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Using RDS

(Radio Data System)

RDS is a system that transmits useful information (in the form of digital data) for FM broadcasts along with the broadcast signal.

Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the information from the broadcast signal for use with various
functions, such as automatic display of the station name.

RDS functions:

PTY (Program Type Identification) Search:

Automatically tunes to a station that is currently broadcasting the
specified program type (genre),

TP (Traffic Program) search

Automatically tunes to a station broadcasting traffic information,

PS (Program Service Name) Display: See figure I below.

Automatically displays the station name transmitted by the RDS

station,

RDS Auto Memory function

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Automatically selects and stores up to 40 RDS stations in the preset
memory.

Radio text function: See figure 3 below.

Displays the radio text data transmitted by some RDS stations

when you press the DISPLAY key. There is no display if no text
data was transmitted.

Radio text can also be displayed on the on screen display using the

OSD functions,

The

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indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast (signal) is received.

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Some functions and function names may differ for certain
countries and areas.

Before using a function utilizing the RDS, be sure to perform the RDS Auto Memory operation by referring to the description
in "Presetting RDS stations (RDS AUTO MEMORY)".

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Using the DISPLAY key

Each press switches the display mode as follows:

1 PS (Program Service name) display
2 Frequency display
3 RT (Radio Text) display

PS (Program Service name) display:
The statmn name

displayed automatically when an RDS broadcast

s received,

if no PS data was sent, "NO PS" is displayed

Frequency display:
Displays tne freduency of the current station

RT (Radio Text) display:
Text data accompanying the RDS broadcast scrolls across the
displav "NO RT" is displayed if tne current RDS station does not
provide RT data

Radio text can also be displayed on the on screen display using the
OSD functions,

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