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About RDS broadcasting• RDS is not available for MW/LW broadcasts.• RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmittingRDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.• If searching finishes at once,“PS”,and “RT” will not appear on the display.Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to receive FM stationsPTY (Program Type) indication and PTY-SEARCH functionWhat information can RDS signals provide?RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. Forexample,the stations send their station names,as well as information about what type of program theybroadcast, such as sports or music,etc.When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS service,the RDS indicatorlights up on the display.• Description on RDS function1. PTY (Program Type) : Displays the type of programme currently being broadcast2. PS NAME (Program Service Name) : Indicates the name of broadcasting stationand is composed of 8 characters.3. RT (Radio Text) : Decodes the text broadcast by a station (if any) and is composedof maximum 64 characters.4. CT (Clock Time) : Decodes the real time clock from the FM frequency.• Some stations may not transmit PTY, RT or CT information therefore this may not bedisplayed in all cases.5. TA (Traffic Announcement) : When this symbol flashes it shows that the trafficannouncement is in progress.NoteNoteYou can see the RDS signals the station sends on the display.TO show the RDS signalsPress RDS DISPLAY while listening to an FM station.Each time you press the button, the display change to show you the following information:PS (Program Service) :While searching,"PS"appears and then the station names will bedisplayed."NO PS" appears if no signal is sent.RT(Radio Text) : while searching,"RT"appears and then text messages the station sendswill be displayed. "NO RT"appears if no signal is sent.Frequency : station frequency (non-RDS service)About characters shown in the displayWhen the display shows PS,or RT signals,the following characters are used.• The display window cannot differentiate upper case and lower case letters and alwaysuses upper case letters.• The display window cannot show accented letters, “A,” for instance, may stans foraccented “A’s” like “À, Â, Ä, Á, Åand Ã.”57 58To search for a program using the PTY codesBefore you start, remember...• The PTY Search is only applicable to presetstations.• To stop searching any time during the process,press PTY SEARCH while searching.• There is a time limit in doing the following steps.If the setting is cancelled before you finish, startfrom step 1 again.• When pressing the buttons on the primary remotecontrol, make sure that you have selected the FMstation using the primary remote control.One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from thepreset channels by specifying the PTY codes.Press PTY SEARCH while listenning to anFM station.1Press the PTY-or PTY+until the PTY codeyou want appears on the display.• The display gives you the PTY codes describedto the right.2Press PTY SEARCH again, while the PTYcode selected in the previous step is still onthe display.• The center unit searches 15 preset FMstations,stops when it finds the one youhave selected, and tunes in that station.3DisplayNEWSAFFAIRSINFOSPORTEDUCATEDRAMACULTURESCIENCEVARIEDPOP MROCK MM.O.R.MLIGHT MCLASSICOTHER MWEATHERFINANCECHILDRENSOCIAL ARELIGIONPHONE INTRAVELLEISUREJAZZCOUNTRYNATION MOLDIESFOLK MDOCUMENTProgram Type• News including an announced opinion andreport• Several matters including a current incident,documentary, discussion and analysis.• Information including weights and measures,returns and forecast, matters interesting thecustomer, medical information, etc.• Sports• Education• Drama-Radio serial, etc.• Culture-National or local culture including thereligious problem, social science, language,theater,etc.• Natural science and technology• Others-Speech, amusing program (quiz,game), interview, comedy and satirical play,etc.• Pop music• Rock music• Current contemporary music considered to be“easy listening.”• Light classical music- Classical music andinstrumental and chorus music• Heavy classical music-Orchestra music,symphony, chamber music and opera• Other music - Jazz, R&B country music• Weather• Finance• Children’s programmes• Social affairs• Religion• Phone in• Travel• Leisure• Jazz Music• Country Music• National Music• Oldies Music• Folk Music• DocumentaryRADIO OPERATION