About Rds Broadcasting - Samsung HT-DM150J Instruction Manual

About RDS broadcasting

Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to receive FM stations
RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals.
For example,the stations send their station names,as well as information about what type of program
they broadcast, such as sports or music,etc.
When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS service,the RDS indicator lights up on the display.
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Description on RDS function
1. PTY (Program Type) : Displays the type of programme currently being broadcast
2. PS NAME (Program Service Name) : Indicates the name of broadcasting station and is composed of 8 characters.
3. RT (Radio Text) : Decodes the text broadcast by a station (if any) and is composed of maximum 64 characters.
4. CT (Clock Time) : Decodes the real time clock from the FM frequency.
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Some stations may not transmit PTY, RT or CT information therefore this may not be displayed in all cases.
5. TA (Traffic Announcement) : When this symbol flashes it shows that the traffic announcement is in progress.
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RDS is not available for MW/LW broadcasts.
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RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting RDS
signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.
What information can RDS signals provide?
You can see the RDS signals the station sends on the display.
TO show the RDS signals
Press RDS DISPLAY while listening to an FM ststion.
Each time you press the button, the display change to show you the following information:
PS (Program Service) : While searching,"PS"appears and then the station names will be
displayed."NO PS" appears if no signal is sent.
RT(RadioText) : while searching,"RT"appears and then text messages the station sends will be
displayed. "NO RT"appears if no signal is sent.
Frequency : station frequency (non-RDS service)
About characters shown in the display
When the display shows PS,or RT signals,the following haracters are used.
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The display window cannot differentiate upper case and lower case lrtters and always uses upper
case letters.
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The display window cannot show accented letters, "A," for instance, may stans for accented "A's"
like "À, Â, Ä, Á, Åand Ã."
If searching finishes at once,"PS",and "RT" will not appear on the display.
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PTY (Program Type) indication and PTY-SEARCH function
One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the
preset channels by specifying the PTY codes.
To search for a program using the PTY codes
Before you start, remomber...
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The PTY Search is only applicable to preset
stations.
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To stop searching any time during the process,
press PTY SEARCH while searching.
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There is a time limit in doing the following steps.
If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start
from step 1 again.
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When pressing the buttons on the primary remote
control, make sure that you have selected the FM
station using the primary remote control.
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Press PTY SEARCH while listenning to an
RDS Display
FM station.
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Press and hold PTY-or PTY+until the PTY
code you want appears on the display
window, while "PTY SELECT"is flashing.
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The display gives you the PTY codes described
to the right.
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Press PTY SEARCH again, while the PTY
code selected in the previous step is still on
the display.
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The center unit searches 15 preset FM
stations,stops when it finds the one you
have selected, and tunes in that station.
PTY- PTY Search
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Display Program Type
• News including an announced opinion and
NEWS
report
• Several matters including a current incident,
AFFAIRS
documentary, discussion and analysis.
• Information including weights and measures,
returns and forecast, matters interesting the
INFO
customer, medical information, etc.
• Sports
SPORT
• Education
EDUCATE
• Drama-Radio serial, etc.
DRAMA
• Culture-National or local culture including the
CULTURE religious problem, social science, language,
theater,etc.
SCIENCE • Natural science and technology
• Others-Speech, amusing program (quiz,
game), interview, comedy and satirical play,
VARIED
etc.
• Pop music
POP M
ROCK M • Rock music
• Current contemporary music considered to be
M.O.R.M
"easylistening."
• Light classical music- Classical music and
LIGHT M
instrumental and chorus music
• Heavy classical music-Orchestra music,
CLASSIC
symphony, chamber music and opera
• Other music - Jazz, R&B country music
OTHER M
• Weather
WEATHER
• Finance
FINANCE
• Children's programmes
CHILDREN
• Social affairs
SOCIAL A
• Religion
RELIGION
• Phone in
PHONE IN
• Travel
TRAVEL
• Leisure
LEISURE
• Jazz Music
JAZZ
• Country Music
COUNTRY
• National Music
NATIONAL M
• Oldies Music
OLDIES
• Folk Music
FOLK M
• Documentary
DOCUMENT
PTY+
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