Using The Rds (Radio Data System); Rds (Radio Data System); Rds Search; Pty Search - Denon S-301 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced Operation

Using the RDS (Radio Data System)

RDS (Radio Data System)

RDS (works only on the FM band) is a broadcasting service which
allows radio stations to send additional information along with
the regular radio program signal.
The following three types of RDS information can be received on
this unit:
2 Program Type (PTY)
PTY identifies the type of RDS program.
The program types and their displays are as follows:
NEWS News NOST LG
INFORM Information J ZZ
SPORTS CL SSICL
Sports
T LK Talk R & B
ROCK SOFT R&B
Rock
CLS ROCK L NGU GE
Classical Rock
DLT HIT REL MUSC
Adult Hits
SOFT RCK REL T LK
Soft Rock
TOP 40 PERSNLTY
Top 40
COUNTRY PUBLIC
Country
OLDIES COLLEGE
Oldies Music
SOFT WE THER
Soft
+ –
TUNING /
ENTER
DISPLAY
CURSOR
RDS
AUDIO/PTY
ENTER
2 Traffic Program (TP)
TP identifies programs that carry traffic announcements.
This allows you to easily find out the latest traffic conditions in
your area before you leaving home.
2 Radio Text (RT)
RT allows the RDS station to send text messages that appear on
the display.
NOTE:
• The operations described below using the AUDIO/PTY,
SUBTITLE/RT and ANGLE/CT buttons will not function in areas
Nostalgia
in which there are no RDS broadcasts.
Jazz Music
Classical Music
2 Clock Time (CT)
R & B
Use this to correct the time of the clock on the this unit.
Press this button when the time service of an RDS station is
Soft R & B
being properly received. "TIME" is displayed for 2 seconds and
Language
the this units clock is corrected. "NO TIME DATA" is displayed
if the RDS station does not offer a time service and when the
Religious Music
broadcast is not being received properly.
Religious Talk
Personality
Public
College
Weather
Use this function to automatically tune to FM stations that
provide RDS service.
+ –
TUNING ,
1
CURSOR
ANGLE/CT
2
SUBTITLE/RT
• When the CURSOR
Use this function to find RDS stations broadcasting a designated
program type (PTY).
For a description of each program type, refer to "Program Type
(PTY)".
1
2
3
• When the CURSOR
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Advanced Operation

RDS search

Set the band to "FM", then press the
button until "RDS SEARCH" appears on the
display.
TUNING + –
Press the or button.
• The RDS search operation starts automatically.
• When a broadcast station is found, that station's name
appears on the display.
If no RDS station is found when all the frequencies are
searched, "NO PROGRAM" is displayed.
or button is pressed during the RDS
0 1
search operation, all frequencies are searched once.

PTY search

Set the band to "FM", then press the
button until "PTY SEARCH" appears on the
display.
Watching the display, press the
button to call out the desired program type.
TUNING + –
Press the or button.
• The PTY search operation starts automatically.
• The station name is displayed on the display after
searching stops.
If no station broadcasting the designated program type is
found when all the frequencies are searched, "NO
PROGRAM" is displayed.
or button is pressed during the PTY
0 1
search operation, all frequencies are searched once.
RDS
RDS
AUDIO/PTY