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Radio Data System (RDS) => P132, P164, P232(U) and P332 RDS Encoders => Topic started by: wyosmith on December 23, 2024, 07:13:43 pm
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just curious for input/output what is the ideal setting to keep the song up longer than the other text?
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First of all, always use RT+ for current song. Receivers with RT+ support should hold that information on the display even if another text is being broadcast.
Use External Text Sources configuration as proposed at https://pira.cz/forum/index.php?topic=990.0
The delay for each source is user configurable, follow the parameter 'Go to next after [seconds]'
Make sure your firmware version is 2.2h or later as this version implements further options for RT+ item toggle and item running bits. In the External Text Sources, tick the RT+ Item Toggle checkbox only for the now playing source.
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appreciate it, i should have stated i use "xml" for song and artist, would i still use rt+? how about "go to after" setting
and "keep in cache" settings?
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If you use XML source, it is the best starting point for RT+.
In the Source:
- Enable the RT+ and Item Toggle
- Assign the RT+ tag to each XML element, for example Item.Artist to %1% and Item.Title to %2%
Always use the RT+ whenever possible. It is easy with the Magic RDS 4. Stations without RT+ are not perceived well on modern receivers.
We usually set following parameters for the now-playing Source (when it is placed in the Output sequence with other Sources):
Go to next after: 30
Keep in cache: 20
Expires after: 180
This establishes 30-seconds interval for the text, no text change "inside" the interval and text automatically disappears from the sequence after 3 minutes until new song is fired.