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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 fi nish, 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 FMstation.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 fi nds the one you have selected, and tunes in that station.

Display

Program Type

NEWS

News including an announced opinion

and report

 

 

 

 

Several matters including a current

AFFAIRS

incident, documentary, discussion and

 

analysis.

 

 

 

Information including weights and

INFO

measures, returns and forecast, matters

interesting the customer, medical informa-

 

 

tion, etc.

 

 

SPORT

Sports

 

 

EDUCATE

Education

 

 

DRAMA

Drama-Radio serial, etc.

 

 

 

Culture-National or local culture

CULTURE

including the religious problem, social

 

science, language, cinema, 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.”

 

 

 

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

 

 

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