Owner`s manual
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PTY (Program Type)
PTY identifies the type of RDS program.
The program types and their displays are as follows:
NEWS News
AFFAIRS Current Affairs
INFO Information
SPORT Sports
EDUCATE Education
DRAMA Drama
CULTURE Culture
SCIENCE Science
VARIED Varied
POP M Pop Music
ROCK M Rock Music
EASY M
Easy Listening
Music
LIGHT M Light Classical
CLASSICS Serious Classical
OTHER M Other Music
WEATHER Weather
FINANCE Finance
CHILDREN
Children’s
programmes
SOCIAL Social Affairs
RELIGION Religion
PHONE IN Phone In
TRAVEL Travel
LEISURE Leisure
JAZZ Jazz Music
COUNTRY Country Music
NATION M National Music
OLDIES Oldies Music
FOLK M Folk Music
DOCUMENT Documentary
n PTY Search
Use this function to find RDS stations broadcasting a designated
program type (PTY).
For a description of each program type, refer to “PTY (Program
Type)”.
1
Press TUNER to switch the input
source to “TUNER (FM)”.
ADD
CALL
FAVORITE
. / ABC
a
/
A
DEF
GHI JKL
MNO
PQRS TUV WXYZ
*
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
+10 0
RC-1174
CH
-
+
CH
TUNE +TUNE
-
ANALOG IN
DIGITAL IN
POWER
CLOCK DIMMERSLEEP
MUSIC
SERVER
INTERNET
RADIO
ONLINE
MUSIC
VOLUME
SDB
TONE
MUTE
TOP MENU INFO
SETUP
MODE
CLEAR
USB
iPod CD
RANDOM
REPEAT PROGRAM
TUNER
SEARCH
ENTER
•For details on selecting the input source
using the unit buttons, see “Selecting
the input source using the main unit”
(vpage23).
2
Press SEARCH.
3
Use ui to select “PTY Search”,
then press ENTER, 1/3
ENTER
or p.
RDS (Radio Data System)
Note that the RDS function only works when receiving RDS compatible
stations.
RDS (works only on the FM band) is a broadcasting service which
allows a station to send additional information along with the regular
radio program signal.
The following four types of RDS information can be received with this
unit:
n RDS Search
Use this function to automatically tune to FM stations that provide
the RDS service.
1
Press TUNER to switch the input
source to “TUNER (FM)”.
ADD
CALL
FAVORITE
. / ABC
a
/
A
DEF
GHI JKL
MNO
PQRS TUV WXYZ
*
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
+10 0
RC-1174
CH
-
+
CH
TUNE +TUNE
-
ANALOG IN
DIGITAL IN
POWER
CLOCK DIMMERSLEEP
MUSIC
SERVER
INTERNET
RADIO
ONLINE
MUSIC
VOLUME
SDB
TONE
MUTE
TOP MENU INFO
SETUP
MODE
CLEAR
USB
iPod CD
RANDOM
REPEAT PROGRAM
SEARCH
TUNER
ENTER
•For details on selecting the input source
using the unit buttons, see “Selecting
the input source using the main unit”
(vpage23).
2
Press SEARCH.
3
Use ui to select “RDS
Search”, then press ENTER,
1/3
ENTER
or p.
Automatically begin the RDS search
operation.
•If no RDS station is found, “No Programme” is displayed.
Viewing information during reception
Press INFO while receiving a RDS to display the information currently
being broadcast.
*
1
*
2
Freq.PS
PTYRT
*1 Program service name
•If a station name is entered, it is displayed.
*2 Frequency
4
Use ui to call out the desired program type, then
press ENTER, 1/3
ENTER
or p.
Automatically begin the PTY search operation.
•If no program of the specified type is found, “No Programme” is
displayed.
TP (Traffic Program)
TP identifies programs that carry traffic announcements.
This allows you to easily find out the latest traffic conditions in your
area before leaving home.
n TP Search
Use this function to find RDS stations broadcasting traffic programs
(TP stations).
1
Press TUNER to switch the input
source to “TUNER (FM)”.
ADD
CALL
FAVORITE
. / ABC
a
/
A
DEF
GHI JKL
MNO
PQRS TUV WXYZ
*
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
+10 0
RC-1174
CH
-
+
CH
TUNE +TUNE
-
ANALOG IN
DIGITAL IN
POWER
CLOCK DIMMERSLEEP
MUSIC
SERVER
INTERNET
RADIO
ONLINE
MUSIC
VOLUME
SDB
TONE
MUTE
TOP MENU INFO
SETUP
MODE
CLEAR
USB
iPod CD
RANDOM
REPEAT PROGRAM
TUNER
SEARCH
ENTER
•For details on selecting the input source
using the unit buttons, see “Selecting
the input source using the main unit”
(vpage23).
2
Press SEARCH.
3
Use ui to select “TP Search”,
then press ENTER, 1/3
ENTER
or p.
Automatically begin the TP search
operation.
•“No Programme” is displayed when there is no traffic information
broadcast station.
Tuning in radio stations
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