Denon AVR-1911 Owner's Manual page 29

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.
NOTE
The operations described as follows using
SEARCH
will not function in areas in which
there are no RDS broadcasts.
n RDS search
Use this function to automatically tune to FM stations that provide
the RDS service.
1
Press TUNER to switch the input
source to "TUNER".
2
SEARCH
Press to select "RDS
SEARCH".
RDS-RDS Station
CH A1
FM105.50MHz PS Name
[CH+-]:Search
[SRCH]:PTY
3
Press CH + or CH – .
The search for RDS stations begins automatically.
• If no RDS stations are found with the above operation, all the
reception bands are searched.
• When a broadcast station is found, that station's name appears on
the display.
• If no RDS station is found when all the frequencies have been
searched, "NO RDS" is displayed.
CH + CH –
If you press or within 5 seconds after the broadcast
station name is shown on the display, you can search for a different
station.
PTY (Program Type)
PTY identifies the type of RDS program.
The program types and their displays are as follows:
NEWS News WEATHER
AFFAIRS Current Affairs FINANCE
INFO Information CHILDREN
SPORT Sports
EDUCATE Education SOCIAL
DRAMA Drama RELIGION
CULTURE Culture PHONE IN
SCIENCE Science TRAVEL
VARIED LEISURE
Varied
POP M Pop Music JAZZ
ROCK M Rock Music COUNTRY
EASY M Easy Listening NATION M
Music OLDIES
LIGHT M Light Classical FOLK M
CLASSICS Serious Classical DOCUMENT
OTHER M Other Music
n PTY search
Use this function to find RDS stations broadcasting a designated
program type (PTY).
1
TUNER
Press to switch the input
source to "TUNER".
2
Press SEARCH to select "PTY
SEARCH".
PTY-Program category
[Genres]
NEWS SPORT
AFFAIRS EDUCATE
INFO DRAMA
CH A1
FM105.50MHz PS Name
[ ]:Genre
[CH+-]:Search
[SRCH]:TP
3
Watching the display, press
ui
desired program type.
4
Press CH + or
PTY search begins automatically.
• If there is no station broadcasting the designated program type
with the above operation, all the reception bands are searched.
Weather
• The station name is displayed on the display after searching stops.
Finance
Children's • If no station broadcasting the designated program type is found
when all the frequencies have been searched, "NO PROGRAMME"
program
Social Affairs
is displayed.
Religion
Phone In
Travel
Leisure CH + CH –
If you press or
Jazz Music
name is shown on the display, you can search for a different station.
Country Music
National Music
Oldies Music
Folk Music
Documentary
to call out the
ENGLISH
Tuning in radio stations
CH – .
within 5 seconds after the broadcast station
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