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Listening to the Radio
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RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are
available. When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS
indicator appears.
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What is RDS?
RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of
transmitting data embedded in FM radio signals. It was
developed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
and is available in most European countries. Many FM
stations use it these days. In addition to displaying text
information, RDS can also help you find radio stations
by type (e.g., news, sport, rock, etc.).
The tuner supports four types of RDS information:
PS (Program Service)
When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting PS
information, the station’s name will be displayed.
RT (Radio Text)
When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting text
information, the text will be shown on the display
(
page 22).
PTY (Program Type)
This allows you to search for RDS radio stations by type
(
page 22).
TP (Traffic Program)
This allows you to search for RDS radio stations that
broadcast traffic information (
page 22).
Notes:
• In some cases, the text characters displayed on the
tuner may not be identical to those broadcast by the
radio station. Also, unexpected characters may be
displayed when unsupported characters are received.
This is not a malfunction.
• If the signal from an RDS station is weak, RDS data
may be displayed intermittently or not at all.
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Switching the Display
When receiving RDS, you can press [RT/PTY/TP]
button to switch the information shown in the display.
RDS Program Types (PTY)
Using RDS
RDS indicator
Type
Display
None
NONE
News reports
NEWS
Current affairs
AFFAIRS
Information
INFO
Sport
SPORT
Education
EDUCATE
Drama
DRAMA
Culture
CULTURE
Science and technology
SCIENCE
Varied
VARIED
Pop music
POP M
Rock music
ROCK M
Middle of the road music
EASY M
Light classics
LIGHT M
Serious classics
CLASSICS
Other music
OTHER M
Weather
WEATHER
Finance
FINANCE
Children’s programmes
CHILDREN
Social affairs
SOCIAL
Religion
RELIGION
Phone in
PHONE IN
Travel
TRAVEL
Leisure
LEISURE
Jazz music
JAZZ
Country music
COUNTRY
National music
NATION M
Oldies music
OLDIES
Folk music
FOLK M
Documentary
DOCUMENT
Alarm test
TEST
Alarm
ALARM
