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

 

 

PRESET

 

 

 

LEVEL

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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