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Listening to the Radio

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RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are
available.
When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator
appears.

What is RDS?
RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of
transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was developed
by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is avail-
able in most European countries. Many FM stations use
it these days. In addition to displaying text information,
RDS can also help you find radio stations by type (e.g.,
news, sport, rock, etc.).
The AV receiver supports four types of RDS informa-
tion:

PS (Program Service)
When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting PS
information, the station’s name will be displayed. Press-
ing the [DISPLAY] button will display the frequency for
3 seconds.

RT (Radio Text)
When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting text
information, the text will be shown on the display (see
page 57).

PTY (Program Type)
This allows you to search for RDS radio stations by type
(see page 57).

TP (Traffic Program)
This allows you to search for RDS radio stations that
broadcast traffic information (see page 57).

Notes:
• In some cases, the text characters displayed on the AV

receiver may not be identical to those broadcast by the
radio station. Also, unexpected characters may be dis-
played when unsupported characters are received.
This is not a malfunction.

• If the signal from an RDS station is weak, RDS data

may be displayed intermittently or not at all.

RDS Program Types (PTY)

Using RDS (European models only)

RDS indicator

Type

Display

None

None

News reports

News

Current affairs

Affairs

Information

Info

Sport

Sport

Education

Educate

Drama

Drama

Culture

Culture

Science and technology

Science

Varied

Varied

Pop music

Pop M

Rock music

Rock M

Middle of the road music

Easy M

Light classics

Light M

Serious classics

Classics

Other music

Other M

Weather

Weather

Finance

Finance

Children’s programmes

Children

Social affairs

Social

Religion

Religion

Phone in

Phone In

Travel

Travel

Leisure

Leisure

Jazz music

Jazz

Country music

Country

National music

Nation M

Oldies music

Oldies

Folk music

Folk M

Documentary

Document

Alarm test

TEST

Alarm

Alarm!