2004 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 176

Finding a PTY Station (RDS and XM™) To select and find a desired PTY perform the following: 1. Press P-TYP. The P-TYPE symbol will be displayed on the screen. 2. Select a category by turning the AUDIO knob. 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. SCAN: You can also scan through the stations within a category by performing the following: 1. Press P-TYP. The PTY symbol will be displayed on the screen. 2. Select a category by turning the AUDIO knob. 3. Once the desired category is displayed, press and hold either SEEK arrow, and the radio will begin scanning within your chosen category. 4. Press and hold either SEEK arrow again to stop at a particular station. 3-66 If both P-TYP and TRAF are on, the radio will search for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements. BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same program type. Press and hold BAND for two seconds to turn alternate frequency on. AF ON will appear on the display. The radio may switch to stronger stations. Press and hold BAND again for two seconds to turn alternate frequency off. AF OFF will appear on the display. The radio will not switch to other stations. When you turn the ignition off and then on again, the alternate frequency feature will automatically be turned on. This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite Radio Service. RDS Messages ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies. When an alert announcement comes on the current radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display. You will hear the announcement, even if the volume is muted or a cassette tape or compact disc is playing. If a cassette tape or compact disc is being used, play will stop during the announcement. You will not be able to turn off alert announcements.