By specifying the type of program (genre) you want to listen to, the tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently broadcasting a program of the specified type.
With certain receiving conditions, it may take more than 1 minute until the search completes.
Preparation | ÷ Preset RDS stations with the AUTO | |
| MEMORY function. | ‚ |
| ÷ Select the TUNER input. | ‚ |
| ÷ Set the receiving band to FM. | ‚ |
Listening to radio broadcasts
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This step can be omitted if you have already executed the
Note | AUTO MEMORY procedure. |
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Searching for a desired program type (PTY search)
1Select the PTY search mode.
Main unit | GRC |
(Select the icon)
RDS
PTY
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MEMO.TUNED | F M | DTS | |
RDS EON TP | A M | PRO | |
PTY TA NEWS | MW | MHz | |
MUTE CLIP | LW | KHz | |
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When an RDS broadcast is received, the program type is shown on the display. If no PTY data is available, or if the station is not an RDS station, “NONE” is displayed.
2Select the desired program type.
Use program type table on the right for your convenience.
Main unit | GRC |
1When selecting with the 
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icons. (Select the icon)
PTY SELECT
TUNING |
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Previous | Next |
program | program |
type | type |
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icon allows to select desired program types from the 29 types. Press and hold the icon and release it when the desired type is displayed.
Program type table
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| No program type or undefined | NONE | |
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( | ) | Pop Music | POP M | ||
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| News | NEWS | |
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| Children’s programs | CHILDREN | |
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| Phone in | PHONE IN | |
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| Jazz Music | JAZZ | |
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| Country Music | COUNTRY | |
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