Switching Pty (Program Type) On/Off; Pty Alarm - Blaupunkt TravelPilot RNS 3 Operating Instructions Manual

Radio operation
Press DSC 8 to access the tuner DSC menu.
Press the softkey marked REG repeatedly until the desired option ap-
pears next to REG . OFF is the default setting.

Switching PTY (Program Type) on/off

PTY is also an RDS service. With PTY, the radio stations indicate the contents
of the program they are broadcasting. This allows you to select stations broad-
casting the type of program you want to listen to more easily, e.g. POP or CLAS-
SICAL.
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 8 to access the tuner DSC menu.
Press the softkey marked PTY repeatedly until the desired option, ON or
OFF , appears. The default setting is ON .

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 8, TU
A, CD·C ? and by switching to a different radio station.
Main tuner menu displaying the PTY symbol
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