About Rds - Beat BEAT490 Instruction Manual

5. ABOUT RDS

The RDS (Radio Data System) function operates only in areas with FM
stations broadcasting RDS signals. If you tune to an RDS station, an RDS
icon and information about the presenter, station or program is
displayed.
This unit support below RDS features:
Select Program Type ( PTY )
Before tuning to RDS stations, you can select program type and let the
unit search only for programs of the selected category.
Press the MENU enter into the System Menu mode, press ENTER to
confirm to search the select PTY type.
MUSIC GROUP
POP M , ROCK M
EASY M, LIGHT M
CLASSICS, OTHER M
JAZZ, COUNTRY
NATION M, OLDIES
FOLK M, TEST, ALARM
If the radio signal come from the current station is poor, you can turn on
the AF (Alternate Frequency) function to let the unit searches for
another station with stronger signal but with the same program
identification as the current station automatically.
Press the MENU enter into the System Menu mode, then rotate the
Encoder Volume Knob to turn TA On or Off, then press ENTER to
confirm.
If you do not want to miss traffic announcement during enjoying music,
you can turn on the TA (Traffic Announcement) function.
SPEECH GROUP
TA On
NEWS, AFFAIRS, INFO
SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA
CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED
TA Off
WEATHER,FINANCE, CHILDREN
SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN
TRAVEL, LEISURE, DOCUMENT
The RDS signal broadcast together with the clock time to the unit
automatically.
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Select Alternate Frequencies ( AF)
Receive Traffic Announcement ( TA )
When there is traffic announcement, the unit switches to
the tuner mode (regardless of the current mode) and
begins to broadcast the announcement on traffic
conditions. When the traffic announcement is over, it
returns to the previous mode.
Traffic announcement does not cut in.
Clock Time ( CT )