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RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS (works only on the FM band) is a broadcasting service which
allows a station to send additional information along with the regular
radio program signal.
NOTE
The operations described as follows using
SEARCH will not function in areas in which
there are no RDS broadcasts.
n RDS search
Use this function to automatically tune to FM stations that provide
the RDS service.
1
Press TUNER to switch the input
source to “TUNER”.
2
Press SEARCH to select “RDS
SEARCH”.
RDS-RDS Station
CH A1
FM105.50MHz PS Name
[SRCH]:PTY
[CH+-]:Search
3
Press CH + or CH –.
The search for RDS stations begins automatically.
• If no RDS stations are found with the above operation, all the
reception bands are searched.
• When a broadcast station is found, that station’s name appears on
the display.
• If no RDS station is found when all the frequencies have been
searched, “NO RDS” is displayed.
If you press CH + or CH – within 5 seconds after the broadcast
station name is shown on the display, you can search for a different
station.
PTY (Program Type)
PTY identifies the type of RDS program.
The program types and their displays are as follows:
NEWS
News
WEATHER
Weather
AFFAIRS
Current Affairs
FINANCE
Finance
INFO
Information
CHILDREN
Children’s
program
SPORT
Sports
EDUCATE
Education
SOCIAL
Social Affairs
DRAMA
Drama
RELIGION
Religion
CULTURE
Culture
PHONE IN
Phone In
SCIENCE
Science
TRAVEL
Travel
VARIED
Varied
LEISURE
Leisure
POP M
Pop Music
JAZZ
Jazz Music
ROCK M
Rock Music
COUNTRY
Country Music
EASY M
Easy Listening
Music
NATION M
National Music
OLDIES
Oldies Music
LIGHT M
Light Classical
FOLK M
Folk Music
CLASSICS
Serious Classical
DOCUMENT
Documentary
OTHER M
Other Music
n PTY search
Use this function to find RDS stations broadcasting a designated
program type (PTY).
1
Press TUNER to switch the input
source to “TUNER”.
2
Press SEARCH to select “PTY
SEARCH”.
PTY-Program category
[Genres]
FM105.50MHz PS Name
CH A1
[CH+-]:Search
[SRCH]:TP
NEWS
AFFAIRS
INFO
SPORT
EDUCATE
DRAMA
[ ]:Genre
3
Watching the display, press ui to call out the
desired program type.
Tuning in radio stations
4
Press CH + or CH –.
PTY search begins automatically.
• If there is no station broadcasting the designated program type
with the above operation, all the reception bands are searched.
• The station name is displayed on the display after searching stops.
• If no station broadcasting the designated program type is found
when all the frequencies have been searched, “NO PROGRAMME”
is displayed.
If you press CH + or CH – within 5 seconds after the broadcast station
name is shown on the display, you can search for a different station.