14
Using the Tuner
To search for a programme by PTY
codes
One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate
a particular kind of programme by specifying the PTY codes.
To search for a programme using PTY or TA codes:
1Press the PTY/EON button once while
listening to an FM station.
“PTY SELECT” appears on the display.
2Select the PTY code using the UP or
DOWN button on the Remote Control or
the 4
44
4 or ¢
¢¢
¢ button.
Each time you press the button, the di splay shows a cat-
egory in the following order:
News ↔
↔↔
↔ Affairs ↔
↔↔
↔ Info ↔
↔↔
↔ Sport ↔
↔↔
↔ Educate ↔
↔↔
↔
Drama ↔
↔↔
↔ Culture ↔
↔↔
↔ Science ↔
↔↔
↔ Varied ↔
↔↔
↔
Pop M ↔
↔↔
↔ Rock M ↔
↔ ↔
↔ Easy M ↔
↔↔
↔ Light M ↔
↔↔
↔
Classics ↔
↔↔
↔ Other M ↔
↔↔
↔ Weather ↔
↔↔
↔ Finance ↔
↔↔
↔
Children ↔
↔↔
↔ Social ↔
↔↔
↔ Religion ↔
↔↔
↔ Phone In ↔
↔↔
↔
Travel ↔
↔↔
↔ Leisure ↔
↔↔
↔ Jazz ↔
↔↔
↔ Country ↔
↔↔
↔
Nation M ↔
↔↔
↔ Oldies ↔
↔↔
↔ Folk M ↔
↔↔
↔ Document ↔
↔↔
↔
TEST ↔
↔↔
↔ Alarm ! ↔
↔↔
↔ News
3Press the PTY/EON button within 10
seconds again.
While searching, the display alternates between
“SEARCH” and the selected PTY code.
The unit searched 30 preset stations and stops when it
finds a station of the category you have selected, then
tunes into that st ation.
To continue searching after the first stop,
press the PTY/EON button again while the display indications
blink.
If no programme is found, “NOT FOUND” appears on the
display.
To stop searching at any time during the process,
press the PTY/EON button to stop search operat ion.
Descriptions of the PTY Codes
News: News
Affairs: Topical programme expanding on the cur-
rent news or affairs
Info: Programmes on medical service, weather
forecasts, etc.
Sport: Sports events
Educate: Educational programme s
Drama: Radio plays
Culture: Programmes on national or regi onal cul ture
Science: Programmes on natural sciences and tech-
nology
Varied: Other programmes like comedies or cere-
monies
Pop M: Pop music
Rock M: Rock music
Easy M: Middle-of-the-road music (usually called
“easy listening”)
Light M: Light music
Classics: Classical music
Other M: Other music
Weather: Weather information
Finance: Reports on commerce, trading, the Stock
Market, etc.
Children: Entertainment programmes for children
Social: Programmes on social activities
Religion: Programmes dealing with any aspect of be-
lief or faith, or the nature of existence or
ethics
Phone In: Programmes where people can express their
views either by phone or in a public forum
Travel: Programmes about travel destinations,
package tours, and travel ideas and opportu-
nities
Leisure: Programmes concerned with recreational
activities such as gardening, cooking, fish-
ing, etc.
Jazz: Jazz music
Country: Country music
Nation M: Current popular music from another nation
region, in that country’s language
Oldies: Classic pop music
Folk M: Folk music
Document: Programmes dealing with factual matters,
presented in an investigative style
TEST: Test broadcasts
Alarm !: Emergency broadcasts
PTY/EONPTY/EON
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