Kenwood KRC-177RA - Manual (Page 12)

RDS features
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RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS is a digital information system that lets you receive sig-
nals besides those of regular radio programmes, such as net-
work information being transmitted from radio stations.
When listening to an RDS station (ie, a station with RDS capa-
bility), the programme service name of the station is displayed
along with the frequency, advising you quickly which station
is being received.
RDS (Radio Data System) stations also transmit frequency
data for the same station. When you are making long trips,
this function automatically switches to the particular frequen-
cy with the best reception for the particular network of sta-
tions that you want to listen to. The data is automatically
stored, allowing you to switch quickly to another RDS sta-
tions, broadcasting the same programme, that has better
reception. These include stations stored in the station preset
memory that you often listen to.
Alarm
When an emergency transmission (announcing disasters, etc.)
is sent, all current functions are interrupted to allow the warn-
ing to be received.
EON (Enhanced Other Network)
Stations that offer EON also transmit information about other
RDS stations that have traffic information. When you are
tuned to a station that is not transmitting traffic information,
but another RDS station starts transmitting a traffic bulletin,
the tuner automatically switches to the other station for the
duration of the bulletin.
The EON indicator lights up when the RDS station currently
being listened to starts to broadcast EON frequency data.
AF (Alternative Frequency) Function
When poor reception is experienced, automatically switch to
another frequency broadcasting the same programme in the
same RDS network with better reception.
The AF indicator lights up when the AF function is turned on.
Turning AF Function On/Off:
Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.
"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.
Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the AF function appears
in the display.
Press the
4 button to search in the other direction.
The function setting is indicated by "AF ON" or "AF OFF" in the
display, indicating that the AF function is on or off, respective-
ly.
Switching settings
Press either the AM button or FM button.
The display and setting will change.
Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.
Displaying Frequencies:
Hold down the CLK button for one second or more.
The frequency for the RDS station will be displayed for five
seconds instead of the station name.
When no other stations with stronger reception are available for
the same programme in the RDS network, you may hear the
incoming broadcast in bits and snatches. Turn off the AF function
in such a case.
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Restricting RDS Region (Region Restrict Function)
You can choose whether or not to restrict the RDS channels,
received with the AF function for a particular network, to a
specific region. When the Region Restrict Function is on, the
region is restricted and the REG indicator is turned on.
Turning Region Restrict Function On/Off:
Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.
"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.
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