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Using the Radio Data System (RDS)
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Using the Radio Data
System (RDS)
Introduction to RDS
Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by most FM radio
stations to provide listeners with various kinds of
information—the name of the station and the kind of show
they are broadcasting, for example.
One feature of RDS is that you can search by type of program.
For example, you can search for a station that is broadcasting
a show with the program type, JAZZ.
You can search the following program types:
Note
• In addition, there are three other program types, ALARM,
ALARMTST , and NO TYPE. ALARM and ALARMTST are
used for emergency announcements. ‘NO TYPE’ appears
when a program type cannot be found.
Searching for RDS programs
You can search for a program type listed above.
1
Turn on the stereo receiver.
Refer to To turn the power on on page 13 for details.
2 Press the TUNER button on the remote control to select
the TUNER input.
You can also select the TUNER input by pressing the INPUT
button on the remote control repeatedly, or turning the
SOURCE
knob on the stereo receiver.
3 Press the CONTROL RCV button on the remote control.
4 Press the BAND button to select the FM band.
• RDS is only possible in the FM band.
5 Press PTY.
6 Press PRESET / to select a program type.
7 Press ENTER to search for the program type.
The system starts searching through the station presets for a
match, and stops when it finds one. Repeat to search for
other stations.
If “NO PTY” is displayed it means the tuner could not find that
program type at the time of the search.
• RDS searches station presets only. If no stations have
been preset, or if the program type could not be found
among the station presets “NO PTY” is displayed.
“FINISH” means the search is complete.
Displaying RDS information
Use the RDS DISP or DISPLAY button to display the different
types of RDS information available.
1
Press the CONTROL RCV button on the remote control.
2 Press the RDS DISP or DISPLAY button for RDS
information.
Each press changes the display as follows:
• Program Service Name (PS) – The name of the radio
station.
• Program Type (PTY) – This indicates the kind of program
currently being broadcast.
• Radio Text (RT) – Messages sent by the radio station. For
example, a talk radio station may provide a phone number
as RT.
• Current tuner frequency (FREQ)
Note
• If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll,
some characters may be displayed incorrectly.
• If you see “NO TEXT” in the RT display, it means no RT
data is sent from the broadcast station. If no PS data, “NO
NAME” is displayed.
• In the PTY display, “NO PTY” may be shown.
NEWS – News
AFFAIRS – Current affairs
INFO – General information
SPORT – Sport
EDUCATE – Educational
DRAMA – Radio plays, etc.
CULTURE – National or
regional culture, theater, etc.
SCIENCE
– Science and
technology
VARIED
– Usually talk-based
material, such as quiz shows
or interviews.
POP M
– Pop music
ROCK M – Rock music
EASY M – Easy listening
LIGHT M – ‘Light’ classical
music
CLASSICS
– ‘Serious’ classical
music
OTHER M
– Music not fitting
above categories
WEATHER
– Weather reports
FINANCE – Stock market
reports, commerce, trading,
etc.
CHILDREN
– Programs for
children
SOCIAL
– Social affairs
RELIGION – Programs
concerning religion
PHONE IN
– Public expressing
their views by phone
TRAVEL
– Holiday-type travel
rather than traffic
announcements
LEISURE
– Leisure interests
and hobbies
JAZZ
– Jazz
COUNTRY – Country music
NATION M – Popular music in
a language other than English
OLDIES
– Popular music from
the ’50s and ’60s
FOLK M
– Folk music
DOCUMENT – Documentary