Using the Radio Data

System (RDS)

(Models of area code CEK, CEL only)

RDS enables radio stations to send additional information along with regular program signals. This receiver also allows you to use RDS (Radio Data System) and display RDS information.

Receiving RDS broadcasts

Simply select a station on the FM band.

Use “Automatic tuning” (page 18), “Manual tuning” (page 18), or “Preset tuning” (page 18) or “Direct tuning” (page 19).

When you tune in a station that provides RDS data services, the RDS indicator lights up and the program station 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 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) or preset station namea) t Frequencyb) t PTY (Program Type) indicationc) t RT (Radio Text) indicationd) t CT (Current Time) indication (in 24-hour system) t Sound field currently applied t Volume level

a)This information appears only when PS data is received or the preset station is indexed.

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

c)Type of program being broadcast (see page 20).

d)Text messages sent by the RDS station.

Notes

•If there is an emergency announcement by government authorities, “ALARM” flashes in the display.

•If the message consists of 9 characters or more, the message scrolls across the display.

•If a station does not provide a particular RDS service, “NO XXXX” (such as “NO TEXT”) appears in the display.

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 of

 

the above categories, 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 via

 

phone or public forum

 

 

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