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Using the Radio Data System (RDS)

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

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