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RDS (radio data system) is a system for provid-
ing information along with FM broadcasts.
This inaudible information provides such fea-
tures as program service name, program type,
traffic announcement standby and automatic
tuning, and is intended to aid radio listeners in
finding and tuning in to a desired station.
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Band indicator
Shows which band the radio is tuned to,
MW/LW or FM.
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(stereo) indicator
Appears when the selected frequency is
being broadcast in stereo.
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Preset number indicator
Shows which preset has been selected.
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LOC indicator
Appears when local seek tuning is on.
5
Signal level indicator
Shows the radio wave strength.
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TEXT indicator
Shows when the radio text is received.
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PTY (program type ID code) informa-
tion
Shows the PTY (program type ID code) infor-
mation
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PTY (program type ID code) information
is listed on page 24.
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If a PTY code of zero is received from a
station, display is blank. This indicates
that the station has not defined its pro-
gram contents.
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If the signal is too weak for this unit to
pick up the PTY code, the PTY informa-
tion display is blank.
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Program service name
Shows the name of broadcast program.
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Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the
main menu.
FUNCTION
,
AUDIO
and
ENTERTAINMENT
appear on the display.
2
Use MULTI-CONTROL to select
FUNCTION.
Turn to change the menu option. Press to se-
lect.
The function name appears on the display.
3
Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the
function.
Turn
MULTI-CONTROL
to switch between the
functions in the following order.
BSM
(best stations memory)
—
Regional
(re-
gional)
—
Local
(local seek tuning)
—
PTY Search
(program type selection)
—
Traffic ANNOUNCE
(traffic announcement
standby)
—
Alternative FREQ
(alternative fre-
quencies search)
—
News Interrupt
(news
program interruption)
#
You can also switch between the functions in
reverse order by turning
MULTI-CONTROL
coun-
terclockwise.
#
To return to the frequency display, press
BAND
.
#
If MW/LW band is selected, you can only se-
lect
BSM
or
Local
.
RDS
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