Advanced Operations; Tuner Playback; Rds (Radio Data System); Pty (Program Type) - Marantz M-CR603 User Manual

Advanced operations

Tuner playback

RDS (Radio Data System)

RDS (works only on the FM band) is a broadcasting service which
allows a station to send additional information along with the regular
radio program signal.
The following four types of RDS information can be received with this
unit:
n RDS Search
Use this function to automatically tune to FM stations that provide
the RDS service.
1 Press to select "FM".
[TUNER]
Press .
2 [SEARCH]
ui
3 Use to select "RDS SEARCH", then press
p
[ENTER/MEMO] , <ENTER> or
Automatically begin the RDS search operation.
• If no RDS station is found, "NO STATION" is displayed.
Viewing information during reception
[DISPLAY]
Press while receiving a RDS to display the information
currently being broadcast.
* *
1
Freq. PS
RT PTY
*1 Frequency
*2 Program service name
• If a station name is entered, it is displayed.

PTY (Program Type)

PTY identifi es the type of RDS program.
The program types and their displays are as follows:
NEWS News
AFFAIRS Current Affairs
INFO Information
SPORT Sports
EDUCATE Education
DRAMA Drama
CULTURE Culture
SCIENCE Science
VARIED Varied
POP M Pop Music
ROCK M Rock Music
Easy Listening
EASY M
Music
LIGHT M Light Classical
.
CLASSICS Serious Classical
OTHER M Other Music
n PTY search
Use this function to fi nd RDS stations broadcasting a designated
program type (PTY).
For a description of each program type, refer to "Program Type
(PTY)".
2
1 Press
[TUNER]
2 Press
[SEARCH]
ui
3 Use
[ENTER/MEMO]
4 Use ui
press
[ENTER/MEMO]
Automatically begin the PTY search operation.
• If no program of the specifi ed type is found, "NO STATION"
is displayed.
WEATHER Weather
FINANCE Finance
Children's
CHILDREN
programmes
SOCIAL Social Affairs
RELIGION Religion
PHONE IN Phone In
TRAVEL Travel
LEISURE Leisure
JAZZ Jazz Music
COUNTRY Country Music
NATION M National Music
OLDIES Oldies Music
FOLK M Folk Music
DOCUMENT Documentary
to select "FM".
.
to select "PTY SEARCH", then press
, or p .
<ENTER>
to call out the desired program type, then
p
, or .
<ENTER>
TP (Traffi c Program)
TP identifi es programs that carry traffi c announcements.
This allows you to easily fi nd out the latest traffi c conditions in your
area before leaving home.
n TP search
Use this function to fi nd RDS stations broadcasting traffi c programs
(TP stations).
Press to select "FM".
1 [TUNER]
2 Press [SEARCH] .
3 Use ui to select "TP SEARCH", then press
p
, or
[ENTER/MEMO] <ENTER>
Automatically begin the TP search operation.
• "NO STATION" is displayed when there is no traffi c
information broadcast station.

RT (Radio Text)

RT allows RDS stations to send text messages that appear on the
display.
• When the RT mode is turned on while an RDS broadcast station not
offering an RT service is tuned in, "NO TEXT" is displayed on the
display.
• The RT mode cannot be set in the AM band or for FM stations not
offering RDS broadcasts.
NOTE
The operations described below selecting "RDS Search" will not
function in areas in which there are no RDS broadcasts.
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