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RDS OPERATION AND DESCRIPTION
Radio Data System (RDS) enables you to make the best use of your RDS equipped unit.
RDS allow radio stations to transmit data that will make use easier. The radio stations can
send short messages on RDS and provide additional information about the programs being
transmitted, weather, general information, traffic jams, the title of a record or a 'phone-in
number, etc. RDS information is transmitted with many radio stations that broadcast on the
FM band.
PS (Program Service Name)
The unit is supplied with a character display that will show the name of the selected radio
station. When you program your favorite radio stations into the preset station numbers, it is
not just the frequency that is stored, but also the station's identification. If you have set
RADIO-ONE to be on button number one, then pressing this button will always give you
RADIO-ONE wherever you are in the country.
AF (Alternative Frequency) Automatic Tuning
The unit receives information about the frequencies of nearby transmitters. This enables it to
choose the strongest FM signal for the selected station. This is particularly useful and safe
for you as a driver, you no longer have to re-tune when driving between different transmitter
coverage areas.
Regional Links (REG On/Off)
Many local radio stations only have a couple of different frequencies, and their coverage area
is limited. Some local stations are linked together according to their region, so that if the
signal from a local radio station becomes weak, the unit can switch to another local station in
the same region. If you wish the radio to stay tuned to the same local station regardless of
the signal strength or quality, then you should turn the Regional facility ON, as described in
the previous pages.
TA and TP (Travel Announcements / Travel Program Identification)
When a local radio station broadcasts a traffic report, the unit is informed. This information
can be used to provide you with travel information without having to listen to that particular
radio station all of the time. When the travel announcement is broadcast the unit will interrupt
the AUX / Compact Disc / USB / SD-MMC that is playing and will automatically switch to the
announcement. At the end of the announcement the unit returns to its former state by
switching back to the CD, AUX, USB or SD-MMC.
For this to work, the travel announcement function must be switched on. The unit will only
allow you to tune to a station which is capable of sending the relevant RDS travel
announcement information.
If the signal of the selected radio station becomes weak, the unit should re-tune itself to
another station that has the RDS travel information. The TP symbol will ignite on the
information display, when a TP station is found or selected.
EON (Enhanced Other Networks)
The unit is equipped with the Enhanced Other Network (EON) function, and can switch from
a national Network station (eg RADIO ONE) to a Local Radio travel announcement, and then
back to the national station at the end of the announcement. For example, the unit is tuned to
RADIO FOUR, and the TA Travel function is switched on. You may be listening to RADIO
FOUR or to a CD, or you could have the volume turned down. When a nearby local radio
station, such as RADIO LOCAL, is about to make a travel announcement, an RDS signal
transmitted on RADIO FOUR tells the unit to tune to RADIO LOCAL for the announcement.
The unit will already know the frequency of RADIO LOACAL in that area. The unit will first