Radio Operations
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VZ709E
English
Owner’s manual
PTY (Program Type) function
This function enables you to listen to a broadcast
of the specified program type when the broadcast
starts, even if the system operates in a mode
other than the TUNER mode.
• Some countries do not yet have PTY
broadcast.
• In the TA standby mode, a TP station has
priority over a PTY broadcast station.
Selecting PTY
1. Touch the [Options] key.
2. Touch the [ON] key of the PTY item to enter
the PTY standby mode.
3. Touch the [PTY Select] key to display the
PTY Select screen.
4. Touch your desired PTY item key to select the
program type.
• The following table shows the factory
default settings stored for the Preset keys:
5. Touch the [Back] key to return to the previous
screen.
● Canceling PTY standby mode
1. Touch the [Options] key.
2. Touch the [OFF] key of the PTY item.
“PTY” goes off, and the PTY standby mode is
canceled.
● Canceling PTY interrupt broadcast
1. Press the [TA] button during receiving the
PTY interrupt broadcast. The PTY interrupt is
canceled, and the system returns to PTY
standby mode.
• You can also cancel the PTY interrupt
broadcast by touching the [Cancel] key
displayed on the screen.
● Changing the PTY language
1. Touch the [Options] key.
2. Touch the [PTY Language] key to display the
PTY Language screen.
3. Touch the desired Language key you wish to
set.
4. Touch the [Back] key to return to the previous
screen.
PTY seek
1. Touch the [Options] key.
2. Touch the [PTY Select] key to display the
PTY Select screen.
3. Touch the [ITEM] key to display the PTY Item
screen.
4. Touch your desired Program Type key.
5. Touch a Seek key.
If you touch the [F] key, the system seeks
a PTY broadcast moving up the frequencies.
If you touch the [R] key, it seeks moving
down the frequencies.
• If no station with the selected PTY
broadcast can be received, the unit returns
to the previous mode.
• The 29 types of PTY listed below can be
selected.
Preset
number
PTY item
ENGLISH Contents
1NewsNews
2 Info Information
3 Pop M Pop music
4 Sport Sport
5 Classics Classics
6 Easy M Easy listening
music
7 Light M Light classical
music
8 Weather Weather
PTY item
ENGLISH Contents
News News
Affairs Current Affairs
Info Information
Sport Sport
Educate Education
Drama Drama
Culture Culture
Science Science
Varied Varied
Pop M Pop Music
Rock M Rock Music
Easy M Easy Listening Music
Light M Light Classical Music
Classics Serious Classical
Music
Other M Other Music
Weather Weather
Finance Finance
Children Children’s Programs