The following PTYs can be received on the unit
*TRAFFIC, NEWS, AFFAIRS , INFO, SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA, CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED, POP M, ROCK M, EASY M (easy listening music), LIGHT M (light classical music), CLASSICS, OTHER M (other music), WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN (children’s program), SOCIAL (social affairs),
RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY (country music), NATION M (national music), OLDIES, FOLK M, DOCUMENT, TEST (alarm test), ALARM.
*The unit identifies TRAFFIC with one of the PTYs.
PTY SEARCH
The unit can search for a station broadcasting your desired PTY easily. To do so, you need to preset every available station in advance since the unit searches only the preset stations.
1 Press PTY.
The program type of the currently tuned station is displayed.
2Within 4 seconds, press TUNING N/Mor turn
MULTI JOG to select a program type.
3Within 4 seconds, press PTY again.
The search begins, stops when a suitable station is detected, and the unit tunes it in.
" " is displayed if a suitable station is not found, and the unit returns to the previous station.
If TRAFFIC is selected
The unit searches for a station which regularly broadcasts traffic announcements. Therefore, a detected station may not be currently broadcasting traffic announcements. You will, however, be able to hear the announcements in a while.
ENHANCED OTHER NETWORKS INFORMATION SEARCH
The unit can leap to a station which has just started broadcasting your desired PTY.
In Enhanced Other Networks Information search, the unit is in standby mode until the desired PTY begins. As soon as it begins, the unit "leaps to" another station with the PTY and returns to the previously tuned station when it ends.
You need to preset every available station in advance since the unit searches only the preset stations.
1 Press PTY.
The program type of the currently tuned station is displayed.
2Within 4 seconds, press TUNING N/Mor turn
MULTI JOG to select a program type.
3Within 4 seconds, press ENTER.
" " is displayed for 3 seconds and then the unit enters the standby mode while " " flashes. When the unit leaps to another station, " " flashes rapidly.
To cancel the standby mode
Hold down PTY. (Do not release PTY yet.) " " and the specified PTY are displayed alternately. At this time, press ENTER with pressing PTY. " " is displayed and the standby mode is cancelled.
NOTE
PTY and Enhanced Other Networks Information search do not function under the following conditions:
-FM stations are not preset.
-The signals of the station broadcasting the desired PTY are weak.
-FM RDS stations cannot be received.
ADJUSTMENTS
To switch to monaural FM reception
Hold down SHIFT and press TUNER MODE on the remote control so that " " is displayed.
Noise is reduced, although reception is monaural.
To cancel, repeat the above so that " " is displayed.
When the reception contains noise interference
Move the unit away from other electrical appliances, especially digital audio devices, or turn off the applicances that generate noise signals.
To switch the AM tuning interval
The default setting of the AM tuning interval is 9 kHz/step. If you use this unit in an area where the frequency allocation system is 10 kHz/step, change the tuning interval.
Hold down INPUT MODE and press POWER 6STANDBY/ON on the unit.
To reset the interval, repeat this procedure.
NOTE
When the AM tuning interval is changed, all preset stations are cleared.
