Pioneer DEH-P5800MP - Manual (Page 14)

Introduction of RDS operation
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 TP ( ) indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
2 News ( ) indicator
Shows when the set news program is re-
ceived.
3 Program service name
Shows the name of broadcast program.
% Press FUNCTION to displaythe 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)NEWS (news program
interruption)
# 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
PTY (program type ID code) information is
listed on page 17.
# PTY information and the frequency of the cur-
rent station appears on the display for eight sec-
onds.
# 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.
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 off.
RDS
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