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Locating a station by
program type (PTY)
You can locate a station you want by selecting
a program type. The system tunes in the type of
programs currently being broadcast from the
RDS stations stored in the tuner’s preset
memory.
The types of programs include NEWS,
AFFAIRS (current news), INFO, SPORT,
EDUCATE (education programs), DRAMA,
CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED (interviews,
games and comedy), 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 and NONE (any programs not defined
above).
1
Press RDS/DIR (PLAY MODE/RDS/DIR
on the remote) while listening to the
radio.
2
Press or – repeatedly to
select the program type you want.
3
Press and hold TUNING (TUNING/
CLOCK/TIMER on the remote) + or –.
When the tuner receives a program, “PTY”
flashes.
Tip
“TYPE NOT FOUND” appears when the program
type you select is not currently being broadcast.
To cancel PTY
Press RDS/DIR (PLAY MODE/RDS/DIR on
the remote) again.
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)
(continued)
Listening to a traffic
information
When the tuner receives traffic information
signal, “TRAFFIC INFORMATION” will be
scrolled in the display.
1
Press RDS/DIR (PLAY MODE/RDS/DIR
on the remote) repeatedly until “INFO
OFF” or “INFO ON” appears while
listening to an FM program.
2
Press ENTER (TUNER MEM/ENTER on
the remote) to set “INFO ON”.
Setting the time to the
broadcast
You can set the time to the clock information
received.
1
Press RDS/DIR (PLAY MODE/RDS/DIR
on the remote) repeatedly until “SYNC
OFF” or “SYNC ON” appears while
listening to an FM program.
2
Press ENTER (TUNER MEM/ENTER on
the remote) to set “SYNC ON”.