Blaupunkt SEATTLE RDM 169 operating instructions Scanning stations with PTY Scan, PTY priority

Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)

Now the selected program type can be re-	As soon as it is possible to receive a pro-
called by pressing this preset when PTY has	gram in the broadcasting network with the

been activated. (“PTY” appears in the dis- PTY selected, the radio will switch over to

play.)	the corresponding station for the duration
	of the program.
Scanning stations with PTY SCAN

Requirement: “PTY” must appear in the dis- Example: German broadcasting network

play.	NDR:
• Press the SCA button.	- Station playing: NDR3.
All of the stations in your current reception	- “PTY” lights up in the display.
area offering the selected program type will	- Program type “POP” selected.
be scanned.
	- Seek tuning is started.
To switch off PTY-SCAN:
	- No station with “PTY-POP” can be
• Press SCA or the seek-tuning rocker
	found.
switch once again.
	- The display shows “NO PTY” and
After the entire waveband has been
	- automatically switches back to NDR3.
scanned, the PTY-SCAN function will be
turned off automatically.	- NDR2 airs a “PTY-POP” program.
PTY priority	- The radio will switch to the linked sta-
	tion NDR2 for the duration of the
Situation:
	“POP” program.
PTY is switched on and lights up in the dis-
play.	During CD operation, the set will also switch
No station offering the selected program	to the program offering the selected PTY
	within the broadcasting network.
type can be found currently in your recep-
tion range (with seek tuning or scan).	After the PTY program has ended the sys-
The set will switch back to the station previ-	tem will switch back to the previous mode
	(radio or CD).
ously tuned into.

Note:

As already mentioned, these functions are not supported by all of the RDS stations at the present time.

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