User guide

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Stereo
Part of RDS Group Type 0 (PS): Enter whether the transmitted audio is Stereo or
Mono.
Audio Compression
Part of RDS Group Type 0 (PS): Enter whether the Audio Compression is On or Off.
Traffic Program
Part of RDS Group Type 0 (PS): Enter whether Traffic Program is available or not.
Traffic Announcement
Part of RDS Group Type 0 (PS): Enter whether Traffic Announcement is available or
not.
Speech
Part of RDS Group Type 0 (PS): Enter between Speech or Music transmission.
Buffers
Radio Text
Enter the RDS Group Type 2 Radio Text (RT) messages that will be uploaded to
either the circular or FIFO buffer.
Radio Text: A/B Flag
Part of RDS Group Type 2 (RT): Enter whether the A/B Flag is set or not in entering
the RT. This A/B Flag will tell the receiver to clear the display when the flag toggles
from one state to the other.
Radio Text: Add to Circular
Add the RT messages that are typed into the circular buffers.
Radio Text: Add to FIFO
Add the RT messages that are typed into the FIFO buffers.
Manual Group Entry: B
Enter manual RDS entry block B. With this window you can practically transmit all
RDS Group Type 0 through 15.
Manual Group Entry: C
Enter manual RDS entry block C. With this window you can practically transmit all
RDS Group Type 0 through 15.
Manual Group Entry: D
Enter manual RDS entry block D. With this window you can practically transmit all
RDS Group Type 0 through 15.
Manual Group Entry: Add to
Circular
Add the RDS manual entry into the circular buffers.
Manual Group Entry: Add to
FIFO
Add the RDS manual entry into the circular buffer.
Circular
Indicator showing the data that will be sent to the circular buffers.
Circular: Size (Blocks)
Indicator showing the size (in blocks) of the circular buffer. The total size of the
buffer is 128 which is shared between the circular and FIFO buffers. To adjust the
size, please change the size in the FIFO buffers.
Circular: Delete Group
Delete a group that is selected in the Circular Indicator window.
Circular: Clear Buffer & Send
Clear the data that is currently in the circular buffer and load it with the new one that
is displayed in the circular indicator window.
FIFO
Indicator showing the data that will be sent to the FIFO buffers.
FIFO: Size (Blocks)
Indicator showing the size (in blocks) of the FIFO buffer. Adjusting the size of the
FIFO, will also adjust the size of the circular buffer. The total of those two buffers are
128 blocks.
FIFO: Add Time
This will get the current time and format it into RDS Group Type 4 Clock & Time
(CT), sent to the FIFO indicator window and have it ready to be loaded into the FIFO
buffers.
FIFO: Delete Group
Delete a group that is selected in the FIFO Indicator window.
FIFO: Clear Buffer & Send
Clear the data that is currently in the FIFO buffer and load it with the new one that is
displayed in the FIFO indicator window.
Table 7. RDS Window Explanations
Item Explanation