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Audio System Telematics -> RDS system for Your Citroen C5 Suv First Generation (2001-2008)

RDs s y s Te M  
Note:  
If the RDS function is active.  
Using the rDs (radio data  
system) function on Fm  
activation/deactivation of  
the rDs functions  
The “rDs” on the display will  
light up provided the station  
being received uses the RDS  
system with frequency search.  
The “rDs” on the display is  
barred if the station received  
uses the RDS system without  
frequency search.  
The majority of FM radio stations  
use the RDs system. The radio in  
your vehicle has this system.  
The RDs functions can be  
accessed via the following two  
menus:  
iv  
main menu (press button O).  
aUDiO menu (press button l).  
The RDs system enables these  
stations to transmit non-audible  
data in addition to the broadcasting  
of their programmes. The data pro-  
vides access to various functions  
described in this chapter, such as:  
display of the station name, inter-  
mittent traffic information flashes  
or automatic scanning of stations.  
This enables you to continue lis-  
tening to your chosen radio station,  
regardless of the different frequen-  
cies it uses in the regions through  
which you are travelling.  
To activate/deactivate the  
rDs functions  
1. Press on button O.  
2. select the AUDIO icon using  
buttons J or m.  
3. Confirm your choice with a  
press on button l.  
ꢀ. select the sub-menu for the FM  
waveband, via buttons J or m.  
Confirm your choice with a  
press on button l.  
5. select scanning for RDs sta-  
tions, via buttons J or m.  
6. Validate your choice with a  
press on button l.  
7. Using control l, select/deselect  
to activate/deactivate the func-  
tion.  
If your RDS function is deactivated,  
the “RDS” on the display will be  
absent in all cases.  
The display will indicate the  
namE” for the stations that use  
the RDS system and the frequency  
for stations that do not use it.  
scanning of rDs stations  
your radio keeps the best possible  
reception by continuously looking  
for any other frequencies on which  
the selected radio station is broad-  
cast, automatically choosing the  
frequency offering the best recep-  
tion (if the station broadcasts on  
more than one transmitter or fre-  
quency).  
8. Validate your choice by select-  
ing “OK” on the display.  
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RDs s y s Te M  
While the messages are being broad-  
cast the original source is paused and  
when the messages have ended your  
radio will automatically revert to the  
music programme you were listening  
to.  
regional search mode  
selecting a programme type  
some stations, when they are  
organised in networks, broadcast  
regional programmes at certain  
times of day, and national pro-  
grammes at other times.  
Certain stations offer the possibil-  
ity of listening to a particular pro-  
gramme type, selected from a list  
(PTy).  
Press for more than two seconds  
on button i.  
Press on buttons J or m to scroll  
through and select the programme  
type you prefer, then press on but-  
ton l to validate your choice.  
iv  
Note:  
It is possible to search.  
You have to be in FM wave band.  
either for a regional station only.  
The station being listened to  
should indicate via the RDS sys-  
tem that it broadcasts traffic infor-  
mation.  
Or across the whole network  
in order to find a different pro-  
gramme.  
To activate/deactivate this function,  
proceed as for scanning of RDs  
stations.  
Note: When this mode is activated,  
the system will remain tuned to one  
specific regional station.  
Stations organised in a network  
(EON) have regional transmitters  
that send their own programmes:  
while you are listening to one of  
these stations the system will  
switch automatically to a station  
on the network that is broadcast-  
ing traffic information.  
searching for a station  
broadcasting this  
programme type  
When you have chosen a pro-  
gramme type, the list of corre-  
sponding stations appears on the  
display, press on buttons J or m to  
scroll down and select the station  
you want, then press on button l  
to validate your choice.  
TA traffic information (traffic  
announcements)  
some stations allow broadcast-  
ing, only in FM, of these messages  
thanks to the “Ta” function.  
you can activate the “Ta” func-  
tion by pressing on button i. This  
allows you, even though you are  
listening to another audio source  
or to a radio programme not itself  
providing traffic messages, to  
receive traffic information flashes  
from an FM station which broad-  
casts them.  
You can stop listening to a mes-  
sage by pressing button i.  
sound volume adjustment  
for traffic information  
The sound volume for traffic infor-  
mation operates separately from  
that for the rest of the system, and  
can be adjusted independently.  
Rotate button a while a traffic infor-  
mation message is being broad-  
cast.  
This volume adjustment is memo-  
rised.  
quitting pty mode  
To quit PTY” mode, select the  
function to deactivate PTY” in  
the list of the different programme  
types.  
radio text via contextual  
menu  
This function allows to view the  
information broadcast by the sta-  
tion, concerning the programme  
you are currently listening to.  
To activate/deactivate this function,  
proceed as for scanning of RDs  
stations.  
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