Sony MHC-RV800D - Manual (Page 46)

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Using the Radio Data System (RDS)
(continued)
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), INFO, SPORT,
EDUCATE (education programs), DRAMA,
CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED (interviews,
games and comedy), POP M, ROCK M, EASY
M, LIGHT M, CLASSICS, OTHER M,
WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN,
SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL,
LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY (country music),
NATION M (nation’s popular music),
OLDIES, FOLK M, DOCUMENT
(investigative features), TEST (test signal for
emergency broadcast), ALARM (emergency
broadcast) and NONE (any programs not
defined above).
1
Press PTY while listening to the radio.
2
Press . or > repeatedly to select
the program type you want.
3
Press ENTER.
“PTY SEARCH” and the selected program
type appear alternately in the display.
When the tuner receives a program, the
preset station name flashes.
4
Press . or > repeatedly to
continue searching for the station
name you want.
5
Press ENTER while the preset station
name you want is flashing.
To cancel the PTY search
Press PTY again.
Note
“NO PTY” appears when the program type you
selected is not currently being broadcast.