Viking TMC 148 - Manual (Page 18)

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Programme type
Use << >> to have the last selected pro-
gramme type displayed and to choose a new
one.
You can select any one of the stored types
with the station selection keys 1 - 5.
Important: PTY must be active.
You can use DSC to select German or
English as the language used in the display
(refer to the section on “DSC programming
- PTY LANG”).
The following list indicates all of the pro-
gramme types which are currently availa-
ble.
The letters printed in bold are identical to
the abbreviation which appears briefly in the
display.
NEWS
CURRENT AFFAIRS
INFORMATION
SPORT
EDUCATE
DRAMA
CULTURE
SCIENCE
VARIED
POP MUSIC
ROCK MUSIC
M.O.R. M (middle of the road music)
LIGHT M (light classical)
CLASSICS (serious classical)
OTHER M (other music)
WEATHER
FINANCE
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
RELIGION
PHONE IN
TRAVEL
HOBBIES
JAZZ MUSIC
COUNTRY MUSIC
NATIONAL MUSIC
OLDIES MUSIC
FOLK MUSIC
Checking the programme type of the
station
• Press PTY for approx. 2 sec.
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 cur-
rent station has no PTY code.
Displaying the selected programme
type
• Press << or >>.
The programme type selected last will be
displayed briefly.
Selecting a programme type
a) Using the station selection keys
When PTY is switched on, you can use
the station selection keys 1 - 5 to se-
lect the programme types stored at the
factory.
• Press one of the station selection
keys 1 - 5.
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 you will hear a
beep tone. The radio will select the station
which was playing before seek tuning was
activated.
You can assign different programme types
to each station selection key. Please refer
to the next section on “Storing programme
types”.
b) Using the << >> keys on the rocker
switch
When PTY is switched on, you can se-
lect a programme type by pressing <<
>>.
Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)