Pioneer 516-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual

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Using the tuner 0839EnEnglish FrançaisDeutsch NederlandsItaliano EspañolAn introduction to RDSRadio Data System (RDS) is a system used bymost FM radio stations to provide listeners withvarious kinds of information—the name of thestation and the kind of show they’rebroadcasting, for example.One feature of RDS is that you can search bytype of program. For example, you can searchfor a station that’s broadcasting a show withthe program type, Jazz.You can search the following program types: 1Displaying RDS informationUse the DISPLAY button to display thedifferent types of RDS information available. 2• Press DISPLAY for RDS information.Each press changes the display as follows:• Radio Text (RT) – Messages sent by theradio station. For example, a talk radiostation may provide a phone number as RT.• Program Service Name (PS) – The name ofthe radio station.• Program Type (PTY) – This indicates thekind of program currently being broadcast.• Current tuner frequency (FREQ)Searching for RDS programsYou can search for a program type listed above.1 Press the FM button to select the FMband. 32 Press PTY SEARCH (front panel).SEARCH shows in the display.3 Use the MULTI JOG dial to select theprogram type you want to hear.4 Press ENTER to search for the programtype.The system starts searching through thestation presets for a match. When it finds one,the search stops and the station plays for fiveseconds.News – NewsAffairs – Current AffairsInfo – General InformationSport – SportEducate – EducationalDrama – Radio plays, etc.Culture – National orregional culture, theater,etc.Science – Science andtechnologyVaried – Usually talk-based material, such asquiz shows or interviews.Pop M – Pop musicRock M – Rock musicEasy M – Easy listeningLight M – ‘Light’ classicalmusicClassics – ‘Serious’classical musicOther M – Music not fittingabove categoriesWeather – WeatherreportsFinance – Stock marketreports, commerce,trading, etc.Children – Programs forchildrenSocial – Social affairsReligion – Programsconcerning religionPhone In – Publicexpressing their views byphoneTravel – Holiday-type travelrather than trafficannouncementsLeisure – Leisure interestsand hobbiesJazz – JazzCountry – Country musicNation M – Popular musicin a language other thanEnglishOldies – Popular musicfrom the ’50s and ’60sFolk M – Folk musicDocument – DocumentaryNote1 In addition, there are three other program types, TEST, Alarm!, and None. Alarm! and TEST are used for emergency an-nouncements. You can’t search for these, but the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS broadcast signal. None appearswhen a program type cannot be found.2 • If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll, some characters may be displayed incorrectly.• If you see NO RADIO TEXT DATA in the RT display, it means no RT data is sent from the broadcast station. The display willautomatically switch to the PS data display (if no PS data, the frequency is displayed).• In the PTY display, NO DATA may be shown. In this case, the PS display is shown after a few seconds.3 RDS is only possible in the FM band.