Radio Data System) (For U.k. And Europe) - Kenwood NV-701 Instruction Manual

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(Radio Data System) (For U.K. and Europe)

RDS is a system which transmits useful information (digital data) for FM broadcasts together with the
broadcast signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the information from the
broadcast signal for use with various functions such as automatic display of the station name.
Set the reception band to FM. Preset RDS stations with the auto memory function.
This unit is equipped with the following functions utilizing RDS data:
PTY (Program TYpe) Search :
The tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently
broadcasting a specified program type (genre).
PS (Program Service) Display : (See below.)
When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name is
automatically displayed.
Note before the use of RDS
For reception of RDS stations, the auto presetting function must be used to preset the stations. With the auto
memory function, RDS stations are preset with priority.
To switch the display contents
Pressing the RDS DISP. key changes the dis-
play contents.
(Remote control unit only)
NV-301
TEXT DISP.
RDS DISP.
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NV-701
RDS DISP.
TEXT DISP.
The "RDS" indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast
(signal) is received.
÷ Some functions may not be provided or be given differ-
ent names depending on countries or areas.
Display mode priority
When an RDS broadcast is received :
1PS (Program Service) Display :
When an RDS broadcast is received, the station
name is automatically displayed.
If it is not an RDS broadcast, "No PS" is dis-
played.
TUNED
AUTO RDS
B B C
FM
2Frequency Display :
The frequency of the current station is displayed.
AUTO
0 1 8 7 . 5 0 M H z
FM
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RDS