RDS is a broadcasting service which a growing
number of FM stations provide. These FM stations
send additional signals along with their regular
programme signals. They send their station names,
and information about the type of programme such as
sport, music, etc.
When tuned to an RDS station, “RDS” and the station
name will be displayed.
“TP” (Traffic Programme) will appear on the display when
the received broadcast carries traffic information, and
“TA” (Traffic Announcement) will appear while a traffic
information is on air.
“PTYI” (Dynamic PTY Indicator) will appear while the
Dynamic PTY station is received.
You can control the RDS by using the buttons on the
remote control only.
Information provided by RDS
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Each time the RDS DISPLAY button is pressed, the
display will switch as follows:
Station name (PS)
Programme type (PTY)
Radio text (RT)
Frequency
When tuning in to a station other than an RDS station or to
an RDS station which sends weak signal, the display will
change in the following order:
No PS
No PTY
FM 98.80 MHz
No RT
Using the Auto Station Programme
Memory (ASPM)
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While in the ASPM operation mode, the tuner will
automatically search for new RDS stations. Up to 40
stations can be stored.
If you have already stored some stations in memory, the
number of new stations you can store will be less.
Press the TUNER button on the remote control or
FUNCTION button repeatedly on the main unit to
select TUNER function.
Press and hold down the RDS ASPM button on the
remote control.
After “ASPM” has flashed for about 4 seconds,
scanning will start (87.50 - 108.00 MHz).
When an RDS station is found, “RDS” will appear
for a short time and the station will be stored in
memory.
After scanning, the number of stations stored in
memory will be displayed for 4 seconds, and then
“END” will appear for 4 seconds.
To stop the ASPM operation before it is complete:
Press the RDS ASPM button while it is scanning for stations.
The stations which are already stored in memory will be
kept there.
Notes:
If the same station is broadcasting on different
frequencies, the strongest frequency will be stored in
memory.
Any station which has the same frequency as the one
stored in memory will not be stored.
If 40 stations have already been stored in memory, the
scan will be aborted. If you want to redo the ASPM
operation, erase the preset memory.
If no station has been stored in memory, “END” will
appear for a short while.
If the RDS signals are very weak, station names may
not be stored in memory.
The same station name can be stored in different
channels.
In a certain area or during certain time periods, the
station names may temporarily be different.
Notes for RDS operation
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If any of the following events occur, it does not mean
that the unit is faulty:
“PS”, “No PS” and a station name appear alternately,
and the unit does not operate properly.
If a particular station is not broadcasting properly
or a station is conducting tests, the RDS reception
function may not work properly.
When you receive an RDS station whose signal is too
weak, information like the station name may not be
displayed.
“No PS”, “No PTY” or “No RT” will flash for about 5
seconds, and then the frequency will be displayed.
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