Sony XB88AV - Manual (Page 37)

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Other Features
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Using the Radio
Data System (RDS)
(For European model
only)
What is the Radio Data
System?
The 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 convenient
RDS features, such as monitoring traffic, news,
or information programs and locating a station
by program type. RDS is available only on FM
stations.*
Note
RDS may not work properly if the station you are
tuned to is not transmitting 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 DISPLAY/DEMO, the
display changes as follows:
n Station name*
Frequency
Program type*
Clock display
Effect (P FILE) name or “EFFECT ON
(OFF)”
* If the RDS broadcast is not received, the station
name and the program type may not appear in
the display.
Locating a station by
program type (PTY)
You can locate the station you want by
selecting a program type. The unit tunes in
that type of program currently being
broadcast from the RDS stations stored in the
tuner’s preset memory.
1
Press PTY.
2
Press TUNING +/– to select the
program type you want. See the
“List of program types (PTY)”
section below.
3
Press ENTER/NEXT.
The unit starts searching for the preset
RDS stations (“SEARCH” and the
selected program type appear alternately
in the display).
When the tuner receives a program, the
preset station number flashes.
4
Press TUNING +/– until the desired
preset station number flashes in the
display.
5
Press ENTER/NEXT while the
preset station number is flashing.
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