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Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™)
To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. PTY for FM or PTYPE for XM and
a program type displays.
2. Turn the ADJ knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press the up
SEEK arrow to select the PTY and to take you to
the PTY’s first station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY press the
up SEEK arrow again. If the radio cannot find the
desired PTY, NONE FOUND displays and the radio
returns to the last station you were listening to.
After 15 seconds of inactivity or if the P-TYPE
button is pressed again, the radio exits program
type select mode.
BAND (AF – 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. FM
ALT FREQ ON and AF displays. The radio can switch
to stations with a stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND
again for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ OFF displays and
AF disappears from the display. The radio does not
switch to other stations.
This function does not apply for XM Satellite Radio
Service.
RDS Messages
ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies.
When an alert announcement comes on the current
radio station, ALERT! displays. You will hear the
announcement, even if the volume is low or a CD is
playing. If a CD is playing, play stops during the
announcement. Alert announcements cannot be
turned off.
ALERT! is not affected by tests of the emergency
broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all
RDS stations.
MSG (Message): If the current station has a message,
MSG displays. Press this button to see the message.
The message can display the artist, song title, call
in phone numbers, etc.
If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the
message appears every three seconds. To scroll
through the message, press and release the MSG
button. A new group of words display after every press
of this button. Once the complete message has
displayed, MSG disappears from the display until
another new message is received. The last message
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