Notes:
•RDS is not available for AM (MW) broadcasts.
•Not all FM stations provide RDS signals, nor do all RDS stations provide the same services. If in doubt, check with local radio stations for details on RDS in your area.
•RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.
Searching for a Program by PTY
Codes
One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels (see page 20) by specifying the PTY codes.
To show the RDS information
You can see the RDS information the station sends on the display.
Press DISPLAY MODE on the remote control while listening to an FM station.
•Each time you press the button, the display changes to show you the following information:
PS 
PTY 
RT
Canceled
PS (Program Service)
:While searching, “PS” appears and then the station names will be displayed. “NO PS” appears if no signal is sent.
PTY (Program Type)
:While searching, “PTY” appears and then the type of the broadcast program will be displayed. “NO PTY” appears if no signal is sent.
RT (Radio Text)
:While searching, “RT” appears and then text messages the station sends will be displayed. “NO RT” appears if no signal is sent.
Notes:
•When you press DISPLAY MODE on the remote control, be sure that “TUNER” appears on the remote’s display. If not, press FM/AM first, then press DISPLAY MODE.
•If searching finishes at once, “PS,” “PTY,” and “RT” will not appear on the display.
•Some special characters and marks may not be displayed correctly. (The display cannot show accented letters, “A,” for instance, may stand for accented “A’s” like “Å, Ä, Ã, Á, À, and Â.”)
To search for a program using the PTY codes
Before you start, remember...
•To stop searching any time during the process, press PTY SEARCH while searching.
•When pressing the buttons on the remote control, make sure that you have selected the FM station using the remote control. If not, the RDS operation buttons do not work for RDS operation.
(Pressing FM/AM activates the remote control for RDS operation.)
•There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.
From the remote control ONLY:
1. Press PTY SEARCH while listening to an FM station.
“PTY SELECT” flashes on the display.
2.Press PTY9 or (PTY until the PTY code you want appears on the display, while “PTY SELECT” is flashing.
•Each time you press the button, the PTY codes change as follows:
None “News “Affairs “ Info “ Sport “ Educate “Drama “Culture “
Science “Varied “ Pop M(usic) “ Rock M(usic) “ Easy M(usic) “ Light M(usic) “ Classics “
Other M(usic) “ Weather “ Finance “ Children “ Social “ Religion “ Phone In “ Travel “ Leisure “ Jazz “ Country “ Nation M(usic) “ Oldies “
Folk M(usic) “ Document “TEST “Alarm! “ (back to the beginning)
• For details about each PTY code, see page 48.
3.Press PTY SEARCH again, while the PTY code selected in the previous step is still on the display.
While searching, the selected PTY code and “SEARCH” alternate on the display.
The receiver searches 30 preset FM stations, stops when it finds the one you have selected, and tunes in to that station.
To continue searching after the first stop
Press PTY SEARCH again while the indications on the display are flashing.
If no program is found, “NOT FOUND” appears on the display.
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