Radio Data System); Xd-980Md (En - Kenwood XD-980MD Instruction Manual

R.D.S.

(Radio Data System)

RDS is a system which transmits useful information (digi-
tal data) for FM broadcasts together with the broadcast
signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception
can extract the information from the broadcast signal for
use with various functions such as automatic display of
the station name.
This unit is equipped with the following functions
utilizing RDS data :
PTY (Program Type Identification) Search :
The tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently broad-
casting a specified program type (genre).
PS (Program Service Name) Display :
When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name is automatically
displayed.
EON (Enhanced Other Network) :
When the information to be received is set in advance and any RDS
station in the same network starts broadcasting of such information, the
reception automatically will be switched to that station.
Before using RDS
For reception of RDS stations, the auto presetting function must be used to preset the stations. With the auto presetting function, RDS
stations are preset with priority. "NO DATA" will be flashed when a station is not preset by auto presetting.
Set the reception band to FM. Preset RDS stations with the auto preset function.
To switch the display contents
Pressing the RDS DISP. key changes
the display contents.
(See below.)
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RDS DISP.
The "RDS" indicator lights up when an
RDS broadcast (signal) is received.
EX . BASS
EON TP TA NEWS INFO. PTY
- - F M 1 ) 2 5 )
Some functions may not be provided or be given different
names depending on countries or areas.
Display mode priority ranking
When an RDS broadcast is received
1 PS (Program Service Name) Display :
When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name
is automatically displayed.
If no PS data was sent, "NO PS" is displayed.
EX . BASS
EON TP TA NEWS INFO. PTY
B B C 1 F M
2 Frequency Display :
The frequency of the current station is displayed.
EX . BASS
EON TP TA NEWS INFO. PTY
- - F M 1 ) 2 5 )
R.D.S.

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