Harman-Kardon AVR 5550 - Manual (Page 41)

TUNER OPERATION 41
Tuner Operation
data is being received. Please note that the
accuracy of the time data is dependent on the
radio station, not the AVR 5550.
Some RDS stations may not include some of
these additional features. If the data required
for the selected mode is not being transmitted,
the Main Information Display ˜ will show
a NO TYPE, NO TEXT or NO TIME
message after the individual time out.
In any FM mode the RDS function requires a
strong enough signal for proper operation. If
you receive a partial message, or any of the
RDS, PTY, CT or RT Indicators Q P O N
going on and off, try slowly adjusting the
antenna or tune to another stronger
RDS station.
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
abbreviations 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: Sciencek
• 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 ^ V until the
current PTY is shown in the Main Information
Display ˜.
2. While the PTY is shown, press the Preset
Up/Down button #
W or hold them pressed
to scroll through the list of available PTY types,
as shown above starting with the PTY currently
received. To simply search for the next station
transmitting any RDS data, use the Preset
Up/Down button #
W until RDS ONLY
appears in the display.
3. Press any of the Tuning Up/Down buttons
)
K, the tuner begins to scan the FM band
upwards or downwards for the first station that
has RDS data that matches the desired
selection, and acceptable signal strength for
quality reception.
4. While the PTY Indicator P flashes in the
display, 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
acceptable 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: Some stations transmit constant traffic
information. To identify as traffic station, they
transmit a specific traffic code constantly, which
causes the TA Indicator M to light in the
display. These stations can be found by selecting
TRAFFIC , the option in front of NEWS in
the list. The AVR 5550 RDS will find the next
appropriate station, even if it is not broadcasting
traffic information when the search is made.