Receiving Rds (European Models Only) - Onkyo R-801A Instruction Manual

Receiving RDS
RDS reception is available only on the Euro-
pean model, and only in areas where RDS
broadcasts are available.
What is RDS?
Many FM stations now transmit RDS signals
which contain additional information. RDS
provides you with various services so that
you can choose a station broadcasting your
favorite categories of music or other infor-
mation. The information below is available
through the R-801A.
PS: Program Service Name
RT: Radio Text
Note
If radio signals are weak, RDS may not be
received.
Displaying Radio Text (RT)
Radio Text can be displayed as follows.
Note
If the station you are listening to is not an
RDS station, no Radio Text will be displayed.
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Each time you press the DISPLAY but-
ton, the display changes as follows.
Frequency
Clock
Radio Text
DISPLAY
(European models only)
TUNER AMPLIFIER
STANDBY
STANDBY / ON DISPLAY MEMORY FM MODE
CLEAR
PHONES
DISPLAY
Entered Character or
Program service name
VOLUME
INPUT TUNING
ACOUSTIC
PRESENCE
R - 8 01 A
If the current station you are listening to is
not an RDS station, only the frequency of the
station and the characters (see page 34)
appear. (If no characters have been entered,
only the frequency information will appear.)
When RT is received, it can sometimes take
between a few seconds and 15 seconds
(more or less) to display.
Sometimes the following messages will be
shown on the display.
WAIT: This message indicates that it requires
more time to receive the RT information.
When the information is received, the char-
acters will scroll across the display.
NO TEXT: This message appears for three
seconds and indicates that even though an
RDS station is being received, the signal
does not contain RT information.
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