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Radio Data System (RDS) => P132, P164, P232(U) and P332 RDS Encoders => Topic started by: rjh008 on December 06, 2021, 09:31:08 pm

Title: Magic RDS4 - scheduling and now playing RT1 &2 help
Post by: rjh008 on December 06, 2021, 09:31:08 pm

Hello is it possible to have a scheduled item that plays at 8am and also display what is now playing eg " Jan at Breakfast playing Toto with Africa"
Im not sure how the Magic RDS Radiotext are set up do i need to have RT1 Default text showing anything or RT2  ? and both enabled ...
It looks like if i enter items in RT2 then the now playing does not display anything...

Any help appreciated

Thanks

Rich

Title: Re: Magic RDS4 - scheduling and now playing RT1 &2 help
Post by: Jan on December 06, 2021, 10:05:19 pm

Your situation has at least two possible solutions:

• Enable both RT1 and RT2 with appropriate Radiotext period (for instance 2 minutes).
  The RT1 will show current song, the RT2 will show current program.
  Update the RT1 using the External Text tool. Update the RT2 using the Task Scheduler: send connection:"*" command:"RT2=Good Morning ... lorem ipsum ...."
   
• Enable only RT1, change the external text source prefix by the Task Scheduler: set Sources.Prefix1:"Good Morning Now Playing "
  This option is however not compatible with RT+ (until we release new advanced External Text tool).