Sony LBT-LX50 - Manual (Page 33)

other Features
Using the Radio
Data System (RDS)
(For European models
only)
What is the Radio Data
System?
The Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting
service that allows radio stations to send
additional information along with the regular
program signal. This timer offers convenient
RDS feature, such as monitoring traffic, news,
information programs, and locating a station
by program type. RDS is available only on FM
stations.*
Note
RDS may not work properly if the station you are
tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly
or if the signal strength is weak.
* Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do
they all provide the same types of services. If you
are not familiar with the RDS system, check with
your local radio stations for details on RDS services
in your area.
Receiving RDS broadcasts
Select a station from the FM band.
When you tune in a station that
provides RDS services, the station
name appears in the display.
To check the RDS information
Each time you press DISPLAY, the display
changes as follows;
► Station name*
i
Frequency
i
Program type*
i
Clock display
- Effect (P FILE) name or "EFFECT ON
(OFF)"
If an RDS broadcast is not received, the station
name and the program type may not appear in
the display.
Locating a station by
program type (PTY)
You can locate the desired station by selecting
a program type. The system tunes in that type
of program currently being broadcast from
the RDS stations stored in the tuner's preset
memory.
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1 Press PTY while listening to the
radio.
2
Press TUNING +/- to select the
desired program type. See the "List
of program types (PTY)" on the
following page.
3
Press ENTER/NEXT.
The system starts searching for the
preset RDS stations ("SEARCH" and the
selected program type appear alternately
in the display).
When the tuner receives a program, the
preset station number flashes.
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