Program Search (PTY)

An important feature of RDS is its capability of encoding broadcasts with Program Type (PTY) codes that indicate the type of material being broadcast.

The following list shows the abbreviations­used to indicate each PTY, along with an explanation of the PTY:

NEWS: News

AFFAIRS: Current Affairs

INFO: Infomation

SPORT: Sports

EDUCATE: Educational

DRAMA: Drama

CULTURE: Culture

SCIENCE: Sciencek

VARIED: Varied Speech Programs

POPM: Popular Music

ROCKM: Rock Music

M.O.R.M.: Middle-of-the-Road Music

LIGHTM: Classical Music

CLASSICS: Serious Classical Music

OTHERM: Other Music

WEATHER: Weather Information

FINANCE: Financial Programs

CHILDREN: Children’s Programs

SOCIAL A: Social Affairs Programs

RELIGION: Religious Broadcasts

PHONE IN: Phone-In Programs

TRAVEL: Travel and Touring

LEISURE: Leisure and Hobby

JAZZ: Jazz Music

COUNTRY: Country Music

NATIONAL: National Music

OLDIES: Oldies Music

FOLK M: Folk Music

DOCUMENT: Documentary Programs

TEST: Emergency Test

ALARM: Emergency Broadcast Information

Tuner Operation

You may search for a specific Program Type (PTY) by following these steps:

1.Press the Play button Euntil the current PTY is shown in the Main Information Display C.

2.While the PTY is shown, press the CH/Page Up/Down Ior the M N Buttons For hold them pressed to scroll through the list of available PTY types, as shown above starting with the PTY currently received.

3.Press either of the KL Buttons F. The tuner begins to scan the FM band upwards or downwards for the first station that has RDS data that matches the desired selection, and acceptable signal strength for quality reception.

4.The tuner will make up to one complete scan of the entire FM band for

the next station that matches the desired PTY type and has acceptable reception quality. If no such station is found, the display will read NONE for some seconds and the tuner will return to the last FM station in use before the search.

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