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Finding a program type (pty) station (rds and xm™), Rds messages – GMC 2005 Canyon User Manual

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Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™)

To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:

1. Press the P-TYPE knob to activate program

type select mode. TYPE and a PTY will appear on
the display.

2. Turn the P-TYPE knob to select a PTY.

3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press the

SEEK TYPE button to select and to take you to the
PTY’s first station.

4. To go to another station within that PTY and the

PTY is displayed, press the SEEK TYPE button
once. If the PTY is not displayed, press the SEEK
TYPE button twice to display the PTY and then
to go to another station.

5. Press P-TYPE to exit program type select mode.

IF PTY times out and is no longer on the display,
go back to Step 1.

If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio will search for
stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements.

If the radio cannot find the desired program type, NONE
will appear on the display and the radio will return to
the last station you were listening to.

BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the
same program type. To turn alternate frequency on,
press and hold BAND for two seconds. AF ON will
appear on the display. The radio may switch to stations
with a stronger frequency.

To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND
again for two seconds. AF OFF will appear on the
display. The radio will not switch to other stations.

This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.

RDS Messages

ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies.
When an alert announcement comes on the current
radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display. You will
hear the announcement, even if the volume is low or
a CD is playing. If a CD is playing, play will stop during
the announcement. Alert announcements cannot be
turned off.

ALERT! will not be affected by tests of the emergency
broadcast system. This feature is not supported by
all RDS stations.

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