Searching For Rds Programs - Pioneer VSX-C300 Operating Instructions Manual

Searching for RDS Programs

One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to
search for a particular kind of radio program. You can
search for any of the program types listed on page 33—
these cover all kinds of music, as well as news, weather
forecasts, sports programs, and a variety of others.
RECEIVER TV
CHANNEL
INPUT SELECT
TV
1 SOURCE BAND CLASS
7
S
ROOM SETUP
DISPLAY
TUNE
CH.
ST
SELECT
ENTER
AUDIO
TUNE
TEST TONE
SEARCH RF ATT MPX
2
1 ¡ 4
DIMMER FLAT QUIET
1 2
VIRTUAL 5-D GAME TV SURR.
5 6
PHONES MUSICAL DRAMA ACTION
SURR.
9 0 +10
STEREO STANDARD AUTO
2ch MULTI 2/MULTI
AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
1 Press the button to select the FM
BAND
band.
RDS is only broadcast on FM.
2 To select the PTY search mode press the
SEARCH button.
3 Use the 5 (TUNE +) or ∞ (TUNE –) buttons
to select the program type you want to hear.
4 Press ENTER to search for the program
type.
The tuner searches through the FM stations stored in
the station memories.
If the tuner finds a matching program type, the tuner
plays 5 seconds of the station. To listen to that
station, press the
ENTER
searching.)
If you don't press the
ENTER
above mentioned 5 seconds, the tuner resumes the
search.
TV CONTROL
VOLUME
4
EDIT
8 3
M L
TOP MENU
3
ST
CH.
LEVEL
MENU
D.ACCESS
¢
S.BASS
3 4
7 8
ENTER
MIDNGHT
d B
d B
button. (The tuner stops
button during the
When the tuner finds a program type you searched
for, the frequency display will blink for about 5
seconds and then the display will show
briefly.
If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn't
find that program type at the time of the search.
MEMO
• This function searches RDS stations preset in the 30-
station memory. If this function is set when no
stations have been preset, "
played. If the desired PTY could not be found
amongst the RDS stations in memory, the same
display appears.
Using the Tuner
FINISH
d
B
d B
d B
" will be dis-
NO PTY
37
En