Using the Radio DataSystem (RDS)

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 also display RDS information.

Notes

•RDS is operable only for FM stations.

•Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do they provide the same types of services. If you are not familiar with the RDS services in your area, check with your local radio stations for details.

Receiving RDS broadcasts

Simply select a station on the FM band using automatic tuning (page 16), direct tuning (page 17), or preset tuning (page 18).

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 information

While receiving an RDS station, press DISPLAY repeatedly.

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

Program Service name t Frequency t Program Type indicationa) t Radio Text indicationb) t Current Time indication (in 24- hour system) t Sound field currently applied

tVolume

a)Type of program being broadcast (see page 19).

b)Text messages sent by the RDS station.

Notes

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

•When 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

 

 

 

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