Kenwood MD-RECEIVER KMD-870R - Manual (Page 14)

Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations with selected
kinds of programmes.
Press the 38(PTY) button.
“PTY” is displayed, and the Programme Type Selection (PTY)
Mode entered.
If you make no key input in 30 seconds, the mode will
automatically turn off.
You cannot use this function whilst the traffic information
function is turned on.
Changing the Display Language to French, German, or Swedish
In the PTY mode, hold down the 38(PTY) button for one second
or more to display the name of the language currently used.
If you want to change the language, press the preset button for
the desired language and then the
38(PTY) button.
English is #1, French is #2, German is #3, and Swedish is #4.
Select the type of programme to be received
• Press either the FM or AM buttons repeatedly until the type
of programme you want to listen to.
The selection includes:
Speech(Speech) ↔ 1.News (News) ↔ 2.Current Affairs
(Affairs) ↔ 3.Information (Info) ↔ 4.Sports (Sport) ↔
5.Education (Educate) ↔ 6.Drama (Drama) ↔ 7.Culture
(Culture) ↔ 8.Science (Science) ↔ 9.Varied (Varied) ↔
10.Pop Music (Pop M) ↔ 11.Rock Music (Rock M) ↔
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NOTE
NOTE
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Programme Type (PTY) Function
• This function is only available if the desired station sends PTY-
code for news bulletin or belongs to EON-Network sending PTY-
code for news bulletin.
• If you turn on the news bulletin function in the MW/LW band,
the band is switched automatically to the FM band.
However, the MW/LW band is not returned to when you turn off
the function.
NOTE
You can arrange to have news bulletins interrupt your current
listening source, including other radio stations. When the News
Bulletin function is on, the PTY News Timeout setting allows
you to set the interval during which further news interruption
cannot take place. You can adjust the PTY news interruption
period from 10 to 90 minutes for each journey.
Turning News Bulletin Function On/Off:
Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.
"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.
Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the News Bulletin
function appears in the display.
Press the
4 button to search in the other direction.
The function setting is indicated by "NEWS OFF" or "NEWS
##M" in the display, indicating that the function is on or off,
respectively.
Depending on the interval chosen, the "##M" in the display will
change when the function is turned on.
Changing the Function Setting
Press either the FM or AM button.
Each time you press the FM or AM button until the desired
setting is displayed.
Press the FM button to increase the interval, and the AM
button to decrease it.
OFF ↔ 00M ↔ 10M ↔ 20M ↔ 30M ↔ 40M ↔ 50M ↔ 60M
↔ 70M ↔ 80M ↔ 90M
(M= minutes)
When you select the news interruption timeout interval, the
News function turns on and the NEWS indicator lights up.
When a news bulletin is received, "NEWS" will be displayed and
reception will begin at the preset volume.
If you choose the "20M" setting, further news bulletins will not be
received for 20 minutes once the first news bulletin is received.
Press the MENU button to end the menu mode. 4
NOTE
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NOTE
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News Bulletin Function
with PTY News Timeout Setting
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