Using pty functions 21, Searching for a rds station by pty, Information 21 – Pioneer DEH-P8400MP User Manual

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Using PTY functions

You can tune in a station by using PTY informa-
tion.

Searching for a RDS station by PTY
information

You can search for general types of broadcast-
ing programs, such as those listed on page 23.

1 Press

OPEN

to open the front panel.

2 Press

FUNCTION

to select

PTY

.

Press

FUNCTION

until

PTY

appears in the dis-

play.

3 Press

2 or 3 to select a program type.

There are four program types:

News&Inf

Popular

Classics

Other

4 Press

5 to begin the search.

When you press

5 the program type name in

the display begins to flash. The unit searches for
a station broadcasting that program type. When
a station is found its program service name is
displayed.
• You can stop search with

∞.

Notes

• The program of some stations may differ from

that indicated by the transmitted PTY.

• If no station is broadcasting the type of pro-

gram you searched for,

Not Found

is displayed

for about two seconds and then the tuner
returns to the original station.

Using news program interruption

When a news program is broadcast from a PTY
code news station the unit can switch from any
station to the news broadcast station. When the
news program ends, reception of the previous
program resumes.

Press

TA

and hold to turn on news program

interruption.
Press

TA

until

NEWS ON

temporally appears in

the LCD display.
• To turn off news program interruption, press

TA

and hold until

NEWS OFF

temporally appears

in the LCD display.

Notes

• You can also turn on or off news program in

the setting menu that appears with the press-
ing of

FUNCTION.

• A news program can be cancelled by pressing

TA

.

Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts

PTY alarm is a special PTY code for announce-
ments regarding emergencies such as natural
disasters. When the tuner receives the radio
alarm code,

Alarm

appears on the display and

the volume adjusts to the TA volume. When the
station stops broadcasting the emergency
announcement, the system returns to the previ-
ous source.

Note

• An emergency announcement can be can-

celled by pressing

TA

.

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