manual Rover 45 owners manual page 120

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Radio Data System Radio Data System Receiving RDS stations RADIO DATA SYSTEM (RDS) Your radio is equipped with RDS (Radio Data System). RDS is With RDS active, whenever an RDS radio station is received, the being introduced in European countries and operates on the FM station name illuminates in the display. The audio constantly scans waveband. The system enables the audio unit to receive other all alternative frequencies on which that station can be received, information in addition to radio signals, including: and automatically switches to the strongest available signal. • the programme service name: enables the set to display the radio This is particularly useful on long journeys where the car travels station name instead of the frequency. through different transmitter areas serving the same radio station. • alternative frequencies for the FM radio station being received: enables To select (or inhibit) RDS, press and hold the TRAF.RDS control the audio unit to automatically select the strongest available for two seconds or more - the ‘RDS’ indicator illuminates when signal, thereby maintaining the best possible reception. RDS has been activated. • traffic information: enables the audio unit to give priority to traffic information broadcasts over other radio, tape or CD Local radio and regional broadcasts programmes. Reception of most local radio stations is intentionally limited to a • EON (enhanced other networks): enables the audio unit to comparatively small area around the transmitter. Once the limit of broadcast traffic information from radio stations other than the the reception range is reached, it is unlikely that the RDS facility one to which the radio is currently tuned (provided they are all will be able to locate an alternative frequency for the local radio members of a linked network). station being received. • PTY (programme type) : enables the audio unit to be programmed In some countries, certain broadcasting companies transmit to select broadcasts of a specific programme type. regional programmes on the FM waveband, either continuously or NOTE: In some countries, not all FM radio stations broadcast RDS. If periodically during the day. This may result in the audio unit a non-RDS station is received, these features will not be available. changing between a number of different regional radio stations within the radio programme you have selected. This facility is selectable and can be enabled or disabled using the menu control (see ‘REG ON’ and ‘REG OFF’ in ‘MENU CONTROL FUNCTIONS’, page122). 120

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