Broadcasts Receiving

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)

1Tune in a preset FM RDS station so that the RDS indicator lights up.

2Press RDS EON repeatedly to select the type of the program to be tuned in.

Each time you press the RDS EON button, the indication for the type of the program lights up alternately as shown below.

v

TA (Traffic Announcement)

v

NEWS (News)

v

INFO (Information program)

v

OFF (No indication lights up.)

After selecting the type of the program, you can select any other component.

When the receiver automatically tunes in the program, the indication that you’ve selected in Step 2 flashes in the display.

To stop listening to the program

Press RDS EON during program reception. The indication that you’ve selected in Step 2 lights up and the receiver switches back to the program source or the station you were listening to.

To turn off the EON function

Press RDS EON repeatedly in Step 2 above so that no program type indication lights up in the display.

Notes

After selecting the type of the program, if you tune in an AM station, the program type indicator turns off and the receiver will no longer tune in the program.

Be sure to turn off the EON function when you want to record a program without interruptions, especially when doing timer- activated recording.

“Weak Signal” appears in the display when the signal of the program is weak.

Description of program types

Program type indication

Description

 

 

News

News programs

 

 

Current Affairs

Topical programs that expand on

 

current news

 

 

Information

Programs offering information

 

on a wide spectrum of subjects,

 

including consumer affairs and

 

medical advice

 

 

Sport

Sports programs

 

 

Education

Educational programs, such as

 

“how-to” and advice programs

 

 

Drama

Radio plays and serials

 

 

Cultures

Programs about national or

 

regional culture, such as

 

language and social concerns

 

 

Science

Programs about the natural

 

sciences and technology

 

 

Varied Speech

Other types of programs such as

 

celebrity interviews, panel

 

games, and comedy

 

 

Pop Music

Popular music programs

 

 

Rock Music

Rock music programs

 

 

M.o.R. Music

Easy Listening

 

 

Light Classics M

Instrumental, vocal, and choral

 

music

 

 

Serious Classics

Performances of major

 

orchestras, chamber music,

 

opera, etc.

 

 

Other Music

Music that does not fit into any

 

categories above, such as

 

Rhythm & Blues and Reggae

 

 

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