Pontiac 2006 manual Finding a Program Type PTY Station RDS and XM

Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station (RDS and XM™)

To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:

1.Press PROG TYPE to activate program type select mode. The PTY symbol will appear on the display.

2.Turn the SELECT knob to select a PTY.

3.Once the desired PTY is displayed, press either SEEK arrow to select the PTY and take you to the PTY’s first station.

4.To go to another station within that PTY and the PTY is displayed, press either SEEK arrow once. If the PTY is not displayed, press either SEEK arrow twice to display the PTY and then to go to another station.

5.Press PROG TYPE to exit program type select mode.

If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go back to Step 1.

If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio will search for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements.

wSCAN x: Scan the stations within a PTY by performing the following:

1.Press PROG TYPE to activate program type select mode. The PTY symbol will appear on the display.

2.Turn the SELECT knob to select a PTY.

3.Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and hold either SCAN arrow, and the radio will begin scanning the stations in the PTY.

4.Press either SCAN arrow to stop at a station.

If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio will scan for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements.

BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same program type. To turn alternate frequency on, press and hold BAND for two seconds. AF ON will appear on the display. The radio may switch to stations with a stronger frequency.

To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND again for two seconds. AF OFF will appear on the display. The radio will not switch to other stations.

This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite Radio Service.

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