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RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are
available.
When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator
appears.
■ What is RDS?
RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of
transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was developed
by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is avail-
able in most European countries. Many FM stations use
it these days. In addition to displaying text information,
RDS can also help you find radio stations by type (e.g.,
news, sport, rock, etc.).
The AV controller supports four types of RDS informa-
tion:
PS (Program Service)
When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting PS
information, the station’s name will be displayed. Press-
ing the [DISPLAY] button will display the frequency for
3 seconds.
RT (Radio Text)
When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting text
information, the text will be shown on the display (see
page 70).
PTY (Program Type)
This allows you to search for RDS radio stations by type
(see page 70).
TP (Traffic Program)
This allows you to search for RDS radio stations that
broadcast traffic information (see page 70).
Notes:
• In some cases, the text characters displayed on the AV
controller may not be identical to those broadcast by
the radio station. Also, unexpected characters may be
displayed when unsupported characters are received.
This is not a malfunction.
• If the signal from an RDS station is weak, RDS data
may be displayed intermittently or not at all.
RDS Program Types (PTY)
Using RDS (European models)
RDS indicator
Type Display
None None
News reports News
Current affairs Affairs
Information Info
Sport Sport
Education Educate
Drama Drama
Culture Culture
Science and technology Science
Varied Varied
Pop music Pop M
Rock music Rock M
Middle of the road music Easy M
Light classics Light M
Serious classics Classics
Other music Other M
Weather Weather
Finance Finance
Children’s programmes Children
Social affairs Social
Religion Religion
Phone in Phone In
Trave l Trave l
Leisure Leisure
Jazz music Jazz
Country music Country
National music Nation M
Oldies music Oldies
Folk music Folk M
Documentary Document
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