TUNER OPERATION
Program Search (PTY)
An important feature of RDS is its capability of encoding broadcasts with
Program Type (
PTY
) codes that indicate the type of material being broadcast.
The following list shows the abbreviations used to indicate each PTY, along
with an explanation of the PTY:
NEWS:
• News
AFFAIRS:
• Current Affairs
INFO:
• Infomation
SPORT:
• Sports
EDUCATE:
• Educational
DRAMA:
• Drama
CULTURE:
• Culture
SCIENCE:
• Sciencek
VARIED:
• Varied Speech Programs
POPM:
• Popular Music
ROCKM:
• Rock Music
M.O.R.M.:
• Middle-of-the-Road Music
LIGHTM:
• Classical Music
CLASSICS:
• Serious Classical Music
OTHERM:
• Other Music
WEATHER:
• Weather Information
FINANCE:
• Financial Programs
CHILDREN:
• Children’s Programs
SOCIAL A:
• Social Affairs Programs
RELIGION:
• Religious Broadcasts
PHONE IN:
• Phone-In Programs
TRAVEL:
• Travel and Touring
LEISURE:
• Leisure and Hobby
JAZZ:
• Jazz Music
COUNTRY:
• Country Music
NATIONAL:
• National Music
OLDIES:
• Oldies Music
FOLK M:
• Folk Music
DOCUMENT:
• Documentary Programs
TEST:
• Emergency Test
ALARM:
• Emergency Broadcast Information
You may search for a specific Program Type (
PTY
) by following these steps:
Press the Play button 1.
E
until the current PTY is shown in the Main
Information Display
C
.
While the PTY is shown, press the CH/Page Up/Down 2.
I
or the
M N
Buttons
F
or hold them pressed to scroll through the list of available
PTY types, as shown above starting with the PTY currently received.
Press either of the 3.
KL
Buttons
F
. The tuner begins to scan the FM
band upwards or downwards for the first station that has RDS data that
matches the desired selection, and acceptable signal strength for quality
reception.
The tuner will make up to one complete scan of the entire FM band for 4.
the next station that matches the desired PTY type and has acceptable
reception quality. If no such station is found, the display will read
NONE
for some seconds and the tuner will return to the last FM station in use
before the search.
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