Harman Kardon AVR 230 Owner's Manual

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TUNER OPERATION 35RDS OperationThe AVR 230 is equipped with RDS (Radio DataSystem), which brings a wide range of informa-tion to FM radio. Now in use in many countries,RDS is a system for transmitting station call signsor network information, a description of stationprogram type, text messages about the station orspecifics of a musical selection, and the correcttime.As more FM stations become equipped with RDScapabilities, the AVR will serve as an easy-to-usecenter for both information and entertainment.This section will help you take maximum advan-tage of the RDS system.RDS TuningWhen an FM station is tuned in and it containsRDS data, the AVR will automatically display thestation’s call sign or other program service in theMain Information Display ˜.RDS Display OptionsThe RDS system is capable of transmitting awide variety of information in addition to theinitial station call sign that appears when astation is first tuned. In normal RDS operationthe display will indicate the station name,broadcast network or call letters. Pressing theRDS button ^! enables you to cyclethrough the various data types in the followingsequence:• The station’s call letters (with some privatestations other information too).• The station’s frequency (FREQ).• The Program Type (PTY) as shown in the listbelow.NOTE: Many stations do not transmit a specificPTY. The display will show NONE, when such astation is selected and PTY is active.• A “text” message (Radiotext, R T) containingspecial information from the broadcast station.Note that this message may scroll across thedisplay to permit messages longer than the eightpositions in the display. Depending on signalquality, it may take up to 30 seconds for the textmessage to appear; in that time, the wordTEXT will flash in the Information Displaywhen RT is selected.• The current time of day (C T). Note that it maytake up to two minutes for the time to appear,in that time the word TIME will flash in theinformation display when CT is selected. Pleasenote that the accuracy of the time data isdependent on the radio station, not the AVR.Some RDS stations may not include some ofthese additional features. If the data requiredfor the selected mode is not being transmitted,the Main Information Display ˜ will showa N O TYPE, N O TEXT or N O TIMEmessage after the individual time out.In any FM mode the RDS function requires astrong enough signal for proper operation.Program Search (PTY)An important feature of RDS is its capability ofencoding broadcasts with Program Type (PTY)codes that indicate the type of material beingbroadcast. The following list shows theabbreviations used to indicate each PTY, alongwith an explanation of the PTY:• (RDS ONLY)• (TRAFFIC)• NEWS: News• AFFAIRS: Current Affairs• INFO: Infomation• SPORT: Sports• EDUCATE: Educational• DRAMA: Drama• CULTURE: Culture• SCIENCE: Sciencek• VARIED: Varied Speech Programs• POPM: Popular Music• ROCKM: Rock Music• M.O.R.M.: Middle-of-the-Road Music• LIGHTM: Classical Music• CLASSICS: Serious Classical Music• OTHERM: Other Music• WEATHER: Weather Information• FINANCE: Financial Programs• CHILDREN: Children’s Programs• SOCIAL A: Social Affairs Programs• RELIGION: Religious Broadcasts• PHONE IN: Phone-In Programs• TRAVEL: Travel and Touring• LEISURE: Leisure and Hobby• JAZZ: Jazz Music• COUNTRY: Country Music• NATIONAL: National Music• OLDIES: Oldies Music• FOLK M: Folk Music• DOCUMENT: Documentary Programs• TEST: Emergency Test• ALARM: Emergency Broadcast InformationYou may search for a specific Program Type (PTY)by following these steps:1. Press the RDS button ^! until thecurrent PTY is shown in the Main InformationDisplay ˜.2. While the PTY is shown, press the PresetUp/Down button #" or hold them pressedto scroll through the list of available PTY types,as shown above starting with the PTY currentlyreceived. To simply search for the next stationtransmitting any RDS data, use the PresetUp/Down button #" until RDS ONLYappears in the display.3. Press any of the Tuning Up/Down buttons)K, the tuner begins to scan the FM bandupwards or downwards for the first station thathas RDS data that matches the desiredselection, and acceptable signal strength forquality reception.4. The tuner will make up to one complete scanof the entire FM band for the next station thatmatches the desired PTY type and has accept-able reception quality. If no such station isfound, the display will read NONE for someseconds and the tuner will return to the last FMstation in use before the search.NOTE: Some stations transmit constant trafficinformation. These stations can be found byselecting TRAFFIC, the option in front ofNEWS in the list. The AVR will find the nextappropriate station, even if it is not broadcastingtraffic information when the search is made.Tuner Operation