Rds introduction of rds operation, Introduction of rds operation – Pioneer DEH-P88RS-II 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, and is intended to aid radio listeners in
finding and tuning in to a desired station.

1 Band indicator

Shows which band the radio is tuned to,
MW/LW or FM.

5 (stereo) indicator

Appears when the selected frequency is
being broadcast in stereo.

3 Preset number indicator

Shows which preset has been selected.

4 LOC indicator

Appears when local seek tuning is on.

5 Signal level indicator

Shows the radio wave strength.

6 TEXT indicator

Shows when the radio text is received.

7 PTY (program type ID code) informa-
tion

Shows the PTY (program type ID code) infor-
mation

! PTY (program type ID code) information

is listed on page 24.

! If a PTY code of zero is received from a

station, display is blank. This indicates
that the station has not defined its pro-
gram contents.

! If the signal is too weak for this unit to

pick up the PTY code, the PTY informa-
tion display is blank.

8 Program service name

Shows the name of broadcast program.

Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the

main menu.
FUNCTION, AUDIO and ENTERTAINMENT
appear on the display.

Use MULTI-CONTROL to select

FUNCTION.
Turn to change the menu option. Press to se-
lect.
The function name appears on the display.

Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the

function.
Turn

MULTI-CONTROL to switch between the

functions in the following order.
BSM (best stations memory)

—Regional (re-

gional)

—Local (local seek tuning)—

PTY Search (program type selection)

—

Traffic ANNOUNCE (traffic announcement
standby)

—Alternative FREQ (alternative fre-

quencies search)

—News Interrupt (news

program interruption)

# You can also switch between the functions in
reverse order by turning

MULTI-CONTROL coun-

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

BSM or Local.

RDS

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