Operation Manual

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Listening to radio broadcasts
You can refer to Radio Data System information in
the display window while listening to an FM radio
broadcast.
■ When listening to an FM radio broadcast
Press [DISPLAY MODE] repeatedly.
PS (Program Service):
While the main unit is searching for Radio Data
System information, “WAIT PS” appears and then
the radio station name is displayed in the display
window. “NO PS” appears if no signal is received.
PTY (Program Type):
While the main unit is searching for Radio Data
System information, “WAIT PTY” appears and then
the type of the broadcasted program is displayed
in the display window. “NO PTY” appears if no sig-
nal is received.
RT (Radio Text):
While the main unit is searching for Radio Data
System information, “WAIT RT” appears and then
text messages sent by the radio station are dis-
played in the display window. “NO RT” appears if
no signal is received.
NOTE
• If the main unit takes time to show the Radio
Data System information received from a radio
station, “PS”, “PTY” or “RT” may appear in the
display window.
• When PS, PTY or RT signals appear in the dis-
play window, irregular characters and marks
may not be displayed correctly.
You can locate a type of radio program by specify-
ing the corresponding PTY code.
The PTY search is applicable only to the preset
radio stations.
■ When an FM radio broadcast is selected as
the source
1 Press [PTY SEARCH].
Display on the main unit
2 Press [PTY SELECT +] or [PTY
SELECT –] repeatedly to select a
PTY code while “PTY SELECT” is
flashing in the display window.
Example: When “Document” is selected as a
PTY code
• Refer to page 24 for the PTY codes.
3 Press [PTY SEARCH].
• While the main unit is searching for a radio
program, “SEARCH” and the selected PTY
codes is displayed in the display window.
Example: When “Document” is selected as a
PTY code
• The main unit searches 30 preset FM radio
stations, and stops when the main unit finds
the one you have selected. At this time the
selected frequency and PTY code flash.
When [PTY SEARCH] is pressed while the
selected frequency and PTY code are flash-
ing, the main unit automatically starts
searching for the next radio station. After the
frequency and PTY code stop flashing or if a
button is pressed, the main unit automati-
cally tunes in to the radio station.
• To stop searching, press [PTY SEARCH] or
[CANCEL].
• If no program is found, “NOT FOUND”
appears in the display window and the main
unit returns to the last received radio station.
Changing the Radio Data System
information
Searching for programs by PTY
codes (PTY search)
Listening to radio broadcasts (continued)
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