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RADIO DATA SYSTEM (RDS)
FEATURES
Your radio’s Radio Data System
allows you to:
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Seek only stations with your
preferred programming type
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Seek stations with traffic
announcements
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Receive announcements of local
and/or national emergencies
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Receive and display messages
from radio stations
RDS features are available on FM
stations that broadcast RDS
information. When tuned to an RDS
station, your radio displays the
station name instead of the
frequency. Most RDS stations
broadcast their station name, time of
day and a Program Type (PTY).
To activate program types:
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Press the TUNE/SEL button until
PROGRAM TYPE MODE appears
on the display.
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Press TUNE/SEL to select on or off.
Press CLR to exit the display.
RDS Messages
ALERT!: Warns of local or national
emergencies and appears on the
display during such an
announcement. You will hear the
announcement even if the radio
volume is low or a CD is playing.
MSG (Message): Appears on the
display if the current RDS station has
a message, such as artist, song title,
call-in phone numbers, etc. If
equipped with XM Radio, press the
MSG button while in XM mode to
retrieve various information.* To
display the last message, press
TUNE/SEL button; then turn the knob
until RECALL RDS MESSAGE appears
on the display. Press TUNE/SEL. The
message will appear on the display.
TP (Traffic Program): TP will appear
on the display when the radio
detects an RDS station that has traffic
announcement capability.
TA (Traffic Announcement): If TA
appears on the display, the tuned
radio station is capable of
broadcasting traffic announcements.
When a traffic announcement comes
on the tuned station, you will hear it,
even if the radio volume is low or a
CD is playing.
To turn the TA feature on or off:
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Press the TUNE/SEL button; then
turn the knob until TRAFFIC
ANNOUNCMENT appears on the
display.
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Press the knob to turn the TA
feature on or off. Press the CLR
button to exit the display.
AF (Alternate Frequency): This feature
allows the radio to switch to a station
with a stronger signal and of the
same PTY. To turn the AF on or off,
follow the above procedure. Select
ALTERNATE FREQ; then continue
with the above steps.
CD Player Controls: See Section 3 of
your Owner Manual for complete
Single-Disc CD Player features and
operating instructions.
*See Section 3 of your Owner Manual for
a complete list of possible XM Radio
Messages.
