Kenwood VRS-7100 Instruction Manual

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35 ENUsing the RDS Disp. (Display) keyTUNERRDS Disp.Pressing the RDS Disp. key changes the contents of the display.Each press switches the display mode as follows :1 PS (Program Service name) display2 RT (Radio Text) display3 Frequency display1 PS (Program Service name) display :The station name is displayed automatically when an RDSbroadcast is received.If no PS data was sent, "NO PS" is displayed.H I YAWHG2 RT (Radio Text) display :Text data accompanying the RDS broadcast scrolls acrossthe display. "NO RT" or "RT ----" is displayed if thecurrent RDS station does not provide RT data.H E T HWLL I3 Frequency display :Displays the frequency of the current station.) 3 7 9)1L 5RDS is a system that transmits useful information (in the form ofdigital data) for FM broadcasts along with the broadcast signal.Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract theinformation from the broadcast signal for use with various func-tions, such as automatic display of the station name.RDS functions:PTY (Program TYpe Identification) Search flAutomatically tunes to a station that is currently broadcasting thespecified program type (genre).PS (Program Service Name) DisplayAutomatically displays the station name transmitted by the RDSstation.RDS AUTO MEMORY function flAutomatically selects and stores up to 40 RDS stations in the presetmemory.If fewer than 40 RDS stations have been stored in the preset memory,regular FM stations will be stored in the remaining places.Radio Text functionDisplays the radio text data transmitted by some RDS stations whenyou press the RDS Disp. (display) key. There is "NO RT" if no text datais transmitted.The "RDS" indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast (signal) isreceived.- - 2 59 )NoteSome functions and function names may differ for certain countriesand areas.Before using a function utilizing the RDS, be sure to perform the RDSAuto Memory operation by referring to the description in "PresettingRDS stations (RDS AUTO MEMORY)". flUsing RDS (Radio Data System) (For Europe only)