Using the Tuner
To search for a programme by PTY codes
One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of programme by specifying the PTY codes.
To search for a programme using PTY or TA codes:
PTY |
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SEARCH |
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1Press the PTY SEARCH button once while listening to an FM station.
“PTY SELECT” appears on the display.
2 Select the PTY code using the PTY SELECT 9 or ( button on the Remote
Control.
Each time you press the button, the display shows a cat- egory in the following order:
None ↔ News ↔ Affairs ↔ Info ↔ Sport ↔ Educate ↔ Drama ↔ Culture ↔ Science ↔ Varied ↔ Pop M ↔ Rock M ↔ Easy M ↔ Light M ↔ Classics ↔ Other M ↔ Weather ↔ Finance ↔ Children ↔ Social ↔ Religion ↔ Phone In ↔ Travel ↔ Leisure ↔ Jazz ↔ Country ↔ Nation M ↔ Oldies ↔ Folk M ↔ Document ↔ TEST ↔ Alarm ! ↔ None
3 Press the PTY SEARCH button within
10 seconds again.
While searching, the display alternates between “SEARCH” and the selected PTY code.
The unit searched 30 preset stations and stops when it finds a station of the category you have selected, then tunes into that station.
To continue searching after the first stop,
press the PTY SEARCH button again while the display indi- cations blink.
If no programme is found, “NOT FOUND” appears on the display.
To stop searching at any time during the process,
press the PTY SEARCH button to stop search operation.
Descriptions of the PTY Codes |
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News: | News |
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Affairs: | Topical programme expanding on the cur- | ||
Info: | rent news or affairs |
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Programmes on medical service, weather | |||
Sport: | forecasts, etc. |
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Sports events |
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Educate: | Educational programmes |
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Drama: | Radio plays |
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Culture: | Programmes on national or regional culture | ||
Science: | Programmes on natural sciences and tech- | ||
Varied: | nology |
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Other programmes like comedies or cere- | |||
Pop M: | monies |
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Pop music |
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Rock M: | Rock music |
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Easy M: | |||
Light M: | “easy listening”) |
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Light music |
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Classics: | Classical music |
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Other M: | Other music |
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Weather: | Weather information |
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Finance: | Reports on commerce, trading, the Stock | ||
Children: | Market, etc. |
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Entertainment programmes for children | |||
Social: | Programmes on social activities | ||
Religion: | Programmes dealing with any aspect of be- | ||
| lief or faith, or the nature of existence or | ||
Phone In: | ethics |
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Programmes where people can express their | |||
Travel: | views either by phone or in a public forum | ||
Programmes | about travel | destinations, | |
| package tours, and travel ideas and opportu- | ||
Leisure: | nities |
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Programmes | concerned with | recreational | |
| activities such as gardening, cooking, fish- | ||
Jazz: | ing, etc. |
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Jazz music |
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Country: | Country music |
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Nation M: | Current popular music from another nation | ||
Oldies: | region, in that country’s language | ||
Classic pop music |
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Folk M: | Folk music |
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Document: | Programmes dealing with factual matters, | ||
TEST: | presented in an investigative style | ||
Test broadcasts |
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Alarm !: | Emergency broadcasts |
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None: | No programmes |
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