Pioneer AVH-P7500DVD - Manual (Page 29)

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, intended to aid radio listeners in find-
ing and tuning in to a desired station.
1 Program service name
Shows the name of broadcast program.
2 NEWS indicator
Shows when the set news program is re-
ceived.
3 TRAFFIC indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
4 TEXT indicator
Shows when the radio text is received.
% Touch A.MENU and then touch
FUNCTION to display the function names.
The function names are displayed and oper-
able ones are highlighted.
# When A.MENU is not displayed, you can dis-
play it by touching the screen.
# You can also display MENU by clicking the
joystick.
# To go to the next group of function names,
touch NEXT.
# To return to the previous group of function
names, touch PREV.
# To return to the previous display, touch BACK.
# To return to the frequency display, touch ESC.
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 like AF and TA are only active
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. If you want to know
the frequency you can.
% Touch DISP.
Touch DISP repeatedly to switch between the
following settings:
PRESET CH DIRECT (preset station list)PTY
(PTY information)
PTY (program type ID code) information is
listed on page 33.
# 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 infoma-
tion display. In this case, if you have selected the
PTY information display, the display will be chan-
ged blank.
RDS
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RDS