Pontiac 2003 Aztek Owner's Manual page 215

Finding a
PTY
Station
(RDS, XMTM and DAB)
To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press PROG TYPE. The PTY symbol will be
2. Select a category by turning the SELECT 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. Press PROG TYPE to exit program type mode.
displayed on the screen.
SCAN: You can also scan through the channels within
a category by performing the following:
1. Press PROG TYPE. The PTY symbol will be
displayed on the screen.
2. Select a category by turning the SELECT knob.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press and
hold either SCAN arrow, and the radio will begin
scanning within your chosen category.
particular station.
4. Press either SCAN arrow again to stop at a
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BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the
same programming. 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.
This function does not apply for XMTM or DAB.
Setting Preset PTYs (RDS Only)
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite program types (PTYs). These pushbuttons have
factory PTY presets. You can set up to 12 PTYs
(six FMI and six FM2) by performing the following steps:
1 . Press BAND to select FMI or FM2.
2. Press PROG TYPE, if it is not already on.
3. Turn the SELECT knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever you
press that numbered pushbutton, the PTY you
set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.