For 1990-2009 cars only
RDS is the European standard for providing information inaudibly via an FM subcarrier band. The US has adopted a similar standard called the Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS). This feature is not available in the AM or weather modes, however the feature is available when the radio is playing a cassette or CD.
RDS features are only available for use on FM stations which broadcast RDS information. RDS information includes the ability to seek for stations with the type of programming desired, traffic announcements, emergency broadcasts and searches for a stronger station (with the same program type) when a station is too weak for listening.
Preset Defaults
Band | Preset | Default |
|---|---|---|
FM1 | P1 | 87.75 |
P2 | 88.1 | |
P3 | 92.3 | |
P4 | 98.1 | |
P5 | 100.5 | |
P6 | 107.9 | |
FM2 | P1 | 90.1 |
P2 | 95.1 | |
P3 | 99.7 | |
P4 | 102.5 | |
P5 | 105.5 | |
P6 | 107.7 | |
AM | P1 | 530 |
P2 | 600 | |
P3 | 1000 | |
P4 | 1400 | |
P5 | 1600 | |
P6 | 1710 | |
FM1 PTY | P1 | Adlt Hit |
P2 | Classical | |
P3 | News | |
P4 | Public | |
P5 | Rock | |
P6 | Country | |
FM2 PTY | P1 | Jazz |
P2 | Oldies | |
P3 | Religious Music | |
P4 | Soft Rock | |
P5 | R & B | |
P6 | Top 40 |
Program Type (PTY) List
PTY List | Description |
|---|---|
Adlt Hit | Adult Hits |
Any | Any |
Classicl | Classical |
Cls Rock | Classic Rock |
College | College |
Country | Country |
Info | Information |
Jazz | Jazz |
Language | Language |
News | News |
Nostalga | Nostalgia |
Oldies | Oldies |
Persnlty | Personality |
Public | Public Radio |
R & B | Rhythm and Blues |
Rel Music | Religious Music |
Rel Talk | Religious Talk |
Rock M | Rock Music |
Soft | Easy Listening |
Soft Rock | Soft Rock |
Sports | Sports |
Talk | Talk |
Top 40 | Top 40 |
Weather | Weather |
RDS Button Control Functions
| • | HR or HM (1) --Press the orange RDS Shift/Select button followed by one of these buttons to display the time for the current station. |
| The clock time feature allows the radio clock to be automatically updated by the RDS system. The radio will receive the time from an RDS station and store it to memory. This allows the radio to display the current time when requested by the operator without waiting for an update from the station. |
| To display the station's clock time, press the orange RDS Shift/Select button then, within five seconds, press and hold either the HR or MN buttons for 2 seconds. |
| If the HR or MN button is pressed again within that five seconds, the vehicle clock will be updated with the new time via a Class 2 message. |
| If station time was not available, the radio will display NO STATION TIME. |
| • | TONE (2) --Press and release this button until the desired tone control is found. |
| • | LEVEL (4) --After selecting the desired tone control, press the plus or minus symbol on this button to achieve the desired level of tone. |
| • | SPEAKER (3) --Press and release this button until the desired Balance and Fade control is found. |
| • | LEVEL (4) --After selecting balance or fade, press the plus or minus symbol on this button to achieve the desired amount of balance or fade. |
| • | RDS SHIFT/SELECT (Orange rectangular button in lower right hand corner) (5) --Press to use the alternate RDS functions located on the six numbered pushbuttons. |
| • | < PTY > (6)--With the RDS on, press the orange RDS Shift/Select button followed by < or >. The Program Type (PTY) Seek and Scan feature identifies a station by the current program being broadcast (such as News, Rock, Country, etc.). The PTY can be selected by pressing either of the PTY buttons within five seconds of pressing the orange RDS Shift/Select button. |
| This will allow the user to scroll through the PTY list in alphabetical order. The last PTY viewed becomes the active PTY. The program type (PTY) , used in conjunction with SEEK and SCAN, allows the user to seek or to scan to stations matching the active PTY. |
| If PTY is on, but the radio is not tuned to an RDS station, a SEEK or SCAN will cause the radio to stop on an RDS station with a PTY of ANY. |
| When a SEEK is performed and both PTY and Traffic Announcement (TA) are on, the radio will stop only on a station that matches the active PTY and is also broadcasting TAs. If no stations are found with the selected PTY and TA, the SEEK will terminate and return to the original station. The display will indicate NONE FOUND for 3 seconds. |
| • | PRESETS (7) --Six numbered pushbuttons allow for storage of up to 24 stations in memory (six AM, six FM1, six FM2 and six weather) and 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2). |
| Presets are stored in non-volatile memory and do not require resetting after battery disconnect. |
| • | PTY (8) --This button toggles on and off Program Type (PTY) scans. |
| • | MSG (9) --With the RDS on, if the current station displays a message, MSG will appear on the display. Press the orange RDS Shift/Select button followed by this button to view the message. If the whole message does not appear on the display, parts of the message will display every three seconds until the whole message has been displayed. To view the parts of the message faster, push the MSG button again. Once the message has been completely displayed, the MSG will disappear from the display. Each message can only be read once. |
| • | TA (10) --Press the orange RDS Shift/Select button followed by this button to receive traffic announcements. The TA icon will display. |
| The Traffic Announcements (TA) / Traffic Program (TP) feature allows the system to receive traffic announcements even with the volume muted or when using the cassette or CD player. If the current tuned station broadcasts a traffic announcement the TP icon will be illuminated. The volume will default to a preset volume of two full blocks of the volume display for traffic announcements. |
| If PTY (program type) is on and TA is enabled, the radio will perform a SEEK for a station with a TA and the selected program type (PTY). If no stations are found with the selected program type and broadcasting a TA, the radio will continue to SEEK to a station with a TA. This will result in the PTY being changed to the new station's program type (PTY) whether the user wanted this program type or not. |
| If while in the tuner mode and listening to an RDS station with TA on and the TP of the station quits or is out of range, the radio will not automatically search for a new TP. |
| ALERT appears on the display when a local or national emergency is broadcast. You will not be able to turn off ALERT announcements. The radio will default to TA volume for alert broadcasts, volume may be increased by turning the PWR/VOL knob. Alert announcements will be audible even if the cassette or CD is in use. If the radio tunes to a related network station for the alert announcement, it will return to the original station when the announcement is over. Cassette or CD operation will continue when the announcement is finished. |
| • | RDS (11) --Press the orange RDS Shift/Select button followed by this button to turn on the RDS. The RDS display will turn on. The RDS display will also turn on if one of the RDS functions has been pressed on. If tuned to a station broadcasting RDS information, the station's call letters and Program Type (PTY) will replace the station's frequency on the display. Press BAND to recall the frequency and program type displays. If the station becomes weak, RDS will search for a stronger station in the network. |
| To enable the REGION function for station searches within a network, press the orange RDS Shift/Select button, then, press and hold the RDS button for 2 seconds. REGION: ON will appear on the display. Press RDS to turn the REGION function off. |
| Press the orange RDS Shift/Select button followed by this button to shut off all RDS functions. |
| • | BAND (12) --Press to select AM, FM1, FM2 or weather. |
| • | SCAN (13) --Press for less than 2 seconds to scan radio stations. The radio will stop at a station and stay for 5 seconds, then go on to the next station. Press again to stop scanning. |
| • | PRESET SCAN (13) --Press and hold for more than 2 seconds until you hear a beep. The radio will go to the first stored preset station, stop for five seconds, then go on to the next preset. Press again to stop scanning. |
| • | TUNE-SEEK (14) --Press to move to the next higher or lower station. Press and hold to continue moving up or down through the band. |
| • | SOURCE (15) --Press to switch between audio sources, such as the CD changer and the radio. |
| • | PWR/VOL (16)-- Press lightly to turn the system off and on. Turn to the left or right to increase or decrease the volume. |
