Kenwood KRF-A4030 - Manual (Page 16)

Operations
Preparations
Other
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Tuning by program type (PTY search)
This function lets you set the tuner to automatically search for
stations which are currently broadcasting the type of program
(genre) you want to listen to.
Under certain receiving conditions, it may take more
than 1 minute to complete the search.
• PTY search cannot be activated during EON override
reception.
Preparations
• Execute the RDS auto memory procedure.
• Set the broadcast band to ”FM“.
• Tune to a RDS station.
1
Press the PTY key to activate the PTY search mode.
When a RDS broadcast is received, the program type is
shown on the display. If no PTY data is available, or if the
station is not a RDS station, ”NONE” is displayed.
2
While the “PTY” indicator is lit, use the MULTI
CONTROL to select the program type of your choice.
Program type table
Program Type Name Display
Pop Music POP M
Rock Music ROCK M
Easy Listening Music EASY M
Light Classical LIGHT M
Serious Classical CLASSICS
Other Music OTHER M
News NEWS
Current Affairs AFFAIRS
Information INFO
Sport SPORT
Education EDUCATE
Drama DRAMA
Culture CULTURE
Science SCIENCE
Varied VARIED
Weather WEATHER
Finance FINANCE
Children’s programs CHILDREN
Social Affairs SOCIAL
Religion RELIGION
Phone In PHONE IN
Travel TRAVEL
Leisure LEISURE
Jazz Music JAZZ
Country Music COUNTRY
National Music NATION M
Oldies Music OLDIES
Folk Music FOLK M
Documentary DOCUMENT
“NO PROG” is displayed if this operation is attempted
before performing the RDS AUTO MEMORY operation.
3
Press the PTY key to start searching.
Example: Searching for a Rock Music broadcast.
• No sound is heard while “PTY” is blinking.
• If the desired program type cannot be found, “NO
PROG” is displayed, then after several seconds the
display returns to the original display.
To select another program type
Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3.
Reserving the desired information
When the receiver is tuned to a RDS EON station (a station at
which the “EON” indicator lights up), this function lets you
set the receiver to automatically switch stations to receive
news or traffic programs as they are broadcast. When the
broadcast is over, the receiver returns to the original station
automatically.
Preparation
• Set the broadcast band to ”FM”. #
1
Complete steps
1
~
3
of ”Presetting RDS stations
(RDS AUTO MEMORY)“. $
Skip this step if you have already completed the
RDS AUTO MEMORY procedure.
• The EON function will not work if all 30 FM preset
stations were stored manually using the procedure shown
in “Presetting radio stations manually”.
%
Be sure to use the RDS AUTO MEMORY function.
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Goes out
Station name display
Blinks
Program type name display
Display while searching
Display when a station is received.
STEREO
TUNED
AUTO
SP. TP TA PTY
N E W s
MHz
kHz
A B MUTE
EON FM
AM TI. VOL
S.DIRECT
TAPE 2 / MONI
STEREO
TUNED
AUTO
SP. PTY
R O C K M
MHz
kHz
A B MUTE
EON FM
AM
S.DIRECT
TAPE 2 / MONI
STEREO
TUNED
AUTO
SP. TP PTY PTY
B B C 1 F M
MHz
kHz
A B MUTE
EON FM
AM
S.DIRECT
TAPE 2 / MONI
Blinks for 2 seconds
Listening to radio broadcasts