Sony LBT-XG500 - Manual (Page 14)

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Locating a station by
program type (PTY)
You can locate a station you want by selecting
a program type. The tuner tunes in the type of
programs currently being broadcast from the
RDS stations stored in the tuner’s preset
memory.
The types of programs include NEWS,
AFFAIRS (current news), INFORMATION,
SPORT, EDUCATION (education programs),
DRAMA, CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED
(interviews, games and comedy), POP, ROCK ,
EASY MUSIC (Easy listening),
L.CLASSICAL (Classical music, such as
instrumental, vocal, and choral works),
S.CLASSICAL, OTHER MUSIC (music, such
as rhythm and blues and reggae), WEATHER,
FINANCE, CHILDREN, SOCIAL,
RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE,
JAZZ, COUNTRY (country music), NATION
(nation's popular music), OLDIES, FOLK,
DOCUMENTARY (investigative features),
ALARM TEST (test signal for emergency
broadcast), ALARM-ALARM (emergency
broadcast), and NONE (any programs not
defined above).
1
Press PTY while listening to the radio.
2
Press +/– to select the program type
you want.
3
Press ENTER.
“SEARCH” and the selected program type
are shown alternately in the display.
When the tuner receives a program, the
preset station number flashes.
4
Press +/– to continue searching for the
station number you want.
5
Press ENTER while the preset station
number you want is flashing.
To stop the search while it is in
progress
Press PTY.
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)
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