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nn nn Other Features Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (For the European model only) What is the Radio Data System? The Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal. This tuner offers convenient RDS features, such as monitoring traffic, news, or information programs and locating a station by program type. RDS is available only on FM stations.* Note RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak. * Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do they all provide the same types of services. If you are not familiar with the RDS system, check with your local radio stations for details on RDS services in your area. Receiving RDS broadcasts / Select a station from the FM band. When you tune in a station that provides RDS services, the station name appears in the display. To check the RDS information Each time you press DISPLAY, the display changes as follows: n Station name* Frequency Program type* Clock display Effect (P FILE) name or "EFFECT ON (OFF)" * If an RDS broadcast is not received, the station name and the program type may not appear in the display. 36 Locating a station by program type (PTY) You can locate the desired station by selecting a program type. The system tunes in that type of program currently being broadcast from the RDS stations stored in the tuner's preset memory. 1 3,5 2,4 1 Press PTY while listening to the radio. 2 Press TUNING +/- to select the desired program type. See the "List of program types (PTY)" on the following page. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. The system starts searching for the preset RDS stations ("SEARCH" and the selected program type appear alternately in the display). When the tuner receives a program, the preset station number flashes.

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Other Features
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Using the Radio
Data System (RDS)
(For the European model
only)
What is the Radio Data
System?
The Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting
service that allows radio stations to send
additional information along with the regular
program signal. This tuner offers convenient
RDS features, such as monitoring traffic, news,
or information programs and locating a station
by program type. RDS is available only on FM
stations.*
Note
RDS may not work properly if the station you are
tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly
or if the signal strength is weak.
*
Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do
they all provide the same types of services. If you
are not familiar with the RDS system, check with
your local radio stations for details on RDS services
in your area.
Receiving RDS broadcasts
/
Select a station from the FM band.
When you tune in a station that
provides RDS services, the station
name appears in the display.
To check the RDS information
Each time you press DISPLAY, the display
changes as follows:
n
Station name*
Frequency
Program type*
Clock display
Effect (P FILE) name or “EFFECT ON
(OFF)”
*
If an RDS broadcast is not received, the station
name and the program type may not appear in
the display.
Locating a station by
program type (PTY)
You can locate the desired station by selecting
a program type. The system tunes in that type
of program currently being broadcast from
the RDS stations stored in the tuner’s preset
memory.
1
Press PTY while listening to the
radio.
2
Press TUNING +/– to select the
desired program type. See the “List
of program types (PTY)” on the
following page.
3
Press ENTER/NEXT.
The system starts searching for the
preset RDS stations (“SEARCH” and the
selected program type appear alternately
in the display).
When the tuner receives a program, the
preset station number flashes.
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3,5
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