Kenwood XD-A700 - Manual (Page 37)

XD-951/A900/A700 (En)
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Preparation section
Basic
section
Knowledge sections
Application section
RDS is a system which transmits useful information (dig-
ital data) for FM broadcasts together 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.
R.D.S.
(Radio Data System) (For U.K., Europe and Russia)
This unit is equipped with the following functions utilizing RDS data:
PTY (Program Type Identification) Search :
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The tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently broad-
casting a specified program type (genre).
PS (Program Service Name) Display : (See below.)
When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name is automatically
displayed.
EON (Enhanced Other Network) :
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When the information to be received is set in advance and any RDS
station in the same network starts broadcasting of such information, the
reception automatically will be switched to that station.
The “RDS” indicator lights up when an
RDS broadcast (signal) is received.
÷ Some functions may not be provided or be given different names
depending on countries or areas.
Pressing the RDS DISP. key changes
the display contents. Display mode priority ranking
When an RDS broadcast is received :
1 PS (Program Service Name) Display :
When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name
is automatically displayed.
If no PS data was sent,
“NO PS” is displayed.
2 Frequency Display :
The frequency of the current station is displayed.
Note before the use of RDS
To receive RDS stations, you have to preset RDS stations using the auto preset function. The auto preset function presets the RDS
stations in priority. Flashing “NO DATA” will be displayed when no RDS station has been preset with this function.
Set the receiving band to FM and preset RDS stations with the auto preset function. ¶
To switch the display contents
STEREO
TP
NEWS INFO.
PTY
R.D.S EON M1 02 5 0 F 3 0
RDS DISP.
STEREO
TP
NEWS INFO.
PTY
R.D.S EON C B B
STEREO
M1 02 5 0 F 1 0