10. General instructions
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10. General instructions
RBDS SYSTEM
This car radio is capable of receiving RBDS signals
(RBDS = Radio Broadcast Data System) on the VHF
band. RBDS is a technology for transmitting inaudi-
ble additional information in the VHF broadcasting
range. This means that the station broadcasts informa-
tion which can be evaluated by the car radio.
DAS Seek Qual. level
On level
DAS Seek Qual.
, all receivable and iden-
tifiable RBDS programs are stored in a list sorted ac-
cording to signal strength. The dynamic autostore,
search and scan search functions use this list.
DAS Seek Name level
On level
DAS Seek Name
, all receivable and iden-
tifiable RDS programs are stored in a list sorted al-
phabetically by name. The dynamic autostore, search
and scan search functions use this list.
RBDS Stations level
On level
Stations RDS
only identified RBDS sta-
tions can be saved. The unit constantly switches to the
best receivable transmission frequency for the station.
During the search for
Stations RDS
the unit will
stop only at identifiable stations.
Stations Fix Level
At the level
Stations Fix
frequencies can be as-
signed to the station keys. There is no RBDS evalua-
tion. The search function on
Stations Fix
is equivalent to manual FM tuning
(Page 31).
PTY (Program Type)
Specific types of programs, such as sports, pop music,
classical music etc., can be selected using the PTY
function.
The PTY is transmitted by the RBDS station, provid-
ed this function is installed at the broadcaster. You
can display the selected transmitter’s program type or
perform a search for a specific PTY transmitter.
Examples of program types:
NEWS
News service
SOFT
Easy Listening
INFORM
Information programs
NOSTALGA
Nostalgia
SPORTS
sports news
JAZZ
Jazz
TALK
Talk
CLASSICL
Classical
ROCK
Rock
R&B
R&B
CLS ROCK
Classic rock
SOFT R&B
Soft R&B
ADLT HIT
Adult contemporary
LANGUAGE
Language
SOFT RCK
Soft rock
REL MUSC
Religious music
TOP 40
Top 40
REL TALK
Religious talk
COUNTRY
Country
PERSNLTY
Personality
OLDIES
Oldies
PUBLIC
Public
WEATHER
Weather forecast
PTY 24-28
not specified
