Onkyo TX-8255 Instruction Manual page 27

Listening to the Radio-Continued
RDS only works with European models and only in
areas where RDS broadcasts are available.
When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator
appears.
RDS indicator
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• What is RDS?
RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of
transmitting data in PM radio signals. It was developed
by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is
available in most European countries. Many FM stations
use it these days. In addition to displaying text
information, RDS can also help you find radio stations
by type (e.g., news, sport, rock, etc.).
The receiver supports four types of RDS information:
PS (Program Service)
When tuned to an RDS station that's broadcasting PS
information, the station's name will be displayed.
Pressing the [DISPLAY] button will display the
frequency for 3 seconds.
RT (Radio Text)
When tuned to an RDS station that's broadcasting text
information, the text will be shown on the display (see
page 28).
PTV (Program Type)
This allows you to search for RDS radio stations by type
(see page 28).
TP (Traffic Program)
This allows you to search for RDS radio stations that
broadcast traffic information (see page 28).
Notes:
• In some cases, the text characters displayed on the
receiver may not be identical to those broadcast by the
radio station. Also, unexpected characters may be
displayed when unsupported characters are received.
This is not a malfunction.
• If the signal from an RDS station is weak, RDS data
may be displayed intermittently or not at all.
RDS Program Types (PTY)
Type Display
None NONE
News reports NEWS
Current affairs AFFAIRS
Information INFO
Sport SPORT
Education EDUCATE
Drama DRAMA
Culture CULTURE
Science and technology SCIENCE
Varied
VARIED
Pop music POPM
Rock music ROCKM
Middle of the road music EASYM
Light classics
LIGHT M
Serious classics CLASSICS
Other music OTHER M
Weather WEATHER
Finance
FINANCE
Children's programmes
CHILDREN
Social affairs
SOCIAL
Religion RELIGION
Phone in PHONE IN
Travel TRAVEL
Leisure
LEISURE
Jazz music JAZZ
Country music COUNTRY
National music NATION M
Oldies music
OLDIES
Folk music FOLKM
Documentary DOCUMENT
Alarm test TEST
Alarm
ALARM
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