2003 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 182

sing WDS Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS information. Using this system, the radio can do the following: 0 Finding a PTY Station To select and find a desired PTY perform the following: 1. Press P-TYP. The PTY symbol will be displayed on the screen. 2. Select a category by turning the AUDIO knob. Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of programming, receive announcements concerning local and national emergencies, 3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either SEEK arrow to select the category and take you to the category's first station. 4. If you want to go to another station within that category and the category is displayed, press either SEEK arrow once. If the category is not displayed, press either SEEK arrow twice to display the category and then to go to another station. 5. If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go back to Step 1. 0 display messages from radio stations, and seek to stations with traffic announcements. This system relies upon receiving specific information from these stations and will only work when the information is available. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcast incorrect information that will cause the radio features to work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station. While you are tuned to an RDS station, the station z ~ y2: the ~ 2 ! ! , ~ !etters y i ! ! 2ppez- en thp @snla\r instead of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide the time of day, a program type (PTY) for current programming and the name of the program being broadcast. r a - 3 7 To use the PTY interrupt feature, press and hold the P-TYP button until you hear a beep on the PTY you want to interrupt with. An asterisk will appear next to the PTY name (for example CLASSICAL*). When you are listening to a GD, the last seiected Fius sration will interrupt play if that selected PTY format is broadcast. 3-6 1