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Receiving FM Stations with RDS
RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along
with their regular program signals. For example, the stations
send their station names, as well as information about what
type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc.
When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS
service, the RDS indicator lights up on the display.
With the unit, you can receive the following types of RDS
signals.
PS (Program Service):
Shows commonly known station names.
CT (Clock Time):
Shows clock time the station sends.
RT (Radio Text):
Shows text messages the station sends.
EON (Enhanced Other Networks):
Provides the information about the types of the
programs sent by other RDS stations.
More about RDS
• Some FM, MW, and LW stations do not provide RDS signals.
• RDS services vary among FM RDS stations. For details on RDS
services in your area, check with local radio stations.
• RDS may not work correctly if the received station is not
transmitting the signals properly or if the signal strength is weak.
Changing the RDS Information
You can see RDS information on the display while listening
to an FM station.
Press DISPLAY MODE.
• Each time you press the button, the display
changes to show the following information:
If no PS NAME, CT, or RT signals are sent by a station
“NO PS,” “NO CT” or “NO RT” appears in the main display.
Searching
for
Programs
by PTY Codes (PTY
Search)
One of the advantages of RDS is that you can locate a
particular kind of program by specifying the PTY codes.
• For details on the PTY codes, see “Additional Information”
on page 25.
To search for a program using the PTY codes
REMEMBER you must preset FM RDS stations to use the
PTY codes. If not yet done, see page 11.
• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the
setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1
again.
1
Press PTY/EON.
2
Press or SELECT –
until the PTY code you want
appears on the display.
• Each time you press the button, the PTY codes change
as follows:
NEWS
“
AFFAIRS
“
INFO
“
SPORT
“
EDUCATE
“
DRAMA
“
CULTURE
“
SCIENCE
“
VARIED
“
POP M
“
ROCK M
“
M.O.R. M
“
LIGHT M
“
CLASSICS
“
OTHER M
“
WEATHER
“
FINANCE
“
CHILDREN
“
SOCIAL A
“
RELIGION
“
PHONE IN
“
TRAVEL
“
LEISURE
“
JAZZ
“
COUNTRY
“
NATIONAL
“
OLDIES
“
FOLK M
“
DOCUMENT
“
(back to the beginning)
3
Press PTY/EON once again.
The preset FM stations appear on the display
with their preset numbers.
The unit searches 30 preset FM stations, stops
when it finds the one you have selected and tunes in that
station.
• If no program is found, the unit returns to the last
received station.
To stop searching any time during the process
Press or SELECT – while searching.
Station frequency
(or preset channel no.)
CT
(Clock Time)
PS NAME
(Program Service Name)
RT
(Radio Text)
* The clock time shown on the display is not the
same as CT (Clock Time) sent by the station.
*
Continued
DISPLAY MODE
PTY / EON
SELECT
PTY / EON
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