Pioneer DEH-P4800MP - Manual (Page 13)

Introduction of RDS operation
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RDS (radio data system) is a system for provid-
ing information along with FM broadcasts.
This inaudible information provides such fea-
tures as program service name, program type,
traffic announcement standby and automatic
tuning, and is intended to aid radio listeners in
finding and tuning in to a desired station.
1 Program service name
Shows the name of broadcast program.
2 TP indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
3 TA :ON indicator
Shows when TA (traffic announcement
standby) function is on.
4 AF indicator
Shows when AF (alternative frequencies
search) function is on.
% Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-
tween the following functions:
BSM (best stations memory)REG (regional)
LOCAL (local seek tuning)TA (traffic an-
nouncement standby)AF (alternative fre-
quencies search)
# To return to the frequency display, press
BAND.
# If MW/LW band is selected, you can only se-
lect BSM or LOCAL.
Notes
! If you do not operate the function within about
30 seconds, the display is automatically re-
turned to the frequency display.
! RDS service may not be provided by all sta-
tions.
! RDS functions such as AF and TA are only ac-
tive when your radio is tuned to an RDS
station.
Switching the RDS display
When you tune in an RDS station its program
service name is displayed. Switch the display
to find out the frequency.
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Program service namePTY information
Frequency
# The frequency of the current station appears
on the display for eight seconds.
Selecting alternative
frequencies
If you are listening to a broadcast and the re-
ception becomes weak or there are other pro-
blems, the unit will automatically search for a
different station in the same network which is
broadcasting a stronger signal.
! The default setting for AF is on.
1 Press FUNCTION to select AF.
Press FUNCTION until AF appears in the dis-
play.
2 Press a to turn AF on.
Press a and AF :ON is displayed.
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