Using the RDS (continued) | Listening to radio |
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Description of the PTY codes
NEWS: | News. |
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AFFAIRS: | Topical program expanding or |
| enlarging upon the news — |
| debate, or analysis. |
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INFO: | Programs the purpose of which |
| is to impart advice in the widest |
| sense. |
SPORT: | Programs concerned with any |
| aspect of sports. |
EDUCATE: | Educational programs. |
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DRAMA: | All radio plays and serials. |
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CULTURE: | Programs concerning any |
| aspect of national or regional |
| culture, including language, |
| theater, etc. |
SCIENCE: | Programs about natural |
| sciences and technology. |
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VARIED: | Used for mainly |
| programs such as quizzes, |
| panel games and personality |
| interviews. |
POP M: | Commercial music of current |
| popular appeal. |
ROCK M: | Rock music. |
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EASY M: | Current contemporary music |
| considered to be “easy- |
| listening”. |
LIGHT M: | Instrumental music, and vocal or |
| choral works. |
CLASSICS: | Performances of major |
| orchestral works, symphonies, |
| chamber music, etc. |
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OTHER M: | Music not fitting into any of the |
| other categories. |
WEATHER: | Weather reports and forecasts. |
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FINANCE: | Stock Market reports, |
| commerce, trading etc. |
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CHILDREN: | Programs targeted at a young |
| audience. |
SOCIAL: | Programs about sociology, |
| history, geography, psychology |
| and society. |
RELIGION: | Religious programs. |
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PHONE IN: | Involving members of the public |
| expressing their views either by |
| phone or at a public forum. |
TRAVEL: | Travel information. |
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LEISURE: | Programs about recreational |
| activities. |
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JAZZ: | Jazz music. |
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COUNTRY: | Songs which originate from, or |
| continue the musical tradition of |
| the American Southern States. |
NATION M: | Current popular music of the |
| nation or region in that country’s |
| language. |
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OLDIES: | Music from the |
| age” of popular music. |
FOLK M: | Music which has its roots in the |
| musical culture of a particular |
| nation. |
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DOCUMENT: | Programs concerning factual |
| matters, presented in an |
| investigative style. |
TEST: | Broadcasts for testing |
| emergency broadcast |
| equipment or unit. |
ALARM: | Emergency announcement. |
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NONE: | No program type, undefined |
| program, or difficult to |
| categorize into particular types. |
NOTE
Classification of the PTY codes for some FM stations may be different from the above list.
Switching to broadcast program of your choice temporarily
Another convenient RDS service is called “Enhanced Other Networks”.
This allows the system to switch temporarily to a broadcast program of your choice (TA, NEWS, and/or INFO) from a different station except in the following cases;
•When you are listening to
•When the system is in standby mode.
NOTE
Before you start operations;
The Enhanced Other Network function is only applicable to preset stations.
Press TA/News/Info repeatedly until the program type indicator (TA/NEWS/INFO) you want appears on the display window.
Each time you press the button, the indicator on the display window changes.
SVCDVD - A | TA NEWS INFO |
| 3D PHONIC |
TA/NEWS/
INFO indicators
TA | Traffic Announcement in your area. |
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NEWS | News. |
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INFO | Program the purpose of which is to |
| impart advice in the widest sense. |
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