Radio Data System) - Kenwood XD Series Instruction Manual

R.D.S.

(Radio Data System)

RDS is a system w hich transmits useful information (dig-
ital data) for FM broadcasts together w ith the broadcast
signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception
can extract the information from the broadcast signal for
use w ith various functions such as automatic display of
the station name.
This unit is equipped w ith the follow ing functions utilizing RDS data:
PTY (Program Type Identification) Search :
The tuner automatically searches for a station w hich 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 Netw ork) :
When the information to be received is set in advance and any RDS
station in the same netw ork starts broadcasting of such information, the
reception automatically w ill be sw itched to that station.
Note before the use of RDS
To receive RDS stations, you have to preset RDS stations using the auto preset function. The auto preset function presets the RDS
stations in priority. Flashing "NO DATA" w ill be displayed w hen no RDS station has been preset w ith this function.
Set the receiving band to FM and preset RDS stations w ith the auto preset function.
To sw itch the display contents
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(See below.)
Pressing t he RDS DISPLAY key
changes the display contents.
RDS
DISPLAY
y
The "RDS" indicator lights up w hen an
RDS broadcast (signal) is received.
PGM M EM O EDIT
AUTO DISC ALL
TUNED STEREO
M AX
i
÷ 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 w as sent,
PGM M EM O EDIT
AUTO DISC ALL
TUNED STEREO
M AX
2 Frequency Display :
The frequency of the current station is displayed.
PGM M EM O EDIT
AUTO DISC ALL
TUNED STEREO
M AX
RDS EON TA NEWS INFO. TP PTY
- - F F M 1 ) 2 5 . )
SLEEP O.T.T. ECHO P.B.C.
"NO PS"
is displayed.
RDS EON TA NEWS INFO. TP PTY TOTAL SPACE
B B C ) 1 * F M 1 : 5
RDS EON TA NEWS INFO. TP PTY TOTAL SPACE
- - C F M 1 ) 2 5 . )
45
XD SERIES (En/ E2 )
TOTAL SPACE
kHz
M Hz
EQ.
MANU.
ON
⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄
PROG. M UTE N.B.
12
5
4
3
kHz 2
1
M Hz 10
8 9
6 7
11 12 13 14 15
PROG. M UTE N.B.
12
5
4
3
kHz 2
1
M Hz 10
8 9
6 7
11 12 13 14 15