About RDS broadcasting (Con’t)

PTY (Program Type) indication and PTY-SEARCH function

One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels by specifying the PTY codes.

To search for a program using the PTY codes

Before you start, remember...

The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations.

To stop searching any time during the process, press PTY SEARCH while searching.

There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

When pressing the buttons on the primary remote control, make sure that you have selected the FM station using the primary remote control.

1 Press the PTY SEARCH while listening to an FM station.

2 Press the PTY- or PTY+ until the PTY code you want appears on the display.

The display gives you the PTY codes described to the right.

3 Press the PTY SEARCH again, while the PTY code selected in the previous step is still on the display.

The center unit searches 15 preset FM stations, stops when it finds the one you have selected, and tunes in that station.

Convenient Functions

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Sleep Timer Function

You can set the time that the Home Theater will shut itself off.

Press the SLEEP button.

<SLEEP> will be displayed. Each time the button is pressed, the preset time changes as follows :

10 20 30 60 90 120 150 OFF.

d To confirm the sleep timer setting, press the SLEEP button.

The remaining time before the Home Theater will shut itself off is displayed.

Pressing the button again changes the sleep time from what you have set earlier.

dTo cancel the sleep timer, press the SLEEP button until <OFF> appears on the display.

Adjusting Display Brightness

You can adjust the brightness of the display on the main unit so it won't interfere with your movie viewing.

Press the DIMMER button.

Each time the button is pressed, the brightness of front display will be adjusted.

Display

Program Type

 

 

NEWS

News including an announced opinion and

report

 

 

 

AFFAIRS

Several matters including a current incident,

documentary, discussion and analysis.

 

 

 

 

Information including weights and measures,

INFO

returns and forecast, matters interesting the

 

customer, medical information, etc.

 

 

SPORT

Sports

 

 

EDUCATE

Education

 

 

DRAMA

Drama-Radio serial, etc.

 

 

 

Culture-National or local culture includ-

CULTURE

ing the religious problem, social science,

 

language, theater, etc.

 

 

SCIENCE

Natural science and technology

 

 

 

Others-Speech, amusing program

VARIED

(quiz, game), interview, comedy and

 

satirical play, etc.

 

 

POP M

Pop music

 

 

ROCK M

Rock music

 

 

M.O.R.M

Current contemporary music considered to be

“easy listening.”

 

 

 

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Display

Program Type

 

 

LIGHT M

Light classical music- Classical music and

instrumental and chorus music

 

 

 

CLASSICS

Heavy classical music-Orchestra music,

symphony, chamber music and opera

 

 

 

OTHER M

Other music - Jazz, R&B country music

 

 

WEATHER

Weather

 

 

FINANCE

Finance

 

 

CHILDREN

Children’s programmes

 

 

SOCIAL A

Social affairs

 

 

RELIGION

Religion

 

 

PHONE IN

Phone in

 

 

TRAVEL

Travel

 

 

LEISURE

Leisure

 

 

JAZZ

Jazz Music

 

 

COUNTRY

Country Music

 

 

NATION M

National Music

 

 

OLDIES

Oldies Music

 

 

FOLK M

Folk Music

 

 

DOCUMENT

Documentary

 

 

Mute Function

This is useful when answering a doorbell or telephone call.

Press the MUTE button.

<MUTE> appears in the display.

 

To restore the sound, press the MUTE button again.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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