04
Section
En
18
RDS
Introduction of RDS operation
RDS (radio data system) is a system for provid-
ing information along with FM broadcasts. This
inaudible information provides such features as
program service name, program type, traffic
announcement standby, automatic tuning and
program service tuning intended to aid radio
listeners in finding and tuning in to a desired
station.
1 Program service name
Shows the type of broadcast program.
2 AF indicator
Shows when AF (alternative frequencies
search) function is on.
3 NEWS ( ) indicator
Shows when a NEWS program is received.
4 TP ( ) indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.
2 Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between
the following functions:
BSM (best stations memory)—REG (regional)—
LOCAL (local seek tuning)—PTY (program type
selection)—TA (traffic announcement
standby)—AF (alternative frequencies search)—
NEWS (news program interruption)
• To return to the frequency display, press
BAND.
• If MW/LW band is selected, you can only
select BSM or LOCAL.
Notes
• If you do not operate the function within about
30 seconds, the display is automatically
returned to the frequency display.
• RDS service may not be provided by all sta-
tions.
• RDS functions like AF and TA are only active
when your radio is tuned to a RDS station.
Switching the RDS display
When you tune in a RDS station its program
service name is displayed. If you want to know
the frequency you can.
1 Press
OPEN to open the front panel.
2 Press DISPLAY
.
Press
DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Program service name (A) —PTY information
and Frequency—Program service name (B)
PTY (program type ID code) information is listed
on page 23.
• PTY information and the frequency of the
current station appears on the display for eight
seconds.
• If a PTY code of zero is received from a station,
Display is blank. This indicates that the station
has not defined its program contents.
• If the signal is too weak for this product to
pick up the PTY code, the PTY Information
Display is blank.
