Yamaha T-S500BL Owners Manual - Page 8

PRESETTING STATIONS Receiving Radio Data System information (FM stations only) Radio Data System is a data transmission system used by FM stations in many countries. This unit can receive four types of Radio Data System data information: Program Service, Program Type, Radio Text, and Clock Time. 1 Tune into the desired Radio Data System broadcasting station. 2 Press INFO/TEXT repeatedly to select the desired Radio Data System display mode. PROGRAM SERVICE (default setting) PROGRAM TYPE RADIO TEXT CLOCK TIME Frequency display • Select "PROGRAM SERVICE" to display the name of the Radio Data System program currently being received. • Select "PROGRAM TYPE" to display the type of the Radio Data System program currently being received. • Select "RADIO TEXT" to display the information on the Radio Data System program currently being received. • Select "CLOCK TIME" to display the current time. When you select "PROGRAM TYPE," the following program type names are displayed. Program type News Current Affairs Information Sport Education Drama Cultures Science Varied Speech Pop Music Description News Current affairs General information Sports Education Drama Cultures Science Varied Speech Pop Music Rock Music Easy Listening Light Classics M Serious Classics Other Music Weather & Metr Finance Children's Progs Social Affairs Religion Phone In Travel & Touring Leisure & Hobby Jazz Music Country Music National Music Oldies Music Folk Music Documentary Alarm Test Alarm-Alarm! Rock Music Easy Listening Light Classical Music Serious Classical Music Other Music Weather & Meteorology Finance Children's Program Social Affairs Religion Phone In Travel & Touring Leisure & Hobby Jazz Music Country Music National Music Oldies Music Folk Music Documentary Alarm Test Alarm-Alarm! Notes • It may take a while for this unit to receive all of the Radio Data System data from the station. • If the signals being received are not strong enough, this unit may not be able to utilize the Radio Data System data. In particular, the "RADIO TEXT" mode requires a large amount of data and may not be available even when the other Radio Data System display modes are available. • In case of poor reception condition, press FM MODE to select the monaural reception mode (see page 4). • If the signal strength is weakened by external interference while this unit is receiving the Radio Data System data, the reception may be cut off unexpectedly. • When the "RADIO TEXT" mode is selected, this unit can display the program information by a maximum of 128 alphanumeric characters, including the umlaut symbol. Unavailable characters are displayed with the "_" (underscore). The displayed information scrolls continuously. 6 En