Receiving Rds - Onkyo T-430RDS Instruction Manual

Receiving RDS
RDS reception is only available in areas where RDS broadcasts are
available. However, if radio reception is weak, RDS may not be
received,
What is RDS?
Many FM stations now transmit RDS signals which give additional
information. RDS provides you with various services so that (for
example) you can choose a station broadcasting your favorite cate-
gories of music, or other information. The information on the right
side is available on this unit.
PTY/TP/AF
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1 MEWS News reports
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PS: Program Service Name
When an RDS station broadcasting PS information is
received, the name of the station will be displayed instead of
the frequency.
PTY: Program Type
When an RDS station broadcasting PTY information is
received, the type (category) of the broadcast will be displayed,
TP: Traffic Program
When an RDS station broadcasting TP information is
teceived, the traffic information will be displayed.
AF: Alternative Frequency list
When a station broadcasting AF information is received, a fre-
quency list of the stations servicing the same program in the
surrounding is provided. From this list, the tuner can automati-
cally search for the strongest frequency for a given station.
RT: Radio Text
When an RDS station broadcasting RT information is
received, the information received from the station will be
shown on the tuner's display.
NOTE:
In some cases, the characters displayed on the screen of the T-
430RDS may not be exactly the same as the ones broadcast by the
radio station. The T-430RDS cannot display lower case letters, and
will change them (o upper case. If strange characters appear in the
display, it i s because characters are being received that cannot be
correctly displayed by the T-430RDS. They do not indicate a mal-
function of the unit.
Reports on current events and happenings.
Live sports action, sports news and interviews,
Formal educational programs.
Radio plays and serials
Cultural programs (including religious affairs)
Science and technology Programs about the natural sciences and technology.
Rock music
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Popular music with a more specialist appeal, often not included in sales charts,
Middle of the road music Easy listening music as opposed to Pop, Rock or Classical.
Classical music for general rather than specialist appreciation.
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Folk, Country, Reggae.