Blaupunkt RDM 169, RDM 168 operating instructions Selecting a programme type, Switching PTY ON/OFF

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Switching between Stereo/Mono	Programme types	Checking the programme type of
(FM)	Switch “PTY” on by pressing the “PTY” but-the station
You can switch between Stereo/Mono in the	ton.	• Press “PTY” for approximately 2 seconds.
“DSC” menu. This can be an advantage	Use <</>> to have the last selected program-	After the beep the display will show the pro-
when the station reception is poor. The car	me type displayed and to choose a new one.	gramme type offered by the station current-
audio system will select stereo automatical-	You can select any one of the stored types	ly playing. If “NONE” appears in the display,
ly when it is switched on.	with the preset buttons 1-6.	the current station has no PTY code.
When reception quality deteriorates, the	The following list indicates some of the pro-	Selecting a programme type
system will switch to mono playback.	gramme types which are currently available.
Refer to the section on Stereo/Mono in	POP	a) Using the preset buttons
“DSC” programming for information on how ROCK
		When PTY is switched on, you can use
to switch from stereo to mono.	WEATHER
The playback mode selected is indicated in	CHILDREN	the preset buttons 1-6 to select the
the display.	TRAVEL	programme types stored at the factory.
	HOBBIES	• Press one of the presets 1-6.
PTY - Programme Type	JAZZ	The selected programme type will be
PTY is an RDS service offered by an incre-	OLDIES	displayed for 2 seconds.
	NEWS	• If you would like to listen to a station
asing number of broadcasting stations. This
	SPORT
		with this PTY, press / to start the
feature allows you to select FM stations
	CULTURE
		seek tuning function.
automatically according to their programme
	Refer to “DSC programming – PTY Lang”
		If the radio is unable to find a station offe-
type. After you have chosen the PTY of your
preference, the corresponding stations can	to find information on switching the langua-	ring the selected programme type, the dis-
	ge used to display the programme types
be selected either by seek tuning or using		play will show “NO PTY” and a beep will be
	between German and English.
the scan function.		emitted. The radio will select the station

Switching PTY ON/OFF	which was tuned into before seek tuning was
	activated.
• Press “PTY”.	You can assign different programme types
	to each preset position. Please refer to the
When the function is active, the programme
	next section on “Storing programme types”.
type selected last will briefly appear in the
display and “PTY” will appear permanently.