Introduction of RDS operation
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RDS (radio data system) contains inaudible in-
formations that helps searching of the radio
stations.
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Program service name
Shows the name of broadcast program.
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Preset number indicator
Shows which preset has been selected.
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TP indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
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TA indicator
Shows when TA (traffic announcement
standby) function is on.
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AF indicator
Shows when AF (alternative frequencies
search) function is on.
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Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press
FUNCTION
repeatedly to switch be-
tween the following functions:
BSM
(best stations memory)
—
REG
(regional)
—
LOCAL
(local seek tuning)
—
TA
(traffic an-
nouncement standby)
—
AF
(alternative fre-
quencies search)
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To return to the frequency display, press
BAND
.
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If MW/LW band is selected, you can only se-
lect
BSM
or
LOCAL
.
Notes
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If you do not operate the function within about
30 seconds, the display is automatically re-
turned to the frequency display.
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RDS service may not be provided by all sta-
tions.
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RDS functions such as AF and TA are only ac-
tive when your radio is tuned to an RDS
station.
Switching the RDS display
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Press DISPLAY.
Press
DISPLAY
repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Program service name
—
PTY information
—
Frequency
PTY (program type ID code) information is
listed on page 13.
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PTY information and the frequency appear on
the display for eight seconds.
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If a PTY code of zero is received from a station
or the signal is too weak for this unit to pick up
the PTY code, you cannot switch to PTY informa-
tion display.
Receiving PTY alarm
broadcasts
When the emergency PTY code broadcasts,
the unit receives it automatically (
ALARM
ap-
pears). When the broadcasting ends, the sys-
tem returns to the previous source.
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An emergency announcement can be can-
celed by pressing
TA
.
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