RADIO MODE
Programme type (PTY)
Besides transmitting the station name, some FM stations also provide infor- mation on the type of programme that they are broadcasting. Your car radio can receive and display this informa- tion.
For example, the programme types can be:
CULTURE TRAVEL JAZZ
SPORT NEWS POP
ROCK CLASSICS
You can use the PTY function to se- lect stations of a particular programme type.
PTY-EON
If you specify the programme type and start seek tuning, the radio will switch from the current station to a station of the selected programme type.
Note:
●If the tuner does not find a station that corresponds to the selected programme type, you will hear a beep and ÒNO PTYÓ appears brief- ly in the display. The radio will then retune to the station that it received last.
●If the tuned radio station or anoth- er station on the broadcasting net- work broadcasts your selected programme type at a later point in time, the radio will automatically switch from the currently tuned station or from CD mode, MP3 mode or
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 ÒPROG TYPÓ 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 ÒPTY OFFÓ display 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 menuÕs 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.
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