2004 Buick Rendezvous Owner's Manual - Page 229

Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station (RDS and XM™) To select and find a desired PTY perform the following: 1. Press P-TYP to activate program type select mode. The P-TYPE symbol will appear on the display. 2. Turn the AUDIO knob to select a PTY. 3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press either SEEK arrow to select the PTY and take you to the PTY's first station. 4. If you want to go to another station within that PTY and the PTY is displayed, press either SEEK arrow once. If the PTY is not displayed, press either SEEK arrow twice to display the PTY and then to go to another station. 5. Press P-TYP to exit program type select mode. If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go back to Step 1. If both P-TYP and TRAF are on, the radio will search for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements. SCAN: You can scan he stations within a PTY by performing the following: 1. Press P-TYP to activate program type select mode. The P-TYPE symbol will appear on the display. 2. Turn the AUDIO knob to select a PTY. 3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and hold either SEEK arrow, and the radio will begin scanning the stations in the PTY. 4. Press and hold either SEEK arrow to stop at a station. If both P-TYP and TRAF are on, the radio will scan 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. To turn alternate frequency on press and hold BAND for two seconds. AF ON will appear on the display. The radio may switch to stronger stations. To turn alternate frequency off press and hold BAND for two seconds. AF OFF will appear on the display. The radio will not switch to other stations. This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite Radio Service. 3-89