FM RDS Operations
Searching for your favorite
3 Select a PTY code
programme

 

ENGLISH

You can tune in to a station broadcasting your favorite programme by searching for a PTY code (see page 20).

You can store your 6 favorite programme types in the Preset PTY list.

By pressing 4/¢( /), you can also move to the other PTY code lists.

1 While listening to an FM
4 Start PTY Search
station...

Hold

OK

BAND

 

TP/PTY

 

2 Select “PTYSearch”

After making sure that “PTYSearch” is selected (highlighted)...

OK

 

BAND

Preset PTY Code List

 

 

appears.

PTY Search starts.

If there is a station broadcasting a programme of the same PTY code as you selected, that station is tuned in.

What you can do with RDS

RDS (Radio Data System) allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular programme signals. For example, the stations send their station names (PS), as well as information about what type of programme they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc.

By receiving the RDS data, this unit can do the following:

Programme Type (PTY) Search

Standby Reception of Traffic Announcement (TA) or your favorite programme (PTY)

Programme Search

Tracking the same programme automatically—Network-Tracking Reception

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