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Descriptions of the PTY Codes
NEWS: News
AFFAIRS: Topical program expanding on the current news or
affairs
INFO: Programs on medical service, weather forecasts, etc.
SPORT: Sports events
EDUCATE: Educational programs
DRAMA: Radio plays
CULTURE: Programs on national or regional culture
SCIENCE: Programs on natural sciences and technology
VARIED: Other programs like comedies or ceremonies
POP M: Pop music
ROCK M: Rock music
M.O.R.M: Middle-of-the-road music (usually called “easy
listening”)
LIGHT M: Light music
CLASSICS: Classical music
OTHER M: Other music
WEATHER: Weather information
FINANCE: Reports on commerce, trading, the Stock Market, etc.
CHILDREN: Entertainment programs for children
SOCIAL A: Programs on social activities
RELIGION: Programs dealing with any aspect of belief or faith,
or the nature of existence or ethics
PHONE IN: Programs where people can express their views
either by phone or in a public forum
TRAVEL: Programs about travel destinations, package tours,
and travel ideas and opportunities
LEISURE: Programs concerned with recreational activities
such as gardening, cooking, fishing, etc.
JAZZ: Jazz music
COUNTRY: Country music
NATIONAL: Current popular music from another nation region,
in that country’s language
OLDIES: Classic pop music
FOLK M: Folk music
DOCUMENT: Programs dealing with factual matters, presented in
an investigative style
TRAFFIC: Traffic announcement
Classification of the PTY codes for some FM stations
may be different from the above list.
On characters displayed
When the display shows PS, PTY or RT signals:
• The display shows upper case letters only.
• The display cannot show accented letters; For example, “A”
may represent accented “A’s” like “Á, Â, Ã, À, Ä and Å”.
Searching for a program by PTY
codes –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a
particular kind of program by specifying the PTY codes.
To search for a program using PTY or TA codes:
1
Press the PTY/EON button on the Remote
Control once while listening to an FM
station.
The display alternates between “PTY” and “SELECT.”
2 Select the PTY code using the 4 or ¢
button on the Unit (or the UP or DOWN
button on the Remote Control) within 10
seconds.
Each time you press the button, the display shows a category in
the following order:
NEWS Ô AFFAIRS Ô INFO Ô SPORT Ô EDUCATE Ô
DRAMA Ô CULTURE Ô SCIENCE Ô VARIED Ô POP M
Ô ROCK M Ô M.O.R.M Ô LIGHT M Ô CLASSICS Ô
OTHER M Ô WEATHER Ô FINANCE Ô CHILDREN Ô
SOCIAL A Ô RELIGION Ô PHONE IN Ô TRAVEL Ô
LEISURE Ô JAZZ Ô COUNTRY Ô NATIONAL Ô OLDIES
Ô FOLK M Ô DOCUMENT Ô TRAFFIC Ô NEWS
3 Press the PTY/EON button on the Remote
Control again within 10 seconds.
While searching, the display alternates between “SEARCH”
and the selected PTY code.
The Unit searched 30 preset stations and stops when it finds a
station of the category you have selected, then tunes into that
station.
To continue searching after the first stop, press the PTY/
EON button on the Remote Control again while the display
indications are flashing.
If no program is found, “NOTFOUND” appears on the display.
To stop searching at any time during the process, press the
PTY/EON button on the Remote Control.
[Example]
(On the Unit)
(On the Remote Control)
DOWN
UP
or
PTY/EON PTY/EON
DOWN UP
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