BW Broadcast rds2, Technical Manual

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When the traffic announcement is finished the “Traffic Announcement” button should
be clicked again so that it is released, and the consumers RDS enabled receiver can
revert back to it’s previous in-car entertainment mode.
Note
The BW RDS2 also has the ability to trigger the TA flag using
hardware triggers located on the CONTROL port on the back of the
unit. See Appendix XXX for more information.
3.3.3 Program Settings
What is Program Type (PTY)?
The PTY setting allows a broadcaster to indicate the format or genre of the material
they are broadcasting. Most broadcasters will set this once to indicate their format
(i.e. for a Rock Music station) however PTY information can be changed dynamically
on a varied content broadcast.
The Program Type (PTY) information can be used by RDS enabled receivers to allow
the listener to scan for stations based on their entertainment preference.
PTY NO. PTY CATEGORIES PTY NO. PTY CATEGORIES
0 None/Undefined 16 Weather
1 News 17 Finance
2 Affairs (current) 18 Children (programs)
3 Information 19 Social (affairs)
4 Sport 20 Religion
5 Education 21 Phone-In
6 Drama 22 Travel
7 Culture 23 Leisure
8 Science 24 Jazz (music)
9 Varied 25 Country (music)
10 Pop Music 26 National (music)
11 Rock Music 27 Oldies (music)
12 Easy Music (M.O.R) 28 Folk (music)
13 Light Classics 29 Documentary
14 Serious Classics 30 (Alarm) Test
15 Other Music 31 Alarm
Table 3.1 Program Type (PTY) Numbers and Categories
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