Rds R; Rds News And Traffic Announcement - Philips FR740/00 User Manual

RDS R

Radio Data System is a service that allows FM stations to
send additional information. If you are receiving an RDS
station, R and the station name are displayed.
Switching through different RDS information
• Press RADIO TEXT on the receiver repeatedly to switch
through the following information (if available):
– Radio text messages
– RDS clock
– Frequency
– Station name
Note: The time signal broadcasted from certain radio stations
may not always be accurate.

RDS News and Traffic Announcement

It is possible to set up the tuner in such a way that any
playback is interrupted by news or traffic information of a
chosen RDS station. Announcement functions only work if the
necessary RDS signals are being broadcast.
If RDS stations are also carrying an EON signal (Enhanced
Other Networks), is displayed. This signal enables the
EON
tuner to search not only the chosen RDS station, but the
whole EON station network for news and traffic information.
1 Tune to the desired RDS station.
2 Press NEWS/TA:
Once to display , this switches on the news
NEWS
announcement function.
Twice to display , this switches on the traffic
TA
announcement function.
Three times to display and
TA
announcement functions.
3 Select and play any other source as usual.
While news or traffic information is being broadcast
y
the receiver will switch to tuner and
flash.
4 Press NEWS/TA until the display indication disappears to
switch off the function(s).
or
Press NEWS/TA during an announcement to switch off the
function(s).
Note: Be sure to switch the news and traffic announcement
off during recording, otherwise these announcements
will also be recorded.
, this switches on both
NEWS
or will
NEWS TA
TUNER
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