Sony CMT-A5 Speaker System User Manual


 
The Radio
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Receiving RDS broadcasts
Simply select a station from the FM band.
When you tune in a station that provides
RDS services, “R•D•S” and the station name
appear on the display.
To check the RDS information
Press DISPLAY. Each time you press
DISPLAY, the indicator changes as follows:
PS (Station name, up to 8 characters) t
PTY (Programme type) t RT (Radio text
data, up to 64 characters) t Normal
display.
Notes
If the RDS broadcast is not received, the station
name, programme type and radio text may not
appear on the display.
In addition, if the receiving conditions are not
good, the above information may not appear on
the display properly.
When receiving a station that does not provide
the station name information, none will be
displayed when you select “PS”.
When receiving a station that does not provide
the programme type information, “NONE” will
be displayed when you select “PTY”.
When receiving a station that does not provide
the radio text information, “NO RT” will be
displayed when you select “RT“.
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Locating a station by
programme type (PTY)
You can locate a station you want by
selecting a programme type.
1 Press REP/RDS.
The list of programme type appears on
the display.
2 Turn the jog dial and select the
programme type you want.
See the list of programme type (PTY)
on pages 30 and 31.
3 Press the jog dial to enter the selection.
The player starts searching for the
programme type from the preset 20
stations and 30 stations which you
received in the past. “PTY SEARCH” is
flashing during searching.
When the player finds the programme
type you want, it stops searching.
Note
“NO PTY” appears when the programme type that
you selected is not currently being broadcast.
RDS information