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Radio Reception
RDS
Radio Data System is a service that allows
FM stations to show additional information. If
you are receiving a RDS station, and the
station name are displayed.
When automatic programming is used, RDS
stations will be programmed first.
Scrolling through different RDS
information
● Press RDS • NEWS briefly and repeatedly to
scroll through the following information (if
available):
– Station name
– Programme type such as NEWS, SPORT,
POP M ...
– Radio text messages
– Frequency
Note:
– If you press RDS and the RDS signal is not
available NO RDS is displayed.
Setting the RDS clock
Some RDS radio station may be transmitting a
real clock time at an interval of every minute. It
is possible to set the clock by using a time signal
which is broadcast together with the RDS signal.
1 Tuned to a RDS station from FM band (refer to
“Tuning to radio stations”).
2 Press and hold CLOCK SET until "SET
CLOCK" is displayed.
3 Press RDS • NEWS.
➜ "SEARCH RDS TIME" appears.
➜ When RDS time is read, the current time will
be stored.
➜ If the RDS station does not transmit RDS
time within 90 seconds, "NO RDS TIME"
appears.
Note:
– Some RDS radio station may be transmitting a
real time clock at a minute interval. The accuracy
of the transmitted time depends on the
transmitting RDS radio station.
Searching programme type
(PTY)
PTY helps you find a desired programme type.
To enable PTY, first programme RDS stations
into the tuner memory (see Programming radio
stations)
1 While receiving an RDS station, press RDS •
NEWS briefly until the programme type is
displayed.
2 Press PRESET ¡ or ™ until the desired
programme type is displayed.
3 Press and hold down on TUNE à or á to
start searching.
➜ The radio tunes to a RDS station
broadcasting this programme type. If the
programme type is not available TYPE NOT
FOUND is displayed.
RDS Programme types
NO TYPE ..........No RDS programme type
NEWS.................... News services
AFFAIRS..........Politics and current affairs
INFO.................... Special information programmes
SPORT ................Sports
EDUCATE..........Education and advanced training
DRAMA ................Radio plays and literature
CULTURE..........Culture, religion and society
SCIENCE..........Science
VARIED .............Entertainment programmes
POP M.................Pop music
ROCK M..............Rock music
MOR M.................Light music
LIGHT M ..........Light classical music
CLASSICS ......Classical music
OTHER M ..........Special music programmes
WEATHER..........Weather
FINANCE..........Finance
CHILDREN ......Children’s programmes
SOCIAL ............. Social Affairs
RELIGION ......Religion
PHONE IN.......Phone In
TRAVEL .............Travel
LEISURE..........Leisure
JAZZ.................... Jazz Music
COUNTRY..........Country Music
NATION M.......National Music
OLDIES .............Oldies Music
FOLK M..............Folk Music
DOCUMENT ......Documentary
TEST.................... Alarm Test
ALARM ................Alarm