Pioneer VSX-409RDS - Manual (Page 30)

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Searching for RDS Programmes (front panel only)
One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to search for a particular kind of radio programme. You can
search for any of the programme types listed on page 27—this covers all kinds of music, as well as news,
weather forecasts, sports programmes, and a variety of others.
Using the Tuner
1 Put the receiver in FM band by pressing the
FM/AM button.
RDS is only broadcast on FM.
2 To select the PTY search mode press the
CHARACTER/SEARCH button until you see
SEARCH in the display.
If you are on a preset station you’ll have to press the button twice,
if not then one press will bring up the PTY search mode.
3 Use the STATION +/– buttons to select the
programme type you want to hear.
4 Press MEMORY search for the programme
type.
The tuner searches through the FM stations stored in the station
memories.
If the tuner finds a matching programme type, the tuner plays 5
seconds of the station. To listen to that station, press the
CHARACTER/SEARCH button. (The tuner stops searching.)
If you don't press the CHARACTER/SEARCH button during the
above metioned 5 seconds, the tuner resumes the search.
When the tuner finds a programme type you searched for, the
frequency display will blink for about 5 seconds and then the
display will show FINISH briefly.
If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn’t find that
programme type at the time of the search.
The tuner stops on any station that is broadcasting that
programme type
This function searches RDS stations preset in the 30ch
memory. If this function is set when no stations have been
preset, “NO PTY” will be displayed. If the desired PTY could
not be found amongst the RDS stations in memory, the same
display appears.
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