RDS Operations
English
PTY
This function enables you to listen to a broadcast of the selected programme type when it starts even if the unit is on a function mode other than radio.
∗Some countries do not yet have PTY broadcast.
∗In the TA standby mode, a TP station has priority over a PTY broadcast station.
●Setting the PTY standby mode
When you press the [PTY] button, “PTY” lights in the display and the PTY standby mode is turned on. When the selected PTY broadcast starts, the PTY item name appears in the display.
●Cancelling the PTY standby mode
When you press and hold the [PTY] button for 1 second or longer, “PTY” goes off in the display and PTY standby mode is cancelled.
●Cancelling a PTY interrupt broadcast
Press the [PTY] button during the PTY interrupt broadcast, the PTY interrupt is cancelled and the unit returns to PTY standby mode.
Selecting PTY
1.When you press the [PTY] button, the unit goes into PTY select mode.
2.Press any one of the [DIRECT] buttons. Al- ternatively, turn the [ROTARY] knob clock- wise or counterclockwise to select the de- sired PTY.
∗Below are the factory default settings stored for the [DIRECT] buttons.
Preset |
| PTY item |
number | ENGLISH | Contents |
1 | NEWS | News |
2 | INFO | Information |
3 | POP M | Pop Music |
4 | SPORT | Sport |
5 | CLASSICS | Serious Classical Music |
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6 | EASY M | Easy Listening Music |
3.The PTY select mode is cancelled automati- cally 7 seconds after a PTY is selected.
PTY seek
1.When you press the [PTY] button, the PTY select mode is turned on.
2.Select PTY.
3.Press the [a] or [d] button. If you press the [d] button, the unit seeks a PTY broad-
cast moving up the frequencies; if you press the [a] button, it seeks moving down the frequencies.
∗If no station with the selected PTY broadcast can be received, the unit returns to the PTY select mode.
PTY preset memory
1.When you press the [PTY] button, the PTY select mode is turned on.
2.Turn the [ROTARY] knob clockwise or coun- terclockwise to select the desired PTY.
The 29 types of PTY below can be selected.
| PTY item | |
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ENGLISH |
| Contents |
NEWS |
| News |
AFFAIRS |
| Today’s events |
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INFO |
| Information |
SPORT |
| Sports |
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|
EDUCATE |
| Education |
DRAMA |
| Drama |
CULTURE |
| Culture |
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|
SCIENCE |
| Science |
VARIED |
| Variety |
POP M |
| Pop music |
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ROCK M |
| Rock music |
EASY M |
| Easy music |
LIGHT M |
| Light music |
CLASSICS |
| Classics |
OTHER M |
| Other music |
WEATHER |
| Weather |
FINANCE |
| Finance |
CHILDREN |
| For children |
SOCIAL |
| Social |
RELIGION |
| Religion |
PHONE IN |
| Phone in |
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TRAVEL |
| Travel |
LEISURE |
| Leisure |
JAZZ |
| Jazz |
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COUNTRY |
| Country |
NATION M |
| Nation music |
OLDIES |
| Oldies |
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FOLK M |
| Folk music |
DOCUMENT |
| Documentaries |
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