Use of Radio Data System (RDS)
RDS is a transmission system whereby FM station transmit other useful information along with the actual
transmitter signal. This can be extracted from the normal transmitter signal and used for a range of additional
functions.
If an RDS signal is received, then”
RDS
” appears in the display below the frequency display and after a while
the station name is displayed instead of the frequency.
RDS functions
The following information can be retrieved by repeatedly pressing the
INFO
button:
• Radiotext – If the station is not broadcasting any radio text, then
“NO TEXT”
appears.
• PTY (Program Type) – If the station is not broadcasting any PTY signal, then
“NO PTY”
appears.
• Frequency and memory space of the station received
• Stereo / Mono display
• Time – If the station is not broadcasting any time signal, then “
00_00_00
” appears.
• Date – If the station is not broadcasting any date signal, then “
00-00-00
” appears.
If there is insufficient reception signal, signal reception can be disturbed or impossible despite showing the
“
RDS
” display.
Saving stations in station memory
There are 20 memory spaces available to make it easier to find FM stations. To assign the memory, proceed as
follows:
• Select a station to be saved
• Press the
PRG
button until the display flashes and shows a memory space. An empty memory space is
indicated by
“EMPTY”
, an assigned space is shown with its frequency. You can also re-assign a memory
space which is already in use.
• Press the
TUN+
or
TUN-
buttons to select a memory space.
• Confirm save using the
Enter
button.
“STORED”
flashes briefly on the display.
• The stations can now be selected with the or
buttons.
FM menu functions
The
MENU
button opens a menu in which different FM functions can be set. The menu can be scrolled
through using the
TUN+
or
TUN-
buttons and the desired menu point can be confirmed with the
Enter
button. The following functions can be set:
•
SCAN SET:
With this you can set which station should be considered for automatic storage during the station
scan. The settings which are possible are
“ALL”
(all stations which can be received) or
“Strong”
(only the stron-
gest stations). The selection is made
TUN+
with the
TUN-
or buttons and confirmed with the
Enter
button.
•
AUD SET:
Setting for
“Mono”
or
“Stereo”
reception. The selection is made with the
TUN+
or
TUN-
buttons and confirmed with the
Enter
button.
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