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Receiving radio broadcasts
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 window.
With the center unit, you can receive the following types of RDS
signals.
PS (Program Service): Shows commonly known station names.
PTY (Program Type):
Shows types of broadcast programs.
RT (Radio Text):
Shows text messages the station sends.
EON (Enhanced Other Network): See page 39.
Notes:
• RDS is not available for AM (MW) broadcasts.
• RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not
transmitting RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.
IMPORTANT
Set the remote cotnrol mode selector on the primary remote control
to RDS before using RDS.
What information can RDS signals provide?
You can see the RDS signals the station sends on the display.
From primary remote control only:
RDS DISPLAY MODE
(THEATER POSITION)
To show the RDS signals ———————————
Press RDS DISPLAY MODE (THEATER POSITION) while
listening to an FM station.
• Each time you press the button, the display change to show you
the following information:
= PS = PTY = RT = Frequency = (back to the beginning)
PS (Program Service) : While searching, "PS" appears and then the
station names will be displayed. "NO PS"
appears if no signal is sent.
PTY (Program Type) : While searching, "PTY" appears and then
the type of the broadcast program will be
displayed. "NO PTY" appears if no signal is
sent.
RT (Radio Text)
: 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)
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About characters shown in the display window
When the display shows PS, PTY, or RT signals, the following
characters are used.
• The display window cannot differentiate upper case and lower
case letters and always uses upper case letters.
• The display window cannot show accented letters, "A," for instance,
may stand for accented "A's" like "Å, Ä, Ã, Á, À, and Â."
Note:
• If searching finishes at once, "PS", "PTY", and "RT" will not
appear on the display window.
Searching for a program by PTY codes
One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a
particular kind of program from the preset channels (see page 36) by
specifying the PTY codes.
To search for a program using the PTY codes
Before you start, remember...
• The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations.
• To stop searching any time during the process, press PTY
SEARCH while searching.
• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is
cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again.
• When pressing the buttons on the primary remote control, make
sure that you have selected the FM station using the primary
remote control.
From the primary remote control only:
RDS selected
1.
Press PTY SEARCH while listening to an FM
station.
"PTY SELECT" flashes on the display window.
2.
Press and hold PTY – or PTY + until the PTY code
you want appears on the display window, while
"PTY SELECT" is flashing.
The display gives you the PTY codes described to the right.
3.
Press PTY SEARCH again, while the PTY code
selected in the previous step is still on the display
window.
While searching, "SEARCH" and the selected PTY code
alternate on the display window.
The center unit searches 30 preset FM stations, stops when it
finds the one you have selected, and tunes in that station.
To continue searching after the first stop
Press PTY SEARCH again while the indications on the display
window are flashing.
If no program is found, "NOTFOUND" appears on the display
window.
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RDS selected
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