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Receiving RDS Radio Station
Ç
RDS (Radio Data System) is a broadcasting
service that allows FM stations to send
additional information along with the
regular FM radio signal. This additional
information can contain:
• STATION NAME: The radio station
name is displayed.
• PROGRAM TYPE: The following
program types exist and can be received
by your tuner: News, Affairs, Info, Sport,
Educate, Drama, Culture, Science,
Varied, Pop M, Rock M, M.O.R. (middle
of the road music), Light M, Classics,
Other M, No type.
• RADIO TEXT (RT): text messages
appear in the display.
When you have tuned to a RDS station, the
RDS logo (Ç) and the radio station name
will appear on the display:
• The display normally shows the radio
station name if available.
By repeatedly pressing RDS button you
can change the type of display
information:
™ The display shows in turn:
STATION NAME ™ PROGRAM
TYPE ™ RADIO TEXT ™
TUNED FREQUENCY ™
STATION NAME ...
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Note:
Note:
– When you press the RDS button and the
– Some RDS station may be transmitting a
display shows " NO RDS ", it indicates
real time clock at a minute interval. The
that either the tuned station is not
accuracy of the transmitted time
transmitting RDS signal or it is a non
depends on the transmitting RDS
RDS station.
station.
RDS Clock
NEWS/TA (Traffic
Some RDS station may be transmitting a
Announcement)
real clock time at an interval of every
(only available in Radio Station with
minute.
RDS)
Setting the time with RDS clock
You can activate NEWS or TA function in
1 Press CLOCK/TIMER.
Standby, Demonstration or any source
™ "--:--" or current time appears on
mode except Tuner mode. Once the News
the display.
Program Type (for NEWS function) or Traffic
2 Press CLOCK/TIMER once more to
Announcement data (for TA function) is
enter clock setting mode.
detected in any of the selected RDS
™ "00:00" or current time starts
stations, it will switch to TUNER mode
flashing.
automatically.
3 Press RDS.
™ The message "SEARCH RDS
NEWS/TA key toggles in the following
TIME" will be displayed.
sequence :
™ If the station does not transmit RDS
NEWS
clock, "NO RDS TIME" will be
displayed.
To start NEWS or TA function
™ When the RDS clock is read, "RDS
1 Press NEWS/TA to select NEWS
TIME" will be displayed. The
function.
current clock time is displayed for 2
™ The
seconds and will be stored
automatically.
• If you want to select TA function, press
™ If within 90 seconds, the RDS time is
NEWS/TA again.
not detected, "NO RDS TIME" will
™ The
be displayed.
2 When NEWS or TA is selected;
• It will scan stations stored in the first 5
preset and wait for the News Program
Type / Traffic Announcement data to be
available in any of these RDS stations.
During the search :
™ The current source activity will
remain uninterrupted.
™ If no RDS station is found in the first
5 presets, the NEWS/TA function will
be switched off. The display will
show "NO RDS NEWS" or "NO
RDS TA" and
disappear from the display.
• When NEWS/TA transmission is
detected, the system will switch to
Tuner mode.
™ The
To cancel NEWS or TA function
• Press NEWS/TA until the
disappears and "TA OFF" is displayed.
Notes:
™ TA ™ OFF ™ NEWS
– If you are listening to a non RDS TUNER
radio station and should you decide to
hear NEWS or TA, first select other
source (e.g. CD, TAPE or AUX), then
press NEWS/TA.
and "NEWS" will be
NEWS
– Before using the NEWS or TA feature,
displayed.
ensure that the first 5 presets are RDS
stations.
– The NEWS/TA works only once for each
and "TA" will be displayed.
TA
activation.
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TUNER
or
will
NEWS
TA
or
starts flashing.
NEWS
TA
or
NEWS
TA
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