Sony DHC-MD555 - Manual (Page 71)

Using the Radio Data
System (RDS)
(European model only)
What is the Radio Data
System?
Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting
service that allows radio stations to send
additional information along with the regular
program signal. This tuner offers a
convenient RDS feature, locating a station by
program type (PTY). RDS is available only on
FM stations*.
Note
RDS may not work properly if the station you are
tuned to is not trarvsmitting the RDS signal properly
or if the signal strength is weak.
• Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do
they provide the same types of services. If you are
not familiar with the RDS system, check with your
local radio stations for details on RDS services in
your area.
Receiving RDS broadcasts
Simply select a station from the FM
band.
When you tune in a station that provides
RDS services, the station name appears
in the display.
To check the RDS information
Each time you press UPPER DISPLAY, the
display changes as follows:
Preset Equalizer name
4'
Clock
4-
Volume
4^
Station name
4-
1_ pj-Y*
The display returns to the Preset Equalizer name
display after about 8 seconds.
Note
"No PTY Data" appears when the received station
does not broadcast the program type.
Locating a station by
program type (PTY)
You can locate a station by selecting a
program type. The system tunes in the type of
program currently being broadcast from the
RDS stations stored in the tuner's preset
memory.
3,5 2 4,6,7
1
Tune in an RDS station.
2
Press MENU/NO.
3
Turn MULTI JOG until "PTY
Search?" appears.
4
Press ENTER/YES.
5
Turn MULTI JOG until the desired
program type appears.
See "List of program types (PTY)". y
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