Sony CMT-EP50 Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (continued), To cancel PTY, Setting the time to the broadcast, Listening to a traffic information

Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (continued)

Locating a station by program type (PTY)

You can locate a station you want by selecting a program type. The system tunes in the type of programs currently being broadcast from the RDS stations stored in the tuner’s preset memory.

The types of programs include NEWS, AFFAIRS (current news), INFO, SPORT, EDUCATE (education programs), DRAMA, CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED (interviews, games and comedy), POP M, ROCK M, EASY M, LIGHT M, CLASSICS, OTHER M, WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN, SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY, NATION M, OLDIES, FOLK M , DOCUMENT, TEST ALARM and NONE (any programs not defined above).

1 Press RDS/DIR (PLAY MODE/RDS/DIR on the remote) while listening to the radio.

2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the program type you want.

3 Press and hold TUNING (TUNING/ CLOCK/TIMER on the remote) + or –.

When the tuner receives a program, “PTY” flashes.

Tip

“TYPE NOT FOUND” appears when the program type you select is not currently being broadcast.

To cancel PTY

Press RDS/DIR (PLAY MODE/RDS/DIR on the remote) again.

Listening to a traffic information

When the tuner receives traffic information signal, “TRAFFIC INFORMATION” will be scrolled in the display.

1 Press RDS/DIR (PLAY MODE/RDS/DIR on the remote) repeatedly until “INFO OFF” or “INFO ON” appears while listening to an FM program.

2 Press ENTER (TUNER MEM/ENTER on the remote) to set “INFO ON”.

Setting the time to the broadcast

You can set the time to the clock information received.

1 Press RDS/DIR (PLAY MODE/RDS/DIR on the remote) repeatedly until “SYNC OFF” or “SYNC ON” appears while listening to an FM program.