Pioneer F-F3MK2-K: An introduction to RDS RDS Search/PTY Search/TP Search

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An introduction to RDS

RDS Search/PTY Search/TP Search

Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by

most FM radio stations to provide listeners with

Searching for RDS programs

various kinds of information, such as the name

One of the most useful features of RDS is the

of the station and the kind of show being

ability to search for a particular kind of radio

broadcast.

program. You can search for any of the

One feature of RDS is that you can search by

program types listed above.

type of program. For example, you can search

1 Press the

BAND

button to select the FM

for a station that’s broadcasting a show with

2

band.

the program type, JAZZ.

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2 Press the

MENU

button to select menu.

You can search the following program types:

NEWS – News

FINANCE – Stock market

3 Select “RDS” by either rotating the

AFFAIRS – Current Affairs

reports, commerce,

TUNING/PRESET

dial or pressing the

/

INFO

– General Information

trading, etc.

button, then press either the

TUNING/

SPORT – Sport

CHILDREN – Programs for

PRESET

dial or

ENTER

button.

EDUCATE – Educational

children

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DRAMA – Radio plays, etc.

SOCIAL – Social affairs

4 Either turn the

TUNING/PRESET

dial or

CULTURE – National or

RELIGION – Programs

press

/

button to select the desired

regional culture, theater,

concerning religion

etc.

PHONE IN – Public

search mode (RDS search, PTY search or TP

SCIENCE – Science and

expressing their views by

search).

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VARIED – Usually talk-

TRAVEL – Holiday-type

5 Press the

TUNING/PRESET

dial or

ENTER

based material, such as

travel information as

button to search for the RDS program you

quiz shows or interviews.

opposed to traffic

want to hear.

POP M – Pop music

announcements.

The system starts searching through the

ROCK M – Rock music

LEISURE – Leisure interests

station presets for a match. When it finds one,

EASY M – Easy listening

and hobbies

LIGHT M – ‘Light’ classical

JAZZ – Jazz

the search stops and the station plays for five

music

COUNTRY

– Country music

seconds.

CLASSICS – ‘Serious’

NATION M – Popular

classical music

music in a language other

6 If you want to continue listening to the

OTHER M – Music not

than English

station, press the

TUNING/PRESET

dial or

fitting above categories

OLDIES – Popular music

ENTER

button within five seconds.

WEATHER – Weather

from the ’50s and ’60s

If you don’t press the TUNING/PRESET knob or

reports

FOLK M – Folk music

ENTER button, searching resumes.

DOCUMENT

– Documentary

If the program type cannot be found, the unit

will automatically begin the frequency search

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mode.

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1 In addition, ALARM may be displayed. ALARM is used for emergency broadcast announcements. You cannot search for this

type of announcement, but the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS signal in the event of a broadcast.

2 RDS is only possible in the FM band.

3 PTY searches station presets only. If no stations have been preset, or if the PTY search could not be found among the station

presets NO PTY DATA is displayed.