Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (continued)
Displaying RDS information
While receiving an RDS station, press
DISPLAY.
Each time you press the button, RDS information on the display changes cyclically as follows:
PS (Program Service name)a) t Frequencya) t PTY (Program TYpe) indicationb) t RT (Radio Text) indicationc) t CT (Current Time) indication (in
a)This information also appears for
b)Type of program being broadcast (see page 29).
c)Text messages sent by the RDS station.
Notes
•If there is an emergency announcement by government authorities, “ALARM” flashes in the display.
•If a station does not provide a particular RDS service, “NO XX” (such as “NO CT”) appears in the display.
•When a station broadcasts radio text data, it is displayed at the same rate at which it is sent from the station. Any change in this rate is reflected in the display rate of the data.
Scanning preset stations by program type
You can tune in preset stations according to a program type that you specify. The receiver scans for stations in its preset memory currently broadcasting the specified program type.
1 Press RDS PTY.
2 Press TUNING/PTY SELECT + or TUNING/PTY SELECT – to select the program type.
See the table below for the information on each program type.
3 Press RDS PTY.
While the receiver is scanning stations, “PTY” and “SEARCH” appears by turns in the display window.
When the receiver finds a station, the receiver stops scanning. When the receiver could not find any preset stations currently broadcasting the specified program type, “NO PTY” appears in the display.