Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)
PTY - Program Type
PTY is an RDS service which an increasing number of broadcasting stations have be- gun to offer. This feature allows you to se- lect FM stations according to their program type. After you have chosen the PTY of your preference, the corresponding stations can be selected either by seek tuning or using the scan function.
Switching PTY on/off
•Press PTY.
When the function is active, the program type selected last will briefly appear in the display, e.g. “SPORT”. As long as PTY is active, “PTY” will appear permanently in the display.
Program type
Use << >> to have the last selected program type displayed and to choose a new one.
You can select any one of the stored types
with the preset buttons ST1 - ST6. Requirement: PTY must be active.
The following list indicates all of the program types which are currently available.
The letters printed in bold are identical to the abbreviation which appears briefly in the display.
NEWS
INFORM
SPORTS
TALK
ROCK
CLS ROCK
ADLT HIT
SOFT ROCK
TOP 40
COUNTRY
OLDIES
SOFT
NOSTALGA
JAZZ
CLASSICAL
R + B
SOFT R+B
LANGUAGE
REL MUSIC
REL TALK
PERSNLTY
PUBLIC
WEATHER
Checking the program type of the sta- tion
On menu level 2
•Press PTY for approx. 2 seconds. After the beep tone the display will show the program type offered by the station current- ly playing.
If “NONE” appears in the display, the cur- rent station has no PTY code.
Displaying the selected program type
•Press << or >>.
The program type selected last will be dis- played briefly.
Selecting a program type
a)Using the preset buttons
When PTY is switched on, you can use the preset buttons ST1 - ST6 to select the program types stored at the factory.
• Press one of the presets ST1 - ST6.
The selected program type will be dis- played for 2 seconds.
If you would like to listen to a station with this PTY,
•press 
/
to start the seek tuning function.
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