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Searching for RDS programs
One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to
search for a particular kind of radio program. You can
search for any of the program types listed above.
1 Press TUNER to select the FM band.
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2 Press the PTY SEARCH button.
SEARCH shows in the display.
3 Press ST +/– ( /) to select the program type you
want to hear.
4 Press ENTER to search for the program type.
The system starts searching through the station presets
for a match. When it finds one, the search stops and the
station plays for five seconds.
5 If you want to keep listening to the station, press
ENTER within the five seconds.
If you don’t press
ENTER, searching resumes.
If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn’t find
that program type at the time of the search.
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Displaying RDS information
Use the DISP button to display the different types of RDS
information available. 3
• Press DISP for RDS information.
Each press changes the display as follows:
• Radio Text ( RT) – Messages sent by the radio station.
For example, a talk radio station may provide a phone
number as RT.
• Program Service Name ( PS) – The name of the radio
station.
• Program Type ( PTY) – This indicates the kind of
program currently being broadcast.
• Current tuner frequency.
Using EON
When EON (Enhanced Other Network information) is
turned on, the receiver jumps to an EON-linked
broadcast when it begins, even if a receiver function
other than the tuner is being used. It can’t be used in
areas that EON information isn’t transmitted and when
FM broadcast stations don’t transmit PTY data. When the
broadcast ends, the tuner returns to the original
frequency or function.
1 Press TUNER to select the FM band. 4
2 Press EON to select one of the possible modes.
Press repeatedly to switch between:
• EON TA (Traffic Announcement) – Sets the tuner to
pick up traffic information when it is broadcast.
• EON NEWS – Sets the tuner to pick up news when it
is broadcast.
• OFF – Switches off the EON feature.
When set to TA or NEWS, the EON indicator in the
display lights (it flashes when receiving an EON
broadcast).
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The indicator in the display lights when
the current station carries the EON service. 6
Note
1 RDS is only possible in the FM band.
2 RDS searches station presets only. If no stations have been preset, or if the program type could not be found among the station presets
NO PTY is
displayed. FINISH means the search is complete.
3 • If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll, some characters may be displayed incorrectly.
• If you see NO RADIO TEXT DATA in the RT display, it means no RT data is sent from the broadcast station. The display will automatically switch to the
PS data display (if no PS data, the frequency is displayed).
• In the PTY display, NO DATA or NONE may be shown. In this case, the PS display is shown after a few seconds.
VIDEO1
GALLERY
HOME MEDIA
CD
HDMI TUNER
PHONO
VIDEO2 VIDEO3 TV
CD-R
INPUT SELECT
TUNER
AUDIO
PARAMETER
TOP MENU
BAND
iPod CTRL
EXIT TOOLS
HOME
MENU
STATUS PHASE CTRL CH LEVEL
VIDEO
PARAMETER
ENTER
RETURN
PTY
SEARCH
TUNE +
TUNE
ST ST + ENTER
MENU
T.EDIT
PGM
BD MENU
SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIO DIMMER
SR+ SBch MCACC
A.ATT GENRE HDMI OUT
D.ACCESS
ENTER
CLASS
DISP
CH
DISP
ENTER
CLASS
4 EON is only possible in the FM band.
5 You can’t search for traffic announcements and news at the same time.
6 • You cannot operate the
T.EDIT and PTY SEARCH buttons while the EON indicator in the display is lit.
• If you want to change to a function other than the tuner when the EON indicator is flashing, press EON to turn EON off.
VIDEO1
GALLERY
HOME MEDIA
CD
HDMI TUNER
PHONO
VIDEO2 VIDEO3 DVR2
CD-R
INPUT SELECT
iPod CTRL
SETUP
STATUS
THX MPX
PHASE CTRL CH LEVEL
PGM
STEREO/ A.L.C.
BD MENU
SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIO DIMMER
AUTO/ DIRECT STANDARD ADV SURR
EON
TUNE
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