Pontiac 2008 Vibe Owner's Manual page 165

Finding a Program Type (PTY)
Station (RDS and XM™)
To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press PROG TYPE, or depending on the radio,
P-TYPE, to activate program type select mode.
The PTY symbol displays.
2. Turn the SELECT, or depending on the radio,
P-TYPE, knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY displays, press either SEEK
arrow to select the PTY and to take you to the
PTY's first station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY, and the
PTY displays, 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 PROG TYPE, or depending on the radio,
P-TYPE, to exit program type select mode.
If PTY times out and is no longer on the display,
go back to Step 1.
If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio searches
for stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
The Radio with Six-Disc CD player has the PTY
interrupt feature. To use this feature, press and hold the
P-TYPE button until a beep sounds on the PTY you
want to interrupt with. When selected, an asterisk
displays beside that PTY on the display. Select multiple
interrupts if desired. When listening to a CD, the last
selected RDS station interrupts play if that selected
program type format is broadcast.
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or SCAN: Scan the stations within a PTY
by performing the following:
1. Press PROG TYPE, or depending on the radio,
P-TYPE, to activate program type select mode.
The PTY symbol displays.
2. Turn the SELECT, or depending on the radio,
P-TYPE, knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and hold
either SCAN arrow, and the radio begins scanning
the stations in the PTY.
4. Press either SCAN arrow to stop at a station.
If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio scans for stations
with the selected PTY and traffic announcements.
BAND or AM/FM (Alternate Frequency): Alternate
frequency lets the radio switch to a stronger FM station
with the same program type. To turn alternate frequency
on, press and hold BAND or depending on the radio, A/M
for two seconds. AF ON displays. The radio can switch to
FM stations with a stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND
again for two seconds. A F OFF displays. The radio does
not switch to stronger FM stations.
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