Storing programme types | PTY priority | |
At the factory, one programme type was | Situation: | |
assigned to each of the preset buttons | PTY is switched on and lights up in the dis- | |
If desired, you can also store other availa- | ||
play. | ||
ble programme types. | ||
No station offering the selected programme | ||
|
To do so, make sure that “PTY” lights up in type can be currently received (neither with | |||||
the display. | seek tuning nor with scan). |
| |||
• If necessary, press the PTY button to |
| ||||
The set will switch back to the previous sta- | |||||
switch on the function. | tion. |
|
| ||
• Select a programme type using but- | As soon as a programme with such PTY can | ||||
tons << >> and | be received within the broadcasting network, | ||||
• hold down the desired preset button | the unit will switch over to the correspond- | ||||
ing | station for the | duration of | the pro- | ||
gramme. |
|
| |||
Now the selected programme type can be |
|
| |||
|
|
|
| ||
recalled by pressing this preset. For this, the | Example: German | broadcasting | network | ||
PTY function must be active. | |||||
NDR: |
|
| |||
|
|
| |||
Scanning stations with | - Station tuned in: NDR3. |
| |||
Condition: “PTY” must appear in the display. - | “PTY” lights up in the display. | ||||
• Press the SC button. | - Programme type “POP” selected. | ||||
|
|
|
| ||
All of the received stations offering the se- | - Seek tuning is started. |
| |||
lected programme type will be scanned. | - No station with | ||||
To switch off |
| found. |
|
| |
• Press SC once again. | - The display shows “NO PTY” and |
During tape operation, the set will also au- tomatically switch to the programme offer- ing the selected PTY within the broadcast- ing network.
After the PTY programme the system will remain in the radio mode.
Notice:
As mentioned earlier, these functions are currently only supported by a limited number of RDS stations.
36