Sony MHC-GX90D Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 46

Locating a station by, program type PTY, Using the Radio Data System RDS, continued

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Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (continued) Locating a station by program type (PTY) You can locate a station you want by selecting a program type. The tuner tunes in the type of programs currently being broadcast from the RDS stations stored in the tuner's preset memory. The types of programs include NEWS, AFFAIRS (current news), INFO, SPORT, EDUCATE (education programs), DRAMA, CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED (interviews, games and comedy), POP M, ROCK M, EASY M, LIGHT M, CLASSICS, OTHER M, WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN, SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY (country music), NATION M (nation's popular music), OLDIES, FOLK M, DOCUMENT (investigative features), TEST (test signal for emergency broadcast), ALARM (emergency broadcast) and NONE (any programs not defined above). 1 Press PTY while listening to the radio. 2 Press . or > repeatedly to select the program type you want. 3 Press ENTER. "PTY SEARCH" and the selected program type appear alternately in the display. When the tuner receives a program, the preset station name flashes. 4 Press . or > repeatedly to continue searching for the station name you want. 5 Press ENTER while the preset station name you want is flashing. To cancel the PTY search Press PTY again. Note "NO PTY" appears when the program type you selected is not currently being broadcast. 46GB

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Using the Radio Data System (RDS)
(continued)
Locating a station by
program type (PTY)
You can locate a station you want by selecting
a program type. The tuner tunes in the type of
programs currently being broadcast from the
RDS stations stored in the tuner’s preset
memory.
The types of programs include NEWS,
AFFAIRS (current news), INFO, SPORT,
EDUCATE (education programs), DRAMA,
CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED (interviews,
games and comedy), POP M, ROCK M, EASY
M, LIGHT M, CLASSICS, OTHER M,
WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN,
SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL,
LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY (country music),
NATION M (nation’s popular music),
OLDIES, FOLK M, DOCUMENT
(investigative features), TEST (test signal for
emergency broadcast)
,
ALARM (emergency
broadcast) and NONE (any programs not
defined above).
1
Press PTY while listening to the radio.
2
Press
.
or
>
repeatedly to select
the program type you want.
3
Press ENTER.
“PTY SEARCH” and the selected program
type appear alternately in the display.
When the tuner receives a program, the
preset station name flashes.
4
Press
.
or
>
repeatedly to
continue searching for the station
name you want.
5
Press ENTER while the preset station
name you want is flashing.
To cancel the PTY search
Press PTY again.
Note
“NO PTY” appears when the program type you
selected is not currently being broadcast.