RDS
Using PTY functions
You can tune in a station by using PTY informa-
tion.
Searching for an RDS station by PTY
information
You can search for general types of broadcast-
ing programs, such as those listed on page 28.
1 Press
F
to select
PTY
.
Press
F
until
PTY
appears in the display.
• Pressing
FUNCTION
on the head unit also
performs the same operation.
2 Press
1
or
¡
to select a program type.
There are four program types:
News&Inf
—
Popular
—
Classics
—
Others
• Pressing
2
or
3
on the head unit also per-
forms the same operation.
3 Press
E
to begin the search.
When you press
E
the program type name in
the display begins to flash. This product
searches for a station broadcasting that pro-
gram type. When a station is found its program
service name is displayed.
• You can stop search with the
e
.
• Pressing
5
or
∞
on the head unit also per-
forms the same operation.
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,
Not Found
is displayed
for about two seconds and then the tuner
returns to the original station.
Using news program interruption
When a news program is broadcast from a PTY
code news station this product can switch from
any station to the news broadcast station. When
the news program ends, reception of the previ-
ous program resumes.
Press
TA
on the head unit and hold to turn on
the news program interruption setting.
Press
TA
on the head unit until
NEWS ON
appears in the display.
• To turn off news program interruption, press
TA
on the head unit and hold until
NEWS OFF
appears in the display.
Note
• You can also turn
NEWS
on or off in the set-
ting menu that appears by pressing
F
(
FUNCTION
on the head unit).
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,
Alarm
appears on the display and
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
on the head unit.
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