Radio Mode - Renkforce RUCD-1804BT Notice D'emploi

c) Radio Mode
Receiving concept RDS
The abbreviation RDS stands for Radio Data System, i.e. inaudible, additional information codes are transmitted by
the FM RDS station.
With the Renkforce car radio, you have a device that is able to evaluate these coded data that are transmitted by
most of the radio stations.
The following important data is transmitted:
- Program Identification (PI)
- Traffic program (TP)
- Traffic announcement (TA)
- Program Service (PS)
- Alternative Frequencies (AF)
- Program Type (PTY)
- Clock Time (CT)
Program Identification (PI)
This information helps the receiver to identify a station. It enables the radio to differentiate between areas where the
same programme is transmitted. The car radio only switches to a stronger station when the reception grows weaker if
the stronger station transmits the same programme identification.
Traffic Programme (TP)
This signal enables the receiver to detect that a station with a traffic programme is being received.
Traffic Announcement (TA)
With this signal the receiver can detect a traffic announcement and interrupt the current playback of a different audio
source.
Program Service (PS)
This information tells the receiver which station it is receiving. It is directly played back in the display of the car radio,
e.g. BBC Radio 3.
Alternative Frequencies (AF)
A list of alternative frequencies that send the same programme is transmitted. If the transmitter station currently
received becomes too weak, the receiver detects from the AF signal on which frequencies it must search for a better
station.
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