1998 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 182

RDS (1): With RIDS off, press the RDS SELECT button, Using RDS Mode on. Your audio system is equipped with Radio Data Systemsfollowed by this button to turn RDS The RDS (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful new features. display will turnon. You must have RDS on to use the new RDS functions. The RDS display will also turn on When RDS ison, the radio can: if one of the otherRDS function buttons has been seek only to stations with the types programs you of pressed on. If you are tuned to a station broadcasting waq$ to listen to, RDS information, the station's call letters and Program Type (PTY) will replace the station's frequency on the 0 seek to stations with traffic announcements, display. After five seconds, the program type will be 0 receive announcements concerning local and replaced on the display by station's program type the national emergencies, name. The program type and program type name may be the same or different. Press BAND to recall the 0 receive and display messages from radio stations and frequency and program type displays. the radiois If 0 search for a stronger station when a station is too tuned to a station that is not broadcasting RDS weak for listening. information, the station's frequency will remain on the display. WhileRDS is on, the radio will search a for RDS features are only available for use on FM stations stronger station in the network when a station gets too which broadcast RDS information. RDS SELECT button, weak for listening. Press the 0 SELECT Press this button to use the RDS followed by this button again to turn RDS off. RDS All alternate RDS functions (RDS, TA, MSG, PTY and functions willbe turned off. C PTY > ) located on the six numbered pushbuttons. REGION: You can also use the RDS button to access RDS SELECT will appear on display. The alternate the the region function. When an RDS station becomes RDS functions are only available when you using are weak, this function searches a stronger station within for the FM band of your radio. the same network.A network can span a great distance. One network can have stations spread across a country or continent. Each network breaks down into regions. 3-31