Using the Radio Data

System (RDS)

(Models of area code CEL only)

This receiver also allows you to use RDS (Radio Data System), which enables radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal. You can display RDS information.

Receiving RDS broadcasts

Simply select a station on the FM band using direct tuning (page 26), automatic tuning (page 25), or preset tuning (page 27).

When you tune in a station that provides RDS services, the RDS indicator lights up and the program service name appears in the display.

Note

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

Displaying RDS informationWhile receiving an RDS station, pressDISPLAY.

Each time you press the button, RDS information on the display changes cyclically as follows:

PS (Program Service name)a) t Frequencya)

tPTY (Program TYpe) indicationb) t RT (Radio Text) indicationc) t CT (Current Time) indication (in 24-hour system) t Sound field currently applied t Volume level

a)This information also appears for non-RDS FM stations.

b)Type of program being broadcast.

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

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station. Any change in this rate is reflected in the display rate of the data.

Description of program types

Program type

Description

indication

 

 

 

NEWS

News programs

 

 

AFFAIRS

Topical programs that expand on

 

current news

 

 

INFO

Programs offering information on

 

a wide spectrum of subjects,

 

including consumer affairs and

 

medical advice

 

 

SPORT

Sports programs

 

 

EDUCATE

Educational programs, such as

 

“how-to” and advice programs

 

 

DRAMA

Radio plays and serials

 

 

CULTURE

Programs about national or

 

regional culture, such as language

 

and social concerns

 

 

SCIENCE

Programs about the natural

 

sciences and technology

 

 

VARIED

Other types of programs such as

 

celebrity interviews, panel games,

 

and comedy

 

 

POP M

Popular music programs

 

 

ROCK M

Rock music programs

 

 

EASY M

Easy Listening

 

 

LIGHT M

Instrumental, vocal, and choral

 

music

 

 

CLASSICS

Performances of major orchestras,

 

chamber music, opera, etc.

 

 

OTHER M

Music that does not fit into any

 

categories above, such as Rhythm

 

& Blues and Reggae

 

 

WEATHER

Weather information

 

 

FINANCE

Stock market reports and trading,

 

etc.

 

 

CHILDREN

Programs for children

 

 

SOCIAL

Programs about people and the

 

things that affect them

 

 

RELIGION

Programs of religious content

 

 

PHONE IN

Programs where members of the

 

public express their views by

 

phone or in a public forum

 

 

TRAVEL

Programs about travel. Not for

 

announcements that are located by

 

TP/TA.