Sony XR-1300R: RDS

RDS: Sony XR-1300R

Retuning the same

RDS

programme automatically

Alternative Frequencies (AF)

The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function

automatically selects and retunes the station

Overview of the RDS

with the strongest signal in a network. By

function

using this function, you can continuously

listen to the same programme during a long-

Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting

distance drive without having to retune the

service that allows FM stations to send

station manually.

additional digital information along with the

Frequencies change automatically.

regular radio programme signal. Your car

stereo offers you a variety of services. Here are

98.5MHz

96.0MHz

just a few: retuning the same programme

automatically, listening to traffic

announcements, and locating a station by

programme type.

Notes

Station

Depending on the country or region, not all of

the RDS functions are available.

RDS may not work properly if the signal strength

is weak or if the station you are tuned to is not

102.5MHz

transmitting RDS data.

1 Select an FM station (page 9).

2 Press (AF) repeatedly until AF-ON

Displaying the station

appears.

name

The unit starts searching for an alternative

station with a stronger signal in the same

The name of the current station lights up in the

network.

display.

Note

Select an FM station (page 9).

When there is no alternative station in the area

When you tune in an FM station that

and you do not need to search for an alternative

transmits RDS data, the station name

station, turn the AF function off by pressing (AF)

appears in the display.

repeatedly until AF-OFF appears.

Note

The * indication means that an RDS station is

being received.

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Changing the display item

Local link function

Each time you press (AF), the item changes as

(United Kingdom only)

follows:

The Local Link function lets you select other

AF-ON y AF-OFF

local stations in the area, even if they are not

stored on your number buttons.

Notes

When NO AF and the station name flash

alternately, it means that the unit cannot find an

1 Press a number button that has a local

alternative station in the network.

station stored on it.

If the station name starts flashing after selecting

a station with the AF function on, this indicates

2 Within five seconds, press the number

that no alternative frequency is available. Press

either side of (SEEK) while the station name is

button of the local station again.

flashing (within eight seconds). The unit starts

searching for another frequency with the same PI

3 Repeat this procedure until the desired

(Programme Identification) data (PI SEEK

local station is received.

appears and no sound is heard). If the unit

cannot find another frequency, NO PI appears,

and the unit returns to the previously selected

frequency.

Listening to a regional programme

The REG-ON (regional on) function lets you

stay tuned to a regional programme without

being switched to another regional station.

(Note that you must turn the AF function on.)

The unit is factory preset to REG-ON, but if

you want to turn off the function, do the

following.

1 During radio reception, press (MENU),

then press either side of (PRST)

repeatedly until REG appears.

2 Press + side of (SEEK) until REG-OFF

appears.

3 Press (ENTER).

Note that selecting REG-OFF might cause

the unit to switch to another regional

station within the same network.

To return to regional on, select REG-ON in

step 2 above.

Note

This function does not work in the United

Kingdom and in some other areas.

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Presetting the volume of traffic

Listening to traffic

announcements

You can preset the volume level of the traffic

announcements

announcements beforehand so you wont

miss the announcement. When a traffic

The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic

announcement starts, the volume will be

Programme (TP) data let you automatically

automatically adjusted to the preset level.

tune in an FM station that is broadcasting

traffic announcements even if you are listening

to other programme sources.

1 Select the desired volume level.

Press (TA) repeatedly until TA-ON

2 Press (TA) for two seconds.

appears.

TA appears and the setting is stored.

The unit starts searching for traffic

information stations. TP appears in the

Receiving emergency

display when the unit finds a station

announcements

broadcasting traffic announcements.

When the traffic announcement starts,

If an emergency announcement comes in while

TA flashes. The flashing stops when the

you are listening to the radio, the programme

traffic announcement is over.

will automatically switch to it. If you are

listening to a source other than the radio, the

Tip

emergency announcements will be heard if

If the traffic announcement starts while you are

you set AF or TA to on. The unit will then

listening to another programme source, the unit

automatically switch to these announcements

automatically switches to the announcement and

no matter which source you are listening to at

goes back to the original source when the

the time.

announcement is over.

Notes

NO TP flashes for five seconds if the received

station does not broadcast traffic announcements.

Then, the unit starts searching for a station that

Presetting the RDS

broadcasts it.

When EON appears with TP in the display,

stations with the AF and

the current station makes use of broadcast traffic

announcements by other stations in the same

TA data

network.

When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores

each stations data as well as its frequency, so

To cancel the current traffic

you dont have to turn on the AF or TA

announcement

function every time you tune in the preset

station. You can select a different setting (AF,

Press (TA) or (TUNER).

TA, or both) for individual preset stations, or

To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off

the same setting for all preset stations.

the function by pressing (TA) until

TA-OFF appears.

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Presetting the same setting for all

preset stations

Locating a station by

1 Select an FM band (page 9).

programme type

You can locate the station you want by

2 Press (AF) or/and (TA) to select AF-ON

selecting one of the programme types shown

or/and TA-ON.

below.

Note that selecting AF-OFF or TA-OFF

stores not only RDS stations, but also non-

Programme types Display

RDS stations.

News NEWS

3 Press (MENU), then press either side of

Current Affairs AFFAIRS

(PRST) repeatedly until BTM appears.

Information INFO

Sports SPORT

4 Press + side of (SEEK) until BTM

Education EDUCATE

flashes.

Drama DRAMA

Culture CULTURE

5 Press (ENTER).

Science SCIENCE

Varied VARIED

Presetting different settings for

Popular Music POP M

each preset station

Rock Music ROCK M

1 Select an FM band, and tune in the

Easy Listening EASY M

desired station.

Light Classical LIGHT M

Classical CLASSICS

2 Press (AF) or/and (TA) to select AF-ON

Other Music Type OTHER M

or/and TA-ON.

Weather WEATHER

Finance FINANCE

3 Press the desired number button and

hold until MEM appears.

Childrens Programmes CHILDREN

Repeat from step 1 to preset other stations.

Social Affairs SOCIAL A

Religion RELIGION

Tip

If you want to change the preset AF and/or TA

Phone In PHONE IN

setting after you tune in the preset station, you

Travel TRAVEL

can do so by turning the AF or TA function on or

off.

Leisure LEISURE

Jazz Music JAZZ

Country Music COUNTRY

National Music NATION M

Oldies Music OLDIES

Folk Music FOLK M

Documentary DOCUMENT

Not specified NONE

Note

You cannot use this function in some countries

where no PTY (Programme Type selection) data is

available.

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1 Press (DSPL/PTY) during FM reception

until PTY appears.

Setting the clock

automatically

The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS

The current programme type name appears

transmission sets the clock automatically.

if the station is transmitting the PTY data.

- - - - - appears if the received station is

not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has

1 During radio reception, press (MENU),

not been received.

then press either side of (PRST)

If the TA function is ON, the unit starts

repeatedly until CT appears.

searching for the next station.

2 Press (PRST) repeatedly until the desired

programme type appears.

2 Press + side of (SEEK) repeatedly until

The programme types appear in the order

CT-ON appears.

shown in the above table. Note that you

The clock is set.

cannot select NONE (Not specified) for

searching.

3 Press (ENTER) to return to the normal

display.

3 Press (ENTER) repeatedly until the

desired station is received.

To cancel the CT function

The unit starts searching for a station

broadcasting the selected programme type.

Select CT-OFF in step 2 above.

When the unit finds the programme, the

programme type appears again for five

Notes

seconds.

The CT function may not work even though an

NO and the programme type appear

RDS station is being received.

alternately for five seconds if the unit

There might be a difference between the time

set by the CT function and the actual time.

cannot find the programme type. It then

returns to the previously selected station.

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