Switching From Stereo To Mono (Fm); Pty - Program Type; Switching Pty On/Off; Program Type - Blaupunkt Toronto RDM126 Operating Instructions Manual

Switching from stereo to mono
If reception is poor, you may get better
sound quality by switching to mono:
Press the lo button for approximately
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two seconds.
With mono playback, the stereo sign CD will
disappear from the display.
Each time the radio is switched on, stereo
playback is activated.
The unit will automatically switch to mono if
the received signal is not strong enough for
stereo playback.

PTY - Program Type

PTY is an RDS service offered by more and
more radio broadcasters. This feature allows
you to select FM stations according to their
program type. After you have chosen the
PTY of your preference, the corresponding
stations can be selected either by seek tun-
ing or using the scan function.

Switching PTY on/off

P T Y .
Press
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When the function is active, the program
type selected last will briefly appear in the
display. "PTY" will be permanently indicat-
ed in the lower right corner of the display
panel.
this PTY,
press A/V to start seek tuning op-
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eration.
If the system is unable to find a station of-
fering Ihe selected program type, the dis-
play will show "NO PTY" and a beep tone
will be released. The station received be-
fore starting seek tuning will be tuned in.
You can assign different program types to
each preset position. Please refer to the next
chapter "Storing program types".
Using the cc >z buttons of the rocker
switch
When PTY is switched on, you can se-
Press cc or >>; the program type
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selected last will be displayed for
three seconds.
During this period press z-> (for-
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wards) or cc (backwards) to select
the desired type.
Press cc or >> as many times as
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required.
If you wish to listen to a station offering
the selected PTY,
press A/V to start seek tuning op-
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eration.
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Program type

Use cc >r to have the last selected pro-
gram type displayed and to choose a new
one.
You can select any one of the stored types
with the preset buttons 1 6.
Condition: PTY must be active.
All of the program types listed below are
available.
The letters printed in bold are identical to
the actual short-time indication in the dis-
play.
NEWS
INFORM
SPORTS
TALK
ROCK
CLS ROCK
ADLT HIT
SOFT RCK
TOP 40
COUNTRY
OLDIES
SOFT
NOSTALGA
JAZZ
R & B
SOFT R&B
LANGUAGE
If the system is unable to find a station of-
fering the selected program type, the dis-
play will show "NO PTY" and a beep tone
will be released. The station received be-
fore starting seek tuning will be tuned in.

Storing program types

One program type was assigned to each of
the preset buttons l-6 at the factory.
If desired, you can also store other availa-
ble program types.
To do so, make sure that "PTY" lights up in
the display.
PTY
If necessary, press the
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switch on the function.
Select a program type using buttons
hold down the desired preset button
(1-6) until you hear a beep.
Now the selected program type can be re-
called by pressing this preset. For this the
PTY function must be active.

Scanning stations with PTY-SCAN

Condition: "PTY" must appear in the display.
Press the SC button.
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All received stations offering the selected
program type will be scanned.
To switch off PTY-SCAN:
Press SC once again.
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REL MUSC
REL TALK
PERSNLTY
PUBLIC
TEST
(used for factory testing)
PTY 23 PTY 29
to
Checking the program type of the sta-
tion
PTY
Press
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onds.
After the beep tone the display will show the
program type offered by the tuned in sta-
tion.

Displaying the selected program type

Press << or >z-.
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The program type selected last will be dis-
played briefly.

Selecting a program type

a) Using the preset buttons
When PTY is switched on, you can use
the preset buttons l-6 to select the
program types stored at the factory.
Press one of the presets 1
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The selected program type will be dis-
played for two seconds.

Emergency Alert System

Your RDS tuner is also able to automatical-
ly receive any RDS emergeny announce-
ments broadcast during extraordinary cir-
cumstances.
button to
Notice:
As earlier mentioned, these functions are
currently only supported by a limited number
of RDS stations.
have not been assigned.
for approximately two sec-
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6.
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