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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.
PTY (Program Type):
Shows types of broadcast programs.
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 stations and AM (MW/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, PTY, or RT signals are sent by a station
“NO PS,” “NO PTY,” or “NO RT” appears in the main display.
If the unit takes time to show the RDS information
received from a station
“WAIT PS”, “WAIT PTY”, or “WAIT RT” may appear on the
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 28.
To search for a program using the PTY codes
REMEMBER you must preset FM RDS stations to use the
EON function. If not yet done, see page 13.
• 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 until “PTY” and
“SELECT” alternately appears on
the display.
• Each time you press the button, RDS operation mode
changes as follows:
2
Press 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
“
TRAFFIC
“
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3
Press PTY/EON once again.
While searching, “SEARCH” and the selected
PTY code alternate on the display.
The unit searches 30 preset FM stations, stops when it
finds the one you have selected (“FOUND” appears), and
tunes in that station.
• If no program is found, “NOT” and “FOUND”
alternately appears on the display and the unit returns to
the last received station.
To stop searching any time during the process
Press PTY/EON while searching.
PS
(Program Service)
PTY
(Program Type)
RT
(Radio Text)
Station frequency
(or preset channel no.)
DISPLAY
MODE
PTY SELECT
EON SELECT
Canceled
PTY/EON
SELECT
PTY/EON
Continued
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