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 tuner 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 (country music), NATION M (nation’s popular music),
OLDIES, FOLK M, DOCUMENT (investigative features), TEST (test signal for emergency broadcast), ALARM (emergency broadcast) and NONE (any programs not defined above).
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2 Press . or > repeatedly to select the program type you want.
3 Press ENTER.
“PTY SEARCH” and the selected program type appear alternately in the display. When the tuner receives a program, the preset station name flashes.
4 Press . or > repeatedly to continue searching for the station name you want.
5 Press ENTER while the preset station name you want is flashing.
To cancel the PTY search
Press PTY again.
Note
“NO PTY” appears when the program type you selected is not currently being broadcast.