Listening to the Radio—Continued

Displaying Radio Text (RT)

RT/PTY/TP

When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting text information, the text can be displayed.

Press the [RT/PTY/TP] button once.

The RT information scrolls across the display.

Notes:

•The message “Waiting” may appear while the receiver waits for the RT information.

•If the message “No Text Data” appears on the display, no RT information is available.

Finding Stations by Type (PTY)

 

 

TUNING ￿/￿

RT/PTY/TP

INPUT

ENTER

You can search for radio stations by type.

1 Use the [INPUT] selector to select RDS.

2 Press the [RT/PTY/TP] button twice.

The current program type appears on the display.

3 Use the TUNING []/[] buttons to select the type of program you want.

See the table on page 26.

4 To start the search, press [ENTER].

The receiver searches until it finds a station of the type you specified, at which point it stops briefly before continuing with the search.

5 When a station you want to listen to is found, press [ENTER].

If no stations are found, the message “Not Found” appears.

Listening to Traffic News (TP)

RT/PTY/TP INPUT

ENTER

You can search for stations that broadcast traffic news.

1 Use the [INPUT] selector to select RDS.

2 Press the [RT/PTY/TP] button three times.

If the current radio station is broadcasting TP (Traffic Program), “[TP]” will appear on the display, and traffic news will be heard as and when it’s broadcast. If “TP” without square brackets appears, this means that the station is not broadcasting TP.

3 To locate a station that is broadcasting TP, press [ENTER].

The receiver searches until it finds a station that’s broadcasting TP.

If no stations are found, the message “Not Found” appears.

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Onkyo TX-8050 instruction manual Displaying Radio Text RT, Finding Stations by Type PTY, Listening to Traffic News TP
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TX-8050 specifications

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