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R.D.S. (Radio Data System)
Application section
R.D.S. (Radio Data System)
By specifying the type of program (genre) you want to
listen to, the tuner automatically searches for a station
which is currently broadcasting a program of the speci-
fied type.
Under certain receiving conditions, it may take more
than 1 minute to complete the search.
Searching for a desired program type
(PTY search)
Set the reception band to FM.
Activate the PTY search mode.
Select the program type you desire.
When an RDS broadcast is received, the program type
is shown on the display. If no PTY data is available, or if
the station is not an RDS station, "NONE" is displayed.
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Program type table
Pop Music
Rock Music
Easy Listening Music
Light Classical
Serious Classical
Other Music
News
Current Affairs
Information
Sport
Education
Drama
Culture
Science
Varied
Weather
Finance
Children's programs
Social Affairs
Religion
Phone In
Travel
Leisure
Jazz Music
Country Music
National Music
Oldies Music
Folk Music
Documentary
Use the program type table on the right for your convenience.
POP M
ROCK M
EASY M
LIGHT M
CLASSICS
OTHER M
NEWS
AFFAIRS
INFO
SPORT
EDUCATE
DRAMA
CULTURE
SCIENCE
VARIED
WEATHER
FINANCE
CHILDREN
SOCIAL
RELIGION
PHONE IN
TRAVEL
LEISURE
JAZZ
COUNTRY
NATION M
OLDIES
FOLK M
DOCUMENT
Program Type Name
Display
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To select using the VOLUME keys.
The VOLUME keys let you select from all 29
program types in the order shown at right.
Press the key and release it when the de-
sired type is displayed.
PGM/PTY
Press the PGM/PTY key.
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VOLUME
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program type
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program type
For reception of RDS stations, the RDS auto presetting
function must be used to preset the stations.
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