Philips DC932 - Page 14

RADIO
DATA
SYSTEM
(RDS)
ON
FM
RDS
is
a
system
in
which
inaudible
digital
information
is
transmitted
in
addition
to
the
normal
FM
radio
broadcast.
This
car
radio
uses
the
RDS
information
to
offer
you
many
advantages,
including:
-
Display
of
station-name:
The
set
displays
the
name
of
the
station
instead
of
its
frequency.
-
Automatic
retuning:
When
the
AF
function
is
activated,
the
set
maintains
the
best
possible
pepion.
The
set
continuously
checks
a
list
of
Alternative
Frequencies
(AF)
for
the
tuned
radio
station
and
automatically
selects
the
best
frequency
for
you.
a
|
-
Traffic
information:
When
the
TA
function
is
activated,
the
radio
tunes
to
a
station
|
which
may
broadcast
traffic
information
(TP
=
Traffic
Programme)
and
receives
Traffic
_
Announcements
(TA)
when
broadcast.
You
can
receive
Traffic
Announcements
even
when
listening
to
CD
or
during
audio
mute.
News
bulletins:
When
the
NEWS
function
is
activated,
you
can
receive
News
bulletins,
even
when
listening
to CD
or
during
audio
mute.
Information
from
related
radio
stations:
Enhanced
Other
Networks
(EON)
is
an
RDS
|
service
where
the
broadcaster
links
some
stations
together.
If
you
are
tuned
to
a
station
:
which
is
linked
to
others
by
EON,
the
set
is
capable
of
receiving
Traffic
Announcements
_
and/or
News
bulletins
from
both
the
tuned
station
and
related
stations.
Station
selection
according
to
programme
type:
Using
the
PTY
function,
the
set
can
detect
and
select
the
type
of
programme
(PTY
=
Programme
Type)
being
transmitted.
_ For example: News, Sport, Classical music or Pop music.
|
-
Automatic
tracking
of
RDS
regional
programmes:
This
radio
ensures
that
when
listening
to
a
regional
programme,
the
radio
will
stay
tuned
to
the
same
regional
programme as long as possible.
-
Emergency
announcements
(PTY
Alarm):
This
set
spony
receives
emergency
announcements
made
by
the
broadcaster
using
the
RDS
PTY
alarm
service.
(During
the
message
the
display
shows
'ALARM'
and
the
station-name
alternately).
/
When
an
RDS
transmission
is
received,
the
display
shows
the
station
name.
Switching off automatic retuning
°
If
you
want
to
prevent
the
radio
from
retuning
to
Alternative
Frequencies,
briefly
press
the
AF
key.
-
The
display
briefly
shows
'AF
OFF'
and
the
radio
stops
checking
Alternative
Frequencies.
*
To
switch
on
automatic
retuning
again,
briefly
press
the
AF
key
again.
-
The
display
briefly
shows
'AF
ON’.
Notes
~
Automatic
retuning
is
activated
again
if
you
tune
to
another
station
(or
if
you
switch
the
set
off
and
then on again). ;
~
'AF
ON'
or
'AF
OFF"
is
stored
on
each
preset.
If
you
store
a
station
on
a
preset
when
AF
is
switched
off,
the
radio
will
not
check
Alternative
Frequencies
whenever
you
select
this
preset.