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Using the Tuner
To search for a programme by PTY
codes
One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate
a particular kind of programme by specifying the PTY codes.
To search for a programme using PTY or TA codes:
1
Press the PTY SEARCH button once
while listening to an FM station.
“PTY SELECT” appears on the display.
2
Select the PTY code using the PTY
SELECT
9
or
(
button on the Remote
Control.
Each time you press the button, the display shows a cat-
egory in the following order:
None
↔
News
↔
Affairs
↔
Info
↔
Sport
↔
Educate
↔
Drama
↔
Culture
↔
Science
↔
Varied
↔
Pop M
↔
Rock M
↔
Easy M
↔
Light M
↔
Classics
↔
Other M
↔
Weather
↔
Finance
↔
Children
↔
Social
↔
Religion
↔
Phone In
↔
Travel
↔
Leisure
↔
Jazz
↔
Country
↔
Nation M
↔
Oldies
↔
Folk M
↔
Document
↔
TEST
↔
Alarm !
↔
None
3
Press the PTY
SEARCH
button within
10 seconds again.
While searching, the display alternates between
“SEARCH” and the selected PTY code.
The unit searched 30 preset stations and stops when it
finds a station of the category you have selected, then
tunes into that station.
To continue searching after the first stop,
press the PTY SEARCH button again while the display indi-
cations blink.
If no programme is found, “NOT FOUND” appears on the
display.
To stop searching at any time during the process,
press the PTY SEARCH button to stop search operation.
Descriptions of the PTY Codes
News:
News
Affairs:
Topical programme expanding on the cur-
rent news or affairs
Info:
Programmes on medical service, weather
forecasts, etc.
Sport:
Sports events
Educate:
Educational programmes
Drama:
Radio plays
Culture:
Programmes on national or regional culture
Science:
Programmes on natural sciences and tech-
nology
Varied:
Other programmes like comedies or cere-
monies
Pop M:
Pop music
Rock M:
Rock music
Easy M:
Middle-of-the-road music (usually called
“easy listening”)
Light M:
Light music
Classics:
Classical music
Other M:
Other music
Weather:
Weather information
Finance:
Reports on commerce, trading, the Stock
Market, etc.
Children:
Entertainment programmes for children
Social:
Programmes on social activities
Religion:
Programmes dealing with any aspect of be-
lief or faith, or the nature of existence or
ethics
Phone In:
Programmes where people can express their
views either by phone or in a public forum
Travel:
Programmes about travel destinations,
package tours, and travel ideas and opportu-
nities
Leisure:
Programmes concerned with recreational
activities such as gardening, cooking, fish-
ing, etc.
Jazz:
Jazz music
Country:
Country music
Nation M:
Current popular music from another nation
region, in that country’s language
Oldies:
Classic pop music
Folk M:
Folk music
Document:
Programmes dealing with factual matters,
presented in an investigative style
TEST:
Test broadcasts
Alarm !:
Emergency broadcasts
None:
No programmes
PTY
SELECT
PTY
SEARCH
PTY
SEARCH
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