R A D I O S O U R C E - R D S SYS T E M
RECALL OF PRE-SET STATIONS
A short press on one of the pre-selection
corresponding memorised station.
If it is a RDS station, the frequency appears
some seconds before the name appears.
For RDS stations, recall of a station may
prompt a search of the frequency correspond-
ing to the region where you are located.
This operation can also be performed using
USING THE RDS (RADIO DATA SYSTEM)
The majority of FM stations use the RDS
This system enables such stations to transmit
non-audible data in addition to the broadcast-
The data provides access to various func-
tions described in this chapter, such as:
intermittent traffic information flashes,
display of the station name and automatic
RDS enables you to continue listening to
your chosen radio station, regardless of the
different frequencies it uses in the regions
through which you are travelling.
NaviDrive keeps the best possible recep-
It continuously looks for any other frequen-
cies on which the selected radio station
is broadcast, automatically choosing the
frequency offering the best reception (if
the station broadcasts on more than one
transmitter or frequency).
Activation or deactivation of the function can
The display will indicate :
, if the function is active and available
barred on the monochrome display
shaded on the colour display,
when the function is activated but not
available on the station.
If the station you have selected does not
broadcast on different frequencies in the
areas in which you are travelling, it is possible
to deactivate the automatic RDS transmission
Some stations when they are organised
in a network in the different regions that
they serve, transmit programmes that are
different at certain times and the same at
It is possible to search :
Either for a regional station only.
Or across the whole network in order to
fi nd a different programme.
Activation or deactivation of the function can
If the function is active, NaviDrive will
not change from one regional station to
If the function is non-active, NaviDrive
will choose the strongest frequency from
among different stations.