9
Operation
About RDS
This unit is equipped with RDS (Radio Data
System), which brings a wide range of information
to FM radio. Now in use in many countries, RDS is
a system for transmitting station call signs or net-
work information, a description of station pro-
gramme type text message about the station or
specifics of musical selection and the correct time.
RDS Tuning
When a FM station is tuned in and it contains RDS
data, the unit will automatically display the station’s
call sign and the RDS indicator will light in the
Display Window as well as indicators for the pro-
gramme type recognition (PTY), Radio Text (RT),
Clock Time (CT) and RDS services programme
(PS) if transmitted by the station.
RDS Display Options
The RDS system is capable of transmitting a wide
variety of information in addition to the initial call
sign that appears when a station is first tuned. In
normal RDS operation the display will indicate the
station name, broadcast network or call letters.
Pressing
RDS
on the front panel enables you to
cycle through the various data types in the
sequence:
(PTY
RT
CT
PS
FREQUENCY)
•
PTY (Programme type recognition)- The name of
the programme type is shown in the Display
Window.
•
RT (Radio text recognition)- The name of the
radio text is shown in the Display Window.
•
CT (Time controlled by the channel)- Enables the
unit to receive the actual time and show it in the
Display Window.
•
PS (Programme Service name)- The name of
the channel is shown in the Display Window.
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Some RDS stations may not choose to include
some of these additional features. If the data
required for the selected mode is not being trans-
mitted, the Display Window will show a PTY
NONE, RT NONE, CT NONE, PS NONE
message.
Programme Search (PTY)
A major benefit of RDS is its ability to encode
broadcasts with Programme Type (PTY) codes that
indicate the type of material being broadcast. The
following list shows the abbreviations used to indi-
cate each PTY along with an explanation of the
PTY.
You may search for a specific Programme Type
(PTY) by following these steps.
1.
Press TUNER (or FUNCTION) to select FM
mode.
2.
Select a desired station by pressing
TUNING (-/+).
When the RDS transmission is received, the
display shows the program service name (PS)
after RDS indicator appears.
3.
Press the RDS to select PTY mode.
4.
To search for a different PTY, press the
PRESET (-/+) while the last PTY in use is still
displayed to scroll through the list of available
PTY types.
5.
When the PTY is selected, press the
TUNING (-/+) within 5 seconds.
The unit will go into an automatic search mode
and attempt to find the next station with accept-
able signal strength that matches the desired
PTY type.
RDS Function - OPTIONAL
Operation
