SoundMax SM-CDM1044 - Manual (Page 17)

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PTY (Program Type)
This radio will allow you to select the type of program required, and will search for a station broadcasting that
type of program.
Press PTY button to show the music type. Then press 1 - 6 number buttons to choose different music
programs available. Press PTY button twice to show the speech type program. Then press 1 - 6 number
buttons to choose different speech programs. Each number button will show 3 different speech programs for
you to choose (see table below).
Button Music type programs Speech time programs
1 Pop, Rock News, Affairs, Info
2 Easy, Light Sport, Educate, Drama
3 Classics Culture, Science, Varied
4 Jazz, Country Weather, Finance, Children
5 Nation, Oldies Social, Religion, Phone IN
6 Folk Travel, Leisure, Document
When PTY is selected, the radio starts to search corresponding PTY information, and stops if the
corresponding PTY information is detected. If no buttons are pressed within several seconds, previously
selected PTY is searched. During 1 loop, if desired PTY is not found, the unit will return to previous mode.
Press PTY button for the 3rd time to switch the PTY function off.
Other parameter setting
To choose the corresponding parameter, press and hold SELECT button, then press it repeatedly until the
display shows the needed parameter. Turn VOL regulator to choose the needed value. After choosing, please
leave the unit idle to activate.
TA SEEK/TA ALARM
When newly tuned station does not receive TP information for 5 seconds, the radio retunes to next station
which has not the same station (PI – Program Information) as the last station, but has the TP information.
When TP information gets lost at the current station for retune time which is set by RETUNE SHORT (30
seconds) or RETUNE LONG (90 seconds), the radio starts to retune to next same PI station. When same PI
station does not catch in 1 cyclic search, the radio retunes to next station with TP information. In TA SEEK