Tuner operations

Description of the PTY codes

News:

News.

 

 

Affairs:

Topical program expanding or enlarging upon the

 

news — debate, or analysis.

 

 

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.

 

 

Drama:

All radio plays and serials.

 

 

Culture:

Programs concerning any aspect of national or

 

regional culture, including language, theater, etc.

 

 

Science:

Programs about natural sciences and technology.

 

 

Varied:

Used for mainly speech-based programs such as

 

quizzes, panel games and personality interviews.

 

 

Pop M:

Commercial music of current popular appeal.

 

 

Rock M:

Rock music.

 

 

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.

 

 

Other M:

Music not fitting into any of the other categories.

 

 

Weather:

Weather reports and forecasts.

 

 

Finance:

Stock Market reports, commerce, trading etc.

 

 

Children:

Programs targeted at a young audience.

 

 

Social:

Programs about sociology, history, geography,

 

psychology and society.

 

 

Religion:

Religious programs.

 

 

Phone In:

Involving members of the public expressing their

 

views either by phone or at a public forum.

 

 

Travel:

Travel information.

 

 

Leisure:

Programs about recreational activities.

 

 

Jazz:

Jazz music.

 

 

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.

 

 

Oldies:

Music from the so-called “golden age” of popular

 

music.

 

 

Folk M:

Music which has its roots in the musical culture of a

 

particular nation.

 

 

Document:

Programs concerning factual matters, presented in

 

an investigative style.

 

 

TEST:

Broadcasts for testing emergency broadcast

 

equipment or unit.

 

 

Alarm !:

Emergency announcement.

 

 

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 Network”.

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 non-RDS stations (all AM – MW stations, some FM stations and other sources).

When the system is in standby mode.

NOTE

Before you start operations;

The Enhanced Other Network function is only applicable to preset stations.

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control for the following operation;

1 Set the remote control mode selector to

AUDIO.

2 Press FM/AM.

Remote control mode selector

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 to show the following:

The program type indicator

]TA ] News ] Info ] TA/News ] TA/Info ] News/Info]TA/News/Info ] None ] (back to the beginning)

TA:

Traffic Announcement in your area.

News:

News.

Info:

Program the purpose of which is to impart advice in the

 

widest sense.

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