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Radio Operation (Continued)
RDS Operation
This unit is equipped with RDS (Radio Data System),
which brings a wide range of information to FM radio.
Now in use in many countries, RDS is a system for
transmitting station call signs or network information, a
description of station programme type text message
about the station or specifics of musical selection and
the correct time.
RDS Tuning
When a FM station is tuned in and it contains RDS data,
the unit will automatically display the station's call sign
and the RDS indicator will light in the Display Window
as well as indicators for the RDS services programme
(PS), programme type recognition (PTY), Radiotext (RT)
and Clock Time (CT) if transmitted by the station.
RDS Display Options
The RDS system is capable of transmitting a wide
variety of information in addition to the initial call sign
that appears when a station is first tuned. In normal
RDS operation the display will indicate the station
name, broadcast network or call letters. Pressing RDS
on the remote control enables you to cycle through the
various data types in the sequence:
(PS ↔ FREQUENCY ↔ PTY ↔ RT ↔ CT)
PS (Programme Service name)- The name of the
channel is shown in the Display Window.
PTY (Programme type recognition)- The name of
the programme type is shown in the Display Window.
RT (Radiotext)- A "text" message contains special
information from the broadcast station. Note that this
message may scroll across the display to permit
message.
CT (Time controlled by the channel)- Enables the
unit to receive the actual time and show it in the
Display Window.
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Some RDS stations may not choose to include some
of these additional features. If the data required for
the selected mode is not being transmitted, the
Display Window will show a PTY NONE, RT NONE,
CT NONE, PS NONE message.
Programme Search (PTY)
A major benefit of RDS is its ability to encode broad-
casts with Programme Type (PTY) codes that indicate
the type of material being broadcast. The following list
shows the abbreviations used to indicate each PTY
along with an explanation of the PTY.
NEWS News
AFFAIRS Current Affairs
INFO Information
SPORT Sports
EDUCATE Educational
DRAMA Drama
CULTURE Culture
SCIENCE Science
VARIED Varied Speech Programme
POP M Popular Music
ROCK M Rock Music
EASY M Easy Listening Music
LIGHT M Classical Music
CLASSICS Serious Classical Music
OTHER M Other Music
WEATHER Weather Information
FINANCE Financial Programmes
CHILDREN Children's Programmes
SOCIAL Social Affairs Programmes
RELIGION Religious Broadcasts
PHONE IN Phone-In Programmes
TRAVEL Travel and Touring
LEISURE Leisure and Hobby
JAZZ Jazz Music
COUNTRY Country Music
NATION M National Music
OLDIES Oldies Music
FOLK M Folk Music
DOCUMENT Documentary Programmes
TEST Station Alarm Test Message
ALARM 1 Emergency Broadcast Information
You may search for a specific Programme Type (PTY)
by following these steps:
1 1
Press FM/AM to select FM mode.
2 2
Press PTY on the remote control, the display
will show the last PTY in use.
3 3
Press PTY repeatedly to select a desired PTY.
4 4
When the PTY is selected, press and hold PTY.
The unit will go into an automatic search mode.When a
station is tuned, the search will stop.
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