Pioneer DEH-P77MP - Manual (Page 14)

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 TP indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
% Press FUNCTION to displaythe function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-
tween the following functions:
BSM (best stations memory)REGION (regio-
nal)LOCAL (local seek tuning)program
type selection (PTY)TA (traffic announce-
ment standby)AF (alternative frequencies
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 like AF and TA are only active
when your radio is tuned to a RDS station.
Switching the RDS display
When you tune in a RDS station its program
service name is displayed. If you want to know
the frequency you can.
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Program service namePTY information
FrequencyDAB information
PTY (program type ID code) information is
listed on page 19.
# PTY information, the frequency of the current
station and DAB information appears on the dis-
play 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 infoma-
tion display. In this case, if you have selected the
PTY information display, the display will be chan-
ged blank.
# You can only switch to DAB information when
a DAB tuner (GEX-P700DAB) is connected.
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
RDS
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