Receiver Operations
What you can do with the Radio Data System
Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular radio programme signal. This receiver offers you three convenient RDS features: Displaying the RDS information; Monitoring of traffic, news, or information programmes; and Locating a station by programme 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.
Displaying the RDS Information
Press DISPLAY. Each time you press DISPLAY, the display advances one step through the following information.
Information displayed | You can: |
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Station Name** | Locate each station by name |
| (e.g., WDR) instead of |
| frequency. |
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Frequency** | Locate each station by |
| frequency. |
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Programme Type | Locate a specific type of |
| programme being broadcast. |
| (See page 16 for the types of |
| programmes you can select.) |
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Radio Text | Display the text messages sent |
| by the RDS station. |
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Clock | Display the current time |
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**This information also appears for
Notes
•If there is an emergency announcement by governmental authorities, ALARM flashes in the display.
•When the message consists of 9 characters or more, the message scrolls across the display.
•The following messages appear if a station is not providing a particular RDS service:
“NO PTY” (the selected programme type is not available) “NO TEXT” (text data is not available)
“NO TIME” (clock time data is not available)
•Depending on the method used by the radio station to send the text, some text messages may be incomplete.
Monitoring traffic, news, or information programmes (EON)
The EON (Enhanced Other Network) function allows the receiver to switch automatically to a station broadcasting traffic announcements, news or information programmes. When such a programme starts on a station networking with the preset FM RDS station, the receiver automatically tunes in the station. After the programme ends, the receiver switches back to the original preset station or the programme source you were originally listening to.
1Tune to an FM station.
2Press RDS EON to select the programme you want to monitor.
Each time you press RDS EON, the indicators light as follows:
/TA (Traffic Announcement)
.
NEWS
.
INFO (Information)
.
OFF (No indication lights up)
The receiver enters EON standby mode.
“NO TA”, “NO NEWS”, or “NO INFO” appears if you press RDS EON before tuning to an RDS station.
When a station starts broadcasting the programme you selected, the receiver switches to the station, a message (e.g., “NOW TA”) appears and the respective indicator (e.g.,“TA”) flashes. After the programme ends, the receiver switches back to the station you were listening to (or the function you were using).
To stop monitoring the programme
Press RDS EON once.
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