Kenwood HD-7 - Manual (Page 25)

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Basic
RDS is a system which transmits useful information (digital data) for FM broadcasts together with the broad-
cast signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the information from the broad-
cast signal for use with various functions such as automatic display of the station name.
This unit is equipped with the following functions utilizing RDS data :
PTY (Program Type Identification) Search :
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The tuner automatically searches for a station which is
currently broadcasting a specified program type
(genre).
PS (Program Service Name) Display :
When an RDS broadcast is received, the station
name is automatically displayed.
÷ Some functions may not be provided or be given
different names depending on countries or areas.
RDS (Radio Data System)
(For U.K. and Europe)
Before using RDS
For reception of RDS stations, the auto memory function must be used to preset the stations. During
the auto memory function, the presetting sequence priority will be given to the RDS stations.
FM
TUNED
MHz
STEREO
PTY
L
R
30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB)
R·D·S