Searching With The Help Of Rds Codes - Aiwa AV-D58 Bedienungsanleitung

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To display radio text (*
Press RT.
When the tuned station is transmitting RT codes, radio texts will
appear on the display.
If the tuned station is not transmitting RT codes, "NO RT" is
displayed.
Radio text
To return to the normal display, press RT again.
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* RDS
Today many stations transmit so-called RDS (Radio Data
System) codes that contain a variety of additional
information along with the regular sound signals.
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* Identical RDS stations with alternative
frequencies (AF)
This is a list of alternative frequencies which gives
information on the various transmitters broadcasting the
same program in the same reception area. It enables
receivers equipped with memory to store the list, to reduce
the time needed for switching to another transmitter.
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* Program service station name (PS)
This is a name consisting of not more than 8 alphanumeric
characters, which is displayed in order to inform listeners
about the program service being broadcast by the radio
station.
Example: BBC 1
Characters
If a character transmitted by the broadcast is not
applicable to receivers, a blank space is inserted.
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* Radiotext (RT)
Information such as the cast list of a play or the title of a
song is shown on the display.
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RT) during RDS reception
SEARCHING WITH THE HELP OF
RDS CODES
Each RDS station identifies the type of program (*
it is currently broadcasting. If you specify a PTY, the unit can
automatically detect a suitable station from the preset stations.
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In addition, the * EON (Enhanced Other Network) service works
in some areas, so that searching is made much faster.
TO DISPLAY THE PTY
Press PTY during RDS reception.
Programs are classified as follows:
TRAFFIC, NEWS, AFFAIRS (current affairs), INFO
(information), SPORT, EDUCATE (education), DRAMA,
CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED, POP M (pop music), ROCK
M (rock music), EASY M (middle of the road music), LIGHT
M (light classical), CLASSICS (serious classical), OTHER
M (other music), WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN
(children's programmes), SOCIAL (social affairs),
RELIGION, PHONE IN (public views), TRAVEL, LEISURE,
JAZZ (jazz music), COUNTRY (country music), NATION M
(national music), OLDIES (oldies music), FOLK M (folk
music), DOCUMENT (documentary), TEST (alarm test),
ALARM
NOTE
• If program type information is not being transmitted, "NO PTY"
is displayed.
• If undefined program type information is being transmitted,
"UNDEFINE" is displayed.
• The unit identifies "TRAFFIC" with one of the program types.
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PTY) which