RADIO MODE
Programme type (PTY)
Besides transmitting the station name, some FM stations also provide informa- tion on the type of programme that they are broadcasting. Your car radio can receive and display this information.
For example, the programme types can be:
CULTURE TRAVEL JAZZ
SPORT NEWS POP
ROCK CLASSICS
You can use the PTY function to select stations of a particular programme type.
Note:
If the tuner does not find a station that corresponds to the selected programme type, you will hear a beep and “NO PTY” appears briefly in the display. The radio will then retune to the station that it re- ceived last.
Activating PTY
To use the PTY function,
➮press the TUNER button = while in radio mode.
The radio functions menu appears in the display.
➮Press the NEXT button 4.
➮Press the softkey 5 assigned to the “PROG TYP” display item.
If PTY is activated, the display shows the current programme type. PTY lights up in the display. The programme types are displayed alongside the softkeys 5.
Deactivating PTY
To switch off the PTY function,
➮Whilst the programme types are
being displayed, press the softkey 5assigned to the “PTY OFF” dis- play item.
Selecting a programme type and starting seek tuning
The PTY menu comprises several pag- es on which the known programme types are displayed. To browse through the PTY menu’s pages,
➮press the NEXT button 4repeat- edly until the programme type that you want appears alongside one of the softkeys.
➮Press the softkey 5 assigned to the programme type that you want.
➮Move the joystick 8 up/right or down/left to start seek tuning.
The next receivable station correspond- ing to your selected programme type will then be tuned into.
If the tuner does not find a station that corresponds to the selected programme type, you will hear a beep and “NO PTY” appears briefly in the display. The radio will then retune to the station that it re- ceived last.
Note:
If you want to switch back to the pro- gramme types display,
➮open the second page of the radio
functions menu again and press the softkey 5 assigned to the “PROG TYP” display item.
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