RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS. service. availability. varies. with. areas..
Please. understand. if. RDS. service. is. not.
available.in.you.area,.the.following.service.is.
not.available..
RDS Basics
AF. (Alternative. Frequency):. When. the. radio.
signal. strength. is. poor,. enabling. the. AF.
function. will. allow. the. unit. to. automatically.
search. another. station. with. the. same. PI.
(program identification) as the current station
but..with.stronger.signal.strength..
PS. (Program. Service. name):. The. name. of.
station.will.be.display.instead.of.frequency.
Traffic Announcements
Some. RDS. FM. stations. periodically. provide.
traffic information.
TP (Traffic Program Identification)
Broadcasting of traffic information
TA (Traffic Announcements Identification)
Radio announcements on traffic conditions
EON (Enhanced Other Networks)
When. EON. data. is. received, . the . EON.
indicator. lights. and. the. TA. and. AF. functions.
are.enhanced.
TA:. Traffic. information. can. be. received. from.
the.current.station.or.stations.in.other.network.
AF:.The.frequency.list.of.preset.RDS.stations.
is. updated. by. EON. data.. EON. enables. the.
radio. to. make. fuller. use. of. RDS. information.. .
It. constantly. updates. the. AF. list. of. preset.
stations,.including.the.one.that.currently.tuned.
into..If.you.preset.a.station.around.the.area.at.
your.home,.you.will.later.be.able.to.receive.the.
same. station. at. an. alternative. frequency,. or.
any. other. station. serving. the. same. program,.
EON.also.keeps.track.of.locally.available.TP.
stations.for.quick.reception.
PTY Reception (Program Type)
RDS FM stations provide a program type
identification signal.
Example: news, rock, info, sport, etc.
PTY Mode:
Press. BAND more than 2 seconds. to. turn.
on.the.Program.Type.reception,.the.previous.
PTY. type. is. shown, then use
the desired program type. The selected PTY
type is shown and searching starts if no other
function is selected for 2 seconds. If there is
no corresponding program type, NO PTY is
shown and the unit will return to normal mode.
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to select
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