Yamaha AVX-S80 Description of RDS data, PTY Program Type mode, RT Radio Text mode, Freq/Rds

RECEIVING RDS STATIONS (U.K. and Europe models only)

RDS (Radio Data System) is a data transmission system by FM stations in many countries.

RDS data contains various information such as PS (Program Service name), PTY (Program Type), RT (Radio Text), CT (Clock Time), etc. The RDS function is carried out among the network stations.

	CODE SET		AMP
HALL	JAZZ	ROCK	ENTERTAINMENT
1	2	3	4
SPORTS	MONO MOVIE	MOVIE 1	MOVIE 2
5	6	7	8
/DTS	SELECT	MATRIX 6.1	STEREO
9	0	10	CANCEL

FREQ/		TOP MENU		MENU
		LEVEL	PRESET
			SET MENU			MUTE
RDS	FREQ/				ABCDE
	RDS					PRESET
	CH		ENTER	CH
PTY SEEK			PRESET			u, d
		ON SCREEN		RETURN		VOL
		TEST		B.BOOST
MODE	MODE	PTY SEEK			START	PTY SEEK
						START

(U.K. and Europe models)

FREQ/RDS

When an RDS station is received, press this button to change the display mode among the PS mode, PTY mode, RT mode, CT mode (if the station offers those RDS data service) and/or frequency display mode in turn.

PTY SEEK MODE

Press this button to set the system in the PTY SEEK mode.

PTY SEEK START

Press this button to begin searching for a station after the desired program type has been selected in the PTY SEEK mode.

Description of RDS data

This system can receive, PS, PTY, RT and CT data when receiving RDS broadcasting stations.

■PS (Program Service name) mode:

The name of the RDS station being received is displayed.

■PTY (Program Type) mode:

There are 15 program types to classify RDS stations.

NEWS	News
AFFAIRS	Current affairs
INFO	General information
SPORT	Sports
EDUCATE	Education
DRAMA	Drama
CULTURE	Culture
SCIENCE	Science
VARIED	Light entertainment
POP M	Pops
ROCK M	Rock
M.O.R. M	Middle-of-the-road music
	(easy-listening)
LIGHT M	Light classics
CLASSICS	Serious classics
OTHER M	Other music

■RT (Radio Text) mode:

Information about the program (such as the title of the song, name of the singer, etc.) on the RDS station being received is displayed by a maximum of 64 alphanumeric characters, including the umlaut symbol. If other characters are used for RT data, they are displayed with under-bars.

■CT (Clock Time) mode:

The current time is displayed and updated every minute. If the data are accidentally cut off, “CT WAIT” may appear.

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