Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)
Programme type
Use << >> to have the last selected pro- gramme type displayed and to choose a new one.
You can select any one of the stored types with the station selection keys 1 - 5.
Important: PTY must be active.
You can use DSC to select German or English as the language used in the display (refer to the section on “DSC programming - PTY LANG”).
The following list indicates all of the pro- gramme types which are currently availa- ble.
The letters printed in bold are identical to the abbreviation which appears briefly in the display.
NEWS
CURRENT AFFAIRS
INFORMATION
SPORT
EDUCATE
DRAMA
CULTURE
SCIENCE
VARIED
POP MUSIC
ROCK MUSIC
M.O.R. M (middle of the road music) LIGHT M (light classical)
CLASSICS (serious classical)
OTHER M (other music)
WEATHER
FINANCE
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
RELIGION
PHONE IN
TRAVEL
HOBBIES
JAZZ MUSIC
COUNTRY MUSIC
NATIONAL MUSIC
OLDIES MUSIC
FOLK MUSIC
Checking the programme type of the station
•Press PTY for approx. 2 sec.
After the beep the display will show the pro- gramme type offered by the station current- ly playing.
If “NONE” appears in the display, the cur- rent station has no PTY code.
Displaying the selected programme type
•Press << or >>.
The programme type selected last will be displayed briefly.
Selecting a programme type
a)Using the station selection keys
When PTY is switched on, you can use the station selection keys 1 - 5 to se- lect the programme types stored at the factory.
•Press one of the station selection keys 1 - 5.
The selected programme type will be displayed for 2 seconds.
If you would like to listen to a station with this PTY,
•press 
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to start the seek tuning function.
If the radio is unable to find a station offe- ring the selected programme type, the dis- play will show “NO PTY” and you will hear a beep tone. The radio will select the station which was playing before seek tuning was activated.
You can assign different programme types to each station selection key. Please refer to the next section on “Storing programme types”.
b)Using the << >> keys on the rocker switch
When PTY is switched on, you can se- lect a programme type by pressing << >>.
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