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Basic version
Tuning in radio stations
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/INFO 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 TUNE twice to switch the
input source to “TUNER”.
2
Press SEARCH/INFO to select
“RDS SEARCH”.
TUNER
Mode
Now Playing
CH A
TUNING BAND T.MOD E
BandTuning
Preset Memory
PRESET MEMORY
Search
SEARCH
STEREO AUTO
FM
***
.
**
MHz
PS Name
Jamp to album
Program Category
RDS
PTY
TP
RT
: RDS Station
: Program Category
: Traffic Information
: Radio Text ON
SEARCH
Mode
A5 FM 90 .10MHz
Tuning
PRESET
3
Press PRESET + or PRESET –.
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.
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 TUNE twice to switch the
input source to “TUNER”.
2
Press SEARCH/INFO to select
“PTY SEARCH”.
TUNER
Mode
Now Playing
CH A
BandTuning
Preset Memory
MEMORY
Search
SEARCH
STEREO AUTO
FM
***
.
**
MHz
PS Name
Jamp to album
TUNING BAND T.MOD E
PRESET
Program Category
RDS
PTY
TP
RT
NEWS
AFFAIRS
INFO
SPORT
SEARCH
Mode
A5 FM 90 .10MHz
Tuning
PRESET
3
Watching the display, press ui
to call out the desired program
type.
4
Press PRESET + or PRESET –.
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.
TP (Traffic Program)
TP identifies programs that carry traffic announcements.
This allows you to easily find out the latest traffic conditions in your
area before leaving home.
n TP search
Use this function to find RDS stations broadcasting traffic programs
(TP stations).
1
Press TUNE twice to switch the
input source to “TUNER”.
2
Press SEARCH/INFO to select
“TP SEARCH”.
TUNER
Mode
Now Playing
CH A
BandTuning
Preset Memory
MEMORY
Search
SEARCH
STEREO AUTO
FM
***
.
**
MHz
PS Name
Jamp to album
Program Category
RDS
PTY
TP
RT
: RDS Station
: Program Category
: Traffic Information
: Radio Text ON
SEARCH
Mode
A5 FM 90 .10MHz
Tuning
PRESET
TUNING BAND T.MOD E
PRESET
3
Press PRESET + or PRESET –.
TP search begins automatically.
• If no TP station is found with the above operation, all the reception
bands are searched.
• The station name is displayed on the display after searching stops.
• If no other TP station is found when all the frequencies have been
searched, “NO PROGRAMME” is displayed.