ROTEL RT-06 - Manual (Page 11)

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RDS and RBDS Broadcast
Reception
The Rotel RT-06 is equipped with RDS (Ra-
dio Data Systems) reception capabilities for
Europe and RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data
Service) capabilities for the United States.
These broadcast systems provide additional
functionality to FM radio reception by trans-
mitting encoded information along with the
radio signal. This signal is decoded by an RDS
or RBDS receiver and can provide a range
of informational features including:
1. A display of the station’s identifying name
(e.g. BBC1).
2. A display of the station’s program content
(e.g. ROCK or NEWS).
3. Traffic information broadcasts.
4. A scrolling text display for announcements
or information.
In addition, RDS provides several advanced
search features including:
1. The ability to search for a station with the
desired program content (PTY).
2. The ability to search for traffic information
(TP).
3. The ability to automatically search stations
broadcasting special traffic announce-
ments (TA).
RDS broadcasting has been widely available
in many European markets for years. There
are a large number of RDS stations and most
users will be familiar with the features and
operation. In the USA implementation of the
RBDS system is more recent. Fewer stations
are currently broadcasting RBDS signals and
the features may be less familiar to many us-
ers. Consult your authorized Rotel dealer for
more information on RDS or RBDS broadcast-
ing in your market.
NOTE
: The RDS and RBDS features are entirely
dependent on the broadcaster sending prop-
erly encoded signals. Thus, they will only be
available in markets where RDS and RBDS
is currently implemented and where stations
are broadcasting these data signals. If there
are no RDS or RBDS stations, the RT-06 will
function as a standard radio receiver.
NOTE
: RDS and RBDS services are only avail-
able on FM broadcasts. The features and but-
tons described below are only operational
in FM mode.
DISPLAY Button
There are five display options when the cur-
rently tuned station is broadcasting RDS in-
formation and the RDS indicator in the front
panel display is lit. Press the DISPLAY button
to step sequentially through the five available
display options:
1. Standard FREQUENCY display.
2. PROGRAM SERVICE name: This is typically
the station’s call letters, such as BBC1. If
the current station is not broadcasting an
RDS signal, the display will show a blink-
ing PS indication.
3. PROGRAM TYPE: This is a description of
the station’s content from a standardized
list of program types in each market (for ex-
ample: NEWS, CURRENT AFFAIRS, INFO,
SPORT, EDUCATION, DRAMA, CULTURE,
SCIENCE, VARIED, POP, ROCK, EASY
LISTENING, LIGHT CLASSICAL, SERIOUS
CLASSICAL, OTHER MUSIC, WEATHER,
FINANCE, CHILDREN, SOCIAL AFFAIRS,
RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE,
JAZZ, COUNTRY, NATIONAL MUSIC,
OLDIES, FOLK, and DOCUMENTARY).
If the current station is not broadcasting
an RDS signal, the display will show a
blinking PT indication.
4. CLOCK TIME: A time and date display
broadcast by the station. If the current
station is not broadcasting an RDS sig-
nal, the display will show a blinking CT
indication.
5. RADIO TEXT: Additional scrolling text
messages broadcast by the station. If the
current station is not broadcasting an RDS
signal, the display will show a blinking
RT indication.
PTY Button
The PTY search function permits you to scan
available signals for RDS stations broadcasting
a particular type of program content.
1. Press the PTY button. The current RDS
program content type will appear in the
display.
2. If desired, change to a different PROGRAM
TYPE using the TUNING controls to scroll
through the list.
3. Press the PTY button a second time within
5 seconds. The tuner will attempt to find
an RDS station broadcasting the selected
type of program. If the button is not pressed
within 5 seconds after selecting a program
type, the PTY function will be cancelled.
4. If no station is located for the desired con-
tent type, the tuner will return to the last
previously tuned station.
5. Cancel the PTY function by pressing any but-
ton (except DIMMER or FM MONO).
TP Button
Searches for an RDS station broadcasting
traffic information programming.
1. Press the TP button. The tuner will attempt
to find an RDS station broadcasting the
traffic programming.
2. If no station is located, the tuner will return
to the last previously tuned station.
3. Cancel the TP function by pressing any but-
ton (except DIMMER or FM MONO).
TA Button
Searches for an RDS station broadcasting
special traffic announcements:
1. Press the TA button. The tuner will attempt
to find an RDS station broadcasting traffic
announcements.
2. If no station is located, the tuner will return
to the last previously tuned station.
3. Cancel the TP function by pressing any but-
ton (except DIMMER or FM MONO).
AF Button
1. Press the AF button. The tuner will scan
each of the alternate frequencies for the
same programming in the stored list and
tune to the strongest signal.
2. If no station is located, the tuner will return
to the last previously tuned station.
3. If the signal strength of the new station is
weaker, the tuner will revert to the previ-
ously tuned station.
4. Cancel the AF function by pressing any but-
ton (except DIMMER or FM MONO).