Owner's Manual

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MSG (3): When RDS is on, if the current station has
a message, MSG will appear on the display. Press the
RDS SELECT button, followed by this button to see
the message. If the whole message does not appear on
the display, parts of the message will appear every
three seconds until the message is completed. To see
the parts of the message faster than every three seconds,
press this button again. A new group of words will
appear on the display. Once the complete message has
been displayed, MSG will disappear from the display
until another new MSG is received.
PTY (4): This button is used to turn on and off
Program Type (PTY) seeks and scans. Press the RDS
SELECT button, followed by this button. The PTY
display will turn on. RDS SELECT: PTY NEWS will
appear on the display for three seconds. (The PTY
shown will be the last PTY selected.) Press the RDS
SELECT button, followed by this button again to turn
the PTY display off.
PTY (5) (6): With RDS on, press the RDS
SELECT button, followed by
or . The PTY
display will turn on, if it is not already on. RDS
SELECT: PTY NEWS will appear on the display for
three seconds. (The PTY shown will be the last PTY
selected.) While this message is displayed, use and
to move up and down the PTY list. If you pause on
a PTY for three seconds, PRESET PTY: NEWS will
appear on the display. While this message is displayed,
you can save the PTY in a preset by pressing one of
the six numbered pushbuttons until you hear a beep.
Allow three seconds for the message to disappear if you
do not want to save the PTY in a preset. See “Radio
Data Systems (RDS) Program Type (PTY) Selections”
in the Index.
When the PTY display is on, press SEEK and SCAN
to find radio stations of the PTY you want to listen to.
The last PTY selected will be used for seek and scan
modes. If a station with the selected PTY is not found,
NONE FOUND will appear on the display. If both PTY
and TA are on, the radio will search for stations with
traffic announcements and the selected PTY.