Sony XR-C2300R: RDS
RDS: Sony XR-C2300R
Tip
The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See
“Changing the sound and display settings” on
RDS
page 16).
Note
“NO NAME” appears if the received station does
not transmit RDS data.
Overview of the RDS
function
Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting
Retuning the same
service that allows FM stations to send
programme automatically
additional digital information along with the
regular radio programme signal. Your car
— Alternative Frequencies (AF)
stereo offers you a variety of services. Here are
just a few: retuning the same programme
The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function
automatically, listening to traffic
automatically selects and retunes the station
announcements, and locating a station by
with the strongest signal in a network. By
programme type.
using this function, you can continuously
listen to the same programme during a long-
Notes
distance drive without having to retune the
• Depending on the country or region, not all of
station manually.
the RDS functions are available.
Frequencies change automatically.
• RDS may not work properly if the signal strength
is weak or if the station you are tuned to is not
transmitting RDS data.
98.5MHz
96.0MHz
Displaying the station
Station
name
The name of the current station lights up in the
102.5MHz
display.
Select an FM station (page 9).
When you tune in an FM station that
1 Select an FM station (page 9).
transmits RDS data, the station name
appears in the display.
2 Press (AF) repeatedly until “AF-ON”
appears.
The unit starts searching for an alternative
station with a stronger signal in the same
Note
network.
The “*” indication means that an RDS station is
being received.
Note
When there is no alternative station in the area
and you do not need to search for an alternative
Changing the display item
station, turn the AF function off by pressing (AF)
Each time you press (DSPL/PTY), the item
repeatedly until “AF-OFF” appears.
changes as follows:
Station Name (Frequency) y Programme type
After you select the desired item, the display
will automatically change to the Motion
Display mode after a few seconds.
In the Motion Display mode, all the above
items are scrolled in the display one by one in
order.
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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/AMS) while the station name
button of the local station again.
is 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/DISC)
repeatedly until “REG” appears.
2 Press + side of (SEEK/AMS) 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 won’t
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 station’s data as well as its frequency, so
To cancel the current traffic
you don’t 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 (SOURCE).
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/DISC) repeatedly until “BTM”
Information INFO
appears.
Sports SPORT
Education EDUCATE
4 Press + side of (SEEK/AMS) until “BTM”
Drama DRAMA
flashes.
Culture CULTURE
Science SCIENCE
5 Press (ENTER).
Varied VARIED
Popular Music POP M
Presetting different settings for
Rock Music ROCK M
each preset station
Easy Listening EASY M
1 Select an FM band, and tune in the
Light Classical LIGHT M
desired station.
Classical CLASSICS
Other Music Type OTHER M
2 Press (AF) or/and (TA) to select “AF-ON”
or/and “TA-ON.”
Weather WEATHER
Finance FINANCE
3 Press the desired number button and
Children’s Programmes CHILDREN
hold until “MEM” appears.
Social Affairs SOCIAL A
Repeat from step 1 to preset other stations.
Religion RELIGION
Tip
Phone In PHONE IN
If you want to change the preset AF and/or TA
Travel TRAVEL
setting after you tune in the preset station, you
Leisure LEISURE
can do so by turning the AF or TA function on or
off.
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/DISC)
If the TA function is ON, the unit starts
repeatedly until “CT” appears.
searching for the next station.
2 Press (PRST/DISC) repeatedly until the
desired programme type appears.
2 Press + side of (SEEK/AMS) repeatedly
The programme types appear in the order
until “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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Оглавление
- Getting Started
- Cassette Player
- Radio
- RDS
- Other Functions
- CD/MD Unit
- Additional
- Przygotowania
- Magnetofon
- Radio
- RDS
- Pozostałe funkcje
- Komponent CD/MD
- Informacje dodatkowe
- Uvedení do provozu
- Přehrávač kazet
- Rádio
- RDS
- Další funkce
- Přehrávač CD/MD
- Dodatečné
- Başlarken
- Kasetçalar
- Radyo
- RDS
- Diğer işlevler
- CD/MD ünitesi
- Ek bilgi
- Начальные
- Проигрыватель кассет
- Радиоприемник
- RDS
- Прочие функции
- Проигрыватель
- Дополнительная информация
