RDS (PTY Search)

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A station can be searched by this function.

Press the FM/AM button to select FM.

Press the PTY button repeatedly to select the desired PTY programme.

Within 5 seconds, press the TUNING button (. or /).

Searching will start.

<When the programme that you have selected is found, searching will stop and the programme type will be displayed.

<If the same programme type is not found during PTY Search, it will stop at the beginning frequency.

<If you want to stop searching, press the PTY button.

PTY (Programme Type)

NEWS:

brief announcements, events, public

 

 

opinion, reports, actual situations.

 

AFFAIRS:

a kind of suggestion including practical

 

 

a n n o u n c e m e n t s o t h e r t h a n n e w s ,

 

 

documents, discussion, analysis and so on.

 

INFO:

daily information or reference such as

 

 

weather forecast, consumer guide, medical

 

 

assistance and so on.

 

SPORT:

sports related programmes.

 

EDUCATE:

educational and cultural information.

 

DRAMA:

all kinds of radio concert and serial drama.

 

CULTURE:

all aspects of national or local culture including

 

 

religious events, philosophy, social science,

 

 

 

VARIED:

language, theatre, and so on.

ENGLISH

p o p u l a r p ro gr a m m e s s u c h a s q u i z ,

SCIENCE:

programmes on natural science and

 

 

technology.

 

 

entertainment, private interview, comedy,

 

 

satire and so on.

 

 

 

POP M:

programme on commercial, practical and

 

 

popular songs, and sale volume of discs, and

 

 

so on.

 

ROCK M:

practical modern music generally composed

 

 

and played by young musicians.

 

EASY M:

popular music usually lasting for less than 5

 

 

minutes.

 

LIGHT M:

classical music, instrumental music, chorus,

 

 

a n d l i g h t m u s i c f a v o r e d b y n o n -

 

 

professionals.

 

CLASSICS:

orchestra including great operas, symphony,

 

 

chamber music and so on.

 

OTHER M:

other music styles (Rhythm & Blues, Reggae,

 

 

and so on.).

 

WEATHER:

weather reports, forecast.

 

FINANCE:

financial reports, commerce, trading.

 

CHILDREN:

children’s programmes.

 

SOCIAL:

social affairs.

 

RELIGION:

religious programmes.

 

PHONE IN:

programme in which the public expresses

 

 

its view by phone.

 

TRAVEL:

travel reports.

 

LEISURE:

programs concerning recreational activities

 

JAZZ:

jazz music.

 

COUNTRY:

country music.

 

NATION M:

national music.

 

OLDIES:

music from the so-called golden of popular

 

 

music.

 

FOLK M:

folk music.

 

DOCUMENT:

documentaries.

 

TEST

 

 

ALARM:

a programme notifying an emergency or a

 

 

natural disaster.

 

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