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Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (continued)
Notes for radio text:
●The first 14 characters of the radio text will appear for 4 seconds and then they will scroll across the display.
●If you tune in to an RDS station which is not broadcasting any radio text, “No RT” will be displayed when you switch to the radio text position.
●While radio text data is received or when the text contents change, “RT” will be displayed.
■To recall stations in memory
To specify programmed types and select stations (PTY search):
You can search a station by specifying the programme type (news, sports, traffic programme, etc.) from the stations in memory.
1� Press the TUNER button on the remote control or FUNCTION button repeatedly on the main unit to select TUNER function.
2� Press the RDS PTY button on the remote control.
“SELECT” and “PTY TI” will appear alternately for about 6 seconds.
3� Within 6 seconds, press the TUNING ( or
) button to select the programme type.
Each time the button is pressed, the programme type will appear.
4� While the selected programme type is flashing (within 6 seconds), press the RDS PTY button again.
After the selected programme type | has | been | lit for |
2 seconds, “SEARCH” will appear, | and | the | search |
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Notes:
●If the display has stopped flashing, start again from step 2. If the unit finds a desired programme type, the corresponding channel number will lit for about 8 seconds, and then the station name will remain lit.
●If you want to listen to the same programme type of another station, press the RDS PTY button while the channel number or station name is flashing. The unit will look for the next station.
●If no station can be found, “Not Found” will appear for a short while.
If you select the traffic programme:
If you select the traffic programme (TP) in step 3, “TP” will appear.
(This does not mean that you can listen to the traffic information at that time.)
When the traffic information is broadcast, “TA” will appear.
Descriptions of the PTY (Programme Type) codes, TP (Traffic Programme) andTA (Traffic Announcement)
You can search for and receive the following PTY, TP and TA signals.
NEWS | Short accounts of facts, events and | |||||||
| publicly expressed views, reportage and | |||||||
| actuality. |
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AFFAIRS | Topical |
| programme | expanding | or | |||
| enlarging upon the news, generally in | |||||||
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| including debate, or analysis. |
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INFO | Programmes whose purpose is to impart | |||||||
| advice in the widest sense. |
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SPORT | Programme concerned with any aspect | |||||||
| of sport. |
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EDUCATE | Programme intended primarily to educate, of | |||||||
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DRAMA | All radio plays and serials. |
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CULTURE | Programmes concerned with any aspect | |||||||
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| language, theatre, etc. |
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SCIENCE | Programmes about the natural sciences | |||||||
| and technology. |
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VARIED | Used for mainly | |||||||
| programmes | usually |
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| entertainment nature, not covered by | |||||||
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| quizzes, | panel | games, | personality | ||||
| interviews. |
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POP M | Commercial music, | which | would | |||||
| generally be considered to be of current | |||||||
| popular appeal, often featuring in | |||||||
| current or recent record sales charts. | |||||||
ROCK M | Contemporary modern music, usually | |||||||
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| musicians. |
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EASY M | Current contemporary music considered | |||||||
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| Pop, Rock or Classical, or one of the | |||||||
| specialised music styles, Jazz, Folk or | |||||||
| Country. Music in this category is often | |||||||
| but not always, vocal, and usually of | |||||||
| short duration. |
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LIGHT M | Classical music for general, rather than | |||||||
| specialist | appreciation. Examples | of | |||||
| music in this category are instrumental | |||||||
| music, and vocal or choral works. |
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CLASSICS | Performances of major orchestral works, | |||||||
| symphonies, chamber music, etc., and | |||||||
| including Grand Opera. |
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OTHER M | Musical styles not fitting into any of | |||||||
| the other categories. Particularly used | |||||||
| for specialist music of which Rhythm & | |||||||
| Blues and Reggae are examples. |
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WEATHER | Weather reports and forecasts and | |||||||
| meteorological information. |
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FINANCE | Stock | Market | reports, | commerce, | ||||
| trading, etc. |
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CHILDREN | For programmes targeted at a young | |||||||
| audience, primarily for | entertainment | ||||||
| and interest, rather than where the | |||||||
| objective is to educate. |
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