Tuning; Radio Data System (Rds); Pty (Program Type) Button - Jeep 2005 Liberty Owner's Manual

Tuning

Press the TUNE control up or down to increase or
decrease the frequency. If you press and hold the button,
the radio will continue to tune until you release the
button. The frequency will be displayed and continu-
ously updated while the button is pressed.

Radio Data System (RDS)

The Radio Data System allows radio broadcasting sta-
tions to send data signals on a subcarrier frequency
which is added to the stereo signal. RDS was developed
to give FM receivers user-friendly features, such as
Program Service name (PS) and Program Type (PTY).
Program Service name is typically used by the broad-
caster to display the station's name or call letters, for
example WNIC . Typically these are 8 characters in
length and are displayed by the radio for those stations
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which are broadcasting this information. PTY (Program
Type) is used to characterize the station's program ma-
terial, for example Rock Music .

PTY (Program Type) Button

Pressing this button once will turn on the PTY mode for
5 seconds. If no action is taken during the 5 second time
out the PTY icon will turn off. Pressing the PTY button
within 5 seconds will allow the program format type to
be selected. Many radio stations do not currently broad-
cast PTY information.
Toggle the PTY button to select the following format
types:
Program Type
Adult Hits
Classical
Classic Rock
College
Radio Display
Adlt Hit
Classicl
Cls Rock
College
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