Kenwood VRS-6200 User Manual - Page 26

Using RDS (Radio Data System) (For Europe and Australia) Before using a function utilizing the RDS, be sure to perform the RDS Auto Memory operation by referring to the description in "Presetting RDS stations (RDS AUTO MEMORY)". RDS is a system that transmits useful information (in the form of digital data) for FM broadcasts along with the broadcast signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the information from the broadcast signal for use with various functions, such as automatic display of the station name. RDS functions: PTY (Program TYpe Identification) Search ¶ Automatically tunes to a station that is currently broadcasting the specified program type (genre). PS (Program Service Name) Display Automatically displays the station name transmitted by the RDS station. RDS AUTO MEMORY function Automatically selects and stores up to 40 RDS stations in the preset memory. If fewer than 40 RDS stations have been stored in the preset memory, regular FM stations will be stored in the remaining places. Radio Text function Displays the radio text data transmitted by some RDS stations when you press the RDS DISP. (display) key. There is "NO RT" if no text data is transmitted. The "RDS" indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast (signal) is received. Note Some functions and function names may differ for certain countries and areas. Presetting RDS stations (RDS AUTO MEMORY) This function automatically stores up to 40 RDS stations in the preset memory. In order to use the PTY function, the RDS stations must be stored in the preset memory using the RDS Auto Memory function. TUNER 2 Use the BAND key to select the broadcast band to "FM". 3 Press the MEMORY key continuously for more than 2 sec- onds will start AUTO MEMORY. The "AUTO" display and "MEMORY" display appear alternately. • After a few minutes, up to 40 RDS stations are preset in order from channel "01". • Stations already stored in the preset memory may be replaced by RDS stations. (i.e., If the RDS AUTO MEMORY function detects 15 RDS stations, the stations currently preset at numbers 01~15 will be replaced by the RDS stations.) Using the RDS DISP. (Display) key TUNER RDS DISP. Pressing the RDS DISP. key changes the contents of the display. Each press switches the display mode as follows : 1 PS (Program Service name) display 2 RT (Radio Text) display 3 Frequency display 1 PS (Program Service name) display : The station name is displayed automatically when an RDS broadcast is received. If no PS data was sent, "NO PS" is displayed. 2 RT (Radio Text) display : Text data accompanying the RDS broadcast scrolls across the display. "NO RT" or "RT ----" is displayed if the current RDS station does not provide RT data. MEMORY INPUT SELECTOR 3 Frequency display : Displays the frequency of the current station. 1 Use the INPUT SELECTOR key (or the TUNER key) to select tuner as the source. 26 EN