Switching Pty On/Off; Pty Alarm; Traffic Information Ta (Traffic Announcement) - Blaupunkt RNS149 Operating Instructions Manual

Radio operation
Press the softkey marked REG repeatedly until the desired option ap-
pears next to REG . OFF is the default setting.

Switching PTY on/off

PTY (Program Type) is also an RDS service. With PTY, the radio stations indi-
cate the contents of the program they are broadcasting. This allows you to se-
lect stations broadcasting the type of program you want to listen to more easily,
e.g. POP or CLASSICAL.
If you activate the PTY function in the DSC menu for radio operation, the pro-
gram type will appear briefly in the display when you select the station by press-
ing the station preset key, for example. If the station does not support the PTY
function, there will be no indication in the display.
Press DSC ; to switch to the DSC menu for the tuner and
Press the softkey marked PTY repeatedly until the desired option, ON or
OFF , appears. ON is the default setting.

PTY Alarm

The Alarm is a special program type. If the TravelPilot detects an alarm mes-
sage, e.g. a disaster alert, a symbol will appear in the foreground of the display
and the alarm message will be emitted at the volume selected for traffic informa-
tion messages. The alarm message can be interrupted by pressing DSC ;,
TU @, CD.C ? and by switching to a different radio station.

Traffic information TA (Traffic Announcement)

Traffic information is a service provided by the radio station networks. They
broadcast traffic announcements at regular intervals. Radio stations offering traffic
information broadcast a special signal to indicate that this service is available. If
the TravelPilot identifies this signal, a TP symbol (TP=Traffic Program) will ap-
pear in the status line in the main radio menu. (European systems only)
Main tuner menu displaying the PTY symbol
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