Other Features

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)

(For European model only

– excluding Russia)

What is the Radio Data System?

The Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal. This tuner offers convenient RDS features, such as monitoring traffic, news, or information programs and locating a station by program type. RDS is available only on FM stations.*

Note

RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.

*Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do they provide the same types of services. If you are not familiar with the RDS system, check with your local radio stations for details on RDS services in your area.

Receiving RDS broadcasts

/Simply select a station from the FM band.

When you tune in a station that provides RDS services, the station name appears in the display.

To check the RDS information

Each time you press DISPLAY/DEMO, the display changes as follows:

n Station name*

n Frequency

n Program type*

n Clock display

n Effect (P FILE) name or “EFFECT ON (OFF)”

* If the RDS broadcast is not received, the station name and the program type may not appear in

Locating a station by program type (PTY)

You can locate the station you want by selecting a program type. The unit tunes in that type of program currently being broadcast from the RDS stations stored in the tuner’s preset memory.

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1 Press PTY.

2 Press TUNING +/– to select the program type you want. See the “List of program types (PTY)” section below.

3 Press ENTER/NEXT.

The unit starts searching for the preset RDS stations (“SEARCH” and the selected program type appear alternately in the display).

When the tuner receives a program, the preset station number flashes.

4 Press TUNING +/– until the desired preset station number flashes in the display.

5 Press ENTER/NEXT while the preset station number is flashing.

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