Cadillac 2006 STS Navigation Manual

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Radio Data System (RDS)The audio system has a Radio Data System (RDS).RDS features are available for use only on FM stationsthat broadcast RDS information. With RDS, the radiocan do the following:• Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type ofprogramming• Receive announcements concerning local andnational emergencies• Display messages from radio stations• Seek to stations with traffic announcementsThis system relies on receiving specific information fromthese stations and will only work when the information isavailable. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcastincorrect information that will cause the radio features towork improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station.The RDS system is always on. When information isbroadcast from the FM station you are listening to, thestation name or call letters will be displayed on theaudio screen. RDS may provide a program type (PTY)for current programming and the name of the programbeing broadcasted.[ ] (No Traffic Announcements): This symbol willappear on the status line when traffic is selected, butthe station does not broadcast traffic announcements.[TA] (Traffic Announcements): This symbol willappear on the status line when the station selectedbroadcasts traffic announcements. TA announcementswill depend on the station.Info (Information): Select this screen button to displayinformation broadcasted by the RDS station when in FM.This is not available for AM or WX stations.Category: Select this screen button when in FM toview the program types. They will appear in place of thepreset stations. Select a category and the system willstart seeking for available stations within the selectedcategory. If none are found, the system will display“None Found” and will return to the last selected station.To seek to another category, press the seek/scan key.The system will seek to another station in the category.To scan stations in the category, press the Scan screenbutton. The system will start scanning the stations in thecategory. Press the Scan screen button to stop scanningstations.To exit out of category, select the category screen buttonand the program types will no longer be displayed.3-7