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Receiving RDS
(European models only)
RDS reception is available only on the European
model, and only in areas where RDS broadcasts
are available.
What is RDS?
Many FM stations now transmit RDS signals which
contain additional information. RDS provides you
with various services so that you can choose a
station broadcasting your favorite categories of
music or other information. The information below
is available through the T-405X.
PS:
Program Service Name
RT:
Radio Text
Note
If radio signals are weak, RDS may not be received.
Displaying Radio Text (RT)
Radio Text can be displayed as follows.
Note
If the station you are listening to is not an RDS
station, no Radio Text will be displayed.
1
Each time you press the DISPLAY
button, the display changes as fol-
lows.
Frequency
Entered Character or
Program service name
Radio Text
Clock
DISPLAY
If the current station you are listening to is not an
RDS station, only the frequency of the station and
the characters (see page 19) appear. (If no
characters have been entered, only the frequency
information will appear.)
When RT is received, it can sometimes take
between a few seconds and 15 seconds (more or
less) to display.
Sometimes the following messages will be shown
on the display.
WAIT:
This message indicates that it requires more
time to receive the RT information. When the
information is received, the characters will scroll
across the display.
NO TEXT:
This message appears for three seconds
and indicates that even though an RDS station is
being received, the signal does not contain RT
information.
T-405X
FM STEREO TUNER
MEMORY
TIMER
CLEAR
AUTO / MONO
STANDBY/ ON
ACCUCLOCK
TUNING
PRESET
CHARACTER
DISPLAY
DISPLAY
