Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station(RDS and XM™)
To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press the TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. TYPE and a PTY displays.
2. Turn the TYPE knob or press and release the
TYPE button to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and
release either the TYPE or the SEEK arrows to
select and to take you to the PTY’s first station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY, press
the TYPE button then, press either the TYPE
or the SEEK arrows once.
5. Press either the TYPE or the SEEK arrows
twice to exit program type select mode.
If the radio cannot find the desired program type, NONE displays and the radio returns to the last station you were listening to.
SCAN: Scan the stations within a PTY by performing the following:
1. Press the TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. TYPE and the last selected
PTY displays.
2. Turn the TYPE knob or press and release the
TYPE button to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and
hold either the TYPE or the SCAN arrows for
two seconds, and the radio begins to scan
the stations in the PTY.
4. Press either the TYPE or the SCAN arrows to
stop scanning.
BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency lets the radio switch to a stronger station with the same program type. To turn alternate frequency on, press and hold BAND for two seconds. AF ON displays. The radio can switch to stations with a stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND again for two seconds. AF OFF displays.
The radio does not switch to other stations.
This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite Radio Service.
See also:
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