs (News, Rock, Classic, etc.) to be received from the FM RDS station together with normal radio signal.
1 Press the STANDBY/ON button.
2 Receive the FM radio.
See the radio receiving method on the page 14.
FM and frequency are shown on the display
If the received station transfers the RDS information, 'RDS' appears automatically on the display.
3 Press the RDS DISPLAY button to select the desired RDS mode. 
Whenever the button is pressed, RDS mode changes as follows.
PS NAME | RT | CT | Current FM frequency |
The RDS function is available only in FM broadcasting.
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.
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About RDS DISPLAY function
About "PS NAME" MODE
Displays the name of broadcasting station.
Press the RDS DISPLAY button to select the PS NAME.
"PS NAME" appears on the display.
If the PS information is being received, the PS name (BBC, AFO, NDR, etc.) is shown on the display.
If the PS information isn't received, the original FM frequency is shown.
Even though no RDS DISPLAY button is pressed, the reception of PS information ensures the PS name is displayed.
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About 'RT' MODE
Displays the character transmitted from the broadcasting station.
Press the RDS DISPLAY button to select the RT MODE.
"RT" appears on the display.
If the RT information is being received, the received information is shown on the display.
If the RT information isn't received, the "NO RT" is shown on the display.
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About CT(Clock Time)
Sets the time of RDS clock.
To select the CT time, set the RDS Display button to CT MODE.
The CT information will take up to 2 minutes to be decoded there- fore the clock isn’t displayed immediately.
If there is no received CT information, "NO CT" is displayed.
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PTY (Program Type) indication and PTY-SEARCH function
The PTY information is composed of an identification symbol, which helps the FM radio to recognize the program type of each FM station.
The 30 PTY modes are shown on the display by pressing the PTY button.
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NEWS | • News including an announced opinion and report | |
AFFAIRS | • Several matters including a current incident, documentary, | |
discussion and analysis. | ||
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INFO | • Information including weights and measures, returns and fore- | |
cast, matters interesting the customer, medical information, etc. | ||
SPORT | • Sports | |
EDUCATE | • Education | |
DRAMA | • | |
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CULTURE | • | |
social science, language, theater,etc. | ||
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SCIENCE | • Natural science and technology | |
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comedy and satirical play, etc. | ||
POP M | • Pop Music | |
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ROCK M | • Rock Music | |
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M.O.R.M | • M.O.R- Comfortable music, occasionally vocal or piece | |
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LIGHT M | • Light classical music- Classical music and instrumental | |
and chorus music | ||
CLASSICS | • Heavy classical | |
music and opera | ||
OTHER M | • Other music - Jazz, R&B country music | |
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WEATHER | • Weather | |
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FINANCE | • Finance | |
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CHILDREN | • Children’s programmes | |
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SOCIAL | • Social affairs | |
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RELIGION | • Religion | |
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PHONE IN | • Phone in | |
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TRAVEL | • Travel | |
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LEISURE | • Leisure | |
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JAZZ | • Jazz Music | |
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COUNTRY | • Country Music | |
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NATION M | • National Music | |
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OLDIES | • Oldies Music | |
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FOLK M | • Folk Music | |
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DOCUMENT | • Documentary | |
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TEST | • Alarm Test | |
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About PTY-SEARCH
1 Tuned to an FM station broadcasting a PTY MODE.
See the FM receiving method on the page 14.
If the received station is transmitting the RDS information, "RDS" lights up.
2 Press the PTY button.
The PTY MODE(NEWS, AFFAIRS, etc) appears on the display.
Press the TUNING Down or Up button to select the desired PTY MODE.
If the station is transmitting no PTY information, 'NO PTY' shows on the display.
When the PTY MODE is selected(The PTY MODE is shown in the display), press the PTY button once again to convert into
If a station is found broadcasting required PTY MODE then the search station and the stop is selected.
If the PTY MODE isn’t found, it is retuned to the original station frequency at beginning the PTY SEARCH and
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