Pty (Program Type); Pty And Station Search; Pty And Scan - Blaupunkt LONDON RDM 104 Operating Instructions Manual

If you would like to listen to the station cur-
rently being scanned,
• then just press the PS/MIX button once
more.
If you do not select any of these stations, then
the radio will return to the station which was
being played before the scanning function
began.

PTY (Program Type)

The PTY signal is a method of identifying
program types which will be included in future
in the RDS data telegram transmitted by
radio stations. The program types are divi-
ded into news, politics, special information,
sport, etc. This will make it possible for you to
choose a program according to the type of
program you would like to listen to. PTY
prepares you for the future with RDS.
To switch PTY on or off
• press the PTY button.
Now you can use the station buttons to select
one of six different program types.
The station buttons are now program but-
tons.

PTY and station search

• Select, for example, SPORT on station
button 6.
• Press the rocker switch
the station search function.
Now the radio will pick up only those stations
transmitting the PTY code SPORT. During
the search the display will flash SEARCH and
SPORT alternately.
If no station is found, then SPORT will flash
in the display for approximately 3 seconds.
The radio will then return to the mode it
started in.

PTY and Scan

In the scan mode, only those stations trans-
mitting the PTY code selected will be scan-
ned.
• Select, for example, SPORT on station
button 6.
• Start scan by pressing the PS/MIX but-
ton.
During the search the display will flash PTY
SCAN and SPORT alternately.
If no SPORT stations are found, then the
radio will return to the mode it started in.
Besides these 6 program types, there are
currently another 9 program types, 15 vacant
storage locations and the default settings
which are stored under PTY SET in the DSC
mode.
If you would like to re-program the station
buttons and change the language, please
/ to start
read the section on Programming with DSC-
PTY SET and PTY LANG.
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