Introduction of rds operation, Switching the rds display, Selecting alternative frequencies – Pioneer DEH-P77MP User Manual

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Introduction of RDS operation

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RDS (radio data system) is a system for provid-

ing information along with FM broadcasts.

This inaudible information provides such fea-

tures as program service name, program type,

traffic announcement standby and automatic

tuning, intended to aid radio listeners in find-

ing and tuning in to a desired station.

1 Program service name

Shows the name of broadcast program.

2 NEWS indicator

Shows when the set news program is re-

ceived.

3 TP indicator

Shows when a TP station is tuned in.

% Press FUNCTION to displaythe function

names.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-

tween the following functions:

BSM (best stations memory)REGION (regio-

nal)LOCAL (local seek tuning)program

type selection (PTY)TA (traffic announce-

ment standby)AF (alternative frequencies

search)NEWS (news program interruption)

# To return to the frequency display, press
BAND.
# If MW/LW band is selected, you can only se-
lect BSM or LOCAL.

Notes

! If you do not operate the function within about

30 seconds, the display is automatically re-
turned to the frequency display.

! RDS service may not be provided by all sta-

tions.

! RDS functions like AF and TA are only active

when your radio is tuned to a RDS station.

Switching the RDS display

When you tune in a RDS station its program

service name is displayed. If you want to know

the frequency you can.

% Press DISPLAY.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between

the following settings:

Program service namePTY information

FrequencyDAB information

PTY (program type ID code) information is

listed on page 19.

# PTY information, the frequency of the current
station and DAB information appears on the dis-
play for eight seconds.
# If a PTY code of zero is received from a station
or the signal is too weak for this unit to pick up
the PTY code, you cannot switch to PTY infoma-
tion display. In this case, if you have selected the
PTY information display, the display will be chan-
ged blank.
# You can only switch to DAB information when
a DAB tuner (GEX-P700DAB) is connected.

Selecting alternative

frequencies

If you are listening to a broadcast and the re-

ception becomes weak or there are other pro-

blems, the unit will automatically search for a

RDS

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