FMB80

Scrolling PS


Make sure it is allowed in your country. The scrolling PS enables you to scroll dynamic messages (titles of songs, artist name information) and mix these messages with your call letters or slogan. Then, your listeners using a basic RDS car receiver without Radiotext will be able to read this information. The scrolling can be performed word by word or a few characters at a time. Short words can be automatically centered in the 8 character display of the receiver and words above 8 characters can be automatically truncated. The text can be repeated a set number of times or can scroll until new text is received.

Song titles and artist information coming from the automation software can now be automatically wrapped around with text. The text can be customized and configured through a HTML web page we have in the FMB80.e.g: "Now playing title by artist name" with name of the station. Also, an embedded scheduler has been designed to display messages based on time and date. This feature is actually very useful when broadcasting talk shows or news, the program director can access the embedded scheduler via a web browser and enter the name of guests attending the talk-show. Both features can be applied to the PS Scrolling and/or Radio text.


Labelling


Song titles and artist information coming from the automation software can now be automatically framed with text stored in the encoder, e.g.: 'Now playing' title 'by' artist name ' station call letters'. The text can be customized and configured through embedded web pages in the FMB80.


Command interpreter


The FMB80 can be configured to interpret whatever labels and commands are coming from the automation software. This is useful for older systems that don’t have flexibly or systems in other languages.


TCP / IP


Plug into a local Ethernet network, WAN, or even the internet for secure operation from anywhere in the world! Control it through TCP/IP. Its built-in, password-protected server is compatible with FTP, Telnet, SNMP and HTTP - the languages of the Internet — and with UECP standard RDS protocols. Operator training is faster because operators can use the web browser they already know. Network or Internet control is the ideal choice if you’re selling data transmission services to other companies. Messages can be sent from different control sites to a single encoder, or sent via the network to encoders at multiple transmitter sites. The FMB80 includes three independent high-speed serial ports for direct wired local control. You can have a terminal in the engineering department for supervision and in the programming and data departments for entering messages.


ODA


Many advanced RDS datacasting applications require ODA (Open Data application) capability.

When buying an RDS/RBDS encoder, the radio station or the network must look ahead and see what other applications other than PS scrolling and RT are available. There are many applications that can use the RDS/RBDS technology. These applications can bring more service to your listeners and more revenue to the Radio station/Network. These applications can’t be deployed with just any RDS/RBDS encoder as they require ODA. Only the FMB80 RDS encoder offers this capability without any add-ons or external equipment.

TMC


Traffic Message Channel: Flags, data and voice messages to navigation system. To provide real time traffic information to drivers and show accidents and traffic problems on GPS moving map displays.

Emergency Alert System


Global Security Systems Network – GSSNET utilizes digital FM subcarriers (RDS) to transmit data to emergency providers. GSSNET chips incorporated into personal receivers, pagers, cell phones and other electronic devices can be relied upon to receive critical data when other communications systems are disrupted.

Interactive Radio


Stratos Interactive has patented a technology called the “Interactive Radio®” system that enables listeners to respond to and interact with advertisements and broadcast information such as songs, promotions, listener polls and pledge drives through voice response or through the touch of a button on the radio/cell phone.

RT+


The purpose of RT+ is to enable FM RDS equipped receivers to display information such as album and track details for songs, news headlines, information about the radio station, etc. RT + also allows the receiver to store other information such as web links, phone numbers etc…for easy access by the user. RT+ was developed by Nokia, broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) and the research institute IRT.


Scheduler


Available only in the FMB80, the scheduler enables you to execute any command, including changing the scrolling PS and RT messages, based on time and date. One possible application is to display the names of guests appearing on a talk show, or set the encoder to show a different default message between songs, accept music data from another studio, etc…