Radio Data System Tuner; Listening To Radio Data System Broadcasts (Fm Only) - Kenwood BDR-A7 Instruction Manual

Radio Data System Tuner

LISTENING TO Radio Data System BROADCASTS (FM ONLY)

Radio Data System is a method for sending information signals together with the transmitter signals. Your tuner is
capable of translating these signals and putting the information on the display. These codes contain the following
information. Program Service name (PS), A list of Program Types (PTY), Radio Text (RT).
■ Notes:
• In the other countries, Radio Data System tuner function cannot be available.
• Radio Data System is only possible in the FM band.
• Radio Data System searches for the preset stations only. If no stations have been stored in the memory, or if the
program type could not be found among the preset stations, "NO PTY" is displayed.
Therefore, preset the radio stations before searching for Radio Data System stations.
Searching for stations by program type
• You can search for stations by program type.
1.
In the FM mode, press the SEARCH MODE
button.
• "SEARCH" is displayed for several seconds.
2.
While displaying "SEARCH", select the desired
program type.
• Each time these buttons are pressed, one of different
types of programs is selected.
(NEWS, AFFAIRS, INFO, SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA,
CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED, POP M, ROCK M,
EASY M, LIGHT M, CLASSICS, OTHER M, WEATHER,
FINANCE, CHILDREN, SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE
IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY, NATION M,
OLDIES, FOLK M, DOCUMENT)
• If "SEARCH" disappears, press the SEARCH MODE
button again.
3.
While displaying the selected program type, press
the OK button.
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• The tuner start searching through the preset stations for
a match.
• When a station is found, the search stops and the
stations plays for five seconds.
• If no stations is found, "NO PTY" is displayed.
4.
If you want to keep listening to the station, press
the OK button within the five seconds.
• If you don't press the OK button, searching resumes.
Displaying Radio Data System information
• In the FM mode,
• Each time the DISPLAY button is pressed, the display
mode changes as follows:
Surround
Frequency
mode
Program
Type Service name
(PTY)
* Radio Text (RT) - Messages sent by the radio station.
For example, a talk radio station may provide a phone
number as RT.
* Program Service Name (PS) - The name of the radio
station.
* Program Type (PTY) - This indicates the kind of program
currently being broadcast.
• If the signals are too weak or no Radio Data System
service is available, "NO TEXT", "NO NAME" or "NO
PTY" will be displayed.
Radio
Volume Text
(RT)
Program
(PS)
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