Using The Radio Data System (Rds) - Sony R-D-S EON ST-SE700 Operating Instructions Manual

Using the Radio Data System
(RDS)
What you can do with RDS
The Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service
that allows radio stations to send additional
information along with the regular radio programme
signal. This tuner offers you three convenient RDS
features: Displaying the RDS information; Monitoring
of traffic, news, or information programmes; and
Locating a station by programme type. RDS is
available only on FM stations.*
Note
RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned to is
not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal
strength is weak.
* Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do they
provide the same types of services. If you are not familiar
with the RDS system, check with your local radio stations
for details on RDS services in your area.
Receiving RDS broadcasts
Simply select a station from the FM band.
When you tune in a station that provides RDS services,
the RDS indicator and the station name appears in the
display.
Displaying the RDS information
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the information you
desire is displayed.
Information displayed You can:
Station Name* Locate each station by name
(e.g., WDR) instead of
frequency.
Frequency* Locate each station by
frequency.
Clock Time Display the current time.
(24 hour system)
Programme Type Locate a specific type of
programme being broadcast.
(See page 14 for the types of
programmes you can select.)
Radio Text Display the text messages sent
by the RDS station.
Programme Identification Determine each broadcast's
country of origin.
Digital signal meter* (See page 10 for details.)
* This information also appears for non-RDS FM stations.
Advanced Tuner Operations
Notes
• If there is an emergency announcement by governmental
authorities, "ALARM" flashes in the display.
• If a station is not providing a particular RDS service,
"NO..." (such as "NO PTY") appears in the display.
• When a station broadcasts radio text data, the display
shows the data at the rate it is sent from the station. The
display speed changes in relation to the speed at which
the data is sent.
Monitoring traffic, news, or information
programmes (EON) (ST-SE700 and ST-SE500
only)
Enhanced Other Networks (EON) allows the tuner to
automatically switch to a station broadcasting traffic,
news, or information. After the programme ends, the
tuner switches back to the station you were listening
to. To use this function, be sure to store the stations
beforehand.
To monitor traffic programmes
1
Tune to a preset FM RDS station so that the RDS
TP, or RDS TP EON indicators light in the
display.
2
Press TA so that "TA" appears in the display.
Each time you press TA, the display changes as
follows:
TA (Traffic Announcement) n OFF
When the tuner automatically tunes in a traffic
programme, the TA indicator flashes. If you do
not want to listen to the entire programme, press
TA to switch back to the original station.
To monitor news and/or information programmes
1 Tune to a preset FM RDS station so that the RDS
TP or RDS TP EON indicators light in the display.
2 Press NEWS/INFO so that either the NEWS or
INFO indicator, or both the NEWS and INFO
indicators, appear in the display.
Each time you press NEWS/INFO, the display
changes as follows:
, NEWS , INFO , NEWS/INFO , OFF
When the tuner automatically tunes in a news or
information programme, the respective indicator
flashes. If you do not want to listen to the entire
programme, press NEWS/INFO to switch back to
the original station.
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