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When the display shows PS, PTY or RT signals: | ||
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| • The display shows upper case letters only. | |
| • The display cannot show accented letters; For example, “A” | |
| may represent accented “A’s” like “Á, Â, Ã, À, Ä and Å”. | |
| To search for a programme by PTY | |
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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:
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■1. Press the PTY button once while listening to an FM station.
“PTY SELECT” appears on the display.
■2. Select the PTY code using the 4 or ¢ button (or UP or DOWN button on the Remote Control) within 10 seconds.
Each time you press the button, the display shows a category in the following order:
NEWS ↔ AFFAIRS ↔ INFO ↔ SPORT ↔ EDUCATE ↔ DRAMA ↔CULTURE ↔SCIENCE ↔VARIED ↔POP M ↔ROCK M ↔M.O.R.M ↔LIGHT M ↔CLASSICS ↔OTH-
ER M ↔ WEATHER ↔ FINANCE ↔ CHILDREN ↔ SO- CIAL A ↔ RELIGION ↔ PHONE IN ↔ TRAVEL ↔ LEISURE ↔ JAZZ ↔ COUNTRY ↔ NATIONAL ↔ OLD- IES ↔ FOLK M ↔ DOCUMENT ↔ TEST ↔ ALARM! ↔
NEWS
■3. Press the PTY 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 station.
To continue searching after the first stop,
press the PTY 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 button to stop search operation.
[Example]
Descriptions of the PTY Codes
NEWS: | News |
AFFAIRS: | Topical programme expanding on the current news or |
INFO: | affairs |
Programmes on medical service, weather forecasts, | |
SPORT: | etc. |
Sports events | |
EDUCATE: | Educational programmes |
DRAMA: | Radio plays |
CULTURE: | Programmes on national or regional culture |
SCIENCE: | Programmes on natural sciences and technology |
VARIED: | Other programmes like comedies or ceremonies |
POP M: | Pop music |
ROCK M: | Rock music |
M.O.R.M: | |
LIGHT M: | tening”) |
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 A: | Programmes on social activities |
RELIGION: | Programmes dealing with any aspect of belief or |
| faith, or the nature of existence or ethics |
PHONE IN: Programmes where people can express their views ei-
TRAVEL: | ther by phone or in a public forum |
Programmes about travel destinations, package tours, | |
LEISURE: | and travel ideas and opportunities |
Programmes concerned with recreational activities | |
JAZZ: | such as gardening, cooking, fishing, etc. |
Jazz music | |
COUNTRY: | Country music |
NATIONAL: Current popular music from another nation region, in
OLDIES: | that country’s language |
Classic pop music | |
FOLK M: | Folk music |
DOCUMENT: Programmes dealing with factual matters, presented in an investigative style
TEST: Test broadcasts
ALARM!: Emergency broadcasts
To temporarily switch to a broadcast programme of your choice
EON (Enhanced Other Networks) is another convenient RDS ser- vice that allows this unit to switch temporarily to a broadcast pro- gramme of your choice (NEWS, TA or INFO) from the currently selected station, except if you are listening to a
•If an FM station does broadcast EON information, EON cannot be activated.
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