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PS
This is the label of the program service consisting of not more than eight alphanumeric characters, which is displayed
by RDS receivers in order to inform the listener what program service is being broadcast by the station to which the
receiver is tuned.
If you want to use just one PS setting please set delay for all others to 0.
You can select delay for each of the PS labels. Note that setting a 0 disables associated PI.
Labels will start at the start of the list once they reach the last defined PS label.
Do not exagerate, fast changing PI labels can compromise driver safety!
More information about PS feature
This is the most interesting feature for 99% of customers out there so we will dedicate a bit more time to it. RDS
standard provides for a 8-character PS string which is used to identify radio station and is displayed by RDS-enabled
radio receivers. Some countries prohibit changing this text dynamically, but others don't. Whatever your decision
may be, RDSMAX supports either static or dynamic PS. It is best to check with the local authorities before setting
up the RDS encoder.
The mechanism for handling dynamic (or static) PS text is best demonstrated by the following example:
Imagine a train traveling in a round trip involving 100 train stations. The train starts on station 00 (PS00) and goes
through stations 01, 02…. until it passes through station 99 and finally returns to station 00. Every time a train stops
at the station it sends the message back to the headquoters (PS text shown on RDS receiver). The amount of time
the train stays at the station (delay - PD00 to PD99) varies and can be from 0 minutes (train does not stop) to 9
minutes. I hope this little analogy has illustrated the process. You have 100 8-character strings (PS00 to PS99) which
are displayed one after the other until the entire loop repeats itself. You can define how long each of these strings is
displayed, the parameter which defines this is PD (PD00 to PD99).
Example: If you wish to just have one static PS, set all delays to 0 and set just PD00 to 1. Than set PS00 to desired
statis PS, which will be displayed indefinitely.