Pioneer RDS DEH-P40MP - Manual (Page 11)

Introduction of RDS operation
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RDS (radio data system) contains inaudible in-
formations that helps searching of the radio
stations.
1 Program service name
Shows the name of broadcast program.
2 Preset number indicator
Shows which preset has been selected.
3 TP indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
4 TA indicator
Shows when TA (traffic announcement
standby) function is on.
5 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
% Press DISPLAY.
Press
DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Program service name
—PTY information—
Frequency
PTY (program type ID code) information is
listed on page 13.
# PTY information and the frequency appear on
the display for eight seconds.
# If a PTY code of zero is received from a station
or the signal is too weak for this unit to pick up
the PTY code, you cannot switch to PTY informa-
tion display.
Receiving PTY alarm
broadcasts
When the emergency PTY code broadcasts,
the unit receives it automatically (
ALARM ap-
pears). When the broadcasting ends, the sys-
tem returns to the previous source.
! An emergency announcement can be can-
celed by pressing TA.
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