OPERATION 25
Operation
Program Search (PTY)
An important feature of RDS is its capability of
encoding broadcasts with Program Type (PTY)
codes that indicate the type of material being
broadcast. The following list shows the abbrevia-
tions used to indicate each PTY, along with an
explanation of the PTY:
• (RDS ONLY)
• (TRAFFIC)
• NEWS: News
• AFFAIRS: Current Affairs
• INFO: Infomation
• SPORT: Sports
• EDUCATE: Educational
• DRAMA: Drama
• CULTURE: Culture
• SCIENCE: Science
• VARIED: Varied Speech Programs
• POPM: Popular Music
• ROCKM: Rock Music
• M.O.R.M.: Middle-of-the-Road Music
• LIGHTM: Classical Music
• CLASSICS: Serious Classical Music
• OTHERM: Other Music
• WEATHER: Weather Information
• FINANCE: Financial Programs
• CHILDREN: Children’s Programs
• SOCIAL A: Social Affairs Programs
• RELIGION: Religious Broadcasts
• PHONE IN: Phone-In Programs
• TRAVEL: Travel and Touring
• LEISURE: Leisure and Hobby
• JAZZ: Jazz Music
• COUNTRY: Country Music
• NATIONAL: National Music
• OLDIES: Oldies Music
• FOLK M: Folk Music
• DOCUMENT: Documentary Programs
• TEST: Emergency Test
• ALARM: Emergency Broadcast Information
You may search for a specific Program Type
(PTY) by following these steps:
1. Press the RDS button
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N
until the cur-
rent PTY is shown in the Main Information
Display
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.
2. While the PTY is shown, press the Preset
Up/Down button
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O
or hold them pressed
to scroll through the list of available PTY types,
as shown above.
3. Press any of the Tuning Up/Down buttons
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J
, the tuner begins to scan the FM band
upwards or downwards for the first station that
has RDS data that matches the desired selec-
tion, and acceptable signal strength for quality
reception.
4. The tuner will make up to one complete scan
of the entire FM band for the next station that
matches the desired PTY type and has accept-
able reception quality. If no such station is
found, the display will read NONE for some
seconds and the tuner will return to the last FM
station in use before the search.
NOTE: Many stations do not transmit a specific
PTY.The display will show NONE, when such a
station is selected and PTY is active.
NOTE: Some stations transmit constant traffic
information. To identify as traffic station, they
transmit a specific traffic code constantly, which
causes the TA Indicator
K
to light in the dis-
play. These stations can be found by selecting
TRAFFIC, the option in front of NEWS in the list.
The AVR 1550 will find the appropriate station,
even if it is not broadcasting traffic information
when the search is made.
Remote
The AVR 1550 is equipped with a powerful
remote control that will control not only the
receiver’s functions, but also compatible Harman
Kardon CD and DVD players.
To switch between operating the AVR 1550 and
compatible Harman Kardon products, press the
Input Selectors to select either the AVR 1550
5
or a different source
4
. Some of the
remote control functions will work no matter if
the AVR 1550 or compatible Harman Kardon DVD
player is selected. (See page 26). Pressing another
input source than DVD will change the
AVR 1550's input to this source.After that press
the AVR Input Selector button
5
again to
be able to control the AVR 1550.
