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Switching between Stereo/Mono
(FM)
You can switch between Stereo/Mono in the
“DSC” menu. This can be an advantage
when the station reception is poor. The car
audio system will select stereo automatical-
ly when it is switched on.
When reception quality deteriorates, the
system will switch to mono playback.
Refer to the section on Stereo/Mono in
“DSC” programming for information on how
to switch from stereo to mono.
The playback mode selected is indicated in
the display.
PTY - Programme Type
PTY is an RDS service offered by an incre-
asing number of broadcasting stations. This
feature allows you to select FM stations
automatically according to their programme
type. After you have chosen the PTY of your
preference, the corresponding stations can
be selected either by seek tuning or using
the scan function.
Programme types
Switch “PTY” on by pressing the “PTY” but-
ton.
Use <</>> to have the last selected program-
me type displayed and to choose a new one.
You can select any one of the stored types
with the preset buttons 1-6.
The following list indicates some of the pro-
gramme types which are currently available.
POP
ROCK
WEATHER
CHILDREN
TRAVEL
HOBBIES
JAZZ
OLDIES
NEWS
SPORT
CULTURE
Refer to “DSC programming – PTY Lang”
to find information on switching the langua-
ge used to display the programme types
between German and English.
Switching PTY ON/OFF
• Press “PTY”.
When the function is active, the programme
type selected last will briefly appear in the
display and “PTY” will appear permanently.
Checking the programme type of
the station
•
Press “PTY” for approximately 2 seconds.
After the beep the display will show the pro-
gramme type offered by the station current-
ly playing. If “NONE” appears in the display,
the current station has no PTY code.
Selecting a programme type
a) Using the preset buttons
When PTY is switched on, you can use
the preset buttons 1-6 to select the
programme types stored at the factory.
• Press one of the presets 1-6.
The selected programme type will be
displayed for 2 seconds.
• If you would like to listen to a station
with this PTY, press ??/?? to start the
seek tuning function.
If the radio is unable to find a station offe-
ring the selected programme type, the dis-
play will show “NO PTY” and a beep will be
emitted. The radio will select the station
which was tuned into before seek tuning was
activated.
You can assign different programme types
to each preset position. Please refer to the
next section on “Storing programme types”.
b) Using the <</>> buttons on the rocker
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