Yamaha DVX-S200 Owner's Manual - Page 48

Listening to the Radio Receiving RDS Stations (U.K. and Europe models only) DVR-S200RDS WB56630 POWER POWER TV AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE /DTS SELECT MATRIX 6.1 STEREO REPEAT A-B NIGHT SW CENTER SURR PRESET d FREQ/RDS TV CH PRESET TV INPUT SHIFT A B C D E SLEEP PRESET FREQ/RDS MODE PTY SEEK START ON SCREEN CH ENTER MENU SET MENU CH u PRESET PTY SEEK START PTY SEEK MODE STATUS RETURN TV VOL MUTE TEST VOLUME U.K. and Europe models RDS (Radio Data System) is a transmission system for FM stations used in many countries. RDS transmissions contain various types of information, including PS (Program Service), PTY (Program Type), RT (Radio Text), and CT (Clock Time). RDS works through cooperation among broadcasting stations. FREQ/RDS Press this button when receiving an RDS station to switch between frequency and RDS mode. The RDS mode display may include PS, PTY, RT and CT, depending on the information a radio station provides. PTY SEEK MODE Press this button to set the program type to search for. PTY SEEK START Once the program type has been selected in PTY SEEK mode, press this button to begin the search. RDS Modes PTY (Program Type) RDS supports four types of information: PS, PTY, RT and CT. NEWS News AFFAIRS Current Affairs PS (Program Service) Shows the name of the RDS station broadcasting. INFO SPORT EDUCATE General Information Sports Education PTY (Program Type) Divides RDS broadcasts into the 15 genres shown at right. RT (Radio Text) Shows RDS broadcast information (including song title, artist name) using up to 64 letters and numbers plus the umlaut letter. If the radio text contains other characters, they will appear with an underbar. DRAMA CULTURE SCIENCE VARIED POP M ROCK M M.O.R. M Drama Culture Science Light Entertainment Pops Rock Middle-Of-the-Road Music (easy-listening) CT (Clock Time) Shows the current time updated once a minute. If data flow is interrupted, CT WAIT will appear. LIGHT M Light Classics CLASSICS Serious Classics OTHER M Other Music 44