Rds; Introduction Of Rds Operation; Switching The Rds Display - Pioneer DVH-P5000MP Operation Manual

RDS

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, intended to aid radio listeners in find-
ing and tuning in to a desired station.
1 TP ( ) indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
2 TEXT indicator
Shows when the radio text is received.
3 News ( ) indicator
Shows when the set news program is re-
ceived.
4 Program service name
Shows the name of broadcast program.
% Press F to display the function names.
Press F repeatedly to switch between the fol-
lowing functions:
BSM (best stations memory)REG (regional)
LOCAL (local seek tuning)program type
selection (PTY)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 se-
lect BSM or LOCAL.
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Notes
! If you do not operate the function within about
30 seconds, the display is automatically re-
turned 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 an RDS station.

Switching the RDS display

When you tune in an RDS station its program
service name is displayed. If you want to know
the frequency you can.
% Press DISPLAY on the head unit.
Press DISPLAY on the head unit repeatedly to
switch between the following settings:
Program service name (A)PTY information
and frequencyProgram service name (B)
PTY (program type ID code) information is
listed on page 24.
# PTY information and the frequency of the cur-
rent station appears on the display for eight sec-
onds.
# If a PTY code of zero is received from a station
or the signal is too weak for this unit to pick up
the PTY code, you cannot switch to PTY infoma-
tion display. In this case, if you have selected the
PTY information display, the display will be chan-
ged blank.
# If the signal is too weak for this unit to pick up
the PTY code, the PTY information display is
blank.
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