RDS
Using PTY functions
You can tune in a station by using PTY informa-
tion.
Searching for a RDS station by PTY
information
You can search for general types of broadcast-
ing programs, such as those listed on page 19.
1 Press
to select
FUNCTION
Press
until
FUNCTION
play.
2 Press 2 or 3 to select a program type.
There are four program types:
—
—
News&Inf
Popular
Classics
3 Press 5 to begin the search.
When you press 5 the program type name in
the display begins to flash. The unit searches for
a station broadcasting that program type. When
a station is found its program service name is
displayed.
• You can stop search with the ∞.
Notes
• The program of some stations may differ from
that indicated by the transmitted PTY.
• If no station is broadcasting the type of pro-
gram you searched for,
for about two seconds and then the tuner
returns to the original station.
.
PTY
appears in the dis-
PTY
—
Others
is displayed
Not Found
Using news program interruption
When a news program is broadcast from a PTY
code news station the unit can switch from any
station to the news broadcast station. When the
news program ends, reception of the previous
program resumes.
Press
and hold to turn on news program
TA
interruption setting.
Press
until
TA
NEWS ON
• To turn off news program interruption, press
and hold until
TA
NEWS OFF
display.
Note
• You can also turn on or off
ting menu that appears with the pressing of
FUNCTION.
Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts
PTY alarm is a special PTY code for announce-
ments regarding emergencies such as natural
disasters. When the tuner receives the radio
alarm code,
appears on the display and
Alarm
the volume adjusts to the TA volume. When the
station stops broadcasting the emergency
announcement, the system returns to the previ-
ous source.
• An emergency announcement can be can-
celled by pressing
.
TA
appears in the display.
appears in the
in the set-
NEWS
En
Section
04
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