Pioneer XC-HM70-K: Using the Radio Data System (RDS)

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)

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Using the Radio Data

System (RDS)

An introduction to RDS

Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by most FM radio

stations to provide listeners with various kinds of

information—the name of the station and the kind of show

they’re broadcasting, for example.

One feature of RDS is that you can search by type of program.

For example, you can search for a station that’s broadcasting

a show with the program type, JAZZ.

You can search the following program types:

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Displaying RDS information

Use the DISPLAY button to display the different types of RDS

information available.

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Press DISPLAY for RDS information.

Each press changes the display as follows:

• Radio Text (RT) – Messages sent by the radio station. For

example, a talk radio station may provide a phone number

as RT.

• Program Service Name (PS) – The name of the radio

station.

•Program Type (PTY) – This indicates the kind of program

currently being broadcast.

• Current tuner frequency (FREQ)

Searching for RDS programs

You can search for a program type listed above.

1 Press TUNER then press BAND to select the FM band.

• RDS is only possible in the FM band.

2 Press PTY.

SEARCH shows in the display.

3 Press PRESET

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to select the program type you

want to hear.

4 Press ENTER to search for the program type.

The system starts searching through the station presets for a

match, stopping when it was found one. Repeat to search for

other stations.

If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn’t find that

program type at the time of the search.

• RDS searches station presets only. If no stations have

been preset, or if the program type could not be found

among the station presets NO PTY is displayed. FINISH

means the search is complete.

• In addition, there are three other program types, ALARM,

ALARMTST, and NO TYPE. ALARM and ALARMTST are

used for emergency announcements. NO TYPE appears

when a program type cannot be found.

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NEWS – News

FINANCE – Stock market

• If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll,

AFFAIRS – Current Affairs

reports, commerce, trading,

some characters may be displayed incorrectly.

INFO – General Information

etc.

CHILDREN – Programs for

• If you see NO TEXT in the RT display, it means no RT data

SPORT – Sport

is sent from the broadcast station. The display will

EDUCATE – Educational

children

SOCIAL – Social affairs

automatically switch to the PS data display (if no PS data,

DRAMA – Radio plays, etc.

RELIGION – Programs

NO NAME is displayed).

CULTURE – National or

regional culture, theater, etc.

concerning religion

• In the PTY display, NO PTY may be shown.

SCIENCE – Science and

PHONE IN – Public expressing

technology

their views by phone

VARIED – Usually talk-based

TRAVEL – Holiday-type travel

material, such as quiz shows

rather than traffic

or interviews.

announcements

POP M – Pop music

LEISURE – Leisure interests

ROCK M – Rock music

and hobbies

EASY M – Easy listening

JAZZ – Jazz

LIGHT M – ‘Light’ classical

COUNTRY – Country music

music

NATION M – Popular music in

CLASSICS – ‘Serious’ classical

a language other than English

music

OLDIES – Popular music from

OTHER M – Music not fitting

the ’50s and ’60s

above categories

FOLK M – Folk music

WEATHER – Weather reports

DOCUMENT – Documentary