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AUTO PS, RT...
Auto PS and RT update is another hugely popular feature. Basically you can take the song title from Winamp or
another program via text file. Winamp must be setup to write its song info into a text file, this is done with TitleSpy
plugin. Most other playback programs can easily be setup to write song info into a text file. You can use this info to
update PS or RT text. PS text is limited to 8 characters so the entire song title can either be scrolled or split into 8-
character blocks. You can set the speed of scrolling on the panel above. You can also insert DATE at the end of the
scrolling block. A really popular and nifty feature indeed. This feature requires your PC to be connected to the RDS
encoder at all times during music playback.
Auto update PS from txt file
This mode makes it possible to have the PS updated automatically. A number of very usefull features make this
mode extremely usefull. It is possible to insert time, date or song name from external file. This external file can be
updated via Winamp or any other program.
If you want to collect data from Winamp (MP3 ID tag, song name) please use winamp plugin called VtitleSpy. This
little program was shipped with our driver, you will find it in the RDS MAX installation folder. Install it and
configure it to output winamp song info into your text file and than set RDS MAX driver to read song name from
that file. Also make sure you setup VtitleSpy plugin to limit song name to 64 characters.
Auto update RT from txt file
This is another popular feature, RDS allows for 64-character text string to be displayed on the receiver. However this
feature is rarely used as you need to press a button to display it (PS is always displayed by default). Another "nail in
RTs' coffin" is the fact that typical receiver only displays a maximum of 8-characters at a time meaning the message
needs to be scrolled. However popular or unpopular it may be, we support it.
The field at the top (RT) shows the currently active RT message
The auto update RT field makes it possible to collect the RT from any text file. In order to pick RT from a text file
select the text file with the browse button and enable auto update by selecting the Yes option. RDS MAX driver will
check the file once every second and update the encoder automatically, if it detects any changes of the text file.
If you want to collect data from Winamp (MP3 ID tag, song name) please use winamp plugin called VtitleSpy. This
little program was shipped with our driver, you will find it in the RDS MAX installation folder. Install it and
configure it to output winamp song info into your text file and than set RDS MAX driver to read song name from
that file. Also make sure you setup VtitleSpy plugin to limit song name to 64 characters.