RADIO MODE
Programme type (PTY)
Besides the station name, some stations also broadcast information about the type of pro- gramme that they provide. Your car radio can receive and display this information.
Examples of such programme types include:
CULTURE TRAVEL JAZZ
SPORT NEWS POP
ROCK CLASSICS
You can use the PTY function to specifically select stations that broadcast a certain type of programme.
If you start a PTY scan and no stations are found, this scan will continue to run in the background. As soon as a station with the selected programme type is received, the unit will automatically switch from the current sta- tion or from CD /
Activating PTY
To use the PTY function,
➮in radio mode, press the TUNE button
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The Radio Function menu will appear on the display.
➮Press the soft key 4with the display allocation “PTY”.
When PTY is activated, the last programme type selected will briefly appear on the dis- play. PTY will light up on the display.
To return to the basic Radio menu,
➮Press the TUNE button >or wait eight seconds. The settings are now stored.
Deactivating PTY
➮In radio mode, press the TUNE button
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The Radio Function menu will appear on the display. PTY will light up on the display.
➮Press the soft key 4with the display allocation “PTY”.
PTY will no longer be lighted on the display.
To return to the basic Radio menu,
➮press the TUNE button >or wait eight seconds. The settings are now stored.
Selecting a programme type and starting a scan
➮Press the or button 7.
The current programme type will appear on the display.
To select a different programme type,
➮press one of the buttons 7repeat- edly until the desired programme type appears on the display.
Or
to select a stored programme type,
➮press one of the soft keys 4that is with the display allocation with the de- sired programme type.
➮Press the or button 7 to start a scan.
The radio will be tuned to the first receivable station with the selected programme type.
Note:
If no station is found with the selected pro- gramme type, then “NO PTY” will appear brief- ly on the display. The radio will be retuned to the last station received.
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