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Introduction of RDS operation
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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.
1 Band indicator
Shows which band the radio is tuned to,
MW/LW or FM.
2 Stereo (5) indicator
Shows when the selected frequency is
being broadcast in stereo.
3 Preset number indicator
Shows which preset has been selected.
4 LOC indicator
Shows when local seek tuning is on.
5 Signal level indicator
Shows the radio wave strength.
6 TEXT indicator
Shows when the radio text is received.
7 PTY (program type ID code) informa-
tion
Shows the PTY (program type ID code) infor-
mation
! PTY (program type ID code) information
is listed on page 24.
! 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.
! If the signal is too weak for this unit to
pick up the PTY code, the PTY informa-
tion display is blank.
8 Program service name
Shows the name of broadcast program.
1 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 clockwise to switch be-
tween 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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