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.:
•• 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:
•• 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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