2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue Owner's Manual - Page 172

Using RDS Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data System (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful new features. With RDS, the radio can do the following: Finding a PTY Preset Station To find a PTY preset station, perform the following steps: 1. Press the P-TYPE button to turn on PTY select. PTY will be displayed and the light next to the button will turn on. The last selected PTY will appear on the display for five seconds. 2. Turn the P-TYPE knob clockwise or counterclockwise to select the PTY you want to listen to. The list is alphabetical. If you select ANY TYPE your radio will seek to the first PTY available. 3. Press the right SEEK arrow to find radio stations for that PTY. The radio will seek to the first RDS broadcaster of the selected program type. If the radio cannot find the desired program type, NOT FOUND will appear on the display and the radio will return to the last station you were listening to. If both P-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio will search for stations with traffic announcements and the selected PTY. To use the P-TYPE interrupt feature, press and hold the P-TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY you want to interrupt on. An asterisk will appear next to the PTY name (for example CLASSICAL*). When you are listening to a cassette or compact disc, the last selected RDS FM station will interrupt play if that selected PTY format is broadcast. D Seek only to stations with the types of programs you want to listen to, D seek to stations with traffic announcements, D receive announcements concerning local and national emergencies, and D receive and display messages from radio stations. RDS features are only available on FM stations that broadcast RDS information. The RDS features on your radio rely on receiving specific RDS information from these stations. These features will only work when the RDS 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. When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station name will appear on the display, instead of the frequency. Most RDS stations provide their station name, the time of day and a Program Type (PTY) for their current programming. 3-24