Kenwood XD-552 Instruction Manual

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XD-SERIES (En)Application section37RDS is a system which transmits useful informa-tion (digital data) for FM broadcasts togetherwith the broadcast signal. Tuners and receiversdesigned for RDS reception can extract the in-formation from the broadcast signal for use withvarious functions such as automatic display ofthe station name.R.D.S. (Radio Data System) (For U.K., Europe and Russia)This unit is equipped with the following functions utilizing RDS data:PTY (Program Type Identification) Search :°The tuner automatically searches for a station which is currentlybroadcasting a specified program type (genre).PS (Program Service Name) Display : (See below.)When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name isautomatically displayed.EON (Enhanced Other Network) : ‚When the information to be received is set in advance and anyRDS station in the same network starts broadcasting of suchinformation, the reception automatically will be switched to thatstation.The “RDS” indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast(signal) is received.÷ Some functions may not be provided or be given differ-ent names depending on countries or areas.Pressing the RDS DISP. key changes the dis-play contents.Display mode priority rankingWhen an RDS broadcast is received :1PS (Program Service Name) Display :When an RDS broadcast is received, the stationname is automatically displayed.If no PS data was sent, “NO PS” is displayed.2Frequency Display :The frequency of the current station is displayed.Note before the use of RDSSet the receiving band to FM and preset RDS stations with the auto preset function. ¶To switch the display contentsRDS DISP.RDS TP PTY EON TANEWSB B C0 01 F M 1 0 2 . 5For reception of RDS stations, the auto presetting function must be used to preset the stations. With the autopresetting function, RDS stations are preset with priority.(Remote control unit only)