Using The Radio Data System (Rds); Recording - Sony STR-V555ES Operating Instructions Manual

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)
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Tune in a preset FM RDS station so that the RDS
indicator lights up.
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Press RDS/EON repeatedly to select the type of the
program to be tuned in.
Each time you press the RDS/EON button, the
indication for the type of the prograin lights up
alternately as shown below.
TA (Traffic Announcement)
NEWS (News)
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INFO (Infornlation progranl)
OFF (No indication lights up.)
After selecting the type of the program, you can select
any other COlilponent.
When the receiver automatically tunes in the program,
the indication that you've selected in Step 2 flashes in
the display.
1"ostop listening to the program
Press RDS/EON during prograin reception. The
indication that you've selected in Step 2 lights up and the
receiver switches back to the program source or the
station you were listening to.
1"oturn off the EON function
Press RDS/EON repeatedly in Step 2 above so that no
prograin type indication lights up in the display.
Notes
• After selecting the type of the program, if"you ttme in an AM
station, the program type indicator turns off and the receiver
will no longer ttme in the program.
• Be sine to turn off the EON f\mction when you want to record a
program without interruptions, especially when doing timer
activated recording.
• "Weak Signal" appears in the display when the signal of the
program is weak.
Program type indication Description
News News programs
Current Affairs Topical programs that expand on
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Information Programs oftVring infi0rmation
on a wide spectrum of subjects,
including consumer afthils and
medical advice
Sport Sports programs
Education Educational programs, such as
"how to" and advice programs
Drama Radio plays and serials
Cultures Programs about national or
regional culture, such as
language and social concerns
Science Programs about the natural
sciences and technology
Varied Speech Other types of programs such as
celebrity interviews, panel
games, and comedy
Pop Music Popular music programs
Rock Music Rock music programs
Easy Listening Easy Listening
Light Classics M Instrumental, vocal, and choral
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Serious Classics Performances of m_or
orchestras, chamber music,
opera, etc.
Other Music Music that does not fit into any
categories above, such as
Rhythm & Blues and Reggae
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