Playing The Radio; Radio Data System (Rds) - Chevrolet 2010 Colorado Owner's Manual

Radio Data System (RDS)

The audio system has a Radio Data System (RDS).
RDS features are available for use only on FM stations
that broadcast RDS information.
With RDS, the radio can do the following:
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Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of
programming.
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Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies.
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Display messages from radio stations.
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Seek to stations with traffic announcements.
This system relies upon receiving specific information
from these stations and only works when the information
is available. In rare cases, a radio station could broadcast
incorrect information that causes the radio features to
work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station.
While the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or call letters display instead of the frequency.
RDS stations can also provide the time of day, a
program type (PTY) for current programming, and
the name of the program being broadcast.

Playing the Radio

PWR (Power): Press to turn the system on and off.
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VOL/VOLUME: Turn to increase or to decrease
the volume.
RCL (Recall) (AM-FM Radio): Press to switch the
display between the radio station frequency, band, and
the time. When the ignition is off, press to display
the time.
DISPL (Display) (Radio with CD): When the ignition is
turned off, press to display the time.
For RDS, press the DISPL knob to change what
displays while using RDS. The display options are
station name, RDS station frequency, PTY (program
type), and the name of the program (if available).
For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISPL knob
while in XM mode to retrieve four different categories
of information related to the current song or
channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY,
Channel Number/Channel Name.
To change the default on the display, press the DISPL
knob until you see the desired display, then press and
hold this knob for two seconds. The radio produces one
beep. The selected display is now the default.
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