Listening to the Radio-Continued
RDS only works with European models and only
in
areas where RDS broadcasts are available.
When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator
appears.
RDS indicator
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• What is RDS?
RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method
of
transmitting data in PM radio signals. It was developed
by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is
available in most European countries. Many FM stations
use it these days. In addition to displaying text
information, RDS can also help you find radio stations
by type (e.g., news, sport, rock, etc.).
The receiver supports four types
of
RDS information:
PS (Program Service)
When tuned to an RDS station that's broadcasting PS
information, the station's name will be displayed.
Pressing the [DISPLAY] button will display the
frequency for 3 seconds.
RT (Radio Text)
When tuned to an RDS station that's broadcasting text
information, the text will be shown on the display (see
page 28).
PTV (Program Type)
This allows you to search for RDS radio stations by type
(see page 28).
TP (Traffic Program)
This allows you to search for RDS radio stations that
broadcast traffic information (see page 28).
Notes:
• In some cases, the text characters displayed on the
receiver may not be identical to those broadcast by the
radio station. Also, unexpected characters may be
displayed when unsupported characters are received.
This is not a malfunction.
•
If
the signal from an RDS station is weak, RDS data
may be displayed intermittently or not at all.
RDS Program Types (PTY)
Type
Display
None NONE
News reports NEWS
Current affairs
AFFAIRS
Information INFO
Sport
SPORT
Education EDUCATE
Drama
DRAMA
Culture CULTURE
Science and technology SCIENCE
Varied
VARIED
Pop music
POPM
Rock music
ROCKM
Middle of the road music
EASYM
Light classics
LIGHT M
Serious classics
CLASSICS
Other music OTHER M
Weather WEATHER
Finance
FINANCE
Children's programmes
CHILDREN
Social affairs
SOCIAL
Religion
RELIGION
Phone
in
PHONE
IN
Travel TRAVEL
Leisure
LEISURE
Jazz music
JAZZ
Country music COUNTRY
National music
NATION M
Oldies music
OLDIES
Folk music
FOLKM
Documentary
DOCUMENT
Alarm test
TEST
Alarm
ALARM
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