Sony STR-DE245: Using the Radio Data System

Receiver Operations

Notes

• If there is an emergency announcement by governmental

Using the Radio Data System

authorities, ALARM flashes in the display.

(RDS)

• When the message consists of 9 characters or more, the

message scrolls across the display.

• The following messages appear if a station is not

What you can do with the Radio Data

providing a particular RDS service:

“NO PTY” (the selected programme type is not available)

System

“NO TEXT” (text data is not available)

Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that

“NO TIME” (clock time data is not available)

allows radio stations to send additional information

• Depending on the method used by the radio station to

along with the regular radio programme signal. This

send the text, some text messages may be incomplete.

receiver offers you three convenient RDS features:

Displaying the RDS information; Monitoring of traffic,

news, or information programmes; and Locating a

Monitoring traffic, news, or information

station by programme type. RDS is available only on

programmes (EON)

FM stations.*

The EON (Enhanced Other Network) function allows

the receiver to switch automatically to a station

Note

broadcasting traffic announcements, news or

RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned to is

information programmes. When such a programme

not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal

starts on a station networking with the preset FM RDS

strength is weak.

station, the receiver automatically tunes in the station.

After the programme ends, the receiver switches back

* Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do they

to the original preset station or the programme source

provide the same types of services. If you are not familiar

you were originally listening to.

with the RDS system, check with your local radio stations

for details on RDS services in your area.

1 Tune to an FM station.

2 Press RDS EON to select the programme you

Receiving RDS broadcasts

want to monitor.

Simply select a station from the FM band.

Each time you press RDS EON, the indicators

When you tune in a station that provides RDS services,

light as follows:

the station name appears in the display.

/

TA (Traffic Announcement)

.

NEWS

Displaying the RDS Information

.

Press DISPLAY. Each time you press DISPLAY, the

INFO (Information)

display advances one step through the following

.

OFF (No indication lights up)

information.

Information displayed

You can:

The receiver enters EON standby mode.

“NO TA”, “NO NEWS”, or “NO INFO” appears if you

Station Name**

Locate each station by name

(e.g., WDR) instead of

press RDS EON before tuning to an RDS station.

frequency.

When a station starts broadcasting the programme you

Frequency**

Locate each station by

frequency.

selected, the receiver switches to the station, a message

(e.g., “NOW TA”) appears and the respective indicator

Programme Type

Locate a specific type of

(e.g.,“TA”) flashes. After the programme ends, the

programme being broadcast.

(See page 16 for the types of

receiver switches back to the station you were listening

programmes you can select.)

to (or the function you were using).

Radio Text

Display the text messages sent

by the RDS station.

To stop monitoring the programme

Clock (24-hour system)

Display the current time

Press RDS EON once.

**This information also appears for non-RDS FM stations.

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